Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-10
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE CRY COUNCILS The Board Of Alder
men met yesterday at the usual hour, Mr.
President Clarke in the chair.
The report from the Intendant Of the Asy-
lum was laid before the board, and duly re-
ferred.
Mr.. Busey presented petition from Francis
II. Ball, ct al, for opening an alley in square
$50; referred to the improvement committee
MT Bayly reported from special committee
OF the aldermen of the Second Ward, bill for
the relief of Henry Saunders; passed.
Mr.. Miller presented the petition of DIR. C.
A Storrow, ct al complaining Of the condition
of an unfinished building on the corner Of +
and 2lst streets; referred to the committee on
health.
The chair laid before the board a lower
boards bill, authorizing the construction of
sewer in square 533 passed.
Mr.. Pepper presented the petition of G..
Bailey, and others, for grading and paving an
alley in square $40; referred to the improve
ment committee.
Mr.. Pearson moved to discharge the claims
committee from the further consideration of
the petitions of M. Feeney, for a remission OF
fine, and of John Callahan, also for the re-
mission Of fne; committee discharged
Mr.. Emery reported, from the committee on
unfinished business, bill amendatory of an
act entitled An act To organize a police sys-
stem for the city of Washington, approved
March ii, 1851 referred to the police COM
mittee.
Mr.. Pepper reported, from the improvements
committee, a bill to grade and pave the alley
in square 529; passed.
The lower Boards joint resolution, changing
the location Of the Western Market, and To-
eating it on X street north, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets west, in the First Ward
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bayly, Mr. Ten Eyck had
leave to have copy of his papers which were
before the Board at its last session
Mr.. Emery reported, from the committee on
diminished business, the petition of Francis B.
Lord, commissioner of the Third and Fourth
Wards; referred to the finance committee
Mr.. Evans reported, from the committee on
elections, that Samuel C. Busey is entitled to
il,S seat as a member of this Board
Mr.. 4. also moved to lay the said report on
the table until next meeting, to afford the
gentleman of the committee who did not agree
TO the repor', an opportunitysto make the mi
nerlty report he designed making.
Mr.. Houston was opposed to any delay in
acting on this report. He could see no good
reasons for it.
Mr.. Evans explained that this motion was in
accordance with an agreement in the commit
tee, whereby it was determined to make this
report now, and to leave the matter lay over
for week, to enable Mr.. Miller to make his
report.
Mr.. Miller explained that his objections to
action on this report arose from the fact that
he, member of the committee had not been
allowed to have such access as he desired to
the papers in the case until after they should
be returned with the report. Report laid over
for one week; yeas Z, nays 5; as follows
feas-Magruder, Bayly, Miller, Evans, Bu-
sey, Marks, Pearson. Nay-Tretler, Pepper,
Emery, Houston, Smith.
Mr.. Houston moved to make the subject of
these contested elections the special order for
Monday next; agreed to-
Mr.. Bayly moved that the minority OF the
committee have the free use of the papers
which were before the said (election) commit
tee in this Fifth Ward case.
Mr. Houston opposed this motion, on the
ground that the original papers should not be
allowed to go from the custody of the secretary
of the board.
Mr. Busey desired to refer, as a member of
the-Board, to these papers, and therefore was
opposed to letting the originals go out Of the
the custody of the secretary.
Mr.. Rayly then modified his motion so that
1t should direct the clerk of the election COM
mittee tofurnish such copies of the papers in the
contested election case, as any member of the
Board might require; agreed to.
The lower board bill authorizing the curb
stones to be set ard the footway paved on the
east side Of 18th street, west, from @ to Ii
streets, north; passed.
Mr.. Pearson remarked that a majority of
Ed had voted that their Investigations should
be private; so he hoped that that obligation
would be duly observed with reference to these
papers, until the subject matter came duly
before the board on Monday next.
The Board then adjourned.
Common COuncil.-Several petitions were
presented by Messrs. Albert, Clements, Walker
and Peters, and appropriately referred.
Mr. Clements reported bill to change the
site selected for the Western Market to one
square further west; and stated in support Of
the bill that the present one would cost the
city 81 800 more than the one proposed, and
that no citizen in the vicinity would be injured
by the change. The bill passed.
Mr.. Clements from the ways and means COM
mittee, reported the usual bill making the ap-
preparations to pay the expenses of the city
for the current fiscal year, and moved that it
be printed Laid on the table, and made the
special order for Monday, ard from day to day
until II be disposed of; which was agreed TO.
M Walker, from the committee on improve
ments, reported a bill TO pave the footway on
u street north, between Twelfth and Twenty
NTH streets west; also, one to pave the foot
way on NJ street, from New York avenue TO
Boundary street; which were passed.
Mr.. Ball, from the committee on unfinished
business, reported three bills, which had been
passed by the former Board Of Alderman: the
frst, authorizing the delegation from the Sec
ond Ward to purchase site for the Franklin
Fire Company to locate their engine house,
was referred to the fire department CON-
mlttee; the second, relating to horse racks and
other obstructiOns in the streets was referred
TO the police committee; and the third, to pave
the footway and set curbstOnes on Nineteenth
street, from c to II streets, was passed.
Mr.. Ruf, from the police committee, re-
ported adversely upon the petition Of j. Ii.
featon and others, grocers and butchers, who
mad petitiOned that their wagons be freed from
taxes, like job wagons.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen to
grade Twelfth street from Maryland to Vir-
ginia avenue, on the Island, was referred to
the committee on improvements.
A joint resolution from the same Board, in
strueting the Mayor to execute Immediately
the act passed to improve Fourteenth street
west, was referred to the committee on ways
and means