Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-25
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Board met yesterday al me usual houi, INC
president, VIM. + Bayly, in the chair
The Chair read a communication from the
Mayor, transmitting an estimate OF street Com n
missioner r. b. Owens, in relation TO the cost Oh
having properly constructed wooden bridges over
the run on II street, and also north Caption street
The street Commissioner places the cost OF the
proposed bridges at 81 100 and 81 reie'reut 10
improvements committee.
Also, one announcing his having signed an act
for the relief Of Henry Haiton
Mr. Riggs presented the petition OF &. b. Fiske;
referred TO a special committee.
Mr. Houston presented the petition or Amos
Hunt and Others for paving the sidewalk on north
side Of square rs; referred to improvements COM
mittee.
bill from the lower Board making an appropria-
ton for the use Of the Surveyors office; passed:
Also, bill making an appropriation to pay for
the erection Of barrcades at the various election
precincts at the last annual election-the amount
appropriated being Sl09; passed
Also, from same committee, bill reminding
certain moneys to John Trader, enormously pald
by him II taxes on certain property; passed 49,,
Also, bill making an appropriation OF Si,oso
to pay for expenses incurred In making temporary
provision for the poor of the city, under the act OF
March 4, 1857; passed.
Also, bill making an appropriation to pay for
the purchase Of seven Of BOschke's maps for the
use of the Corporation; laid on the table.
Mr. Moore, from the Improvements committee,
reported bill for repairing and graveling Eighth
street west, from ID to + streets north; passed.
Also, from same committee, q bill 10 grade and
pave the new alley in square 4tc}; passed.
Also, substitute for a bill from the Common
Council for the construction Of a sewer in the
Fourth Ward; passed.
Mr. Goddard. from the police committee re-
ported hill with amendment in relation TO
eating-ho stands at and near the market
houses. The amendment offered provides for the
construction OF one extra eating stand in the Gen.
tire mar ket- house; passed
Mr. Dove, from the committee of claims, re-
ported back the petition of John p. Dennis, and
asked to be discharged from further considera-
tion Of the same; discharged.
Also, from same committee, the petitions Of
James III. Wise and James German, asking to be
discharged from the further consideration Of the
same; discharged.
Also, from same committee, bill for the relief
Of Stephen p Franklin, assignee Of Cobb & Ba-
ker, asking to be refunded certain license moneys
enormously paid passed.
Mr.. Moore, from asylum committee, reported a
summary of the asylum report up to July eth ;
adopted.
Mr.. Moore, on leave from Improvements COM
mttee, presented bill appropriating eighteen
hundred dollars to build bridge on Ii st. north;
passed.
Also, a bill to provide for a bridge on North
Capitol ST; passed.
Also. a bill authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the fOOtway paved on street north, be-
tween First and Second SITS. west; passed.
Bills from the Common Council were read and
acted on. follows:
A hill to grade and gravel st. NORTH, between
Tenth and Fourteenth streets west; passed.
A bill TO enlarge the gutter on Fourteenth st.
west (west side, from to NJ streets; referred to
improvements committee.
A bill granting permission to Thos p. Morgan
TO enlarge the whaTyes at the termination of st.
north; passed.
A bill authorizing the gutter the east side of
Tenth St west to be taken up and relaid; passed
A bill authorizing the relaying Of the gutter,
&c, on the east front of square 25S; passed.
bill authorizing the birthstone to be set and
the foOtway paved on the west front Of square
yO7, between L and streets south; passed
A bill authorizing the grading and paving of
alley in square AT; passed.
bill making an appropriation for food gutter
across l. street sonth, on the west side of Seventh
street east; passed.
A bill for the relief Of Noble Young; referred
to finance committee
bill making an appropriation to pay for re-
pairing the bridge across Connecticut avenue
between L. and NJ streets, and the bridge on
Eighteenth street west, between l. and NJ streets
north; passed
A bill authorizing the relaying of the gutter on
the west front of square 257; passed.
Mr.. Riggs, from finance committee, reported
back bill to refund JnO. w. Rozier certain taxes
enormously paid; passed.
A bill for the relief Of Mary O'Brian; referred
10 claims committee.
bill making appropriation for repairing
the bridges across Rhode Island avenue and Sew
enth street west, and the bridge across Eighth
street north, between Seventh and Eighth streets
west; passed.
Mr.. Clark, on leave, introduced bill to grade
and gravel | street south between sixth and
Eighth streets east; passed.
And the Board adjourned.
Common COHHeH.-In this Board the president
being absent, the vice president, r. H. Clarke
took the chair.
The Chair laid before the Board the Mayors
cOinlhuhlcaiions announcing his approval OF re-
Also, transmitting he opinion Of the Corpora
ton Attorney relative TO the power OF the Corpo-
ration in regard to natural water courses referred
10 the drainage committee, and ordered to he
printed.
Aldermen's bills for the relief of Geo. II. Jones
and James 7. Divine. were referred to claims COM
mittee.
Also, bills for the relief of w J. c. Duhamel,
Jlo- Wise, and Sarah A. Greeves.
Mr.. Turton, from the improvements committee
reported bill authorizing the curbstone TO be set
and fOOtway paved on the north front of square
Dc, between l. and NJ streets south passed
Also, bill to relay gutter on the west front OF
square 20 passed.
Mr.. O'Ilare, from same committee reported a
bill for paving and grading alleys in square Az !;
Mr.. CrandeIl, from the claims committee re-
ported a bill for relief Of Mary O'Brien; passed
Mr. French presented a bill for the relief of
Daniel Barry; referred to claims committee
The Chair laid before the Board a memorial Of
b. Fiske, with joint resolution from the
Board OF Aldermen referring ii to Il joint COM
Hlttee. Inc Chair announced the following
COMMITTEES: Messrs. Fisher, EdInonston, and
Hutchinson.
Mr.. Hutchinson. from the elections committee.
reported all the members of this Board eligible
10 The SEATS they occupy.
The Chair announced a bill from the Board Of
Aldermen making appropriation for furniture for
the Collector : once.
Mr.. Turton introduced a bill for repairing the
bridges at street north, between Seventh and
Eighth, and at Rhode Island avenue and Seventh
street; passed.
Also, a bill for repairing bridges on Connecti-
cut avenue, between l. and NJ streets, and at
Eighteenth street, between l. and NJ; passed.
The bill making appropriation for the use Of
the Surveyors office, with the Aldermens amend
lnent, was taken up and passed As amended
he bill Tor constructing sewer in the Seventh
Ward, as amended by the Aldermen, was taken
up, and the amendment concurred in This cob
unues the sewer up Fifth to G, along q to Sixth
street, and thence TO Massachusetts, avenue
Mr.. TuTtOn introduced a bill to alter the grade
OF street north al the intersection Of Twenty
sixth streets, and between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seVenth streets west; referred to the i'm
provenents committee.
Also, reported back, from the improvements
committee, bill to change the grade OF Fwenti-
eth street, from " TO street sorth and offered
an amendment; Eecommitted 10 the improvements
committee,
And the Board then adjourned