Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-26
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.

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BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, June %, 1855.
The President announced the following Com.
mittees for the oath Council:
Standing Committess
Ways and Means--M essrs. Clements, Lloyd,
Fuller, Orme, Towles, Baldwin, and Bayne.
improvements -Messrs. Walker. Bali Turton.
Fisher Bohlayer, Venable, and Humphrey.
On Claims-Messrs Alice Fuller. and Peters
U'yfnissed business Messrs. Ball, and JEFF
ferson.
Elections Messrs. Alice, Walker, and Fuller.
Police--Messrs. Ruff, Albert, Fisher, McCutchen,
Bal, Bohlayer and Lloyd.
Canals-Messrs. Bayne, jefferson, Turton,
Towies, Bal, Baldwin, and Pumphrey
PIofic Schools--Messrs. Peters, Albert, Orme,
Walker, Clements, Ruff, and AtLee.
On Fire Department. Messrs. Pumphrey, I,oh-
layer, and Venable.
Joint Committees.
Cd'iat--Messrs Rane and Jefferson
!, Money transactions Of tho Corporation--Mr.
Asylam- Alessrs. Lloyd, Albert, Towles, and
70 c<sacel and destroy BiHs--Mr Bohlayer.
On Registers Accounts--Mr. At Lee.
On Wharvss-Messrs. Walker and venable.
On Health Of City-Messrs. Clements Fisher,
Qtls
On Enrolled Biils--Mr Ball.
Committee to Eramine and report on Eligibili-
~ Of Assessofs-A essrs. McCutchen, Fisher, Pc
ters, and Bayne.
Messrs. Albert, Walker, and Orme presented
sundry papers relative to the recent elections /;
which were appropriately referred.
Several communications, from the Mayor and
lntendant Of the Asylum, were read and referred
Bill granting permission to Mcssrs Ottinger &
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intersection of Fifth and e streets, thence al ing
Fifth to street, &C., to the dividing line between
Washington and Georgetown was passed. .
MT. Alice offered joint resolution that the
laws and proceedings of the present Board Of Com
mon Council and Board of Aldermen and the adj
vertising of the Corporation be hereafter printed
and published in the american Organ newspaper.
Messrs Albert and Jefferson spoke against the
passage of the same, and moved three amend
ments, which were voted down successiyely on
motion Of Mr.. Clements The resolution was then
adopted.
MIR. Ball, from the Committee on Unfinished
Business, reported several bills, left over from the
last Council, among them one appropriatng 5000
for the purchase Of the lot and building occupied
by the Western Presbyterian Church, was taken
up, and Mr.. 0rme moved to refer the same to the
Committee on Finance.
Messrs AT Lee, McCutchen, and Clements, OPP
Poseu tiie rcierence, anu, AFTER some discussion,
the bill went TO third reading, and was passed
Bilis from tho Board Of Aldermen.
Resolution to furnish the new members of both
Boards with copy of the Laws of the Corpora
ton was passed.
Resolution authorizing the appointment of one
member from each board as committee to super
intend the building Of the Western Market, was
passed.
Resolution to cause the Mayor to pay to the
widow Of II. w. Ball the balance due him as SAL
AIRY while City Surveyor, passed.
Resolution to appoint committee to attend to
the interests of the Corporation before Congress
wss adopted, and Messrs. Clements, AtLee, Peters,
and venable were appointed the committee on the
part of this Board
Mr.. AtLee introduced a bill to levy tax for
school purposes, upon all property in this city, and
wished 1t read twice and referred to the committee
on Ways and Means, which was done.
Mr.. Jefferson presented the list of voters in the
Fourth Ward whose votes were rejected at the
recent election, which was referred to the commit.
tee on Elections.
Board then adjourned.