The Washingtonian., 1845-07-26
LOCAL DoINas.
CONFEDERATION or WASHINGTON.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN, MONDAY, JUNE IA, lS45.
Mr.. MAURY introduced q resolution appointing a
committee To represent e stock OF this Corporation in
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal Company; which
resolution read three and adonted and Mr..
Maury was appointed on the committee on the part Of
this Board.
The CHAIR laid before the Board commune alton
from committee OF the I'm OH Benevolent Society,"
asking for the Of the chamber Of this Board for the
future meetings of the said society; which was refer
red to Messrs. Wilson. Beck, and Thornly.
Mr.. WILSON, from The committee to which was re-
felled the nominations Of Richard R. Burr and John
N Wright as police constabes Of the Third Ward,
repo ted the same, and recommended that they be
confirmed; and they were then considered and con-
irmed
On motion of Mr. LEN,x the Board resumed the
consideration of the resolution reported by the Com
mi;tee on Elections in the contested election Of Mar
maduke Dove, ESQ.,; but, before any question. was
token thereon, the resolution was, notion ordered
to lie on the table.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
The resolution from the Board of Aldermen appoint
ing committee to represent the stock Of this Corpo-
taken up, read three times, and passed and Mr.
L. Johnson appointed the committee on the part of this
Board by unanimous ballot.
On motion of Mr.. Towers, the Board took up for
consideration the bill reported by the Committee on
Police on last Monday, entitled "An act to prohibit
the use of steam engines on the Washington Branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad within the limits
of the city of Washington, and regulate the speed
of the cars thereon "
On motion of Mr.. TOWERS the second section OF
the bill stricken out and the following inserted
in lieu thereof
SEC g. And be 1t enacted, That, from and after the
passage of this act it shall not be lawful to load or
unload any cars with merchandise. or to place any
merchandise. or any article of any kind or nature
whatever for those purposes on the streets south of
the north line Of street north under the penalty of
not less than ten nor than twenty dollars for
each offence and the further penalty of ten dollars
per day for every day such merchandise or article
articles may remain nor shall it be lawful for any
wagons of said company to stand the streets
south Of the said north line of street norh except
the passenger while in the act Of changing their
position, under penalty of not less than ten
than twenty dollars for each day part Of day that
the same may remain
Mr.. KING moved to amend the first section of the
bill, by striking out the words first day Of August
next" las the time the bill should go into eect,) and
inserting the words expiration Of thirty days from
the passage Of this act
Mr.. BURCHE moved to amend the amendment by
extending the time to the first day of October next
which motion was negatived.
Mr.. TOWERS moved 10 amend the amendment, by
inserting sixty days in lieu of thirty days. which mo-
ton was negatived by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs Towers, Burche, French, Maddox,
and Lawrence-5.
NAYs-Messrs. Davis, Hardness Stott, Johnson,
King, Kedglie, Brady, Van Reswick, Gull, Fulmer,
No further amendment being proposed the bill was
ordered 10 the third reading. by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Davis, Hardness, Stott, Johnson,
King, Towers, Burche. French, Kedglie Brady, Mad
dox, Van Reswick, Lawrence, Cul, Fulmer, and
Bacon--16 NAYs-None
The bill was then read the third time and passed
and the title amen led, on motion Of Mr.. TOWERS to
read An act to prohibit the use Of seam-engincs
the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad within the limits Of the city Of Washington.
and for other purposes"
Mr. BURCHE, from the Committee of Ways and
Means reported bill entitled An act making appro-
priaoi,s deay the general expenses of the Corpo-
ration for the year ending 3Oth June 1867 which
was read twice, and laid on the table.