American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-12-05
CITY COUNCILS.
CORPORATION or WASHINGTON.
BOARD or ALDERMEs,
Monday, December /, 1861. !

the improvement of 18th street west; which
was read three times and passed. t#
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, it was resolved
that Robert Crupper have leave to withdraw his
petition and accompanying papers from the files
Of this Board Of 18th May, 1851.
Mr.. BAYLY, on leave, introduced on act for
laying dag stones across l street north and
18th street west; which was read three times
and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for making gravel footwalk along the east side
of 9th street west, between G and II streets
south, was taken up, read three times, and
passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for the protection of religious worship was
taken up, read twice, and referred to the Com
mittee on Police.
Z The resolution from the Board of Common
Council in regard to a seawall on the Potomac
and Eastern Branch, was taken up, read twice,
and amended, and was then, on motion, referred
to the Committee on improvements.
The resolution from the Board of Common
Council in relation to the drainage and sewer
age of the city was taken up, read three times,
and passed.
The resolution from the Board Of Common
Council appointing a joint committee to repre-
sent the Corporation at Railroad Convention
was taken up, read twice. and ordered to lie on
the table, &&h
The resolution from the Board Of Common
Council requesting ON application to the Presi-
dent of the United States was taken up, read
twice, and referred to Messrs. Maury, Writ,
and Thornley,.
Mr.. MORGAN presented petition from John
M. Young and others, for closing part of the
alley on reservation @ which was referred to
the Committee on improvements.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for restraining the speed of steamboats, was
taken up, read twice, and referred to the Com
mittee on Police.
Mr.. GORDON presented petition from Henry
Wheeler; which was referred to the Committee
of Claims.
Mr.. MAURY, on leave, introduced an act au-
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 pur-
poses which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. MAUny, on leave, introduced an act au-
thorizing the setting the curb and paving the
footway ON the east and west sides of I'd street
west, between Indiana avenue and ID street
north which was read three times and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
authorizing the Mayor to cause the western
termination of X street north to be paved with
stone was taken up, read twice, and referred to
the Committee on Improvements.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for the relief of M. Holloran was taken up,
| read twice, and referred to the Committee on
| Improvements.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for the relief of w. Z. Stewart was taken up
| read twice, and referred to the Committee Of
| Claims.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported bill entitled an act authoriz
| ing the closing, &C., of part of public alley
| in reservation G.; which was read three times
| and passed.
Mr. GoRDoN, on leave, introduced an act for
furnishing the clerks offices in the City Hall
which was read three times and passed.
Mr. MORGAN submitted joint resolution au-
thorizing an application to Congress for extend
ing gas lights over AZ, 7th, 18th, and 18th
streets; which was read three times and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for the relief Of William Haggerty was taken
up, read three times, and passed.
Mr.. MAURY, from the select committee to
which was referred the resolution from the
Board of Common Council requesting an appli-
cation to the President of the United States,
reported, by way of amendment, a substitute
for the same; which was considered and agreed
to and the resolution as amended was then
read the third time and passed.
communication was received from the
Mayor nominating II. T. J.. Wilson as police
officer for the Fifth Ward, in place Of James
Lynch, resigned; which was read and ordered
to lie on the table.
The bin directing bread to be sold by the
ounce and pound, and repeating all former acts
relating to bread and the assize thereof, being
under consideration when the Board adjourned
on Monday last, was taken up, and the question
being on the third reading of the same, it was
decided in the negative by yeas and nays, as
follows:
Yrss--Mcssrs. Borrows, Writ, Thornley,, and Gordon
NAYs--Messrs Dove, Magruder, Bayy, Wilson, Towers
sweeny Maury, Morgan, Page, and French-1o.
SO the bill was rejected.
Mr.. MORGAN, on leave, introduced an act
making an appropriation for supplying def
cheney in the appropriation for constructing q
cespool in the Seventh Ward which was read
three times and passed.
Mr.. MAURY, on leave, introduced an act
making an appropriation to put up gas fixtures
in the City Hall which was read three times
and passed.
Mr.. THORNLEY,, from the Committee on Po-
lice, reported without amendment the bill from
the Board of Common Council for restricting
the speed of steamboats,, and after considera-
ton it was, on motion, recommitted to the same
committee, with instructions to consult the At
torney of the Corporation in relation to the
same
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment the bill
from the Board of Common Council for the re-
lief Of M. Holoran and it was then read the
third time and passed.
Mr.. WILSON submitted joint resolution di-
recting IN application to Congress for certain
amendments to the city charter; which was
read twice and ordered to lie on the table, and
be published with the proceedings Of the Board.
1t is as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION directing application to Con
gress for certain amendments to the city charter.
Resolved dr That the committee appointed to repre-
sent the interests of this Corporation before Congress
and they hereby authorized and required apply to