Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-26
WHOLE NO. 500.

s"", you hay take such action in relation thereto
as the nature OF the case may REQUIRE ,Ass0
On entering upon the duties Of NV of,,cn ~, tbo
9th instant, found that nothing hsd b.ar d,na
towards making up those books by the late TsY
Clerk, except procuring the three blank hooks
which will be required for that purpose $50
The assessments Of taxes for gasliphts IN H..
streets for 1855 are not recorded, nothing bav;n,
been done towards this object except procnr;nee
tho blink book for the purpose. They are de.
tached pieces of paper, making 1t inconvenient 10
refer TO them, and this, in addition to the danger
OF their being lost or mutilated makes il yery i'm.
portant that they be entered ON the books 's'~
The tax books ought 60 be ready by the s0tb
instant, when the taxes become due. This is NOT
possible now, but respectfully suggest that the
Mayor be authorized to employ at IeaSt two addi
tional clerks, temporarily, to aid In bringing The
textbooks and the business OF the Tax Clerk m to
the prese 1T time. e9k ara ssga6 g6sH 41i& II
Respectfully, W. B.MAGRuDER, a
M. Mayor.
rcation from the Collector OF Taxes In relation 10
the appointment of a messenger and the purchase
OF certain articles for said office which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Police. ~
Mr. Albert moved that the further servicea.of a
page to this Board be dispensed with; which mo-
tion was agreed to by yeas and nays, "A follows:
" Ieas---M Messrs. Albert, Baldwin, Bohlaver. Ed
mondston, Fisher, Kennedy, Lee, Lloyd, Mccutch-
EN-, Orme, Towles Walker, Watterston. and the
President--14. w gss aas
Nays-Messrs. Bayne, Clarke, Gordon Jetret.
son, knight, Turton, and Venable--7.
MT. Fisher, on leave, introduced a bin entitled
An act for repairing and securing the sidewalk
on the east side of EleventA street west between
9 and H streets north
Mr. Kennedy moved to refer the bill to the Com
mlssee m ON on improvements; which was disagreed to-
The Dill was then read third time and passed
Mr.Jeffers,n introduced bin prescribinc strnck
measure for oats also, bill regulating the weight
OF hay; which bills were referred to the Commit
tee on Police, and, on motion of Mr.. J ordered to
be printed with the proceedings Of the Board.
They are as follows: a.a
AN ACT prescribing struck measure for Gals
BE enacted, DC, That from and after the passaoe
oi tnIs ACT al os which may be sold within the lin
its OF this Corporation shall be sold only by what i
commonly known as struck measure That ia 10 saw
that the bushel measure, halfbushe measure. or
smaller proportional measure, when heaped with the
oa.s sha,l De struck Or brushed zgzag astrsight
square staye, leaving the measure evenly full and
such measure so struck shall constitute the LEGAL
bushel half bushel smaller proportion and II anil
be construed and understood in all which
may o hereafter made within the1ety for the supply
AN ACT regulating the weight of hav a
BE u enacted, DC, That from and after The passage
Of this act the law ton Of hay within the lmits az
this corporation shall consist of twenty hundred
pounds avoirdupois and that fractional hundreds
OF such ton shall each consist Of hundred pounds
avordupois, and any smaller weight in like decimal
proportions. hs'9j tfss M
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd, it was ordered that the
usual number of copies of the list of committees
be printed for the use Of the Board.
Mr. Knight, from the Committee on Unfinished
Business, reported the following bills, &c:
bill for errors in grading and paving in front
nF ~ n IN, N,,O q q -. A.
ferred to the Committee of Claims li
The petition of Hugh Bowling, praying for the
remission ofS fine; which was referred to the
Committee OF Claims. gNtT
A bill to prevent the tapping Of sewers which
was referred to the Committee on improvements
The petition of j. Hunsberger and others, ask
ing for the extension Of an alley in suuare NJ.
452; which was referred to the Committee on I'm
provements. 4 E .1&
The petition of Henry Seifert and others against
the opening of an alley in square No. 4Sl; |; which
was referred to the Committee on improvements.
A bill for the relief of the Franklin Fire Compa-
ny; which was referred to the Com mittee on the
Fire Department. 8
A joint resolution applying to Congress for the
opening of all the avenues from one terminus to the
other; which was laid on the table.
A bill to regulate the sale of poisons In the city
of Washington; which was referred to the Com
mittee on Police. g5ea 6e
The petition T. E. Clarke asking that the chan
mel may be decpened at the Corporation wharf at
the end of Eleventh street; which was referred to
the Committee on improvements. satfs
The petition of Henrietta Shcyock, asking the
remission OF certain taxes; which was referred to
the Committee of Claims. laesa e.SS
The petition Of the Anacosta Fire Company.
asking an appropriation for said company; which
was referred to the Committee on the Fire Depart.
ment. lset'a
The bill amendatory of an act regulating sales
at auction which was referred to a special com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Walker, Baldwin,
aud Fisher. fS Es
The petition of Edgar II. Bates which was re-
ferred to the Committee of Claims
A bill authorizing the delegation Of the Second
Ward to purchase lot for the use of the Frank
lin Fire Company; which was referred 30 the Com
mitt ee on the Fire Department.
The President laid before the Board commu-
nication from the Mayor, transmitting statements
of the accounts of the Corporation with the Bank
of Washington on the 9th and 9Th Of June; which
was referred 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 moved that the several communi-
cations Of the Mayor received this day be printed
with the proceedings of the Board
On this motion the yeas and nays were demand
ed, and being taken, it was decided in the affirm
alive, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Albert Clarke, Edmonston, Fisher,
Jefferson, Kennedy, Lee McCutchen Orme, Tur-
ton, Walker, and the President--l2. We
Nays--Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer, Cor
don, Knight, Lloyd. Towes, Venable, and Water
ston-9.
A communication received from the Inten-
dant of the Washington Asylum, transmitting his
report for the month Of May which was referred
to the Committee on the Asylum. go
The bill from the Board of Aldermen entitled
An act imposing taxes for the year 1885, was
then taken up for consideration. 4N sH
Mr.. Jefferson moved to amend the bill by stri-
king out the word sixty, in the first and third