Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-05
DAILY EVENING STAR.


night instead Monday, on account ut the holiday
The statement of the Bank Account was brought
nm and referred to the Committee on Finance. Ii
ano.ars from this that the balance due TO the Cor
noration ON January lst Sc l65 "a. Corporation
of Washington Dr., on account, with Bank Of
washington: Banking Fund o,45. First Ward,
=, 6ss O5; second ward, 5,lO6 O3; third ward
AHA %; fifth ward, 207T 90; sixth ward, ,4l2 ~;
seventh ward 3.l.2 50. Balance, q, ls5 a. Total,
737 Is. Ditto Creditors: General Fund, 500 '2'
redemption fund, ,Oa5 %; surplus iuno, o,'S 4i'
school fund, Al 90; canal interest, s,io' ", cor
poration interest," $50 50; fourth "aru' o'''o w.
Total, 3d. lG.
reuor, of Inspector OF Fire Apparatus was read
and referred TO the Committee on Fire Department.
An act for the relief of F. w SELMA usen read the
third time, and passed.
a joint resolution TO procure a copy of a survey
and examination of the Potomac River; passed.
An act tor The relief of Elizabeth Braiden passed.
Petition of d. Hammack referred to Committee
on Claims. .......s .-.......t.
Petition of G. Ruppel, for special license com
miti-e diehargrd
An act to provide for the greater security of the
lives Of persons visiting places of amusement; read
twice, and ordered to lie on the table.
An act for taking up the gutter, and relaying the
same and making II longer the south east
of square No. 2S6; consideration postponed.
An act for grading sad travelling G street north
from 18th street 10Th street west /; postponed.
Adjourned TO Monday next.
Common Councii-An act allowing Classy Proc
tor to give TIVE >uppers her friends, for the beneI
n Nsfh ar tx.,I. |, Irt
vote on third reading, laid over.
Petition against the late act for regulating huck-
sterS referred to Police.
Petition of Charles FiHc.aB for remission ola line
Committee Oh Claims.
Petition of T.. Owen, asking for the remission Of
fines aud praying to be allowed to occupy part of td
alley in square No. ID; Committee on Improved
mrnts.
An act making appropriation for completingthe
grading, and TO gravel street, north, between 9Th
and l0h Streets west, and for other purposes; passed
Joint resolution, applying to Congress for I'LL
rrnyemsnt Of Judiciary Square passed..
An act authorizing the Mayor to substitute drops
or receiving basins snd branch culverts for cross
gqitersi passed
An act to supply deficiency in the appropriation
Tor graYelling street, between Connecticut and
Vermont avenues, aud street, north, between 18th
and l7,h streets, west passed.
A joint resolution, auiboriz ng the engineer to
anime Iih street east, between Virginia avenue and
!. eef, south Committee on Improvements.
Petition of w. A. Snyder, for remission of fine :
discharged.
An act for the relefof Sophia Stal;ings parsed.
The bank arcoILt was broush, up from the Board
OF Aldermen, and referred to Ways and Means.
Alro, communication from the Mayor, enclosing
report OF Inspector OF Fss Appa rails; erred 10
Fire Department
Al act for the relief of WIN. Tucc passed.
Communication from the Mayor, informing the
President of the Board that he had signed, the Dist
ut, " An act making appropriation for excayatu2
a roadway in street, north, between New Jer-cy
avenue and LIT street. west"
The following bills from the Board Of Aldermen
were referred to their appropriate committees:
An act making an appropriation 10 purchase
tain copies of the city charter;
An act for opening a roadway on N street, north,
and 18th street, west, the intersection of Connec
lieut. avenue;
An act for the relief Of A fired II. Barry;
Iaint resolution authorizing the Mayor To locate
east;
An act for the relief Of the destitute Door of the
city;
An act for the relief of E. Murphy;
An ast for the relief of e. Ruppell; passed.
An act Tor the relief of VIM Gallant passrd.
An act for the relief nj James w. Shcahan; passed
An act authorizing the temporary enclosure of a
portion of ! street, south, certain conditions
Committee On improvements.
An act for the relief OF Perseverance Fire Com
pany; passed.
An act for the improvement Of 18th street. east be
tween X street and Massachusetts avenue Com
miiire on Improvements.
An act for the relief of p W. Dorsey; reported
from Ways and Means.
The following resolution approving certain plan
for new market house on the site OF Centre Market
was passed:
Reso!red That the plan Of William II. Ranlett for
ne" market house Oh the site OF the present Cen
us maIksthouse be and the is hereby approved:
fforided, That the premium for said plan shall
w PAD untl the specifications and estimates are
completed to the satisfaction Of the Mayor.
JOINT resolution changing the hour Of meeting of
The two Boards to O'Clock on every Monday even
ing; passed.
Act for canal repairs of the Fifth Ward; passed.
Act for the improvement OF G street; postponed
until Monday next.
Act for reiiefo OF T. w. Handy passed.
Act making an appropriation for an Improvement
al the intersection OF NORTH and Third street
west, and for other purposes; passed
ACT making an appropriation to supply deficiency
TUT examining the tay books prior to 1887; passed
a lo'ht Resolution was passed nstructing the CON-
miitee to urge before Congress the passage of law
To change the hour OF opening the polls from 10 a.
Ia. TO I'm.
r'ttion tor removal of nuisance on 9th street. be-
tween squares AZ and 475 referred to Committee
on Police.
An act to provide for the registry of births deaths
aho marriages, As amended by the Board Of Alder
men, was brought forward which one of the men,.
Sers asked to be read. IL was, however, complained
hat The observation-disclosures negigently put together
by the Secretary OF the above named Board that i,
was an impossibity 10 understand them; one of tb,
Common Counc linen Observing that this WAS pener
ally the case with the doc uments that were repored
back from The other Board.
Act making an appropriation for cleaning on, and
repairing llth street sewer; passed.
JOINT resolution providing place for lost children: