Daily American organ., 1856-04-17
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, April IA, 1855.

BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, April IA, 1855.
All the members present.
Mr.. Turton, from the Committee on Improve.
ments, reported the bill for setting the curbstone
&C., on the south front Of squares 6s4, 1874, 1850
and 7S2, on @ street north and Fourth street and
Delaware avenue which was read three times and
passed.
A communication from the Mayor was laid be.
fore the Board by the President, returning, in
compliance with a resolution of this Board, the bill
entitled An act to amend the act altering and es.
tablishing the grade of Seventeenth street"
The communication having been read
The bill was, on motion of Mr.. Ball, referred tc
the delegation from the First ward.
Mr. Fisher introduced bill entitled can ac,
for the relief of r. w. Balmain;" which was read
three times and passed.
Mr.. AtLee, from the Committee of Claims,
asked to be discharged from the further conside-
ration of the petition of w. Dorretty and b. r.
Gladmon, and moved that said petition be referred
to the Committee on Improvements; which was
agreed to, and it was 80 referred.
Also, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief of B. X. Morscll which was read
three times and passed, by yeas and nays, as fol-
lows:
Yeas--Messrs. AtIee, Baldwin, Ball, Bayne,
Bohlayer Fuller, Lloyd, Mexican, Peters, Ruff,
Towles, and Venable-12.
Nays--Messrs. Albert, Fisher, jefferson, Nc
Cutchen, Turton, and the President-5.
Mr. 0rme, on motion, was excused from voting
on the above bill.
Mr.. Lloyd moved that a special committee of
three be appointed to investigate alleged vio-
lation Of law.
Mr.. Jeff~son offered the following as substi-
tute therefor:
Resolution in relation to an alleged violation of
Whereas it is enacted in an act Of this Corpora
tion, entitled san act regulating the sessions of
the City Councils, and attendance and compensa-
ton of the members thereof" approved June 8,
1858, that it shall not be lawful for any member
of either Board of the City Council to hold or ac
cept any Office or place under the Corporation to
which salary or compensation is attached, and
that for every day such member shall hold any Of
fee or place as aforesaid he shall forfeit and pay
Ave dollars"
And whereas in previous act of said Corpora
ton, entitled g An act for the government Of the
Washington Asylum" approved April s, 1847, it
Is enacted that the Commissioners of the Asylum
g shall appoint secretary" and that such secre-
tary shall receive such salary or compensation
for bis services as the Corporation shall allow" and
by the act entitled An act providing for certain
deficiencies in appropriations for the Washington
Asylum and other purposes" approved October
IL, lS4S, it is declared that the salary of " the
Secretary Of the Board of Commissioners OF the
Asylum shall be two hundred and twenty-five dol
lars per annum :"
And whereas 1t is alleged that member of this
Board, who is also chairman of the Committee on
the Asylum, is and has been fulfilling the duties
OF Secretary OF the Commissioners of the Asylum
by regular appointment, with view of receiving
the salary thereof: Therefore
Rssolped, That committee Of three members OF
this Board be appointed to inquire into the truth
of the allegation referred to- as we'll as in relation
to all matters pertinent to the fact which it sup
poses; and that the Commissioners of the Asylum,
their actual secretary, and other officers Of this
Corporation be, and they are hereby requested and
directed to answer all interrogatories touching the
subject Of this inquiry which may be addressed to
them, or either of them, by all or either of the
members of said committee and that the commit
tee report to this Board the absolute facts in the
case for future action, with such recommendations
as they may deem proper,
Mr.. AtLee moved that the substitute be laid on
the table, which motion was decided in the mega.
tive, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. AtLee, Baldwin, Ball, Bohlayer,
Mexican, Peters, Towles, and Venable-s.
Nays = Messrs, Albert, Bayne, Fisher, Fuller,
Jefferson, McCutchen, Orme, Ruff Turton, Walker,
and the President-l1.
Dir. AtLee moved to amend the substitute by
striking out the words "who is also chairman OF
the COMMITTEE on the Asylum"
On this motion the yeas and nays were demand
ed, and, being taken, it decided in the airma-
tive, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. AtLee, Baldwin, Ball Bayne.
Bohlayer, Mexican, Peters, Ruff, Towles, Venabe,
and the President--Il.
Nays-Messrs. Albert Fisher, Jefferson. Orme.
McCutchen Fuller, Turton, and Walkers.
The substitute, as amended, was then adopted
by yeas and nays, as follows:
feas--Messrs. Albert, Alice, Baldwin, Bayne,
Bohlsyer, Fisher, Fuller, Jefferson, Lloyd, Nc.
Cutchen, Mexican, 0rme, Towles, Turton, Walker.
and the President--l6
Yeas--Messrs Ball Peters, and venable-S.
In pursuance Of said substitute, as amended. the
President appointed Messrs Jefferson, AtLee. and
Towles the committee
communication received from the Secre-
tary OF the Board of Trustees Of Public Schools.
asking an appropriation, &c; which was referred
TO the Committee on Public Schools
Mr. Turton presented bill and vouchers Of Mr..
Posten for expenditures upon the West Market /;
which was referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Fuller, on leave, introduced bill entitled
An act to amend an act altering and establishing
the grade Of Seventeenth street west ~ which was
read three times and passed.
The joint resolution from the Board of Alder
men authorizing the Mayor to offer a reward OF
$500" for the apprehension Of Washington Mai
lor was taken up, read three times, and unani-
mously passed.
The bill from the same Board in relation TO the
grade Of an alley in square 6l7 was taken up, read
twice, and referred to the Committee on Improve.
ments.