Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-30
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BOARD or ALnERmnE. W
MoNDAT. OcE0HER "a 1880 h'
The Board met pursuant to Law. aM.
Present Mss8ts Riggs Dove, Miller R6yly.'
Trsslss Emery, Moore Baaey Clarke. Run, snitA,
aud Pearson.
TAs Chair laid before the Board ! eom.nuaics,
ton from the Mayor, stgannmitting = statement 0l
the bank account up 70 tho 20th instant which
nance, NA
Also, 1 sOmnunlcatIcA nom the Ifaycr n rsply
TO the renolntl0n Of this Board 9th 2lnt July. In
| relation 10 the grade Of New York avenue. be.
| tween Thifteenth and Fourteentl streets west,
and the probable cost Of grading and gFavsIllng
the same; which was read and referred 10 the
COmmIttee on ImproVements
Mr. Bueey, on leave, introduced bin ehtitlei
An act extending the time for the return on The
lists Of the Fegstosed voters for the prent year:
which WIS read three times and passed
Mr. Riggs, from the COMMITTEE on finance, re-
ported back fhe bin rom the Board al Common
Council entitled An act making in appropriation
fOr certain printing q and Il vas then read the
third time and passed.
II. Rlgga, 1son Che same committee. reported
back the bill from the Board OF Common Council
II
College" and recommended that Il do not pnss
Ihe Qneslion was then on the third reading oi
thabil1 Mhlohbsias lnksns % Wasud determined I'm
the negative. aa8t m ~, sa4s
So thehIIl was rsiected. ~. ..e
Mr, Riggs from The same committee, reported
back the blH tom the Board Of Common Council
entitled IAN act for ne relief or HenryS Davis"
and recommended that Il donot pass. 1a
The question was then on the third reading Ol
the bill, which being taken, It was determined IN
the negative.
50 the lin was rejected.
Mr.. Riggs from the same COMMITTEES, repoFted
back the bill from the Board og Common Council
entitled IAN act making appropriations TO defray
the general expenses Of the Cooperation for the
year ending the sOth Of June, eighteen hundred
Mr.. Riggs them moved 10 amend the bin by
striking out the second section, which 10 in the
following words, viz:
Thatn0 part Of the above appropriations pro-
vdinR for the payment 0 salaries 10 officers OF this
Corporation shall be paid for any service rendered
after the parties shall have been rejected by the
Board Of Aldermen, unlecs the same shall be sub
seQnently confirmed by the said Board"
And the question being taken, IL waatdetermin.
ed 10 the negative, - i0llOws: m
Yeas Megsrs. Bayly, Dove, Miller, Moore,
and RiggsG6.
-Messra Buasy, Emery, Pearson, ,RuiE
Smith, Tretler, and Clarke--7.
Mr.. Busey then moved to strike ont the forty
seventh, fiilieth, 6iy-Rf and Aitysevensh para
graphs, which are In these words, via:
For compensation 10 the commissions 0f the
Third and Fourth Wards, eight hundred dOIaEs, /"
For compensation to the commissioner Of the
Fifth and Sixth Wards, eight hundred dolIars "
For compensation to the intendant Of the Asy-
lum, eight hundred dollars"
For compensation 10 the physician Of the Asy-
lum and smallpox hospitaIa six hundred dollars"
And the question being taken, it was determine
ed in the nsgative, as follows:
Yeas-M MessEs. Bhsey, Emery, Pearson, Rng
Smith, and Clarke--6.
Nays -Msss... B.gB, Dove, MIIisr, Moore,
The question vas then on the third reading Of
the bin and I was determined in the negatives as
follows
Tsas-.lGsass Bayly, Miller, Moore, Riggs,
and TFetler--6. III
Nays Mesars Busey, Dove, Emery, Pearson,
Rnf, Smith, and Clarke.
Mr. Dove then moved that the said vote on the
third reading of the bin be reeonsdered and the
question wns determined IN the Affirmative, % fol-
lows: 80,
Yeas-Measrs. BayIy, Busey, Dove, Rmery, Mn.
Ter, Moore, Riggs, Ruh and Tretler--9.
Rays-Messrs. Pearson Smith, and Clmrke--S
Mr.. Bayly then moved thai the vote hy which
the amendment proposed by Mr. Rnsey 70 strike
ont the f6rty.seventh, Gftieth Gfy fh, and ffty-
seventh paragraphs vas lost b tSconsidered; and
the question was carried in ths affirmative.
1 Mr. Busey then moved that the further cOnside-
ration Of the bll be postponed until Monday next
which motion was carried In the affirmative By the
following vote
Ysas- -Mesws. Buspy, Emery, Moore. Rsnrsons
Run, Smith, and Clafke-7. a. IL rn4r
Nays MsssFs. Bayly, Dove, Miller, Riggs and
Tretlar<-@6.
NJ. Smith, from The COmmittse On Improves
mentA. reported biIl entitled = An act 70 supply
q do6cisucy b the appropriation Qf August 20th,
1855, o. grading and grayelllng Twelfth -, west,
from Virginia % Maryland avenue 4 which was
read three timep and panuedz ~ go tbs
b Mr, Emery, from ne Cummitheaun ruHRnxn-
menfs, reported bhck ths BIN rom ne board of
Common ConAcl eniiilsd = An SCI Iof cpmplstina
the grading end GEnRclllnR d kooIlh street wesk
bon New y YoEk aVenps - - north y end n whs
fead he third Tins and pasbed. .,,,4 ~, I. ss
4 NJ Emery, from she same committeo, reported
4 bin entitled An act ~ the imptovefnsnt 81 NJ
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