The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-05
BOARD or COMMON COUNCIL.

] The Board met All present except MIR. Ncac.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Improvements,
to whom referred the petition of sundry citizens on
the subject reported bill entitled An act IN addition
to the act Tor graduating and gaveng street north, in
the Third Ward which was read three times and passed.
And from the same connee to whom was referred
the bill from the Board of Aldermen authorizing the curb
stone to be set and the footway paved the south side
Of Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 9TH streets west
reported the without amendment, and it read
/ the third tine and passed
/ And from the same comm ttee to whom was referred
the bill from the same Board supplementary TO the act
entitled An &C. for repairing the culver Mt the junction
OF Sd and d streets, in the Third ward; reported the
same WI bout amendment, and the bill was read the third
| time and passed.
the bill from The Board OF Aldermen for the improvement
of 9th street west, from Maryland avenue to street
sotth and street south from 9th to 18th streets west,
reported the same without amendment, and il was read
I the third time and passed
| And from the same committee to whom referred
the bills entitled An making appropriation for
street north, and Anact making appropriations for
tam repairs and improvements in the First Ward re-
ported said bills without amendment and they were sew
orally read the third time and passed
Mr. TOWERS, from the Committee on improvements,
TO whom referred the petition of Simeon nallock
and others, reported bill entitled " An net authorizing
the cbsones to be set and iootway paved on the west
side of squares Nos 425, 426 427, 42S and 429 ; which
i was read three times and passed.
/ And from the committee, 10 whom referred
the petilon of JOS Downing and others, reported bill
emitted An authorizing the curbsone be and
the footway paved the east side of 9Th street west be-
tween l. and M streets north - which read three
times and passed
A communication was received from the Register
transmitting statements of the receipts and expenditures
Of the Corporation for the year ending June 80 1914,
which read and referred to the committee appointed
10 examine the accounts Of tho Register
A communication received from the Moyor en-
bracng various subjects Of interest the Corporation
which was read and laid the table and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. JOHNSON submitted the following resolution which
| read and adopted
Resolped That The Mayor he and he hereby request
ed communicate to this Beard the date of the oldest
| depostc now standing TO the credit of the redemption
fund" and also the amount of that fund in Bank, nj the
expiration of each quarter since the LIST OF January, 1872
up The first day of the present month, designating the
wards in which the shall have accrued, so rs 10
show the amount derived from each.
! Mr.. Towers from the Committee ON improvements,
10 whom referred the petition of J. c. Har kness and
Others, reported bill entitled g An act supplementary
to The act for the improvement OF street NORTH from Ih
| to 10th street west, which was read
Mr.. TOWERS, on leave, introduced bill entitled An
act supplementary TO the act for the improvement OF Ma
ryland avenue; which read twice and referred to
| the Committee on Improvements
/ Mr. TOWERS on leave introduced bill entitled 81 An
act authorizing the subdivision Of square 448 !; which
| was read three times and passed
Mr.. BuRcnE, from the Committee on Ways and Means.
reported bill entitled An act making appropriations
delray the general expenses of the Corporation of Wash
nglon for the year ending the 30th day of June 1915 "
which was three times and passed. with amend
ments proposed by Mr.. Halliday, Mr. Towers, and Mr..
The amendments Of the Board of Aldermen TO the bill
making an appropriation for conveying the cor
ner Of street north and 18th street west, act making
an mp ropralion for improving 7th street west and an
authorizing the grading and gravelhng of portion
Virginia avenue, sevoray taken up Ind agreed
The amendment of the same Board to The bill AUTHOR
izing gutter pavemens Indiana and Sd street
west, was taken up and referred to the Committee on
| Improvements.
/ MIR. PHILIrs, on leave, introduced bill entitled An
for the repair of the brick culver I'd street east :"
which read twice and referred to the Committee
improvements.
/ Mr. HALLIDAY, leave introduced bill entitled An
act for laying flag footways in the Second Ward; which
was read twice aud referred to the Committee on I'm
provemonts at 1
Mr. HALLIDAY, on leave, introduced bill authorizing
the construction of flag oowavs the Second and Third
Wards; which was read and referred to tho same corr
mittce