Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-31
EVENING STAR.
Local INTELLLGENCE..,

Board Of AlderHsn.-The following business
wss transacted in the Board last evening
An act for the relief of Thomas johnson |;
rejected 10 ...l8z =
An act for repairing the Northern market
An act for the relief of William True; re-
jected. sH-stI
An act making an appropriation for repairs
Of the Western market; passed. - -
An act for the relief of Albert Hart passed
Joint resolution changing the hour of the
meeting of the two Boards laid on the table.
An act In relation to tayerns and ordinaries;
passed. so
Petition of John Kelly committee dis;
charged. r.. i
Memorial of C. Fl. Burgess for remission of
fine; committee discharged II EEZE5
An act for the relief Of John Burns; parsed.
An act for laying a flag across c street south,
at The intersection of 18th street west pa sed
An act regulating the sale of hay, straw and
folder laid on the ia DE. ~
An act in relation to the sale o. brea d; re-
ported from the committe w thout amendment,
and ordered to lie On the table. /
The Board then adjourned 5--'t slE
Common Capitalization ofP. w. Brown
ing, praying that a certain amount of taxes
paid by him may be properly credited to the
books of the Corporation. Referred TO the
Committee on Ways and Means. -. - -
Petition of J. W. Gilbert. Referred to Com
mttee on Police. -. = F. .
Petition of A Sehmen, for remission of sne.
Referred to Committee on Claims. -. ~
Petition of John Grinder to purchase the
surplus clay out of one square OF Georgia
avenue Referred to Committee On Police
Petition OF L. Cushing, and others, asking
for the paving of alley in square No. 2S4 Re-
ferred to Committee on improvements
Petition of u: Frankenstein, asking for the
remission OF line, imposed on Lewis Carusi
Referred to Committee on Claims
Application of the Carpenters Society ask.
ing to occupy the Council Chamber f,r their
monthly meetings. Referred to Committee on
Police Vs.
An act for relaying and widening the quite
on street north, between I'd and 3D. street,
west. Referred to Committee on Improve
ments-
The following bill for the construction of
Ofidge across the canal and 9th street west,
was read first time
BsHenaeted by the Board of Aldermen and
Common Council, That the Mayor be and Is
hereby authorised and requested, to enter into
acontract with Rider Il Co., for the cons rue
ton OF an Iron Bridge across the canal and
9th street west, similar to the one across 7tb
street west; and for the purpose of carving
tins act into effect (sec. q the sum of 81. 500
De, and the same is hereby appropriated out of
not otherwise appropriated: The work to be
done in this city. y
An act for the relief of. George Stewart !;
read first time --t-lt = -"
To- An act to amend an act in relation to buck
sters; read q first time
An act In relation to the removal of earth.
sand. and gravel; read a first time
Petition OF Coltman h Smith. prayjnp per
mission to grade and gravel q portion Of
rect west, ON certain conditions Referred to
Committee on Police
a. Joint resolution in relation to an armorv
passed. ., So
The following, entitled an act for Mrs Norah
U1gg, was read first time a..e.-- -. : :
be Ut enacted, That the sum of 800 be and
Ae same IS hereby appropriated out of the
general fund, for the purpose of procuring of
Mrs. Norah Digs all the papers and plates Of
the late Charles P. L'Enfant, relative to the
laying out of the City of Washington. =
a Communication from the Mayor notifyin NO
MS Assent to the following acts: An as, for
the relief of Maurice Roach A Joint resoIu.
lion providing place for lost children. An
for the relief of Sophia Stating. A ;oint reso.
tuition authorizing an application to Congress
10 open sixth street west, south of the canal
An act for the relief OF Mrs. Mary Ann LIE wis.
Referred to the First Ward Delegation.
HE subject of the projected city railroad. a
proposed by Messrs. VERIFY, Dewey, Brown and
smut, was then introduced, and led to a lorfy
and protracted debate. Mr. Yerby and his
associates were present with a working model
OF car, and OF portion of the railway whi.b
they exhibited in the Council room To the
members OF the Board, and large number of
spectators who had been drawn to the plaee
from the interest that is felt about the proposed
improvement in city travelling
The following are the resolutions introdn,cd
hat Id
sion
'.ReSoired, That the committee before Con.
gress De, and they are hereby directed to ask
mat body not to grant charters to any private
companies for railroad purposes in this city..'
: fssofred, further, That said COMMITTEES
ask that power be granted to this Corporation.
to charter companies for the purpose of layiny
railroads through the streets and avenues Of
this city :, -
On the proposition of referring the resoIu.
tons to the Committee on Improvements. the
votes were, ayes ILL., nays q referred accord.
ingly. 'A'
The following were reported back from the
Board OF Aldermen
Act for the relief j ohm Burns ,EE
Aer making an appropriation for repairs to
the Western Market ---------- -
An act for the relief of F. C. Clark. 80
An act for laying flag across C street
south. at the intersection of 9th street west
An act for the relief of VIM True
An act Tor the relief of Thomas johnson.
The act to amend an act in relation to buck
s;ers, mentioned above, was subsequently read
third time, and passed. -
The following joint resolution i'm relation to
St Patrick's burial ground, was passed:
= ResoIred, That the very Rev William
Mathews be, and he is hereby permitted to re-
tam the fence enclosing st. Patrick's burial
ground In IT'S present position, during the
pleasure OF this Corporation"
SThe following joint resolution, authorizing
the Mayor to purchase certain maps for the use
OF the Corporation, was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means:
. Resotred, That the Mayor be, and he is
hereby authorized to purchase of T. j. SteIIe,
nj copies of Schwarz 9 map of the city of
Washington, for the use Of the Corporation
provided, that the cost of said maps shall NOT
exceed one dollar and fifty cents per COPY.
The expenses thereof TO be paid out of any
money to the credit of the general fund. moi
otherwise appropriated '
The resolutions respecting the city railroad,
winch had at an earlier period been referred
TO the Committee on Improvements were then
taken up and passed, the numbers being, ayes
IL, noes 4. -
The Board then adjourned @ 81
NAVY YAND-CoPPER ROLLING Mill. Ae-
lhe manufacture OF copper into sheets for
various purposes, by the process of rolling, is
earned on at the Navy Yard to a large extent
The consumption of metal is very great in the
manufacture, and the supply is obtained from