American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-30
CITY COUNCILS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Monddy. October 81, ]

I Towers, Borrows, Sweeny, Maury, French,
/ president Writ, Thornley,, Gordon, and Nor
gan.
Mr.. BoRRows from the Committee on the
Health of the City, reported n bill entitled "An
act making an appropriation to supply the out
door poor with medicines !" which having been
1 twice read
Mr.. Writ moved to amend the bill by adding
the words, "Prooided, That not more than fifty
dollars be paid to any one apothecary in one
year," and the question being taken thereon, il
was decided in the negative.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. WILSON submitted resolution in rela-
ton to the spring in lot A, in square 371; which
was read and adopted.
Mr.. GORDON, on leave, introduced ''An act
for constructing stone wall on the south and
west sides of 1lth street east" which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Wharves.
The amendment of the Board of Common
Council to the bill making an appropriation for
casual repairs in the Second Ward was taken
into consideration, and agreed to.
| The bills from the Board of Common Council
for relaying the gutter on the north side Of l.
street north, between 9th and 7th streets west /;
and to grade and gravel L street south, between
9th and 10th streets west, were seyerally taken
| up, Teau tHTee UIueS, anu paSSeu
| Mr.. WRIT submitted a resolution authorizing
joint meeting Of the two Boards this evening
for the purpose of electing police magistrate
for the Third district; which was read and
adopted.
Mr.. TOWERS presented petition from Messrs.
Johnson & Co., and submitted q resolution
granting the temporary use of part of the
Centre Market square to Messrs. johnson q
Co.; which was read three times and adopted.
| The bill from the Board of Common Council
, authorizing the grading and paving Of the alley
in square 36S was taken up, read twice, and
referred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. THORNLEY, submitted a resolution direct
ing an application to Congress to amend the
city charter so as to permit the people to elect
the Corporation officers, and to appropriate q
portion of the public lands the better to en-
courage education in the District of Columbia
which was read twice, and ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr. THORNLEY, submitted resolution direct
| ing the Mayor to request the President of the
United States to allow the laborers and others
on all the public works the same time and hours
as were established by Presidents Van Buren,,
| Harrison, Tyler, Polk, and Taylor. at the dock
yards in this city; which was read twice, and
ordered to lie on the table.
| Mr. Writ, from the Committee on Wharves,
reported without amendment the bill entitled
'"An act for constructing stone wall on the
south and west sides of 1lth street cast"
Mr.. BAYLY then moved that the bill be or
,dered to lie on the table, which motion was
negatived, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs Bayly, Wilson, and Sweeny-3.
! NAYs-Messrs. Magruder, Towers Borrows Maury,
! French, Writ Thornley,, Gordon and Morgan-9.
The bill was then amended, on the motion OF
II. and rpol tho third time md
passed as amended.
Mr.. Towers, on leave, introduced can act
to take up and relay the gutter across II street
north, on the east side of 10th street west;'
which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. WILSON, on leave, introduced 60 An act
for trimming down and T streets south, at the
intersection of 11th street vest" which was
read three times and passed.
A message was received from the Board of
Common Council stating that they had passed
the resolution from this Board authorizing o
joint meeting of the two Boards this evening
| for the purpose of electing q police magistrate
| for the third district; and that they had agreed
to the amendments of this Board to the bill en-
titled can act amendatory of an act laying
tax on shops porter cellars, and confectioneries
/ and increasing the tax on ordinaries, retailers,
and theatrical amusements, and for other pur-
poses"
message was received from the Board of
Common Council by Messrs Downer and John
son, two of its members, stating that they had
been appointed a committee to inform this Board
| that the Board of Common Council was ready
to 90 into joint meeting for the purpose Of elect
ing police magistrate for the third district.
Messrs. Writ and Borrows were, on motion,
appointed committee to communicate similar
message to the Board of Common Council.
And the Board then took a recess
And the two Boards having assembled in joint
meeting, Benjamin B. French, esq, President
of this Board was called to the chair and Rich
ard Barry, Secretary of the Board of Common
Council, was appointed secretary.
The CHAIR laid before the joint meeting let
ters from Samuel Grubb and John l.. Smith,
respectively, stating that he had taken house
in third district, and, if elected, would be pre-
pared to discharge the duties of police magis-
trate for that district
The joint meeting then proceeded by ballot
to the election of police magistrate for the
said district; and upon counting the ballots,
(Alr. Maury, of this Board, and Mr. Miller, OF
the Board Of Common Council, having been
appointed tellers,) it was declared that there
we're thirty y-three votes cast; Of which Samuel
Grubb had received IA, +. S. Myer H. and
John L. Smith 5. There being no election
Mr.. Towers withdrew the name of Mr.. Smith.
The joint meeting proceeded TO a second bal
loting; and, upon counting the ballots, it was
declared that thirty-two votes were cast Of
which Samuel Grubb had received 20, +. s.
Myer | Il, and one blank.
Whereupon Samuel Grubb was declared to be
duly elected police magistrate for the third dis
trict.
And the joint meeting dissolved.
And the President OF this Board having re-
sumed the chair
The Board adjourned.
BOARD OF COMMON Council,
Monday, October 27, 1851.
All the members present.