Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-28

making appropriations % Pay so soe ~ hssS
overdrawn IN The sum of s242 SO, e. follows
1858. July ., To George 7. McGlue. .......l35 20
Aug. a1pZH 40 NoFfwfvf q rs %
sept. l. ..-~%e III "a
:" S Sorr ). 1NR7a.dA So So ....!. .l8s 50
1855. Jan. l6 ss'Fs rk6.ss.....l62 o6
1855 Oct'r /. A. G.. Smoot.. ........s..... 90,
Therefore, eiii M sg3
lesobged That the City Register be required 70 ex
hibit TO this Board under whose direction ana by
whose authority these amounts have been SO over
drawn from the city treasury. ia2
s.H go REeIsrEas OFFIcE, May 2s, 1855.
SIN: 1 received a copy of the preamble and reso.
luton adopted by the Board OF Common Oouncii
May 10, 1855; the preamble stating that the appro-
priation of two hundred dollars for the casual repairs
of streets avenues &c in the First ward, approves
February s. 1855, has been overdrawn by the sum OF
$45O O6D and that the appropriation 70 pay the ex-
penses of cleansing the city approved May ~ 1902
has been overdrawn IN the sum OF ia 90 ana tnc
resolution requiring the City Register TO exhibit TO
this Board under what authority, and BY whose Oh
rection these amounts have been SO overdrawn rom
the city treasury"
that the above amounts for the casual repairs OF
streets avenues &c. and for cleaning the city, have
been paid to the several persons who We're engaged
in that work by the Commissioners o. the yards Yards
By referring TO the books OF this Office, ma that
the appropriations for the casual repairs OF streets
&C. and the appropriations for the removal OF null
sances have been repeatedly overdrawn during the
past six years and it would seem that these appro-
priations from their naure have been considered as
continuous rather than special nor is 1t TO be sup
posed that work Of this character should cease i'm
nieliately ON the amounts appropriated having been
expended SAMUEL sfsRfe E. Do I'd Register.
j. Il. CLEMENTS, Esq,
President Of the Board of Common Council.
The Board of Aldermen having insisted on Jig
.,sw <l,,fsn tncVf rnvr (Nnr-
gress the power to issue stock to erect the Centre
Market building and having asked committee Of
conference in relation thereto i was granted and
Messrs Towles, Bayne and Albert were appointed
the committee on the part Of this Board.
The Board then took up for consideration the reso
linton which had been laid over until This day,
garding the publication made IN the Evening News
of the Sd instant by member OF this Board, OF GER
tain papers in relation to the secretaryship OF the
Washington Asylum IVA.
On the adoption of the resolution the yeas and nays
wei demanded, and, being taken, resulted as FOL
lows: .e e5.
YEAs--Messrs Alice, Baldwin, Bal, Bayne, Pun
phrey, Towles, Venable and the Presidents.
NAYs--Messrs. Albert, Fisher Fuller, Orme, Ruff,
and Tprton-6. 4, st ~.
MIR. Albert submitted protest. signed by the dele
cation from the First and Second Wards against the
action Of the Board in adopting the resolution above
referred 10, and desired that It be entered on the
The Chair decided that under the rules, 1t re-
o,,ired majority vote to have it so entered.
Mr. Fisher appealed from the decision Of the
hair
The question was then put " Shall the decision Of
the Chair stand as the Judgment of the Boardw
when the decision of the Chair was sustained;
The question now recurring on entering the pro-
test on the Journal the yeas and nays were demand
ed thereon, and, being taken, it was decided in the
Yeas Messrs. Albert, Fisher Fuller, jefferson,
0rnie, Ruff, Turton, and the President
Nays-Messrs Alice, Baldwin, Ball, Bayne, Lloyd,
Humphrey, Towles, and Venable -.
A message was received from the Board Of Alder
men, stating that that Board bad completed its BUSH
ness and were now ready to adjourn sine DE-. N
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen entitled Gan
act to regulate the OF the salary OF the Com
missioner Of Health" was next taken up for consd-
Grafton. . .ss,. 5
which motion did not prevail. sf n
The bill was then read third time and passed.
Mr. Turton on leave, introduced bill to establish
the grade of street NORTH at its intersection with
Eighteenth street west; which read three times
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen entitled a.An
act to pay Joseph Radcliffe for his services clerk
TO the Committee on Finance" was next taken up for
consideration. tss -
Mr. orne moved to lay the bill on the table, and
the motion was agreed to.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen entitled An
act granting permission to Mary j. Martin to erect
brick wall in front of her premises was taken up,
read three times, and passed.
The bill from the same Board entitled An act au-
thorizng the improvement of A street north" was
next taken up for consideration. s se,
Mr.. Orme moved to lay the bill on the table, and
the motion was agreed to.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen for the relief
of Corbin Baker also, motion, laid on the |
table. ,stas y fs3 IL u. ra
At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Albert took
the chair, at the request of the President
Mr.. Towles, from the Committee of Conference on
the disagreement between the two Boards to the
amendment TO the joint resolution asking power from
Congress ito erect Centre Market-house, reported
that that committee could not agree and recommend
ed that this Board adhere to its amendment; which
recommendation was agreed to.
On motion, the Secretary directed to inform
the Board of Aldermen Of the adherence of this Board
to its amendment to the said joint resolution.
Mr.. Lloyd offered the following resolution, which
was adopted as
esolged That the thanks Of this Board be and they
are hereby rendered 10 the President Vice President
aud Secretary for the able and impartial manner in
which they have discharged their duties during the
past year. tsgU bst El&@
On motion Of Mr.. Albert, permission was granted
to James Carrico TO withdraw deed accompanying
certain papers in the possession of the Board
On motion Of Mr.. Turton, the vote was reconsid-
cred by which the bill authorizing the improvement
of street north was laid on the table,
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, the delegations from the
First and Second Wards were granted permission to
take copy of the protest presented by Mr. Albert in
their behalf 4 te91a f6
Ar. LLOYD moved that q committee OF two be APP
pointed 10 inform the Board Of Aldermen that this
board had finished its business, and was ready
10 adjourn sine die which motion was agreed to.
Whereupon the Chair appointed Messrs. Lloyd and
Turton said committee. who, after short absence,
returned and reported that they had discharg d that
duty. ct snsR11otsa s4Hfqe 9ai
motion was now made that the Board do now
adjourn sine die whereupon the question was taken,
but, before Announcing the result
The President (Mr. Clements) addressed the fol-
lowing remarks TO the Board:
(iENTLEMEN: Our labors are now brought 10 n /