Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-18
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation Of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Monday, March 10, 1852.

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The CHAIR laid before the Board commune
cation from the Mayor, in reply to the resolution
of this Board of the 9Th instant in relation to
the grade of North Capitol street, and the exca-
vation Of the earth from that street, between B
and streets north which was read ,and ordered
to lie on the table
Also, "a communication from the Mayor in
forming the Board that the market-house in the
First Ward was destroyed by fire, and recon-
mending an appropriation to provide temporary
ommodations, and also the appointment Of Q
committee to. make an examination in view Of
the selection of another site and suitable plan
for new market-house; which having been
read
Mr. DOVE, on leave, submitted "rcsolution
for repairing the West market;" which was read
three times and adopted.
Mr.. MoRoAN, on leave, introduced "An net
directing the taking up and relayng pavement
on 18th street, in the Seventh Ward !" which was
read three times and passed
Mr.. Writ, on leave, introduced bills entitled
"An act to grade and gravel street south from
lst to 4th street, in the Fifth Ward !" and "An
act to grade and gravel I'd street east and X
street south, in the Fifth Ward; which were sew
orally read three times and passed.
Mr.. SwEENY, on leave, submitted "resolu-
ton directing the Committee on Police to inquire
uCO lue eApeulcuCy VI eueClluR III INSURANCE
upon the alms-house of this city, which was
read and adopted.
Mr.. BAYLY on leave, submitted "joint reso-
luton directing an application to Congress for
grant to this Corporation of the land on which
the Centre Market-house now stands = which was
read twice and referred TO the Committee on Po-
lice.
Mr.. MAuRY, on,leave, introduced IAN act ma
king an appropriation for removing the dust from
the paved. part of Pennsylvania avenue and 7th
street west:" which was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. Dove, on leave, introduced bills entitled
"An act for paving gutter the east side of
Goth street west, from street to New York ave-
nue." and "An act for diminishing the rise and
paving east and west Of X street bridge:" which
were severally 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 making gravel footwalk along the
east side of 18th street west, between B and
streets south.
An act to provide for the repair of certain plat
books belonging to the Corporation.
An act authorizing the reconstruction of a cul-
vert in the Fourth Ward.
An act for the relief of John Magar
An act for the relief of Isaac Stoddard.
The bill from the Board Of Common Council
providing for building an iron bridge over the
canal at 14th street west was taken up, read
twice, aud referred to the Committee on Improve
ments.
| The resolution from the Board OF Common
Council 'in relation to the public spring in square
1872 was taken up, read three tines and passed.
The resolution from the Board Of Common
Council in relation TO Tiber creek was taken
up. read twice, and ordered 10 lie on the table
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
ments, asked TO be discharged from the further
consideration of the petition Of James Dixon, in
relation to steps to his house on 9Th street west
but, before the question was taken thereon, the
petition was ordered to lie on the table
Mr. WILSON from the same Committee, reported
resolution relating to the pavements executed
during the past year in the First and Second
Wards )" which was read three times and
adopted.
Mr.. WILSON from the same Committee. re
ported without amendment the bill .'to author
ize the purchase Of transit instrument for the
use of the Office of the Surveyor Of this city =
and il WAS then read the third time and passed
Mr.. WILSON, on leave, introduced "An act for
laying flag footway in the Second Ward ;"
which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. WILSON, on leave, introduced An net in
relation TO X street north, in the Second Ward !"
which having been twice read
Mr.. BAYLY moved to amend the same by add
ing proviso that the expense to this Corpora
ton Of erecting tho wall shall not exceed FIVE
hundred dollars; which motion was negatiyed, ns
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Dove Bayly aud lboruIey-3.
NAY5-Messrs Wilson, Towers, Borrows Sweeuy, Maury
WHIT, Gordon, Morgan snd Frencll--o.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Improve
mcnts, reported bill entitled IAN act for the
improvement Of street north y which was twice
read and amended, and was then read the third
time as amended, and passed.
MIR. SwEESY, on leave, introduced "An act au-
thorizng certain improvements in the west part
of square 454;" which was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. WRIT, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment tho bills en-
titled "An act to gravel I'd street east from
Pennsylvania avenue to street north, in the
Fifth Ward;"
An act to grade and gravel street south, in
the Fifth Ward" and
An act to grade and gravel Sd street east,
from Pennsylvania to Maryland avenue, in the
Fifth Ward" and they were then seyerally read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. TowERs presented petition from Anne
X. Dermott in reference to the construction of
steps to her building, at the corner Of 7th and d
streets;" which was read and referred to the
Committee on improvements.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
authorizing to footway to be paved in the west
front of square 286' was taken up, read three
times, and passed
The resolution from the Board Of Common
Council directing an application to Congress for
additional powers to this Corporation was taken
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The bill from tho Board of Common Council
"to punish persons guilty of doing injury to
public or private property and for other pur-
poses" was taken up, read twice, and referred to
the Committee on Police.