Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-01

The President laid before the Board commu-
nication from the Collector of Taxes, asking in
structions In relation to the collection Of taxes
property owned by religious and benevolent in.
stitutions; which was referred TO the Com nittee
Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Lloyd, on leave, introduced bill making
an appropriation for certain printing; which was
read three times and passed.
Also submitted the following resolution, which
Was read and adopted:
Resolved, That the City Surveyor be and he Is
hereby requested to prepare az early as practical
BILE and submit to this Board proper grade Of
Thirteenth street west, from B street south
TO the Potomac river, rendered necessary by the
alteration In the grade Of Maryland avenue.
Mr.. Walker, on leave, introduced bill making
an appropriation for completing the grading and
gravelling of Fourth street west, from New York
avenue to street south; which was read three
times and passed.
Also, from the Committee on improvements,
reported the bill from the Board OF Aldermen
authorizing a footway to be laid Off and paved
in forty-feet alley In square No. 465, and for
other purposes; which was read three times and
passed.
Also, introduced bill entitled "An act to
build culvert at the corner of Thirteenth and
B streets west" and bill making an appropria-
ton for the repair Of Tenth street bridge; which
bills were severally read three times and passed.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen entitled
"An act making an appropriation to defray the ex-
penses OF the committee appointed to consider the
proposition of Georgetown in relation to the con-
solidation of the two cities" taken up for con
sideration.
Mr.. Clarke moved that the bill be postpone
until the committee shall ascertain the expense
involved.
Pending which, Mr.. McCutchen moved to lay
the bill on the table; and the question being ia
ken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the afir
native, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Baldwin, Bohlayer, Edmonston
Gordon, Hutchinson, Kennedy, Knight, Lee, Lloyd,
McCutchen, Turton, Walker, and the President-
Is.
Nays-Messrs Clarke, Fisher, and Orme---S.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen making an
additional appropriation for grading and gravelling
street south, between Fsur-and-a half and Canal
streets, was taken up, read twice, and referred to
the Committee on improvements.
A message was received from the Board of Al
dermen stating that the Board had amended the
amendments and agreed to In part and disagreed
to certain others ofthis Board to the bill providing
for the registration of all persons in the city of
Washington subject to the school-tax, and for
other purposes and, the question being taken on
the first and second amendments, they were con-
Cured in.
The third amendment, disag-eeing to the amend
ments OF this Board adding at the end OF the sixth
section the following words: And any person
changing his residence within thirty days previous
to an annual election shall vote in the precinct and
ward where he has resided, was next taken up for
confederation
Pending which, on motion Of Mr.. Clarke, the
further consideration of the subject was postponed
until the next regular meeting of the Board.
Mr.. Baldwin, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act for repairing spouting, window shutters,
&C., in the west wing Of the City Hall !" which was
read three times and passed.
The Board then adjourned until Monday next at
o'clock p. M.