Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-08

street west, which would at once show that it is
north Of the mall and west of the Capitol. So, by
adopting the Capitol as radiating centre for the
numbers of the lots, and making North and South
Capitol streets dividing lines between the alpha
betical streets running east and west and East
Capitol street and the canal and the mall the
dividing line between the numerical streets
running north and south, and, as the lots are
north and south or east and west putting north
ana south or east and west before them, in addition
to what they are now known and designated by
on the plat Of the city, n simple, easy, and prac-
tical system will be the result, adding materially
to the comfort and accommodation Of citizens and
strangers.
In order to make the plan more simple and ef-
fectiye, your committee would also suggest that
the even numbers be placed on the houses to the
right, commencing from the point of depar-
ture, and the odd numbers to the left, SO that
when house is to be searched for, the visiter
may at once know, by the number being even or
odd, which side of the street to go, and 50 save
time and labor.
Your committee, confident that the public con-
venience would be SO much benefited by the
adoption of n plan for designating houses by a
fixed and suitable mode of numbering as to Sc
cure the appreciation of all the parties concerned,
do not hesitate to recommend
That the Boards take the proper steps to secure
the end in view, by the passage of a law based
on the method now suggested, and placing the
carrying out of the plan in the hands Of the
Mayor and the several Ward Commissioners whose
duty it shall be to select the numbers according
to the plan now submitted, and agreeably to the
recorded plat of squares and lots; to adopt the
best way of attaching those numbers, either with
paint or otherwise, as shall be by the Mayor
deemed most legibe and durable; and to defray
the expense out of the Ward funds.
Your committee recommend the adoption of
the accompanying act:
Be IL enacted By tie Board Of Aldermen and Board Of
Common Council The city Of Washington, That the Mayor
be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to assign
the plan suggested by the Committee on Police of the Board
Of Common Council in their report Of January 1882 and
that he the attendant thereon to be betrayed
out of any funds to the credit of the respective Wards
wherein such houses may be situated
Mr. BRENT, from the select committee to
which was referred the g Joint resolution in rela-
ton to the revision and codifcation of the District
laws, reported the same without amendment
and the resolution was read the third time and
passed.
A communication was received from the Mayor,
g enclosing one from the Trustees of Public
Schools, in relation to the purchase of Odd-Fel-
lows Hail." in the Sixth Ward; which was read,
and referred to the Committee on Public Schools.
A statement was read, from the Mayor, of the
book account of the Corporation on the lst inst;
which was read and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
statement was received from the Register
lin compliance with resolution of the Board) OF
the number Of persons assessed and the number
who have paid the school-tax for the year end
ing December 81 1850; which was read, and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Public Schools.
communication was read from the Inspector
Of Fire Apparatus, stating, inrepy to resolution
of this Board, the condition Of the fire apparatus
of the city, which was read, and referred to the
Committee on the Fire Department.
| Mr.. PEPPER submitted the following resolution );
| which was read twice:
RcSOlred, de-. The Joint committee representing the
teress Of this c before Congress and they hereby
Instructed to upon Congress the necessity of passing
law whereby the voters of this CT have the right to
the election every officer Of this Corporation
where there is evidence Of unfair or illegal voting.
The bill "maltng appropriation for the i'm
provement of Centre Market street" was taken
up, read the third time, and passed
Mr.. WHEELER submitted the following resou-
ton which was read and adopted:
Reso That the Mayor lie, and he hereby requested
by authority law the Commis-
oner of Public Buildings has encosei Sixth street west
from Maine street TO the canal.
On motion, the bill for building cesspools in
the Seventh Ward, and for other purposes" was
taken up, read the third time and passed.
Mr. WHEELER submitted the following resolu-
ton; which was read and adopted:
Rcorcd That the Mayor be and is hereby requested
in considering the bids offered under his advertisement
titled proposals for hydrans pumps &C." to entertain no
offer, unless II be made by a practical punpmaker.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen " for the
relief of c. Topham" was taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee on Claims
On motion of Mr.. ENNIS, the Board took up
for consideration the joint resolution introduced
by him on the Sth ult., instructng the joint COM
mttec to ask of Congress amendment to the
charter of lS48;" and, the resolution having been
read
Mr.. BRYAN moved to amend it by inserting
the words "and personal tax" so as to entitle
persons to vote without the prepayment Of the
personal tax as well as the school-tax which
motion negatived.
The question was then taken on the third read
ing of the resolution, and decided in the negative,
as follows.
YEss--Messrs Ennis, Mohun, Pepper, Muoy, and NJ
N,Ys-Messrs Douglass Easily, Kelly, CalIan, Downer,
wanna Bryan Brent, Hutchingson Gull, johnson, and
Hil-12.
So the resolution was rejected.
And then on notion the Board adjourned.
NorgI should have been stated in the proceedings Of
the I'D pecembcr thst 1t Mr. DowNER, and not Mr
CALLAN who presented the petition of George r. Herick
and Others in relation 10 the wall on street in front Of
franklin Row. and who introduced the joint resolution In
relation TO the removal Of the Franklin cngnehouse and
the of the reservation which II Is located
EXTREME CoLD.-The very low temperature
endured by the Grinnell Expedition while within
the polar circle is thus described by Dr. Kane in
one of his Smithsonian lectures:
At the appalling temperatures of-40 deg and
so deg, or 20 deg. to 80 deg. beIoto the freezing
point, cold became MS sensible in its effect as heat
indeed, between the positioe effects Of the very
high and the negative of the very low scale, itwas
impossible to distinguish by sensation. Upon
going out into the open air the face became en-
crusted with an icy rind, and the lips were glued