Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-26
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL, !
Monday, August 90, 1852. I

Mr.. HAY presented the petition of B. Milburn,
praying permission to erect certain frame build
ings which was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Improvements.
Mr.. CALLAN presented the petition OF Hiram
Walbridge for setting the curb and paving the
footway on the north front of squares l55 and
227 which was read and referred to the Com
mittee on improvements.
Mr.. EASILY presented the petition of Henry
Miller, praying certain taxes to be RENTED !;
which was read and referred to the Committee
of Claims.
Mr.. CALLAN presented the petition of Dennis
Collins, praying remission of q fine; which was
read and refsrred to the Committee of Claims.
MIR. BARR presented the petition of James Daily
and others, for gravellng l. street north, from
18th to 18th street west which was read and
referred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the petition Of John
h. McChesney and others, reported bill entitled
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set and
footway paved the east side of 9th street west,
between street north and Rhode Island ave-
nue." which was read three times and passed
Mr.. HUMPHREY, from the Committee on I'm
provements, to which was referred the petition
of Charles w. Fenton and others, reported bill
entitled "An act for q gravel footway of G street
south, between 9th and 9th streets west J" which
| was read three times and passed.
| On the third reading of the bill the yeas and
nays were as follows:
iYEAs-Messrs. Easily, Barr, Downer, Queen,
Davis Burns, Hay, Hanson, Miller Humphrey,
Riley, and Callan-12.
NAis-Messrs: Bryan and Hutchingson-2
Mr.. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
| ments, to which was referred the Mayors COM
munication Of the 10Th instant, respecting the
reservoir at the intersection Of M and 7th street
west, asked to be discharged from it's further
consideration and that it be referred to the Com
mittee on the Fire Department; which was
| agreed to.
Mr. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill to widen
the gutter on the west side of 9th street west,
from G street north to New York avenue, report
ed the same without amendment
Mr.. MILLER, from the Committee on Public
Schools, reported u bill entitled "An act making
appropriations for the salary of the teacher in
the Third School District, and for other pur-
poses;" which bill was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill in relation
to the culvert at the intersection of street
north and Sd street west," reported the same
without amendment, and the bill was read the
third time and passed.
A communication was received from the Mayor,
| tion to the change of grade of M street north,
at the intersection of Sd, 4th, and 9Th streets,
| which was read when
| Mr.. BRYAN, on leave, introduced q bill making
| an additional appropriation for grading 5tf
street west, from New York avenue to I'd street
north; which was read three times and passed.
| Mr.. EASILY from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill making an
additional appropriation for improving street
/ p0rtb 9TH IN odd Off wacf ad fba
same without amendment; and the bill was read
the third time and passed
The amendment of the Board of Aldermen to
The joint resolution applying to the President of
the United States to direct the improvement of
New Jersey avenue, between street north and
New York avenue was taken up for consdera-
ton when
Mr.. HUTCHINSON moved to amend the amend
ment by adding the words " and from the public
reservation No. IL to the Eastern Branch -
which amendment was agreed to by the following
| vote:
YEAs-Messrs Barr, Queen, Hanson, Hutch
ingson, Mulloy, Miller, Gull, Pumphrey, and
Riley-9.
NAYs-Messrs. Easily, Downer, Burns, Davis,
Bryan, Hay, and Callan-7.
The amendment, as amended, was then agreed
| to.
Mr. EAsBY, on leave introduced bill making
an appropriation for 26th street west and | street
north; which was read three times and passed.
| Mr.. BARR, from the Committee of Claims, to
which the petition was referred, reported "Au
act for the relief Of Samuel Shreeve;" which was
read three times and passed:
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, on leave, introduced bill
entitled "An act making an appropriation to ex-
tend the culyert under Pennsylvania avenue to
4th street east" which was read three times
and passed
The bill from the Board of Aldermen to provide
| for filling up street north, between 14th and
18th streets west, was taken up, read three times
and passed.
Mr.. EAsBY, from the Committee on Police, to
| which resolution on the subject was referred,
reported bill entitled "An act requiring non
resident hucksters to take out license; to re-
quire all hucksters to sell by weight or measure ;
and to amend the 18th section of the act in rela-
ton to markets, approved May 2Gth, 1S45 !"
which was read twice.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen making
appropriations to defray the expenses incident to
the revision Of the grades of certain streets and
avenues in the First and Second Wards, was taken
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee on
improvements.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen to au-
thorize the grading and paving the alley in
square 221, was taken up, read twice, and refer
red to the Committee on improvements.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen for the
relief of Ellis q Brother was taken up, read
twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims.
The bill from the same Board to provide for
the yayment of interest on overdrafts was taken
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
Mr.. BRYAN, from the Committee on Improve
| ments to which was referred the bill from the
Board of Aldermen for taking up and relaying
the gutter on the west side Of 18th street, from
the corner of street to the corner of street,
reported the same, and the bill was read the third
time and passed.
| The bills from the Board Of Aldermen entitled
"An act for the construction of a sewer to drain