The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-15


Inn Bo1nB on AID1xsKs aesS.-The board o. alder
had another meeting last night ior the purpose "a
continuing the work Of peecng the pending police tai
The consideration Of the amendment TO the rth section
which nendment proposes % uns the branches CT
the city police under one head resumed Afsa q
pfotrAcied discussion the majority Of the members Hrgs
nag that the bin would not pass both boards for seve
weeks. ard probably could moi legally Be perfected With
the further cooperation ID Congress. Mr. Dove iniro
daced special ball to- 90 into elect Immediately until
the BAH h completed and finally acted upon. Several
amendments having been agreed %, the bin passed
follows:
Be q enacted &C. Iha. the mayor be, and he rs hereby
authorized TO appoint by and with the advice of the board
Of aldermen, twenty-five special police officers II IN has
Judgment the preservation OF the pese OF the CITY requires
it, who shall receive for their services two dollars tor
each and every night they may be ON duty and u s
hereby mnde their duty to report themselves TO the cap
tain Of the Auxiliary Guard at sunset every day for such
duty he may assign them and IL s hereby made tbe
duty 10 perform such service may be assigned them by
the captain of the Auxiliary Guard until SUNRISE In the
morning Of the next day, until further ordered by the
city councils.
BE further enacted That SUM equal 20 the amount
required for the payment Of said officers be- and the
hereby appropriated payable out Of the general fund
And h further enacted, That the persons provided 10 be
appointed in the first section of this act shall not be less
than twenty nge than forty years of
shall any person be appointed who slall have been
yicfed Of any violation Of the criminal laws OF the Dis
tct Prupidd also That the officers appointed under
this act shall wear Distinguishing badge Of ofSce-
The board then adjourned to meet again Monday
next.
JOHN s HoIncsnEAD justice of the peace, commits
soner for the Court of Claims, notary public and
missioner of deeds occupying convenient location
of street north and Eighth street is at nearly all
hours accessible to citizens cleanly kept office
makes such place desirable those who have business
to transact with ocer Of the law thus authorized to
act.
SALE or REAL ESTATE Mcclure auctioneer sold at
auction Tuesday afternoon twelve Thousand feet of
ground corner of Pennsylvania and President
Square nearly opposite to the War Department at one
dollar twelve and half cents a foot. Purchaser Mr.
Samuel Fowler
AsoruER RuSAwAr.The horses attached to the PiEcat
away stagecoach became frightened last night they
approaching the city post Office and away. A
passenger jumped out 10 escape injury The horses
stopped by the driver who kept his in the neighbor
hood of the Northern Liberties Market house.
slesoR Burz still continues to attract large audiences
at Odd Fellows HALL His performance yesterday after
for the benefit of children largely attended and
the laughter of the little quite refreshing On
Saturday next he win give another afternoon perform
TRADE at the port of Georgetown yesterday is repre-
scented TO have been quite brisk. the -four market
however was quite unsettled. Wheat red and white
sold at 81 o5 81 Is. No offered.
MAX NAxED Williams was arrested yesterday morn
ing charged with having obtained watch from Jenson
a LAmstagg by making false representations After
brief hearing before Justice Smith, Williams re-
leased.
Monnrs DoIsE was fined yesterday for using profane
language IN the street
-SEvEx PoLicE CASES have been returned for
the week ending Saturday last-twenfy- thsn
for the week previous.