Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-01
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MoNnAY, April 80, 1885.

The Board met. All the members present. :
Mr. Barr presented the petition Of .Iohn Joy
which was referred to the Committee on Claims,
Mr.. Barr also presented the petition of g. w.
Mitchell and others, and bill for the paving Of a
footway in accordance with their prayer; which
was laid over
MI. J. w. Davis presented the petition of j. +.
wollard which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
Mr.. Ball presented the petition of T, J. Magru.
der, and others; which was referred TO the Com
nittee on Police.
Mr.. Clements presented the petition Of J. Keat.
Ing, and others; which was referred to the Com
mittee on improvements.
Mr.. Killmon presented the petition Of Mary A.
Philipian; which was referred TO the Committee
on Claims.
Mr.. Killmon also presented the petition Of Mar
garet Magic; which was referred to the Committee
on Claims. E&MtBs1
Mr.. Barr, from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported bill paying s. H. Plat So As erro-
neousy paid by him in redemption of lot sold for
taxes. Passed.
Mr.. j. W. Davis, from the Committee on I'm
provements, reported bill from the Upper Board,
authorizing curbstones to be set, &C., on squares
9o2 and 903, with an amendment correcting an
omission which was adopted, and the bill passed.
Also, another bill 10 grade and improve an alley
in square 398; which also passed.
Also, the bill making an appropriation OF $3.50
10 grade Fourth street west from New York ave-
nue. TO street, with an amendment providing for
the grading Of the footwsys along the street the
same distance The amendment was adopted, and
the bill passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel street North
from Fifth to Tenth streets, sppropriating 800 for
the purpose which was also passed.
Mr. d. also reported bill 10 grade and gravel
M street North from Sixth street " New York
avenue and appropratng 81, 100 for that purpose.
This bill also passed.
Mr.. Duncanson, from the Committee on Claims,
reported adversely upon the petition Of Amelia
Baltimore, Samuel Sylvester, and +. Gibson,
Also, a bin RENTING the fine imposed on Jacob
l.. King which was laid over. tps
Mr.. d. also reported the bill RENTING the fine
imposed upon William Rupp which was also laid
over.
Mr.. Newman, from the same committee, report.
cd adversely upon the bill from the upper Board
for the relief Of Henry Scitz, and the committee
were discharged.
Mr.. Ruff from the Committee on Public Schools,
reported bill 70 establish primary school in the
third district; which was passed.
Mr. Kelly, from the Committee on Fire Depart
ment reported the joint resolution TO appoint a
committee 10 select lot for building for the
Franklin Ene ne Company; which, after being
amended so as to require report from the said
committee, the bill passed, and Messrs. keliy,
Clements and Ruff were appointed the committee
on the part Of this Board,
Mr.. Clements, FROM special committee on the
canse, submitted a written report, and bill in re-
laton to the location of the Northern Liberty En-
gine-house, &C. The bill provided that the com
mittce have the power TO purchase lot for the
location and asked for an appropriation Of 1886
for the purpose The lot proposed to be bought
is the triangular square between Fifth and Sixth
streets and L street and New York avenue. After
a long discussion between Mr.. Busey and the in
PRODUCER Of the BILL the bill was rejected: Yeas
Messrs. Smoot, Plant, Dom, Walker, J. w. Davis,
Ball, Clements, and Killmon, 8. Nays-Messrs.
Newman, Barr, Busey, McCauley, Cross, Ruff,
Stewart, Smith, and Hamburger, Q.
Mr.. Dom presented the petition Of r. s. Myer
which was referred to the Committee on Claims.