Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-20
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

French, (President,) Wrt Ihorney' '0ie0A'
and Morgan pp
Green. relative to the building now occupied Dy
the CORPORATION as a school-room in the fnth
Ward. which was referred to the Committee on
the Public Schools. -;
The CHAIR laid before the Board oommuni
cation from the Committee OF Arrangements "
Public Schools, inviting the Board TO atIeho 'he
contemplated procession OF schooi cni,ureh on
Thursday next which having been read
Mr. THORNLEY, submitted the following joint
resolution ..
.,o,3 That the two Boards the City Council
HE in Joint meeting Thursday next at nine o'clock
in the CITY Hail. and thence join the procession Of school
on an their presentation of petition to Congress
behalf of the public schools in this city.
Which resolution was read three times and
adopted
The CHAIR laid before the Board an invitation
from Mrs. Hinton and pupils to witness the cere-
on Tuesday next; which having been read, it
was, on motion,
Resoiued, That the invitation be accepted.
Mr.. Towers presented petition from Messrs.
Laury & Stewart, in reference to work done on
New Jersey avenue, in the Fourth Ward; which
was referred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. TOWERS, on leave, introduced an act to
take up and relay the gutter on the west side Of
It'll street west between / and X streets north;
which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. TOWERS, on leave, introduced an act to
grade and pave the alley in square No. 400;
which was read three times and passed.
The CHAIR laid before the Board commune
cation from the Mayor, recommending an addi-
tional appropriation for the erection Of a watch
house in the eastern section of the city; which
was read and referred to the Committee on Po-
lice
Mr.. TOWERS from the Committee on Police,
reported, without amendment, the bill from the
Board of Common Council entitled ''An act for
the relief of E. M. Hamilton (" and it was then
read the third time and passed.
Also, from the same Committee, reported, with
out amendment the bill from the Board of Com
mon Council entitled An act to regulate and
increase the license of Circus companies; )" and it
was then read the third time and passed.
Mr.. MAURY presented petition from p. W.
Browning and others, residents on Missouri
avenue, for a reservoir in which pump may be
placed to supply the neighborhood with water
which was read and referred to the Committee
on improvements.
Mr.. MAURY, from the Committee on Finance
reported, without amendment, the bill from the
Board of Common Council for the relief of James
Marin; and it was then read the third time and
passed.
The CHAIR laid before the Board a communi-
cation from the Corporation Attorney, transmit
Board, his opinion in relation to the power of the
Corporation over the public grounds; which hav-
ing been read
The Board, on motion of Mr.. MORGAN. resumed
the consideration Of the resolution from the Board
of Common Council to provide for opening 9th
street west, south of the canal.
The question was then on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Morgan on the 10Th April, /" to |
request the President Of the United States to |
cause the said street to be opened ;; which being
taken, it was carried in the affirmative
The resolution, as amended, was then read the |
third time and passed.
On the question on the third reading the yeas
and nays were taken, and were as follows
YEAs-Messrss Dove, Msguder Bayly, Towers, Borrows
Sweeny, ,aaury, Writ, Thornley,, Gordon Morgan, and
NAY-Mr wilson,
The following bills from the Board of Common
Council were seyeraly taken up, read three times,
and passed, viz:
An act making an additional appropriation for
extending the sewer under Pennsylvania avenue,
in 4th street east.
An act for the relief of John Fletcher
An act for the benefit of public schools
An act authorizing the extension, grading, and
paving OF the alley in square No. 373
An act authorizing the taking up and relayinr
of cutters in the Second Ward
An act to provide for the repair of the putter
on the bOuln Sue OF " street north
An act making an appropriation for cleaning
out the culvert between 9th and 10th streets
west, from the south side of Louisiana avenue to
ID street north.
Ajoint resolution in relation to square 1O5: and
Ajoint resolution for joining in the procession
Of public schools.
The two bills from the Board of Common
Council for the relief of Charles Stewart were
severally taken up, read twice, and referred to
the Committee on Improvements.
The bills from the Board of Common Council
entitled can act for the relief of William-H
Prentiss," and can act for the relief of William
II. Taylor" were severally taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr. DOVE, on leave, introduced an act making
an appropriation for cleaning cutters and alleys
IN the First Ward; which was read three times
and passed.
Mr.. MAURY, on leave, introduced an act
making an additional appropriation for the con-
tingent expenses Of this Corporation: which was
read three times and passed
MIR. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims,
reported, without amendment, the bill from the
Board OF Common Council for the relief of Will
liam Ii. Taylor and it was then read the third
time and passed
Mr.. GORDON, from the Committee on the Fire
Department, reported an act for LAYING the floor
and putting up new doors to the Northern Libcr-
Dhbho houS0, WHICH was READ three times
and passed.
The following bills from the Board Of Common
Council were severally taken up, read three times,
and passed, viz:
An act for the repair of the apparatus of the
several Fire Companies
An act for laying paved gutter across street
SOUTH at the intersection of 18th street west, and
for other purposes.
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set anc
the footway paved on the north front of square
numbered nine hundred and thirty.
An act making an appropriation for Waite
street. in the First Ward