Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-22

idsnt, w + BayIy, IN the chair.
Mr. Clark presented the petition Of John Cos
tigan, asking for remuneration for the expenses
Of erecting pump on III street south; referred IN
the committee on claims.
Mr.. Goddard, from the Improvements commit
tee, reported back a resolution authorizing the
remuneration Of certain police officers for service.
and efforts to repress the disturbance Of the peace
IN the city of Washington. The committee
asked TO be discharged from further considera-
tiOn Of the resolution as they had conferred with
the officers in question. and they had refused 70
accept such remuneration; the committee was
discharged.
Mr. Barry, from the committee on the fire de-
paTment, reported bill for the relief Of the Per
severance Fire Company; passed.
No Clark, on leave, presented a Joint resoIu-
tiOn authorizing the Mayor to offer a reward of
sIOO for the apprehension and conviction of the
person or persons who, on last Saturday night
broke open the door of the truck house of the
American Hook and Ladder Company and took
theTefTom the truck, and mutilated and in
JnIed IT as to render it unfit for use; passed
Mr.. Moore, from the improvements committee
reported Dill making an appropriation to sup
ply deficiency in the appropriation for repair
Ing and improving portion Of II street north !;
passed.
Mr.. Ruff, on leave. presented bill for the re-
lief of John NJ Roberts, M. D., and Thomas
Miller, VI d., for services rendered Oficer Rob
insOn; referred to claims committee
Mr.. Houston announced that he had al the last
meeting voted against the Fire Bill, he now
moved TO reconsider the vote by which that bill
was lost TecOnsiderPd.
Mr.. Riggs moved that the b II be laid On the
table for next Monday night.
Mr. Pearson called the ayes and noes on the
motion.
Pending which Mr. Donohoo made some GEN
eIal remarks to he effect that il was i'm his opin-
ion wrong movement to move to reconsider A
bill aud then vote against its passage, as had
been announced by Mr.. Houston lie should
vote against its being laid on the table
Mi Dove also spoke To the motion, stating his
objections la ITS passage in general terms
Mr. Riggs said that he had always held il a.
1remP,l a \ * fitpir Tvs for
the safety of the public property ouyh to have
some say IN the election OF their Chief lie did
not think il right to cOnfne to the Mayor the ap-
pOintment Of the man who should he Chief of
that department. He believed that if the Corpo-
ration should keep the apparatus in good order
and take care of the widows and orphans of those
who died in the tre department service there
would he a respectable fire department in the city
Mr.. Barry did not understand how the Corpo-
ration cOnld 20 to work and confscate the prop
eTty which had been subscribed tn by members
Of the lire department or given them by an act Of
Congress.
The ayes and noes now bsng called, resulted
I'm the loss Of Mr. Riggs motion; by ayes O.
noeS6.
Mr.. Clarke, on leave, presented bin authoriz-
ing the repair of the apparatus of the American
Hook and Ladder COMPANY
This bill was discussed, and then, on motion
referred TO the fire department committee
Mr.. Miller, OH leave, reported a bill to supply
grading aud graveling Twenty second street,
from street, north, TO Pennsylvania avenue !;
passed.
Mr.. Miller, from same committee, reported
bill to grade Twenty-third street, from r street
north, to III street; laid on table
Also, d bill from the lower board making an
appropriation for cleaning cutters and alleys in
the Fourth Ward; passed.
Mr. Dove, on leave, presented bill authOriZ
ing an appropriation for making a gravel foot
walk on the west side Of Twenty-thiTd street
from Pennsylvania avenue to n street north ;
passed.
And then the Board adjourned
Common COVHri!.-Mr. Orme presented petit
ton of Daniel Price for opening alley in square
80; referred to Improvements committee.
Mr.. Kennedy. from claims committee, reported
bill for relief of Jno. F. TOlsOn passed
Mr.. Jefferson, from asylum committee, reported
a bill for the relief of John K. Queen; laid on
the table
Bill from the Board of Aldermen making an
appropriation for the education of the deaf and
dumb and the blind of the city OF w ashington
was referred to public schools committee.
Bill for grading and graveling street, from
Third street to New Jersey avenue, with an
amendment increasing the appropriation to $50,
passed.
Bill to supply deficiency for improving I street
north, from Vermont TO Connecticut avenue, was
referred to improvements committee
Bill for regarding and trimming portions of
Second street west and Massachusetts avenue
was referred to improvements committee.
Bill 10 grade and gravel F street north, and for
other purposes, had the same reference.
Bill to pay VI. q Sullivan for work done for
Bill for relief OF the Perseverance Fire Com
PPny was referred to fire department committee
Joint resolution authorizing the Mayor TO offer
reward for the arrest of certain persons con-
eerned in inJuIing the apparatus Of the American
Hook and Ladder Company was postponed one
week
Bill for supplying a deficiency for improving a
portion Of II street north passed
Mr.. TuTton, fGOm improvements committee,
reported AldeTmen's bill for suppl wing deficiency
los improving q STREET north; passed.
hF0..Ru Iii -.
dSncienry for grading and graveling Missouri
avenue, from Four and half to Sixth streets In
the Fourth Ward; passed.
Mr.. q Hare introduced bill to supply def
cheney for grading and grayeling portion OF n
street north; passed.
Mr.. Fisher offered a bill making an additional
appropriation for cleaning streets alleys and
tiers, in the First and Second Wards; referred to
delegations of the First and SECOND Wards.
Mr.. Potion offered bill for the relief of Pat
mex CalOwan
that the money shall not be taken from the funds
CT any other ward. Lost and the hill passed
MT Lloyd offered joint resolution relative to
the construction OF the new Almshouse laid on
the table
Bill from Aldermen for gravel footwalk on
I'D street west: was referred 20 improvement
Bill for supplying deficiency for grading and
gIsveling I'D street west same reference
Mr.. CllIk presented the petition OF Patric K
Buckley referred to Improvement committee.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution to grant the
use Of the hall To certain charitable associations
passed
Mo. Tree offered resolution granting the use
OF the hall for igiOus services temporarily on
Sabbath days; passed
The Board then ad JOuTnSd.
CRIMINAL CoCRT.-After our report closed yes
terday, the jury in the Of Thomas Richards
free negro, charged with larceny Of one pair OF
boots from August Breuhl, returned verdict OF
guilty.
The case of Warren Wallace was then taken
up, charging the defendant with larceny of boots
stockings and handkerchief, from Jabez Hall
NeIdict-nOt guilty
Jas Corfan was then called for and on stand
ing up TO hear the alignment read. plead mol
guilty He was charged with stealing boots
stockings and handkerchief, from Jabez Hall
The jury found i verdict CT guilty.
Jen~fsOn Payne was then put Ia the dock,
charge Of assault and battery on Mary A Harvey
NtIdict-guilty.
Robert SIuibs and Charles Hurdle were theI
brought mp a charge OF riots az the Railr lad