Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-08-06
WHOLE NO. 543.
On motion of Mr.. Busey.


On motion of Mr.. Busey, m
fesoseed, That this Board recede from the said
Council. y oo"Hio'i
Inc amendment Of the Board of Common Cour.
cii 70 the bill entitled can act to comnensate IN
seph Radcliffe as clerk to examine the accounts of
II. >. Roche, late Collector of Taxes was taken
up, when 1t was, on motion,
Resolped, That the bill and amendment ho -
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The bill from the Board of Common Council on.
titled :" An act for the relief Of Thomas Bayne"
was taken up, read twice, and referred to the Com
mittse Of Claims
The bill from the same Board entitled An act
Tor the payment Of deficiency in the appropria-
ton for furnishing medicines to the outdoor
mittee on Finance
The bill from the same Board entitled An act
authorizing jane Woodruff and George w. Ta,-
burt TO erect stable TO the building inen was
taken up and read twice and the question on the
third reading being taken by yeas and nays il was
carried in the affirmative, as follows, viz:
Yeas-.Messrs. Bayly Dove, Evans, Emery
houston, Miller, Moore, Riggs, Ruff, and Clarke
10.
Nays-Messrs. Busey, Pearson, and Tretler--s
Whereupon, the bill was read the third time and
passed. -
The bill from the same Board entitled can act
authorizing the curbstones to be set and the foot
way paved on the west fronts of squares Nos. 4q2
to 603, on the east side of Sixth street west be.
tween Maryland avenue and 0 street south, :" was
taken up, read twice, and referred to the Commit
tee on improvements
On motion Of Mr.. Emery the Board took M for
consideration the bill from the Board of Common
Council entitled "An act making an appropriation
Ior the opening and grading of Sixth street west
from to 0 street south"
The bill was then amended so as to extend the
Improvement to Water street; and il was then
read the third time as amended, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Busey, the Board proceeded
to the consideration of the bill entitled can act
to provide for the regst alton of all the persons in
the city of Washington subject to the school tax
and for other purposes"
The question was then on the third reading of
the bill, and it was determined in the affirmative.
as follows, viz
Yeas-Messrs. Busey, Evans, Emery, Houston.
Miller Moore, Pearson, Ruff, Smith, Tretler, and
Clarke--Il. 4Is
Nays-Messrs Bayly, Dove, and Riggs.
Wherenpon the bill was read the third time and
Mr.. Busey, on leave, submitted the following
resolution, which was read and adopted, viz:
whereas the last Board of Common Council en-
ployed page or messenger without authority of
any law known to the Board of Aldermen There
fore be it,
Rosotued, That the Register be requested to in
form this Board, at its next meeting, wlat amount
OF money has been paid to said messenger or page,
out Oh what fund said amount was paid, and by
what authority it was paid.
Ma Moore, on leave, introduced a bill entitled
An act authorizing the construction of a sewer
on Third street west" which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on improvements
MIR. Dove, on leave, introduced bin entitled
. An act for grading and graveling l. street north
from fifteenth to Sixteenth street west = which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on
improvements. ar-a .r. aa.. x.
Mr.. Busey, on leave, submitted the following
resolution, which was read and adopted, viz:
Whereas a bill has been or ia about being re-
ported to the House of Representatives granting
certain privileges to the Washington and Alexan-
dria Railroad Company therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Mayor be requested TO OBJ
tain and transmit copy of said bill to this Board.
Mr.. Busey, on leave, introduced bill entitled
AN act prescribing additional duties to the mes.
senger of the Mayor which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Police. .
Mr.. Houston, from the Committee on Finance,
reported back without amendment the bill from
the Board of Common Council entitled eAn act
making appropriations to defray the general ex-
penses Of the Corporation for the year ending 3oth
June, 1857, and for other purposes" :" and recon-
mended that it be laid on the table and the ques-
tion being taken, it was carried in the affirmative
Mr. Emery, on leave, introduced a bill entitled
"An act to pay for the work of cleaning the
streets, cutters, and alleys in the Third and Fourth
Wards for the month of June, ls56;' which was
read tiree times and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council en-
titled IAN act making appropriations for cleaning
the avenues, streets and alleys in the several
wards" was taken up, read twice, and referred to
the Committee on Finance
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported back, without amendment the bill
from the Board of Common Council entitled " An
act authorizing the curbstones to be set and the
footway paved on the west fronts of squares Nos.
492 to 503, on the east side Of Sixth street west,
between Maryland avenue and o street south )"
and it was then read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Houston, from the Committee on Finance,
reported back, without amendment, the bill from
the Board of Common Council entitled An act
making appropriations for cleaning the avenues,
streets and alleys in the several wards and it was
then read the third time and passed.
And the Board adjourned.
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