Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-11

III TIE Fist District, in place OF David Lucas. -.
signed; confirmed. -
N'So, one informing the Board that he had
SIShed joint resolution providing FOR asceT
ty ~ tne SENSE OF the people as 10 the proprc-
" vi increasing the funded debt of the CITY for
Cc,iuh specific purposes therein mentioned
MI p"ncho presented the petition of he trrs
zee OF Tue public schools, IN relation to school
Ho"s"> IN the FIRST District, and asked its refer
ehcc TO the finance committee; II wss sn or
dCTSd - WIS 80 Va
Mr Riggs. from finance committee, reported
dI>chargrd; discharged
MT Miller, from improvements committee re-
ported /" bill TO grade and gravel ssachusetts
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets west ;
passed
Also, fTcm the same committee. bill Tor re-
lai ny tne cutters on portion Of street north
and Sixth street west; passed.
ALSO, 4 joint resolution, as follows:
H'Icir,d, That the Joint Committee OF the
Board of Aldermen aud Common Council 20 al
'rha 10 the Interests of the Cooperation befcf.
Congress lie, and il l. hereby instructed TO call
the attention of COngre to the necessity of some
enactment on the part If that honorable body in
IrGa'd TO the power Of the CorpO, dtion to con-
drnn property when necessary in carrying out a
Tine resolution was adopted
Also, resolution as follows:
hsSoIcsd, That the Mayor be, and he IL hereby
required 10 call the attention VI the President "
thc n'ted states 10 the necessity of AN itbentic
mp and proper aud hxei plan of sCy-e race in
the District 81 Columbia and that he suggest 10
the President OF the United States To detail ivo ar
more officers Of the United States Army kilIed
in 'n% inrrfing, to make complete map Of The.
District OF Columbia, aud Ia give a prrfs, plan
Of grades "f The streets and avenues If the cities
Of tlT District, and also system of .evcrsgc :;
=" r"Guiced I" deposit certified copies of the same
In the surveyors offices OF the cities OF Washing
ton tnd GcOrCetOwH
This resolution discussed AZ same Icnytb
aud finally Withdrawn.
MT. Riggs thou moved to reconsider tl!C yot.
by winch the previous resolution had been passed
The resolution was then discussed at some
length and finally laid on the table
hT- Dove. from the committee of claims &C.
Ported a bill Tor the relief Of George X. Adams
PASSED.
Also, a bin for the relief of James McColgan :;
laid on the table
Also, from the same committee bill for the
relief Of w. Nj. Cripps, assignee Of George q
Coleman laid on the iablr
Also, reported back the petition of GEORGE L.
I"nt'ine, asking {" he discharged: so ordered.
MI Pearson, from the committee re-
r";tCd substitute for bill for the relief of
I:ruuel Atchison; postponed TO next Monday
afternoon.
one IF the delegates to the sanitary conventions
l'r"ntly held in Baltimore made report.
Ihc rcF"It was ordered to he placed the
journal, and To he ~ in-Cd.
Mr. FAIRY, On leave, introduced i bill 10 TO pave
the 2utt:'F On the front Of square so OIL; passed
VIZ hoo'e, ON leave, introduced Il bill to relay
\
fouTlh and Fifth streets: passed
The following bills fiOm the lower Board
W.rt read, and appropriately referred
b,ll for the relief nf ThoHias I.ownd; a bill
authorizing gravel footwaIk in the Seventh
Ward; bill! 10 establish the graduation for
Jwcnty-forrih, Twenty ffth, Twenty sixth and
Evenly seventh streets west, and VI aad streets
hp:th, rom Twenty third 10 Twenty seventh
streets west; a bill To grade and gravel sixth
stree; west from Massachusetts avenue 10 g.
street north, aud along q street no.th to Fifth
II - xsrssxs n I.... nSol.,t
militia Of this District hill to set the ,uFb-
stone and pave the CUTTERS on tue west side of
Fourth street east! bill 10 take up and relay the
pavement on the west side Of Vermont avenu.
between III aud streets north and on the cas-,
side Of square 100 and - bill To set the curb
stone and foo.wdys and guttcrs oil the north side.
