Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-06
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, February 4, 1856.

t#3 MONDAY, FeDruary a, 1896.
All the members present except Mr.. Orme.
On motion, the reading of the journal was dis.
pensed with.
j. p. Mexican, ESQ.,, member elect from the
Fourth ward, to supply a vacancy caused by the
resignation OF A. Med Davis, Esq, appeared, was
qualified and took his seat
Mr.. Jefferson presented the petition of j. N.
Lovejoy complaining of injustice done him in the
assessment or damages and expenses of opening
and paving an alley in square No. 255, &C., and
asking relief in the premises which was referred
to the Committee of Claims.
The President appointed Mr.. Mexican a member
of the following committees, to fill the various va
oancies caused by his election as presiding officer
of the Board: Of Ways and Means, on Public
Schools, on Money Transactions of the Corpora
ton, on the Health of the city, and on the Com
mttee to attend to the interests Of the Corporation
before Congress.
The President presented the petition of Charles
Ball and others, asking for the paving and grading
of the alleys in square No. 52S; which was refer
red to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported, without amendment, the bill en-
titled An act fixing the annual compensation of
the Mayor of the city," which was laid over for
further consideration.
Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported bill for the paving of footway
in front of squares Nos. 534, $50, and 536, and
setting curb to the same which was read three
times aud passed
The President laid before the Board a communi-
cation from the Mayor, transmitting communica-
tion frcm the Commissioner of Health, in relation
to the removal of snow; which was referred to
the Committee on Police,
81 The bill'from the Board of Aldermen entitled
An act for the reliefof Lewis +. Skidmore" was
taken up, read twice, and referred to the Commit
tee of Claims.
The bill for the relief of George 7. Wilson, re-
turned from the Board of Aldermen with an
amendment, was next taken up for consideration,
and the amendment concurred in.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen entitled
" An act to prevent the tapping of sewers" was
taken up, read twice, and referred 70 the Com
mittee on improvements.
Mr.. Lloyd moved reconsideration of the vote
| by which the bill for the relief of VIM Macaboy
Jos. Stanley, and Edward A. Thomas, was reject
ed, notwithstanding the objections ofthe Mayor"
The President ruled the motion out of order.
Mr.. Lloyd appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
The question was then put, "Shall the decision
of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Board ~
And the yeas and nays being demanded thereon
the decision of the Chair was reversed, by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-Messrs Albert, Bah, Fisher, Jefferson,
McCutchen, Ruff, Turton, Walker, and Clements,
(President)-9.
Nays-Mcssrs. AtLee, Baldwin, Bsyne, Bohlay-
er, Fuller, Lloyd, Mexican, Peters, Pumphrey,
Towles, and Venabe-11.
Mr.. McCutchen moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table; which was disagreed to-
The question then being on the motion of Mr..
Lloyd TO reconsider the vote by which the bill was
rejected
Mr.. Ruff moved that the Board do now adjourn;
which motion did not prevail
The question again recurring on the motion of
Mr.. Lloyd, il was decided in the negative, by yeas
and nays as follows:
Yeas-Messrs AtLee, Baldwin, Bsyne Bohlay-
er, Lloyd, Peters, Pumphrey, Ruff, Towles, and
Vepable-l0.
Nays-Messrs. Albert Bali, Fisher Fuller, JEFF
ferson, McCutchen, Mexican, Turton, Walker, and
the Presdsnt-l0.
Mr. AtLee, from the Committee on Elections,