The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-01
THE WASHINGTON UNION.


CIrY COUNCILS YESTERDAY Board Of Aldermen. Shortly
after the opening OF the board of aldermen conmanica-
ton received from the mayor stating that he had sign
ed number Of bills communication was also received
nominating William Gray Palmer, M. d. member OF
the board of health for the Third ward in place of VIII
liam H. Berry, NJ D., declined and John Dewdney as
police constable for the first district in the place Of John
T. May, resigned These nominations subsequently
confirmed
Bills passed making appropriations for the contin-
gent and other expenses of the public schools for the cur
rent year. placing the Western Hose Company an equal
footing with other fire companies in the city in reference
to the annual appropriations, making am appropriation for
completing the tax books and making provision for
rious street improvements,
C6nmoa C5urea "A communication was received from
the mayor announcing to the board of council
that he had signed large number of bills consisting
principally of bills making appropriations for repairing
bridges
bill reported from the committee police to divide
the Third and Fourth wards into three election precincts
each passed Also number of bills making proyi-
sion for various street improvements.
The special committee appointed to confer the eli
gbity of in the of Burch
Douglas reported that they had fully examined the
subject and find that the persons returned elected
at the election in June last eligible according
to the provisions of the city charter.
resolution adopted granting the use temporar-
y Of the council chamber TO the National ays for their
meetings.
WIDTH THE STREETS AvENuEs.---Ihe following
is the width of the in the city Maine and Mis-
souri,, So feet Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. from
Rock creek to the Potomac, 120 feet Rhode Island,
Connecticut Vermont New York east of the Presidents
House. and Pennsylvania west of the Presidents House,
$50 feet all the other and parts of avenues 100
feet The principal streets range from so to Ito feet
Eleventh street west is Ill feet inches Twelfth street
east liz feet North and South Capitol streets, their
axis being true meridian line passing through the
tire of the Capitol 1870 feet street north LAT feet
inches and Sixteenth street west and East Capitol street.
running due east from the centre of the Capitol l60 feet
the width of the widest Streets and avenues
100 feet wide and have sidewalks 20 feet wide !;
those from so to 100 feet have sidewalks IL feet wide
and those under so feet have sidewalks IL feet wide
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE This avenue is destined to be-
come if it is not already one of the most beautiful and
imposing streets in the world Extending four miles in
length and one hundred and sixty feet in width through
the heart of the city, there are will be- situated upon
it the Capitol of the United States with its spacious and
highly cultivated grounds the Presidential Mansion
with its ornate appendages several Of the national
ecutive departments magnificent stores hotels public
buildings and private dwellings, with their metropolitan
style and finish the National Botanical Gardens ex-
hibng the bloom and exhang the fragrance of every
cline and numerous ron-pcketed grass carpeted parks
with their wealth and beauty of ornamental shrubbery
and, bordering all eight miles of waving shade trees
THE PoRr OF ALEXANDRIA has been quite active during
the week just past The large Boston ship Zepher which
has just discharged large cargo of guano attracted
considerable attention. being the largest vessel that has
assembled the Potomac for year past Her cargo of GU
ano-about twenty-five hundred tons-sold readily for
the of $120 900 1t appears that the farmers Of Vr
gna Immediately adjoining Alexandria bargained for the
entire quantity and at the present time, notwithstanding
the large arrivals Of that valuable compost guano is
scarce article in our sister city.
The shipping at Alexandria is not strictly confined to
vessels Of American build. On yesterday, English,
French and German flags displayed, in addition to
q large number OF the sstars and stripes
The CAPITOL EXTENSIONS has been reported that the
new House of Representatives and the Senate chamber
will be ready for occupancy by the next session of Con-
gress We would simply state however, that it is not
intended occupy them during the coming session.
until that of 1858 and 1852 when it is expected that the
extensions will be completely finished throughout, and
the old halls appropriated to other purposes such the
sessions Of the United States Supreme court
TnE FUNERAL OF COMMODORE CAssIN.--The funeral of
the amented Commodore Cassn, which took place on
Sunday afternoon largely attended. Among those
present were Commodores Aulick, Smith, and Tilton,
Captains Ramsey and De La Roche and Leuts Smith, john
son. Hunter and Morris The body inferred in the
Catholic burying grounds Georgetown heights The
funeral service was conducted by Rev. B. A. Mcguire,
president of Georgetown College
SUDDEN DEArH.A man on Sunday last, while hoist
ing sail on one of the coaschooners at Alexandria,
suddenly fell dead Upon making ponaortem examina-
ton ascertained that his death caused by the
bursting of loodvessel in the region of his heart
PERsoNAL.-General Whitfield, of Kansas arrived in
this city yesterday, and is stopping at Browns Hotel
After brief sooun, Hon. Mr.. Groesbeck, member of
Congress elect from Ohio left this city for home yester
day afternoon.