Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-23

Shorter; laid over.
Mr.. Busey, from the committee on police
offered joint resolution that the two Board:
meet in JOINT meeting to elect Police Magis.
trate for the Fifth Ward; which was adopted
When the bill from the Bo ,rd of Aldermen
for the relief of Henry Turner was taken up
Mr. Duncanson stated that the bill was de-
feetive, and moved that it be laid upon the
table, which was agreed to. He then offered
a new bill, which was read three times and
passed
The bill to pay Joseph Cross 500 for extra
services as Commissioner of the Eastern sec
ton of the canal, was referred to the commit
| tee on claims.
The bill paying John II. Kirkwood $40 80
for altering the drop Of the sewer at the cor
ner Of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
was referred to the committee on improve.
ments.
An act correcting certain assessments in
square 168, was referred to the committee on
ways aud means
Mr. Busey introduced joint resolution au.
thorizing the Mayor to contract with Thomas
j. Barrett for grading Third street east, be
| tween East Capitol and A street south: read
three times and passed,
An act in relation to the weighing of hay,
straw, and fodder, coming up as the special
| order, was laid on the ia BILE The bill propo-
ses to change the weight Of a ton from 2, $40
| to 1000
The bill permitting Henry johnson to erect
scales for the weighing of hay, &c in square
372 coming UP,
Mr.. Busey moved that it be indefinitely
postponed; which was not agreed to.
II was then, on motion of Mr.. Dom, refer
| red to the committee on police.
Mr. Dom introduced bill to refund to S
L. Walker money paid by him fcr grading 3
street north, frcm Tenth to Eleventh streets
west Referred
MIR. SmOot introduced a joipt resolution to
supply deficiency for grading g street, be-
tween Twenty Sixth and Twenty Seventh
streets. Psssei
Mr.. Plant introduced i'll to supply de-.
fciency in grading N 1t, between Tenth
and Fourteenth streets. = 5sed.
| Mr. Clements, from th special committee
| on the subject, made unanimous report in
favor of the Washington and Alexandria rail-
! road
Mr.: Smoot moved to postpone for two weeks;
| which was rejected -
The third reading of the bill was ordered,
and on its passage i. was decided By yeas and
nays, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Barr, Plant, Walker, Ball,
Clements, Busey, KiImon, Cross, Ruff, Stew
art, Smith, Hill, and the President--l3.
Nays.-Messrs. Newman, Kelly. Smoot,
Dom, J. W. Davis, Duncan son, and Bam ber-
| GER.
| The board, on motion of Mr.. Busey, concur
| red In the amendment made il the board Of
Aldermen, for the purpose Of eecting police
magistrate for the Fifth Ward
! And then the board adjourned
/ The BALL OF THE NAVY YAED MECHANICS
duly came of last night ct the Odd Fellows
Hall, Navy Yard There were srfi ieut
ladies and gentlemen present to render il
/ pleasant for all who chose to participate in
dancing, and not to. many to permit all TO
! ENJOY themselves. The young mechanic of
! the yard. who were the gallants of the even
ing, conducted themselves with a deg:es @:
refinement which would have been exceed
lngly credit able to the beaus of any dancing
entertainment in any American city, render
/ ing all happy by their evident desire to make
all present contentei with their share OF the
evenings pleasures. Our good old fashioned
! cetillons, walt1es, Spanish dances, &C., were
! enjoyed with a relish rarely eVinced in these
days at balls. There were moro charming
; S!ris grazing The occasion than one often meets
/ with. Among those whose modest grace.
beauty, and artiessness served to throw a halo
OF happiness over the minds of their compan-
lors OF the sterner sex, we noticed Misses
Marion C-l, Susan S-h, Olivia BIS, Jare
! L-y, Sarah G-n, Kate McN-y, Laura H-k,
L1crctia Y-y, Jane Nj, Margaret M.
! Margaret CT, Mary SIS, Caroline lie,
Anna SIS, and Mesdames C-n, Edw Els,
! Vim Q-y, and e gelaxy of others whose
! names We did not learn. However, the NAVY
/ Yard has always been famous for the beauty,
frankness, aud Intelligence of it's young ladies,
: from among whom many Of our most pros.
porous and enterpri,ing fellow-citixens have
selected partners for life. The supper was a
! capital one, thanks to the care of Mr. Right
| stine. The managers proved themselves ~
FIAT in their several departments, and every
| thing went of TO the entire satisfaction OF
their guests, one and all, among whom we
noticed large delegation of the Merry Bach.
elors' Club.
PRESCRIPTION VS.. PRoSCRIPTIoN.-The Sen.
tinoi IF this morning in noticing the recent an.
pointments Of Police Mag strstes made by the
President says:
MIR. Clarke was formerly police Magistrate
! for the Second Ward, but the City Council
I tEearly all Of the members being Know. Moth
/ ings) ruled him out and elected Mr., r, s.
Meyer in his place. The Councils refused &c
! reappOint Mr.. Samuel Drury as the police
magistrate for the First Ward, this gentleman
being anti-Know- nothing: but he still cont.n.
uss to act IN that capacity, for want Of Know
! Fo,hiLg justice in the ward to .upersedo him
Thee is a vacancy in the Fifth ward, coca
stoned by the recent death of Mr. Joseph "
Bock, and we believe similar difficulty there
prevails.
! The commission of Mr.. Samuel Grub q.
justice o. the peace, (Sho was last June elected
by the Councils police magistrate for the Thirj
ward and that of Mr. William r. Wood ward
have not been renewed. 1t is generally be
heved that they are Know Nothings j" though
we really don't know " However, their De
culiar friends attribute the omission on tb,
part of the President to renominate them Il
the Senate, to this suspicion Of truth.
TIE GRAND BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF
The POoa.-We notice in Saturdays pa De,
that the contemplated ball Of the Washin gtor
highlanders, for the bsnefit of the poor of our
city, would not take place at Jackson Hall
for the reason that Mr.. Rives designs making
some improvements in that building prior OF
about the time announced for the ball ",
have, however. the pleasure now of STATING
that ar Thomas Young, the proprietor Of tn,
"O!d Thtaue, on Lout lana Avenue, nea,
Sixth Sttsef, has kindly profered the use O
that uaas;nIf seu; room for the occasion, free O
charge bis is altogether characteristic O
that gentleman. and Wo. thv of tha ohioct g.,