The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-21

WASHINGTON CoRPoRArIoN.--In the Board Of
Aldermen, at their meeting yesterday afternoon, the
Police bill from the Common Council was received
and appropriately referred.
The bill for the appointment of two, city com
missioners in lieu ofthe ward commissioners as now
existing was taken up an amendment was offered
restricting aborers on corporation work from being
required to work over ten hours per day, and that
they should receive 81 per diem; which was passed
The bill was then laid aside.
resolution from the Common Council propo
sing an adjournment till the 9Th of September wa.
taken up and rejected, and then the Board ad
iourned
In the Common Council, in the absence of the
President and Vice President, (Messrs. Hill and
Sweeny,) Mr. N. Callan, of the Second ward, was
called to the chair.
After the presentation of petition, the amend
ments of the Board of Aldermen to the general APP
preparation bill were reported by the Ways and
Means committee, recommending a concurrence
which report agreed to, and the act passed.
Among other reports from committees was one
from the Committee on Health making an appro-
pration for the drainage of James creek, which
was read three times and passed. As was also the
bill to regulate and increase the LICENSEES of circus
companies.
A bill from the Committee of Improvements, APP
propriating 81 900 for the erection of iron bridges
the canal at 7th and 18th streets, was read
three times and passed.
The Public School bill was finally passed.
variety of other business discharged, and this
Board adjourned al an early hour.
lMPROy EMENTs.-ln addition TO the numerous
buildings already mentioned as in progress Of cree
ton during the present in this city, giving
employment to so many mechanics, we note the
commencement, of fine dive ling house and store
on the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
g. Of ohprp min
The first story will have granite fronts on both
Streets the workmanship of which is now being
executed by Mr. Acker.
Mr.. Lyons, builder, has erected for himself a
handsome four-story brick Westinghouse, with
store-roems &c, at the of and 9th streets
Two brick dwelllng-houses are building on the
corner of New York avenue and 18th streets; the
one on the northeast corner for Mr.. Hughes, that
on the northwest for Mr.. Knott.
The dwelling house of Mr.. johnson HELEN, cor
ner of Louisiana avenue and 5th streets, is under
going handsome improvement by the erection OF
an additional story, two-story back building, &c.
Numerous others are in progress throughout the
town, which we may notice more fully hereafter.
The BIER.-A well-known sexton at one of our
city grave-yards--a son Of Erin, of course-not
long since, upon the arrival of funeral at the
ground was Intercepted by the undertaken in
charge, an old acquaintance, with the query, "Where
is the bier" To which he replied, sis it beer did
you say The divil drop of beer is there upon
the ground, at all; but il yin step into the tool
house, and say nothin' about it, i'll find ltd,
whisky in the jug in the corner, to which y'r'
welcome The undertaken explained his mistake
and that he wanted something whereon to convey
the corpse to the grave. The sexton, no little con-
fused, replied "And why didn't ye say that al
first, and ak for the hand-barrow at once, and not
be pokin' fun at me by talkin about beer KNOWN
as We did that I'm timplrate man." The "hand-
barrow" as he called 1t, was thereupon produced,
and the funeral proceeded. What became of the
contents of the slug in the corner we have not
ascertained.