American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-05

Odpltoi lill, ana Iof otner purposes, was taken
up, read the third time, and passed.
Mr. DOUGLASS, from the Committee of Claims,
to which the petition was referred, reported
bill entitled g An act for the relief of Charles
+. Mccarthy" which was read three times and
passed.
Mr. HUTCHINSON, on leave, introduced bill
entitled San act to repair u graveled footwalk
| on the west side of Sd street cast, in the Fifth
Ward;" which was read three times and passed.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen for the
relief of o. ]. Preston & Co. was taken up, and,
on motion of Mr.. CALLAN, its further consider
alton was postponed until Monday next.
Mr. MoHuN, on leave, introduced a bill en-
titled SAN act authorizing the taking up and
relaying side gutter, the curbstone, and adj
lJusting the brick pavement on the north front
OF square $780," which was read twice, and re-
ferred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. PEPPER, from the Committee on Unfn-
ished Business, reported bill for repairing 14th
street west, in the Second Ward; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on
Improvements.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen to sup
ply deficiency in the appropriation for grading
and graveling 10Th street west from | to X
street north, was taken up, read the third time,
and passed.
i The resolution from the Board Of Aldermen
requesting the Mayor to set apart day Of
general Thanksgiving, was taken up read three
times, and passed
Mr.. MORGAN submitted the following resolu-
tion, which was read and adopted:
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES on Police be and they
are hereby requested to inquire into the expedency
amending the license law to do away with much of
the said law requires persons lawfully licensed
to the stock hand and IL practicable to
the of the several wards the stock
all such lawfully licensed dealers.
A communication was received from the
Mayor, stating that he had been requested by
the Board of Control Of the Washington Canal
to ask for authority to settle the claim of G. y.
Clusky, which was read; whereupon-
Mr.. BRENT on leave, introduced joint reso-
luton to authorize the Board Of Control to settle
all matters in controversy between c. B. Clusky,
late engineer of the Washington city canal
which was read three times and passed.
On motion, the bill from the Board of Alder
men for the improvement Of 7th street west, be
! tween d and streets south, was taken up read
the third time, and pass ed
Mr.. CALLAN, on leave, introduced bill en-
titled "An act authorizing the laying Of tagged
footways in the Second Ward - which was read
twice, and referred to the Committee on I'M
provements.
Mr.. BRENT, on leave introduced joint reso-
luton in relation to the grades of the city, which
was read twice; when
Mr.. WHEELER moved that the Board do now
adjourn, which motion was negatived as follows
YEAs.-Messrs Douglass, Kelly, Bryan, johnson, ant
Wheeler-5
, NAYs-siessrs Calan, Downer, wannall, Mohun, Per
per, Brent, Hutchingson, Morgan, and Il-9.
Mr.. BRYAN moved n call of the Board whel
the following gentlemen answered to thei
names when called, viz:
| Messrs Douglass, Kelly, Callan, Downer
|
ingson, Morgan, Johnson, Wheeler, and Hill
IA.
On motion of Mr. WHEELER, it was ordered
that the members who absented themselves
without leave be fined.
The Board resumed the consideration Of the
resolution offered by Mr.. Brent, and it was reaG
the third time and passed
Mr.. BRENT submitted the following amend
ment to the rules OF order which was read and
laid on the table:
"That any member who shall leave this
Board without permission of the Board whilst
in session, shall be fined the sum of one dollar "
Mr.. BRENT, on leave, introduced a joint res
olution in relation to Tiber Creek which was
read three times and passed.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen author
!, zing the Collector to receive certain paving tai
without interest was taken up, read the thirt
time, and passed.
The joint resolution from the Board of Alder
man anno;n.;nc, n oon,,,,;,.oo - ,.o.,,. .t;,
ioH "PPoi"SS oO"i"ii''ee " represent .iiis
corporation before the next Congress was taken
up, read three times, and passed; and Messrs
Bryan, Ennis, Miller, and Wheeler appointed
the committee on the part of this Board.
Mr.. BRENT, on leave, introduced q bill lin
lieu of the one introduced by him on the 9th
ultimo) entitled can act to regulate the de-
scription of real estate sold or transferred il
the city of Washington" which was read twice
lished with the proceedings