Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Monday evening.
Mr. knight presented the petition Of certain
property holders on II street south between
Four-and a-half ard Sixth street west, &C
ecmpauied by bill, for grading the said
s:reet; referred.
Dir Lloyd, from ways and means commit
tee, introduced a bill making an appropriation
10 pay the increased salaries Of the Suryeyo,
and Assistant Surveyor, as per act approved
February IL, 1851, passed
Dir. Towles, from claims committee, report
ed the bill from the Aldermen for the relief Of
Elias E. Barnes; passed
Also, a bill from the same Board for the 70
lief Of Godfrey; laid on the table.
Mr.. TOwles, from claims committee, asked
10 be discharged FROM the further cOnsidera-
ton CT the petition Of Ann COad; and the com
nittee was accordingly discharged.
Mr. Watterscn, from police committee, re-
ported bill authorizing the Mayor TO employ
an extra police at the approaching Inaugural
ton Of the President Of the United States
Mr.. Fisher moved 10 amend the bill by
striking out the words " ten police officers
and inserting " twenty police olioers,' and
also by striking out - two hundred dollars
and inserting a. four hundred dollars - and
the question being taken thereon it was de
cided in the negative.
The bill was then passed
Dir. WstterstOn, FROM police committee, re.
RNAN~N q VII IAS WclAIl vi nay.
Mr.. Lloyd moved TO amend tue bill by strik.
ing out the word " svOirdupois" in the sew.
ersl places where it occurs and the motion
was agreed to.
Mr.. Kennedy moved to amend the bill by
adding the words "straw, fodder, &c - which
motion was also agreed to.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. WatterstOn, from police committee, re-
ported with an amendment the bill from the
Aldermen authorizing the erection of lamp
posts and lamps in front Of Judiciary Square;
passed.
Mr.. Wstterston, from the police committee,
asked to be discharged from the further con-
alteration Of the joint resolution from the Al
dermen declaring James III Birch not to be
the police magistrate for the seventh district;
and the committee was accordingly discharged
Mr.. Gordon presented the petition of Chss
Hewitt and others, asking that Foster Hen
sha|s iron pump may be adopted in lieu Of
the wooden ones now In use referred to i'm
prOvements committee.
Mr.. Jefferson introduced bill to grade and
gravel Tenth street west, between and NJ
streets north referred to improvements com
mittee.
The President laid before the Board an in.
vitation from the management to visit the fair
OF the ladies connected with the Sixth Presby-
terrain church, now being held accepted.
The joint resolution from the Aldermen In
relation to tho erection of two lamps in front
Of the Northern Liberties Market house was
taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Lloyd moved to refer the Joint resoIu
ton to the improvements committee disa-
greed to.
Mr.. Lloyd then moved to amend the bill by
adding thereto the following:
And that the Mayor be authorized to
place two lamps on Seventh street, one at the
corner Of the Mall, and the other on the cor
of .
and also two On Twelfth street at similar
points =" lost
The bill was then passed
The concurrent resolution from the Alder
men authorizing jJint meeting on Monday
next, for the election Of police magistrates of
the Fourth and Seventh Wards was adopted
Ine bill making an appropriation to pay
me CITY Assessors for the performance Of GER
tam duties, which was postponed until this
day, was taken up for consideration
M Lloyd gave notice that on Monday next
he would Introduce bill compromising the
assessors of the Sixth and Seventh Wards for
the performance Of certain duties
MI Fisher moved TO postpone the further
consideration Of the bill to compensate the
city assessors until corrected printed lists Of
the persons residing in the respective Wards
ape obtained disagreed to.
Pending the further consideration Of the
bill the Board adjourned
DAN EICE AND TIE RK-oPESISG OF THE CIR
CTs--IO-night, we suppose, the Circus will
be crowded to see Dan Rice, who. as a humor-
ist and original wit, has a general popular
reputation over the whole Union He has
been secured but for limited period, and we
can naturally surmise that during his " brief
season he will have g host Of visitors He
viii, IN addition 70 his own vagaries, contrib
ute those OF his two comic mules, whose antics
are de fsctO irresistible In addition to the at
tracti7eness Of Mr.. Rice, the manager, Col
shswsn, has secured the services Of MrJas
Robinson, who is regarded, and we think
justly y, too, as the most daring bareback rider
Of the age With such novelties and a new
troup Of riders the Circus must draw
Losr IN TEE Foo Last night, two eolorod
Individuals, Bob Green and Black Jake, were
on their way 10 the Island and while absorb
ed IN discussion upon the merits Of Dan Rice
\the mist being heavy Bob missed the bridge
and plunged over into the gas tar ard mud
Jake followed to assist him, and both founder
ed in the mud together. They were rescued
and landed on terra frma " Bob after
spouting out stream Of tar and muddy water
exclaimed, No use a talkin' Jake dat Dan
Rice Is some sure huff, aud both went stag
gsring on as if nothing happened.
TRINITY CHURCH SUNDAY ScHcOL FAIR
We call the attention Of cur readers TO q no
tice, IN another column, Of Fair to be held
by the children Of Trinity Church Sunday
School. The object Of this fair i, to assist in
paying for n new mission church, just CON-
plstsd, on the corner Of Sixth and II streets
To those who are familiar with the locality it
will be unnecessary TO speak in comnendation
Of the enterprise, and we doubt not they will
show by their presence at the Fair that they
appreciate the Importance Of the work.
TIE PYEE AND HARRISON TROUPE Those
OF our citizens who are conscien tiously opposed
Pyne and Harrison troupe concerts to hear this
hue company without doing violence TO their
sense Of Propriety. Others with whom time is
an object will be glad 10 get at the crystalline
tons Of choice music thus attainable in a single
evening. The programme for tonight is rich