Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-30

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Our City Councils met last night pursuant 20
adjournment. 20
In the Council, lengthy communicated from
message Of the Mayor in relation TO certain pro
ceedings by w. 3. Nichols and others. 10 obfa m
an injunction to restrain the improvement of
and gives condensed detail Of all the acts OF the
Corporation and individuals In relation 70 the
opening OF this street, and concludes with the
opinion that the complaint of Mr.. Nichols il not
tion was accompanied by an ordinance authoriz-
Ing the opening and extending of Valley street
After considerable discussion the ordinance was
read three times and passed by both Boards
Mr.. Simms presented the memorial of AZ Adler
Mr. Donegal and sundry other property holders
on High street, demonstrating against the flling
up Of said street, near the premises of Mr. Ella.
son, according to the altered grade, and asking
that the resolution passed by the Councils adopt.
ing said grade be reconsidered, and that the i'm
provement Of said street be made according to
the grade established by the surveyor in 1853;
referred to the committee on grievances
Mr.. Tenney offered a resolution directing the
commissioners to restrain the Improvement now
going on upon High street; north of Road, for ten
days from the 18th Of October; passed.
Also, a resolution appropriating sioo for inn.
proving the stone paving on the east side of High
street, between First alley and the south side OF
Bridge St; referred to streets committee
On motion OF MIR. Myers. the vote referring the
petitions of sundry property holders on High St
to the grievance committee was reconsidered and
the matter referred to streets committe
The Board Of Aldermen passed a substitute for
the foregoing resolutions in relation to the i'm.
provement upon High street, and referred the
whole matter flor revision Of the grade, &c J
70 special committee consisting Of DR.. J Riley
and Joseph Libbey Of the Aldermen Jos L.,
SHINES, E J. Shoemaker and w. ii Cooley of
the Council, and 5. Carbcrry, the surveyor, and
requiring them to report in ten DAYS from the
18th day OF October; which substitute was adopt
Both Boards then adjourned until next Friday
evening.
We have never In all our experience heard SO
much clamor, SO many complaints, such gen.
eral slashing Of interests about street improve
ments as has for some time existed In our city
In some quarters II is the only topic of discus
sion and, at the meeting Of the Councils, there
Is received one or more communications from
citizens complaining Of damage to property BY
the change OF grades, or something Of the kind
There certainly must be something wrong some
where, and we verify believe that the only means
by which this evil can be removed is the ap-
pointment OF an efficient superintendent Of
streets, one who has sufficient independence to
see that equal justice is done to all parties In
every Improvement of the kind.
During the last few days the increase Of water
on the upper levels Of the canal has been sufficient
TO enable boats trading from Cumberland to add
considerably to their cargoes, and cause consid-
eraoie improvement in trade generally. During
the week IS boats have arrived II of them from
Cumberland, bringing a little over 900 tons of
Goa, with flour and grain from other points,
and 10 with wood, limestone, DC. The receipts
for tolls at the Georgetown Collectors office for
the same period amounts to S2,491 %, as follows
Ascending trade, S2U6 oil; descending, S., 2S6 U.s.
The receipts of tolls at the same Office for the
month OF October amounts to SlI,61O 81, as fol-
lows: Ascending trade, 81 I19 IS; descending,
SlO,49l I2 ~
Yesterday and last night we were visited by
copious rain, and the aspect of the clouds at the
time OF closing this letter Is very tn eatening
During the whole of yesterday nearly all kinds
OF outdoor business was suspended.
The offerings Of beef cattle at the Yards yester-
day amounted to about 600 head, $50 of which
was purchased by butchers and spectators at
50 25aS3 II on the hoof, equal TO "a 501 sc - net
Sheep-good supply, and quality rather inferior !;
selling at S2aS2 so per head Hogs, Sass so
As yet nothing has been heard from the sctr
Wave, Capt. Spragne, laden with coal fer Bar
ROW Son. She has now been out some twenty
three days.
The following are the only shipments OF cOal
which have been made from RAYS dock this
week Scbrs Bnena Vista, Lynch, lI5 TONS to
Philadelphia; w. Jones, Windsmore, go, and
Henry Finch, Davey, 212, to New York; Moses
Eddy, Babbage, III, to Boston
There has been but lille doing In II our since
our last report, and no material change in prices
have occurred. The stock in irst hands is rather
light for the season, and there appears be 10
speculative demand at present prices, sales hav.
been very limited and confined almost entirely
To the home trade. Holders demand IS 25aS5 g
for standard supeIfne brands; extras hiy her aS
In quality. WHEAT, = 2Oal % for red, and ST IS
al - for white Corn, sDaS5 for white and yellow