Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-13
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN The Board was
called to order at a quarter past D. IN.
nine members present.
communication was received frotn the
Mayor announcing his having signed various
bills; also, one in relation to the condition of
the finances OF the city, to the end of the
fiscal year; which was ordered to be printed
with the proceedings.
Petitions were presented and appropriately
referred.
Mr. Pepper, from improvements committee,
presented bill for grading alley in square
$50; passed. Also, from same committee, a
bill for taking up and laying gutter on north
side Of square 489; passed.
A bill, reported by claims committee, for the
relief F B. PostOn was passed.
Mr.. Pearson, from claims committee asked
10 be discharged from further considers alton of
the petition of Paul Stevens; discharged
Council bill imposing a tax for the wear
1858 at the rate OF seventy cents on eyery
hundred dollars of the assessed yalue of ali
real and personal property in the city of w ash
ington, &C., &c was referred to finance com.
mittee.
Council bill amendatory of the act appoint
ing q commissioner of health and prescribing
his duties, was referred to police committee.
Council bill for repairing alley in square
40 was referred to improvements committee.
Council bill to repair break on the north
side Of Twentieth street west, at intersection
of | street west, was passed
Council bill for the relief of Martin Bossee
was referred to finance committee.
Council resolution for repairing alley on
square SIC was adopted.
A communication from the City Register
transmitting statement Of the condition Of
the ward funds, was ordered to be printed with
the proceedings.
A report from the Int ndant Of the Wash.
IL,
committee.
Mr.. Smith offered a resolution appointing a
committee to announce to the Board of CSm.
mon Council that the Board of Aldermen were
ready to proceed to elect Commissioners of
Election; adopted. Messrs Smith and Miller
were appointed upon the committee by the
chair.
Mr.. Magruicr moved to take up the special
order, the joint resolution providing for the
erection Of a centre market building
Mr.. Busey moved to postpone the special
order until next Monday, as he had prepared
some estimates which he wished to present,
Mr.. Magruder opposed the postpoRement
lie was prepared to vote upon the question at
once, and on the motion to postpone he asked
the ayes and noes
The question to postpone being taken by
aye, and noes, the motion was decided in the
Affirmative.
Mr.. Houston moved that the board take
recess Tor the purpose of going into the cleo
ton Of Commissioners of Election carried.
The members Of the other board now came
in, and, on motion of Mr. Clark, Mr. J. T.
Clements was appointed chairman of the joint
meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd, Mr.. Middleton, the
Secretary of the Board of Aldermen, was ap-
pointed Secretary Of the meeting
Mr.. Jefferson offered the following resolu-
ton.
Rs,oyrag That the ,oarobo-- r. Al -.
Boards who represent in this joint meeting
the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh
Wards Of the city shall, fOrthtcith, through
one Of their number duly authorized nomi.
nate two Commissioners of Election for each
Of all the Wards in the city; and that the
members OF the two Boards who represent in
this joint meeting the First and Second Wards
Of the city shall thereupon, through one of
their number duly authorized, nominate one
Commissioner Of Election for each of all the
Wards in the city and that the three Com
missiOners Of Election of each Of all the Wards
IN the city thus nominated, two on the one
part and one on the other, shall be and are
hereby declared to be tpss fact0 chosen and
appointed by this joint meeting to exercise the
duties Of Commissioners Of Election in their
respective Wards at the annual election to be
held on the second day Of June next in this
city.
Mr.. Busey moved to lay the resolution upon
Tue anu QeCilne0 10 WllndraW IL TO al
low an explanation from Mr.. Jefferson unless
Mr.. j. wished to make personal explanation.
Alter warm debate tie resolution was laid
upon the table.
The Chair appointed Messrs Msgruder and
Smith as tellers, and the baloting was entered
upon.
The ballOting resulted as follows:
For Commissioners of the First Ward-John
II. Craig q; W. H. Perkins, q; A. M Dem
nam: 81; who were accordingly declared duly
elected.
Second Ward-B W Reed, %; J.R Barr,
-; John r. Bartlett II; J. n. L0yejoy, is;
and MessTs. Reed, Barr and Bartlett were ac-
cordipgly declared elected
Third Ward-Charles Wood. %; Thomas
Rich, 3; Jos. W. Davis, 30; Valentine Har-
baugh, 9; and Messrs. Wood, Rich and Davis
were declared elected
Fourth Ward-N. d. Larner, %; j. C.
Mchelden, %; Il. o. DonOghue, 20; Frederic
A hl0pfer, 10; and Messrs Larner, Nickel
den and DonOghue were declared elected.
Filth WaTd-James A. Brown, 81; j. T.
hllimon, 81; John ?. IDgIe q; Edward Barry,
. and Messrs. Brown, KiIlmon and Ipgle
were declared elected.
sixth Ward-Edward Evans, 80; Jas Gull,
20 Jas Crandell, 81; Henry n. Ober, 10; Jno.
H.. Smoot, /; and Messrs. Evans, Gull and
Crandell were declared elected.
Seventh Ward-L K. HOlmead, %; Thos.
n, ~ ueOlse maItlngly, oen., 70; ID.
a. Clark, 2; and Messrs. Holmead, Millburn
and Mattlngly were declared elected
On motion of Mr.. AtLee, the joint convention
was now dissolved
or. Marks moved to take up the bill for tho
relief OF Mathew TIimble and Thomas Baine
MI Busey moved TO strike out so much as
lelste' 70 Mathew Trimble; which was carried,
ana the bill, as amended, passed.
On motion ofMr. Dove, the bill for the relief
u IhaIles Stewart was taken up and passed
MI Pepper, from the improvements COM
mlttee, reported bill authorizing curb-stone
% De set and foOtway paved on the west side
oi twentieth street west, from to Boundary
street; passed
And then the board adjourned.
COURT OF Yesterday, Lemuel
Jenkins, Esq, Of Albany, New York, James
dunlap, Esq of Philadelphia, and Daniel
ha'cllfe, Esq of this city, were admitted to