American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-14

JOINT RESOLUTION appointing joint committee in
aton to the settlement Of the accounts of the late Col
lector of taxes, Andrew Rothwe esq
Resolved de- That joint committee TO consist Of two
members from each Board be and the is hereby APP
pointed under whose direction and supervision the
counts of the late Collector Andrew Rothwe shall he
stated and examined and settled, agreeaby to law and
the said joint committee is hereby required to report the
result Of its action under this resolution to the two
Boards.
Approved, July 7, 1851.
John w. Maury and VIM. b. Magruder, esqs, from the
Board of Aldermen, and Nicholas Callan and Ephraim
Wheeler esqs from the Board OF Common Council
appointed the joint committee pursuant to the foregoing
resolution. tE..
AN ACT to mako loan to the Commissioners Of Public
Buildings.
Be ii enacted de-, That the Mayor be and he hereby
authorized requested TO lend to tho Commissioner Of
Public Buildings out of the funds Of the First Ward five
hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of enabling that
officer 10 construct branch cuverts at the interec
ton Of Seventeenth and Pennsylvania
Approved, July J, 1851.
AN ACT making appropriation to pay the expense OF
completing the drawings relating to the survey to
the best mode Of supplying the city with water
Be IL enacted, de-, That the sum Of three hundred dol
ars much thereof may be necessary, be and the
fund.- to pay the expense Of completing the drawings in
relation to the survey and examination made MS to the
best mode Of supplying this city with water the snme 70
the officer the United States Typographical Engineers
having charge Of that duty as the same may be required
for that purpose 4a9I9ss ar.es
Approved, July 7, 1851 s.a
AN ACT authorizing the curbtones TO be set the foot
ways paved the fronts Of squares numbered two
hundred and eghtyone, two hundred and eirbty-two
two hundred and eighty-three, and two hundred and
eigbtyfour
De enacted, DO That the Mayor be and he Is hereby
authorized and required to the curbsones to be act
the ootways paved the east fronts squares
bered two hundred and eighty-one two hundred and
eightytwo, two hundred and eighty and two hun
dred and eighty In the Second Ward and for defray
ing the expense thereof tax is hereby imposed and
the ots fronting aforementioned: Iroried
That the tax hereby imposed and assessed shall not
coed three dollars per front FOOT and that the work shu
be areeaby TO the provisions of the act Of fourth Of
April, eighteen hundred and twentynne, concerning
paved footways. Approved, July 7, 1851
JOINT RESOLUTIONS In relation TO laying the
stone Of the extension OF the Capitol
Resolved, de- That the Mayor and the two Boards and
officers of the Corporation win attend the laying Of the
cornerstone Of the extension Of the Capitol the fourth
Of July. W
Resolved, That the Mayor and two members from each
Board be committee to make arrangements for carrying
into effect the foregoing resolution; which committee
shall he the Presidents Of the respective Boards
Approved, July 3, 1851. .tf4g 4. MI
John W. Msury, esq, Of the Board of Aldermen, and
John o. Brent, esq OF the Board Of Common Council,
appointed the committee pursuant to the foregoing
resolution. s.st EfN