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AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD or ALDERMEN,
IJ,,.,I,,, Aly u 1870

BOARD or ALDERMEN,
Monday, AoU ., 1882
Present; Messrs Magruder Wilson, Bayly,
Borrows, Towers. Hil, Davis, Writ, Gordon,
Thornly Page, and Wheeler.
Mr. French, the President Of the Board, be
ing absent, Mr. MAGBUpER, the Vice President,
took the chair
Mr. BAYLY, from the Committee on the Canal,
reported without amendment, the hill entitled
An act for repairing the bridges in the Seventh
Ward +" and it was then read.the third time end
passed
Mr. THonSLEY, on leave, introduced n bill en-
titled . An act for the relief Of William II, Har-
rover " which was read three times apd passed
The amendment Of the Board Of Common COun-
Gil to the joint resolution authorizing the Mayor
to pay the Register and Tax Clerk according to
the act of September :, 1862, was taken into con-
sderation aud agreed to.
Mr. BoRRows from the Committee on Health,
reported the bin from the Board Of Common Coun-
Gil authorizing the Mayor to cause the dead bodies
to be removed from square No, AT with an amend
ment which was considered and agreed to the
bill was then on motion, further amended, and
read the third time az amended, and passed
Mr. TOWNS, from the Committee Police,
reported a bin entitled An net for the relief Of
DR. A. Y p, Garnett and others: !" which was
read three times and passed,
Mr. BAYLY, on leave, introduced bill entitled
. An act making appropriation for the casual
repairs of the streets and avenues in the Second
Ward !" which was read three times and passed
Mr. HILL, on leave submitted joint resolution
for day of general Thanksgiving which was
read three times and adopted.
Mr. HILL, on leave, submitted a resolution CALI
ing on The Surveyor for information in relation to
the drainage of and Ct streets north, and 9th
street west; which was read aud adopted
MACRTnpR uraSpntpl q fIpfiOn from Rohert
Cunningham for an abatement of pump assess
ment; which was referred TO the Committee Of
Claims
Mr WIsoS on leave, introduced bill entitled
IAN act for taking up and reaying part of the
gutter on the south siie Of spare No 287, and
for other purposes J" which was read three times
and passed
Mr. WILSON from the Committee on Improve
ments reported without amendment the bill from
the Board of Common Council entitled ''An net
to take up and relay the cutters on the north
side of square No. 879 !" and il was then read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. WILSON, from the same committee, re-
ported without amending the bill entitled AN
act authorizing the grading and paving of tho
alley in square No lGl !" and it was then read
the third time and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
entitled an act in relation TO repairing foot pave
passed.
Mr. WRIT, on leave introduced bill entitled
"An act giving Thomas Edmonston the privilege
Of weighing hay straw and fodder on the scales
al the intersection Of Maryland avenue and I'd
street east !" which was read three times and
passed
Mr.. GoRDoS presented petition from James
A. Gordon and others, for a pavement in the
east front Of square No 952; which was referred
10 the Committee on Improvements.
The amendment Of the Board OF Common Coun-
Gil to the bill entitled "An act 10 authorize the
grading and paving Of the alley in square No
22l !" was taken into consideration and agreed
TO-
The resolution from the Board of Common
Council granting permission 10 q. Boyle to use
certain canal wharf, was taken mp, read twice,
and amended, and was then read the third time
amended, and passed
Mr. TOWERS on leave submitted resolution
u postpone the election Of Trustees Of the Pub
lic Schools until Monday next; which was read
and adopted
The following bills from the Board Of Common
Council were seyerally taken up, read three times
and passed, viz
An act authorizing the construction Of a reser
yoir Ia the Fourth Ward
An act making IN appropriation 70 furnish
desk for the Secretary Of the Board Of Common
Council
An act authorizing the grading Of portion III
New Jersey avenue.
An act making an appropriation for the casual
repairs of streets Ia the Fifth ward, and the Joint
resolution from the Board of Common Counci In
relation to the grade Of Vermont avenue and Fit
teenth street west
The Joint resolution from the Board Of Conn
mon Council in relation ~ the erection Of wharf
al the foot Of Eleventh street west was taken up,
read twice. and referred to the Committee On
Wharyes