Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-06

STAR ovFTcE. r.-
CRY CoUScILs.-BOard of Aldermen This
board met yesterday at the usual hour, the Presi.
dent, w T. Dove, Esq in the chair
communication was received from the Mayor
nominating B L. Jackson and W oodville Latham
as Commissioners OF the Centre market
Also, one nominating Richard Barry as a men,
COyle resigned.
Also, one nominating w w Moore C. g
Jones, WIN: B. Todd. John C. Fitzpatrick and
John F.COyle for Commissioners to suDerintend
the erection of the new Centre market SO
the nominations were, on notion referred 10
the appropriate committees.
The monthly report of the Intendant of the Asy-
: lum WIS received and duly referred.
al PETITIONS.
The pettion of Milton F. Garrett; that Of Sam,l
Payne, praying relief from an erroneous assess
p fine; those of James Y. Davis and Others H.
POlkinhOrn and Others, Jacob Gideon and Others;
and that Of Bates Brother. praying for the water
mains 70 be laid in certain streek; that of James
Jones and J ID. Croker praying for remission
Of ilnss; that of VIM. Acken, praying for the i'm
Proyenent OF a pavement in front Of square 7S5:
ferrvd-
81 PERSONAL RxPLANATToN
Mr. Huntington asked and obtained leave to
make personal explanation, saying that IL was
with extreme reluctance that he did so. and that
nothing but the extraordinary course of the COM
mon Council In permitting a rejected market
house COMMISSIONED unu6r pretence or ma king a
persona. explanation, to assafl the members OF this
board bs,.ause they had four times in the dis
charge Uf their obi legations to their const tueats
voted - reject the nomination Of William Orme,
could induce him 10 notice the assault which had
ben direeted towards him In the lower board at
d late meeting.
Mr. ID. sisted that it had been made his duty as
chairman Of the police committee, Ia which the
sUhe~t was referred. to investigate certain COM
plants by respectable citizens doing business in
the entre Market. The report of the committee
~ -. l.
that t had been signed By aiIthe members of the
Colmittee-one Of them TIE friend Of the rejected
rAissioners-ought 10 be considered as sufti-
Ci-nt evidence Of its moderate character.
TIE rejected commissioner, in the attack of last
Monday evening boAsted OF his long and valuable
s.ryioes In the market. IL the present assessment
is st it is clear that the Corporation has suffered
graf loss from his neglect to increase the assess
mrnt In former years; for no one has contended
that the business Of the market this year justfes
int rease of stall rents varying from twenty to
ouc hundred and fifty per centnm over the assess
IEsni OF last year II the previous assessments
fair. then tne assessments Of this year are rn-
J''st Ihd caerOus. Either case proves the rejected
commissioners ~ have been unqualified for the
On1rr.
The ex-commissioner. In the course Of his re-
Tlrks. gave his hearers to understand that wealth
tile only standard OF respectability and felt
Ind Iudnt that the police committee should listen
70 the just complaints Of men, numbers Of whom
"a more towards the support Of the city govern
IN ut t1an himself, and a majority OF whom are
his sGPeriOrs in responsibility and Intelligence
tie Il>I bSaSted OF the benefits he had conferred
uI'I the city. and the number Of houses he had
erected. What that had to do with his quail
II aricus for uIarket-hOuse commissioner the
sp-in,r cOnid not conceive. and he hoped that the
fI.ur- nis"r would be able to discover the great
benefits conferred upon the city BY this " ASKING
t0h millionaire. for he must confess he had been
unable TO gain any information upon the subject
The Reconnaissance, like many Of our most
worthy citizens, lad been a retail grocer but
WI rther he had put less water in his whisky than
his neighbors was not fully known He is now a
baron dealer. business followed by some Of the
dra.rIs complaining of his acti on as market COM
missioner The sneaker hoped IL was not To crn.b
composition tina the heavy increase Of assessment
had Teen made upon this class Of dealers in the
nIark't. No doubt he had built many houses not
To Fit i'm prove the city, but to q put money
IN Lis purse and the speaker had been informed
tho, q. At this rejected commissioner had dabbled
Il liltt ia tue sIne business which was followed
when tue grateful citizens OF Washington are
p raising i monument in market-hOuse space to
commemorate the great blessings conferred upon
the IY by the tject Of these remarks the
could Imagine sOuie modern Antonio coming for
war.i md inscribng upon the marble Tor brass y
column something like the following:
.. Here lies the body Of thirty-six per cent
The more he got the more be lent;
The more lie got the more he craVed
\ Cool Lord can such d soul be saved ~
While The speaker desired to avoid all personal
controversies, the fear OF being drawn into them
shOIld never deter him from doing equal Justice
l-;'Sr' the bnmblest itzen and the most exalted
tn. poorest laborer in streets. he would tn
t,. # TIE wealthiest citizen. The wishes of his
'Oustien and the dictates Of his own conscience
alone governed him in his actions here. Mr. ID
thanked the Board for their courtesy in permitting
him to make his remarks, and took his seat.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were reported and pasxed .
