The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-24
coRpoRATIoN OF WASHINGTON

Board Of Aldfrnen Monday Aug. 23Thc board met
at the usual hour and tho president bong absent the
chair taken by the vice president, VIM. W. Moore,
esq.
4 communication WAS received from w. T. Dove,
acting mayor, transmitting report from the city
surveyor relation to the cost of excavatng tho basin
of the eastern portion OF the city canal which was
read and referred to the committee on canals
Also u communication from the city surveyors, trans
hitting estimate Of the cost of placing Second street
east between and streets north in safe condition
for public which read and referred to the COM
mittee on improvements
Mr. FlsHRr presented the petition Of Peter Enrich
praying the remission of fine; which was referred to
the committee on claims
Mr. A. w. MILNE presented tho petition of Benz
Hodges /. resident student at the Washington Asylum,
praying indemnity for losses sustained at the fire In
March, 1857 which referred to the committee on
the asylum.
and the petition of Samuel Makeup praying the remis
sion Of certain fines which referred to the commit
tee on claims
Mr. Moonn from the special committee to whom were
referred the resolutions in relation to celebration in
honor Of success the Atlantic telegraph reported
the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas tho councils Of Washington last
working tho Atlantic lolcgaph
triumph OF science and mechanism which justly hailed az
thought intelligence through tho depths Of wo and
@ u usa moe and % % @
plc Of continents assiao in language avs, and Industrial
Aud whereas achievement accomplished by
skin and OF tho people OF Kindred nations consrs special
honor genius and scientific OF
including several who have been or now are residents
o ouro community
Be re,oIssi d. That it cnncn,y proper
metropolis should unite with sor fellow Of other
and municipalities In public manifestation Of ue high appro
citation Of the work 80 Important tho great Interests Of
humanity "Wednesday the nrs Of september
other day be appone for :. cccbr
great event. be ssnaSc In Mis- city by the firing OF
cannon ringing Of belts Tho display Of 1g and such other civic
BIO deemed suitable the occasion
BE Curtr rsoaf That ne mayor o. ,he cry BE- and no
horey and requested into ese the foregoing
resolution and that erpcno thereby
paid OF tho general fund, a ~
Mr. A. w MILLER moved to strike out 30 much of the
resolution as relates the expenditure Of money which
agreed to--ycas 6, nnys 3.
Tho question being stated ordering the resolutions
to third reading, not agreed toyeas 8, nays 81
IA follows:
yn.s nonoho, Usher Nohun, Thomas knor, and
NOsns Huntington, A. W miller, Pearson Rsss, and
snlh--s
SO the resolution rejected
Mr.. RIoGs, from the committee on finance, reported
back the bill from tho lower board making appropria-
tons for certain incidental expenses and recommended
IT'S passage and it read third time and passed.
Mr. THosAs MIILHR from the committee ON improve
rnents reported bill from the lower board changing
the grade Of street SOUTH between Sixth and Seventh
streets west which, after discussion was recon-
mittcd II was subsequently, again reported and passed
Mr. NJ, from the committee, also reported bill
from the lower board for the Improvement OF Fourth
street west and bill granting permission to j. o. Fuss
end Others 10 construct It'll street. from lot
H. square 429, TO the corponton sewer on II street
which were scvcrally read third time and passed
Mr. NJ from the committee, reported bill from
tho lower board authorizing the change Of the grade Of
Massachusetts, avenue and 18th street west which, after
Some discussion was laid ON the table
Mr. SsTB, from the committee on police, to whom was
referred the bill in relation 10 the establishment Of corpo
ration hayalcs with the substitute therefor Of the lower