Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-28
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,.

u.n.-The following business was transac- |
last night; 4A1H
passed.
An act making an appropriation for grading
and grayelling B street south, from LIST to i
streets cas-; referred to Committee ON I'm.
prvvements, e.. q
Act making an appropriation for gradinp
ard gravelling ID street, from Pa: avenue Il
Cstreet north; referred to Committee on I'm
pruyements.
communication of G. W. Yerby. Horace
Dewey and others, requesting the appointment
Of a committee to visit New York. to examine
city railroads; laid on the table
Petition of Thomas G.. Clinton respecting
the report Of the joint committees of the cor
peratfon on the channel of the Potomac river;
laid On the table.
Communication from Thomas McCleland,
respecting the channel Of the Potomac river;
laid on the table.
An act for the relief of the poor of this city;
passed.
An act making an apprspriat alton for the re-
pair of a culyert in the Sixth Ward; passed.
An act in relation to party walls; referred
to Committee on improvements, and to be
printed.
The following is the act .l..s ~.
That from and after the passage Of this act
il shall not be lawful for any person or persons.
in erecting building of any description. to
place one half of the party WALL On the ad-
Joining lot or lots, unless the said wall shall
be bull. in such substantial manner as will
enable the owner Of the adjoining property to
use advantaseously the same in building
which he may desire to erect, and that no
party wall saall be considered a permanent
structure, unless the foundation be laid at
least SIX fee. below the surface of the curb
line, and the wall to have a footing of mt least
Is inches wide and IL inches deep. the wall
from the footing to the top of the curb line to
be ia inches thick if built with brick, but
when OF stone the footing shall be 2 feet wide,
and the wall Is inches thick; there up to the
square Of the building it may be inches IN
thickness, provided the building do not exceed
40 feet in depth, but when more than 40 feet
deep, it shall be Ia inches to the second floor
of joist; provided, also that no chimney fiue
shall be less than inches from the outside of
such party wall.
Sec. z. mat any person or persons being
about to erect a building upon OF against party
walls occupying one half of his or their ground.
and which wall, are, in his or their opinion,
unsafe or inefficient for building purposes, he
or they shall be authorised to select two prac-
tised aad experienced builders, who, with the
City surveyor, shall examine said wall or walls,
their opinion the said wall or walls are INSULT
Gent to sustain the building proposed to be
erected, it shall be lawful for him or them in
tending to build, to enter in said premises, and
pull down the said defective wall or walls, and
rebuild the same, using so much of the old ma
terials as may be found suitable-the owner
or owners of said party wall or walls, to pay
one half Of the expense of taking down and
rebuilding said wall or walls and wherever
such party wall or walls shall not be of suffi
Gent depsh on the ground for cellar to the
party intending to build, the said party shall
be permitted to cause the said wall or walls to
be underpinned, and the owner or owners OF
said wall or walls shall pay one half the ex-
pense thereof.
An act to increase the salaries of the teach
ers in the public schools; passed.
Petition of NJ. P. Mohun; referred to Com.
mit;ee on Claims.
Act to increase the salaries of police magis-
trates and police officers of Washington re-
ferred 10 Committee on Police. The act in
creases the salaries of the police magistrates
Except the police magistrate for the 18th dis
tricD at the rate of $50, and that of the
police officers at the rate of $500
an act for the relief of III. g. Lodge; passed
Petition of Timothy D. Sullivan, for remission
Of fine; referred to Committee on Claims
an act in relation to cattle pens referred to
Committee on Police.
An act for grading and gravelling 18th
street, west, between G. and Ii streets, north :;
passed.
An act for the relief of Luke Richardson ::
passed
an act for the relief of j. B. keibel, in rela-
ton to huekstering licenses passed
The Board adjourned until Wednesday week
Common Couneil.-The following business
was transacted last night:
Petition OF VIM Jacobs, for the remission of
hne Tor selling porter; referred to Committee
on Claims
Petition of Mersrs Farmer 4 Co., for num-
berlnS the city; referred to a Select Committee
Petition OF owners of houses and lots on north
street, eastward from west 9th street to its
intersection with New York avenue, for OPEN
ing and grading that portion of the street re-
ferred to COMMITTEES on Improvements
Petition of David r. Kurtz, security of VIM
D. RingGold, for the remission of fine for an
alleged violation of the law governing the fire
department; referred to Committee on Claims
Petition for paving K street; referred to Com
mittee on Improvements.
An act authorizing the grading and pawn g
Of the alley in square 2S4; passed
An act for making gravel foot walk along
18th street, west, from l street, north, to the
western burying ground; referred to Commit
tee on Improvements. Tse
b. An act to pay for grading certain streets in
the First Ward; referred to Committee on I'm
:proyements. .- .---.-.-.
In act for the relief of ]. A. Wise; passed
with amendment =
An act auIhorising gravel foot walk to be
made on the south side OF Z street south from
9th to 9TH streets west; referred TO Committee
on Improvements
Invitation from Messrs Yerby. Dewey.
DeWeV. Stewart and roup 70
New York, free Of expense, to examine the
practical operation Of City Railways
RssoIrea, That a committee of five members
OF the Board of Aldermen, and ten mem RS
OF the Common Council, be appointed to
accompany Messrs. George W. VERIFY, III. M.
Dewey, Thomas Il. Stewart, and John d. l..
Brown Tor the purpose of examining the opera
tions OF the City Railroad, provided no expense
be entailed thereby upon this corporation.
An act making AZ appropriation for the re-
pair OF eulvert in the Sixth Ward; passed.
lie following resolution was referred to the
Committee on Police:
ReSOlre1, That the Committee on Police be.
and are hereby instructed to bring in bill
amendatory OF the act approved June 3D. 1853,
entitled ian act to tax, regulate, and protect
theatrical exhibitions" go as to exempt from
taking out license all exhibitions of the fine
arts
A bill for introducing gas into the central
watch house, and for other purposes; passed
Ihe following resolution was passed.
hssoEred, That the Committee of WAYS and
Means be, and they are hereby instructed to
inquire into the expediency Of establishing a
Board of Appeal, different from that row con.
shtuted by law, which shall hear and decide
upon all appeals in relation to the assessments
Of property
An act for the relief of Lewis Carusi;