Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-20

| struct pump, was taken up, read twice. anu TO
| ferred to the delegation from the Fourth "aru,
The bill from the Board Of Common Oouncli LOT
the relief Of ]. L. Fowler was taken up READ
| twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Board of Common Council having insisted
| on their amendment, disagreed TO by this Board,
to the resolution relative to the payment of inter-
est on the cost Of the iron bridge over the canal at
18th street, and for other purposes--
i Mr.. MAGRUDER moved that this Board recede
from its said amendment; which motion was
ried in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Magruder Morgan, Bayly Gordon Thorn.
ley, Wheeler, and French.
NArs-Messrs. Wilson, Borrows Towers Hill, Davis and
Writ.
The amendment of the Board of Common
Council to the joint resolution allowing the In
| tendant Of the Washinton Asylum to keeps horse,
was taken into consideration and agreed to.
The joint resolution from the Board of Com
mon Council authorizing application to Con-
gress for opening and improving all the avenues
within the limits Of the city was taken up, read
three times, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. MAaRUDER, the Board re-
sumed the consideration of the bill to provide for
the appointment of tax clerk and book-keeper,
and for other purposes.
| The bill was then, on motion, ordered to lie on
the table, and made the special order for Mon
day next at five o'clock
Mr. BAYLY, on leave, introduced bill entitled
AN act authorizing the curbstones to be set and
the footway paved on the north front of square
No. 28l, in the Second Ward;" which was read
three times and passed.
Mr.. BAYLY, from the Committee Of Claims,
reported q bill entitled "An act for the relief Of
John b. Burgess" which was read twice and
ordered to lie on the table.
| Mr. MAGRUDER, from the Committee on FL
nance, to which was referred the proposition of
Andrew Rothwe late Collector of Taxes to
| oaff Ia fbo ~, A.
following report thereon; which was read and
adopted, and, on motion of Mr.. Magruder or
dered to be published with the proceedings Of the
| Board
The Committee Finance to whom was referred the
communication of A. Rothwe late Collector Taxes in
relation to the settlement his indebtedness to the Copo
ration, report
That they in that commu ncaton no reason why
the statement made the 18th of April last by Joint
committee, appointed under resolution of the two Boards
settle the accounts OF the late Collector of Taxes should
Mr. Rothwe in the first place. asks for an amount of
commissions In lS49 not allowed by the committee na he
on tax lSS two cent only charged and the item
is precisely of the nature and then Mr. gives as
reason why these allowances should be made that they
would make the commissions the regular three
per cent uniformly for the several late years this
the opinion of your committee is the only which
be offered for making these allowances except perhaps
H. might urge as additional that 1t would him
materially in paying his Indebtedness Corporation
allowed by the committee full extent Of the law on
all moneys collected by Mr. r. entered his books
~ T h,inser . " ?t ny nis own yn assistant
est on special taxes over the amount collected
;I lI.5 WIN .ne FORMER Inc amount OF spe'
r. IN the cosctoris oaca d =, I, o .ne LOOKS OF r
~ III he once, ana Is not reasonable TO sup
p .a e unsya hssii WIN any sums collected and
viz was chicu'eu IN strict accordance with the
/ Pr ms ns t ~ i.a INV; ,a, g. a.
as calculated by the committee and himself his calculation
having been made, as no dates different
py Inc cohitIee, ana omitnng the minor
~ VIZ pe seen, On referring 70 the report OF the
M, a. .he uste taken Dy ~ was the nrst OF July
~ eaet Jcai ~, tie uecleney OF tha year. Mr. H. does
t sae WHAT MS oates were Inc committee followed the
poee u HI conercai communities and OF all banks
Pracoe .ne Justice OF winch Is 30 manifest that 1t has
oseh quesloneu anywhere and has been universally
| p bt ~. :. ,, ~ justice anu one ABOUT when Mr..
n ougnt not complain as the law made deduction TO
ose VINO PAD their taxes during the first three months of
~. ne reserved nuch the larger portion
Va is curing Ihat period ana besides, the law
~ ms ouy 10 uepoSle those collections on the first OF
sa th s anu II Is only owing to his failure to comply
Inc an Nm p al, .e raw Gin. ere Is any claim exist
Sola t;r,s NJ. ~ s a. ",iuh has, uurng tne
on IT'S own debt and at one time actually paid in
promptly paid collections as was his duty accord
ing 70 raw, AS 70 ,omng minor amounts" 1t no
OF this cornoraian sds sn 10 mcn o. tne IN
but minor amounts IT would be disastrous in the ex
Irene ior TINS 70 fall INTO any such practice
be established a''H' 'lA' no S"'h preced0h
In the next and last item, Mr. r. claims acommissiop,
upon say soooo1 OF the uncolected balances which he
bills Your Committee are unabIe 70 s S NJ I'M
tied himself to $4,000 when were about $4,000 Of
axes In regard 70 which he had made the same
pared the bills as such was md MI, dt h ia So pre-
much to receive for the taxes which
claim against equal to the Balance
nm, put wouiu nave SHOWN the corporation TO be