Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-14
ALEX ANDRIA.

correspondence ~ ms Stof.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. Ia, 1850.
Council met last night-Lewis Mckenzie, ESQ
president, in the chair.
Co. with reference to an error in the assessment
made upon their stock, &c; referred to committee
on claims
A communication was received from w. III
Muir and others, asking that pump be placed in
the locality bounded by Columbus and First sts
referred to committee on streets
card from Crusaders Lodge, Sons of Malta
inviting this body to grand pic mic and tourna-
ment to be held at Arlington Spring on Thursday,
the 18th inst, was received, and the invitation
accepted
communication was rece we'd from the Young
Catholics Friend Society, in regard to the erro-
neOus assessment of the building corner Of Wolf
and Royal streets, known as st. Mary,s Hall; re-
ferred to committee on claims.
A report was made by the committee on Gen.
eral Laws, which was adopted, respecting an act
authorizing the Fire department to pass bylaws.
&c the same committee reported an act amend
ing the 5th section Of an act regulating the mar
ket, and the adjustment of weights and measures,
laid on the table; the same committee also report.
ed bill for providing substitute in the Audi.
tors place during that officers absence; passed
Adjourned.
In the Board of Aldermen, the following is a
summary Of their business:
The committee on streets reported in favor OF
the application Of the Alexandria, Loudoun, and
Hampshire Railroad Company, in regard to the
culvert under Fairfax street, near their depot
grounds, On motion, the report was recommitted
The following resolution was received from the
Common Council, and concurred In:
Resotred, That the Mayor be- and is hereby, ie-
quested to investigate and report to the City Coun
Gil the charge made against watc hman be; np
asleep on his post on the night of the robbery OF
Benz Barton's Jewelry Store
The petition Of Robert Hodgkin, referred bv
the Common Council TO the committee on sreets.
was received, and the action Of that Board con.
Cured in.
The petitior of .ho a..,,,s A..
Church and others, asking that street Jumps be
put up on the south end of w ashington street was
read, and the following order adopted: That the
committee on gas have lamp posts put up on
Washington street, south Of Duke, agreeable to
the system adopted in other parts Of the CITY
A petition was received from Andre w J. Amos
asking that a fine Of five dollars ami eighty-odd
cents be RENTED; referred to claims committee
petition was received from the Magnetic Tel.
egraPh Company, asking the privilege Of planting
post in front Of their Office; referred to the streets
committee, with power to grant tie prayer of the
petitioner.
On motion, the minority report of the claims
COMMITTEES, made July IL, was taken up.
The following resolution was adoDted:
hesolrtd, That when this board adjourn, IL will
adjourn to meet on Friday evening next, at *
O'Clock. Adjourned.
The Mount Vernon Guards have determined 70
have ball instead Of picnic, as was their orr
time during the early part Of the coming month
and will probably be - the first Of the season ;;
The office Of the Magnetic Telegraph COMPANY
(Morse,s line) is being removed to an apartment
in the PhPnix Hall building.
runaway negro fellow, who says he belongs
to a Mr.. Neale, Of Port Tobacco, was captured bv
the crew Of vessel while crossing the river in
canoe few miles below the city He was brought
here this morning, and secured until his master
can be heard from.
Wyman kept bis large audience i'm continual
roar Of laughter last night, with his comical saw
ings and dOings. This afternoon and tonight
closes his engageT ent here. Go early, if You
want to get a. seat, or even standing room. G.