Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-18
NUMBER 2Os.
AMERICAN ORGAN.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MONDAY, July l6, 1855.
Board met pursuant 70 law.

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| Pearson, and Smith,
Mr.. Clark the President Of the Board, being alb
| sent, Mr.. Pearson, the Vice President took the
| chair.
| Mr.. Pepper presented petition from ther
Hunt, asking to be refunded the amount of GER
tain taxes erroneously paid which was referred
| to the Committee on Finance. ~
Mr.. Bayly presented q petition from Isaac =, n
Eyck, asking additional compensation for mum.
| bering the city which was referred to the Con
| mittee on Claims. 6s
Mr.. Busey, from the Committee on Health, re-
ports back the communication from DR.. s. A.
Storrow, complaining OF the condition OF an un-
| finished building, at the corner of i 4 2lst
streets, and recommended that II be referred to
the Board Of Health; and the question being tak,n
It was carried in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Houston from the Committee on finance,
reported back, without amendment, the bill ON
the Board Of Common Council, entitled An act
imposing taxes for the year 1885," and recon-.
mended that IL do not pass. The question was
then taken on the third reading OF the Lii, by
yeas rand nays and decided in the negative by
unanimous vote-nays IL. So the bill was re-
jected.
Mr.. Pepper, from the Committee on Improve.
ments, reported back, without amendment, the
bill from the Board of Common Council entitled
!" An act changing the location of the Western
| Market n
| The question was then taken on the third read
| ing Of the bill which being taken by yeas and
nays, Il was decided In the negative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Tretler, Pepper Emery, Hous-
| ton, Busey, and Smith,. ft,s A..
Nays Messrs. Dove. Magruder, Bayly, Miller,
Evans, and Pearson--6.
So the bill was rejected. #
Mr.. Smith presented petition from w. s. Ven
able, and Others for paving the footway in front Of
| square No. 905; which was referred to the Com
mlttee on Improvements. apr
A message was received from the Board Of Com
mon Council stating that they had passed bills en-
titled IAN act authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the footway paved on the north side Of l.
street north, from Twelfth to Twenty-ffth street
west;" and "An act changing the width Of the
pavements to be laid down on the south side of
north street, opposite squares No. 572 and 57S.'
Mr.. Evans, from the Committee on Elections,
| made the following report, viz: -
"The Committee on Elections, to whom was re-
ferred the contested election from the 4th ward,
beg leave to report, that Mathew G. Emery, is en-
| titled to his seat as Alderman from said yard
which was read, and ordered to lie on the table
Mr.. Dove presented q petition from s. II. Seig.
ruff for the remission Of fine; which was referred
| to the Committee on Clnims.
The bill from the Board of Common Council, en-
titled An act authorizing the curb-stones to be
set and the foot-way paved on the north side Of
street north, from 18th TO 2lst street west, was
taken up, read three times, and passed.
The bill from the same Board, entitled An act
| changing the width Of the payements to be laid
| down on the south side Of D street north, opposite
| squares No. 573 and 573," was taken UP, read
twice, and referred 10 the Committee on Improve
| ments.
On motion Of Mr.. Houston the Board proceeded
TO the consideration Of the order Of the day. which
was the report Of the Committee on Elections on
the contested election of Alderman for the Fifth
Ward. ts
The President read the report, which was, that
Samuel G. Busey Is entitled to his seat as Alderman
| for the Fifth Ward.
Mr.. Miller presented and read minority report.
| This report was long, and commenced by stating
that though the reference to the committed was
an " unmeaning ceremony" yet the minority could
not consistently, with sense Of duty, let the OPP
portunity pass without submitting q staiemenL
concluding with the following resolution, viz
y. " Resoiued, That Samuel Q. Bnsey was not duly
| elected as Alderman Of the Fifth Ward at the
election held on 4th June, 1855; but that II il
clearly established that eighteen lawful yotes, which
we're rendered for John c. Fitzpatrick, Esq, wero
llnlawfuly rejected, and which said votes ought
now to be counted thereby emitting the said J.
G Fitzpatrick TO the seat as such Alderman in lieu
| Of said Busey.n
Mr.. Busey asked that the proceedings of the
/ committee should b. read.
Mr. Miller said, he hoped they would be real
with proper correction.
There are some errors In the proceedings and ho
was not present at the last meeting OF the Board.
Mr., Smith asked whether the clerk Of the com.
mittee had not sent TO the Board certified copy Of
the proceedings. II so, that was the copy TO read
Some discussion here took place between seve-
raj Aldermen, with reference 10 two copies of the
proceedings Of the committee, which had been fur
nished, one to Mr.. Miller and one to Mr.. Busey.
Mr.. Busey offered the copy which he had receiy-
ed 10 be read.
Il was objected to on the ground that ii was not
certified TO-.
No certified copy being found among the papers,
Mr.. Bayly wished the whole subject postponed and
referred back TO the committee This being siren.
ulously objected TO,
Mr.. Rayly said he did not understand why tho
committee were in such a hurry in this matter.
But II was like the rest Of their proceedings, They
had presented no certified copy OF them to the
Board, and when they were in session, though the
minority wished It. II was refused to allow reports
Of the proceedings 10 be made. He did not be-
eve the committee had any rightto sit With closed
doors and refuse 10 admit any one TO hear its pro
ceedings The Board had no such right II was
required 10 hold It's meetings open y and the Board
not having such right ITSELF could not coDfer it
upon committee.
Mr.. Evans felt " due 70 himself 70 appeal 70 Tn
minority the committee 10 say whether the
jority had been guilty Of anything unfair unjust.
he had refused TO allow reporters TO be present,
and he would do Il again Not that he wished 10
hide anything. He did not care 10 everything done
In the committee was known TO the whole city, aud
proclaimed from the house tops. But what did
we want with reporters II one reporter was ad
mitted, dozen would follow, and they did not
want the whole town crowding into the committto
room.
Mr.. Miller said that, in justice to the committee,
he would state that the personal intercourse of its
members was agreeable aud pleasant he had but
one fault 10 find, and that was that the majority
voted down everything he proposed Laughter J
II, however, the copy Of the proceedings whicn
had been produced was 10 be read, he wished IL
corrected In some particulars, which were unirn.
portant to any one except himself There were
some motions ne had made which were omitted by
the clerk.
Mr. Smith objected to any but certified copy
being read
Mr. Evans said that there was a copy Of the pro-
ceedings among the papers when he handed them
| to the secretary. He wished to know what had