Daily American telegraph., 1852-05-27
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Mondou Man %. III

Morgan, and Page.
The CHAIR laid before the Board the following
communication from G. H. Wltberger, late Regis
ter OF the citys
County or wAsHINaEoN, Cd. o. May "a, 1852.
To The Board Of Aldermen, Cty Of Washington:
GENTLEMEN: Nothing but a of duty compes me y
trouble you and 70 ask your indulgence for few
BY communications made TO your Board on lZth Apt
last from the joint committee the late Collectors nc
counts The other, 10th May instant from 70
the impression has gone abroad that no statement o. '
Collectors accounts had been made 70 the helsteI
the time he reported to the Mayor tha' tere h"u
been. -,
When entered upon the duties OF Register i9und q
plan already adopted under which the COLLECTOR hao mao
his annual statement the Register; and See
ing no reason to object to any mode adopted under tn
Old Cato" the same form was continued curing my Term
of Office and also at / left.
This Stat ment and nothing else, what reported
Mayor having been made by the Collector The
committee do not that no statement was made by the
Collector but that he did not make such required b5
Lao Now whether these statements according t,
law the best that could be made under the law, it il
my wish to contend The statements file il
the Registers Office and be by any wishing
make the examination, and think exonerate
impression of having reported to the Mayor what did
exist
am, gentlemen, your very humble servant
c. IL. WILTBERGER.
Which was read, and ordered to be published
with the proceedings of the Board.
Mr.. FRENCH presented q petition from b. f..
Green and others, and, on leave, introduced a
bill founded on that petition entitled 9 An
act authorizing the grading and paving Of
an alley in square No. 729;" which read
three times and passed.
The amendment Of the Board of Common Coun-
Gil to the bill for the relief of William Fletcher
was taken into consideration and concurred in.
Mr. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims,
reported without amendment the bill from the
Board of Common Council for the relief of Will
lam III. Prentss; and it was then read the third
time and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
entitled 9 An act supplementary to the act ap
proved April 18th, 1929, concerning paved foot
ways" was taken up, read twice. and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
The following bills from the Board of Common
Council were severally taken up, read three times
and passed, viz:
An act making an appropriation for cesspools at
at the foot of Third street east;
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set and
the footway paved on the west fronts of squares
Nos. 902, 903, and 904; and
An act for supplying deficiency in the appro-
priation for building up and repairing the sea-
wall at the southern termination of Tenth street
west.
The following bills from the Board of Common
Council were severally taken up, read twice, and
referred to the Committee on improvements:
An act authorizing the construction of a reser-
voir the north side of Missouri avenue, in front
of reservation A and
An act authorizing the opening and grading of
the alley in square No. 51S.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
entitled "An act making an additional appro-
priation for the contingent expenses Of the Cor
poration'' was taken up, read twice, and referred
to the Committee of Claims.
Mr.. Towers from the Committee on Police
reported bill entitled 'An act making addi-
tional appropriation for the lookup house in the
eastern section of the city," which was read
three times and passed
Mr.. BAYLY presented petition from G. S..
Frayly and others, in relation to the grade Of
New York avenue, in the Second Ward; and also
petition and protest of John Ii. Riley and others
against an alteration in the said grade; which
were severaly referred to the select committee
heretofore appointed on the subject.
Mr.. BAYLY presented a petition from J. L.
Wilkins for the remission of fine; which was
referred to the Committee of Claims
Mr.. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims,
reported, without amendment, the bill from the
Board Of Common Council entitled An act
making an additional appropriation for the con-
tingent expenses of the Corporation !" and it
was then read the third time and passed
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported the bill from the Board Of Com
mon Council entitled " An act authorizing the
opening and grading of an alley in square No.
5l8," with an amendment which was considered
and agreed to- and the BILL rs amended was
then read the third time and passed.
Messrs. Writ and Borrows were, on motion, ap-
pointed a committee to inform the Board of Com
mon Council that this Board was now ready to
go into joint meeting for the purpose of electing
Commissioners of the next general election
similar message received from the Board
of Common Council by Messrs. Wannall and
johnson, two of its members.
And the Board then took recess.
And the two Boards having assembled in joint
meeting BENJAMIN b. FRENCH, esq, President
Of this Board, was called to the Chair and Rich
ARD BARRY Secretary of the Board Of Common
Council, was appointed Secretary.
The joint meeting then proceeded by ballot to
the election of Commissioners to hold an election
in the several Wards on the first Monday in June
next for Mayor of the city, and one member Of
the Board Of Aldermen and three members Of the
Board Of Common Council for the respective
Wards, and one Assessor for each Of the First
Third, Fifth, AID Seventh Wards, agreeably 10
the charter of the city; and upon counting the
ballots, Mr.. Dove, OF this Board, and Mr. Null
10y, of the Board Of Common Council, having
been appointed tellers,) it was declared that the
following gentlemen were duly elected viz:
For he la Wdrd-James W. Sheahan, Samuel
Drury, and Chas. A. Davis.
For The I'd Wdrd.-Michael p. Callan, John D.
James, and Andrew Tate.
For Ike 3D. Ward.-George H. Jones, Randolph
Coyle, and VIM. A. Kennedy.
For the 4H Wdrd.-Charles 4. Ball, Alexander
Lee, and Geo. w. Cochran
For The 5h Ward.-James g. Coombe. Nicbo-
las M. Iardella, and Franklin Garduer.
For the oh W1rd.-Nimrod Garretson. Francis
s.. Walsh, and John Sessford.
For The 7h Ward-Philip Riley, George W
Hinton, and Samuel York Atee.
And the joint meeting dissolved.
And the President of this Board having re
sumed the chair
Mr.. MAaRUDER, from the select committee :
which was referred the petition of George Cove
and Others and sundry other papers relating t