Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-02
WHOLE NO. 592

pairs amounting to three hundred and fifty dol
lars which amount has been paid out of the pockets
OF the members oil said company and where's il
| rs aso apparent from the said memorial that the
| grounds and building alluded to can be purchased
nom the owner at the sum of fifteen hundred dol
lars: Now, therefore
BE IL resolved, de-, That a committee of two
from this Board and three from the Board of Com
mon Council be, and they are hereby, appointed
committee to examine the title TO said lot and its
suitableness for the purposes designated in said
memorial, and to report to this Board by bin or
otherwise 7asat
| Mr.. Miller, from the special committee appoint
ed on the subject, reported the following resolu-
4 ton, which was read and adopted viz:
Resotred, That the Mayor be and he Is hereby
requested to furnish the chairman of the commit
| tee appointed by the Boards Of Aldermen and
| Common Council of the city of Washington, to
confer with similar committee on the part of
| Georgetown, with certified statement of the
amount of real and personal property which is
taxable and also the amount of receipts arising
from licenses, and the license systems of the city
| Of Washington.
Mr.. Smith, on leave, submitted the following
| resolution, which was read aud adopted:
| RESOLVED, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
requested to communicate to this Board whether
any and If any, what amount of fines and forfeit
ures have been collected by the several police off
GERS Of the city of Washington since the first Mon
day in June last, giving the names of the officers
by whom collected, with the several amounts, and
from whom collected, and for what said fines and
penalties were imposed, designating the collec-
tons made under old judgments from those col
| ected under fines imposed since said first Monday
| in June, and also whether the same has been de-
posted in the Bank of Washington, according to
law, or whether said amounts are not now in the
hands Of said police officers.
RESOLVED, That tile Mayor be and he is hereby
/ tnf -
| the sureties Of the several police officers of this
city, and the dates OF their respective bonds.
The bill from the Board of Common Council
entitled > An act authorizing the Improvement OF
Eighth street east, from street south to Penn
sylvania avenue" was taken up, read three times,
| and passed.
The bill from the same Board entitled " An act
to provide against any public officer expending
more than amounts appropriated" was taken up,
read twice, and referred to the Commtte on Police.
| The following bills from the same Board were
severay taken up, read twice, and referred to the
Committee on improvements, viz:
| An act making an appropriation for laying
gutter across Virginia avenue on the west side Of
Tenth street west.
An act making an appropriation for repairing
the gutter the south side Of street north, be-
tween Twentythrd street west and Virginia ave-
nue..
An act making an appropriation for grading and
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| ID and X streets south.
| An act making an appropriation for opening and
grading street south, from Fourand aIIalf street
! to Water street.
| An act for the relief of G. w. Uttermuhle.
The bill from the same Board entitled "An act
for the relief of John B. Lord" was taken up read
twice. and referred to the Committee of Claims
The amendment of the Board of Common Coun-
Gil to the bill entitled can act making an appro.
priaton fo grading and gravelliDg street north,
from Connecticut to Vermont avenue and for
other purposes" was taken into consideration, and
referred to the Cornsnittee on Improvements.
Mr. Bayly, on lsave, submitted joint resolution
authorizing the Axscssors to take census of the
colored popuiations0f Washington city; which
was read three timcsnnd adopted.
The Board of Common Council having returned,
by request the bill entitled can act for the relief
of Corbin Baker
Mr. Pearson, who voted in the negative, moved
that the vote on the 18th instant, by which the
bill was rejected on the third reading, be reconsid-
cred. 4
Mr.. Busey rose to question Of order, whether
it was not now too late to make the motion.
The Chair sustained the question of order un-
der the 29th rule of the Board, the motion having
been made beyond one day after the rejection of
the bill.
Mr.. Emory, on leave, introduced bill entitled
AN act making an appropriation for filing washes
M etreet north, at the intersection of Delaware
avenue; which was read three times and passed
Mr.. Dove, on leave, introduced bill entitled
!" An act making an appropriation for placing
trunk acrose Nineteenth street west, at the inter
section of @ street north" which was read three
times and passed.
Mr.. Pearson, on leave, submitted resolution
directing the Surveyor to furnish this Board with
the probable cost Of grading and gavelling 7th st.
west, from street south to Water street," which
was read and adopted.
Also on leave, introduced bill entitled "An
act providing fo the grading and grayelng of
st. south, from Sixth to Water street," which was
read twice, and referred to the Committee on I'm
provements.
Mr.. Ruff, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act making an appropriation for filing and
grading the lot attached to the public school build
ing on the corner of G street south and Seventh
st. east !" which was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Pearson, from the Committee of Claims, re-
ported back the bill from the Board of Common
Council entitled can act for tho relief of John B.
Lord; and it was then read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on the Asylum,
to which was referred the bill from the Board of
Common Council entitled An act making further
appropriations for the support of the poor, aged,
and infirm, for the year ending the 30th of June,
1885, reported, by way of amendment, substi-
tute for the said BILL and also report, in writing,
upon the subject.
The bill and amendment were laid on the table,
and the report ordered to be published with the
proceedings Of the Board. 1t is follows:
The Committee on the Asylum, to which was re-
fcrred the bill from the Board of Common Council
making further appropriations for the support of the
poor aged, and infirm," for the year ending June
80, 1856, report the same back with substitute
therefor.
An examination OF the books Of the Asylum shows
the disbursements made by the late Commissioners,
on account Of the "poor, aged, and infrm" for the
dinnr fha Of ho.rn Aonr,