Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-26

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Snf CoUACltS-boGtoo OF Af1erI1sn.-I; Q
Board o. gsnized at Al o., lock, all the mem er S
present except Mr., Evans a-
Petitions were presented and referred
Commun ications were received from the
Mayor, one nominating DR.. Samuel A. S.or-
row to be physician for the poor of the First
Ward, and MIR. Theodore Wheeler to be a com.
missioner of the Almsbouse or Asylum
Another recomm ending the Councils TO loan the
"a credit Of the city TO the amount Of s. 600, at
the request Of B. B. French, Esq, Commir-
sionsr Of Public Buildings. for the purpose of
completing the Improvements on PeDnsylva-
mia avenue. between Seventeenth and Twenty.
sixth streets. -@
An act was accordingly passed authori ling
the Mayor to advance s. 600 to the Commits
'ionsr, interest not to exceed six per cent. per
annum. ..-... ....o-
The report of the Trustees Of The Public
Schools was received and referred to the Com
mittee on that subject
Mr.. Pepper introduced a bill authorizing
the Mayor to have the pavement on north ID
street between Second and Third streets. ex
tended so as to make the side walk seventeen
feet wide, the expense to be taxed on the pro-
perty interested. Passed.
Mr.. Pepper reported an act in response to
the petition of S g. Bowen, authorizing an
alley to be opened in square 2S5 Passed
Mr. Clark proposed an act to repeal so much
OF the act as required the CouLciIs to meet at
o'clock, p b., from October to May, which
was adopted. But the Board OF Common
Council not cOncurring. it was lost
Mr.. Reed reported favorably on the bill
from the other Board appropriating 81 200 to
purchase new suction, according to sPecif
cations made by John Rogers, Of Baltimore
for the Franklin Fire Company Of this city.
After debate, in which Messrs. Fitzpatrick
Clark, Borrows, and Pearson opposed the bill
on the ground tha, the old suction had been
recently thoroughly repaired, and the warm
advocacy of the measure by Messrs Reed
Bsyly, Pepper, and Dove, who said that the
repairs were only temporary, and that the
su,tiOn was much needed, the bill was passed
Yeas Mess Mag uder, Dove, Reed, BayIy.
Pepper, Johnson. and Hill Nay-Messrs
BOrrows, Fitzpatrick, Houston, Clark, Marks,
and Pearson
The bill only wants now the signature Of the
Mayor 10 become a law.
Mr. Pepper. on leave introduced a bill
appropriating 5000 oat Of the general fund to
make casual repairs Of the walls and brid yes
of the canal. Passed.
The Board then took up the nominations of
the Mayor. as before them. --
George w Hardness was rejected as Com
missioner for the First and Second Wards
yeas 8, nays s, and blank; E B Lord, Com
missi. ner for the Third ard Fourth Wards
j. S. Martin, for the Fifth and Sixth Wards
III.
were duly confirmed; ". III Lusby, rs Super.
intendent of chimney sweeps fo- the Fifth
Ward, in place OF ". T. Jones, resigned : DR..
S. A orrow, for Physician for the poor of
the First Ward in place of Dr. Moore, re-
signed, and Theodore " heeler as Commits
sioner Of the Asylum, were also duly con.
fImed.
Mr Reed presented volu1ninous petition
firm JAM IS Robertson. editor of the Truth,
a. king the remission of fines imposed by Jus
tees Morsell and Thompson g maleiously,' -
which was referred, and the Committee in
stru ,ted to report faTorably, on the motion of
Mr.. Dove The Committee subsequently re-
ported an act apprOpriatirg 81 30 Tor the re-
lief of Roberts n wbicn was pa .sed.
Mr.. Bayly reported an act to refund to G.,
Baker S42 30 paid tor a license in mistake
Passed
Mir. Pepper, from Committee on Canals re-
ported an act appropriating $4,000 to repair
the iron bridges over the canal, in accordance
with Tie directions Of MIR. VIM NJ. Ellis, en-
gneer, which was passed
On motion OF Mr.. Marks, the bill to prohibit
the keeping of tipping houses was taken up
the question being on the substitute Of Mr.
HILL running debate ensued, during which
an amendment was incorporated including
slayer beer" In the prohibitions, when the bill
was passed The vote was
Yeas-Messrs Magruder, Reed, BayIy, Bor-
rows, Pepper, Fitzpatrick: Clark, Marks, Pear
son and hill.
Nays-Messrs. Dove Houston, and Johnson
Being ten for to three against-snd Mr..
Evans absent. $780,
On motion Of Mr.. Pepper an act was passed.
appropriating $50 to repair tae sewer on Sixth
street west.
Mr.. Msgruder, from the committee of con-
ference IN relation TO the bridge over Rock
Creek, foot of b street west. reported bill ap-
propriating 50, 900 for the purpose of building
new bridge, the Mayor to receive proposals
and act in conjunction with two Councilmen,
one to be appointed from each of the Boards
In regard TO the matter
The Board then adjourned to meet next
Monday evening at o'clock, in accordance
with the law, changing the hour Of meeting at
this season of the year.
Board Of Common ConneH-The follow
ing business was transacted by this Board last
evening:
= An act to regulate the advertisements of de
hnquent tax payers property for sale Passed.
A joint resolution n relation 20 the grade of
Sixth street east. Adopted
a bill from the Board of Aldermen for the
relief Of E. q Handy. Passed.
An act for the Preservation of game was
amended and passed
The committee was discharged from the
further nsideration of the act to amend the
act Of 1858 regulating the mslkets.
An act WIS passed to increase the salary of
the physicians Of the poor for the several
wards to $500
A resolution to purchase wood for the poor
Of the city lies over
A bill for the relief of Samuel Cook was
passed.
Bills from the Board of Alderman, authoris-
Ing the extension of the foot payements on d
2 street North, between q and 3r to open an
alley IN square 265 for the improvement of
18th street. between Maryland Avenue and d
street South; for the repair of 18th street W es
and an act for clea ming alleys and cutters in
the 9TH Ward, were passed The act from the
other Board to loan So 600 to Commi ssioner of
Public buildings To improve Pennsylvania
Avenue, was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
An act to pay for removing rubbish FRI N
the western market space was passed
An act spprOpriatiDg $500 10 the Perse.
verance Hose Company to purchase q new hose
carriage was passed
The act to pay for testimonial to Captain
May was passed
The bill provid ing for the appointment OF a
commissioner for the eastern section of IL q
canal At salary of $500, and an assistant al q
salary Of $500, was passed, after much deba q,
taking yeas and nays, &c
The yeas and nays Were-Me:s-s Newmsa
Kelly, e. A Davis, Barr Plant Dom. Walker
Duncanson, Ball. Co.'s, Ruff, ewart. Smith
and Dasis (Pfesident)-l9 Nsys-Messrs.
Bu.sy: Kilinon, McCauiey, Bamberger and
g us.
The bill in relation IN a hr;doa oyar RooL