Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-22

| TIE Board OF COMMON COUNCIL met OF
| monday at the usual hour, with all the mem.
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| The President presented the petition of W
IA. hanson, asking for the reimbursement Of
taIes enormously paid referred.
Mr. Kennedy introduced q bill changing the
M 11vlsion line of the precincts of the Fourth
ward from to g street north; referred.
Mr.. Towles reported bill for the relief Of
pniiip Kraft. and also bill for the relief Of
Wilhsm G.. Deals passed.
Also, bill for the relief of John II. Wise
reJected-yess z, nays IL.
The President laid before the Board q COM
munication from the Mayor in relation to the
grading and travelling Of Fourth street east,
| from East Capitol street to Pennsylvania
| avenue, and recommending that tho sum of
$500 De appropriated for tho purpose of COM
| pletinG the work; and also recommending
that the sum of 1898 be appropriated to ex.
tend the grading of First street east to the end
north Of the cut north of C street north, and
for grsvslling the same street from the north
side of b street north to the north side of A
street north whereupon
Mr.. Wattarston introduced the folIovinv
bills, which were referred:
A bill making an appropriation to supply q
deficiency In the appropriation for grading
Fourth street east, approved 18th April, 1856 !;
and
A bill making an appropriation for extend.
ing the grading of First street east to street
north, and for grading the same street from
the north side of II street to the north side Of
A street north.
Mr.. Orme introduced bill making an ap.
preparation for certain improvements in the
Centre Market house; passed.
The Chair announced that he had received
an invitation from the President of the United
States, inviting the Board to visit him this
evening.
On motion, the invitation was accepted, and
the Board adjourned for that purpose.
LEAP YEAR BALL-The Leap Year Asso-
citation will give ball at Harmony Hail. CT
Wednesday evening, the 18th ms. This assoc
citation is composed Of host of the prettiest
and cleverest girls in town-rosy, fair, genial
and industrious lasses, every mother daugh
ter OF them-the very girls of all girls suited
TO make young men, who desire to get on in
the world thrifty, sympathising wives. We
recommend every young man in Washington
who wants wife who will cheer bis hearth
stone in sunshine or when dark clouds hover
over his spirit to be sure to make one of the
happy company at their ball.
MEDICAL LECTURE had not space in
our yesterday evenings issue to notice the iu-
troductory lecture delivered by Professor j. L.
Morgan at the medical department of George
town College, in this city, on Monday evening
last. His audience was composed of the stu.
dents Of the College and brilliant assem-
blase of ladies and gentlemen, comprising
much OF the talent and elite Of the city. The
lecture is spoken Of as able production, and
We regret that We have not a synopsis of it for
publication. This Medical College is now one
OF the most promising institutions of the coun.
try.
UNITED STATES WARRANTS We learn from
some of our most energetic justices of the peace,
that warrants issued in petty criminal cases
are not as promptly served as heretofore The
warrants issued in cases of riots, threats, as.
saults, DO are numerous, but few have been
returned. Most of such warrants returned as
yet have been served by the city police, the
county constables as far as possible declining
to act when they can do so without making
themselves liable to impeachment, as by act
OF Congress no fees are allowed in cases Of this
description.