Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-21
WHOLE NO. 324.
CITY A AFF.AIRs
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
lf BOARD or ALDERMEN,
NANNY Novap,hat Ia Jghk III
The Board met pursuant to law. I'M

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Y The Board met pursuant TO law. ,srs
Present Messrs. Dove Magruder Bayly, Mil
Ter, Evans, Tretler, Pepper, Emery, Houston,
Busey Marks, Clarke, Pearson, and Smith.
The amendment Of the Board of Common
Council to the bill entitled An act authorizing an
alteration Of the grade OF Seventeenth street. be-
tween street and the canal" was taken into con-
siderntion and disagreed TO.
N The resolution from the Board Of Common
Council entitled Joint resolution authorizing tho
Mayor to dispose of tho old Western Market
House. was taken up, read twice, and ordered 70
lie on the table.
Council to tho bill entitled I" An act making an APP
preparation for grading Massachusetts, avenue, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets west, was
taken into consideration, and concurred in. t
The bill from the Board Of Common Council en-
titled An act repeating part of the act relating
to pumps, wells, springs, hydrants, and aqueducts'
was taken up, read twice, and referred TO the Com
mittee on improvements. f
Mr.. Houston, from the Committee on Finance,
reported back without amendment the bill from
the Board Of Common Council entitled can act
for the relief Of Hanson Brown, and II was then
read the third time and passed aA8 4
Also, presented petition from Mrs. Anna Maria
Stone and others, for change Of an alley in square
No. 686; which was referred TO the Committee on
improvements. el
Mr.. Busey presented petition from Mary Car
roll for the remission Of a fine which was referred
to the Committee OF Claims.
.al Also, presented a petition from the Columbia
Fire Company, asking an appropriation for certain
purposes; which was referred 10 the Committee
on the Fire Department. II
n Mr.. Marks, on leave, introduced bill entitled
"An act to grade G street south, between Fourth
and Sixth streets east /" which was read twice,
and referred to the Committee on improvements. \,
.d Also, from the Committee on Public Schools, re-
ported back without amendment the bill from tho
Board Of Common Council entitled ''An act for
the Introduction OF music into the public schools
Mr.. Miller then moved that the bill be ordered
TO lie on the table. nj
r4 And the question being taken by yeas and nayr,
It was decided In the negative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Dove, Miller, and Evans--S.
Nays Messrs, Bayly, Tretler, Pepper, Emery,
Busey, Marks, Pearson, Smith and Clarke-g.
n The question was then on the third reading Of
the bill which being taken by yeas md nays, it
was decided in the negative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Tretler, Pepper, Emery, Marks,
Pearson, Smith, and Clarke
Nays-Messrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Miller,
Evans, Houston, and Busey--7. ASS
Sothe bill was rejected. $500
The Board Of Common Council having insisted
on their disagreement to the amendment of this
an act for the grading and gravelllng of First
street east, and, asked conference, it was, OH
motion
Resolvcd, That this Board further insist on it's
amendment and agree to q conference and
Messrs Houston and Dove were appointed con-
ferees on the part of this Board
The Chair laid before the Board communica-
ton from the Mayor, transmitting the monthly re-
port of the Inspector Of Fire Apparatus; which
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Five Department Z.
Mr. Emery, from the Committee on Unfinished
Business, reported back the bill entitled " An act
amendatory Of the act for the reefofS s. III. Platt;"
which was read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance. ~ ti41
y On motion Of Mr.. Dove, the Board resumed the
consideration Of the joint resolution in relation 10
was then read the third time and adopted.
Mr.. Dove, from the Committee Of Conference
appointed on the disagreeing votes of the two
Boards on the bill entitled " An act amendatory Of
an act for the grading aud grayeng Of First street
east" reported that they had agreed to recommend
to this Board to rccede from les amendment; and
the question being taken on the report, IL was car
ried in the affirmative. f,.s.. III.
On motion of Mr.. Busey, the Board resumed the
consideration Of the bill entitled IAN act TO rcgu-
late excavations for gas pipes !" and 10 was then,
the specid order for Monday next. -
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on the Fire De-
partment, reported bill entitled An act for the
purchase Of hose for the Franklin Fire Company
which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Pearson, from the Committee of Clairns,
asked 70 be discharged from the further considera
ton of the petition Of Jonas p. Levy; sud the
committee was discharged accordingly.
Also, from the same committee, reported q bill
entitled An act for the relief Of Robert Porter !;
which was read three times and passed
Mr. Bayly presented petition from Anne Nash
for the remission OF a fine which WAS referred to
the Committee Of Claims.
Also, on leave, submitted resolution request
ing the Mayor TO furnish this Board with the last
statement Of the Bank account; which was read
and adopted. E.s..,#f
The Board then adjourned.
MisslssiPrr ELEcrIoS.--From the Natchez Cou-
rier Of the 10th instant, we copy the following,