American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-16
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Monday, October Ii, 1861.

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All the members present except Messrs. Ha-
yenner, Hutchingson, and Mulloy.
Mr.. BAYLY presented the petition Of j. A. NJ.
Duncanson and others for setting the curbstone
and paving the footway on the north front of
square 375; which was read and referred to the
Committee on improvements.
Mr.. WANNALL presented the petition of +. S.
Evans for permission to retain a building, re-
Gently erected a little out of the building line,
in its present position; which was read and
referred to the Committee on Police. sa
Mr.. WANNALL presented the petition of F. s.
Evans and others for grading and paving the
alley in square 368; which was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. BRENT, from the Committee on Police,
to which was referred the bill regulating the
manner in which description shall be made OF
all real estate sold or transferred in the city OF
Washington, reported the same with amend
ments, and the resolution and amendments
were, on notion postponed till Monday next,
and ordered to be published.
| The bill is as follows
An act regulating the manner in which descrip-
| ton shall be made of all real estate sold or
transferred in the city Of Washington.
BE al enacted by The Board Of aldermen and
Board Of Common Council Of the ciy Of Wash
| aagton, That from and after the first day of De-
cember next, no conveyance or transfer of real
estate, sold or transferred within the corporate
limits, shall be allowed or recognised as legal
| or effective by this Corporation, unless said
conveyance or transfer shall be accompanied by
plats of the square or squares, and lot or lots
so sold or transferred, the said plats to be made
out and drawn upon n uniform scale of not less
than one inch to fifty feet, and by certificate
of the Surveyor of said Corporation that the
plats aforesaid have been recorded in his Office,
as directed by the proviso of the Sth section OF
the charter of the city of Washington, approved
May 18th, l848
Sec. 2. And be ii f1rther enacted, That the
Mayor is hereby instructed to cause this act to
be published in such of the city papers as he
may think proper, and at such times, previous
to the lst day of May next, as may be by him
deemed sufficient to inform the public of the
acquisitions of this act.
Amendment reported by the Committee on Police.
In first line, section !, after the word I" the >
insert 'frst day of May next"
Mr.. BRENT, from the Committee on Police,
| to which was referred the bill for the protection
of religious worship, reported substitute as
an amendment thereto.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen 'for the
relief of Daniel Rowland" was taken up, twice
read, and referred to the Committee of Claims.
preparation to pay the balance due for repairing
the dredging machine, was taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee on the Canal
| The following bills from the Board Of Alder
men were taken up, read twice. and referred II
the Committee on Improvements, viz:
An act for the completion of NJ street north
between 18th and 18th streets west.
An act making IN appropriation for casua
repairs in the Second Ward.
1 act -, IaEn tla
priation for grading and graveling 18th street
west, from X to NJ street north.
An act TO supply deficiency in the appro-
priation for grading and grayeling 18th street
west, from | to II street north
An act for the improvement of nj street
south, between 9Th and 1lth streets east.
An act for the completion of the grading ant
gravelng of B street north, between l4th anG
| 18th streets west; and
An act authorizing the construction of cross
cutters in the First Ward.
The resolution from the Board of Aldermen
for joint meeting for the election of Trustees
Of Public Schools was taken up and amended
so that the meeting should be held this evening
at 6 o'clock.
The resolution was further amended, on mo
ton Of Mr.. MonUN, by adding the words . an,
for police magistrate for the Third Ward"
The resolution, MS amended, was then rea
the third time and passed.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen amen
datory Of the act of 4th April 1929, entitled
AN act concerning paved footways," was takcr
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee
on Improvements.
Mr.. KELLY, on leave, introduced bill enti
tied An act making an appropriation for
gravel footwalk in the First Ward;" which was
read twice and referred to the Committee oil
improvements.
Mr.. EAsBY, from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill from th'
Board Of Aldermen, amendatory of the act o
the 4th of April, 1929, entitled /" An act con
corning paved footways," reported the SAM
without amendment
Mr.. MoHUN, from the Committee on the Fir,
Department, to which was referred the bill from
the Board Of Aldermen for the relief of the
Franklin Fire Company, reported the same
without amendment
Mr.. PEPPER submitted the following resolu
ton, which was read and adopted:
Resotred, That the Committee on Police be and the!
hereby instructed 10 inquire into the expcdency
supprossng the blowing Of horns in the public street
after sundown.
Mr.. CALLAN submitted the following resolu
ton, which was read and adopted:
Resolred, That the Committee Improvements be an
they hereby requested to report TO this Board 10
Of the overflow of water at the intersection Of lou
street west and Pennsylvania avenue, and plan TO pre-
vent any such overflow hereafter.
Mr.. BRENT, on leave, introduced joint reso
luton in relation to certain proposals Of th'
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; whlcl
was read twice.
Mr. BRENT, on leave, introduced joint reso
luton appointing standing committee to con
fer with the corporate authorities of George
town; which was read twice.
Mr.. PEPPER submitted the following resou
tion, which was read and adopted:
Resolred That the Committee on improvements be an
they hereby instructed 10 inquire into the exPeI
OF having the Council Chamber lighted with gas
! Mr. MonGAS, from the Committee on I'm
, provemcnts to which was referred the bll 10