Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-02
CITY FAIRS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Board met pursuant 10 law.
Present: Messrs. Riggs, Dove, Miller Bayly,
Tretler, Evans, Emery, Moore, Busey, Houston,
Clarke, Ruff, Smith, and Pearson.
Mr.. Busey presented petition of w. p. Fergu.
son in relation to claim; which was referred 10
the Committee of Claims
Also, petition from Thomas W. Joues aud
others in relation to claim of w. p. Ferguson
which was referred to the Committee of Claims
The Chair presented a petition from Mrs. Ann
Scott, asking to be paid for the loss Of horse
which was referred TO the Committee of Claims.
The Chair laid before the Board commuuics-
ton from the Mayor transmitting the report Of the
Inspector Of Fire Apparatus for the present month
which was referred to the Committee on the Fire
Department.
Also a communication from the Mayor in refer.
ence to the immediate demands upon the Corpora
tion which require to be provided for which was
read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Also communication from the Mayor in refer
ence to the beqnest of the late Stephen O. Ober to
the poor Of this city which was read and referred
| to the Committee OH the Asylum.
Aso, a communication from the Mayor mai kir z
the following nominations:
For the Board OF Health
For the Frst Ward--Danel r. Hagner, NJ D.,
j. b. II. Smith, ESQ. g S .Hs
For the Second Ward--Robert King Stone, NJ.
D., Gas. l.. Cotman, ESQ
For the Third Ward--William II. Berry, NJ. d.,
Joseph Bryan, ESQ. s aar ~ n
For the Fourth Ward-Wm P. Johnston, NJ. D.,
J. Gideon, Esq. 81
For the Filth wagd-J. R. Gardiner, M. D., j.
p Ingle, ESQ. aa4 aa #a
For. the Sixth Ward-F.s s Walsh, NJ. D., and
John ID. Brandt Esq. l ua a
For the Seventh Ward-James E. Morgan, N,
d., Geo. Mattingly, Esq. asATo3
Also, for Gauger and Inspector-Florian Hitz.
For Inspector of Flour and Salted Provisions
Washington Bruner.
| Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on Improve
meiits, reported bill entitled An act authoriz-
ing the curbstones to be setand the footway paved
| on the south front Of squares No. 56s, 5ss, and
| 627; J" which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Busey, from the Committee on Police, re-
ported bill entitled An act to pay John Wheel
er for services rendered the Committee on Police y
| which was read three times and passed
! The Chair laid before the Board communca-
tion from j. l.. Henshaw, in reference to the per-
formance Of his duties as late Tax Clerk which
was read and referred to the Committee on Finance
and ordered to be published with the proceedings
Of the Board. 1t is as follows: 41p s
TO the honorable the Board of Aldermen sd
F. gsHas Ba.4 Of the City Of Washington
| GENTLEMEN: In communication sent to your
Board by the Mayor on Monday, the Esd instant,
/
the Tax Clerk, find the following paragraph
" On entering upon the duties of my Office, on
the 9th instant found that nothing had been donc
| towards making up those books by the late Tax
Clerk, except procuring the three blank books
which win be required for that purpose"
From this paragraph, and. indeed, from the gen.
efal tenor Of the message, cannot doubt that the
public will infer an imputaton Of gross derelicton
of duty upon my part and, although the idea that
Il IT. n
| is preeluded from my own mind by my knowledge
of the facts in the case and by declaration OF the
Mayor made upon the 22d ultimo, still deem IL
due TO YOU and myself TO ask to be permitted to
make 10 your committee TO which the message was
referred such explanations and statements, and
offer such proofs in support of then as shall dis
abuse your minds by showing that the tax books
are not only made up but that they were, on
the 9th instant, one month in advance of the con-
dition in which found them for the year ls54,
when, upon the 18th Of July OF that year, ! sue
cecded my predecessor against whose official
charac ser no word OF censure, so far my knowl
edge extends has ever been spoken. will only
add that when | entered upon the duties of nv
office July is, 1851 the tax books for that yesr
had not been ordered
| With great respect your obedent servant,
$500. J. L. HENSHAW. z
| On motion Of Mr.. Smith the Board took up for
consideration the "jont resolution in relation to
the late police Of the city,
Mr.. Busey then moved that the further conSid-
Grafton thereof be postponed until Monday next,
and the question being taken by yeas and nays, II
was carried in the affirmative, as follows: ta
Yeas--Messrs. Bayly, Busey, Dove, Houston,
Miller, Moore, Riggs, and Ruff-s;
Nays--Messrs. Evans, Emery Pearson, Smith,
| Tretler, and Clarke-6.
On motion Of Mr.. Busey the Board then took up
for consideration the Mayors communication Of the
23d instant, making nominations as s,.t Ea
The Board then proceeded TO the consideration
of the said nominations, and the yeas and nays be
ing required thereon, they were determined al
| follows. viz @
For James M. Carlisle, Attorney Of the Corpo
ration
Yess-Messrs Bayly, Busey Dove, Evans, Rme