Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-10

Hesosgto, lhal the Mayor be and he is hereby
quested % obtain from the Chief Of Police state
ment Of the number amount aud dates az Iii Ind.
nents delivered TO him, to suy of the persons ul
der his control and supervision by the nersous who
were dischargirg the duties of police officers prior 10
the Inauguration OF the Mayor with reference 20 those
withheld by said persons, and transmit the same 10
this Board. vfy tY Nv gD-N
MAroE's orYrcR
WASHINGTON, October d, 1860.
1atAs Board Of 4llgynss
unNTlsAEs Herewith you will receive a commu,
nieauon from the Chief of Police giving the informs
Fon called Tor 10 your resolution Of the Sod uluo
5 W B. M2dRUJER, Mayor
M0 OFFICE or THE CmrKR or PoIrcE
aM .e 7saI September 20. 1856
Sir nave received the resolution Of the Board
OF Aldermen Of the 22d instant calling On this
once for certain information, and In answer ~
the hrst part OF that resolution have to saw that the
Judgments which were in the hands of the old oai
GERS up TO June last not delivered ID the ner
sons under my control but were returned to Captain
boots nns 6n,e, nd ,ba ., r9hce have examined the
placed ia the hands Of the old officers for collection
were returned TO this Office in June last ercant
tweive Among those judgments are y great num-
Der which could not be collected and wer. rt,rnad
uncoliectable dating from 1851 up to 1883 Those
That were coectable have been placed in the severa
ofhcers hands for collection. AS il would reorire 4
q qeal Of tne and as no object could be attained
Dy ~ have omitted TO prepare catalogue Of the
ola Judgments in this Office. OF the twelve ;udg.
nehts which were not returned to this Office eipbt
OF them stand on the book having been delivered
70 Jonn A. Willet, two dated 1854 and two 1955
amounting to s39 6l; and four to j Adams two
dated 1854 and two 1885, amounting 10 500 AL In
giving out Judgments for collection have found IN
TWO or three instances that they had been collected
ana the amounts retained by the officers receiying
them Time may develop similar cases And wben
have collected all the information can in regard
% sueh 'ransactlons shall make you acquainted
with II, y Very respectfully your obedent servant
| a,x ga,ar J. w. BAGGOTT, Chief OF Police
Hon. w. B. MAcRupKR, 49," ~
erf 81 Mayor Of Washington t f1}6
Aiso a communication from the navo, ,r.,,s,,;,
ting communication from the Commissioners az he
Northern Market making certain IN raia
t'on TO the said market; which was read and reer
red to the Committee on Police
mr.. Bnsey presented petition from John b. Fer
guson and others for the Improvement of M sfreat
south; which was referred to the Committee oy In
provements. fI.IE aa cstE1stO1 35i ~ 'r@sNSri
Mr.. Smith presented apetition from James pstter.
son Ior .ne remission Of fine which was referred
TO the Committee OF Claims f'
Mr. Houston, from the Committee on Finance re
ported back the bill from the Board of Comnmon
Council entitled "An act for the relief Of Marin
bosse and 1t was then read the third time and
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on improvements
reported back with an amendment the bill from the
Board OF Common Council entitled An act making
south, from four-and a-half to Water street
The said amendment was considered and agreed
To-; and the bill as amended was then read the third
time and passed. ". ...t.sf ~ ftH
Also, from tbe same committee, reported back the
bull entitled An act providing for the grading and
grayelling Of M street south, from Sixth to Water
street; and it was then read the third time and
passed. 49, 49,, ,,a., ,,.r ~ 5-.p, 4f9 .TF
out amendment the following bills from the Board Of
Common Council and they were then severaIly read
the third time and passed yiz:ahF lD fsfqi
Anact making nm appropriation for laying gutter
across Virginia avenue, on the west side of Tenth ST.
west gt saF16% Usg4 - GHte ts#f tsla3Tft8
An act making an appropriation for grading and
grayelling portion of Eighth street west between ID
and SITS south; and 1851
An act making appropriation for repairing the
gutter on The south side of street north between
Twenty-third street west and Virginia avenue.
Also, from the same committees reported bill en-
titled In act authorizing the grading and gravelnp
of street SOUTH from New Jersey avenue TO the Po.
tomac river; which read three times and passed
Mr.. Smith, on leave, introduced bin entitled tAp
act to pave the gutter on the west side OF Twelfth st.
west from the north OF street south TO the
south corner of Virginia avenue" which was read
three times and passed ef1 III rliF
Mr. Busey, from the Committee on Police. asked
TO be discharged from the further consideration of
the petition of Charles Kemble asking coupensation
for arrestng incendiaries and moved that il be re
erred 10 the Committee of Claims and be published:
which was agreed TO. 1t is as follows;
10 Che honorable The Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of hS 0ity Of Ha&liagt0n:
GENTLEMEN; Your petitioner respectfully repre-.
sents that, on or about the 9TH day OF May 1855 |
arrested a negro man named Dick Thomas under the
charge of having fired or assisted in firing Shreevess
Adams's Hunsberger's, and Dorsey's stables and
Mackeys dwellings. Said negro tried at the last
term Of the Criminal Court for burning or firing
Mackey's houses was convicted and TO the pen
itentary, The undersigned having exerted himself
considerably to make said arrest and to put an end
to the frequent incendiarism at that time occurring
in the city, to the risk of life and TO the destruction
Of property, respectfully asks of your honorable
bodies that the money may be paid b. your petitioner
offered by the late Mayor ]. It. Towers Eso for the
arrest Of incendiares believing that in so doing ID
VIII be an incentive TO officers and others to,eSert
themselves hereafter in similar cases and would re
specially ask Jour favorable consideration.
Respectfully CHARLES KEMBLE.
SRrTrHBER 22, 1855 a. g9 f
Mr.. Pearson, from the COMMITTEES OF Claims re-
ported bill entitled "An act for the relief Of VI c.
Beth !" which having been read twice
Mr.. RuH moved TO amend the same BY striking out
the funds Of the Sixth Ward and inserting "gen-
And the question being taken, il was determined
In the negative. as follows, viz:
Yeas Aessrs. Busey, Dove, Houston, Ruff and
Clarke-6.
Nays--Messrs Bsyy, Emery Miller, Moore, Pear
ssu, Smith, and Tretler-7.
The bill was then read the third time and parsed
Mr. Pearson from the same committee reported a
bin entitled AN act for the relief Of John III Wise /"
which having been read twice, the question was on