Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-20

STAR OFFICE.
CITY COUNcms.-BOard of Aldsrmsa.-The
Board met at the usraI hour, the President, w
t. Dove, Esq, in the chair
COMMUNICATIONS.
tine rom the Iayor, announcing his having
approved certain 'cts also from the CITY Sur
vryor IN relation % the cost Of certain improve
ment referred.
PETITIONS PREsENrED AND REFERRED.
The petition Ui Mrs. Mary X. Heating, asking
remission Of fine; that of &C, A. Brown and
others, asking for a water man to be laid in ID
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets: that ~
Messfs- Windsor X Brother and others remon-
sIatnx against t7e paving OF Seventh street. be-
tween II and j: streets North, until next spring;
that o. VI Jofd IN, praying remission Of a fine;
that OF : T. ID. Morsen and Others asking for a
water main along north n street from Seventh to
sixth streets West, that of Henry Cost and James
Crutrheu, for pavement In front of squares 720
and ~; that CT C. w. Petit and others, for
grading and paving Of the alley In square 56i;
that Of Aidridge Ioun. asking to be relieved
from a fine Imposed on a sOOurner, for which he
became security; that Of Thomas Nc Lean. for re-
mission Of I'M; that Of Thomas FitZ patrick, for
remission Of Inc; that Of ]. X. Wooster for re-
mission Of n lr; and that Of w e. Bestor and
Others. asking for water main from street north
on COnnecticut avenue, 70 Twenty-thrd ST. west
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED.
ON motion Of MIR. burlington the police com
mitlrr was dis hdrgrd from further consideration
Of the petition If John . Brien, and the same was
referred To the Improvements committee.
BILLS REPoRIED AND PASSED
A b.il from he lower Board to repair an alley
IN square j2'' To grade and pave tie alley in
square ri; authorizing the grad NJ and gravel
ing Of Ninth street from Rhode Island avenue to
Boundary sire &; To grade and pave the alley in
square J6l; bill from the lower Board amendatory
of the at entitled an act Ia light the city with
gas, approved June 3, 1853; instructing the Mayor
To advertise Tor proposals for proper site on
which Ia erect mar Grt house 10 take the place Of
the present Northern Ma ket; for relief Of Samuel
Payne; for relief Of Milton Garrett for relief of
GNttrfff par- lief. - :, n
Cocker; ter relief of Peter McGrath; to provide
suitable accommodations for the schools of the
Third District. This bill appropriates the sum
of 5000 for the purchase Of a suitable lot and
the erection OF school house sufficiently large TO
accommodate the large humber of pupils in the
district indicated. Ii was introduced by Mr. Dun
ningtOn, and advocated ably by Nessrs Price,
Dove and McNerhany Mr. Donoho opposed IT,
not on ground Of objection to the public schools
or because Of the abundant supply of proper
ehOOl accommodations but on the ground that
the finances Of the city did not justify the expen-
dituTe called for.
A bill making an appropriation for the contin-
gent expenses OF the W alter Registrar and Water
Purveyor, amount appropriated $500; bill to
erect ireplug hydrants OF the plan adopted by
Capt Meigs for the L. :. Government at the fol-
lowing points: At corner near the Circle i'm the
FIRST Ward corner Of Twenty-second street aud
Penns fivania avenue; corner 'rwenty-trst street
and the avenue; corner Twentieth street and the
avenue; corner Nineteenth street and the avenue;
corner Eighteenth street and the avenue; corner
Madison Plare; corner Fifteenth street and New
Ork avenue; corner Fifteenth and r streets; cor
mr. Fifteenth street ard Pennsylvania avenue;
corner Fourteenth street and the avenue; north
west corner Of Thirtecnth-and- a-haf street and
the avenue; corner 1--WE fth street and the avenue;
corner Eleventh street and the avenue; corner
Ninth street and the avenue; Seventh street
and the avenue; corner Sixth street and the ave-
nue.; corner FOur-and-a half street and the avenue
OCpOs te the front eHraI 10 Jackson all alley;
corner Third street and the avenue: corn, Second
street and the avenue; First stree: and the
avenue corner Delaware avenue and A sir .rt east;
corne- First street east and streets ess!; corner
ID ans Eighth streets; corner and Eighth streets;
cOTne- and Eighth streets; corner Seventh and
StrsrtS; corner Seventh and e. streets. corner
S-veSth and ii streets; corner Seventh aud |
strerts; corner Seventh street and Massich usetts
avenue; i bill 20 lay a water pipe on ID street
nOr.h from Ninth to Tenth streets west; a bill to
lay water main on street north, from Connec-
EcHt avenue 10 Twenty-trst street west; bill to
lay water main along north Ii street, from Sixth
To S'vrlth streets West; a bill 10 continue tie
s''SvrI ia Thid-cnth street West. from Fourth
street north O. street north; a bin amendatorv Of
iGr act regulating tlls distribution OF Potomac
wat~' Throughout The city CT Washington.
