Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-10
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, April Q, 1883.

MONDAY, April y, 1855.
The Board met, with all the members present
except Mr.. Walker.
The President in the chair.
Mr.. j. w. Davis presented the petition of f.
Gibson; which was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. Dulcanson presented the petition of G. Van.
derwerken; which went to the same committee
Mr.. Clements presented the petition of the mar
ket-master Of the Northern Market for improve.
ments; which went to the Committee on Improve.
ments.
Also, one Of Michael Reeder, and others, went
TO same committee.
Also, a petition Of p Thyson, and others, in ref
erence to the location Of the Northern Liberties
Engine -house; which went to the special commit.
tee on that subject.
Mr.. Plant presented the petition of ]. w. Bar.
ker, and others; which went TO the Committee on
Improvements.
Mr.. Duncanson, from the Committee on Claims
reported the bill from the Board of Aldermen re.
funding Margaret Tilghman So, the amount paid
by her husband (now deceased) for license
Passed.
Mr.. J. W. Davis from the Committee on I'm.
proyemcnts reported bill authorizing the curb
stones TO be set, &C.. on Seventh street east on
squares s05 and e06 which was passed.
Also, bill authorizing the construction Of a re.
servoh, on the corner Of Sixth street and New
Mr. Duncanson, from the Committee on Claims,
reported adversely upon the bill of the upper Board
for the relief OF X. Parker and the committee
Mr. Gill, from the same committee, reported the
upper Boards bill, paying James Mitchell 800 for
damages, occasioned by the altering Of the grade
Of 18th street which was passed
Mr. Smoot, from The Committee on Police, re.
ported bin, paying w. Quail and H. r. Wright
$40 each, AZ the reward which was offered for the
detection OF incendaries last August; which was
passed after a brief explanation by Mr.. Smoot.
Mr. Busey introduced bill, appropriating $3.50
for the removal Of a wreck, now lying at the east.
en terminus Of the canal which was passed.
MI. A. Med. Davis (Presdent) introduced a bin
repeating that part Of the police bill which requires
the police magistrate 10 reside within the ward for
which he is elected; which was passed.
Mr.. Bamberger moved to reconsider the vote
by which on last Monday evening, the bill appro-
priatng 81 800 for the redemption of certain paw.
ing stock, was rejected. This was agreed to--yeas
Is, nays4.
The question being upon ordering the bin to a
third reading,
Mr.. Smoot addressed the Board in opposition
stating although decidedly In favor Of arriving al
the same end, did not like the means He did moi
like 10 see the whole amount put upon the shoul
ders Of the First Ward, who were not able, and
ought not 10 be compelled 20 pay IT,
After slight discussion the bill was ordered to
a third reading:
Yeas--Messrs. Kelly, Newman, Barr, Plant
Dom, J. w. Davis, Duncanson, Ball, Clements
Kimon, Ruff, Stewart, Smith, Bamberger, Gill
and the Presdent--17
Nays-Messrs. Smoot, Busey and McCauley-S
The bill then passed
Mr.. Smith, from special committee on the sub.
ject, reported bill regulating the inspection and
sale Of lumber; which was laid over.
Bills from the Board Of Aldermen.
Bin TO purchase FIVE hundred feet Of hose for the
Perseverance Fire Company, went 10 the Commit
tee on the Fire Department
Bill appropriating 5000 for the Improvement Of
street, from Twenty TO Twenty streets
was pa sed.
Bill appropriating s45S, 70 pay @. Ctewart, for
paving done by him on | street. was passed
Bill RENTING fine on Amelia Baltimore was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Police.
Bin for the conveying of water along Tenth and
] streets was passed
On motion of Mr.. Busey, the Board of Aldermen
were notified that this Board was now ready TO &c
into joint meeting for the election Of certain officers
A communication from the Mayor was read. re
lating to the peculiar case Of Mr.. Vanderwerken
which mentioned the settlement Of the fines i'm
posed upon him for running bis omnibuses without
license The communication was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
The report of the Intendant Of the Asylum, for