Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOARD OF ALDERNEN.-An adjourned meeting
OF the Board Of Aldermen was held yesterday af-
ternoon, the President, Robert Clark, in the
Chair
Bills were read and referred: one granting GER
tain privileges to Lusby West, John Grinder
and Charles Lyons; one for grading and crawling
twentieth street from II street north to the boun.
dary OF the city; one provides for trimming and
grading Twenty second street west from Penn
sylyania avenue 10 F street north one authorizing
the curbetone to be set and the footway paved on
the west front Of square No. 2S7.
A bill TO grade and gravel Ohio avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, was taken
up and passed
The Chair read a communication from VIM J.
Donoho, the tax clerk, in response TO the late com
munication OF the city collector, in which he
quotes the language of that communication perso
h1I 10 himself and upon the law points involved;
ana Claims that the collector has himself been
remiss In Official duty in these respects.
ne communication was referred to the special
COHinhtee 10 whom the communication of the
collector had been referred.
Mr. Moore presented the petition of II. M. Rice
and others for the grading and graveling of X st
north, from Third street west 10 boundary street:
referred to improvements committee.
MT Moore, on leave, introduced bill for the
Seventh street west passed.
The Board then took up the petition of VIM b.
Aiken, for remitting fine, which had been re-
feTTed TO the claims committee on the 4th day of
mitted -
Mr. Evans from the improvements committee
reported back bill for the Improvement of
street north. from Third, west, to North Capitol
street paSs-d
The Board took up 4 resolution directing the
Secretary TO return TO the Mayor the commlnica
ton In relation To the nomination OF police magis-
tTateS; indefinitely postponed
A bill regulating the weight of hay, &c, and
the measurement OF grain, &c; was also post
pOned.
The bill amendatory of an act in relation to pub
lie schools Was lost
A bill TO change and open alleys i'm the various
Yards was taken up and passed
Nc. Bayly. on leave; presented a bill in lieu of
relief Of VIM. p. Shedd; passed
A bull providing for the payment OF special po-
nee 0I aHo,n, was indefinitely postponed.
bidders for paving, grading and curbing the
streets OF w ashington to be published was passed
eItion ol ho1eit peHeIen Tor the remission of
bill to tax the hucksters of the northern
market Tor the use of gas at their several stands
was laid on the table.
a bill to amend an act reOulatin0 the markets.
was rejected.
A bill for the erection of public school house
in the Third District. and for other purposes was
debated and laid on the table
bill to re-establish the Board of Health was
read and discussed at some length by Messrs
Miller, Busey, Smith, Houston, and others The
bill calls for the Te-enacting of the old health
law and the repeal of the existing law OF the Cor
PoTation in relation to the Board of Health
MI Miller objected in decided terms to its pas
sage, saying that if passed it would instantly be
vetoed by the Mayor.
Mr.. BGsey asked the gentleman If he was the
exponent Of the Mayor in the matter If the Mayor
had informed him that he was going 10 veto the
bill lie was surprised that the gentleman should
undertake to retaid the Legislation of the Board
by threatening 4 veto
Mr. Miller had not said a word to the Mayor in
relation TO the matter, but the Mayor would he
felt convinced, pass decided veto on the hill
The bill was passed.
The Chair read a communication from George
MattnSly- Esq, to the Mayor of Washington
ana the TWO Boards OF the Corporation Councils,
at hisa
sion to Ashland, Va, on Tuesday next, the 18th
instant which was unanimously accepted
MIR Houston said that ne was so much pratiAed
with the invitation that, il il not out OF order
he would move a vote Of thanks to Mr. NJ for his
generous solicitation, and the interest evinced by
the invitation towards the Corporation fathers
MT. Dove, on leave, introduced bill for the re-
lief OF John James 4 Son passed
Nh Evans, on leave offered a bill levyinp a
tax on the stands in the Northern Market for the
of gas; referred TO police committee
Mr.. Evans also introduced bill authorizing an
appropriation Of go, for the payment of the TENT
Of the rOOms used by the Commissioners OF the
several Wards, at each annual election; passed
Mr. Pearson, from the claims committee TO
whom il had lie N referred, asked leave to be dis
discharged
And then the Board adjourned
HORIIcULTURAL SOCIETY-A meeting of the
standing committee on exhibitions of the Horti-
cultural Society held last night at the store
Of Mr.. Saul, corner Of Seventh and RI streets TO
make arrangements for the coming annual exhi-
ton OF that Society
The meeting came to order, Mr. John Watt in
the chair After some conversation in relation to
the affairs OF the Society, the committee fixed for
the coming exhibition the 81 of June, to continue
for three days.
On motion committee was appointed to make
arrangements for the coming exhibition and
the Chair designated Messfs f. f. O'Bfian,
Thomas Spence, and j. Il Turton, as a commit
tee TO serve in that capacity
Some debate arose in relation to the appoint
ment Of Judges of the exhiLition-several gentle |
men claiming, for various reasons, that they
should be appointed from abroad others object
ia2, that II would he paying but sorry conpli-
Inent TO the gardeners OF Washington TO 20 out of
tL- District in the appointment OF judges
Ohe member expressed the hope that the Presi-
dent would see that the appointment of Judges
was properly and JudciouslY made; all the trou-
bic that had arisen at the former exhibition hav-
ing been IN consequence of the failure OF the
Judges 10 do their duty properly.
On motion, the Chair was authorized to open a
correspondence with efficient gardeners at Phila-
iaPhia and Baltimore or other points, at the die
srttaOn OF the Chair for the purpose OF Obtaining
Judges for the exhibition. After which the COM
Ihif:ee went into general discussion relating TO
the interests Of the Society.
The RIVERA strong northwest wind is pre-
yailing, and the water is unusually low.
The shad gillers have all come up the river and
suspended business for the present. Shad are get
The Whirlwind sailed from Magruder 4 stones
wharf yesterday on her hOmeward passage The
Carlton discharged at same wharf I, 600 bbls &C.
ment for Capt. MeigS, 10 be used at the Capitol
works, and then left for Georgetown to disch barge
the rest Of her cargo at that port.
Less fish arrived at the Alexandria wharf YES
teTday than at any previous day this season Only
about 500 shad came up the river. The Guy
brought 10 Washington IS tubs. Messrs. Bird Il
Mlburn, OF Washington. took 800 shad from
stony Point landings. No herring TO be quoted
Yesterday morning. The nominal price for shad
was $40, at night ID was dema nded per hundred
This morning the nominal price was TO- and af-
rewards some few hundred were taken al Sill
No arrivals Of river craft or sea vessels this
morning The ThOs. COllyer left at y O'Clock for
Alexandria, TO take a select party OF ladies and
gentlemen ffon that city on an excursion TO the
" bite HOUSE
We have the gratifying intelligence Of the con-
NalrScencf Of the proprietor Of Mount Vernon
who las been dangerously afflicted with bilious
HlruTiSY. On Sunday LAST his musicians Messrs