Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-09
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Several communication were received from
the Mayor, and were appropriately disposed Of
One announcing the approval Of certain
bills; one enclosing a communication from the
Surveyor; one relating to numbering the
houses; and one relating to apothecaries
bills.
Tue following bills were then taken up:
An act for the relief of VIM. Rupp; referred.
An act for the relief Of JOHN Allen; not
agreed to.
lnents, in Massachusetts, avenue; laid on the
table.
Petition for the relief of James Lynch; re-
ferred.
The committee on the eligibility of the as
SCISSORS made report On the case Of Mr.. Clam
pitt.
1t was moved to lay the subject over.
Mr.. Magruder made some remarks, going
20 show that Mr.. Clampitt was eligible to the
Office of assessor and there was no evidence to
show to the contrary in his case.
Mr.. Smith was opposed to the election
Of the present occupant of said office on the,
ground that he was foreign-born, but the prof
Of which be could not show.
Mr.. Smith moved that the two Boards meet
on Monday, the 18th inst, for the election of
Assessor in place of Mr.. Clampitt.
Mr. Magruder asked, as matter of courtesy,
that the matter be laid over until the next
meeting of the Board, for the purpose of en-
abling MI Miller to give his views, which be
believed would be just evidence in favor of
the present occupant; rejected
Mr. Magruder then moved that the motion
be laid on the table, rejected. Ayes, 8; nays, l.
A resignation was received from j. Hep
burn, Assessor for the Fifth Ward.
A resolution was passed for the purpose Of
going into an election for Assessors for the
Second and Fifth Wards, and a committee ap-
pointed to notify the lower Board of the pas
sage of the resolution.
A motion was made that the Board meet In
future at 4 o'clock; rejected.
resolution was passed to repair the roof on
the west wing of the City Hall.
Messrs. Magruder and Busey wero appointed
ncommittee to inform the other Board that
the Board of Aldermen was ready to go into
an election for assessors for the Second and
Fifth Wards.
An act was received from the lower Board
authorizing the curbstOne to be set on NJ street
to Boundary street; referred.
resolution was also received from the same
Board appointing a special committee to urge
on the Committee for the District of Columbia
in Congress the necessity Of having gas on
the public mall; which was passed.
The two Boards then went into joint meet
ing for the purpose of electing assessors, and
after balloting Mr. ]. b. Williamson was de-
clared elected for the Second Ward and Mr..
=
The Board then adjourned.
Common CounciI.-The Board met at Z,
Mr.. Peters introduced bill for the grading
Of First st set east, between B and streets |;
referred.
Also, reported from the committee on claims,
bill for the relief Of Z, B. Porter; passed
Mr.. Ruff, from the police committee, bill
granting permission to Allen S. Dorsey to cor
vert a certain building into livery stable
passed.
Also from same committee, bill regula-
ting the measurement, inspection, and sale Of
all lumber, laths, shingles, &c, within the
city limits; referred.
Nj McCut;hen offered a resolution that the
two Boards go into joint meeting for the pur.
pose of filing the vacancies in the Board Of
Assessors passed
MI Fuller presented to the Board a commu-
nication from q. f. Hunt, city surveyor, ask.
ing authority to regulate the grade at tho in
terSection Of Eighteenth street west and L
street north; referred to First Ward delega-
ton
Mr.. McCutchen, from the committee on Do
lice, reported bill that it shall not be Lawful
for any person or persons to sell or barter, il
quantities less than pint, any brandy OF
Other spiI.tuous liquors, mixed or unmixed
wine, &c without first obtaining a license
therefor, as follows: To keep tavern or hote
with forty rooms or more, $500; to keep
tavern or hotel with more than twenty rooma
5000; to keep any other tavern or ordinary
800 The bill was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Orme presented the petition of Richard
Smith and others, asking the paving of the
footway from Fifteenth street to the east sid,
Of square No. 25l referred.
Mr.. Baldwin presented the petition Of Ed
gar III. Bates, asking compensation for extra
services as police magistrate of the Fifth Ward
referred.
The President introduced bill to carpe
the Office of the Chief Of Police; passed.
The petition for the relief Of James Barnes
was referred.
An act to open an alley in square 142 wa
pissed.
message was received from the Board O
Aldermen stating that they had insisted on it
disagreement to the bill appointing superin
tended Of public schools.
The joint resolution to pay S. B. Bowman
and Joseph VI. Adams for extra labor was laiC
over until next meeting.
The bill for the relief Of John 7. Davis was
was passed.
The bill for the relief of James Crandall
vas rejected
The bill from the Board of Aldermen for the
relief Of b. X. Morsell was rejected
Mr.. Turton introduced a bill for q grave
footvalk in the First Ward; referred.
Mr.. VenaDle, from the committee on i'm
prOvements, reported bill for the grading o.
First street east, between B and south re-
ferred.
And then the Board adjourned
The OPENING BALL.-The ball of the Frank
lin Target Company last night at Carusi's
notwithstanding tho threatening character Of
the early part of the evening, was a most dc.
ightful entertainment, the young ladies pres
ent being full Of life and animation, and many
Of them being acknowledged bellies in theil
circle The room was not too crowded fol
pleasure. The dancing was kept up until
late hour, when the happy company sepa-
rated, having enjoyed themselves with true
Eest. indeed. There were present not a few
young gentlemen in volunteer uniforms, which
added greatly to the brilliancy of the scene.
The COLLATION. YESTERDAY between and
p. IN, the new proprietor Of the National
Hotel gave a handsome collation. to the various
val in roEt h. ctak l.