Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-20
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.


After which, the Board adjourned
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 1855.
The Board were called to order by the Presi-
dent.
All the members present except Mr.. Newman.
Mr.. Busey presented the petition of J. M. Sny-
der; which was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Barr, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported the Board of Aldermen BILL pay
ing William Thompson $186 05, for certain print.
ing.
A short discussion ensued between Messrs. Dom
and Walker, and the yeas and nays were demand
ed on the third reading which resulted as follows
Yeas--Messrs Barr, Walker, j. w. Davis Dun
canson, Cross, Ruff, Stewart, Smith, Bamberger,
and the Presidential.
Nays-Messrs Plant, Dom, Busey, Kilmon,
and McCaulcy-5.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. Ruff, from the same committee, asked to be
discharged from the further consideration of the
petition of Richard Briscoe and others ; which
done.
Mr. ]. w. Davis, from the Committee on I'm
provements, reported the Board of Aldermen bill
TO set curbstones on squares 878 and 904, with a
slight amendment rectifying a clerical error, and
the bin as amended passed.
Mr.. Davis also reported bill paying J. 7. Walk
sl56 for grading B street. between 10th and 18th
streets; which was passed.
Mr.. Plant reported the Board Of Aldermen bill
to grade 14th street, from TO Boundary street
which was passed.
Mr.. Plant also reported the Board Of Aldermen
bill to supply deficiency in the grading and gray-
cling street; which was passed.
Mr. Duncanson, from the Committee on Claims,
reported that the papers connected with the petit
ton Of +. Hutchins were imperfect, and asked TO
be discharged from the consideration Of the same,
which was done, and permission granted Mr. Hutch
ins TO withdraw them and perfect them.
Mr. Duncanson also reported the bill for the re-
lief of VIM. Shorter, which was amended by the
Upper Board, In a way which made It nonsense, !"
and asked to be discharged from the consideration
of the same, which was done, and new bill was
originated and passed for his relief renting a
fine. e
Mr. Duncanson also asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of the Adermens bill for
the relief of g. T. Simmons and the petition Of John
Mneakim, and the committee were discharged.
Mr. Duncanson also reported bill renting the
fine imposed upon Solomon Dunsmore for selling
cakes and beer on Sunday.
slight discussion ensued in which the reason
for the Introduction of such bill, by Mr. Walker,
and explanations given by Messrs. Killmon and
Duncanson.
The yeas and nays were taken on giving 1t q
third reading--yess 8, nays IL,
So the bill was refused third reading.
Mr.. Duncanson also reported bin RENTING the
fine imposed on Henry Garden for keeping dog
without license; which was also refused third
reading. Q
communication was received from the Mayor
mentioning the signature of certain bills.
communication was received from James Rob
ertson ESQ, which was read by the secretary, ant
ordered 10 lie on the table
To the honorable the Board Of Common Council
Of Washington city, ID. @.
GENTLEMEN The undersigned, n citizen of the
United States OF America, most respectfully prayf
your honorable body to grant him the use Of yonl
council room, TO have tried the of three per
sons of which complaint was made before Justice
b. X. Morsell, az his Office is too smsn TO hold my
friends and the friends Of the defendants. there
fore appeal TO your honorable body to grant the
use Of your room, and viii give notice TO thu
scrpeant-at-arms when to have Il ready, and viii
paw him for all extra trouble. Byit you viii obigs
over fifty thousand of my friends in the District o
Columbia, and over twenty millions In the United
States and hundreds of millions throughout th'
world, and you win have the appreciation OF Coo
and all his angels, which cannot be enumerated.
For If you could call up all Of my enemies b
Washington, and elsewhere, ap TO, and snbsequer
10 my arrest in The United States Senate, fhel
wouid not anounf 70 one thousand; 30, supposint
there were one thousand millions of inhabitants OF
the gkbe, would have but one enemy to million
Therefore | do not wish to see such SINAI
minority rule IN Washington and TO give the homes
citizens of the District ofColumbia an opportunit
to come, see hear, and know for themselves, whit
my prosecutors are, and have been since Decembe
6, 1s4e, pray you, gentlemen, TO grant me tn
use Of your room, according to the aforesaid, AMI
freely invite every man, woman, and child, thu
knows of a mean action that / am guilty Of iron
my birth to date, Feb 10, 1855, TO come forwar'
and testify to II, for am ignorant Of any act Of M
own that can destroy my character az man, or .
gentleman, or a true christian gsf
That worships God in spirit and in truth, as Jesu
Christ said to the woman who he met at Jacob