Daily American organ., 1856-08-28
ITY A FF AIRS.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL
MONDAY. Aug. 25. 1885.


The President called the Board to order
All the members present except Messrs. Baldwin
| and McCutchen.
On motion, the reading of the Journal was dis.
pensed with.
| VIM. b. Hutchinson, Esq, member elect from
| the Sixth Ward to supply vacancy caused by the
resignation OF josiah L. Venable, Esq, appeared,
was qualified, and took his seat as member OF
| the Board
| Mr.. Fisher presented the petition of f. Little,
asking compensation for discharging the duties of
Canal Commissioner for the eastern division of the
cansl from the Esd November, 1855, to the 16tl
| june 1856, at the same rate of pay given to the
eastern commissioners at the time of his suspension
which was referred to the Committee Of Claims.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee of Ways and
| Means, reported bill relative to the officers of
the city; which was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed with the proceedings of the Board,
| and is as follows:
A BILL relative to the officers of the city
BE 1 enacted, &c. That if any officer officers of
the Corporation shall, without authority, expend
contract for the expending any public money, or
they shall be held liable in his their individual
capacity for the amount so improperly expended
| contracted to be expended.
Mr.. Towles from the Committee of Claims, re.
ported hvorably on the following bills, which were
severally read three times and passed.
A bill for the relief Of Henrietta Shryock.
A bill for the relief of Annie Dunlop.
A bill for the relief of Richard Adams
Mr.. Towles, from the Committee Of Claims,
made an adverse report on the bill from the Board
of Aldermen for the relief of Ann Sharkey, and
asked to be discharged from its further considera
ton; which was disagreed to, and the bill was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Watterston, from the Committee on Police
reported bill authorizing ahe Mayor to adopt the
iron pump in lieu of the wooden one now in use.
Mr.. Jefferson moved that the further considera-
| ton Of the bill be postponed for one week, and
| that it be printed with the proceedings of the
Board; which was agreed to, and it is as follows:
| AN ACT authorizing the Mayor to adopt the iron
pump in lieu Of the wooden ones now in use
BE ii enacted, &C., That in ordering the erection
of new pumps, and whenever it becomes necessary
by the decay of any of the old pumps to erect new
ones, the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and
required to substitute, in lieu of the present log
pump, the iron pump as manufactured by Foster
Henshaw, kind similar to that now in at the
corner of Virginia avenue and Second street east.
Mr.. Bayne, from the Committee on Canals re-
ported back the bill providing for the repair of
the brick bridge across the Washington canal at
New Jersey avenue and for other purposes, as
amended by the Board of Aldermen, and recon-
mended concurrence therein; aud the question
being taken thereon, the amendment was concur
red in.
The President introduced a bill making appro-
priations for the contingent and other expenses of
the public schools; which was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Schools, and at subsequent
stage of the proceedings the bill was reported, read
third time, and passed.
The concurrent resolution from the Boa of
Aldermen in relation to meeting this evening for
the purpose of electing Police Magistrates was
taken up, read, and adopted.
Mr.. Walker, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act for the erection of q market-house on
Louisiana avenue :" which was referred to the
Committee on Improvements and ordered TO be
printed with the proceedings Of the Board, and Is
as follows:
AN ACT for the erection of marketh house ON Louis
lana avenue.
Be ii enacted, Sc That market-house be erected
from Tenth to Eleventh streets, in the centre of
Louisiana avenue. five hundred and twenty-one feet
in length with suitable benches for the same for the
accommodation of the country people and bucksters
that now occupy the line of Pennsylvania avenue,
and that the sum of three thousand dollars be ap.
proprated TO build the same.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the petition and
papers of Philip Kraut were withdrawn from the
files of the Board and referred to the Committee
of Claims.
On motion Of Mr. Fisher, the bill and papers of
Corbin Baker were taken from the files OF the
Board, and on his motion being again taken up
for consideration, the bill was read third time
and passed.
Mr.. Lloyd, on leave, introduced bill author.
zng the hiring of bulls for the use Of the several
wards
Mr. Albert moved to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Police, which was decided in the mega
tive, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Albert, Edmonston, Kennedy,
Lee and Walker-5.
Nays-Messrs. Bayne, Bohlayer, Fisher, Cor
don, Hutchinson, Jefferson, Knight, Lloyd, orme,
Towles, Turton, Watterson, and the President-l3.
The bin was then read third time and passed.
Mr.. 0rme, on leave, introduced bin for the