Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-23
WHOLE NO. 531z

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,hs any person who may be found violating any OF
@ os's1ons OF this act shall forfeit and paw for
'asn ac ana s,ery offence the sum of twenty dollars
oec = dhd te u enacted That all dealers inyIunn
Der and other articles ennmeratsd sio t @
prng such articles g this city for sale are bersby
prohibited from delivering to any lumber rnsrshant
OF otner person or persons any such articles s,I,,
ated IN the first section Of this act beors ~ a,
shall be inspect d, measured and marked as nSvid
ed Tor In the act 10 which this is supplement ma
,or every violation Of the provisions q this ac Tho
the sum OF twenty dollars for each and every oJeS
Sec. .. And Be u enacted That all Of section ~
ne act 70 which this - supplement- be and the same
Is hereby repealed. "s" t~ - .T'HF
The amendment Of the Board Of Common Coun-
Gil TO the bill entitled "An act 10 nav Jno Wheeler
for services rendered the Committee on Policen
was taken up, and, the question being on agreeing
10 the same II was takeu, and determined In the
| negative as follows ''r'sb.t
Yeas-Messrs. Evans, Pearson, ard Smith,.
| Nhys-hessrs. Bayly, Busey, Dove, Houstor.
Emery, Miller, Moore, Riggs, Run; TfctIer, and
| The bill from the Board of Common Council err
titled . An act abolshng the Office Of commission
er oil the eastern section OF the canal ? was taken
up, read twice, and referred TO the Committed on
the Canal y9 t&at sa.a 5' s8|sa
The bill from the same Board entitled q An act
granting permission to- fhos T.. Morgan and Wn..
i. Dove to constructa wharf at tho foot of G
ierred to the cswnitteo on. w harves
The resolution from the same Board entitled
Joint resolutonin refereilce 70 the recent difa.
cuties at political meeting in tie city OF Wash.
ington' was taken up, read twice, and referred to
select committee, consisting of Messrs. Smith and
Dove.
The lii from the same Board entitled il An act
to allow addi iona aid 10 the oice Of the Tax Clerk
and fixing his compensation was taken upy read
twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr. Miller, on leave submitted resolution re-
questlng the Mayor to furnish this Board with tile
grade Of New York avenue, from Thirteenth to
Foulteenth streets which wns read and adopted
Mr. busey, in pursuance Of notice given moved
| that the vote by which the ronliuaJion Of John
Waters for clerk of the Centre Market was rejected
be reconsidered; and the question was decided in
| the affirmative, as follows
4eas-Messrs. Bayly Busey, Doge, Emery, Mil.
Ter, Moore, Riggs and Tretler-S.
| Nays-Messrs. Evans, Houston, Pearson, Ruff,
| Smith, and Clarkc--G
The question then REQUIRED on confirming tie
nomination. and it was determined in the negative,
| as follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs. Bayly Busey, Dove Miller
Moore, Riggs and Tretler--7.
Nays Messrs. Evans Emery Houston, Pear
son, Ruff, Smith, and Clarke
On motion of Mr. Busey, the Board took IN for
consideration the nomination OF Reuben Collins fer
police constable Tor the fifth district, and the same
was confirmed by the following vote:
Ieas-Messrs. Bayly Busey Dove Emery,
Houston, Miller, Moore, Riggs, and Ruff
Nays-Nessrs. Pearson, Smith, Tretlcr, and
Clarke.
Mr. Bayly, in pursuance Of notice given. moved
that the vote by which the nomination Of Il. b.
Owen for commissioner of improvements for the
second district was rejected, be rCconsicred;
which was agreed TO.
The question then REQUIRED on confirming the
nomination, and 1t was determined in the negative,
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Bayly, Dove, Miller, Moore and
Riggs.
Nays-Messrs. Busey, Evans, Emery, Houston.
Pearson, Ruf, Smith, Tretlcr, and Clarke--0.
On motion Of Mr.. Busey, the Board took up for
consideration the bill from the Board of Common
Council entitled IAN act accepting the beqtest Of
Stephen Z. Ober, deceased, aud fJr Carving into
effect the trust thereby imposed"
The question pending was on agreeing "a the
| amendment reported by the Committee on Finance
on the l4th; but before it was taken
Mr. Riggs, at the request Of the said committee
and by general consent, withdrew tho said amend.
meDt
Mr. Riggs then moved to amend the bin by stri.
king out all after the words Mayor Of the city Of
Washington" and inserting
BE and Is hereby authorized to receive and r..
ceipt for the same, and to invest tie same in the
stock of this Corporation to be placed in the norno
OF the Mayor of the city Of Washington for the
time being, the interest which stock shnll when
collected, be paid to the Commissioners of the
Asylum, to be by them used for the relief and ben.
eft of the poor Of the city Of Washington
And the question on the said amendment being
taken, it was determined in the negative
Mr.. Busey then moved to amend the bill by IN.
serting after the words "hereby authorized" the
words to receive and give proper receipts for the
same" and to strike out tho remainder Of the sec
tion which was agreed TO.
Mr. Busey then moved further 10 amend tho bill
by adding an additional section ia the following
words:
"4nd b. il enacted. That the Mayor shall, imnedi-
atey after the passing of this sct and annually there.
after, about the fourth Monday Of June. an.
po Mt by and with the consent of the b ard OF Al
dermen, three well-known citizens Of the CITY of
Washington TO be commissioners of the Ober fund
and il shall be The duty of said commissioners or
majority Of hem To invest said fund in the stock Of
thls or some other Corporation, and apply the pro-
ceeds OF said inyestmens in conformity with the last
will and testament Of Stephen c. 0ber; provided al.
ways that the consent of the Mayor shall be obtained
previous TO any disbursement Of the proceeds Of said
fund"
And the question on the said amendment boing
taken, il was carried in the affirmative.
The BILL as amended, then read the third
time and passed.
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported back without amendment the bill
from the Board of Common Council entitled An
act making appropriation for opening Sixth
street west from N TO streets south" !" and twas
then on motion, ordered to lie on the table
On motion Of Mr.. Busey, the Board proceeded
to the consideration OF the special order being
the bill entitled "An act TO provide for the regis,
tration OF oil persons in the city OF Washington
subject to the school tax, and for other purposes
when,
On motion, the further consideration thereof
was postponed until Monday ne1t and made the