American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-16
.'CITY.. .COUNCILS..-
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON
BoAnp OF ALDERMEE,

n Monday, July IA, 1851 4 g9I
Present: Messrs, Dove, Magruder, Bayly,
Wilson, Towers, Borrows, Maury, Writ, Thorn
ley, Gordon, Morgan and Page. i'.llA
The President Of the Beard being absent, Mr..
Magruder,2 the Vice President, took the chair.
Mr.. Common presented a petition from George
Collard and others, in relation to the license
law for the sale Of liquors; which was read and
referred to the Committee on Police,
Mr. MORGAN presented petition from Samuel
Byington, and submitted iap resolution founded
on thatIpetition, to- allow Samuel sByingtonr to
grade South Capitol street; which was twice
read and aflended, and it was then, read the
| third time as amended, and adopted
Mr. WnsoN submitted joint resolution in
relation to the paving Of 18th and 18th streets
south of the canal; which was read three times
and adopted. ,'iqg NJ ssaa.rT ,sf u sa ~
Mr.. BoRRows presented petition from
Joseph w. Davis, for the remission of q fine;
which was read and referred to the Committee
of Claims. cf@ M otrn@S fala cdf g1s aa'
On motion of Mr.. THORNLEY,, the Board pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the nomination of
Henry Martin as Inspector of Tobacco which
was considered and confirmed.
Mr.. MORGAN presented petition from D. B.
Clarke and others, for grading and grayelling
street south !; which was referred to- the COM
.'t ,hs
The following bills from the, Board of Com
mon Council were seyerally taken up, read
twice, and referred to the Committee on I'm
proyements, viz: III #' ''i1#aa H.t .A s.- n
An act authorizing the survey of Jamess
Creek; t-a..tret.1 1a raffns..se1 i.fg,sEi a
An act for grading and grayelling Upper
Water street, between 25th and 26th streets
west .f-' +.Nr 7r 4. .radT @r- rs1rr.r
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the footway paved on the south front of
square 383;
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the footway paved on the east fronts of
squares 529, $780,, 531, and 532;
An act for taking up and relaying gutter in
the Seventh Ward. 'aEa9 .~nH .G- 1e.
| The bill from the Board of Common Council
| for the relief of Johnson, Simonds was taken up
read three times, and passed. s.,.fa .4,F S.,r
On motion of Mr.. Towers, the Board pro
ceeded to the consideration of the nomination o
! William johnson as Scayenger for the first dis
trict of the Third Ward; which was considered
and confirmed rg6.rar .s'99t5a ow3 oil ri
| Mr.. Towers presented q petition from vii
liam johnson, scaYenger~ of the Third Ward
| asking for the payment of fine imposed OF
him by the criminal court which was referret
/ to the Committee of Claims, tr.18,r a5sg
| Mr.. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims
i reported Dill enIltleQ An act Tor the relle
of Thomas G. Wilson," which was read tme
| times and passed. 1.
| Mr. BoRRows, from the Committee on Unfn
ished Business, reported from the ,infnishe
business of the last Council an act for the relic
of William Fletcher, and recommended that i
be referred to the Committee of Claims and il
was referred accordingly. 1s '' I"
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments reported bill entitled "An act to pro-
vide for grading and grayelling street south,
from 7th to 1lth street," which was read three
times and passed.
And, from the same committee, reported
without amendment the resolution from the
Board of Common Council authorizing survey
Of Jamess creek. ru .- wi, r =
Mr.. WRIT moved to amend the same by strik-
ing out survey" and inserting "ditching and
draining" which motion was negatived, as fol-
lows: wom "a'"-# "ra}"aT 'F'a '''.s
YRAs-Messrs. Writ and Gordon--2 ...
NAYs-Messrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Wilson, Towers
Borrows, Maury, Thornley,, Morgan, and Page-1o
The resolution was then read the third time
and passed. n t.u
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported bill entitled "An act to au-
thorize z. nj. P. King to remove frame house
on lot g. in square 199; !" which was twice read,
and under consideration when -a...
The Board adjourned.