Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-28

absnk statement communicated by the Mayor 70
the Board, that the balance due the Corporation
Ia t34, 1876 AZ
Mr.. Busey introduced bin extending the sinlo
for the return Of the List Of registered votes which
was acted upon and passed
The act for dsfraying the general expenses of
the Corporation for the year ending June, 1867,
being under nal Grafton
Mr.. Riggs moved to strike out the second sec
ton, which provides that no payment shall be
made to officers whose nominations shall have
been rejected by the Board Lost, TO s.
A motion was made to strike out certain clauses
In the bill, which motion gave rise tosome debate
and WAS finally Lost.
The bill was then put upon it's third reading,
and lost. o
Mr.. Dove moved reconsideration of the vote
yeas 9, nays g. ft
{ On motion Of Mr.. Busey, the bill was laid over
until Monday next.
The following bills were passed:
An act appropriating moneys for payment of
certain printing.
A bill 70 supply deficiency in appropriations
passed August 20, 1855.
To complete grading and gravelling 4th street
west nom New York avenue to o street north
For painting wood ssd stone woik Of the bridge
across Rock creek. 1ss4s s ~
For Improvement ofNsw York avenue between
18th and lzth streets. t8.Fay zE EFEfT
TO bsild culvsrt on corner Of 18th street vest
and street north.
For erection Of Market house on Market Hnece.
to cost y, 600. Thhk htsaAsd especially f6r the
accomnsSuesn Of Country people and huckstsrs,
and 70 relieve Pennsylvania avenue from obstruc-
tions on mAskst days. al69
A bIh introduced BY Mr. Bsssy, prsscrbing du-
ties Of messengsr % Mayer H IA thsre wss !
law which Appropriated certain rooms In the build
Ing to the - q III fisnctiousry and be doubted
Hrooms could b obtained for the accommodation
q the messenger 70 the two Boards. He there.
fore had provided In this bill for On increase Of al
ary, equivalent TO the rent which that individual
would be compelled to pay outside the building.
He now received 800, which sum was increased
to $3.50. Passed.
A bill for relief Of Chaa. Wilson.
For repairs of abutments Of bridge over canal at
For relief Of Mr.. H. H. Mcpherson
For defi1ying one-hslf the expenses of commit
tee on annexation.
For improvement Of Centre Market.
Joint resolution requesting tho Mayor to APP
point day Of thanksgiving
bill relative TO stencil or stink traps
For grading and graveling Z street north.
A resolution requiring that improvements on
9Th street west be suspended until Mr. Coyle fur
nshes this body with his system of grades.
A resolution requiring that the further prosecu-
ton of the erection Of certain wharves BY Mr..
Mattingly be suspended until all the acquisitions
Of law had been complied with
Act for relief Of G. w. Uttermuhle.
The debate in relation to the erection of mar
ket-house was somewhat extended. 1t is matter
OF much Importance to the city, and 1t had re-
ceived the attentive consideration of the members
of the Board
Mr. Busey was in favor of the erection of per-
msnent structure of iron, on Louisiana avenue,
and proposed an amendment appropriating 81, 900
for the erection Of . building similar to the West
Market, which cost $40 900, the additional o. 900!
TO defray the expense of increase in size He con-
tended that the permanent structure would afford
every convenience that the wooden one would
that It would be fire proof and permanently useful
and ornamental.
Hr. Anith offered IN amendment providIng FOR
market IN the Seventh Ward ct COST Of $4,000.
market = much needed thsrs. and the psagle
arc entitled to it. His amendment providing for
the renoval Of all the shantes when the new ersc.
ton shall be completed, was adopted.
H. Busey said he could not vote for the remo-
val Of the ahsnttes until the occupants were pro-
vfded with suitable stalls he was fond Of sweet
potatoes. and Irish potatoes, too. "A voice, "Es-
pscally just before an election"] Yes, before and
after an election. Irish" was misnomer In this
connexion. The vegetable was of native growth
He did not know why they were called Irish, un-
less it was because that people lived almost entire
~ upon them.
The Irish potato is an American product. 1t
bad its paternity in American soil, whence il was
transported to Ireland to transport the people of
that ill-fsted land by furnishing them with cheap,
iwhoiesome and luscious food They seem to for
GET In their hostility to the natives of the SOIL that
the potato which theyso much love is eminently-
a native.
Board or ConHos CousoIL--Mr. Walker, from
the COMMITTEES on Improvements, reported bills,
which were passed, for grading and travelling +
street south from Four a-haf street to the ca
nal, Or grading and graveIling street south from
New Jersey avenue to the Potomac river for gra-
ding and gravelalAe street south from Sixth to
Water street, for grading and gravelling New
York stpnus from North Capitol to Boundary
street. and Boundary street from the termination
of New York avenue to the new Bladensburg road.
~ f Toxies from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported bills for the relief of w. n. Hanson, VIM.
y, Grips, n. @. Beth, and James Addison; all Of
whleh we're passed. Is se
sas IhD committee were discharged from the fur.
thsr consideration of the petitions Of John B. Lew
- ed John Hammond esssh t
z NJ T0wles, on behalf Of the Joint committee
" consider the propriety Of consolidation Of the
cities q Washington and Georgetown, submitted
- Lengthy report declaring that said consolidation
.vas Impracticable, and asking to be discharged
.kom the further consideration Of the subject,
which was accordingly done. ls1i
:. ~. Kennedy introduced joint resolution au-
thcst1ing the Mayor to appoint day Of thanks
giyine Apd pfsise. ~
h. 0crdon epppsad the adoption Of the resou-
tseAs 10 th0aoht thats ouch days were made days
Of noti16 and Drunkenness, and the object for
wAeeh tASy were appointed was defeated bust
mess We suspended, and the loss fell upon the
poor working man and this loes was often more
-than ths announa e one days labor Il often caused
~ Sntire oss Of situation; with such view Of
the subject he could not vote for the resolution.