Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-04

BOARD met yesterday at o'clock pm.
communication wax received from the Mavor
nominating +. Zimmerman for police constable
IN the NTH district, in place Of John F. Carter.
resigned; confirmed
Also, III. w. Haskell for police constable in the
confirmed ' 'S"e"'
Also, nominating d. Rowland, ESQ -, for police
magistrate In the tenth district; confirmed
Also, one transmitting the account Of the Cor
poIatlon with the Bank of Washington showing
tiOn.
Mr.. Donoho presented the petition Of I G.
harknesS and others, asking appropriation to
grade and gravel Massach usetts avenue; referred
10 Improvements committee
M Moore, from the improvements committee.
reported bill from the lower Board, to construct
sewer On II street north, from Sixth to Eighth
streets west; passed.
Mr. Pearson, from the claims committee re-
ported bill to remit certain fines imposed by
Justice Gull on Lsmuel Atchison for carving
deadly weapons; recommitted.
MI Clarke, on leave, presented the petition of
Richard Brooks, for the remission of a fine: re-
ferred to the finance committee
MI Rur, on leave, introduced bill to repave
The arch on L. street south, between Filth and
sixth streets east; passed.
The Board then adjourned.
Common COnHeiI-The Mayors communica-
ton transmitting the bank account Of the Corpo-
ration was referred to faance committee.
The Registers communication relative TO bids
loI pump contracts Tor the year 1853, was referred
TO drainage committee
The Mayors communication recommending
the sale Of an old mud machine in the canal, was
referred to canal committee.
MT Brown presented the petition of Thomas
LEWIS and slXty-siN others, for law prohibiting
the erection of brick kilus pptteIes within 300
yards OF any tenement or dwelling; referred to
police committee.
Mr.. O'Hare presented the petition Of Lewis
DeeveIs; referred to claims committee
M. MuIioy presented the petition Of George I.
Edwards; referred to claims committee
MI Kennedy, from claims committee repor,ed
a bill for the relief of Thos. Lowndes; passed
MI Jefferson, from police committee, reported
Joint reSol uion in relation TO the militia of tn.
District authorizing the transmission of the reso-
luton of the citizens, at meeting relative to the
patrol, to the Secretary Of War; lost.
taken ''
Mr.. Edmondson moved to lay that motion on
the table; lost
The motion to reconsider was passed
Mr.. TuTton moved to amend the resolution nv
adding provision that this resolution shall not
be construed as approving the resolution of the
PUBIC meeting; passed. The Joint resolution
was read third time and passed
Mr. Jefferson, from the police committee re-
ported adversely to the petition of } II Twin
and other police officers for the removal of the
white stripe from their uniforms, and asked TO
he discharged; the request refused
Tne committee asked to he aud were d. sCharped
rom the consideration of the following subjects
the sanatoTv convention, certain decisions of the
Circuit Court, and the sale of Judiciary SQUARE
The committee also asked to be discharged from
considering the bill relative to repairs of the
Eastern Market, but the motion was lost
Mr.. Lloyd, from the improvements committee
reported bill to make gravel footwalk in the
Seventh Ward passed.
MI TurtOn, from the same committee reported
bill TO grade and gravel Sixth street west from
Massachuset avenue to u street, and along q
to Fifth street; passed.
Also, bill to pave the footway and cutters
and the cuTbstone set on street north, from Sec
ond to Fourth street east; passed.
Also, the Aldermen's bill authorizing the curl,
to be set and the fOOtway paved on Fourth street
east, with an amendment passed
Also a bill TO take up and relay the pavement
on Vermont avenue, between l and streets
Also, Aldermen's bill to grade the west side OF
Twelfth street, between and streets south
and take up and relay the pavements !; passed
Also. a bill TO establish the grades of g. n and
streets, between Twenty-thiTd and Twenty
seventh streets, and Twenty fourth, Twenty fifth
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets west
passed.
Also, Aldermen's bill to take ND and relay the
pavement and gutter on the north side of l. stree;
south, between Fourth and Fifth streets east
passed
Mr.. Turton presented the petition of Thomas
mittee
Mr. Tur;On offered resolution authorizing the
secretary 10 furnish to George Mattingly comics
OF certain papers on the files of this Board Iost
The joint resolution OF the Aldermen relative
to the introduction of water into the city was
The Joi mt resolution TO ascertain the sense OF
The people relative TO an increase of the funded
debt Tor certain purposes was taken up.
MI Kennedy moved TO refer II TO tho drainage
committee
Mi. Lloyd moved to amend by striking out
for the water" ana inserting ''for an increase of
the city debt to obtain water;p and strike ont
against water' and insert against an inc crease
OF the city debt to obtain water" Also TO fur
ther amend by providing that in the event of the
privilege Oftapping the main pipes being granted
". n he Cor
lion 10 SCI that the water be distributed in every
secton OF the city, and the pipes be laid without
delay on the streets leading through the Mall
Mr. Jefferson raised a question Of order on the
reception Of the amendments
The Chair decided that the Board consented
to their reception, in order that they might 90
with the resolution 20 the committee
MI Jefferson appealed 4 OIL the decision and
the decision Was not sustained
committee.
The concurrent resolution OF the Aldermen.
providing for joint meeting of the two Boards
10 appoint the commissioners of election, passed
y Dlll Tor relief of Thomas Turner was referred
to the claims committee
bill for the payment Of DIR. ]. Richards, for
medical treatment Of police officer, J. NJ LLOYD
Was referred 10 claims committee.
bill To pay DR. J Elliot for medical treat
msnt Of Waterman b. u. Klopfer, was referred TO
claims committee
JOINT resolution requesting the Mayor 10 have
me Public Schoolhouses insured against loss by
hre, was referred to the schools committee
\ bill for relief Of Cameron & Mooney was re-
ferFed 10 claims committee
Dill 10 repair the arch on l. street between
Fifth and Sixth streets east was referred TO i'm
provemsnts committee
bill for relief OF Baden & Lowndes was re-
f=rrsd TO claims committee
MI Brown, from drainage committee reported
the AldermeH'S Joint resolution relative 10 the
increase OF the funded debt
Mr.. Lloyd offered his amendment altering the
form Of the ticket lost
MI Kennedy moved TO amend by providing
that not more than S25, 900 shall be funded az one
and The same time; lost.
Mr. Lloyd offered his amendment relative 10
the distribution of the water through the city
lost '
The Joint Resolution, il came from the AL
de,men, was then Pa>sed-yeas Is, nayI
The Board then ad journcd
srrEEN. COURT Mondoy.-AyIett Buckner.
Esq Of Missouri; was admitted an attorney and
counsellor Of this Court
No 30 Francis Warner, plaintiff in error. e.
CePhas III Norton, ct al. In error 10 the CiTcuit
Court OF the United State, he no,,barn AZ