American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-23
CITY COUNCILS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Monday, October 90 1851.
Present: Messrs. Dove, Magruder Bayly
Wilson, Borrows, Sweeny, Maury, French, (Pres
ident, Writ, Thornley,, Gordon, and Morgan.
Mr. Towers, from the Committee ON Police
reported without amendment the bill from the
Board of Common Council entitled "An act
amendatory OF an act laying tax on shops
porter cellars, and contectioneries, and increas
ing the tax on ordinaries, retailers, and theatri
cal amusements and for other purposes"
Mr.. MAGRuDER moved to amend the bill by
striking out in the first section the words :" es
tablishment, and opening Of such tavern, ordi
nary, or shop" and inserting the words issu
ing of such license"
And the question being taken by yeas ant
nays, it was decided in the affirmative, as fol
lows:
YEAs--Mcssrs. Dove, Magrudcr, Bayly Wilson, Towers
Borrows, Sweeny, Maury Gordon, Morgan, and French
NAYs--Messrs Writ and Thornley,.
Mr.. WRIT moved to amend the same section
by striking out the words "white housekeep.
ers" and inserting legal yo ters;" which mo-
tion was negatived, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Writ and Thornley,.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Wilson, Tow
ers Borrows, Sweeny, Maury, Gordon, Morgan, and
French-l1.
Mr. MAGRUDER moved to add the following
as an additional section:
"That any person or persons convicted Of
selling or bartering either or any of the liquors
enumerated in the first section of this act con
trary to law, shall be fined twenty dollars fol
each offence; and in default Of the payment o.
such fine, or of giving such security for the
payment thereof as shall be satisfactory to the
police magistrate by whom judgment shall be
rendered, shall be committed to the work-houst
for a term not exceeding ninety days"
Mr.. MORGAN moved to amend the said amend
ment by striking out IS 20" and inserting
$50"
Mr.. THORNLEY, moved to strike out 1920 y
and insert !" S5;" and whilst the said amend
mendments were under consideration
A message was received from the Board OF
Common Council by Messrs. Miller and Easily
two of its members, stating that they had beer
appointed committee to inform this Boart
that the Board of Common Council was ready
to go into joint meeting for the purpose of elect
ing trustees of the public schools and police
magistrate for the third district.
Mr.. MAURY then moved that the bill under
consideration be suspended, and that u commit
tee be appointed to communicate similar mes
sage to the Board Of Common Council; which
motion was carried in the affirmative, and
Messrs Maury and Writ were appointed the
committee.
And the Board then took recess.
And the two Boards having assembled in joint
meeting, Silas H. Hill, esq, President of the
Board Of Common Council, was called to The
chair, and L. J. Middleton, Secretary of thi,
Board, was appointed secretary.
The joint meeting then proceeded by ballo
to the election of trustees OF the public schools
far ba diStr i'm u
the ballots, (Nlr. Bayly, Of this Board, and Mr..
Morgan, of the Board of Common Council, hav-
ing been appointed tellers, it was declared that
the following gentlemen were duly elected, viz
For the First District For the Third District.
Robert Farnham, L. S. Walsh,
j. L. Halliday, Geo. NJ. Dove,
Geo. j. Abbot. &. z. Russell
For Tie Second District. Tor The Fourth District.
Peter L. Bacon Saml Byington,
Thomas Donoho, w. Is. Randolph,
Y. Harbaugh. Peter NJ. Pearson.
Mr.. BoRRows then presented a letter from +.
S, Myer, stating that he had taken house i'll
the Third Ward, and, if elected, would dis
charge the duties of police magistrate for that
Ward; which having been read
MIR. MAGRUDER moved that the election oi
Police Magistrate for the third district be post
poned.
MIR WRIT moved to amend that motion by
adding the words until the first Monday o.
December"
Mr.. MAGRUDER accepted the amendment
and the question being taken on the motion OF
Mr.. Magruder as modified, it was decided in
the negative.
Mr.. SwEENY then moved to postpone the
election to this day two weeks, but afterwards
modified it to this day week and the question
being taken, it was decided in the negative.
The joint meeting then proceeded to the elec'
tion, and upon counting the ballots, the follow
ing was declared as the result, viz:
Thomas Donoho, IL votes; f. S. Myer, 1t
votes; and one blank. There being no choice
Mr.. Towers moved that the election be post
poned to this day two weeks.
Mr.. BRENT moved that it be postponed to this
day week
Mr.. TowERs accepted this as modification
Of his motion.
And the question being taken thereon, it was
decided in the negative.
MIR. MAGRUDER then moved that the joint
meeting adjourn; which motion was negatived.
The Joint meeting then proceeded to a second
balloting for police magistrate; and upon count.
ing the ballots the following was declared as
the result.
+. S. Myer, 16 votes Thomas Donoho, IA
votes and two blanks. There being no choice
Mr.. Towers moved that the joint meeting
adjourn which motion was negatived.
Mr.. MAGRUDER moved that the election be
postponed to this day week; which motion was
carried in the affirmative.
And the joint meeting dissolved.
And the President Of this Board having re.
sumed the chair, the Board proceeded to the
consideration of the bill relating to licenses for
the sale of spirituous and other liquors, sc.
The question pending was on the motion OF
Mr.. Morgan to amend the amendment offered
by Mr. Magruder by striking out "S20" and
inserting "Sl0;" which question being taken
it was decided in the negative, rs follows:
YrAs-Messrs Thornley, and Morgan-2.
NAYs-Messrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Wilson, Tow
ers, Borrows Swecny Maury Writ, Gordon, French-ll
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