Daily American telegraph., 1852-05-13
Corporation of Washington.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
Hoaday. May 10. 1852


Present: Messrs Dove, Magruder, Bayly,
Wilson, Towers, Borrows, Sweeny, Maury,
French, (Presdent) Writ, Thornley,, Gordon,
and Morgan.
The CHAIR laid before the Board communi-
cation from the Corporation Attorney in rea-
ton to the question of the power of the Corpora
uon over the public grounds referred to him for
his opinion; which was read and ordered to lie
on the table +. .# tN,
The CHAIR laid before the Board statement
OF the account Of the Bank Of Washington with
the Corporation; which was read and referred
to the Committee on Finance. |.4" E.S
The CHAIR laid before the Board the following
communication from w W Seaton, esq, late
Mayor of the city; which was read and ordered
to be published with the proceedings of the
Board:
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1852
TO Me Board of aldermen: h. N tn
GENTIEsES 1t is only within few days past that havs
read the long report made by committee Of Board
three four weeks the accounts late Collector
Of Taxes passage OF which find requires from me
brief notice. 1t is the following: . ..
The sth section the the 18th Of May 1887 be.
referred makes the duty of the Collector Of Taxes
to render statement his before the
day of December every year the be eraned
and adjusted By The Register and the result thereof reported
to the Mayor before The LIST Of January then next
suing When your committee entered upon duties in
July last they found that Mr. Rothwel had
m nnon % e M ~ % bs me
FROM embracing period Of thirteen and half years and
settlement examination of his
made during the whole time"
What desire to say regard to this statement s that
in the month of January of year, during the whole
the Register of the City regularly reported to that the
Collectors accounts had been rendered according to law
nominated the late Collector for reapponmen until such
a report made to me by the Register.
| beg to trouble you with further remark. find
that the late Collector in his reply TO the report of the
mttea states that he made written application to for
mer Mayor to cause examination and settlement OF his
accounts to be made have to that such appica
on written verbal to the best of my recollection
reached Such application could not have failed to
charged by law with the settlement of the Collectors
counts had regularly reported to the due performance
Of that duty. Is.
remain, gentlemen, your faithful servant,
w. w. sEAT0N.
The amendment of the Board of Common Coun-
Gil to the bill making additional appropriation
in relation to the alteration III the course of Tiber
creek through square No. G30 was taken into
consideration, and agreed to-
The bills from the Board of Common Council
entitled IAN act to regulate and increase the
license of Circus Companies "An act for the relief
of F. b. Poston;" and ''An act for the relief of E.
VI. Hamilton, i" were severally taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee on Police.
The bill from the Board Of Common Council to
refund half of the expense attendant on laying
flag footway across Indiana avenue and street
north, in the Fourth and Fifth Wards, was taken
up, read three times, and passed
Mr. MAGRuDER, on leave, introduced an act to
provide for grading and gravelling part of M
street north; which was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. Dove, on leave, introduced an act to COM
plete the grading of d street north, from 18th to
10Th street west; which was read three times and
passed
| Mr. THORNLEY,, from the Committee of Claims
asked to be discharged from the further consdera-
ton of the petition of John Ousley, and recon-
mended that it be referred to the committee
having charge of the grade of New York avenue !;
and the question being taken, it was carried in
the affirmative.
Mr.. GORDON, on leave, introduced joint reso-
luton requesting the Mayor to have the filling
behind the sea-wall in j street completed; which
was read three times and adopted
Mr.. Towers presented an estimate of repairs
necessary to the floors and doors Of the Northern
Liberty Engine House which was referred to the
Committee on the Fire Department.
Mr. TOWERS, from the Committee on Police,
reported without amendment the bill from the
Board of Common Council, entitled "An act to
prohibit new burial grounds within the city limits;'
and it was then, on motion, ordered to lie on the
table
Mr.. Towers on leave, introduced an act to
take up and relay the gutter on the south front
Of square 373; which was read three times and
passed.
Mr. WILSON. on leave, introduced an act
thorizing the grading and paving of an alley in
! square numbered 2SS; which read twice and
referred to the Committee on improvements
Mr. Towers, from the Committee on Police,
,.e, ,orted the resolution from the Board Of Com
NJ ON Council for extending the corporate limits
over rhe Eastern Branch and Anacosta rivers,
with an amendment; which was considered and
agreed to and the resolution then read
third time, amended, and passed
Mr.. GORDON, on leave, introduced an act for
the relie.' Of the Anacostia Fire Company which
having beer read twice,
Mr., WRIT moved that it be referred to the
Committee on the Fire Department. which mo-
ton was negativcd, ms follows:
Yr,s-sIcssrs Towers Borrows, sweeny, Writ and Nor
Nrs-Mcssrs Dove, Ma Sruder, Bsyly, Wilson, Moury,
Thornley,, and Gordon.
The bill was then nd the third time and
passed
The'bill from the Board Of Common Council
for the relief of =. c. Davis was taken up, read
three times, and passed.
The bill from the Board Of Common Council,
making an appropriation for casual repairs in
the Fifth Ward was taken up, read twice, and
referred to the Committee on improvements.
The amendment of the Board Of Common Coun-
Gil to the resolution requesting the Mayor to
have the filing behind the sea-wall in 18th street
east completed, was taken into consideration and
concurred III.
Mr. THORNLEY, on leave submitted a resolu-
tion authorizing joint meeting Of the two Boards
on Monday, the oath instant, for the purpose of
clecting commissioners of the next general cleo
tion which was read and adopted.
And then the Board adjourned.
The minutes of the Board Of Common Council
will be given tomorrow. twill hereafter be our
custom to publish the two reports on successive