Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-11
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CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
-.. MONDAY, July Z, 1855. .r-.-.

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All the members present.
On motion, the reading Of the journal was dis
pensed with. T"
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, to which the Mayors communication in re-
lation to the subject had been referred introduced
bill entitled AN act accepting the bequest Of
Stephen O. Ober, deceased, and for carrying into
effect the trusts thereby imposed !" which was
read three times and passed.
Mr.. Walker, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported the bill from the Board of Alder
men entitled " An act authorizing the curbstones
TO be set and the fOotway paved on the south front
OF squares numbered b68, $50, and 627 :" which
was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Towles, from the Committee Of Claims, made
ap adverse report on the petition of Hugh Dow
ling, and asked to be discharged from its further
consideration; which was agreed to-
Also, from the same committee, reported a bill
for the relief OF Charles Steedman; which was read
three times and passed.
Also, from the same committee, a bill for the
relief of Maurice Holloran; which was read three
times and passed. ttsa E.4 GfIa 4
Mr. Watterston, from the Committee on Police.
reported the joint resolution, as amended by the
Board Of Aldermen, for supplying the new mem
bers OF the Councils with copies Of the laws
The question being taken on the amendment.
the Board refused to concur therein. s,t a
Mr.. Watterston, from the Committee on Police,
reported without amendment the bill from the.
Board of Aldermen entitled San act to pay John
Wheeler for services rendered the Committee on
Police.
Mr.. Edmonston moved to lay the bill on the ia
BILE; which motion did not prevail. ,a5
Mr.. Fisher moved to postpone the further con-
sderation of the bill until Monday next; which
| was agreed to.
Also, on leave introduced bill for the relief of
j. B. Williamson; which was referred to the Com
mittee of Claims A as' la s.,f. rss
Mr.. Watterston, from the Committee on Police,
| reported the bill authorizing messengers in the
Mayors office and the Councils, and the appoint
ment of janitor @
On the third reading of the bill the yeas and
| nays were demanded, and being taken il was de-
cided in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Albert, Baldwin, Bayne, Bob
layer, Clarke, Fisher, Gordon, Knight, Lloyd, Nc
Cutchen, Towles, Venable, Walker, Watterston,
and the President-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Edmonston, jefferson, Kennedy,
Lee, Orme, and Turton--6. =
The bill was then read third time and passed.
Mr.. WatterstoD, from the Committee on Police,
reported bill authorizing an appropriation for the
payment of certain articles Of furniture for the
Office of the Collector of Taxes; which was read
| three times and passed
On motion of Mr.. Knight the Board took q re-
The Board having resumed It's session
Mr.. Turton, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act to carry into effect the act approved April
18th, 1855, relative to the grade of g street
north" #s
Mr.. Orme moved that the bill be referred to the
Committee on improvements and that it be print
ed with the proceedings of the Board; which was
agreed to- The following is the bill:
AN ACT to carry into effect the act approved April
thirteenth eighteen hundred and 6ffv-fvo relative
to the grade of G. street north .t't g
Be IL enacted &C., That in order to carry into ef-
feet the act relative to the grade of street north
approved April thirteenth eighteen hundred and IF
ty-ve the Surveyor Of the city be and he is hereby
directed to arrange the grade of g street north as
follows, viz continue the ascending grade by which
the footway is now laid from Twenty--frst street
west towards Twenty second street west to a point
one hundred and sixty feet east of the curb line OF
Twenty second street west thence falling westward
at the rate of seven and half inches per hun
dred feet to the west curb line Of Twentyfourth
street west, and thence uniformly to the present
grade at the east curb line Of Twenty fifth street west
and thence with said present grade to the east side OF
Twenty seventh street west.
SEc Q. And Be u enacted, That the grades Of Twen-
tysecond street, Twenty-third street. and Twenty
fourth street be changed to correspond with the
above grade Of @ street north.
Mr.. Lloyd, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act sbolishing the Office of commissioner Of
the eastern section Of the canal"
Mr.. Jefferson moved to amend the bill by ad-
ding the following:
" And that one hundred dollars be added TO the
salary Of the remaining Commissioner for the per
formance of the duty heretofore performed by the
two Commissioners"
On this amendment the yeas and nays were de-
manded, and, being taken, Il was decided in the
affirmative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Albert, Clarke, Fisher, Jefferson,
Kennedy Lee, McCutchen, orme, Turton, Walker,
and the President--11. #
Nsys-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer, Ed
monston, Gordon, Knight, Lloyd, Tovles, Vena-
BILE, and Wstterston-lO.