Daily American telegraph., 1852-11-06

Mr., HANSON, on leave introduced bin to
authorize the grading of portion of New Jersey
avenue = which was read three times and passed.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen grant
ing permission to Messrs Robinson & Eldred to
exhibit their Circus !" was taken up, read three
times and passed
The PRESIDENT presented n communication
from W. Riley in relation to the erection of a
wharf at llth street west, which was read and
referred to the Committee on'Wharves.
Mr., DOUGLASS, on leave, introduced bill
making an appropriation to furnish desk fer
the Secretary Of the Board of Common Council -
which was read three times and passed.
The joint resolution from the Board of Alder
men for joint meeting on Monday next for the
election of Trustees of Public Schools was taken
up read, and adopted.
Mr.. CALLAS submitted the following resolution;
which was read and adopted:
Resoiced, Thnt the Committee on Improve
ments be directed to inquire into the expediency
of changing the locality of the sewer crossing G
street north, between 9th and 10th streets west,
to point parallel to the new alley in square No.
3O6.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen " for the
relief of the holders of property at the intersec-
ton of street north and lth street west, which
was taxed for eevating the pavement at that
point = was taken up, read the third time, and
passed.
a COMMUNICATIONS was received from the Mayor
stating that he had signed certain bills and joint
resolutions.
Mr.. PEPPER presented memorial from Bev-
erly Bell and others, urging the necessity of n
reservoir in the Northern part of the city; which
was read and referred to the Committee on the
| Fire Department
| Mr.. EAsBY, on leave, introduced a bill g max
ing an appropriation for the casual repairs &C.,
in the First Ward J" which was read twice and
| referred to the Committee on improvements.
| Mr.. DOUGLASS from the Committee Ways
and Means, to which was referred the joint reso-
luton "authorizing the Mayor to pay the Regis
ter and Tax Clerk according to the act of Sep
tember 2, 1852; !" reported the same without
amendment with verbal explanation in reply to
the instructions adopted by the Board, and the
bill having been read
Mr.. HANSON moved to amend the same by
striking out the following words, ''and also to
pay for services performed in the Office of the
first clerk, during the month of August, such
sum ms he may deem just, out of said appropria-
| ton"
And the question being TAKEN the amendment
was agreed to, by the following vote
| YEAs-Mesgrs Easily, Barr, Downer, Bryan,
Queen Hay, Hanson, Meade, Morgan, Gull,
Humphrey, Riley, and Callan-l3.
| NAYs-Messrs. Douglass, Kelly, Pepper, Burns,
Miller, and Van Riswick-6.
| Mr.. EAsBY moved to amend the bill by insert
1 Ing u SUBSTITUTE Ine mayor pay
to the Tax Clerk and Register just compensa-
ton for any extra service they may have rendered
to this Corporation, previous to the passage Of
the act creating the office Of tax clerk &C., ap-
proved September ., 1852" and the question
being taken, the amendment was disagreed to.
Mr.. CALLAN moved to amend the resolution by
inserting the following rs a substitute
Resoiesd, Tint the act making an appropriation
for the payment of the salaries of the Tax Clerk
and Register, shall not be so construed us to
thorize the payment of the salaries of these Off
GERS from the first Of July last
And the question being taken on the amend
ment, it was disagreed TO, by the following vote
YEAs-Slessrs. Easily, Dowrer, Bryan, Queen,
Hay, Meade, and Callan-7.
/ NAYs-Messrs. Douglass, Kelly. Barr Pepper,
Burns, Hanson, Morgan, Miller, Gull, Pumphrey,
Riley, and Van Riswick-l2.
The resolution, as amended on Mr.. Ilansons
motion was then read the third time and passed.
On the third reading of the resolution, the yeas
and nays were as follows:
! YEAs-Messrs Douglass Kelly, Barr Pepper
| Burns Hanson, Miller, Gull, Pumphrey, Riley,
and Van Riswick-ll.
NAys--Messrs. Easily, Downer, Bryan, Queen,
Hay, Meade, and CRan--1.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen /" to au-
thorise the grading and paving Of the alley in
square No. 22l, was taken up, read the third
time, and passed.
i
4 to which was referred the petition Of W. X. Riley,
reported joint resolution in relation to the
erection OF a wharf at the foot OF llth street
west which was read three times and passed.
Mr. EAsBY from the same committee to which
was referred the resolution from the Board Of
! Aldermen "authorizing the Mayort rent the Cor
porati0n wharyes; reported the same with
m amendment and it was laid on the table.
| NIr. PEPPER, from the Committee on the Fire
Department, TO which was referred the petition
Of Beverly Bell and others, reported bill EAU
thorizing the construction of reservoir in the
Fourth Ward = which was read three times and
passed.
| Mr. EAsBY, on leave, introduced a joint reso-
luton ''in relation to the grade Of Vermont Aven-
ne and 10th street which was read three times
and passed
Mr.. MEADE presented the petition Of Fanny
Henshaw and others, for the conveyance of water
to square 7GG, which was read and referred to
the Committee on Improvements.
And then the Board adjourned
arls- Temperance Convention has been held
at Macon, Georgia, at which resolutions were
unanimously adopted in favor Of the enactment Of
law allowing each county to determine, by vote
of the people, whether liquor shall be sold in its
limits and also in favor of taking vote of the
people OF Georgia, to determine whethera general
law for the State shall be adopted, to prohibit
the sale of liquor within its limits.
gslg> A new law upon patents has appeared at
Vienna. No patent win be granted except to the
inventor himself and the inventor, if foreigner,
must previously have taken out a patent in his
own country. Otherwise, all foreign inventions
may be freely initiated in Austria.
Ezs~ The Petersburg (ya.) News states that