Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
(OFFY0IAL PAPER or THE CITY,

sent.
The special order, the bin for the appointment
Of a Board Of Health, came up, as amended. The
bill provides for the establishment OF Board OF
Health, to consist of one physician from each
Ward and Commissioner of Health, who shall
be President Of the Board, and receive salary OF
81 500 year. All the members Of the Board, inclu-
ding the Commissioner, to be annually appointed by
the Mayor with the advice and consent OF the Board
of Aldermen. Said appointments to be made on
or about the first Monday in June. The Commits
sioner to give bonds TO the amount OF $4,000 ior
the faithful discharge of his duties.
Mr.. Houston was opposed to the first section,
and moved to strike out the enacting clause of the
bill
Mr.. Smith wished for more time to examine the
provisions of the bill He thought that there
might be some good in the bill, and therefore
wished to examine it, He would like TO have it
deferred till next Monday. For special reasons,
which he stated, Mr.. Smith wished to have y ne
over.
Mr. Miller thought that every member had had
full time to examine the bill it was reported In
October, and had been printed II members had
not examined 1t already they would not hereafter.
II was important that the bill should pass at an
early day, because the commissioner would be re-
quired to make important contracts before the ar
rival Of the next warm season.
Mr. Smith regarded q full discussion OF the bill
this evening as impossible in consequence Of the
absence Of SO many members Besides, the bill
had been amended, and those amendments had
not been examined.
MI, Miller was willing to have it deferred for one
week. If it was understood that it-would certainly
come up on Monday next
The bill was then postponed.
Mr.. Houston stated that all opposition to the
change in certain alley .insquare 686 had been
withdrawn He therefore wished the bill to effect
that alteration be taken up. 1t was then taken up,
and read second time.
Before passing to o third reading,
Mr. Dove made SEINE remarks as to the present
mode of opening alleys, and suggested some alter
atoms In the same. Great injustice, ne stated, was
frequently inflicted on the owners of property by
the present system. jury should De summoned
and the damages assessed, and then the parties in
terested should have hearing before this board.
Mr. Busey stated that in the case now before
this Board there were no damages to be assessed.
He fully concurred in the remarks OF Mr.. Dove,
and hoped he would introduce bill in accordance
with the views he had just expressed.
The bill for the change of alley in square $50
was then passed.
The bill repeating that part Of the law relating
to pumps, wells, springs, hydrants, &c, making it
the duty of the Collector to notify the owners OF
property of any assessment levied for such purpo-
ses, was read.
Mr.. Busey opposed the bill, as imposing addi-
tional duties upon the Collector.
The bill was passed.
The bill to do away with the Office of Canal
Commissioner was called up
On motion Of Mr.. Houston, 1t was postponed.
Adjourned.
There was no debates of any interest in the
Board of Common Council last evening, and moth
ing of any importance was done.
The Committee on Claims were discharged from
the further consideration of the bill for the relief
of G. Mattngly, and the petition of Sarah Gordon
and Mary Webster for the remission OF a fine.
A bill was passed raising the rent of butchers
stalls to 500 per annum, in the Centre market and
s26 year in the Northern and Eastern markets.
fhe use of tho Council Chamber granted to-
the Judge Of the Orphans Court for the purpose
of holding said court.
The Board adjourned at ten minutes before nine.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The December term Of this
Court commenced this morning. The following are
the names of the grand jurors:
Thomas Carbery, foreman; George 8. Gideon,
Buckner Bayliss, William Thompson, William
Wilson, Benedict l. Semmes Samuel Drury, @. w.
Pairo, Darius Clagett, VIM. f. Bayly, Thomas Mil
Ter, Judson Mitchell, Stephen P. Franklin, Selby
Scaggs, Robert White, Edward M. Linthicum,
George w. Riggs, Matthew 9. Emery, Anon Bald
win, Thomas Berry Samuel Humphrey, Aaron W.
Miller, Jehiel Brooks, Thomas Blagden.
Jedediah Cuttings, Theodore Mead Leondas
Bowen Jacob Smull, John W. 0tt Daniel Light
foot, Anton Grinder Fras. j. Murphy, Humphrey
o. Whtmore, s. b. Homead Edward Tolson,
Patrick McKenney, ]. w. Barnaclo, II. s. Will
liams, William Golding, Joshua Higton, John J.
Joice, John Harrison, John w. Burns, A. Davis,
W. T. Drury, Michael Quigley, Z. H. Edelin,, W. A.
Wallace, X. Mitchell, Thomas Tanner, Thomas A.
stott, ]. Simmons, Ezekiel Young, James A.
Burns.
Mr.. sxIrH.--Ion, Of the Sun, states that Mr.
Smith, the Seward candidate for Printer to the
House, "prints paper in Syracuse" Ion is mis-
taken. Mr.. Smith formerly printed red-hot Abb
clifton paper in Syracuse, but he compelled TO
abandon Il several years ago. he has been en-
gagged for the last three or four weeks in lobbying
at Albany for the benefit of Weed, Seward, and
himself and TO the great detriment of the treasury
Of New York.
CENTRE MARKrr.-The market this morning was
bountifully supplied with meats poultry and vege-
tables The following are the prices Of leading ar
ticles:
| Beef, Is l6 cents per H.. Mutton, 10 a IL cta.
per b.; Pork, IL IA cents per h.; Turkies, IA a
10 cents per b.; Chickens, 10 IL cents per ID I;
Geese, 10 IL cents per h.; Ducks, l2 Ii cents
per h.; Canvass Back Ducks, 81 a pair Potatoes,
80 cents per bushel; Csbbages, 2 a eta. piece
Apples, so a 100 cents per busheL
NIw AND ELEGANT Bovine SALoos.--John T.
Mari has just completed ON Z street. near Thir.
teenth, the most superb and commodious Bowling
Saloon ever opened In this city. II is fitted up
without regard TO cost and contains all the mod.
ern improvements. Members of Congress from
the North, who are accustomed TO the manly ex-
ercse of bowling at home will find at Mars a ga
loon not inferior to the most elegant establish
ments In New York, Albany, and Buffalo.
The VARIErrEs--A crowded house greeted tho
Kunkel Troupe last evening who wprn In Gnn