Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-16
WHOLE NO. 6O4

An act 70 provide for a deficiency la the appropri
@tioA Tor graYellng street north and Tonth street
ters, &c. AT the City Hall.
The following bills from Tie same Board were sew
mlttce on Improvements: -a.
An act making an appropriation for painting the
wood aud IRON work Of the bridge across Rock Greek
An act making AN appropriation for completinrthe
grading and grayelling of Fourth street west from
New \ ork avenue TO street north.
An act 10 build eulvert al tho corner Of n AMI
Thirteenth streets west
The bill from the same Board entitled An act
making an appropriation for the repair Of Tenh
~ t Srage was tEen up read twice and referred
~ 1n rne Sonthttee on the Canal.
Inc following bills from the same Board were sew
eray taken up read twice, and referred TO the Com
mittee OF Claims: UHeEH
y An act for the relief Of Dickson Nailnr
An act for the relief of Joseph Ruff
40 act for the relief OF Terrence Keenan,
An act for the relief or Charles Wilson
An act for the relief OF Samuel PAYNE
An act for the relief Of A leXander Bradley
me following bills from the same Board were sew
elaly aken up read twice, and referred to the Com
nlttee on Finance:
An act for the relief Of Henry S. Davis
An act Tor the benefit ofdhe Columbian College
An act making an appropriation for certain print
The joint resolution from the same BOARD yIvino,
the trustees OF public schools authority to occupy n
room room N the Northern Liberties Engine-house Tor
oSAiuoA puAposeb WAS thkGu up, read twice and
ierred 70 the Committee on Public Schools
On motion OF Mr.. Bayy, leave was granted to Cor.
on the files of this Board FNFN'1.
The bill from the Board Of Common Council enti
tea An act making On appropriation for the i'm.
proyement OF the Northern Markethouse' was taken
up, read three times, and passed.
The bill from the same Board entitled "An act
making appropriations to defIay the general exDen
ses OF the Corporation for the year ending 80th June
1906 was taken up, read twice, and referred TO the
Committee on Finance
Mr.. Moore, on leave introduced a bill entitled UAn
act explanatory tho act Of the 25th Of September
lo0O, making an appropriation for extra clerical scl
vices which was read three times and passed
Mr hggS, on leave, submitted the following reso-
luton, which was read and adopted:
Resotged, That the Committee on the Fire Dcparl
ment inquire into the propriety and advantages of
Paclng on some elevated part of the City Hall or
elsewhere large bell, TO be used rs an alarm bein
case OF nr and report tothis Board in relation there.
70 Dy b or otherwise; and also into the proprely of
employing Watohmen TO be stationed near tho bell II
they should be deemed desirable
Dlr. Emery, from the Committee Oh Inlprprements
reported bill entitled An act making an apprcpri-
aaon ior constructing sewers, &C. at the intersection
OF street north and Fifth street west and for other
purposes which was read three times and passed
the special order being the consideration Of the bill
entitled An act supplemental to the act entitled An
act regulating the inspection Of lumber; and IL was
then, on motion, recommited to the select committee
heretofore appointed on the subject
The Chair laid before the Board the report of tbe
lntendant of the Asylum for the month OF September
which was referred TO the Committee on the Asylunl
Mr. Miller moved that the vote be reconsidered by
which was rejected, on the third reading tho bill
from the Board of Common Council entitled An act.
Tor the rehef Of Thomss Bayne but before thee ques-
ton taken thereon
The Board adjourned