Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-15
EVENING STAR.
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STATS OF FEE TsEEs1HsrER-The Their
nome!ef, In oar cH1ntng- room, at IL o'clock
To- day, STOOD at 80 degrees above sero.

SIAi3 VIZ ZEE aEEsDAsrER.-The tter
nometef, In oar c'1ntng- room, at IL o'clock
% LAY, 5000 az So degrees above sero
PROCEEDINGS OF rHE coUxcILs.-At four
o'einck yesterday afternoon, the Councils me;
A. .felr chambers in the City Hail. SIlns Il.
IIf, PRESIDENT OF the Board of Aldermen, pre-.
nded In that body; present all the members
excep. MessIs Dove and johnson. The law
In relation 10 commissioners WAS considerably
discussed. resulting in the alteration of it 50
far as TO have one additional for the FIRST four
wards and one for the others. The law regu
la,ing omnibuses aud other carriages was
modified. Authority was given a COMMITTEES
to purchase q lot for the west market A new
COMMITTEES vas appointed to advertise for pro-
posals with DR.. Magruder as chairman. The
Mayor sen. in q lette-, covering a omrnuni
cation from b. q. French, Commits sioner of
Public Buildings, asking the early attention
OF the Councils to the repairs of the Loop
Bridge The first annual report Of the Pro.i.
dent aud Directors of the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company was laid before the members
A bill to regulate The hUcks. ers of the several
markets was reported from the Committee on
Markets, and ordered to be published. some
business in relation to improvements of streets
was acted upon, and the Board adjourned
about o clock. =
Board of Cor mon C,uncif.-Tbere vfr,
present all the members, DR.. A. McDavis.
President, In the chair, at the opening of the
session, which he vacated on account Of tenn.
porary illness, and Mr.. Barr, vice president.
presided Among other business transacted
the bill authorizing Bibles and religions books
and tracts to be distributed without license
was passed.
Mr.. Bamberger, from committee, reported
In favor Of an spprOpri alton for continuing the
dredging of the Washington canal.
The report of Dir Buckingham in relation
to fire companies was referred
"A communication was received, showing a
bsience due for the past month to the Bank
Of Washington, of S737S IS.
The Mayor informed the Board that he had
signed several bills, among them the general
appropriation bill, and an act for removing
the remains Of the fallen iron bridge at Rock
creek, at the western terminus of Z street A
communication from his honor also informed
the Board lat the interest was nearly due on
the six mon hs corporation stock, and reouir-
ing an appropriation Of S., 600 for the same
Referred
On motion by Dir. J. w. Davis. the bill, nm
propriating $4,000 for building the Northetn
Liberties engine house was taken nm when
Mr.. Dunn moved 10 recommit the bill, with
instructions to the Mayor to invite propos ais
Adopted
Nj Smith. from the Committee Of Wav, and
Means, reported bill making an sppropria.
ton to carpet the Mayors office, de-; passed.
Mr.. Kelly moved to take up the bill in rets-
ton to building bridge over Rock creek to
which Dir. Duncanson offered a substi tute to
authorize the Mayor to invite proposals: which
was agreed to Sir. Dunn moved to take mn
the bill to regulate the sale of liquors in Wash
ington. A spirited discussion ensued. inyoly-
ing the proper disposition of the bill, some
~ tins to he
laid over, and two or three Offering amend
msnts. 1t ended, on motion Of Captain Smith,
IN ordering the bill, with the amendments to
be printed in bill form, and made the special
order of tho day for next Monday Mr. Glenn
ents, the new member from the Fourth W ard,
was appointed on the Committees of Ways and
Means, Police, and Health, in place of Mr..
Henshaw, whose vacancy in the Board he fills
Mr. Newman offered resolution rovidipg for
an election in the First W ard, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the demise of Mi g. S. Paine
appointing commi ssioners. and fixing the ia
of election to be the 18th of August. At eight
o clock adjourned.
PAISCL AcCIDENT.-Y esterday. about half.
past i O'Clock, on PENNSYLVANIA avenue. be-
tween LIST and I'd streets, the fore wheel of an
omnibus, containing several passengers. ran
on, and the passengers bounded out Among
them was Miss Phillips, daughter of Vim. F,
Phillips, Esq, Auditor of the Treasury for the
Post Office department. This lady was pain
fully, but we are grati6ed in being able to
announce not alarmiugly, Injured by the acct
dent. In endeayoring to extricats herself from
the vehicle, she fell, and her head and arm
we're severely bruised, and her faee badly cut
She WAS carried into the railroad hotel, kent
by DIR. NJ. Brady. where everything which
kindness and humanity aould prompt was done
by the family of Mr. Brady to relieve her.
The lady, from the effects of the fall, was in
an insensihss state, and no one present was
acquainted with her. Dr.. Young was sent for.
who dressed her wounds When her mind was
restored, she gave her name and residence, and
her father was Immediately sent for, and
was soon by his daughters side. After a short
ume she had sufficiently recovered to be con-
veyed In carriage to her home Upon In.
curing last night, We were pleased to hear
that the iaiy Was doing we'll, and that no seri-
Gus consequences would ensue from the acct
dent Union
THE franklin AND THE IsspKcroR.-Mr.
inspector Buckingham Is being . hit with
.panner all round, i: seems, for his report
IN relation to the Washington fire companies
The Franklin thus walks into his affections:
HALL OF TIE FRANKLIN FIRE Co.,
August IA. 1854
Company, held this evening, the following
resolutions were passed unanimously. anu or
dered TO be signed by the officers, and pub
lished
Resotvsd. That Mr.. Caleb Buckingham, In
speetor of Fire Apparatus, will confer favor
On the members of the Franklin Fire TOM |
pany by answering the following questions
through the same medium:
AT what time do you visit cur engine |
house to inspect the apparatus
have you at any time, invited the officers
of the company to be present at your examin-
alton, or requested them to have the appa.
faius tried In your presence, to en- able you to
make correct report of the state Of the apps.
ratus?
Did you not discover, at the time you were
the hose, and found it in a q dirty |
condition" Gas you gay.) that the spaunsr
BOXES on both of the reels. and the SPOOL on |
me, were out of repair
Did you examine the goose neck Of the on. |
yine to see if it was in working ordsr?
RssofUSd, tMrth-r, That If the inspector
would take the troubie u read the law govern. |
ng him in the discharge If his duty, he will |
ind no authority to justify him in using the |
GLOWING language Il see BY the proceed
ngs OF the Councils that some Of the COMMA.
hes have asked an appropI iatiou l should |
Ike to know what the appropriation is for. | |
hink 1t would be as well for the several com
'anies to make their wants known to the in
pector, and then he would be better able to
make correct report"
CRAs. Garfield, President.
j. n. +. HoUGH, Secretary
WASHINGTON RAILROAD PARApHRAss She