Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-03

ford furnishes his usual New Years budget 10
the Intelligencer of this morning, from which
we gather the following interesting statement OF
city improvements for the past year:
Number Of houses buiIt-First Ward, 40; Sec
ord 50; Third, 81; Fourth, 80, Fhth, % SKIN,
IL, Seventh, = total go. - W., :,
Number Of shops. &c, built-First Ward, y
second, 3: Third, J.; Fourth, :; F1Hh, /; Sh'h,
q; Seventh. 3-total IL ,,.,
First Waid, COS; Fourth, IL. $50; Fifth, ,672i
sixth 3gS; seventh, 2sl2-totdl ~, 200.
whole number If dwellings in the ty-First
,yard 5:e3, second. 69i; Third, l, 35s; Fourth,
I,5I6; Finh, l,G2i; sixth, al; SEVENTH l'doo-
Estimated cen.us-First Ward. e,CIs; second,
mas; Third. ,595; Fourth, u, it6; Fifth, 6JOi
SiI,b JuIi; Seventh, S92-totaI g. 973
FIRST Ward Twentieth street has been gra-
ded and graveIlcd from north l. to the boundary,
and the fOOtways on both sides completed the
same distance On 6 street the fOotway grade
has been lowered and the pavement relad from
Twenty-third street to the canal. Considerable
PROGRESS has been made in filling and grading |.
street from Fourteenth street to intersection of
Pennsylvania avenue, and preparation FOR foot
way Extensive new gas works in two divisions
have been erected at the intersection of and
Twenty-s!xth streets, and 20 inch diameter pipes
laid from there TO the gasOmeter on X street.
Second WGTd.-The brick culvert has been COM
pIeted 10 the north side of on Thirteenth street,
and Twelfth street graded from street TO X
street on Twelfth street. LOFTY sieeple has
been or, cted to the Church Of the Epiphany on
q, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
The foundation walls have been laid on the an
gular square between and streets on Four
teenIh street and Vermont avenue As II is prob
able that the equestrian statue of Gen. Washing
tOn by Mills will soon be ready, would respect
fully suggestthatit be placed on the circle formed
by the intersection Of Massachusetts and Yer
mont avenues and Fourteenth and NJ streets
north-this site having an elevation Of over SIS
feet above tidewater. whilst that west of the
Northern Market is only about 81 feet.
ThfTd Ward The arrhwaV Is cOmDlpted
the stream running through square No. 81 from
to street.
FoKrtA Ward In this ward less has been done
than usual on streets The principal improve
ment has been the opening Of H street 10 the
boundary, near the turnpike gate, and curbipg
and grading the fOotway the whole distance
from North Capitol street. The execution Of the
footway laws involve an enormous expenditure
Of money for the curb cutters, paving cross gut
tiers, and Nag connexions, and the passage of
every fOOtwaY act carries with il i'm eyery case a
necessary appropriation for the cutters The
new Roman Catholic Seminary has been com
pletsd in its exterior. Ii Is lofty and handsome
building. built with the best materials of every
Kind. and Is an ornament to that neig hbor hood
Fifth Ward Some pavements have been laid.
but the great thoroughfare to the navy yard is i'm
awTetchrd cond ton.
built on an improved plan, and will soon be
ready for occupancy. Further improvements
have been made In the extension of the grave
yard.
Sersnth Ward South n and o street, have
been graded from FOur-and-a half street to the
river The Armory Building, on the Mall has
been completed, and Is now occupied. The
Washington Monument has only been raised
four feet b. the late Board; measures are, how
ever, being taken for a vigorous carrying on If
the work again by the present Board. and by a
proper and energetic appeal TO its friends will no
doubt at an early day be the pride Of every pa
triOtic contributor
In regard to the Public Buildings, &c, Mr..
