Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-24
EVENING STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

aoner OF the Western Market, in place of
samuel Duvsll, resigned.
a communication was received from the
mayor. making suggestions in relation to the
advertisement of the Collector for the sale of
property Of delinquent tax payers; also, on,
returning ,, without the Mayors approval, the
bill appropriating $4,000 to provide suitable
accommodations for the public schools in the
third school district, on the ground of insult
cheney Of Corporation funds, and for other
reasons.
The question being taken upon the bill, it
was passed by two thirds vote.
The Mayor also returned without his ap-
prevail, the bill for the relief of Sweeny, Rit-
tenhouse d FAINT, flor Corporation printing
done by the Organ newspaperO saying that
the failure Of the tax sale Of last year was
chiefly owing to a want of public confidence
IN the sufdciency and accuracy of the adver-
tisement; and that the occasion of t at want
OF confidence was q knowledge possessed by
many that there were numerous errors of the
Collector, while others were aware that there
were in some cases fatal errors committed by
the printer.
On the question being taken the bill was
passed over the veto.
Mr.. Houston, from finance committee, re-
ported the following resolution.
Resolrsd, That the Corporation Attorney be
requested to furnish the Board of Aldermen
with such instructions as may enable the Col
lector of Taxes 30 to form his advertisement as
to render valid the sale of property Of delin
quent tax payers adopted.
Council bill for paving the south fronts of
square Nos. 1876, 1872, and $40, was passed
with an amendment.
joint resolution authorizing the Board of
Managers of the Metropolitan Mechanics In
stltute to erect a temporary building on Lou.
islana avenue, was passed
The following Council hills WAN nasasd
An act making an appropriation for putting
wooden trunks across street north, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets west, and
Connecticut avenue and K street north an
act tor repairing Twentieth street west, from
Pennsylvania avenue and G and Ii streets
north, between Twentieth and Twenty-frst
streets west; and an act making further AT
preparation for the burial of the deceased out
door poor.
Adjourned.
Common CounclL.-The Board met at the
usual hour
Bill for grading and gravsling Twelfth street,
from Maryland avenue to the Potomac river
was parsed; also, bills for the relief of Chas
Stewart, VIM. A. Wilson, Henry S. Davis, and
b. L. Beers; also, bills making further appro-
priaticn for the burial of deceased outdoor
poor, authorizing the adoption of iron pumrs
IN lieu Of wooden ones now in use, and author
izlng n. Acker and others to use ten inches of
the foot1ay in front Of their dwellings
a communication was received from the
Mayor relative tn decisions Of the Circuit
Court in regard to tax sales; Also one return
ing, without his approval, the bill for paving
footWay In square SAL upon which the vote
being taken in the Board, the bill was lost
The amendments Of the Board of Aldermen
to the market bill were non-concurred in.
The bill appropriatiDg 900 for erecting
school houses in the Third district, which had
been vetoed by the Mayor, and passed over
the veto by the Board Of Aldermen, was lost
in the lower Board.
Joint resolution authorizing the managers
of the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute to
erect temporary building on Louisiana ave-
nue. was adopted.
And then the Board adjourned.
INAUGURATION DAY.-The following is the
/" official" account of the proceedings Of the
jackson Democratic Association, held on Mon
day night last:
At meeting Of the jackson Democratic
Association" held on Monday evening, Dec
y, the following proceedings were had
The President of the Association, Mr.. Rat
cliffe, was CHOSEN Chief Marshal for the 4th
OF March, with power to appoint thirty-One
aEsistsnts-0ne from each State.
He having declined to servo ON that occa-
sisn, Col. VIM. Selden was then elected Chief
of assistants above mentioned by adding one
from each Of the wards in the city.
A letter from the " National Democratic
Association" was handed in by the President,
and read by the Secretary.
On motion, committee was appointed to
reply.
On motion, the President was authorised to
invite the cooperation of the citizens Of Wash
ington, and the members Of the different clubs
in the city, in making arrangements for an in
auguration ball, to be given on the 4th of
March next
1t was then resolved that a copy of the pro-
ceeding. Of this meeting be sent to the Daily
Union and Evening st for publication, and
the meeting adjourned.
DANIEL RATcLIFFs, President.
]. U. CARPENTER, Secretary, pro TEN.
NOte.-It seems, according to rumors on the
Avenue, that they had a high time of it at
this meeting, and that one party claim that
no vote whatever was taken upon the propo-
sition TO make Mr.. Radcliffe the marshal on
the 4th of March and, further, that the
meeting adjourned without making any such
election whatever. On the whole, great
shines cut up in the hall Of the jackson
Democratic Association when its rival roses or
pOsies get at loggerhesds over personal ques-
tions If the handful Of them who attend
their meetings regularly since the occasion for
their services has passed away don't learn to
be governed by good temper and by something
like respect for parliamentary law and rules
of order, the outside barbarian Democratic
world of the District Of Columbia may be ex-
pected in time to question the actual divinity
of their right, by prescription, to regulate ell
things Democratic for all in these benighted
diggiDgs.
P. S.-As We go TO press We have the fol-
lowing communication:
To ths Editor Of the Star: The announce
ment made in the Union this morning, that
Col. William Selden had been unanimously
elected Chief Marshal Of the inaugural pro-
cess.0n on the 4th Of March next by the Jack
son Democratic Association, is entirely incor-
rect
At an irregular meeting of that Association,
held last night. the subject was considered,
but no fnal action taken-it being deemed too
important and too national in its character to
be disposed Of at small meeting of the Asso-
citation, and as a consequence an adjournment
was carried, hr. 7. j. Gait, first Vice Presi-
dent in the chair.
After the Association adjourned, and most