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The amendment of the Board of Common Conncil
to the bill to provide for conveying water to the corner
Of d and l4th Streets in the Second Ward was taken
into consideration and agreed to.


The amendment of the Board of Common Council
to the bill to lay flag footways in the Sixth Ward
taken into consideration and agreed to.


The bill from the Board of Common Council requr-
ing monthly returns TO be made by the several police
magistrates taken up twice read and referred 10
Messrs. Beck, Magruder, and Thornly.
i And then the Board adjourned


BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL
/ Mr.. DAVIS presented communication from VIM
Easily respecting the improvement of certain streets
in the First Ward; which was read, and on motion,
| laid on the table,.


Mr. Towers presented the accounts of SiIas Moore
and Jas. M. Wright az inst the Corporation, as police
officers OF the city, which were referred to the Com
mttee on Police.
mttee on behalf of meeting of citizens asking the
corporation of the Councils in the reception Of the
Defenders of Baltimore in 1874; which was read and
| laid on the table.


Mr.. HALLIDAY, from the committee to which was re.
ferred the bill entitled An act to divide the city of
| Washington into seven wards, reported the same
with amendments a#ara
Mr. H., from the committee on Police, to which was
referred the resolution respecting the tax the slaves
OF asked to be discharged from its further
| consideration IS.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee on Public Schools
reported bill entitled An act making appropriations





June, lS4S and for other purposes which was read
three times and passed. ..


And, from the same committee 10 which was refer
red the bill making further provisions for the support
OF common schools in the city of Washington, reported
the same without amenL.lent.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen authorizing
the erection of market-house on the open space
formed by the junction of New York and Massachu-
sets with street north was taken up read
twice, and referred to the Committee on Police Isr
The resoluti from the Board of Aldermen in rela-
ton to the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was taken up and read twice when
Mr. BURcHE moved to amend the resolution so much
as authorizes the Mayor to open correspondence on
the subject Of the rate of fare and of freight which
motion negaiived.


On the third reading Of the resolution the vote was
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Halliday, Towers. Burche, Brady,
Maddox. Jones, Van Reswick, Lawrence, Gull, Full
mer, and Bacon-ll.


NAYs-Messrs Davis, Hardness, Stott, Johnson,
King, and Kedglie-6. i
The resolution was then read the third time and
passed.


Mr.. DAVIS moved to take up for consideration the
meeting respecting the reception of the Defenders of
Baltimore but before the question taken
Mr. HARNESS moved an adjournment; which was
carried by the following vote
lEAs-Messrs Harkness, halliday, King, Burche
kedglie, Lawrence. Gull, Fulmer, and Bacon-9
NAYs-Messrs Davis, Stott, Towers, French, Brady
Maddox, and Van Reswick-7.
And then the Board adjourned