Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-07
Also, one to repair the allev In SQUARE a7s

Also, one to repair the alley in square 37s
Souneii bills authorizing the Mayor to employ
addieionai clerical force in the Office of the Tax
Clefkj and paying for rooms occupied on cleo
passed.
Also, joint resolution repeating the contract
with the American Organ for municipal adver-
Using. ~. =,
The Mayors veto Of a bill for abating nut.
sance N square $50, was received, but prior to
luiner action upon the bill as returned the Board
The Board Of Common Council met and was
called TO order at the usual hour.
communication from the Mavor. transmitting
| report OF the Intendant of the ASYLUM for the
month or June, was referred to the Asylum COM
| mttee. .a.
Also. communication asking appropriations for
casual repairs and cleaning of streets alleys and
cutters; referred to the ways and means COM
mittee - d 70
Mr. ulloy presented the petition of the heirs
OF Edward and Mary Murphy, deceased; referred
| TO claims committee.
Mr.. Jefferson presented the petition of John
Trader Tor relief; referred to claims committee.
MT. Brown, from ways and means committee,
reported joint resolution i'm relation to munich
pal printing, repeating the law of ls55 passed
Mr. Turton. from improvements committee, re-
ported a bill to grade and gravel Third St east
from East Capitol street to Maryland avenue (;
passed.
MT. Brown, from the drainage committee, Of
icft0 RESOLUTION calling the Surveyor GER
tain information passed.
MT: Tree Introduced bill to repair an alley in
square 31S in Third Ward passed
MIR. Kennedy presented a bin to repeal the act
authorsing the hiring Of bulls for the usr of the
several Wards
Mr. Wallace moved to lay the bill on the table;
carried.
Mr.. Edmonston offered bill for constructing a
! aye committee.
The appropriation bill was taken up.
MT Lloyd moved 10 add 4 section to the bill
appropriating $U5 for hire of bulls to nun at large
on the commons carried
The bill AZ amended was passed
MT Jefferson, from asy lum committee, reported
Dill authorizing the erection Of an almshouse
ana workhouse Oh the plan adopted by the Cor
| poratiOn.
Mr.. Lloyd moved to print the bill, and make It
the special order for Monday next.
The motion was divided. and the printing was
ordered and the motion to postpone was lost
MI L. moved 10 amend by inStruCtng he COM
mttee 10 award the contract to the lowest respon-
sible bidder lost; and the bin was passed
Joint resolution of thanks to the President
Secretaries or War and Navy, officers Of the Ma
rlne Corps, Artillery, &c, was recevedfro the
other Board with amendments The amend
ments, except the striking out of the preamble
were concurred in.
Bill from the Aldermen for the relief Of Nicho.
las vedder; referred TO claims committee
Bill from the Aldermen authorizing the Mayor
to build or hire house for the reception of per-
sens laboring with contagious diseases; passed
Bill making appropriation for LAYING a trunk
under Eleventh street east, in the SIKH Ward
was laid OH the table.
Bill for the relief of Beers & Brother. and II
II Mcpherson was laid on the table, but subse-
| quently taken up and referred to police commit
tee.
Joint resolution relative to repairs of the Long
bridge was laid on the table
Bill to provide for payment of interest on over
drafts, was referred to ways and means committee
MI Orine introduced bill to grade and gravel
Missouri avenue from Four-and .a-half TO Six Nth
| street; passed.
Mr. Brown, from ways and means committee
reported Dill for cleaning streets, alleys and
cutters, and for casual repairs of avenues Streets
&c; passed
MIR. Gordon moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill to open and grade Thirteenth st
east was lost lost
MI Fisher introduced bill for relief or J. w
hosi~; referred to claims committee
Also, bill to gravel east half of Vermont ave-
nue. from NJ to n St; referred to improvements
committee.
Also, joint resolution authorizing the DUR
G CH OF seven or Bosquet's corrected maps of
Washington; referred to police committee
nj LARK, from claims committee. reported a
OIL Ior the relief OF N. Vedder; passed
MT. Iurton, from Improvements committee
iePoiteo JOINT resolution in relation TO paving
grading and curbing; passed
Mr waters offered joint resolution i'm relation
10 the Western Hose Company; referred to fire
department committee
And the Board adjourned
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