Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-16
CITY AFFAIRS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
MONDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1855.
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The Board met pursuant to law.
Present; Messrs. ggs, Dove, Miller, Bayly Tret
Ter, Evans, Emery, Moore, Busey Houston, Clarke
Ruff Smith and Pearson
MIR. Busey stated that the absence Of his colleague
Mr. Houston this evening was caused by his sick
ness.
The Chair laid before the Board communication
from the Mayor transmitting statement of the bank
account 10 the 9Th instant which was read referred
to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be pub
lished with the proceedings of the Board Publish
ed IN the Common Council proceedings yesterday
Also, communication from the Mayor, dated the
6th inst, making the following nominations,
Joseph Lyons, for Assistant Clerk Of the Centre
Market
JIM. gEymes, n. D., for Physician for the Poor
for the Fifth Ward
Which said nominations were seyeralv considered
and confirmed HN
Also, communication from the Mayor, Of this
date, making the following nominations
John X. Queen, Intendant of the Washington Asy-
lam.
George II. Fulmer, Commissioner Of the Washing.
ton Asylum
R. ID. Spencer, Clerk of the Northern Market,
Martin King, apothecary, Fifth Ward.
VIM Ii: Tanning, police officer Cd district
John W. Reynolds, police officer, Sd district
Henry leatman, police officer 4th district
GERS 5th district
Joseph II. Gill police officer 7th district
p owens Commissioner Of improvement Third
and Fourth Wards
ThomGs J, Barrett, Commissioner Of Improvement.
Fifth and Sixth Wards
John Coddriok, scayenger, Seventh Ward
Joseph a. Williams, wood and coal measurer.
Joseph Il. Williams, measurer Of grain and bran
Which said nominations were severay considered
and rejected, except the following, which were on
motion, severauy ordered to lie on the table:
Hugh Dougherty and Joseph Mitchell police OIL
GERS for the 9Th district
Joseph Gill, police officer for the 7lh district.
Joseph e Williams, for wood and coal measurer
Joseph D. Williams, for measurer Of grain aud
Mr.. Pearson presented petition from II II. Nc
PheTson, Jr., asking payment of his account for
medicines furnished to- the Washington Asylum
which was referred to theCommittee on the Asylum
Mr, smith presented petitfen from Moses Bride
well for the remission of fine; which was referred
to the Committee of Claims
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on improvements
reported back without amendment the bills from the
Board Of Common Council entitled !" An act for the
relief Of q. w. Uttermuhep and An act for the
relief of Wilson H. g. Fairfax and John CostiRnn y
and they were seVeray, on motion, ordered to lie
the table.
Mr. Busey, from the Committee on Police, reported
back with an amendment the bill from the Board of
Common Council entitled q An act 10 provide against
any officer OF the Corporation expendng more than
the amounts appropriated, J., but before the question
was taken on the said amendment, the bin, on mo-
ton, was recommitted 10 the same committee
Dir. Pearson, from the Committee of Claims asked
TO be discharged from the further consideration of
ene ptbill0us OI MlCnael conner ana OF James Pat.
terson, for the remission of nes and the committee
was discharged accordingly
Also, from the same committee reported back the
bill from the Board Of Common Council entitled 'An
act for the relief of William McClare," and recon-
mended that IL do not pass
The question was then taken on the third reading
OF the bill which, being taken il was determined IN
the negative. So The bin was rejected
MT. Rnff, from the Committee Public Schools, to
which was referred the memorial of the Northern
Liberties Fire Company, made report thereon, ac-
companied by bill entitled Gan act changing the
Northern Liberties engine house into public school
house, and also making appropriation 10 purchase
a lot and build engine house for said companyi"
which bill was read three times and passed.
Mr. Emery from the Committee on improvements
reported back with an amendment the bill from the
Board Of Common Council entitled " An act for the
erection Of a market house on Louisiana avenue !"
but before the question was taken on the said amend
ment the bill was,
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, recommitted 10 the sanae
with instructions to ascertain the cost Of
erecting market house on Louisiana avenue between
Ninth and Tenth streets smiar to the Western Mar.
ket-house, With such improvements az may be sug,
gested. -
The following bills from the Board Of Common
Council were seyeraly taken up read the third time
and passed: