Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-16
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INFELLIGByCR.


Council PRocEEpISes-Boork of azss--
Tuan-The following business was transac,sd
yesterday: ''a
communication from the Mayor, enclosing
copy Oh letter from the Commissioner Of
faoiie buildings to the Secretary Of the Iute-
1lor, IN relation to proposed change in the
grace OF MARYLAND Avenue, between IIth and
r C,' stree,, WIN the reply of the Hon r. Nc
Clelland thereto. Referred TO the Comu;ttse
on Improvements
Inc following acts were reported from the
Committee on Improvements and Police and
passed
An act In relation to numbering Onnibuses.
an act authorizing the paving of the alley
IN square 42l
An ACT authorizing the grading and paving
OF the alley in surare 45l
a petition of Washington Adams and l35
others, asking an appropriation to rebuild the
Northern Liberties Engine House in the
net ghborhooi of its late location, was referred
TO the Committee on Fire Department. i.
The petition of josh Soper a native of Vir.
ginis- who was fined by u Police Magistrate
for firing off gun in the City fer remission Of
the fine, vas referred to the Commi. tee on
Claims, and afterwards passed.
Inc feiloSlng resolution, which passed the
Board OF Common Council at the meeting of
the Board on the preceding Monday. was re-
Jected on the third reading in the Board O,
Aldermen:
Rssoirsd, That the Mayor offer a reward of
S-oo tor such Information as will lead to the
convection OF the person or persons that set fire
to the Long Bridge over the Potomac river.
The act entitled g An act to provide for the
registry OF births, deaths, and marriages" was
returned, vetoed by the Mayor, with the re-
mark that @ Provision should be m ade for the
delivery OF the certificates to the sections when
the bodies are taken 10 the grave yards, and
requiring them to make return of the same 70
the Board IF health, monthly
An act to provide additional accommodation
for the primary schools in the Third District
passed..
Julius Ryder was appointed as one of the
Commissioners of the IVES ern Market, in the
place of Robert Oxley, resigned
Inc bill rthe purchase of bronze casting
OF Houdon's statue of Washington, which " rs
tabled at the last meeting, was reconsidered
and az amendment offered, providing tia. il
be paid for in four equal instalments, the num-
bers on the third reading were, ayes Z, noes 6,
and the bill was passed.
An act for numbering the houses of the Civ
OF Washington, was reported from the Com
mite without amendments. The plan con-
sists in numbering the houses of the streetu
extremity of each street on the boun iarv line
OF the City shali be The begin hing or starting
point for NUM- ering all those stree 8 runn;n@
easterly, and the northern extremity of each
street on the boundary line of the same for
numbering streets running southerly. The
avenues shaii be numbered from their most
northern extremity. Every street and avenu,
shall be numbered by itself aud on each side
OF the slime alternately, where public proper
ty does nes intervene. thus placing the odd
numbers on one side, and the even on the otber
entirely through to the opposite extremity of
each respectively, and allowing number for
every - feet, In all Gases of open spaces of
nj nd 70 10 e.
tiOnal remainder Of 10 feet or more after the
division OF each space by said distance Al
Gmaller fractional remembers to be unnc.i,ed
and considered as accounted for by preceding
numbers.
Sec. 2. That the smallest number permit
ted to designate any building house or tene-
ment snail be properly painted figure on
TIN plate, OF different color, of not less than
= inches square, the price Of which to be paid
by the householders or owners in all cases.
excepting only those Of non-residents or ten
antless houses, in which case the expenses
thereof shall be paid by the City and added
to toe City tax on said property for the ensu-
ing year; provided nothing in this act shall
be 50 Construed as to prevent any owner or
occupant of house, dwelling, or tenement
to procure at his own expense numbers.
Sec. j. Those persons refusing to designate
their houses by number, as provided in this
act, after they have been notified of the proper
number for the same, for four days thereaf .er,
shall have number furnished BY the city at
their expense to be levied as aforesaid togeth-
CT with the penalty in addition of FIVE dollars
for the use Of the city, to be collected as other
penalties.
Sec A, Authorizes the Mayor to advertise
for proposals for numbering the houses on the
principles above mentioned
The bill was passed.
After the transaction of some further bust
ness Of no particular Importance, the board
adjourned
Common Council The following business
was transacted yesterday:
Petition of u. W. Frldley for remission Of
fine for al alleged violation of the corporation
law ii relation TO stove pipes passing through
his roof Referred to ommitt ee on Claims
Petition of w. Adams and others, for the
grading and paving Of 9Th street west. Re-
ferred 10 Committee On Improvements.
A debate eDsuei upon the passage of a bill
for walli1g riber Creek founded ON petition
from NJ. Foy, asking to be reimbursed fol-
losses susta ;ned by the food some time back
of the Tiber, by which his hotel was much
injured, and the particulars of which were
given at the time in the Star. The bll was
read a third time. and passed.
Petition of Peter RichtOn for the remission
Of fine for selling beer. Referred to Com
1aittee on Claims.
Petition of Christian Shultz for remission of
fine. Referred to same.
Petition of John Mch. Clokey, asking to be
refunded taxes enormously paid. Referred to
Committee on Ways and Means
Act for the relief Of E. E. Semmes-
Passed.
Petition in relation to taking up and relay
ing certain payenents in the 7th Ward Re-
ferfed to Committee on improvements
Petition of John Causidiu JUS for remission of
a fine Discharged.
Act to authorize change in certain grades,
in 4th street east, and L. street south Passed
The remaining business was of a SINH ar
character, after the transaction of which the
Board adjourned
LAST NfGHr's CoScERr.-Mrs Cecilia
Young's concert of last night went off with
much scia:, and was attended by large and
Fashionable aldience the ladies predominating
in number. Ihe fair vocalist was highly ap
piacied and encored in several of the pieces
that she sung. The ballad of Kate kearney,
which gave much delight at the former CON
cert, was likewise given, although not put
down in the programme, the vocalist substi-
tuting it 70. he long that had been enco-ed
That splendid piece of sacred psalmody,
'.Gratias agi,nus ubi, was given with much
effect by the lady, aud wds we'll supported by
tho music, and was encoreI. Several other
pieces wire likewise encOred, and the whole
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