Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-28
WHOLE NO. 4s4.
! ClTY AFFAIRS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
eg BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ifU MonnIy Mau on 49,
MosDAr, May 2e. 1855.

MONDAY, May 20, 1855.
Board met pursuant TO law. f9
Present. Messrs. Dove, Bayly, Miller Evan. Tret
,er, Pepper, Emery, Houston, Busey Marks, Clarke
h Mr. Houston presented petition from the trus,aa.
of the Methodist Church. situated on the corner AZ
street north and Third street east which was re-
ferred To the Committee on improvements
Mr. Pepper, from the Committee on Improvements
reported back without amendment the bills from the
bosrd OF Common Council entitled g An act author.
lnng the curbstones TO be set and the fooway paved
on the north fronts of squares Nos 483 SIS b2s and
55sj"n"Au act 10 revive and further continne in
force an act for grading and gravellng Eleventh
street west between X and NJ streets north ~ "An
act Tor paving gutter across street north on the
east hde OF Twenty-third street west " An act a,,
thorixing the extension Of the alley in square No 45o
and for grading the same !" and the said bills were
then severally read the third time and passed.
Also, from the same committee, reported bill en-
utieu An act authorizing the Improvement of
street north" which read three times and passed
Mr Pearson, from the Committee on Police re-
ported bill entitled An act for the relief of Corbn
baKerj which was read three times and passed.
The Board Of Common Council having disagreed
10 the amendment of this Board to the resolution
asking OF Congress the power issue stock to erect
Centre Market building, IT was, on motion Of Mr.
Rssotoed That this Board insist on its said amend
ment and ask conference; ard Messrs Pepper, Bu.
sey ana Evans were appointed conferees The part
OF TINS Board. 4aa
MI. IcppcT, from the COMMITTEE ON improvements
reported bill entitled An act granting permission
TO Mary Jane Martin to erect brick wall in front
Of her premises, which was read three times and
passed.
Mr. Busey from the Committee on Police osLea
that the committee have leave to continue the inyes
ngation in the case Of James IL Birch and to fiIc
their report with the Secretary ofhs Board and the
quesnon beng taken, was carried in the affirmative
Mr. Busey, on leave, introduced bill entitled "An
act to regulate the payment Of the salary Of the Com
missioner s q Health which was read three times
Mr Houston, from the Committee on Fnnnce, re-
clffe as clerk to the Committee on Finance p which
was read three times and passed
Mr. Clarke, the President Of the Board, being tenn.
Mr.. Pearson the Vice President took the chair
luton viz: a aFl 't1 NJ ~, . S'o 'o
Rsso1red That the thanks Of this Board are due
ana are hereby rendered, to the President, Robert
Ciarke, Esq, for the able and impartial manner in
which ne presided over its deliberations during the
present Council 4Ap bas sat,I 0 I711To ~.
Which having beef, read
Mr. smith moved to amend the same by inserting
the the words "and the Vice President p NJ. Pearson,
ton, as amended, was then unanimously adopfed
The President of the Board having returned and
resumed the chair .
The Vice President reported to him that, during
his temporary absence the Board had passed reso.
luton rendering to him the thanks of The Board for
the able and impartial manner in which he presided
over It's deiberations during the present Council;
whereupon, .TT
The President addressed the Board and returned
h's thanks for the approval Of the manner in which
he had discharged the dnties Of ts presiding officer
Mr. Evans moved that a committee be appointed
20 MORN the Board OF Common Council that this
Board had finished the business before IL, and was
now ready to adjourn; which motion was agreed to.
and Messrs Evans and Dove were appointed the com.
mittee l'tish2 9sisl7f' tis5 - ~-N
The bill from the Board Of Common Council ent.
tied An act establishing the grade Of street north
at the intersection of Eighteenth street westo was
taken up, read twice. and referred to the Committee
on improvements.
Mr. Bnsey, from the Committee of Conference an
pointed on the disagreeing votes of the two Boards
on the Joint resolution asking Of Congress the
power to issue stock to erect Centre Market build
ing, reported that the committee had not been able
to agree and moved that the resolution be laid on
the table, and the que ston being taken, it was oar
red IN the affirmative.
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee an improvements
reported back without amendment the bill from tnv
Board Of Common Council entitled can act estAs-
Itching the grade of street north at the nterss-
ton Of Eighteenth street west and it was then rv~
the third time passed.
message was received from the Board OF Uyr-
mon Council by Messrs Turton and Lloyd, two OF ns
members, stating that they had been appointed Z
committee to inform this Board that the Board ~
Common Council had finished the business before "a
and was now ready to adjourn g4 M ala
And the Board adjourned ssas 6ss