Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-18


day afternoon at ) O'Clock The President called
the meeting to order, and the following cOmmu-
nicaton was read
MAYORS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, July II, 1857.
TO fHs Board Of Aldermen
and Board of Common Council
GENTLEMEN Herewith YOU will receive a
copy of a telegraphic dispatch received at this
Office this morning from the President of the Bal
umOre and Ohio Railroad Company, which will
explain itself Ihave convened you this afternoon
:" give You an opportunity of taking such action
~ relation to II as YOU may deem proper
also invite your attention To the recent ont rare>
committed by some person or persons in and
about the Public School houses and suggest the
proprlety OF Offering Il reward for the apprehcn-
sion and conviction of the perpetrators
Very respectfully,
W NJ. b. MAGRUDER. Mayor
Enclosed in the above letter, was the following
communication from the President of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company:
BALTIMORE. JyIy u. ISL
To Hon. Mayor rHd Council Of Washiag ton:
Our Company will be gratifed by your presence
IN Baltimore on the occasion of the visit of the
authorities Of the cities of St Louis, Cincinnati
and Chilli"Othe, and cordially tender YOU an in
vitation to pass over our road. Wewill be pleased
10 have your acceptance by telegraph, when full!
arrangements for your visit will be perfected
CHAUNCEY Brooks.
President Baltimore and o r. r. Co
Mr.. Miller moved that the communication of
The Mayor, together with that of the President of
The railroad company, be referred to special COM
mittre Of three members of the Board. whose
duty il should be to confer with similar COM
mlttee from the lower Board and report thereon;
MrSSrS. smith, Miller and Moore were appointed
10 serve ON the committee. The committee went
INTO conference, and after Il short time returned
and Nh. Smith. chairman of the committee to
confer. submitted the following resolution:
Ersofrsd, That the Mayor and City Councils of
aShlngton accept the invitation to visit the city
OF Baltimore, politely rendered by the President
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
And in regard to the visitors from the West the
following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, we learn that the corporate authori-
tr> of several OF the cities of the West and other
distinguished gentlemen from that section of the
country, who are now on a visit to several of oar
Atlantic cities. propose to extend their visit to
the NatonaI Metropolis; and. whereas.
TEEN II a privilege well an agreeable duty to
extend to them the Inequalities Of city; there
RsSOlrsd, That joint committee of seven men,
DeFS, three from the Board of Aldermen and four
from the Board of Common Common Council, be
appointed to act in conjunction with ihe Mayor to
tender the Inequalities OF the city to the disin-
Sul>hed gentlemen above named.
The resolutions Were adopted
MI DOnoho offered the following resolution in
relation to the last clause of the Mayors cOmlnu-
niCatiOn:
RsSOlrsd. That the Mayor be, and Is hereby
authorized and requested TO offer reward of S2UO
Tor such Information shall lead to the app7e-
henSlOn and conviction of the person or persons.
who, on several recent occasions entered several
OF the public school houses in this CITY and de-
laced or destroyed the furniture and other prOD-
erty therein; and If dnY person shall becOIne en-
titled 10 the said reward. Il sum necessary to nay
the same Is hereby appropriated from any moneys
IN the treasury to the credit of the general fund
Adopted and referred to public schools com
mIttce; and then thu Board adjourned.
TIE 6Oard Of Common Connect met in their
Chamber yesterday at O'clock p. III pursuant to
call from the Mayor
The President. ia explanation of the objects of
The meeting, read communication from the
Mayor tran, mitin-. an invitation from the Direc-
tors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
nv To visit Baltimore
Mr. Jefferson novcd the appointment of Il COM
Inittee of three meIIbeT>, To- consider ~ much OF
the Mayors message relates To the invitation
OF The railroad company passed: MeS>rS. JEFF
i-r>OE. French, aud Lloyd were appointed
The Mayors message also referred To recent
0UtrdgeS upon the Public Schools. which portion
Vas referred TO Public schools committee
Mr. Jefferson. from select committee, reported
that they had consulted similar committee from
The Board Of Aldermen and agreed 10 report the
J. Resoirsd, That the Mayor and CITY Coun-
clIS OF W a>hiHgton accept the invitation to visit
the city of Baltimore, politely rendered by the
Directors OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company.
The resolution was adopted
The committee reported preamble and reSolu-
ton. but similar one having passed the Alder
men (see Aldermen's repoTt)-
Mr.. Jefferson moved TO substitute il for the one
reported; agreed to.
Mr.. Lloyd moved to amend nv authorizing the
committee 10 act in conjunction with committee
appointed by meeting of citizens: passed
The resolution a. amended was adopted
Mr. Tu-ton moved that 50 much of the Mayors
message a. refers To the invitation he printed with
the proceedings; passed.
Mr. &c, from public chools committee. re-
poEteta joint resolution authorizing the offer of d
reward OF SlOO for the detection and conviction of
Persons connected with OUtrages upon the Public
SehOnls similar resolution authorizing the
reward of 500 WIS passed in the Aldermen, and
laid before this Board which,
ON motion OF Mr.. Orme. was adopted as 4 sub
i ute the one reported.
A Joint resolution from the Aldermen TO al OuTn
till Thursday read
Mr.. Lloyd moved to amend by striking out
Thursday and inserting Monday week Lost
ayes !. nays -.
The tr>t resolution was rejected Ayes I.
nays -.
A joint resolution f.om the Aldermen. precisely
similar To the one reported by the select commit
tee and adopted. was laid before the Board and
passed.
Mr. Orme ask d and obtained leave to withdraw
from The flies CERTAIN papers in relation To dogs
and requested that they be refereed TO the police
committee. Agreed To.
Mr. Brown presented bill TO grade street
Mouth; referred TO Improvement committee.
The Board of Aldermen sent back the Joint res
OlutiOn amended by this Board
Mr.. Jefferson moved 10 recedc from tie amend
ment; passed.
The chair announced MeSsrs. Brown Edmon-
stOn. French, and Hutchinson d. the committee
the part of this body.
10 notify the members of this Board of the time
proposed for the visit Passed
And on motion the Board ad journed
PUBLIC MEETING.-ln pursuance with the cal
in the city papers, a moderately well attended
meeting Of citizens held in the Council
Chamber last evening. to take measures for Civ
ing suitable reception TO the corporate bodies of
-. Louis, Cincinnati and other western cities
who expected TO visit Washington on Tuesday
next. Mayor Ma3Iuder was called to the chair
and Nicholas Calian: E>Fl appointed secretary
Having stated, III brief the purpose of the MEET
ing, the Chairman expressed the hope that the
reception of the visitors should Ia ia manner Suf-
fciently handsome 10 convince sister cities OF the
fact that there il such city ~ Washin.ton-a
city Knowing NO North, no south, Ho Fast. no
IVES.
Walter LenOx, Esq. followed, Urging that such
provision should be made for the reception Of our
guests a. should bc Credtible To "a city, and
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