Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-10
BOARD OF COMMON COTNCU,


BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, Sept 8, 1865.
The President called the Board to order. g
All the members present except Messrs Baldwin,
Clarke, and McCutchen
On motion, the reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with
Mr. Bayne, from the Committee on Canals. re-
ported without amendment the bill from the Board
OF Aldermen entitled " An act making appropria-
tions Tor repairs on the eastern section of the ca
nal = which was read three times and passed.
Also, introduced a bill for repairing the cause
way running along M street, from Fourth street
east to the Navy Yard wall; which was read three
times and passed. E#
Also, bill authorizing the improvement OF 9Th
street east, from G street south, to Pennsylvania
avenue; which was referred to the Committee on
improvements .H
Also, the following resolution, which was read
and adopted
Resolued (the Board Of Aldermen concurring, J
Ihat there shall be joint meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen and Board of Common Council on Mon
day, the 10th instant, at O'Clock p NJ, for the
purpose of electng an assessor for the Sixth Ward
20 supply the vacancy occasioned by the death OF
Israel Wayson.
Mr. Turton, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment the bill from
the Board of Aldermen for repairs for the Northern
Market which was read three times and passed.
Also, from the same committee, the bill from the
same Board entitled An act to supply deficiency
IN appropriation for building q bridge ever st.
south !; which was read three times and passed
Also, from the same committee, the bill from the
same Board entitled An act to repair l. st south,
In the Sixth Ward, and for other purposes !" which
was read three times and passed.
Also, from the same committee, the bill author
lzlng the Improvement of Twenty-ffth street west
which was read three times and passed
Also, from the same committee, the bill making
an appropriation for the Improvement of Second ST.
east; which was read three times and passed
Also, from the same committee, the bill to pro-
vide for paving gutter across Second st. west on
the south side of Massachusetts, avenue; which was
read three times and passed.
MIR. Lloyd, from the select committee to which
the Mayors communication in relation to the sub
Ject had been referred, reported the following re ;
sponsive address to the inhabitants Of Wakefield,
in Yorkshire, England; which, on motion of Mr.
Knight, was ordered to be published with the pro-
ceedings of the Board
10 me snha6sfdnts Of the toacn of Wakefield,
Yorkshire, England
We, the corporate authorities of the cty of Wash
ington United States of America most cordially re-
cprocate the sentiments Of brotherly greeting and
sincere good will expressed by the inhabitants of
wakefield, Yorkshire, England, in their late COM
munication to us.
No evil would be more deeply deplored by us than
the interruption of amcabe relations between our
respective Governments.
The existence of state of affairs tending to pro-
duce so unfortunate result has happily subsidized
The cloud which for the time lowered over us has
passed away, end the bow OF peace sheds its golden
ight around us, bringing joy and happiness to our
hearts inspiring sentiments of renewed gratitude to
KIND Providence, and causing us to hope that the
day IS not far distant when peace and good will to
all men" will prevail over the entire world
We fully coacur with you in the necessity for mu.
tual @ concession Let a spirit of compromise, OF
Christian charity and love- lead us to look with for
oearance upon the various political questions which
may be agtated. If there must be rivalry, let us
rival each other in emulatng the example of him
" who died that we might i've bearing ever in mind
his inspired counsel, and in aiming 10 disseminate
the truths of Holy Writ
This Is the age of enlightenment the age of phi
iantnropy, and war, with all its dire calamities
5 should be abhorred as opposed to the true spirit Of
Christianity. Appalling it is, under any circum-
stances 1t becomes a crime of the deepest dye when
between nations sprung from parent stock.
Inc DESIRE go happily expressed, that the bonds
ever meet our hearty approval, and by this act we
JOIN hands with you in cementing still more closely
the ties which now unite ut
The President laid before the Board a communi-
cation from the Mayor transmitting communica-
ton from s. A. II. McKim, Secretary of the Board of
Trustees of Public Schools in relation to the school
held in the Northern Liberties Engine-house; which
communications were referred to the Committee
on Public Schools and ordered to be published with
the proceedings Of the Board, and are as follws:
MAYORS OFFICE
WAsHINaroN, September 8, 1855.
7b the Board of dlde,nes
# and Board Of C5mmon C9uacR'
GENTLEMEN; With this you will receive a copy of
communication received at this office from the Sec
retary Of the Board of Trustees of the Public Schools
in relation to the school room in the Northern Lber
ties Engine-heuse. / invite your attention to this
matter and especially to the statement that the roCm
is used as sleeping place for persons who do not
wake up early enough to let the school in at the pro-
per hour.
am informed that the room in the second story
appropriated for the school by the late Mayor,
and the room in the third-story designated as the
meeting hell of the fire company, and that this ar.
rangement at the time satisfactory to n parties
but that since then, indeed during the hoydays the
fire company has removed the furniture of the school
and taken possession of the schoolroom either for
cibly or surreptitiously. would suggest that some
action be taken in the Councils defining the rights of
the fire company in the building, and enabling the
Mayor TO preserve and maintain TO the school its
rights at least for the present. and probably the pc
rod is not far distant when another school
will require accommodations in that neiqhborhood
when the whole building can be advantageousy used
for school purposes and other accommodations found
for the fire company. 1t is difficult to see what such
accompany ns the Northern Liberties Fire Company
can require more than two stories of the house for,
viz one for keeping their apparatus and the other
Tor their meetings; and believe that such struc-
ture as the present would have been erected by the
Corporation for any other but that which was
urged IN behalf Of this, namely that II was to be
used as a school house.
In this connexion, / suggest that the law regula-
ting the Fire Department be 80 amended as TO au-
thorize the Mayor TO district the several fire compa
mes, In case he may deem it necessary to do in
dfafur rharra raA and hat
where company persists in violating law, he may
have authority TO close their enginehouse for such
length of time as he may deem advisable, Recent
occurrences have clearly shown the necessity Of such