Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-31
STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

and referred.
The committee of conference i'm relation to the
disagreemests of the two Boards on the selection o.
the site of the West Market ana building the same
reported bull authorizing the erection of new maj
kets IN the First and Fifth Wards One IL TO ba o
street north, west of 18th street VEST The u Inc,
somewhere on Capitol Hill, and the hiay,r and ON
y einber of each Board to be a committee tn adyer
tise for proposals. They are also adopt the Ola,
and contract for the markets, also superintspd ia.
erection OF SAID buildings. ft approWiates $40 OOo
Laid on the tabl:.
An act to gravel, &c., PORTION of Fourth street
passed.
An act to construct a wooden bridge across n
street, over the Iibcr, appropTating $500 for th,
same, was passed. - )
The act from the Common Councils providing 70,
SchOOls-referTed. =
An act from Common Councils to open an alIay
IN square 5l5 also, an act for the improvement e.
oteeI and an ACT for graveng portion of Fourt Il
street SOUTH Were passed
The act for the relief of w. NJ. Meigs was re
ferred.
Communications were rec lived from the Mayor
one OF them saying GAS design t. be absent from,
The city for few days. I respectfully deputf, Sila.
H. Hill, Esq, President of the Board of Alder sen
To act er otfcio in my absence'' =
The communication of the Mayor on the fiscal
affair. OF the Cooperation for the year ending June
so, 1854, was received. [See synopsis in another
part Of the local reponsl
Acuon In regard to general costs Of grading ami
in 70
gard TO increase Of compensation of Commisso or
Oh the Ihird and Fourth Wards was deferred
An sct to gravel street norh-referred
an &c! 20 open an alley in square 573-passed.
An ACT TO improve Sixth street, west to MARIAN.
avenue and street, sOuth-passed
Vic Walks, from the joint committee on the
Thanksgiving resolution, reported in favor of f,lr
the day on the Odd of November-adopted.
James Mitche's petition was referred to ,b,.
seventh Ward delegation; and the acts to remit
nnes 10 T.. owens and to James Donnelly were.
pissed WIN
An act to improve street, south, and Third stree,
eas, by L. u. Berrett, was passed.
THE NEW TAVERN BILL.
MI Fitzpat1ek called I'D the new tavern hin
3, haysS. ~
MI: LARK moved to increase the cost of license
TO SlOO on each of the three cIasses-ye,s q -
MI. BOTTOMS moved to limit The issue of lic.ns,s
so that none but those who have ten rooms for nu,
nc accommodation can obtain the same, dispensing
Win fee-hOiders sanction, Sc, which created
much debate in the usual STYLE The onimon Ctr
Iae Attorney for tile city, Mr.. Carlisle was read. il,
~hch II Is asserted mat the power of probibitio,
EXTENDS only to tipping houses and that they ar,
cohhHon places where liquors sold for Iucre ana
gam The vote being finally taken ON Mr. !,
proposition resuited-yeas 5, nays6.
Mr. houston proposed TO reduce the EXPENSE Of
licenses 10 $50, 800, and S75-veas 4 NAYS 7
Messrs. Houston, Pepper, Borrows. and otners
discussed the bill, and the genera. principles of law
on the matter, and finally cam. to vote on the 8et
IL STOOD as follows: Yeas-Nessrs. Dove, Reed
Bayiey, Pepper, Fitzpatrick, Houston and Johnson
Nays-messrs. BOrrows, Clark Marks and p.ar
(President.) ''0' "''u ''ii''
Mr.. Marks moved to entitle the bill, An act to
MAKE inohopoles for the sale of intoxicating LIQUORS
IN me City OF WashingtoE''-yeas 3, NAYS s. Thus
ended the tavern bill IN the Board of Aldermen
Ihere was large attendance
OTHER MATTERS.
MI Frzpatrick, from the committee 10 which was
a. kEfp
regulating buying as well rs selling, and prohibiting
nese traders from occupying certain payements JI
Is more restrictive than the original. Ordered TO be
printed.
