Daily American organ., 1856-05-07
CITY AFFAIR
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MONDAY, May s., 1856.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MONDAY, May 8. 1856.
The Board met pursuant to law. aaa
Present--M Messrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Nil.
Ter, Evans, Tretler, Pepper, Houston Busey, Marks
Clarke, Pearson, and Smith. coos af
Mr.. Pepper, from the Committee on Improves
ments, reported bill entiti ID 'skn act to grade
and pave the alley in square No. 728 !" which was
read three times and passed. la tasa,l lsss
Mr.. Pepper, from the same committee, reported
bill entitled " An act TO grade and pave the alley
in square No. $50" which was read three times
and passed.
MIR. Pepper, from the same committee, reported
back with an amendment the bill from the Board
of Common Council entitled .An act authorizing
gravel footwalk TO be made on the south side OF
street south from Ninth to Tenth street." The
said amendment was considered and concurred in
and the bill as amended was then read the third
time and passed. 1a ~ Il fVbf
Mr.. Pepper, from the same committee. reported
back without amendment the bill from the Board
of Common Council entitled An act for q flag
footway across Indiana avenue, at the intersection
OF Fourth street west" and it was then read the
third time and passed itls
The bills from the Board of Common Council
entitled An act for the relief of the Northern Lib
erty Fire Company" and {" An act to grade and
gravel portion of Tenth street west, in the Sew
enth Ward" were sevecaly taken UP, read three
times, and passed. at# 'f e H
The bills from the same Board entitled can act
for the relief OF Charles Stewart y and "An act for
taking up and relaying the gutter on the north
front of square No. 489" were severally taken up,
| read twice. and referred to the Committee on
Improvements.
The bill from the same Board entitled "An act
for the relief of T. B. Postonn was taken up, read
twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr. rIifh ,v,4u A. !,
IAN act to erect market house in the Seventh
Ward" which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Improvements
The Chair laid before the Board proposition
from J. w. Owen to erect lightning rods on the
City Hall; which was read and referred to the
Committee on improvements.
The Chair laid before the Board communica-
ton from the Surveyor of the city In reply to the
! resolution of this Board of the 28th ultimo. in
reference to street north and East Capitol street
which was read and referred to the Committee on
Improvements.
Ar. Bayly, on leave, submitted the following
resolution:
| Resolped, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
requested to furnish this Board, at It's next meet
ing, with full and complete statement of all the
Indebtedness and outstanding claims against this
Corporation OF every kind and nature, including
the stock-debts of all kinds, the amount Of debts
due by the various wards, and the amount due to
contractors and Others also, the various outstand
ing appropriations made out Of the general fund.
Which resolution having been read
MIR. Houston moved to amend the same by ad-
ding the words and the time when said debts
were incurred;" which
Mr.. Bayly accepted as modification of the said
resolution,
Mr.. Busey then moved further to amend the
resolution by adding the fGllowing u
lind be ii resoiued That the Mayor be request
ed to furnish this Board with information in an
swer to similar inquiries for the two years prece-
ding the present term Of the Mayor, and also the
amount of floating debt due on the 30th of June,
1854"
And the question being taken on the said amend
ment, it was carried in the affirmative and the
resolution as amended was then adopted
Mr.. Evans, on leave, submitted the following
resolution; which was read and unanimously
adopted:
= Whereas it has been announced that the Hon.
james Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, late United
States Minister at the Court Of St. James, Ia about
to visit Washington
!" Resslved, That the Board Of Aldermen and
Board OF Common Council of the city Of Washing
ton hereby tender to Mr.. Buchanan the use of the
City Hall, for the purpose Of receiving the congrat-
uatons of our citizens on his safe return to his ma
tive land"
Mr.. Bayly, on leave, submitted the following res
olution which was read and adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Register be and he is hereby
requested and directed to furnish this Board at it's
next meeting, statement of the amount expended
out Of the ward funds for improvements from July
l, 1854, to July /, 1865, and the amount expended
out OF the ward funds from July /, 1865, to the
present time also, the amount expended for foot
ways and curbing from July l, 1854, to July /,
1855, and the amount expended for footways and
curbing from July /, 1855, to the present time.
Mr. Pepper, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported back without amendment the bill
from the Board of Common Council entitled An
act for the relief of Charles Stewart !" and 1t was
then read the third time and passed
Mr.. Clarke, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act authorizing the hiring of bulls for the Sixth
and Seventh wards" which having been read
twice
Mr.. Busey moved to amend the same by striking
out the the words "Sixth and Seventh wards and
inserting general fund !" and the question being
taken by yeas and nays, it was carried in the ar-
native, as follows: M <et
YeasIMessrs. Houston, Busey, Marks, Pearson,
Smith and Clarke--6.
Nays-Messrs. Dove, Bayly, Miller, Tretler, and
Peppers.
The bill, as amended, was then read the third
time and passed by yeas and nays, as follows +
Yeas-Messrs. Houston, Busey, Marks, Pearson,
Smith, and Clarke--6.
Yeas-Messrs. Dove, Bayly, Miller, Tretler, and
Pepper-5. s4.
And then the Board adjourned.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, May 8, 1856.
All the members present except Messrs. Fuller,
Peters, and Walker.
On motion, the reading Of the journal was dis
pensed with.
The President presented the petition Of John
Fletcher and Others asking for the extension OF an