II street north, from Second TO Fourth streets
The Chair introduced a hill TO abate nuisance
in the Second Ward; passed
Nj FrdrsOn, Oh leave, introduced concurrent
resolution authorizing the puhli6a alton Of sutii
Gent copies of the act autbOIiziu" the people to
vote upon the increase OF the funded debt for
The purpose OF distributing water through the
The bill for the relief OF James Mcclellan was
then 'ahen from lie table and put upon its pas
sd1r and lost.
Mr.. Dove, from the canal committee, repoIted
a h,il for the erection of guard fences at the
bridges OF the eastern portion Of the city canal
Some bills from the lower Board which had
ments Were agreed TO.
The TWO BOIid> then went into Joint session
Tor The purpose of cicC.inI comm S>ionsrs for
IL" next general election.
Oh motion OF Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Alert the presi-
dcHt 81 tue iowcs Board, was invited to pIcSi de
over the Joint mFciIng.
The mcetin. caius To or..cc and MrsS-S Moore
Gf the Aldermen, and LIOyd of tn, Connect xyere
OPpaihitd as IclsTS.
IN" following commission were .hcn elected
tIr'' Nt't-FiISt precinct. Torrance iliuIy
IdHiei SCfiIn, G""'"e EuInIPIsOn; Srrond pre-
mi L. an Nan TD.,l.
Davis
second Wart-First rrecinct, John B,annan.
G""5Ge u. JIliard, Samuel owen; Aecnrd IRE
.'nc,. Samuel Lewis, n. Is. Slou; h,om, VIM l.
Su..ld
rhiLd Wad.-First precinct, VIM r. Butt,
r GittiHYS, w. L. Howell, jas CrandcU
Fourth Wa1d-FiIst p:ccImct. InLn pn,pIin,
B'n-diCt MIlhu!n, T.. a.. Erklor, second pre-
c"ct, Charles u Maury, Fiancis sIobun, Alex
aI''ir' MCD. Davis.
Fun Ward First precinct VIM. y Todd.
" nm BHScy, Stephen y NCN.ir; S,cord rrr-
in. I, John Van Hook, TLymr, Hutchinson Jo-
s'ph Nj Adams
SIXTH NdId.-FiTst precinct, IA X UbeT Na.
thdT Laws. George Brown; second rr,,lnr,
Lawrence Tgell, Lfmuel Ga,id;v, J ~ rcakc
S,vcnth MIrd.--Fir't precinct. J. q. Coos. :
Ail."e, Ii hlnscy; sscol.d pee met W ocdviile
Latham, u i Cid!Ac, J d. stewart
Tho Board thcd adj nurusd
G"BI1sOA CoEHcG MIR. Tu5ton T. OLE iinproyc
In"n.s committee, reported adversely on. aud was
discharged from the consideration Of the peti
'tons III J u. Goodrich; Of A. ROthweIl and w
Bates; Of lioratio kim and other: of J T. Brown
a"a others Of T f.. Clark and others: Of John
FTLZrll and Others; Of : 4. franklin and others.
az citizens of the FInh " af,I; II Thomas lawson
and l.. l. Whitn-y; aud OF IN act To- rtpuIat, Tho
disbursement OF money appropriated for cleaning
streets, alleys and cutters.
MI hChHrdy, from claims committee renorted
adSC~S"iY on tie bill for The payment OF DIR Juhn
Ion Eliot for professional services rendered
Ndtchmfu hi"PfeF, wounded Ia the i>cha!.e II
hIS duty; the bill rejected
Also Un similar bill Of Dr. X clards; also re-
jrcted-
Also, Aldermen's bill for relief Of Baden and
IUwndeS; lost
Also, reported bill for the relief Of Cameron &
M''ndY, aud Thomas Turner; passed.
Also, by instruction OF the ISoaId a bill for IN,
I"lirf Of a F and 4. l. VERIFY, trustees of NJ. 5.
l,fby; passed
MI Clark, from same committee Teporipd /.
bill ior tue relief OF James w Barker passed
MI CLARK, from police committee, rcpo.ted a
bii emenddtory OF an act 20 organize the police
system of the city OF Washington; substituting a