Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-22

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me board met Tuesday afternoon, pursuant To
adjournment, the Vice President, w w Moore
Esq IN the chair. Present: Messrs r Miller,
fsher, Donoho, Brown, Huntington, Clark.
smith, Moore, and Barry
r.f Mohun, the ne WY elected member for
me Fourth Ward was sworn in. and took seat
communication was received from the Msyor
announcing his having signed various acts
Also, one transmitting the account of the Cor
pofatlon with the Bank of Washington ~ to the
18th instant; which was hid on the table and
ordered to he printed
Mr. Fisher prevented the petition Of JuniuS
Inward and others, in relation To a nuisance.
referred 10 the committee on drainage
Also, the petition of John L Given asking for
OF Clams.
pIaylnS Ior the passage of an act to grade and
graNsi lenth street. between III aud streets
hoIth; referred 10 improvements COMMITTEE
MI Donoho presented the petition of Joseph r
hodgSon, praying for the remission Of a fine.
wnlch was referred to claims committee
MI. Brown, from finance committee, reported a
Dill making an appropriation to pay the commits
On motion Of Air. Thomas Miller, the bill was
rec"hlmtte 10 the committee, with instructions
late elections nv
Mr.: Brown also, from same committee intro
duced nili making an appropriation To pay the
eA.1n Pnilcr authorized and aPPointed by joint
resolution OF May 20th last
Alter some discussion, MIR Smith proposed an
amendment TO prevent the payment OF any claims
OF the said police unless presented by the officer
in person; lost
Mr.. Thomas Miller proposed to amend by di-
rcctlng the Mayor to report to this Board the
amount of money thus disbursed and TO whom
paid.
Mr.. Clarke moved to amend the amendment,
proposed by Mr.. Miller, by striking out the word,
and to whom paid" carried.
To the remainder of the proviso Mr. smith
offered the following as substitute: - That mo
compensation shall be paid, except upon the fl
dayit of the man who served lost
The question then required on the prsvIso Of
fered by Mr.. Miller, and il was rejected
the question recurring third reading of
the bill, it was put, and the bill pas, ed
Mr.. Fisher, from the canal committee re-
ported bill appropridting the sum Of fifty dol
lars 10 pay the expense Of testing a new style Of
hooring for the bridges over the Washington
Canal; passed.
bill from the lower Board, to improve pave
lnent of MARYLAND avenue, between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets west, was taken I'D and re-
feTred TO the Improvements committee
Also, bill for the relief of Daniel Bell; which
was referred to the claims COMMITTEE
Mr.. Thomas Miller, on leave, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolrsd, That the Mayor be- aud he is hereby
requested to report TO this BOARD the uumhar ~
persons of the extra police who were appointrd
and served on the eth of July, 1-5S, and thu num-
her of those VINO Were paid for this service and
the amount paid laid on the table
On motion of Mr. Smith a bill was taken from
the Secretary'S desk for consideration, entitled
., An for the protection Of the resident mer-
chants and traders of the city of Washington
The question recurring upon third resdin" Of
the bill, il was read, and after the introduction
of an amendment, was passed.
MT. Huntington, on leave, introduced A hill
making an appropriation for repairs of canal
bridges; referred to the canals committee
Mr.. Huntington also, on leave, introduced a
resolution directing the Register To furnish each
"f the Assessors with one copy of the Corpor
ton Laws; considered and passed
Mr. DonohO, on leave, introduced a bill for the
the table
Mr. Smith, from the unfinished business COM
mlttee, presented the papers of &. II l.. Crown
Huctioneer, and moved their reference TO the
claims committee; referred
The Board then adjourned.
ORTIZ READING.-Why Is IL that many suffer
6Iu repIne and drag out miserable EXISTENCE nm
ited iHr the ENJOY ments, and even ordinary pur-