Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-20
naJJY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEM s.

L.. If fbs City Council.-Both branches
f'V'. C,o,nc;I met al the usual hour yesterday.
athe - If Aldermen, several bills for the i'm
IN, Of streets were passed, among when was
F..o.o,ution for the revision of the grading Oh
il'"' NJ, The north side OF Louisiana avenue
..scp 9Th and 9Th streets.
.,n,opriation of SIS was made for defrayihs
Eos of the special election for Aldermen In
r,s, Ward. which resulted in the election OF
~ ,r,lov. who appeared and took his seat
JON" -rsoIurion passed for increasing the salary
coronation Attorney from one hundred to
,r,dred dollars per annum. 1.-THE eompenSa-
this officer heretofore has been altogether
III ior the services he has been called upon To
There certainly can be no good reason
officers of the Corporation should not oe ade-
..,,-r,,J. And we would su.g' st to the mehi-
- the Council, since they have maniies'ed
- 10 compensate services fairly, also 10
,. ,t,ntcr Tor the publication OF the laws oil the
f.,,t;on. a pFicr somewhat il proportion 10 the
.srrlce rendered. nm Co. d.,
If cutters and alleys in the First, Second,
,'.,. s;v,b. and Seventh Ward; bill making APP
,,,,stou or 81 900 10 pay ten extra police officers
ID on the 71h OF June lat, and requiring
.r N rive bonds the same As the other police Of
.,.r.. hin authorizing the Mayor to open Boundary
b~cauSiug the distractions 10 be removed
paal Crock 10 the Eastern Branch by the first
-pscember bill for the relief OF the Franklin FIRE
,.,any. $780, bill To provide suction and hose for
-. perseverance Fire Company, 500
INF resolution also passed authorizing The
p,,,l oe Trustees OF the Common Schools TO EN-
,, n, ,ss<tantteacher inlieu of principal teacher
n Primary School. No. l.
c,..,ion relative to the duty Of committees TO
.,,,t upou bills to them referred, came up incden-
,,rr and was warmly discussed. Several weeks
,,.s a hill relative to births and marriages. which
,,a uassed the Board OF Aldermen was referred to
.bs committee OH Health, of which Dr. Miller is
Hartman. All on the committee, except DIR. NJ,
- favorable TO the bill. Last week, when the
,,.. of committees were called for, DIR. Miller
-, absent, and last evening being present he was
,.oue.tal TO report, but declined TO do so.
n, 3u.rv, member of the committee, then asked
nr VI. if he would report on Monday next, End ne
-s,Iisd that he might or might not. Upon this DR..
BIry desired TO be discharged from all further con-
,.rron with the committee. resolution was then
,,,ro5uced requiring DR.. Miller to report OIL Mon
day next.
Or. Miller asserted that neither he committee nor
,hs Board had right TO compel him to make re-
mt and declared the resolution out of order.
The Chair ruled it in order; and upon the appeal
,fDr. Miller from IFS decision, it was sustained.
Ncssrs CallaA and Pepper supported the resolu-
non. and II was passed without a dissenting voice,
except DIR. Miller, who Is expected to report next
week
Conspiracy CGses-Of late, eases under the con-
.,;racv law have been of frequent occurrence.
rae was disposed of last week by Justice rcqui-
1ns the parties TO give bail for their appearance at
roqt Another that of Messrs. Westerficld and vii
IN charged By A. Hunter with conspiracy, was tined
Yesterday before Justice Beck and dismissed.
MA. Kimmel long known and highly esteemed
BY our citiz sns has been arrested, charged with
conspiracy similar 10 the one charged upon Messrs
sharpe Cox and Reese, and has ruled the case for
uia before Justice Dom, on Thursday next. War
connected with this last case, aud no doubt the
uias viii attract considerable attention. The par
mes are all respectable citizen and the charge Is
very serious one.
United States Hoie,.-In noticing the omnibus of
this house in issue of yesterday, it was not i'll
tend.d to cast any reflection upon the Hotel which
Is admirably managed by its present proprietor 1t
t-eted 10 the driver of the omnibus, who thought
sey mPudent and disposed to impose upon strangers
Geoesc ". Cutter, Esq, was on motion of Colonel
W. Thompson, admitted to-day, September 20th, as
at Attorney and Councillor OF the Circuit Court Of
,hls District.
Ccmmittcd.-John u. Gibson, who was arrested
Yesterday ON the charge OF stealing the schooner
Nlron, from Alexandra, was sent to Jail TO await
, further examination by Justice Goddard.
GaIrd Ifo,rse.-JO>ephine Jones was taken last
hight for being disOrieily in the street. She was
dismissed after paving 81 81. and receiving lecture
rom the Captain.
Persons who arrive III this city withOu, funds often
10 the Guard House for lodgings II is To be hoped
more comfortable place will he afforded those uIl-
Orunates before the winter begins.
Citizens Bank, Baltimore.-We have bad handed
. Us counterfeit two dollar bill upon ths Bank.
t.ter the words 'The Citizen. Bank are the word.
OF Baltimore" printed in over the flourshes and
'afy done. word 10 the wise is sufficient
Smsof vs.. Srpora{ion-This csse, the, grounds of
he acton we have previously stated. WAS decided by
~ Court instrneting the jury that there was 10
AUS If action.
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