Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-25
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
MondaH, March %, lS

present: Messrs. Dove, Bayly, Wilson, Tow
ers, Borrows, Sweeny, Maury, French, Presi-
dent,) Writ, Thornley,, Gordon, and Morgan.
The CHAIR laid before the Board commu-
nication from the Mayor in relation to the foot
bridge over the canal at 10th street which was
read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of the petition of Anne X. Dermott
In reference to the construction of steps to her
house at the corner of 7th and d streets; and
the question being taken, it was decided in the
afhrmatiye, as follows:
YEas-Niessrs Dove, wilson, Borrows, swoeny, Maury,
N1Is,i ,iassrs Dsyly, Towers Thornley,, Gordon, and
Frcnch-5. |
so the committee were discharged.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment the resolu-
ton from the Board of Common Council author
izmg the Mayor to settle with John Wood for
grading and gravelling 10Th street west, from to
* street north; and it was then, on motion, or
dered to lie on the table.
Mr.. MAURY presented petition from Robert
Mills, asking compensation for certain services
in relation to the completion of the exterior of
the City Hall which was referred to the Com
mittee of Claims.
Mr.. MAURY, from the Committee on Finance,
reported the resolution from the Board of Com
mon Council directing an application to Congress
for additional powers to this Corporation with an
amendment; which was considered and agreed
to, and the resolution as amended was then read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. SwEENY presented a petition Of w. H.
Birch and others, for paving the south front Of
square No. 227; which was referred to the Com
mittee on Improvements.
Mr.. DOVE, on leave, introduced bills entitled
An act for completing the grading and gravel
linn Of C. north frnn, fn rt
west.
An act for laying flag footway in the First
Ward
An act for grading and gravelling 18th street
from L to street north
And they were scverally read three times and
passed.
Mr.. DOVE, on leave, submitted resolution in
relation to filing the low grounds; which was
read three times and adopted.
Mr.. MORGAN presented petition from G. b.
Calvert and others, for opening 9th street, south
of the canal; which was referred to the Commit
tee on Improvements.
| Mr.. TOWERS, from the Committee on Police,
reported unfavorably on the following bills from
the Board of Common Council, viz;
An act to punish persons guilty Of doing injury
to public or private property, and for other pur-
poses.
An act in relation to vagrants, disorderly per-
sons, prostitutes, &c.
An act for taking census Of the free colored
population
An act for numbering houses.
And they were then seyerally, on motion
ordered to lie on the table.
| Mr.. TOWERS, from the same Committee, re
ported without amendment the bill from thC
Board Of Common Council entitled "Au act fol
the protection Of religious worship; )" and it wa:
then read the third time and passed.
tI,n ~
ported without amendment the resolution from
the Board Of Common Council in relation to the
revision and codifcation of the District laws
and it was then, on motion, ordered to lie on the
| table.
And then the Board adjourned,