American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-10

any description OF wheat oatep bread unless the
same shall be composed of the best quality Of pure sweet
nadulterated superfne wheat, rye, oat flour, well
baked in loayes not weighing less than three ounces
mar pound one two or four pounds and any person
persons who shall sell offer sell within the limits OF
ths corporation any unwholesome bread, bread COM
posed Of inferior damaged adulterated wheat rye
oat hour he She or they thus offending shall upon con-
victon forfeit and pay for every such offence fine not
exceeding ten nor less than dolars the said fine to
be collected and applied other nes and In default OF
the Of the fne he, she, they offending shall
be imprisoned at work labor in the for
term Of not less than five nor more than thirty days for
SEQ 2 And be il enacted, That all acts pare Of acts
relating to bread or the assze thereof heretofore passed
by this Corporation, be and the hereby repealed
Mr. MAGRUDER, on leave, introduced an act
for grading and graveling X street north, in
the First Ward; which was read three times
and passed.
! The CHAIR laid before the Board commu-
nication from the Mayor, enclosing the award
OF 9. Is. Fisk, esq, upon the matters in CON
troversy between the Corporation and the con
tractors for the Improvement of the city canal ;
which was read and referred to the Committee
on Canals. @
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee ON Inn
proyements, reported an act in relation to a
change of the course of Tiber creek through
square $50; which was read three times and
passed. 0t
Mr.. WILSON presented petition from ]. L.
Elliott and Evan Hughes, and, on leave, intro
duced bill, founded on that petition, entitled
I An act for setting the curbstones and paving
the footway in front of square 1885," which was
read three times and passed
MIR. WILSON, from the Committee on I'm
prOVemenfs reported without amendment the
resolution from the Board of Common Council
to provide for the opening of F street from 4th
to 9th streets; and it was then, on motion, or
dered to lie on the table.
& Mr IL.
ments, reported without amendment the follow
ing bills from the Board of Common Council,
and they were then severally read three times
and passed, viz:
An act making an appropriation for trimming.
and graveling street north, between 5th and
7th streets west. v&
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the footway paved on the east fronts of
squares 423 and 424.
| An act authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the footway paved on the north front Of
| square 567. arl
An act for laying flag footway across Penn
sylvania avenue; and '...s. ..... ..
An act for the relief of Joshua Peirce.
Mr.. WILSON, from the same committee re-
ported without amendment the bill from the
Board of Common Council authorizing the lay
ing OF flag footways in the Third Ward.
The bill was then amended and read the third
time as amended and passed.
MIR. WILSON, from the same committee, re-
ported without amendment the bill to grade
9th street west, from New York avenue to @
street north; and it was then read the third
time and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
authorizing the curbstones to be set and the
footway paved on the north front of square
342, was taken up, read three times, and
passed.
Mr.. SwEENY, from the Committee on Canals,
reported the bill for the building of an iron
foot bridge over the canal at 10th street west,
with an amendment, which was considered and
agreed to; and the bill was then read the third
time as amended, and passed by yeas and nays,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Bayy, Wilson, Towers Sweeny Maury,
Thornley,, Gordon, Morgan, French, and Page-10.
NArs-Messrs. Magruder, Dove, and Nirt-3.
The bill from the Board of Common Council,
making an appropriation to complete the yege
table stands in the Eastern Market, was taken
up, read three times, and passed.
And then the Board adjourned.