Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-16
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,


Monday Oct. IL, 1862. !.
Present: Messrs, Magruder, Morgan, Wilson,
Bayly, Borrows, Towers. Hill, Davis, Writ,
French, President) Gordon and Thornley,
The CHAM laid before the Board statement
of the account Of the Bank of Washington with
the Corporation which was read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Also, petition from A. r. Frazier and others,
citizens of Virginia, relative to the Long Bridge;
which was referred to the Committee on Improve
ments.
Mr.. BAYLY presented a petition from j. NJ.
Busher, for the settlement Of his account as po-
lico officer of the Fifth Ward; which was referred
to the Committee Of Claims.
Mr.. WIRT, from the Committee of Claims, re-
ported bill entitled "An act authorizing the
curbstones to be sot and tho footway paved on
the west side of 7th street west, between I aud
H streets south;' which was read three times
and passed.
Mr.. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims,
| asked to be discharged from the further consid-
GRAFTON of the petitions of Joseph Miller and Mary
Phillipp, and they were discharged accordingly.
| Mr.. THORNLEY,, from the Committee Of Claims,
reported adversely to the bill from the Board Of
Common Council entitled I" An net for the relief
of Michael Sullivan" Tho question was then
on tho third reading of the bill, which being
taken, it was decided in the negative So the
bill was rejected.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment the bills
| from the Board of Common Council entitled " An
act authorizing the curbstones to be set and the
footway paved on the north front of squares No
451, 483,, and 415," and s'An act to provide for
extending the sewer along Ninth street to the
north side of New York avenuc;' and they were
then severally read the third time and passed
I Mr. WILSON, from the same Committee, re-
| .4a1, a1,tio fr,,
the Board of Common Council in relation to the
pump in the alley in square No. a56; and it wac
then read the third time and passed.
Eir WILSON, from the same Committee, asked
to be discharged from the further consideration
of the petition Of Alfred Hunter and they were
discharged accordingly.
| Mr.. HILL presented q petition from DR., Gar
nett, for professional services rendered to Of
! the Auxiliary Guard who was injured whilst in
the discharge of his duty; which was read and
| referred to the Committee en- Polico.
4 Mr.. WILSON, on leave, submitted resolution
requesting the Mayor to obtain from the engineer
appointed to revise the grades of the city state
\ ment as to the correctness of tho grade of the
4 curb and foot pavement at the southwest corner
/ of the intersection of II street north and 18th
street west; and, if not in accordance with estab
lished grades, his opinion to the propriety and
necessity of fixing the grade at that point in &C
cordance with the original grade; which was
read and adopted.
| Mr. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims
reported bill entitled "An act for the relief of
James McGrann;'' which WAS read three times
and passed.
| Mr.. MORGAN, on leave, introduced bill enti-
tied "An act making an appropriation for the
erection of watch-house in the First Ward; ;;
which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. GORDON, on leave, introduced bill enti-
1ad An, fo,G Of fbn tor
in Eleventh street east" which was read three
/ times and passed
| Mr.. HILL, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported without amendment the bill from the Board
of Common Council entitled can act making an
appropriation for the contingent expenses of the
Auxiliary Guard" and it was then read the third
time and passed
Mr.. TOWERS, on leave, introduced q bill enti-
tied can act to refund 10 Columbus Alexander
certain money deposited by him to the credit of
the surplus fund.-" which wss read three times
and passed.
Mr.. THORNLEY,, from the Committee Of Claims,
reported bill entitled An act for the relief Of
| j. NJ Busher :" which was read three times and
passed.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, made report on the petition Of j. L.
Morgan, accompanied by bill for his relief;
which was read twice and ordered to lie on the table
tllibi Oh icdNCJ buuhhbcu tho iOllONlbB
Joint resolution respecting a general banking
law for. the District of Columbia which was
read twice and ordered to lie on the table, and
DO published With the proceedings Of the Board :
JOINT RESOLUTION in respect to a general
banking law for the District Of Columbia.
Whereas bill is now pending in the Senate
for the enactment Of free or general banking
law in this District, which provides for the sup
preston Of small notes and available security for
all circulating issues, and q general system of
banking, which, in other respects also, has been
found by experience decided Improvement OH
other systems Therefore
Resolved, That the committee appointed to
represent the interests of this city before Con-
gress be. and they are hereby instructed to urge
the passage of said bill, with such notifications
as in their judgment the public interests require.
And the Board adjourned until Monday next,
at seven o'clock p. III.