An act to pay G. Knight for work done ON soutb
street; also, an act for the relief of Joseph Brown
were passed.
At ION O'Clock they adjourned.
Common Ooulcii.-Al present but MIR. J. w. Da-
Wis, VINO Is absent IT. III the city.
Mr. T. A. Davis presented the petition of d. Hine,
asking the passage of an act giving three months,
ume to liquor dealers to close their business-re-
fefred.
A bill for opening a new alley in SQUARE 31..
OH ior placing water pipes ID street. between
Ninth and Tenth /; bill 10 make repairs of street.
IN second Ward; bill for gravehng Fourth street
east, from u TO L. streets south, and from Third TO
Fifth stree Is east; bill mpr we Thirteenth street
west, between Maryland avenue and street south.
Were severaily passed
Bills for the relief of John s.. Gallagher VIM
niown, (ageRt Tor the heirs of Mary Young de
eeased,) Chas EdmOnstOn, P. w. Dorsey Las
Wnsnt, and Charles J. Tilett, were passed
A bill for the relief of T. A. WasIer-tabied.
The petition of Mr.. Gill, relation to the grade OF
street south, was taken from the COMMITTEE on
Calms, aaa referred to the delegation from the Sixth
Ward. ~
The bill TO secure and strengthen the brdues ove,
the lanai, Irou the other Board, was passed.
MI Busey from the Committee IN Conference re-
ported Dill 10 erect market house in the Frst ana
flfth Wards, which was passed Messrs. Bu,ey
and Newman we've appointed on the part of This
DOdfo 70 carry act into effect.
Inc petition of Benson COum and others for
iampposts ON north Capitol street and Delaware
Avenue, was referred.
An act TO take up and relay gutter on the west
side OF llth street. from Pennsylvania Avenue "a r
street, bill TO supply the deficiency in the appro
psuoh ior grading and gravelling street from din
10 1th street; and an act to continue the improve
ment OF street south, were Or <sed
The bill from the Board of Aldermen 10 buda
bndge across street, was referred
ne aci from same, TO gravel the footwalk al, NJ
tne west front OF square 5S4; and the bill from the
same aPpropriating $3.50 for roofing the West mar,
ket, were passed.
The bill in relation TO curbstones on louisiana
avenue, between sixth and Seventh Streets was
referred. ~
A Dill to repair the sewer on the corner of Tbir-
teebth and h streets; and The Joint resolution con-
ct1mns tne grade of n street. north, were passed.
Ire Dill Tor gravelmg sixth street, west referred;
passed.
The communication of the Mayor On fiscal affairs
Mr.. Clements introduced a bill 10 exrmnt from,
ladauon the orphan asylums of The city-referred
Inc Dill To repair n street, south, between Fourth
and sixth streets, Was passed.
mt. Z. a.. DAVIS offered resolution providing that
on the oath or affirmation of auy persnn nov boI
ing license Tor the sale of spurious liquors. that il
Is men purpose to close the busnes il shall be law
M ioi lne Reglstef TO issue such person license for
three months, 10 be granted only to those now en-
sasea IN sueh business-the oath to be made within
zen Gays from the passage Of this resolution. Mr.
sition. - i-' P'op'
Mr.; Dom offered substitute, that the three
u,ontns grace be only extended to grocers to sell
their present stock.
,ua M. bamberser moved that the whole subject be
ihaehnltely postponed, and it was earned:
feas-Messrs Newman, Barr, Dom, Walker.
Duhc anson, Ball, Busey, Clements, McCauley
loss, kuf1, Bamberger, and Gil-l3.
Nays-MessIs Kelly, c. A. Davis, Plant, Kimon,
Ih+ Tavern Keepers Bill from the Board of Al
uelheh was received, and rejected by vote of Is
nav TO 8 yeas, follows:
feas-Messrs Kelly, {. "A. Davis, Plant, Duncan
son, klmon and Smith.