Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-11
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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The COUNCILS board Of Alderman.
The follosing was the principal business
transacted at The Board, yesterday evening:
A joint resolution asking Congress to enact
fresh code Of laws for the District of Colum.
bis, which had passed the Board of Common
Council on the 18th of December last. was
passed. q. .....l.-.. :
An act making an appropriation of $1,000
to repair the damage done at Tiber Creek by
tie late rains, founded on the petition of John
Toy led, on being brought up, to some discus
sion
Mr.. Borrows said that according to the esti-
mate, the repairing Of the wing walls of the
culvert and laying a now flooring at Foy's
would cost the Corporation $1,000, but that the
expense would eventually be repaid by Con-
gress. The fault arose from limiting the cur
rent Of the stream, and for his part he would
prefer an open waterway with iron bridges
thrown across the culver;s The present
arrangement was made by the Commissioner
Of Public Buildings on account of the appear
ance and grading of New Jersey Avenue. He
likewise spoke upon the subject of the city
drainage in general. ..+
Mr.. Hill suggested that the bill should be
laid over for geek. They were not RESPONSE
bic for the building of the culvert, yet they
were required to foot the bill for the damages
incurred. If people would build in that place.
they built knowing the dangers to which they
were exposed.
Nh Msgruder spoke in favor of the passage
of the act, and commented in humorous man
ner, upon the ridiculous and unscientifc plan
Of drainage laid down in the original survey
After some further remarks, the motion of
Mr. Hill was agreed to.
communication from the Mayor was then
read, notifying the Board that a msiority of
the committee of the House of Representatives
on the City Railroad bill, had agreed to some
such plan, but materially altered and tina
most probably final action would be taken upon
il on Thursday next
Mr.. Borrows wished that the Board, on its
adjournment, would meet on w ednesday next
10 discuss the matter, but the proposition was
not agreed to, and although some surprise was
manifested, nothing determinate in the shape
Of opposition to the action of Congress. was
fixed upon.
communication from the Loudon and
Hampshire Railroad Company was likewise
read. in which it was stated that application
had been made to Congress for permission to
erect a bridge over the Potomac for the Com
pany's use; likewise pointing out the advan-
tagss that would result to the city from the
extension of the railroad thitherwa-d by the
supply OF coal thus afforded, rs we'll as pro-
visions. That the proposed branch would give
the city continuous railroad connection with
the south west and prevent the construction
of the road from Aqua Creek, by way of
Upper Marlboro to Baltimore, by which the
great through traffic would avoid this city
The branch to Washington, making it fifty
miles nearer to the great West. would cost
more than 5000, 900, and subscription to that
amount was asked from the city.
A joint resolution In relation to q site for
market house in the western part of the city
which passed the other Board on the third in :
slant, was likewise passed.
The above formed he principal transactions,
and the Board adjourned at an early hour.
Common Council In the Common Coun-
ell a similar communication to that transmitted
to the Board of Aldermen. was transmitted
from the Mayor, on the subject of the city rail-
road, which led TO discussion and the pas
sage Of The following resolution, introduced by
Mr. Clark, by majority Of nine. the numbers
being ayes 10, nays 8: z.-
ResOfrsd, That the Mayor be, and he is
hereby requested to cause to be printed FIVE
hundred copies of the resolution in reference
to the Avenue Railroad, passed by the Coun-
ellis, and send copy thereof to each Senator
and Representative in Congress.
Previously to the vote being taken, Mr.
Callan, the President of the Board. stated
that the Committee of the House had e1-
pressed their surprise that there was any OBJ
lection TO such measure on the part of the
Corporation, of which they had never been
aware. He was astonished at hearing this for
the proceedings CT the Board were regularly
published in the In:elligencer.
The bill for increasing the salaries of the
police magistrates and officers, which had
passed the Board of Aldermen on March Goth,
and which had been referred by the other
Board to the Committee on Police, was re-
ported back. A debate arose on the question
Of diScharg ing the committee from its further
consideration; which was carried.
There was no further business Of any i'm
pOrtance done, except, if it can be called So
that in the course Of the evening, Mr. Wannall
moved that no cigars should be smoked by
members of the Board. This motion not bel No
being taken thereupon. At late hour the
Board adjourned.
Observation-Disclosures enterprise is pro-
verbal and no faculty is more developed
among our ankee genius, than the inventive
faculty. 1t was at one time presumed to be a
popularity of the sons of New England, but of
late years the same spirit has been rife through
out the whole length and breadth of the land
north, south, east and west, each running q
race OF inventions with its neighbor. Our
own city Is generally pretty well supplied with
inventors, and we were led to the above re-
morning, by an inventor, Richard Deering, Sr ;,
VINO wishes to bring before the public notice
different inventions Of his own continuance,
which, if practicable, will be of vast utility
One is an apparatus for extinguishing. immedi-
ately. conhagrations; another for boring arte-
sian wells, and watering the public streets;
another for propellius machinery applicable
TO running streams and rivers; and q fourth
for the instantaneous extinguishment of fires
on board ships. All these are subjects Of vast
Importance, and We leave it with the Patent
O1hee TO decide upon the merits of the different
apparatus to effect the desired ends
A MINIATURE Yesterday,
about one clock, fierce little breeze swept
through the city, kicking up a great dust
whiskiDg off several hats and bowling them
along the streets much to the amusement of
all but the immediate sufferers themselves
But we don't know when We have seen so much
dust before. We were standing at the time On
the balcony at the Capitol, and in an instant,
as if by magic, the whole city was shut out
from view. Great clouds, Of dingy yellow,
rose up like huge pillars and came down upon
Us, borne upon the wings OF the storm, Obscur
ing even the very omnibuses and shade trees
at the lower end Of the Capitol grounds. The
windows and easements ratified like the chat
ierIng teeth of a frightened negro, and the
wind hOwled and shrieked in fendish glee.-
But it was only for d moment Old Fentus
Gained his ruffled temper and sank away as
suddenly as he sprung up. .---