Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-25
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGgNCE,

the meeting Of the above Board. last night
various bills that had passed the Board of
Common Council on the previous Monday MI
were acted upon. The following, in addition
TO those for local Improvements, were the prin-
cipal: r. 80
Act making an appropriation of sc25 for
trimming and grnvelling stree. north, be-
tween 9Th and 10th streets west out of the
funds OF the Thi;d Wharf.-The work to be dome
under the direction Of the Commissioner of the
Third and Fourth Wards, and two assistant
Commissioners to be appointed by the Mayor.
Passed
Act for renting the fine of Wilson 4 Hay
warj for selling liquors without a license
Referred to Committee on Claims
JOINT resolution. for printing in a convenient
pamphlet form, 200 copies of the rules of order,
with such amendments as may be legally ap-
proved of, for the use of the two Boards.
Passed
Remission of fine on B F. Stewart for keep
ing billiard table Passed
Act appropriating $500 for the purchase of
new suction pipe for the Union Fire Co
Passed
Act in relation to fire bells, repeating mart
of the act approved June 3, 1853. which re-
CURES one member in each fire company to be
duly authorized and approved to ring the bell
In case OF lire, provided it shall be the duty of
each member of the several fire compauies
who shall arrive first at the engine house. 70
act "a bell ringer for the occasion until re.
iieyed by some other member Passed.
Act to I'LL up certain streets In the First
Ward That the mayor is hereby authorized
and requested o cause all the streets runnino
through the marsh in the First Yard bounded
by New York avenue, 18th and I'D streets
and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. t, he filled
up to the grade as established by law. and to
pay the expense thereof from the funds of the
First Ward Referred to Committee ON I'M
provements.
Resolution authorizing the mayor to present
copy of the new digest of the Corporation
laws to G.. W. P. Custis, ESQ Referred to
Committee ON Finance
Act to refund to Moses Copp, out of the gen.
eral fund, $40, for the unexpired period of his
license. Referred to Committee on Claims.
Act for renting the fine of VIM. S. Ring
gold for ringing the fire. bell Referred 10
Committee on Claims
Act for renting the fine of Genes Haight.
for driving on the foOt-walks Referred to the
same.
Act supplementary to the act for the safe
keeping OF gunpowder. In addition to the
magazine at Washington arsenal. designated
in the act approved May Is, 1923, as the place
for the safe deposit of gunpowier, merchants
and others are hereby authorized to use the
magazine in Hospital square for the same
purpose, under the restrictions provided in the
act. Passed.
The following business of public Importance
was likewise transacted
An act authorizing the construction of oar
tain sewers to remedy the defective drainage
in the Third Ward, reported by Mr. RorroWs
from the Committee on Improvements, was
passed.
Joint resolution rendering the use of the
City HAL To the American Association of
science, during their session in this city, in
tr01rn cd loa L. ". VVs
Act authorizing the purchase of lot No. s..
in square 502, for the fourth school district.
Passed.
Act making an appropriation for paying the
expenses In obtaining an estimate of raisino
bridges over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
at Georgetown, and for cleaning out and i'm
proving the basin. Referred to Committee ON
Finance.
Joint resolution in relation to the bridpe
over the Potomac. Passed
Two COMMUNICATIONS were read from the
Mayor-One notifying the Board that the sum
appropriated for the construction of the seyor
IN the Fourth Ward was not sufficient. the cos,
according to the engineers report would be
S6,39o, and the SUM appropriated was less by
81 1885, the other was to the effect that the Com.
mittee on the District of Columbia in the
House had agreed upon bill, copy of which
accompanied the communication, for alIowin.
the Gas Light Company to increase their cap.
ltai stock The matter was referred to the
Committee on Police; after which the Board
adjourned.
Common COHncti-The following was the
principal business transacted last night:
Petition of the Assessors asking for an in.
crease of pay. Referred to Committee ON
Ways and Means.
Petition of residents and property holders
In the Seventh Ward for the erection of
Market house. Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means.
Petition of Richard bearing, ST., proposing
new mode of extinguishing fires. Referred
to Fire Department.
Joint resolution, in relation to railroads that
the Committee representing the interest of
this Corporation before Congress. be instructed
to ask that before any act of incorporation for
any company to lay railways along any of the
streets or avenues of this city, the same shall
receive the sanction Of this Corporation, or be
laid before the voters O. the City, and that if
q majority Of the votes cast shall be in favor
of such grant then, and then only, shall the
grant be considered as given. Reported from
Committee on Improvements.
Act authorizing the renting or leasing of
the island at the intersection of the river and
the western terminus of the canal to Messrs
McDermott Cumberland, for the term of five
years, for the annual sam Of $50 Read. but
not acted upon.
Inc ace respecting the entry of negroes.
mulattoes, DC, within the bounds of the CITY
the particulars of which were given in our
report of the Corporation proceedings some
weeks ago, was reported back from the Com
mittee, to whom it had been referred by MIR.
Easily, and the Committee discharged. On
the motion of Mr. Pepper, the bill was then
reconsidered and lost on lis third reading
ayes g, noes Ill.
After transaeting some further business, the
Board adjourned.
HIPP0DRoMIANA.-Much amusement was
caused yesterday afternoon by the queer be.
hayiour of one of the monkeys who, after the
race in which these new tangled iockies ap-
pear, managed to get away, and very comfort
ably ensconced himself on seat in the portion
set apart for the cOlored folks Here Jocko
sat down, in his red coat and bare breeched.
as if he was one of the spectators, determined
to make himself at home, and to have look
at what was going on, no doubt convinced that
it was far more agreeable to be locker ON
than an actor on the course. So intent was
Jocko, that he made no attempt to escape when
the keeper came up, and he was quickly Sc
cured
In the evening, another performance in ad-
dition 10 those set down in the programme
came of; one of the canine species, yulgarly
yciept dog. being the actor, who having by
some misadsenture or other strayed into the
circle, kept running round and round, like a
squirrel in a whirlayir cage, unable to get out