LAID on TABLE.
On motion of Mr. Brown, bill from the finance
comm ttc~ regulating the compensation OF tie
Water Reg !s,TaT ai.d W alter FufvryoI was laid
on tie table, because Of a similar bill. pead-
lnS IA tEe lower board
CONFIRMATION.
a Hjt from the lower board was repOrttd forn
III" nance committee, increasing the colnp- Isa-
Ton # the secretary Of the Board Of Common
toIn,i from 500 To S6OO per annum. To this
b,li ~ committee had appended amendment
i',rls NJ the salary Of the Secretary of the Board
a. \ .-'.rmrn To the same amount. II was 1st by
h,c- .. dosa }.
STEAM FIRE ENGINE.
Nj Dnnnlngton Introduced resolution calling
upOn Tie fire department committee TO inquire
Into the expedirncy Of purchasing a steam lire
eHSine inr the city OF Washington; passed.
REJECTED BUSINESS FILED
On motion OF Mr.. McNerlIany, bill for the
relief OF p o. SandersOn was placed on the file
OF rejected business. The Board ad journed.
Common COuHeH-The Surveyor S communica-
ton relative TO the improvement Of Sixth St west,
from 10 q north, was referred. Also, one from
the same Olhcer relative TO the grade Of portion
OF Seventeenth s.. west.
The following petitions were referred:
OF VIM. q Locke asking an increase of COM
Pensation as messenger of tie Mayor, &C; of L. F
Clark and Others tor water mai a ON North st I;
Of Jos SaXtOn and Others for Il main on New Jer-
Sey avenue; Of Jas. McCarsy for relief; Of Patrick
SSanlOn for remission Of a line.
Mr. Jones, by consent. introduced a bill king
an appropriation for the purchase Of a steam fire
engine for the use Of the Franklin fire COMPANY;
referred To IRE department committee.
Mr.. TuTton. from Improvements committee re-
ported bill for improving Fourteenth St. from
III 10 j 81. north; passed
MI Meade, from police committee, reported
back the resolution relative To the proposed change
In the police uniform, and said that agreeable 10
instructions, he had called on the MayOr who in
formed him that the change was designed and
that at the next parade of the police il was prob
atle that all would be out in the grey uniform;
nevertheless II any officer chose 10 wear out his
old Uniform he lad no objection; Laid Oh the table
Mr. Tree. from schools committee, re JOrted u
ball L. establish night school for apprentices and
others
Mr., Mohun moved to amend by providing that
no apprentice whose parents or guardians or eIn-
FIOyefs are able to p1y for their tuition. be en-
tted 10 admission therein; which was rejected
and the bill pissed.
Mr. Morgan. from drainage committee. reported
Aldernrn'S bill for 4 main in g street north from
Seventh - To lot g. in square Isl; passed Also
for main in SIEVE nth. from To D street, north;
passed Also, for a main on T. 81 between Second
and Fourth SIS ~ Sscd For main ia ID st from
sixth 10 seventh. IaSsed. For 4 main in Indiana
avenue, fom FOur-aHda-Lalf street TO the public
alley between Third and Four a-half; passed
Joint resolution OF the Aldermen providing for
filing certain pap-rs in the Registrars Office:
paSsod- bin tO award the contract for furnish
ing the Corporate n stop cks 10 ]. w. Thomps, n
Bro passed.
Mr. Jones d to take up the report Of the
speial COMM ttc the rules of the board: which
was adopted with some slig lat notifications; the
only one of interest beyond the board being the
TEtr-d new One-TcquIrin9 bills or petitions for