Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-25
street south, in the Sixth Ward" which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Improve

twice and referred to the Committee on Improve
ments
Mr.. MAGRUDER, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported without amendment the bill from
the Board of Common Council for the relief of
John L. Fowler; and it was then read the third
time and passed.
The following bills from the Board of Common
Council were severally taken up, read three
times, and passed, viz:
An act in relation to the culvert ut the inter
section Of Sd street west and street north.
An act making an additional appropriation for
grading street north, from 18th to I'D street
west.
An act making an appropriation for the salary
Of the female assistant in the Third District
School, and for the salary Of on assistant in the
Primary School in the Second District School,
and for other purposes.
An act making appropriation for 26th street
west and l street north.
The resolution from the Board of Common
Council, authorizing gas to be introduced in the
City Hall, was taken up, read three times, and
passed. @+ VI
The amendment of the Board Of Common Coun.
Gil to the resolution to authorize the Mayor to
settle with the contractors for paving, whenever
portion of a footway, not less than one square,
has been completed, was taken into consideration
and concurred in.
lHc lTon Cuc DOhru OF common Council
authorizing the curbstones to be set and the foot
way paved on the east side of Ninth street west
between street north and Rhode Island avenue,
was taken up, read twice. and referred to the
delegation from the Third Ward.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
for making gravel footway on G street south,
between Eighth and Ninth streets west was ta-
ken up, read twice, and referred to the Commit
tee on Improvement.
The amendment of the Board of Common Coun-
Gil to the amendment of this Board to the reso-
luton applying to the President of the United
States to direct the improvement of New Jersey
avenue, between street north and New York
avenue, was taken into consideration and con-
CURED in.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
making an additional appropriation for grading
Fifth street west, from New York avenue to A
street north, was taken up, read twice, and re-
ferred to the Committee on improvements.
The CHAIR laid before the Board the following
communication from the Mayor; which commu-
nication was read and referred to the Committee
on Police, and ordered to be published with tho
proceedings of the Board:
MAYORS OFFICE
Washington August %, 1852.
To The Board of Aldermen end Board Of Cbmon Cbuncil
GENTLEMEN: lay before you communication
of the city, in which he states that it is mpossi-
BILE for him to discharge the duties required of
him by the act OF the 9th June, 1862, amending
the act relating to the appointment, duties, and
powers of the Board of Health. Under this act
before the Mayor can direct the removal of any
nuisance which may be reported to him by the
Board Of Health, as existing upon any lot below
the gradation of the street, it is made his duty
20 call upon the Surveyor to examine and report
whether the nuisance shall be abated by drainage
or filing; and, after receiving this report, the
Mayor may then cause the removal of the nuis
anoc in the manner indicated therein.
There are now in the hands Of the Surveyor
twenty-five cases of nuisances, in different parts
of the city, referred to him by me for his action
under this law, and many Of them requiring i'm
mediate attention, but which have not been re-
ported upon, and consequently cannot be re-
moved.
l respectfully call your attention to the sub
ject, and suggest that the act of the 5th June,
1852, be so modified as to remove the difficulties
which exist to its efficient execution.
Respectfully, &C.,
JOHN W. MAURY.