American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-12-11

M0nddy, december ., 1901. J
All the members present except Mr.. HAVEN
NER.
Mr.. CALLAN presented the petition of VIM.
IL. Prentiss, praying that the interest on GER
tain taxes may be RENTED, which was read
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the petition of j.
d. Hoover and others, reported bill entitled
" An act authorizing the construction of flag
footway," which was read twice.
The bill for the relief Of r. Earl (from the
Board of Aldermen) was taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee on Claims
The bill from the Board of Aldermen, enti-
tied "An act for furnishing the Offices of the
City Hall, was taken up, read twice, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The bills from the Board Of Aldermen, enti-
tied "An act to gravel and improve 9th street
west, from X to 0 street north" Gan act
making an appropriation for supplying def
cheney in the appropriation for constructing
cespool in the Seventh Ward" and can act to
authorize the extension of the pavement on the
south part of square No. 348, and for other
purposes" were severally taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee on Improve
ments.
Mr.. ENNIS, on leave, introduced the following
joint resolution, which was read twice, and on
motion its further consideration was postponed
until the first Monday in January next, viz:
Resolred by the Board Of Aldermen, and Board of Cone
mon Council Of The city Of Washington, That the joint
committee appointed to represent the Boards before
Congress be and they hereby instructed to urge upon
Congress the proprcty of further extending the right
suffrage to the citizens of Washington and for the pur
pose of eecng this object they hereby instructed to
ask of Congress to amend the charter of lS48 to
give the people of this city the privilege of voting, unre
srcted by the following condition prescribed in the fifth
section Of the said charter viz that all persons shall first
pay the school tax due from hem before they shall be
entitled to vote for Mayor members of the Boards Of Al
dermen and Common Council &c.
Mr.. MoHUN submitted the following resolu-
tion, which was read and adopted:
Resolred, That the Board of Aldermen be and are
hereby requested to return to this Board the bill passed
Monday last by this Board for the relief of u jones'
Mr.. MORGAN submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was read and adopted:
Resolred That the Committee on Police be- and they
hereby instructed to examine the law passed Deem
Der TO- 1850, in relation to FREQ negroes and muattoes
and report to this Board at their next meeting such al
teratons in their judgment will said law to be
enforced according to the full intent and meaning of tho
ahoyenamed law.
On. motion the bill g for completing the grad
ing of L street north was taken up, read the
third time and passed.
The Joint Resolution authorizing Miss A.
r. Dermot to extend the steps to her house
seven leeU SlA luCneS lTUU VIC DullulnR uHt,
was taken up, read the third time, and passed.
On the third reading of the bill, the yeas and
nays were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Douglass Easily, Kelly. Pepper Callan,
Ennis, Mohun Brent, Hutchingson, NIuiIoy, Morgan,
and Cull-l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Downer, Johnson Wheeler, Van Ris
WICK and HILL
Mr.. PEPPER, from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the petition of s.
A. Peugh and others, reported n bill "for gra-
Yelling Delaware avenues" which was read three
times and passed
The bill from the Board of Aldermen eau
thorizing the laying of flag footway across
Louisiana avenue on the east side of 10th street
west, and one across b street north on the west
side of said street, and for other purposes"
was taken up, read three times, and passed
The bill from the same Board for the gravel
ing of Louisiana avenue was taken up, read
three times, and passed, with an amendment.
The bill from the same Board entitled can
act authorizing the setting of the curbstone and
the paving of the footway on the east and west
side of I'd street west, between Indiana avenue
and D street north" was taken up, read three
times, and passed.
Mr.. MuLLoY, from the Committee on I'm
provements, to which was referred the bill Eau
thorizing flag footways across Indiana avenue
and ID street north on the east side Of Sd street
west" reported the same without amendment,
and the bill was read the third time and passed.
On motion the bill "to regulate the descrip-
ton of real estate sold or transferred in the city
of Washington" was taken up, read the third
time and passed, with an amendment moved by
Mr. Hill On the third reading of the bill the
yeas and nays were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Douglass Easily, Kelly, Callan, Downer,
Ennis, Bryan Mohun, Pepper Brent Morgan, johnson,
and Hll-l3
NAYs-Messrs. IIutchingson, Mulloy, and Cull--s.
Mr.. PEPPER on leave introduced joint reso-
luton "authorizing Charles S. Calvert to re-
tain certain improvements in front of the Ma
tional Hotel" which was read twice.
Mr.. WHEELER, from the Committee on I'M
provements, to which was referred the bill
"making an appropriation for supplying de-
fcency in the appropriation for constructing
cespool in the Seventh Ward" reported the
same without amendment.
Mr. BRENT, on leave introduced bill for
the relief of Dennis Dunn" which was read
three times and passed.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen " for
laying fagstones across | street north and 18th
street west," was taken up, read twice, and laid
on the table.
On motion, the bill making an appropria-
ton for gravel footwak in the First Ward "
was taken up, read the third time, and passed.
On motion, the bill "making an appropria-
tion to repair the plank foot-bridge Mt M street
south" was taken up; when
Mr. HUTCHINSON moved to amend the bill,
by making the appropriation payable out of the
general fund which motion was negatived as
follows:
YEAs--Mcssrs Brent, Hutchingson, Muloy, Morgan
and Johnson--5.
N,Ys--Alessrs Douglass Easily, Kelly Callan, Downer
Ennis, Wannall, Bryan, Mohun Pepper, and HILL
The bill was read the third time and passed.
The bill "making an appropriation to put up
gas fixtures in the City Hall" was taken up,
read three times, and passed.
The Joint Resolution from the Board of Al
dermen, "making application to Congress for
extending gas lights over ~, 9TH, 18th, and
14th streets west," was taken up, read three