Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN, July 2s--The following
nominations we're submitted by the Mayor:
For messenger to the Mayor and Registers Of
hce-William Q. Locke.
For police constable, Fourth district--Benjamn
T. Watson.
For scavenger of Fifth ward-william T. Bast-
ford.
For scavengsr Of Seventh ward-Joseph Cod
rick
A joint resolution was presented in relation to
the grades of Four-and-a-HalI Sixth, and Seventh
streets, requiring the engineer employed by the
United States to inquire into and ascertain what
attention, if any, is necessary and report the same
TO the Board
The Committee on Canals reported back without
amendment bill from Common Council abolishiDg
the Office of Commissioner of the eastern section
OF the Cana, and adding one hundred dollars TO
the salary OF the Commissioner of the western
section, who is required TO perform the duties
heretofore performed by him.
The select committee, to whom referred
Joint resolution Dquring into certain disturbances
which occurred at a late public meeting held at
the City Hail. in which the Mayor Of the city was
implicated, reported said resolution back without
amendment, which being laid on the table, was af
forwards called up by Mr. Smith.
Alderman Moore wished to amend the preamble
80 that it would read, during which disturbance
the authority of the Mayor was disreRarded by
some nconsiderate persons" instead Of " in which
(disturbances) the Mayor of Washington was i'm
plicated"
He said that the preamble, AZ It stood, contain
ed an insnuation that the Mayor was participant
in th ese disorders, and he wished so to amend ID,
as that that odlous feature might be stricken out
Mr.. Smith denied that there was any design to
insinuate anything derogatory to the Mayor
He would not suffer politics to sway him. He
could not be induced, through political motives, to
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wanted an investigation into the affair The news
papers of the country had asserted things which
initiated against the honor of the city and he was
anxious that the orgnators and participants in the
disturbance should be psnshed, be they whom
they may.
Mr.. Miller opposed an investigation, on the
ground of want of authority 10 obtain the truth.
Mr.. Houston advocated the measure. II was
the duty of the Board to have the truth on the
subject disseminated. For three weeks after the
meeting the papers had terated and reiterated the
slanderous assertion that Washington was mob
city. He wanted to know who originated the dis
turbauce
Mr.. Dove opposed the measure. He said there
was nething to be obtained Witnesses would not
attend unless from party prejudces, and the truth
could not be obtained in that way.
Mr.. Miller made some remarks which were un-
derstood TO intimate that gentlemen would vote
for this resolution on party grounds.
Mr.. Ruff denied the charge that he would vote
on party grounds.
Mr.. Miller said he was misunderstood He did
not mean to charge gentlemen with an intention
to vote on party grounds
Mr.. Riggs moved that the whole subject be laid
on the table; which was done.
The bill to pay the salaries of teachers and as
sstant teachers public schools for the fiscal year
was passed.
BOARD OF COMMON CoUScIL.--A large amount
of business transacted in this Board not how
ever, of public nature.
A petition was presented from +. Glenroy, ask
Ing the introduction Of vocal music into the public
schools of the city. The petition set forth the
great advantages to be derived from a cultivation
of the voice, and proved, by eminent medical au
thorties that it is highly beneficial to health He
also showed that its introduction would in no way
interfere with the usual duties of the school, but
would, on the contrary, as proved by the example
of the Third District School lin which he had been
employed during the past year at the expense of |
the pupils) be means of causing greater appl- |
cation to study The petition was referred to the |
Committee on Public Schools.
A joint resolution, introduced by Mr.. McCutch- |
en-, authorizing an adjournment OF the two Boards |
from the 18th of August to the lat Of September |
unless sooner called together by the Mayor, was |
lost-yeas 9, nays IA.
SABBATH SCHOOL UNIoN.-The second regular |
monthly meeting of this institution was held last |
night at Seventh Street Church, Island Ii was I
truly grand afair-grand in the Best sense of the
word--doing good on a grand scale. We suppose |
there were five hundred persons present |
The hymn, which we published in the Organ, for |
the benefit of the five hundred parents and teach
ers and children, making in the aggregate, some |
fifteen hundred persons, was sung by the whole
Union with startling effect; and yet this hymn |
occupying a small space in the local columns of
this paper, wa have heard designated az 30 much
lumber" Could those who thus characterized
It have been present last night we think their
consciences would have urged them to make
public retraction of the term, and have induced
them for the balance of their lives to go i'm for
doing good"
THE PrpLIc School ANNIvERsARy.--Earlyy yes
terday morning, the pupils of our Public Schools
were eeen vending their way towards their respec-
tive schoolhouses, the day of their annual ami
vereary and distribution of premiums having ar
rived The Schools with their numerous banners
and flags presented fine appearance. The child
rem were for the most part attircd In white, and
appeared to great advantage Their cheerful coun-
tenances betokened that they we're happy
On arriving at the West Capitol grounds, the
children took seats, aud the exercises were imme-
date commenced with prayer, by the Rev. Charles
A. Davis. After which Mr.. Joseph H. Bradley was
Introduced, who entertained the children in q brief
but interesting address. The Hon. Mr.. Meacham,
of Vermont, was then introduced who spoke for
half an hour in very eloquent strain He was
followed by Rev. DR.. Binney, President of Column
bia College, in spirited and beautiful address.
Between the speeches the Star Spanged Ban
mel" was sung with great effect by all the schools
united. After the exercises were concluded Mr. At
Lee in behalf Of the pupils of the Male Department
OF the Fourth District School, presented their
teacher, Mr. Jno. B. Thompson, with service of sill
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