The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-22

were received from the Mayor announcing that he had
approved cert.in bills, and tre- uniting the report OF
the inspector OF fire apparatus.
The petitions of John Kelly, Daniel Mclaughlin, Moses
Smith, and X. II. l. nbell were rad and referred.
A bill from tho lower board for tho relief Of Fowblo
was taken up rnd pPssed.
Also, bin from the Eame beard for the pqN.rg OF the
west side OF square 1913 was passed.
The nomination OF John L. Dement, as t)taccO insI CO
tor was confirmed.
Bills from the lower board for the repairs Of the East
orn Market and for the relief of L. I. Smith were taken
up aud passed.
The committee 10 which was referred the subject OF tho
removal of the Central Guard House mado u report, &C
c~ompanied by a bin appropriating ten thousand do''ars
for the purchase and fitting up OF a new wasch-house on
lot I, In square 3S2. the report was a iopted, and the
bill uurnimously pr rei.
Mr.. BRowS offered a Joint resolution authorizing the
citizens to tap the water pipes now being laid by the Uni-
ted States government.
After a long discussion Involving the legality Of the
resolution, IL was e lopt>d, with an amendment providing
that the permission of the engineer appointed by Con
gress to superint md tho water works must be obtained
by those desiring 70 tlp the pipes.
A joint resolution from the lower board authorizing
the appointment OF q committee to represent the corpora
tion at the meetings Of the Chesapeake aud Ohio Caral
Company was passed. AdjournoL.
Board Of Gmmaon Council -Conmunication wero re
ceived from the Mayor announcing that he hal approved
certain bills, and transmitting the rep a. OF the Inspector
of fire apparatus.
The petitions OF VIM. blanchard end Others, James
Lu~by, Albert Parker, and Lemucl Towers and Others,
were read and appropriately referred.
Mr.. TREr, on leave. offered a joint resolution. which
was adopted, authorizing the appointment OF a committee
to represent this corporation at the meeting OF the Chesa-
peake End Ohio Canal Company.
Mr.. WALLACE moved to suspend the rifles i1 order to
enable him 10 introduce tho following resolution
Re,olred, That The Mayor be requ, tod - enfo. o tho Joint resoa.
ton In relation TO tncendiarlss, approved April LIST, 1898.
The motion was lost-ycas 8, nays 10.
Mr.. LLOYD. from the COMMITTEES on ways sad me?ns,
repoI.e i n bin making an appropriation for the ca usual
reugiI, of the Seventh Ward which Wcq taken IN. and.
after the eioption Of amendments providing similar APP
preparations for the First, Second, aud Fifth Wards,
pessed.
Mr.. JOKES, from the specipl committee ON the subjC It
of the new Centre Market, repot,ed a bill providing for
the erection of a new market building on the sit, Of the
present Centre Market house which, after a long discus
sion, YVES passed.
Several bills from the upper board were referred, aud
the board then adjourned.
FnEs.-After We went to press on Saturday night a
number of britd,ngs-stsbles, wood -sheds, &c.-in the
alley between Four-and-a al half cud Sixth streets and
Pennsylvania and Missouri avenues were discovered to be
on fire, but owing to the strenuous exertiors of orr fire.
men, beyond the destruction of several sh is and fences,
the damage was inconsiderabie. They were tho property
Of Mrs. Stewart, DIR, Houston, and Mr.. Hamilton, and
were unoccupied.
A false alarm called out the fremen carly Sunday
night. About ten O'Clock another alarm YVES given.
which was caused by the burning Of a horse on Bridge
street, Navy Yard. 1t was a { anne building, uncsoupi l
at the time, but formerly tenanted by a Mr., schell. Both
fires were doubles the work Of incondiaries.
Tbs C, .TR.r. GUARD HOUSE, We are glad to sec that
the L ,ard of aldermen last night unanimously passed a
bill, introduced by Messrs. Dumping con and Moore, APP
propliating tan Thousand dollars for the purchase of the
building at the corner of Louisiana avenue and Tenth
street, now owned by the Gas Company, to be arranged
and used as a new guard house. 1t is 70 be hoped that
the BARD of Common Council may speedily concur in
this bill in order to rid our city without delay of the
disg.a, of ma'ntair'ag so miscrable q plfce of confne
ment as the present ~unsightly editcc.
PsaIopIQAIs.-We have received the first number OF
the journal of the American Geographical and Stats
tical Society," This il a monthly publication, designed
to fl n'sh, Ia a convenient form, the latest and most re-
liable geographical and statistical ilfoi IN the
absence both in the federal and State governments of bu-
rears specially devoted to these subjects, the work before
rs seems a valuable acquisition to our periodical ilitera-
trre.
The April number Of the .Iadies American Miga-
sine'' has also been sent {, US. It's s'leview of Fashion,
i~llrstrat d by colored pl4tas, WI prove interesting to tie
ladies'.
AEr Lycrupg.-The lecture of Mr., Rogels last eve
ming Yves, In tho main, q New OF the o'utary effect
upon art, Of tho devotion paid to the Melonna during the
MlddIe { res. lie spoke OI IL ~ nuViuB llCItu Inc bbcst
efforts Of the great masters, with whom the desire to re-
produce their ideal upon canvass was at all .i..-.nes the
greatest spur to their ambition. In the course of his re-
marks, Mr.. r. quotol frequently from the Writings of
Mrs. Jameson.
A sHoprISa AFFnAg took place on Sunday night at tho
colorcd Methodist church, near the Capitol HI which
will probably result in the death Of a colored woman
named Elizabeth Williams. 1t appears that a negro
named Hicks fired a pistol at some individual among a
crowd of darkies at the church door, but, missing lis
aim, shot this unolfending woman. The matter has been
investigated, and Hicks sent to jai'.
THE Nav M.Rg-E-It will be seen from our Council
report that the Board of Common Council have passed o
bill for the erection of a new censra Marka Eousa Che
bill places the nattNy "a The hands OF commissioners, who
are vested with fill power" TO select plans, and take all
Die other pecdiul preliminary steps.
RopBEnY.--An individual entered the house of Mrs.
Donoho, on 18th street, yesterday morning., iRquiring
whether she wished the services of u gardener. and da-
ring the absence OF the servant made off with a silver
goblet and other pieces of plate which were in the parlor.
TuEnE has been so large a demand for copies Of the let
to ~ropublish IL in Wednesdays Scmtwaekiy Union.
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