Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-09
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Nonday, Apra 5, 1852

N'"AuHJJ -iP'H ~ loo-'
Present: Messrs. Dove, Bayly, Wilson, Tow
ers Borrows, Sweeny, Maury, French, Pres-
dent Thornley, Gordon, and Morgan.
The CHAIR 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.
| On motion of Mr.. Towers, the Board resumed
the consideration OF the petition of James Dixon,
in relation to steps to his house on 9th street.
| The question was then on dischargng the Com
mittee on improvements from the further consid.
GRAFTON of the petition; which being taken, il
was decided in the affirmative. SO the commit
tee was discharged
! Mr.. GORDON, from the Committee on the Asy
lun to which was referred the bill from the Boaro
| of Common Council for the relief of Samue
Butt" reported, by way of an amendment, sub
stitute for the same entitled An act to liquidatt
claims against the Commissioners Of the Asylum
for furnishing outdoor poor with medicines !;
which was considered and agreed to; and the
bill, amended, was then read the third time and
| passed
Mr.. SwEENy, on leave, introduced " An act to
! repair IL street north !" which was read three
times and passed.
| Mr.. BoRROws, on leave. introduced q An act
authorizing gutter on the east side of 10th
street to be taken up and relaid;" which was
read three times and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. MAuRY, the Board resumed
| the consideration of the bill "makng an appro-
priaton to pay the balance due for building the
iron bridge the canal at 10th street, and for
other work"
Mr.. Towers moved that the bill be referred to
the Committee on Finance, with instructions to
report all tho facts in relation to it to the Board
on Monday next; which motion was decided in
the negative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bsyly Towers Borrows, and Sweeny,t.
NAYs-Messrs Dove, Wilson, Maury, Thornley,, Gordon
Morgan, and French.
The bill was then, on motion of Mr. Towers
amended, and was read the third time as amend
| ed, and passed.
Mr.. MAURY, on leave introduced "An act for
repairing the roof of the City Hall :" which was
| read three times and passed.
| Mr.. BAYLY, on leave, introduced q An act au-
thorizng the gutter on street, between 18th
and 18th streets, in the Second Ward, to be taken
up and relaid ;" which was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. BAyLY, from the Committee on Claims, re
ported "An act for the relief of Evan Hughes :"
which was read three times and passed.
! Mr. MORGAN, on leave, introduced "An act
making an appropriation for gravel footwsk in
ID street, in the Seventh Ward" which was read
three times and passed.
The bills from the Board of Common Council
entitled San act to complete the grading and
graveing of D street north, between 18th and
10th streets west," and An act authorizing the
construction of flag footway across Pennsylvania
! avenue east, on the west side of I'd street east
were severally taken up, read three tunes, aut
passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Couuci
entitled "Au act imposing taxes for the yea
1852" was taken up, read twice, and referred T.
| the Committee on Finance.
The joint resolution from the Board of Common
Council directing an application to Congress for
an appropriation for the improvement Of New
Jersey avenue south was taken up, read three
times, and adopted
| On motion Of Mr.. WILSON, the Board resumed
the consideration of the bill from the Common
Council authorizing the Mayor to settle with
John Wood" The bill was then, on motion OF
Mr.. Dow, amended, and was read the third time
as amended, and passed.
And then the Board adjourned