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BOARD OF ALDERMAN, Jan. 90, 1874.
Present, Messrs. Magruder, Barclay Orme, Wilson,
Goddard, Maury, Beck, Adams, (president,) Bying.
ton, Brady, Marshall, and Clark.
Mr.. MAURY presented petition from Messrs. In
gle, Lindsey and others; which was referred to the
Committee on Improvements.
MIR. MAURY presented petition from Nicholas
Ferretan; which was referred to the Committee of
Claims.
On motion of Mr.. MAGRuDER, the Board resumed
the consideration of the bill making appropriation
for paying certain police officers the balances due
them settlement of their accounts up to the Goth
June, l843 The question was then on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. MAGRUDER on the 18th instant
which being taken, was decided in the affirmative.
And the bill then read the third time as amended
and passed.
Mr.. MAGRUDER then moved that the Board adjourn.
And the question being taken by yeas and nays, it
was decided IN the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs Magruder, Barclay, Wilson, Adams,
Brady, Marshall, and Clark-7
Nays-Messrs. Orme, Goddard, Maury, Beck and
Byngton-5.
So the Board adjourned.
BOARD OF COMMON Council, Jan. %, 1874.
All the members present
Mr.. LYNCH presented the credentials of WILLIAM
Hicks, Esq, member elect from the Fourth Ward,
in place of SIMEos BAssETT, deceased
Mr.. HICKS appeared, was duly qualified, and took
his seat as member of the Board.
Mr.. BACON presented the petition of Lewis & Ell
wood praying remission of a fine; which was read
and referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr.. LENox presented the petition of Philip Ennis,
praying remission of certain fines; which was read
and referred to the Committee of Claims
Mr.. LENox presented the petition of Simon Fra
yer, concerning the erection of wharf in front of
square 472 and the Water-rights and privileges be-
longing to said square; which read and referred
MIR. MUDD submitted resolution, asking of the
Mayor certain information in regard TO waterrghts
squares 400 and 46l; which was read and laid on
the table, and subsequently taken up and adopted.
Mr.. FULMER, from the Committee of Claims to
whom were referred the petitions Of Leonard O.
Cook and of Henry Morris, asked to be discharged
from their further consideration and the committee
was accordingly discharged.
Mr.. LYNCH, from the Committee on Police, to whom
was referred the bill licensing theatrical or other
public shows and amusemcns and for other purposes
reported the same without amendment.
On motion of Mr.. HALLIDAY, the Mayors commu-
nicaton of the 9Th nst transmitting statements from
the Collector concerning the taxes personal pro-
perty taken up and referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means o
Mr.. HALLIDAY, on leave, introduced bill entitled
IAN act to regulate taverns and ordnaries, and to
repeal all acts heretofore passed on that subject and
for other purposes; which was read twice, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Police, and one hundred
copies ordered to be printed.
The report Of the Committee on Police made on
the 18th inst, recommending the reference to COM
mttee of conference Of the bill concerning bowling
or ten-pin alleys, &C., was taken up and concurred
in, and Messrs. Lynch, Lenox, and Mudd, appointed
the committee on the part of this Board.
On motion, the bill licensing theatrical and other
public shows and amusements, and for other purpo-
ses, was taken up for consideration.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend the bill by striking out
"three'' and inserting five" dollars as the license
each night for theatrical amusements which was ne
gatived as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Wilson, Harrison, Davis, Dixon,
and Crandell-5.
Nays-Messrs Halliday Mudd, Callan, Lenox, Ba-
con, Towers, Hicks, Lynch, McCauley, Neale, Full
mer, Gull and French--l3.
The bill was then read the third time and passed
with an amendment proposed by MIR. Wilson.
The bill from the Board Of Alderman for the relief
of James Dixon was taken up, read twice, and re-
ferred to the Committee Of Claims.
The bill from the same Board making an appropra-
ton for the purpose Of paying balances due to certain
police officers was taken up, read twice. and referred
to the Committee on Police. Ht
The amendment reported by the Committee on Po-
lice to the bill, making it unlawful for dogs to be
found in the several markets, was taken up, agreed
to, and the bill, amended, read the third time
and passed.
And then the Board adjourned
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