The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-12
Board Of Aldermen.
MONDAY, August 10. IL


The Board met at 8 o'clock, the heavy rain
preventing the members from meeting at the
usual hour Of four.
:. Communications were received from the Mayo
transmitting the usual monthly report of the
lntendant OF the Asylum; also the nomination Of
Thomas q. Dom as police magistrate Of the fourth
district and II G. Narrower and E. @. Gardner as
police c0nstables for the fifth district, in the
place Of Hugh Dougherty and g. i, Barrett, de-
clined They weie confirmed, Also "A communi-
cation OF s. A. H. Nc Kim, secretary, transmitting
q report from the Board of Public Schools,
advising the employment Of female teachers Of
mature age. Also the report Of the Superntend-
ent Of Fire Apparatus. Also communication
stating that, by virtue OF authority vested in him
by Joint resolution approved july ., 1857 he had
employed Thomas Hutchinson and j. II. Bartlett
TO assist in making up the textbooks, Also u
statement that he had signed an act providing for
an addition to the public schoolhonse in the third
school district; and al act for the relief of John
Patch agent for Mrs. John Brereton .:4
Tie petition Of Elizabeth Morrison, asking TO be
refunded certain taxes enormously paid, was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The petition OF James German, for compensa-
ton for damage done by the overflow of Tiber
Creek, was referred to the Committee on Claims,
The Committee on Finance reported bill To-
pay j. r. Queen and others for services rendered
the Corporation. This bill led to some debate
between Messrs. Smith, Moore, Riggs and others
in which Mr.. Moore read statement from Mr.
Queen, the Intendant of the Almshouse, showing
that during his term he had only expended
SO, 100 9S, while his pre- iecessor had expended
$9,O59 AZ, making saving to the Corporation Of
1888 A, or more than his salary.
The question was then taken to appropriate
$500 for ]. R. Queen, Intendant; A. w. Miller,
S46l "a, Physician Geo. Fl. Fulmer, $ll9 3s,
Commissioner of Asylum; Thos j. Barrett, $6l5
| So, Commissioner Of the Fifth Ward ~ w. Rev.
| nolds, police officer of the Third Ward, $43l 81 /;
and the appropriations were severally made
Mr.. Riggs, from Committee on Police, reported
an act to carry out the original bill for the removal
OF garbage during the year 1858, and appropriating
$3, 800 for the same; which was passed.
Mr.. Miller, from the Committee on Improve
ments reported bills for grading 22d street west,
between and north; to grade and gravel 18th
| street west, between C and D streets; to grade
L street, between 18th and goth streets west and
east half OF Vermont avenue, to be graded and
graveled from Al to 0 street north to flag foot
ways at the corner OF New Yoa avenue and 9th
street north; to repair an alley in square 1871 |;
to grade street north, Eom 9Th street to New
Jersey avenue TO grade X street north, from 4th
street TO North Capitol street. to grade til street
west, between L and NJ streets north TO grade
and gravel street north, between Sd and North
Capitol street; for continuing the sewer OH 18th
street west, between Il and G streets north to
enlarge the gutter on l4th street, between aud
streets north; to grade and gravel street
between 10Th and 4th streets north. They were
seyerally passed. ..rs a t
A bill for the relief of Jos. II. Gill, for service
rendered the Corporation, was referred to the Com.
mittee on Claims
Mr.. Dove having declined serving as chairman
Of the Committee on Police, Mr.. Goddard was ap.
pointed in his place.
several bills making appropriations for repairing
streets, &c, were severally referred TO appropriate
committees.
joint resolution to appoint committee TO
wait upon the Secretary of the Navy, in ordey 10
have one OF the new steamers built at the WASH
ington navy yard, was passed rs H. t.s.t
A resolution of thanks 10 the Secretaries of War
and the Navy for their assistance in the suppress.
ion of the riot at the late election when the poee
force was found inadequate to the emergency, was
laid on the table for week. l.
The Committee on Improvements reported
resolution for the repair of bridges carried away by
the late flood, and it was adopted. '-af
Adjourned A HwvE ~ av