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All the members were present except Mr.. Halliday.
Mr.. LENox presented the petition Of r. B. Naiiy
and Others praying for certain flag footways on the
east side Of Ninth street west; which was read and
referred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. LYNCH submitted the following resolution.
which was read and adopted: ~
Resolped, That an election be held in the Fourth
Ward on Thursday, the 18th Of January Instant for
the election of one member Of this Board to supply
the vacancy caused by the death Of SIMEON BAssErr
and that VIM. J. Mccormick, Daniel Romans, and
James Tins be appointed the Commissioners to hold
The report Of the Committee Of Claims, made on
the 10th Of July last, adverse to the petition Of VIM
Dalton, was taken up, and, on motion, the petition
was recommitted to the committee.
to be discharged from the further consideration Of the
petitions Of D. w. Oyster, Of George Grymes, and
George T. McGlue, Of John M. Johnson and Of VIM.
Markward were seyerally taken up and agreed to.
A communication was received from the Mayor,
transmitting statemeusof the amounts of assessments
nshed by the Collector Of Taxes in obedience TO the
resolution Of this Board Of the 18th ultimo which
was read and laid OF the table.
On motion, the bill for the relief Of Ulysses Ward
was taken up and on the third reading of the BILL it
"A communication was received from the Mayor,
stating that he had received from the city of Paris
number of interesting and costly books presented by
the Municipal Government of that city to the Corpo
ration Of Washington which was read, and, ON mo-
ton, the reference Of the same by the Board Of AL
dermen to joint committee was concurred in, and
Messrs. Lenox, Davis and Gull were appointed on
| the part Of this Board.
Mr.. French (President) presented the petition Of
John H. Houston and others, praying the improve
ment of footway on Maryland avenue, from First
to Second street west; which WINS referred 10 the
Committee on improvements
Mr.. Towers presented a letter from the Commits
sioner Of the Third Ward in reference to the supply
of water from the spring on street; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Improvements.
On motion, the resolution submitted BY MIR. MuDD
on the 18th ultimo, nstructng the joint committee
appointed to attend to the interests of the Corporation
before Congress, was taken up for consideration
4 Mr.. LENox moved to amend the resolution by
adding the following words:
And that the committee urge upon c. ngress ia
adopt the bill reported to the Board Of Common
Council Of this city the 18th Of January, 1872 fol
the renewal Of the city charter, and hereto annexed
and further to divide the said city Of Washington into
as many wards as in their opinion shall be most con-
ducvc to the interests Of said city.
Mr.. LYNCH moved that the resolution and amend.
ment be laid on the table till Monday next; which
| motion was negativcd as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Wilson, Harrison, Lynch, Dixon
Fulmer, Crandell, Gull, and French-8.
NArs-Messrs. Davis, Mudd, Callan, Lenox, Ba
con, Towers, McCauley, and Neale-8. s4.s
| The motion to lay on the table was subsequently
! renewed by MI. LENox, and carried.
/ And then the Board adjourned. 3sf