Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-30
EVENING STAR.
LOcAL INTELLIGENCE.
STATE OF TEE TnaxoHzrIR.-The ther.
ooneser, IN our counting room, 1t IL o'clock
o-day, stood at 20 degrees above zero.

oomeser, In our counting room, st IS o,cIooh
o-day, stood at IS degrees above zero.
TEE WEST MARKET HoUsE.-We mention
cd yesterday, in cur report of the proceedines
Of the Board Of Common Council, the passaee
by that body OF "a act to provide for building
new market house in the western section Of
he city. The following Is the report of the
COMMITTEES on the subject together with the act,
wnicn. us sand, viii no doubt receive the sane.
tion of the Board Of Alderman, and become q
law:
Report Of the Committee on Polies off Ghs
Board Of ConsDron Council on tie 6iff from
ths Board of Alderman untitled IAN net
anthorizing the Mayor to purchase certain
lets as a site for the West Market
This bill, referred to the Committee on Police
which had previously passed the Board Of Al
dermen, oontenplates tho purchase Of lots, 6,
z, Q, 10, IL, IL Is, IA, Is. 16, IL, IT, 10, and
20, in square numbered 10Y. These lots com.
prise the west half Of said square, fronting
POI feet and ipch On north K street. one
hundred and ninety four feet and one inch
llS4 feet inch) ON north L street. and 323 feet
and 10 inches on 10th street. The whole mum.
Der of square feet contained In these fifteen
lots is 81, 739, which, at tventy-four cents nsr
square foot, tthe price authorized by the bill
would cost Sl4,09T SO. To this must be added
the expense OF grading many Of the lots which
are now from four to six feet below the grade
Ilis addljional expense the COMMITTEES have
ESTIMATED at $1,000, which would make the
actual cost of the ground si6,097 So The
alley In the rear of these fifteen lots contains
5lo4 square feet. which would be obtained by
the corporation free Of cost. The plan con.
tsnPlated by the bill from the Board of Alder
men Tor the location Of this mar ket-house il az
follows: The whole front on 18th street. 500
feet and 10 inches, n aning back 40 feet on K
and streets. Is to be appropriated to q mar
ket-hcuse. In the rear of this a street Ia To
be laid Oh, measuring so feet in width. With
two sidewalks Is feet each In width. The
whole number Of square feet occupied by this
street amounts to z, 245, which at "a cents
per square foot amounts to $6,71S so. Thus
showing that the portion Of the purchase to
be occupied by the market house would cost
t3O0S 80; that occupied BY the street rs 7Is 40:
leaving 22,705 square feet unocoupied and to
be disposed Of by the Corporation, which It has
been supposed would sell fer sufficient to re-
imburse the CORPORATE the whole amount of
the purchase money. To do 80 it must average
nxty-tWo cents per square foot; and if the
Corporation should grade 1t the average SELL
Ing price would necessarily be increased.
Inc committee do not believe the location of
q et-house as contemplated would 30
greatly enhance the value of this property, be-
cause there is much unoccupied ground In the
Immediate vicinity and more desirably loca.
ted for businesspurposes. The lots to be formed
ont Of the unoccupied portion of the contem.
plated purchase would have but seventy. one
feet depth and four upon the street to be laid
of. In the rear Of these lots there must ma.
eessalily be 'aid of an alley, which would d.
minfsh their depth. In consequence of the
narrouness OF the street and the probability
that 1t will be occupied by carts, wagons, &C.,
during market hours, the alley would have "a
be of such width as to permit vehicles TO pass
and rspaas with ease, certainly not less than
thirty feet, which would reduce the length of
the lots to forty -one feet
The committee therefore conclude that the
location and plan Of market house contem.
plated by the bill from the Board Of Alder
men is entirely Improbable; that the price
authorized to be paid for the ground by the
same bill is far beyond its actual value: and
they therefore recommend tho accompanying
bill a. sustitute to the one referred to them
TX AcT authorizing the erection nf market houses
in the First and Fifth Wards.
Be It enacted, 3c. That the sum of ten
thousand dollars, or so much as may be neces-
sary, be and the same Is hereby appropriased.
payable out Of the general fund, for the pur.
pose Of erecting a market house on K stree.
north, east Of 10Th street and that the Mayor
and one member Of each Board be constituted
acommlttee to advertise for bids and specif.
cations for building q new Western Market
house, and they report to the City Councils
all bids and specifications submitted. recon-
msnding the bid and plan which in their opin.
Ion Is best calculated to answer tho purposes
Of a market-house
Sec. z. And be IT further enacted, That the
sum Of six thousand dollars be and the same
Is hereby appropriated, payable out of the
general fund, for the purpose of erecting q
msrket-house in the Fifth Ward at the inter
section Of Pennsylvania avenue, North Caro-
lima avenue, and G street, north of Penpsvl-
yanla avenue, and between 4th and 9th streets
east; and that the Mayor and one member of
each Board be constituted committee to ad
vertse for bids and specifications for building
said mafket-house, and they report to the City
Councils all bids and specifications recon-
mending the one which in their opinion il best
calculated to answer the purposes of market.
house.
ELECTION FzsrIv AL IN TIE FIasr Warn
Last evening, the Rev. Charles A. DAVIS. ius.
chosen a member of the Board of Common
Council for the First Ward gave a sumptuous
entertainment to his friends. Two tables
n',groaned'' beneath the good things set before
me company, but we're soon relieved of their
substantial burdens by sharpened appetites,
NpPed on with ice cream, and garnished with
agreeable and pleasant conversation. The
worthy host presided with beconin p dignity.
and took good care that all we're well helped
and made at home at his festive board. This
over, calls were made by the large assemblaee,
Who had retired from the parIors to the front
OF the house, for various speakers, when DIR.
Magruder, one Of the Aldermen of the Ward.
appeared, and delivered a congratulstory ad.
dress on the triumph that had been achieved
Tor principle by the voters of the ward The
Doctor was warmly cheered during his inter-
ested and pointed remarks and at the close he
called upon Mr.. Francis McNerhany to speak.
which was loudly endorsed by tho audience,
when Mr. Men emerged from tho crowd. and
delivered fervid and eloquent speech. he
also congratulated tho intelligent voters of the
FIRST Ward on their triumph, discussed the
great principles involved in the election. and
paid Ligh tribute to the talents and energy
OF Mr.. Davis, whom he said would be at The
Council Board, a lion in the fold of Judah ("
bis remarks were heartily cheered, and At
the conclusion Mr. Davis himself was yocifer.
ously called for. The sold man eloouent,
.: Milton pronounced one of England cham.
pions OF liberty, appear ed, and, being received
with . yolly OF cheers, than ked the comranv
and spoke Of this being the only time IN rs
life that he felt embarrassed in maxim, .
speech, coming after the gentlemen who Sad
preceded him They had exhausted the sub
jet, he said but it was soon discovered cha,
much remained to DO said, if not sung. Al
ludlng to the high compliments paid him, he
SAID DC was but an humble instrument of those
WHO had honored him, and was but the plain