Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-06

EW- The crowded state Of our columns to-
day prevents the publication of several com
munications, and amongst them the letters Of
our New York and Trenton correspondents.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
MONDAY, February 8.
Board met, with all the members present except
Messrs Dove, johnson, and Pearson
Bills from Me Board of Common Council
Bill for repairs Of streets, &c in the First ward,
was referred TO the Committee on Improvements.
Bill for the relief of William Shorter, went to
the Committee ON Claims.
Resolution in reference to the damages sustained
by the change of grade in Pennsylvania avenue
west Of Seventeenth street, was referred to the
delegation from the First Ward.
The g act to pay for certain printing was again
sent back by the lower Board, with request for a
committee of conference.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved that this Board adhere to
its disagreement; which motion was carried Yeas
9, nays2.
Petitions.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick presented the petition Of Catha-
rine White; referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Magruder presented the petition of Daniel
Mckinney, for damages sustained by the falling of
X street bridge; referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. Marks presented the petition Of James
Rhodes, with bill allowing him to erect frame
building; which bill was referred to the delegation
from the Sixth Ward.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick from Committee on Improve
ments, reported the resolution for erecting sea-
wall from Tenth street to the Penitentiary, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Pepper from Committee on improvements,
reported the bill for re-settng the curbstones on
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Mr.. B0rr0ws from same committee, reported the
Council bill for repairing streets, &C., in the First
Ward, which was passed
Mr.. Evans from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported the Council bill for increasing the salary Of
market master of the Centre market.
Mr.. Magruder then moved two amendments, one
increasing the salary Of the assistant clerk Of the
market, and one increasing the salaries Of the
clerks of the other markets; which were adopted
by vote of--yeas 8, nays 5.
The bill, thus amended, was then passed. by q
vote of yeas to 4 nays, Mr.. MAgruder voting
in the negative, and plainly showing that those
amendments were made for the purpose of killing
the original bill. y
Mr. Marks, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported as an amendment substitute for the Coun-
Gil bill for the relief Of William Shorter which
was passed. st
Mr. Reed introduced bill to grade and gravel
Fourteenth street; which was passed.
A communication from the Mayor was received
nominating Andrew ]. Larner as book-kseper, in
place of james T. Clark.
Mr.. BaSly moved to postpone the consideration
Of this matter for two weeks; which was carried by
vote of8 to 8.
Alter which, the Board adjourned.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, Feb s, 1855.
Board met with Mr.. Barr in the chair
All the members present except Messrs. McCau-
ley and Newman.
Petitions.
Mr. Clements presented the petition Of J. D.
Billings and Others Referred TO the Committee
on improvements. A
Mr. Ruff presented the petition Of John Won
derby. Referred to the Committee on Claims
Reports Of Committees.
Mr. j. w. Davis, from the Committee on I'm
provements, reported bill for the relief of j. T.
Ferry; which was passed.
Mr. Duncanson, from the Committee on Claims,
reported bill for the relief of VIM. d. Aiken
which was passed.
Mr. Ruff, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported bill repaying Mary hewitt for
taxes enormously assessed. Passed.
Mr. Busey, from the Committee on Police, asked
TO be discharged from the consideration of the Pc
titions Of Henry johnson. Also, from resolution
concerning spring scales Also, from one consti-
mittee were discharged.
Mr.. Busey also reported the joint resolution au-
thorizing George Eads to enclose a portion of
square los, and bill permitting R. X. Pywen to
erect livery stable on Eighth street, between ID
and E, and both were passed.
Mr. Duncanson, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported bill paying Hall & Brother
for carpetng for City Hall ; which was passed
Mr.. Bamberger, from the Committee on the Ca
nal, reported bill authorizing the Mayor to erect
Toulouse and Office for the Commissioner of the
Canal, and to pay the commissioner $l46 for the
rent Of room heretofore occupied as such.
Mr.. Busey moved to strike out the second sec
ton Of the bill paying for the of this Office, and
quite a discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Bam-
berger, Smith, Ball, Clements Duncanson, and
Walker participated.
The motion was agreed to, and the second sec
ton stricken out
Mr.. j. w. Davis moved TO amend by limiting the
amount to 800, and sppropiating that amount for
the erection Of the Toulouse and Office.
Mr.. Busey then moved to strike out the word
"office.n
Mr.. Smith moved TO lay the whole subject on the
table which was done.
Mr.. Busey called the attention of the Board to
vacancy in the committee relating TO new Market
and Mr.. Barr was appointed.
Mr.. Walker, from the Committee on Fire De-
partment, asked TO be discharged from the further
consideration Of the petition Of @. y. Simmons, ct
al, which was done, and the bill was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
Bib from the Board Of Aldermen.
Bills providing for gravel footwalk on Sixth
street east, and for grading = street, from Thir-
teenth- and s-hs TO Fifteenth Streets were referred
TO the Committee on improvements.
A communication from the Mayor was read,
mentioning the signature Of several bills.
Mr.. Kelly introduced bill appropristing 800
for the repairs, &c. Of the apprates of the Union
Fire Company.
The act to pay for certain printing" which
has passed from one Board to the other several
times, came down again with disagreement adj
bered tor
Mr. Smith moved, as test question, that this
Board recedc from their amendment. He stated
that the upper Board had refused TO appoint q
committee Of conference, 1.-THE usual course when
two boards disagree upon any bill)
Messrs. Walker and Clements opposed the mo-
ton which was afterwards withdrawn; and, aftcr