The Washington union., 1857-09-22
LOCAL NEW $.

CRY COUNCILS YESTERDAY Board Of AIdeTnea "A
communication received from the mayor stating that
he signed ON the 10th instant act for the relief Of Sa
rah A. Greeves to refund TO Joseph Gales certain
money advanced by him and for the relief of John
W. Baden.
Mr. Goddard, from the committee police, reported
bill to license the keepers Of scales for weighing hay
straw or fodder brought TO the city of Washington for
sale and for other purposes ordered to be printed with
the proceedings The amount of the proposed license is
$50 the license to expire the first Monday of No
vember annually.
bill from the lower board for the erection of an add
ton to the Centre Market along the line of Eighth
street. and appropatng 81 050 for the purpose was
ferred to the committee police
joint resolution was passed changing the time of
the meeting of the councils between the first Monday
in October and the first Monday in April from to
o'clock.
C6mmon Conca.--A communication was received from
the mayor stating that he signed the 10th instant an
act to provide for placing lamps Seventh and Ninth
Streets near the Centre Market for constructing
bridge at the intersection of Third street east and V
gina avenue, in the fifth ward making an appro-
priaon for grading and grayeng Tenth street east be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and street south one
making an additional appropriation to repair an alley
in square BAT and to amend act for the contn
uaton of the in 18th street west.
communication also received from the mayor
enclosing statement of the appropriated for the
support of the various fire companies of the city specify
ing henames of the companies for the fiscal years end
ing the 30h of June, 1854, 1885, 1856 and 1857 and
for the current year up to the present date.
Also, communication calling the attention of both
boards the condition of the books in the register Of
ce continuing the record of tax saes stating the neces
sity of having them renewed, &C., and recommending
that the contents be copied into books for general
reference and that the old be repaired and deposited
in the registers vault.
Also, a communication enclosing communication
from the commissioner of the eastern section of the
canal reporting the necessity of certain improvements
repairs of bridges, &C. The mayors communication
ommens that of the commissioner to the favorable con-
sideraton of the councils and further calls their atten
ton to the necessity of repairing the bridges the
canal on AZ, 7th, 18th, and 14th streets.
Also communication calling the attention of the coun-
ellis to the dlapidated condition of the eastern market
and stating that the commissioners ask appropriation
of $3.50 81 for its repair.
Also a communication enclosing communication
from the commissioner of theweste section of the canal
reporting the necessity of two additional for the
prosecution Of the dredging operations progressing
The cost of the is stated at $500 each and the
mayor recommends the matter to the favorable consider
alton of the councils.
The following bills passed
The amended bills from the upper board to divide the
Third and Fourth wards each into three election pre-
cincts bill to license, tax and regulate agencies of
insurance companies the bill from the upper board for
the relief of the Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Company
and bill authorizing the erection of lamps the north
and south sides of the new market sheds.
Mr. Brown, from the Third ward, introduced bill au-
thorizng the mayor to have erected market shed
at Centre Market Ninth street. and appropriating
ST. 3 for the purpose referred to the committee on
police.
WE ARE REQUESTED by correspondent to call the atten
ton of the commissioner Of the Fourth ward to the
dtion Of the pump at the of 9Th and streets
The water has not been fit to drink for several months
it is supposed to leakage in pipe in
its immediate vicinity. AS this is thickly por
ton the CITY, and of the public schools is loca
ted directly opposite this pump it hoped there viii be
no delay in attending to it.
DEATHS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. During the
month of August just passed there hundred and
fifteen deaths The largest number of deaths took place
at the age of five years and UNDER of which y-sx
reported the age of twenty to forty there fifteen
deaths at forty sixty seventeen sixty to eighty
eight and over eighty, three.
THE New CRY Posr OFFICE in the north wing of the
General Post Office building is progressing rapidly to-
wards completion. The interior has assumed definite
shape and preparations being made for the pas
tering A very important change has recently been
made in the plan for the lobby 1t is to be constructed
further in the building than at first designed and is to
be shielded from the weather by of heavy glass
doors
TI,o THOSE WHO CLOTHE SERVANTS WELL
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