Daily American organ., 1856-09-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

III. D.
The object of the call of the extra session. as stated
by the Mayor, appears 20 have been for the pur-
pose OF passing the bill making appropriations foE
the pay OF contractors and for other purposes
The city OF Washington, heretofore noted for good
order, the propriety and decorum of its citizens,
the number and activity of It's children, and the
beauty and tidiness OF It's women, had become, by
the failure of the city fathers to make the appro-
priation for the support of the army of garbage
and sops," and for other purposes, perfect pan
demonum. An uneiv war of words is raging in
our heretofore peaceful and orderly city The
garbage men threaten to secede from their al
egiance, and leave the lanes and alleys and streets
prey 10 filth and odor, and to bring the citizens
under the yoke of Yellow Jack.
In this state of anarchy and confusion. heaps Of
offal fostering in the sun and sending forth
pungent and sneezetul, especially in those places
which have never been visited by the carts since
the contracts were entered into, our Democratic
Mayor, in imitation of the Democratic President,
calls for an extra session of the Councils in order
that, the appropriations passed, he may employ
the whole army" If necessary, in restoring order,
and peace, and harmony, and good government,
and good odors to our distracted city, which
has lately been pervaded and invaded by odors
domestic and foreign, to such an extent, that the
people were compelled, in travelling about from
place to place, to carry their noses before them.
Well the Boards met. Dan Rice is coming, and
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passed authorizing the Mayor to grant him the use
Of the Market space
The bill making appropriations for casual re-
pairs, &C., was taken up, and amended by striking
out the amounts called for in the bill, as recon-
mended by the Mayor, in the following wards, and
substituting the amounts named:
Fifth Ward.-For casual repairs-S500 stricken
out, and $3.50 substituted. Cleaning cutters and
alleys-instead of 300, $3.50.
Sixth Ward.-$200 instead of S400, for alleys
and gutters.-$S00 instead of 5000 for casnal re-
pairs.
Seventh Ward.--$4oo instead of 1926, for gut.
ters and alleys. $400 instead of $3.50 for casual
repairs.
The bill, as amended, was then passed
The bill providing for removal of slops and gar
bage for the year ending Jane 30th, 1857, was
passed
A bill providing for contingent expenses Of pub
lie schools for present year was passed.
Thirty dollars were appropriated for paving yard
and side walk of public school near the 0bser-
vatory.
Balance in bank to credit Of Corporation, $5,
279 S6.
The attention of the Board was called to the
manner in which certain work of the Corporation
was being performed as we understood to the
loss OF the city, by q communication from Mr..
Holloran, abiding specially to the Commissioners
of the Sixth Ward. 1t said that Holoran
was an interested party. Being contractor he
would prefer that the work be done by contract
instead of under the immediate supervision of the
Commissioners.
Several bills from the lower Board were passed.
An act authorizing the construction OF sea
wall was taken up and referred.
that STLE-Why does not the Commissioner
replace the steps leading from Ninth street into the
grounds of the Smithsonian Institute ? 1t would
be great accommodation to the public of the Is
land especially to the ladies. The palings are torn
off, leaving space sufficiently wide for man to
crawl through but it is very nconvenent for ladies'
Wenoticed this morning, aady, on her way to mark
ct etattempng to get through this opening. She sue
ceeded at the expense of her dress, which was
badly torn.
The government will not save anything by this
kind of parsimony. The stubbornness of former
commissioner cost the government hundreds Of
dollars in a precisely similar case. He refused to
place steps or stiles for the accommodation of the
public at the north and south extremities of the
reservation Immediately east of the Smithsonian
grounds. The consequence was that the palings
were torn off, and the cattle DESTROYED all the
young and beautiful trees which had been planted
around it. at cost OF much time, labor, and mo-
ney, and the destruction of the comfort of the
public generally, for if the trees had been pre5erv
ed, they would now have afforded delightful
and comfortable shade. We hope he will attend
10 LniS matter, ana merit, Lne LnankS OI
the public. If he does not, he must expect ana
themas both loud and deep.
C. WOODWARD & SoN-We visited yesterday
the new stove depot of these gentlemen, No. 81 8
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. 1t is well worth visit. The
splendid room in which their stock of stoves is dis
played is as magnificent in its proportions it s
rich in material. 1t is well lighted The purcha-
ser can see the most minute object it contains,
even to flaw, if he find one, in any of the
beautiful stoves there offered for sale. The pro-
prietors intend hanging chandelier near the cen
tire window facing the Avenue, which will not only
light up the ITSELF but cast its rays out into
the street. thus lighting purchasers and visers to
the store, and illuminating the pathway of the pc
destrian. n
We advise all who intend to purchase stoves
this fall, to visit this establishment. They will find,
upon examination, that the castings are thick and
strong. They come from celebrated Quaker es-
tablishment in Philadelphia famous for the excel
lence and durability of their stoves. The Sun
rise" and Morning Star" stoves certainly the
ne plus ultra Read their advertisement, and then
call and judge for yourselves.
THE THIsrLE.-We have noticed the gradual in
crease ef this weed about the commons and open
lots Of our city. 1t is plentiful this year than
in any former year. and the reason is obvious 1t
is suffered to grow and flourish until it becomes
fully ripe, and then it is cut down, and of course,
the seed are scattered by that operation all around.
If this system of tactics is pursued much longer,
our open grounds will become complete thistle
gardens, for there is but animal who has cheek
enough to feed upon it, and the authorities, as at
present managed, provide for its extensive yearly
cultivation
We noticed, this morning, some half dozen men
busily engaged in sowing the seed for a future
CROP which Of course will far exceed the present,
which is enormous Why not destroy the noxious