Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-27
ALEXANDRIA.
Correspondence Of TIE Star.

| 80 ALEXANDRIA, Va, Msy "a.
| This morning all IL hustle among the candi
dates and their friends. Little knots are eatheret
here and there on corners, despite the weather
discussing the chances Of the day. The vicinit,
of the polls in the various districts is thropse
by an eager crowd The voting has but Just be
gun, ana az vet too few votes have been polled I,
afford an indication Of the result.
| ia Ihe circuit Court, yesterday, Judge Tyler
III tue case OF Green rs. Newton, Quashed thu
forthcoming bond, taken under distress war
rant. The following cases were also disposed o.
before adjournment: Benz. Thomas's Admins
tratrir Us g. 4. Sherwood verdict for pIaipt n
Charles Eddy rs. Addison & Howard, action on
| the case; verdict for plaintiff for s6I76 sam.
rs Same. on another case verdict for plaintiff
Joseph Gregg rs Wesley Averv; verdict FOL
! plaintiff. w. A. Harper Us English & Castle
man plaintiff suffered non-suit
On Tuesday night, the Board of Aldermen
deenlng IL necessary 10 refer the Revenue bill tC
the Attorney for the Corporation for his opinion
a. To the legality "f soInr of its provisions trans
acted very little business
In the Common Council, Mr. Summers was
eiected PRESIDENT PRO tenn and the committee on
streets reported on the contract between the Cor
poTaton and Samuel Beach, stating that a salts
factory arrangement had been made
letter from Walter l.. Penn. late superintend.
en- OF police, was then read, requesting an exam
lnatlon OF his accounts: which letter was referred
TO the finance committee, with Instructions IN
report at the next meeting.
The Board concurred with the Aldermen in
the passage of L. KEYS bill for rent of room
and disagreed to the reference of a petition of
George Taylor for leave to rert a space at the
east OF the Market square for auction purposes to
inc committee OF finance, referring it to the COM
mittee On public property.
MIR. Dorsey offered resolution directing the
construction OF gravel walk on the north side
Of Queen street, from Columbus to Alfred which
was referred 10 the Committee on Streets
a petition from Richard Tatsapaupb pravino
the City Council to create the office of Inspector
OF FIRE Apparatus, nj salary of $500 per annum
and appoint him 10 said Office was received and
referred 10 the Committee Oh the Fire Depart
ment
The Committee on the Fire Department then
lows: ~ -O-
!. Recommending the payment Of r s Ede
lens bill of S29.75 for repairs Of Relief Engine;
passed unanimously.
Directing the Committee to purchase one
hundred feet Of hose, in addition to those hereto
iore ordered for the Star Fire COMPANY: passed
with a verbal alteration.
Declaring the creation of the office of Fire
Marshal inexpcdent; laid on the table at the re-
quest az Mr.. jameson, who engaged to show the
ClstTary ut the next meeting.
Declaring it inexpsdient to accoda to tn e
requests made by the late Firemen's Convention:
unanimously adopted.
s. Substituting a bill giving the present
powers Of the Chief Engineer in relation to re-
pairs Of fire engines to the +. ID. Committee, for
the oil making an annual appropriation to the
On motion of Mr. Kinzer, this portion of the
report, with the accompanying bill, was laid en-
the table, and after debate on the other bill an
PTorriating $3.50 annually to each company the
vote on the passage thereof was taken, as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Messrs. Markell, Kinzer, Jameson,
Howell, Smith, J. b Smoot and SummerS-7
Noes-Messrs. Alexander, Eastlack, Dorsey,
and Richards
The charter requiring a majority of all the
members 90 the bill was not passed
The committee on public property was direct
ed TO ascertain the condition of the powder
house and the cost Of making a road to 1.-THE
present road being on private property.
And then the Board adjourned
No change In the produce market
Fish Enthusiastically, some 900 shad ar
rived at the fish wharf, and sold for SlOaO 50 per
hundred.
Arrived, yesterday-schnr Lucy Church, Wei
den, New York, to NJ. Eldridge SaiIed-schrs
Joseph Guest. Reynor New York, by T. J. Me-
hafey; Maria Shropshire, Shropshire, NewYork
bvD Boyd Smith; Adromeda, Rowland Dighton
coal by Borden Mining Co; Eliza Pbafo, Butler
New York; coal by T. J Mehafey. F.