American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-20

pavement on the north side of X street north,
between 18th and 18th streets west, and for
other purposes which motion was agreed to
by the following vote: r.,.f ..,sar .,T ,...
YEAs-Messrs Kelly wannall, Mohun, Pepper, Brent,
Mulloy, johnson, and Van Riswick--8. "a ss-
4 NAYs5M Messrs Easily, Callan, Downer, Ennis Hutch
ingson, Morgan, and Cull-7, -
/ Mr.. ENNIS moved that the bill be postponed
till Monday next; which motion was negatived,
as follows :8 MA ;llEse.4r hIs o4l .J gttaEr
YEs7uslsssra; Easily, Callan, Downer, Ennis Morgan,
NArs-Messrs Kelly, Wannall, Bryan, Mohun, Pepper,
Brent Hutchngson, Mulloy, johnson, and Wheeler-lo
], Mr.. DowNER moved to amend the bill by
striking out the words 60 funds of the Second
Ward, !" and inserting :" general fund - which
motion was ncgatived, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Callap, Downer, and Ennis-3.
p.nnaa Easa Kelly Msnns Bryan MShSn
SON. Wheeler and Van kiswick-li.
The bill, as amended on Monday last, was
! then read the third time and passed. las a.
On the passage of the bill the yeas and nays
were as follows: a, ~. /, n-. ,l.r
l. YEAs-Messrs. Easily Kelly, wannall, Bryan, Mohun,
Pepper Brent, Hutchingson, Muoy johnson, and Vince
ler-l1. iaag .g9 Fi3 il aI I 81 Ggf .4l
/ NAYs-Messrs. Calan, Downer Ennis, Morgan, Gull
| and Van Riswick-7 R..s - .3 ,a,-.t ~ .tI I
l. Mr.aWHEBLER, from the Committee on I'm
provements, to which was referred the bill for
grading and grayeling @ street south, between
L z
without on amendment; and the bill was read
the third time and passed. 7ss.1 -.
7 Mr.. PEPPER submitted the following resolu-
tion,s which was read and adopted: 9aa-.1
Reso1ued That the Committee on the Asylum be and
they hereby instructed to inquire the expediency
SO arranging the amshouse provide for the better
accommodation of the INDECENT poor and to have them
entirely separated from the inmates of the worShouse
committed to the for offences against the laws of
the Corporations and to report provision TO prevent
Il
having the opinion of physician previous to their
being sent to said almshouse. -.u
Mr.. MoHUN submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was read and adopted:
Resolced That the Mayor be and he is hereby respect
fully requested to lay before the Board copy Of the
monthly reports made to him by the Inspector of fire
apparatus. .F., s
? Nh. PEPPER submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was read and adopted: ~
II Resolved That the Committee on improvements be and
they are hereby instructed to inquire into the expedency
of having gutter paved from the northeast of
street the southeast Louisiana avenue on 9th
street west r. .r IS. ..r
i Mr.. WHEELER, on leave, introduced bill
entitled "An act for the removal of the Man
sion house in the Seventh Ward;n which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on
| improvements. al#a s.r.3 ~ ,
| Mr.. WHEELER, on leave, introduced bill
entitled can act to defray the expense Of an
textra election in the Seventh Ward" J" which
Il
Mr.. ENNIS, on leave introduced q bill enti-
tied San act authorizing the construction of
4 gutter in the Second Ward" which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on I'm
lprovements
Mr.. MULLoY, from the Committee on I'm
provements, to which a report from the sur
yeyor on the subject was referred, reported a
bill authorizing the grading and paving the
| alley in square 375, and the construction of
/ thereon w yUn thraa fipna
and passed.
| Mr.. VAN RIswICK, on leave, introduced n bill
'for continuing the grade of Sd street west" !"
which was read three times and passed.
The bills from the Board of Aldermen i" for
the relief of George w. Stewart" and for the
"relief of I. p & M. Brown" were severally
taken up, read three times and passed
The joint resolution from the same Board,
"in relation to the paving Of 18th and 18th
streets, south of the canal !" and the bin "for
repairing 10th street in the Second and Third
Wards" were severally taken up, read the third
| time and passed
Mr.. PEPPER, from the Committee on Unfn-
ished Business, reported can act authorizing
the construction of certain flag footways in the
Fourth Ward;" which was referred to the Com
mittee on improvements. ~
Mr.. CALLAN submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was read and adopted:
cd
20 employ Mr. Randolph Coyle examine the grades on
18th street west between Pennsylvania and the
ing BY the Commissioner Of Public buildings on said
street are upon proper grade not and report the
result Of such examination to this Board.
Cn motion, the Board took up for considera-
ton the bill for closing barbers' shops and hair
dressing saloons on Sundays.
| Mr.. WHEELER moved to amend the bill SO as
TO cause them to be closed the entire day on
Il hufI off thn
the bill was, on motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, laid
on the table, by the following vote:
YEas-Messrs. Downer, Ennis, wannall, Mohup.
JIutchngson, Mulloy, Morgan Gull, and Johnson--9
i NtYs-Messrs. Easily, Kelly, Calan, Bryan Pepper
Brent, Wheeler, and Van Rswick--S.
Mr.. WHEELER, on leave, introduced bill en-
| titled "An act for gravel footwalk in the
Seventh Ward" which was read three times
and passed
The joint resolution authorizing James Cas-
paris to widen an area in front of his premises
in the Fifth Ward, j" was taken up, read the
| third time, and passed; Mr.. MULLoY having
presented petition from sundry citizens in the
neighborhood giving their assent to the object
And the Board adjourned.
The following is the resolution which was
offered by Mr.. TOWERS and adopted at the last
meeting
Resolved, That the Surveyor be and he is hereby
quested 20 make examination, from It's head to the
outlet of the which cmpes into the canal between
9Th and 10th streets and Of the streets and
which empty their therein, with view to divert
8 portion of the water which passes through said
to the canal by other routc and that he report
result Of his examination at his earliest convenience
to this Board with diagram thereof with his opinion
the best and most practicable mode Of lessening the
| flow Of water through said run.
UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.--The Asheville IN. C.)
News Of the 7th instant says: We learn that
in attempting to arrest three runaway negroes,
below the Warm Springs, few days since, one
OF them was shot and instantly killed, and an
other wounded by q young man named Williams