Daily American organ., 1856-04-30

ing SUFFICIENT amount TO pay Charles Stewart and
others for work dons for this Corporation; which
was referred TO the Committee OF Ways and
Means
Mr.. AtLee, from the Committee Of Claims,
ported without amendment the bill from the Board
Of Aldermen for the relief Off A. Hager which
was read three times and passed.
Also; from the same committee, the bill from
the Board Of Aldermen for the relief of John w.
Steyens
On the third reading Of the bill the yeas and
nays were demanded, and, being TAKEN the bill
was 80 ordered by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Albert, AtI.ee, Baldwin, Ball.
Bayne, Bohayer, Fisher, Fuller, Jefferson, Lloyd,
Mexican, Peters, Ruff, Towles, and Venable-l5
Says--Messrs. McCutchen, orme, Walker and
the Presidents. H
The bin was then read third time and passed.
Mr.. AtLee, from the Committee of Claims, re-
ported without amendment the bill from the Board
Of Aldermen for the relief OF L. Godfrey; which
was read three times and passed.
Mr. Ruff from the Committee on Police report
ed the bill amendatory of An act providing for
the appointment of Commissioner Of Health and
prescribing bis duties"
Mr.. Jefferson moved that the.further consdera-
ton Of the bill be postponed and made the specal
order for Monday next and that it be printed with
the proceedings of the Board.
Mr.. Lloyd moved division of the question
which was agreed to.
The question on postponing was then taken, and
agreed TO.
The question now being on printing the bill with
the proceedings, it was decided In the affirmative
by yeas and nays, as follows
Yeas--Messrs. Albert, Ball, Bayne, Bohlayer
Fisher, Jefferson, McCutchen, Mexican, Ruff, Ven
able and the President--ll.
Nays-Messrs. AtLee, Baldwin, Lloyd, Orme,
Peters, Towles, and Walker.
so the further consideration af he hill ua nnat.
poned for one week, and it was ordered to be
printed with the proceedings OF the Board, and Is
as follows
AN ACT amendatory of San act providing for the
appointment OF Commissioners Of Health and
prescribing his duties"
above recited act be 30 amended that when any lot
lots part of lot within this Corporation Is or
shall be below the graduation of the avenue street
or alley upon which the same may front or bind and
the same may be in such condition as to render
IL probable that IL may will become nuisance by
reason Of the accumulation of stagnant water or
otherwise it shall be the duty Of the Commissioner
of Health, upon his own observation or upon the
representation of any citizen in writing to call inn
medately and ascertain whether the condition of
said lot lots part of lot is such may reason
ably be apprehended will become nuisance or may
probably affect njuriously the health of the nhab
iants in the neighborhood and if in his opinion the
condition of said lot lots part of lot is likely
70 be injurious as aforesaid il shall be- his duty and
he s hereby directed to proceed in the manner
TO prevent nuisance is directed in the sixth
ton of said act of which this is amendatory TO abate
q nuisance And il shall not be necessary for nu-
sance to exist but he shall have the same powers to
prevent the same SIS to abate it.
And be IT. further eRuctei That the ninth section of
said act be so amended that no person or persons
shall hereafter cast place, or lay cause to be cast
placed or laid, any rubbish foul water dye water or
offal from soap and candle and other manufactures
filth, stable manure, or any offensive substances
whatever, in any alley, street. avenue, open space
public reservation, or open lot that the same
may run into any avenue, street. alley, public
vation, open space, open lot in any gutter or
cutters of any such avenue, street alley, public res
ervation, open space, or open lot any pavement
within the limits of said Corporation; and any and
every person so offending, or directing or causing
the to be DONE shall be subject to the fines
and forfeitures as are imposed by the ninth section
of said act of which this act is amendaory as afore
said.
Mr.. Walker, on leave, from the Committee on
improvements introduced an act for taking up
and relaying the gutter on the north front of
square No. 4s9; which was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. McCutchen moved that the Mayor be re-
uuested to return to this Board the bill in relation
to the sale of poisons; which was agreed to-
Mr. Albert, on leave, introduced bill for the
relief of Thomas McNaney which was referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Peters offered resolution directing the
Committee on Police to inquire what legislation IL
necessary to prevent the sidewalks from being
used by auctioneers; which was laid over for fur
ther consideration.
Mr. Peters also, on leave, introduced a bill to
change the fifty feet wide alley, running east and
west In square No. 7S2, Into street, to be called
Carroll street; which was referred to the Com
mttee on improvements
Mr.. Bohlayer, on leave, presented the petition
of f. H. Bates, and the petition of Martin Rosse
hat ho ,Jal
were severally referred to the Committee of Clams
Mr. Lloyd, on leave, introduced bill to grade
and gravel portion of Tenth street east, in the
Second ward; which was read three times and
passed.
Also, on leave, a bill for the relief of John p.
Hilton; which was referred to the Committee OF
Claims.
The joint resolution from the Board of Alder.
men granting leave to the trustees of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church to enclose said church
with an ornamental wooden fence was taken up,
read three times, and passed.
Mr.. Orme moved that the Board do now ad-
iourn which was disagreed to.
Mr.. AtLee, from the select committee to which
the subject had been referred, made written re-
port in relation to the office Of secretary to the
Board Of Commissioners of the Washington Asy-
lum, held by Thomas f. Lloyd, ESQ.,, a member OF
this Board, accompanied by correspondence be-
tween the committee and the Corporation Attor.
ney, sustaining opposition of Mr.. Lloyd, and con.
cluding with the recommendation thet the com
mittec be discharged from the further cons idera
tion Of the subject.
Mr.. Jefferson, from the same committee, made
minority report In writing relative to the same
subject, opposing the views of the above report.
The question being on the recommendation OF
the majority of the committee, asking to be dis
charged from the further consideration of the sub
ject the yeas and nays were demanded thereon,
and being taken 1t was decided in the affirmative,
as follows
Yeas-Messrs. AtLee, Baldwin, Ball, Bayne,
McKean Peters, Towles, Venable, Walker, and the