The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-09

year. i7s destitute pessonsvho fsom age narmiy were
| compelled d, seek relief mihe Asylum. These. added
Ia the number the house the 3Jth June 643. make
233 who received relief duri' longer shorter periods
within The year OF This large mimi err about one In (
residents drawn To the city from all parts of he
country by imaginary claim on, hope of relief
from the Government, and thrown upon the city sup.
port During the year. 64 discharged and 26 died
leaving 43 (pf whom children born in the house.
| in The establishment, on The 30lh june 1874
| There were $50 commitments 10 the Wolkhouse during
the last year. Tor various terms from week three
months. or this number only 54 belonged 10 The Dis
Irict of oumba the remaining lS non residents
Of whom 66 were from Mary and 80 from Virginia, II
from Pennsylvania, So IRON Ireland Is from Germany
/, and from England
The aggegate expense of the Asylum including relief
extended 70 the ont door poor was for the year ending
The 5oih OF June last $4732
For Inflmary and Workhouse $500
For lunatics ass
For pay of guardians 277
For salary OF secretary 100
For salary of lntendant 500
The attendant deposited during the year seven hun
dred and sixty do lars of which two hundred and twenty
eight was for hogs taken up in the and sold.
The amshouse is entirely completed but it is
expected to be finished in the of twenty thirty
days. and ready for occupation In view of the early re-
moval of the asylum TO the new building, the Commits
soners, the 22d instant proceeded ageenbly the
directions of the of Nav ~, S43, offer the present
almshOuse and grounds at public sale. They had
ceved offer Of eight thousand dollars for the entire
property; but deeming that much below its value,
they put up the land in lots to suit purchasers Twenty
eight lots out of the seventy three which The square EN-
braces sold for four thousand dollars leaving the build
ngs and forty five lots for future disposal The prices
bin Tor the lots ranged from IS u per super
fetal foot 1t is presumed that the portion yet be sold
will make sum sufficient at least to the of the
new buildings.
! refer you to the report of the Canal Commissioner
herewith communicated, for detailed statements of his
operations during the past year. and Of the repairs now
required by the walls and bridges of the Canal The
repairs of the last having been made by the Com
missioner HIMSELF with only the requisite aborers have
been much less expensive than when it necessary
contract with mechanics for their execution He reports
the total amount OF rents and wharages for the year
three thousand four hundred and seventy-six dollars
The City surveyor reports the amount of fees received
by him during the year at four hundred and eighty dol
lars would ask your attention to the accompanying
letter from the Surveyor in which he requests pro-
vision for instruments required in the performance of his
du les and for renewing the books of plas squares
and recording therein the numerous subdivisions which
have been made in the original plans The old books
are now dilapidated that set is greatly needed ;
and provision should be made for recording suitable
books the additional grades lately established by the En-
glneer, (Leut Humphreys.) To them almost daily
terence is required and they only be consulted
by opening the large rolls which the levels plated
communlcat ate the report made to me by Lieut. Huns
phreys when he closed his operations showing the limits
to which he had extended his surveys the principles by
which he had b, governed in fixing the grades and
offering practical Suggestions on the important sub
Ject Of the drainage of the city.
The Inspector of Fire Apparatus reports the engines
and apparatus Of all the fire companies in complete and
efficient condition. A
The business of the Tobacco warehouse has greatly
increased within the last year. The Inspector reports
the number Of hogsheads inspece since the Both june
lo43 at $685. being than double the number inspect
ed the year preceding.
The income from market rents has increased within
the year than fourth the preceding year.
The rent of stalls now yields
In the West Market 1902
Centre Market 4,277
Eastern Branch Market l4S-4627
being nine hundred and seventy four dollars the
sum received in the year l843.
The Commissioners of the Centre Market represent
that, notwithstanding The addit ona stalls ed last
year. and which Immediately rented for more than their
total cost, there demand for increased accommodate
ton in that establishment, well necessity for some
repairs to the buildings refer you their report here
with communicated, for particulars and estimates.
The add tons aud improvements authorized for the
Eastern market house have been contracted for and
i'll course OF construction. ~4
The Weighmaser of Live Stock has deposited two hun
dred and ftyone dollars within the year. showing pro-
gressive increase from that source also
AS matter rather for curiosity than for any legislative
action it may be mentioned that the quantity OF fuel
brought to the city by water within the last year, was,
according the ,orts of The authorized measurers,
3d. SIS cords of wood and 27S. bushels Of Richmond
coal yielding an aggregate amour of fees 10 the six
SO, 300 TINS of uel is exclusive of
the thousands of cords OF rewood brought in from the
country in wagons &c, aud the large import of anhra.
cite coal not subjec ed to measur, ment
An abstract OF the bills of mortality furnished by the
President of the Board of Health the number OF
deaths within the year 399 This it be admitted,
s comparatively small amount o. mortality IN popula-
ton of twenty eight thousand and sustains beyond
on the character Tor health which The city has long
joyed.
The la'e act of Congress abolishng arrests for deb
having dvesed the Corporation of the power of enforcing
pecunary penalties Tor violations OF its ordinan, es in
where the offender possesses visible properly
would submit whether, under the authority to impose
p, nales for the breach lis laws the Corporation does
possess the power impose the aterna i've penalty
of confinement to labor in tile wo khouse many OF
fences restrained under pecunaIy fines, such as
keeping houses for the sale of liquor without license
VIII CHI is now me many instances, iii open defiance
the laws by persons having property to evl
whose PROF. ery covered and protected by fraudulent
| conveyances.
The of The Both Nav last for the prevention and
removal of nuisances, distractions, &c. found in
sequence of the want of precision IN its language to be
imperative in of its provisions. One OF the things
which appears have been the design of the act to
prevent auction sales the open spaces of the city
but the prohibition is considered by the Corporation ator
ney to be not sufficiently explicit to sustain an action,