Hill 10 revive an act for the improvement OF NJ
STREET north; a bill from the lower Board akinU
appropriation to repair north street at its in.
trr>~cton with Tennessee avenue; bill from the
Iftyy-a f.ard n ko nm nd
Eleventh. street between IL and streets north: a
bill for { le relief OF WLh. RuPP; bill for the re-
l lief Of James Howard; bill Tor the relief w. c
Woodward; bill for the relief Of Martin Conner.
biii for the relief of De BOWsleber: bill for the
relief Of James TOwles bill for the relief OF G
Buckingham and u. ;. Gideon; bill to Law the
water mIins ON ID street north, from Sixth tn
Eleventh street west bill 20 Law water main
In seventh street west, from TO r streets north
bill 10 lay water main on r street north be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets west a hill Tn
lay water main T. street north between
Second and Fourth streets west; a bill To Law
water mains la II street north, between Seventh
n and Fourteenth streets west; a bill TO rcoair
gutter in the Fifth Ward bill To pave the car.
II rage way on the north and south ends of the
bridges extending over the city canal at Four-aDd
L a-h4lf seventh, Twelfth, and Fourteenth streets;
/ bill from the Common Council 10 grade ami
pave an alley In square 2i5; bill authorizny ths
S4ayor 10 purchase, for the of the Corporation
II a set Of The l nitsd states Statutes at Large
BILL NON-CONCURREpIS
A bill was received from the lower Rood
Il together with their amendment to the same emf
Tied a bill fixing the compensation Of the Wat,
Rr-Istrar and Water Purveyor. IThe amendment
OF the lower Board consists in strik king ont - OoO
4 tsIii,y 81 Registrar) and inserting The 101Ires
Si.''J, and triking out the salary Of q 5OO CON
tcnplatrd in the bill for the Purveyor and insert
ing IA place thereof - 100 On motion OF Mr.
| Miller. the amendments We're non-concurred i'm.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
/ joint resolution providing for the filing of
certain papers In the Office Of the Water Regi.f,a,
resolution directing tue finance committe,. to To-
| gdIr'- Into tue present mode Of printing Cornor,
4 Ion documents, and what changes are practicable
l and proper Ia be made, IL any; i Joint resolution
/ authOriZinS the Mayor To- cause to be fitted nm !,
room adjoining tue Aldermen's Chamber, for use
L is commit ~ room of the two Boards a Joint
resolution making an appropriation of SIPS IN he
depended In completing repairs the late North.
srn Liberties engine-hOuse, for the arcommo6a
auOn IF the public schools OF the second Dis,,ic,
L. rr>olEtiOn iastructng the improvements con-
Gnritt'e Ia inquire into the propriety and ., nei
tsucy "f purchasing site the present NortIs,,
market. on which 10 erect a new nark-tb,nss
TINE NoNINATTONs
III Mr. Huntington. from the police comui,,..
II r@P"rtaDl back the Mayors nominations FOR Con'