Sessford, says:
Great progress has been made toward COM
Plehng the Capitol, Treasury, Post Office and
faent once Buildings, and many substantial
additlondl shops have been erected within the
navy yard. renewal of the Potomac Bridge
with an additional elevation and widening for a
railway, Is much wanted. Instead OF the pres
ent uesilewOTk, il should be built upon piers al
an elevation of hundred feet or over wbic b
would leave freer passage for the water and ice
In time OF heshets; by which means the re would
oe no backing OF water and flooding the wharves,
as is now the case. Soon the water will be LEI
into the culveIts and pipes from the Powder
Mill Branch, through the i2-inch diameter pipes
TO all the public buildings, and it is conts m
plated 10 lay 30 inch main pipe from Rock
Creek TO the Capitol along Pennsylvania syenus
IN my opinion the laying these pipes on the line
OF street would be much better: the rave
nlshls would not he broken up nor work be i'm
Peded Oy passing under the many sewers On the
upper line the branches could be easier attac h,
nl>Tihutlng the water from q high instead of a
low level. This country can furnish the mate
every NO.
cessary for the public buildings such as marble
columns, flooring tiles, &c, without sending
Abroad S
PRINTERS are obliged to be men Of taste and
intelligence. The very nature Of their profession
makes them such. Their work is itself a nicetv
II must be done just so. The Enlightenment of
single type may destroy the sense OF the text.
ana the least departure from artistic ruIe NAV
seriously mar the most BEAUTIFUL seDtimentS
ma ex
puhcuIlorS. Besides, every inteIlec nal nrodrc
tlon thdtlS conceived by the brain of IN. author
bas 70 60 through the head and hands of the
printer be fore II reaches the public ThiS nece,
seflly Keeps him posted up in the Literature ~
ne gay The printers, then, being made an
eLusuc and intelligent set, by the vefy nature Of
~ Profession II follows that their ball to- ght
% qua elbows Hall, cannot but be an ENJOYABLE
enar, gotten up as il is by practically artistic
SET Of managers
nj IHE POLICE OFFIcEs.-Nsw Years day
passed on rather quietly, though not without oc
odslonal calls for the officers to act A number
VI warrants were sworn out at Justice Williams's
once, In the Northern Liberties against partIe.
IoI Tue disturbance Of the public peace, ard one
~onhdh caused warrant to be issued az ainst her
nusoand Tor assaulting and beating her In the
flrst W ard, about o'clock o. m nine voung
men were loo ked up in the guard house for dis
luIoihg tue peace, and made TO paw heavy hne
each Two Of the party were b-Id 70 Nj ~
court, ana another one, not vet arrested h, -.
charge against him Of assaultiny with intent 70
XIII, OmceT Barr, be having sna pped two barr,I.
OF revolver at him quite close to his breast n
was proyidential thing that the oficer,s Iifs
was not taken Oh the spot.
THE POTOMAC Wharf.-The water for IN.
supply OF the public buildings and grounds. wa.
turned into the mains this morning, and atax
O'Clock was in full play as the L. ;. Capi,oi
Inc fixtures at the capitol ard the marine h,,.
esls are put up by Thompson Bro, and are Of
aHSt-fdte quality. four-iach let has been in
cnTi Into the Capitol grounds, which is cal
tlstsd 10 play 10 feet high, which is some %
'gner than thrown by any water worLs in
% county The lrt on Boston Commons IN Toy,
Ir nlsh through a Six-inch pipe There Ia
,,,,,Ha 10 be about lOO, 900 OUO Of gallons Of
80 IN the great reservoir aboy. Grorgrtoyvn
g.. .e supply Is augmented daily AT the r,tp ~
snan, 70 three millions of gallons in an re-
maoS. SSa aq to supply the present daily de-
receive !, --e public buildings now ready 10
w TEE hoLiDAYs.-SatuTday ended the
-, ana We are glad to say that the dav
pu without any serious disOrderly demon.
fa'iOns' calling for the interposition Of N. 10.
nee 10 be sure there Were som. -