Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-13

CITY INIELLIGENCE.
0Cs LociL Rssosssa. Our local reporter Is,
for poasoas t>sk known 20 himself, absent from his
pea tc-dy- i0ar seAdets win besr with Us for
lev dsys unal We can supply his place.
q BOARD or ALDERxRx.- Much business was trans
acted in this Board last night. Various bills for
improvements were considered and passed $3.50
were appropriated to enclose u portion Of the new
western market house. The bin authorizing the
appointment Of = Commissioner Of Health was re-
jected. on motion Of Mr.. Rusey to strike out the
enAeting clause; the opposition to the bill came
nom the objection to the creation OF new Offices,
which this bin proposed.
BoARD or Comos CoUsciI. This body held
its regular weekly meeting last evening. a dis
cusslon took place N relation % the grade Of Seven
teenth street, a sketch OF which we give: En-
Mr.. Albert from the delegation nom the First
Ward, 70 whom was referred bill to alter the
grade Of Seventeenth street, reported resolution
requesting the Mayor 10 inquire If the law estab-
Ishing the grade Of said street had been carried
out
Mr.. Albert said that the delegation from the First
Werd had visited the location last summer, and
had introduced q bill altering the then existing
grade; the bill which had been referred to them
tonight proposed TO abolish that grade and re-
establish the former. He thought If the law had
been strictly executed this would DO unnecessary
Mr.. Randolph Coyic, who had established the for
mer grade, and who d a United States surveyor,
go nis in'eutioh ~ laying tne curD shu
- p assons auug .nc Puonc square ~ ~ own
y any s'iss pe essaonsneu
~ ~ sAls ~ U N, 81.
70 take his own course in this matter. He asked of
what Il would be for this Corporation 10 estab-
lish grade, Il Mi. Coyle was allowed 10 alter it at
w = plss5uss Alesdy, oy al!cnng grades 70 SUIT
niS oNu s.ucy, =. tne wn'm ~ some weathy pro-
perry owner ~ tne vicinity ne had ruined streets,
n.y. sney low $1,000 = sdisgrace 70 she Gay, ana
wou,1 De tne MEANS q cosung ihe Corporation q
consideranie sum for damage dono 70 other pro-
Polly ~ tuc vlc.'l.y.
Nc. DAVIS sac that Mt Coyie had been appoint
81 70 tne erades q enc 81 the city
Inc grade estaDnsnea lor seventeenth street was
not SATISFACTORY " tnc property holders on said
snd "as altered 70 suit tneir convenience,
nnt Ane new grace was iound 70 oe worse tnan the
nrst. ne sald tnat Mr.. Coyie was determined to
aanere 70 ms own grade n laying the pavements
along the pubhc square. This grade was different.
ron tnat estaollshea ey tne Corporation
"a soMe places smo ieet nigner, ana IN others Two
feet lower Mr. Coyle's object was to establish
rn .r sys.em y gIaIss .ne Guy Ine
Wy surveyor nao decIneu 70 taKe any part n the
matter, e = was Mt Coyles duty 70 establish the
Iaue, unu ne pensken e: ~ gra1e . % mucn
De..er snan tnat cs'vphsneo y tne Gorporauon.
A .ssa . u,a ~. aOI d ~. mnhs M Lowe
wa an aole engineer, and ne Knew ne was an NJ
te,ngens man gu. ne thought there was-some m
ssingence 70 tne counclls, anu Mhen' after ouo &c
Hoerauon, they hau PASSED OIL, ne thought tney
ousus y ueienu uia' OIL, anu tnoughS sne diMcui-
y was occaslonea py not conforming q the law.
Mt NJ, sOiemen,s 9iu mol Know wnetncr me grade
q the street had been established before It was
z Done NiJer90
aamaee o. ING c.y. ne qua NOT Deheve tnat the
. ~ unosr wnlGn nr~ Y. was appomaed gave nm
tne power 70 after grace, wnen y nad peen once
Jersey avenue, one square, which had been exca-
vated at cost of 81 800, would now cost x7OO or
81 900 to refill. He had altered The grade here
and may have done it on Seventeenth street He
thought Mr.. @. assumed too much authority In SAY.
ing that he will carry out his own grade. He pre-.
sumed that Mr.. G.. wanted to show his extraord-
nary skill as surveyor. Mr.. CieEents said lie
thought the Mayors recommendation would be
better ground for changing the action Of the Board
than the threats Of Mr.. Coyle-
I After some further discussion. which was part-
cipated in by several members, the resolution was
passed;
wharfage on guano, oyster shells, and other srti
clsA was read. y
Mr.. Walker did not see the necessity of redu-
cling the wharfage on guano. Bat fsw Of our ci,-
zens, and these only the rich, were interested In
the gaano trade. The wharfage on lumber In
which he, and many citizens of the city were In
torested was kept up 20 high rate. He paid on
load Of sand more than three times the wharfage
proposed TO be charged bn guano. He said the
ooyls influence Va. i Work in this matter, too,
and that the bill wm merely to benefit Spectators
in that article.
Mr.. fowIes did not agree with his colleague; he
said the gnano trade was increasing and should be
encouraged by reducing the wharfage.
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