Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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ESTIMATES roR rHE CIrY.--The Department OF
the Interior has submitted its estimates of the APP
preparations required for the city Of Washington
for the ensuing year, Ms follows
For west wing Of the Patent Office, s525,000,
with portico, or $4,000 without. $500, 900 is
asked for for this object F6t $50
For extension Of Capitol Square, SOC, 900.
For extension Of City Hall for accommodation
Of the Courts Of the District, So, 900. For
sewer in Judiciary Square, $4,000
For new JAIL $4,000.
For enclosing and improving Franklin Square,
$4,000.
For improving triangular spaces on Pennsylvania
avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty-frst street.
SO, 229.
For grading North Capitol street, from G street
to Massachusetts, avenue, and erecting bridge
over Tiber Creek in the same, $l5,6So.
For furnishing lamps and lamp-posts, DC, on the
north, east, and west sides of Lafayette Square,
aud east side of Fifteenth street, opposite State
and Treasury Departments, $640.
For placing the sewer openings along Pennsyl
vania avenue under the footway, and tapping the
same, $4,000. t.t
For dozen iron settees for Lafayette Square,
Sl75.
For the Capitol grounds, $4,000 for improve
ment and planting trees.
For reservations not now improved, $1,000.
There are several other appropriations, each OF
small amount, required for minor objects.
The War Department ask--for the Post Office
extension, $500, 1000 for the new dome of the Cap
itol 100000 for aqueduct for supplying Wash
ington and Georgetown with water, 81 100000.
Washington Arsenal-stone wharf, $3.50;
large cistern arched, with pump, &c., sl,l47;
first class fire engine hose, $4,000; finishing paint
ing public buildings, 81, $50; contingencies looo
mall, &8,727.
The Navy Department ask for the Navy Yard
$377 200, for completing extension Of boiler shop
completing conversion of old ordnance to machine
shop timber shed, pavements, drains, and CUTTERS
commanders house; grading and filing; dredging
channels; extension of IRON foundry; muster Office;
wall west side of yard; facing west side of yard |;
machines, tools, and purchase OF lands on the east
and west sides of yard, and for repairs
The Pooh OF THE THIRD WARD.--A meeting of
the residents of the Third Ward was held last
night at Franklin Hall to devise means for improv
ing the condition of the poor. DR.. VIM. Gunton
was appointed President, Mr.. g. Savage Treasurer,
and Mr.. Samuel T. Williams, Secretary. COM
mittee appointed to solicit subscriptions in the
several districts assigned, consisting Of Messrs A.
Buckley, and 8. p. Franklin, who are to collect
south OF Pennsylvania avenue Messrs G. Savage
and b. o. Shekell, between the avenue and Il
street Mr.. j. w. Davis, between and G streets !;
Messrs. j. Bryan, VIM T. Griffith, c. Wannell and
b. Henning, between G and N streets; Messrs. 4.
s. Evans and II. O'Neal, between N street and the
boundary west Of It'll street; and Messrs. A.
Shocking and Jerome Diggs, between NJ street and
the boundary east of 7th street.
The following gentlemen were selected COM
mittee to ascertain the wants of the poor, and to
give to the deserving written orders on the Treas
urer, who will distribute the funds:
Rev NJ d. Conway and Messrs B. e. Cuttings
E. G. Handy, j. H. Goddard, Asa Gladmon, and
M. Hoover.
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to Messrs. Conway and Cuttings; those north of
said avenue and east of Seventh street. to Mr..
Goddard; and those north of said avenue and west
of Seventh street, to Messrs. Handy and Gladmon.
The committees will enter at once upon the dis
charge of their duties and report as soon as pos,
sible to the Treasurer.
METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURcH.-The report
of the agent Rev. DR.. Ryan, for the ten months of
his appointment, shows that reliable subscriptions
have been obtained to the amount of about 3d.,
900; that about $2700 in cash is paid in and that
the public feeling toward the work continues fa-
vorable.
The foundation of this church has long been
laid, and by another year hope to see the build
ing under roof 1t will be an ornament to the city.
FORREST HALL Georgetown, was again filed
last evening with the elite and fashion of that place.
to witness the second exhibition of I" Winters
raj clergymen, with their families. Persons wish
ing to spend an evening pleasantly will do well to
go tonight where they will find warm room, a
comfortable seat, good music, and an exhibition
unsurpassed by anything of the kind in the world.
Go early, in order to secure a seat. The exhibi-
ton will continue several evenings next week.
BALL FOR rHr BENEFIT OF THE PooR-We are
requested to state that ball for the benefit of the
poor of the Seventh ward, will be given at Island
Hall, on Tuesday night No invitations will be
given TO the ladies'; as it is presumed that this
course will promote the object of the ball
We are informed that with few exceptions, all
the managers of the ball have each taken five
tickets. This is practical evidence of a Christian
spirit and will, we hope, be generally initiated.
So good an example ought not to pass without
multitude Of followers.
THE CENTRE MARKET this morning was fully at
tended and well supplied. A very large quantity
of hay and other feed on the stand Prices are
very high for horse-feed notwithstanding the large
crop OF hay and corn last summer. 1t costs TWEEN
ty-fve dollars month to keep horse at a livery
stable this winter.
FIRE AND Loss or LIFK.-Last night about 10
o'clock fire broke out in a small house on 22d
street, near NJ, occupied by an old colored man
named Parker. The house was consumed, and
Parker, we regret to state, was burned to death.
He was ~ years Of age, and lost his wife about
three weeks ago There was no one in the house
but Parker at the time of the fire.
The galleries of the House were crowded with
ladies' yesterday. The fine weather brings them
out in all their paraphernalia of Ostrich feathers,
MORE antique, velvet, and satin. Solomon, in all
his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.
Rev. DIR. Doggett will preach tomorrow at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, in Eighth ST.
DIR Dnopett Ia one of the ahlest divinea In this