Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-19

SEPTEMBER ID, 1856.
| To Ms Board of C6nmon Obuncil
of the city Of Washington:
I Your committee, TO whom was referred the petit
tion of JOS. w. Davis, also the communication
| from the Mayor enclosing the answer of the Com
missoners of the Washington Asylum in reply TO the
resolution of August 18th, beg leave to submit the
| following: #a
Upon an examination of the books of the Corpo.
| ration up to 18th June, 1855, we find the following
| sums to the credit OF the Washington Asylum, viz:
Unexpended balance of appropriation ..
made March, 1856. 5G........s:.......... 900 90
| lntendants deposites. s.................. GOT 80
Total. ....,.. .....:.......... $2,1o7 80
The Commissioners in the report now before US,
state the amount of outstanding claims against tho
Institution up to June 80, 1s56......... $2,96o ID
| Overdrawal In bank k................. 90 rs
Amount of liabilities up to June 80 1856. $2988 81
Showing, after deducting the standing to their
credit that the actual deficiency up to June 3d. 1855,
| is $S7611. a s
Some years since appropriations were made as fol-
| lows purchase of trees" repairs, &C." "burial
| of outdoor poor" and" manure" and the Commis-
sioners having disbursed the sums they deemed SUI
cent from the respective appropriations to meet the
objects for which they were made, used the balances
to deay the general expenses of the institution viz
the support Of "poor, aged, and infrm." There be-
ing excess, annually of $s2 90 in the appropria-
tons for the support of lunatcs the balance of that
appropriation was used in the same manner.
Your Committee will not attempt to decide the
question as to the power possessed by the Commits
sioners to use an appropriation for any other than the
specific purpose The proper course, in their opin-
ion, would have been to have obtained authority be-
| fore making such transfers.
| Without attempting to excuse former Commission
ers, cannot acknowledge the proprety right of
the present Board of Commissioners to take from an
appropriation made specifically to meet deficiencies
in the appropriation for the Support Of the poor
| aged and infrm" and use any portion thereof to-
wards making good credits TO other appropriations
| The present Board OF Commissioners have act
ed. We therefore recommend the passage of the ac-
THOMAS E. LLOYD,
JAMES A. GORDON,
JOHN B0HLAYER.
Mr.. Bohlayer, on leave, presented the petition
cf Josiah Hitchcock asking the remission of a fine;
which was referred to the Committee Of Claims.
Mr.. Knight on leave, introduced bill making
an appropriation for gravel footwalk across Vir-
gina avenue and First street west which was re-
ferred to the Committee on improvements
Mr.. Lloyd offered the following concurrent res
olution, which was adopted:
ResoIred (the Board of Aldermen concurrng,) That
Joint meeting of the two Boards be held on Monday,
the 9th October at o'clock =. NJ, for the purpose
of electng school trustees f'r the current year.
Mr.. Turton on leave, introduced bill making
an appropriation for repairing the gutter on the
south side of | st. north between Twenty-third st.
west and Virginia avenue; which was referred to
the Committee on improvements =
ing the Mayor to ask of r. Coyle, Esq, United
States Engineer, having charge os the grades and
drainage of the city, his system of grades for the
Seventh Ward which was read three times and
passed.
Also, on leave, introduced bill making an sp-
preparation for opening and grading street
south, from Four and a half street to Water
street which was referred to the Committee on
improvements.
Also. on leave. a bill making an appropriation
for grading and graveling portion Of Eighth
street west, between ID and y strets south which
was referred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr. Edmonston offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
Resotued, That the Mayor be requested TO direct
the Surveyor of the city to examine the gutter ON
the north front Of square No. asa on street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets 70 ascerAn Wneanst
Il does moi admit of more fall than has at present
and to report the result Of this Board with as little
delay as practicable.
The President laid before the Board commu'