Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-06
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL,
FRIDAY, April 80, 1852.

BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL,
a.~a Friday, april 80, 1852.
All the members present except Mr.. Havenner.
Mr.. CALLAN moved to correct an error in the
journal of the last meeting of the Board i'll rela-
tion to the amendment offered by himself to the
bill for the relief of VIM. Fletcher, making the
sum appropriated payable out of the funds Of the
First Ward which amendment was enormously
recorded as having been rejected by tie vote
Mr.. G. having voted in the affirmative, and his
vote having been omitted by oversight the amend
ment proposed by him was declared to have been
adopted, and the Journal ordered to be so COR
rected.
The PRESIDENT presented u communication
from the Secretary of the Perseverance Fire
Company; which was read, and, on motion of
Mr.. WHEELER, laid on the table. sii
MI. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
mcnts, to which was referred the bill from the
Board Of Aldermen entitled F" An act diminishing
the rise and paving east and west of X street
BRIDGE" reported the same without amendment.
MIR. b., on leave introduced n resolution au-
thorzing the Mayor to provide two chandeliers
for the Council Chamber; which was read three
times and passed.
Mr.. CALLAS, on leave, introduced bill entitled
. An act authorizing the relaying gutter in the
Second Ward" which was read and referred to
the Committee on Improvements.
. Mr. BRENT, on leave introduced bill entitled
" An act to dispense with the order of the Mayor
in executions on .judgments;" which was read,
ordc ed to be printed with the proceedings of the
Board, and its consideration postponed for two
weeks.
The following is a copy of the bill
AN ACT to dispense with the order Of the Mayor In
tions on Judgments.
Be II enacted by The Board Of .&dern,en and Board Of
LOTfI DT H from nd
after the passage Of this the usual order of tho Mayor
executions judgments rendered in favor of this Corpora
ton, as provided for by section second of net entitled
An act relating TO fines penalties and forfeiturcs, ap
proved November $780, be and the is hereby dis
pensed with, and that said section therefore repealed
The PRESIDENT laid before the Board letter
from the Mayor, enclosing communication from
the President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, asking the aid Of this Corporation to
repair the damages sustained by the canal during
the late freshet which was read and referred to
the Committee of Ways and Means.
On motion by Mr.. PEPPER, the bill reported
from the Committee on Police authorizing the
question in regard to the sale Of intoxicating Ii
quors to be submitted to the vote Of the people
at the next general election was taken up for
consideration.
After considerable discussion upon the bill and
amendments Mr. MoHUN moved that the whole
subject be indefinitely postponed which was de-
cided in the negative, as follows:
YEAS--Mesers Douglass Dcwner Ennis Mohun Muoy
Morgan, Miller Gull, aud Johnson
NArs-slcssrs. Easily, Kelly, Cullan, Bryan, wannal
RiRPef RlE Brent nO''hns'on Wheeler Van E'~i'k and
Mr.. MoHUx moved that the Board do now ad-
journ; which was decided in the negative as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Douglass Kelly Downer, Ennis, Mohun
NAYs-Messrs. Easily, Callon, wannall Bryan, Pepper
Brent Hntchingson Mulloy, Morgan johnson, Wheeler
Van RiSNick, and Hill-13
After some further discussion Of the bill, Mr.
MILLER moved that its further consideration be
postponed until Monday week; which was agreed
to by the following vote:
YEAs-NcsSrs Douglass, Easily Kelly, Downcr, Ennis
Mohun Huchiugsnn Mulloy, Morgan, Miller Gull, John
son, aud Van Riswick-l3.
NArs--Mcssrs. Callan Waunel, Bryan, Pepper, Brcnt
Wheeler, and Hill
On motion Of MIR. DOUGLASS, the bill from the
Board Of Aldermen entitled I" An act authorizing
the curbstone to be set and the footway paved on
the south front of squares TO- al, and 168,"
was taken up, read the third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. MULLoY, the bill from the
Board Of Aldermen entitled : An act making an
annual appropriation to vaccinate the poor of the
city" was taken up, read the third time, and
passed.
Mr. PEPPER, on leave introduced bill au-
thoriziDg the construction of flag footways and
cross-gutters in the Fourth Ward; which was
read the third time and passed.
On motion by Mr.. BRENT, the bill to prohibit
new burial grounds vaults within the city limits
was taken up, read the third time, and passed.
And then, on motion of Mr. BRYAN, the Board
adjourned.
NoTE.--It was enormously stated in last Mon
days proceedings that Mr.. KELLY voted in the
negative on the third reading Of the bill for the
relief Of VIM. Fletcher. On that question Mr..
X voted in the affirmative, and Mr.. CALLAS in
the negative,