Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-03
Q | I Y FFAIRS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY. June 20 I4k6

Ia.
MONDAY, June 80, 1856.
All the members present. except Mr.. Fisher.
on motion, the reading Of the Journal was dis.
pensed with. ~
Mr.. Albert moved to correct the journal of the
23d instant by inserting the words !" seyenty-fiyen
instead OF seventy In his motion to amend
the bill entitled " An act imposing taxes for the
year 1906, that being the motion made by him on
that day, and not seventy" as appears on In.
journal; which motion was agreed TO-
Mr.. Walker moved reconsideration of the vote
oy which the decision Of the Chair was not sus
tanned ON an appeal taken therefrom on Monday
last; which was agreed to.
The vote having been reconsidered, the ones.
uon again recurred on the decision of the Chair.
ana the question, "Shall the decision of the Chair
stand as the Judgment of the Board ?" being again
put, anu the yeas and nays having been demanded
thereon it was decided in the affirmative, as fol-
lows: rt se er U ~ ~ - ~
feas-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer Cor.
don, Knight Lloyd Towles, Venable, Walker, and
Watterston-l0
Says-Messrs. Clarke, Edmondston, Kennedy,
and Turton--4 -'
Mr.. Turton presented the petition of John Friz
zeii, IN relation to the delay in paving and gra.
ding street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
sueets winch was referred to the Committee on
improvements.
Mr. Walker presented the petition of Edward
Stabler and others, asking change in the law reg
uaung the sale OF hay and oats which was refer.
led to the Committee on Police. 0
Mr. Watterston presented the petition OF s. p.
Franklin and Others asking that Second street east
may be graded between Virginia avenue and the
line OF the canal; which was referred to the Com.
mittee on improvements.
Also, the petition of Samuel Chauncey and OH.
ers, asking that Henshaw's patent pumps. or some
other, in lieu Of those now in use may be adopt-
ed; which was referred to the Committee on Po.
lice, ~
Mr. Towles, from the Committee of Claims,
maze an adverse report on the petition.of Patrick
Brarnan, and asked to be discharged from its fur.
ther consideration which was agreed to.
Mr. knight, from the Committee on Unfinished
business, reported back the bill supplementary to
the act approved June Sd, 1853, entitled !" An act
prescribing the duties and salary of the SURVEYOR
| and moved that it be referred to select commit
| tee OF one from each Ward; which was agreed
| TO, and the committee consists of the following
gentlemen Messrs. Turton, Jefferson, Towles.
Edmonston, Baldwin, Venable and Knight.
Mr.. Watterston, from the Committee ON Police,
reported bill authorizing messengers in the
Mayors office and to the Councils and for the ap-
pointmept of janitor.
Mr. Albert moved to refer the hill hack To the
Committee on Police; which motion was agreed
to,
Mr. Jefferson, on leave, presented the petition
OIL Maurice Holloran, asking the payment of GER
| tam amount for work done for the Corporation
| which was referred to the Committee Of Claims.
The Pres dent laid hslore the Board a commu-
ncatlon from the Mayor in relation to bequest to
the poor of Washington by the late Mr.. Stephen
". ooer, and suggesting that the amount be re.
ceived by the Mayor and invested in some safe
stock for the perpetual use OF the city which was
referred to the Committee al Ways and Means
The bill from the Board of Aldermen entitled
| IAN aot 70 pay John Wheeler for services render,
| ed the Committee on Police was taken M, read
twice, and referred to the Committee on Police
| The bill from the same Board authorizing the
bstones 10 be set and the footway paved on the
| south front Of squares numbered sos, 500, aud
627, was taken up, read twice and referred to the
Committee on improvements
The amendment of the same Board to the joint
resolution directing the Register to furnish the new
members of the Councils with copies of the laws
was taken up for consideration; and, on motion,
it was referred to the Committee on Police.
| The President laid before the Board communi
cation from the Mayor in relation to the accounts
Of the Corporation with the Bank of Washington
| stating that, In order to meet urgent claims upon
the Corporation, he had anticipated the revenue q
the amount OF five thousand dollars, aud suggest
ing the passage OF law authorizing the further
anticipation OF the revenue to the amount of thirty
thousand dollars, &C.; which was referred to the
| Committee Of Ways and Means.
The President also laid before the Board com.
inunication from j. L. Henshaw, ESQ, in relation
TO communication Of the Mayor Of the Esd in.
slant; which, ON motion Of Mr. Venable, was re-
| ferred to the Committee Of Ways and Means, and
ordered to be printed with the proceedings of the
Board. For which see Board of Aldermen.
Mr. Jefferson submitted the following joint raie,
which was read and agreed to:
A committee, consisting Of three members OF
the Board Of Aldeymen and four members of the
Board Of Cannon Council, shall be appointed at
| the commencement Of every annual Council, Tor
soon thereafter,) to be styled Joint Commit.ee 10
represent the interests Of the Corporation before
Congress- no two members Of which shall be from
any one ward"
hr. Walker, from the Committee on Improve.
ments, reported bill granting permission to Thos
P. Morgan and William Dove to erect wharf at
the intersection Of Ninth street and the Potomac
| river, and moved its reference to the delegation
from the First ward; which motion was agreed to,
and the bill was so referred.