Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-06

/ NenVN SoONCIL TROCEEDINGg.-In the BO8rO
OF Common Council on Monday night, the Mayors
message transmitting an invitation from the City
OF Brooklyn to the Corporation of Washington to
unite with them in the ceremonies attending the
| Introduction of water into that city, was received
4 and the invitation accepted
MI OHare offered a Resolution instructing the
ways ano means committee to inquire into the ex-
pedlency OF reducing the commissions of the Tax
Coiector, In view OF the increase of the taxes on
| real property; adopted
Mr. Mohun introduced bill for reparipp Sew
enth street between street north and Massach u-
| sets avenue.
Mr. O'Hare moved to continue the improvement
| 20 M street and make further appropriation of
| si3o, payable out of the Third Ward fund
Inc amendment was adopted, and the bill
Mr. Van Reswick offered Hill %, ab,t;no q
nuisance in South Carolina avenue; passed
| Mr. Mohun introduced a bill for repair of III
street between Sixth and Seventh streets; referred
! Mr. Powell, from the claims committee reported
adversely on the petition Of Hannah Weed: and
the committee was discharged.
Inc corporation Attorneys opinion upon the
OF appeals from tax assessments, was received
He 70 OF opinion that the charter does not author
ize the passage Of such law.
Mr.: Lloyd. from the Wakefield committee re-
Ported Joint resolution, requesting the Mayor to
nave nave the Wakefield responsive address adopted in
| $500, 10 De engrossed, signed by himself the
! rresldehts OF the two Boards, the committee on
the subject and forwarded to the people OF Wake
field; adopted. "
Mr.: Parker, from the fire department committee
reported bill for the relief of the Metropolitan
nook and Ladder company; passed
Mr.. O'Hare introduced a bill to improve Sew
! passed. " Avn ''@1
Also, resolution requesting the survevo, 10
furnish an estimate Of the cost OF certain imnrove
ments; adopted ~ ''''f
Mr. Mohun moved that the petition of sundry
citizens OF the Fourth ward be referred 10 the Are
| department committee; passed
| joint resolution authorizing the Mavor tn dis
pose OF the old horse mud machine was passed
MI. Iurton, from the Improvements committee
reported Dill to revive an act for graveIing Thir-
street; passed
~ Also, bill for improving street. between
| Nihth and Eleventh; passed.
Mr. Lloyd presented bill for improving Sew
| referred. O'
J1nt resolution relative to the Registers and
| Coilectors Offices with amendment by the
Aldermen, was passed. THE amendment strikes
out the provision for an Auditor OF Accounts
o., I ne Alaernen Dill offering reward of $500
Tor the arrest and conviction Of incendiaries was
referred to the police committee
Dill relative To fees for affxing the CITY seal to
Pnbiic papers was passed. lit restores the fees to
bill authorizing the Mayor to construct els
| terms and pumps in the Second Ward was referred
PHI IN relation to a Board of Appeals was in
bill authorizing the purchase of a site for the
| committee. f
bill relative to the purchasa of LOT : i, s,,,-.
3c2, was laid on the table
| Dill anIendatory of act to light the city
win gas, was postponed till next Monday
! Adjourned
! THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS held a
meeting yesterday afternoon
! Mr. Alice inquired why the notice for this meet
| ing was not printed in the Star newspaper
| The Secretary, Mr.. Ricketts, explained that the
proprietor o1rhe Star declined to publish such no.
tces without pay, and no appropriation was made
Tor such payments.
from Mr. Cyrus l.. l.OomS. accompanied by COPIES
| OF the Normal Arithmetic, ;" which he asks the
Board TO examine. with Il view to its introduction
into the public schools. Referred to the commit
tee on books
Mr.. AtI.ee having understood that the difficulty
between 'le teachcr OF the female district school
In the Ihird District, Miss Myrick, and the Board
| was aInlcably adj usLed, moved to take I'D a reso-
luton hitherto offered in relation to that mater
Tor the purpose of dspOsing of it. Pending this
| Mr.. lronside presented to the Board a letter
| from L.. b. Hungerford, calling attention to a
| textbook accompanying the letter, on the subject
Oh Dook keeping; referred to committee on books
| MIR. lronside in consideration of the difficulty
| between Miss Myrick and the Board being adj
Justed, result at which he was exceedingly graf
ined, asked to withdraw resolution offered BY
| hlhlseI, In this connection, at a former meeting
The resolution was withdrawn, and thus the mat
| ter is amicably arranged
Mr.. Price presented the resignation of Mis-.
Laura X. Hilton teacher of primary school No 5
! in the third district accepted
| Mr.. Atl.ee moved that the board proceed to elect
teacher to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by Miss
| Hlltons resignation; which was agreed to: and
| Miss Margaret +. Simmons assistant teac her in the
| same school, who was recommended by the sub
| board OF the district, was elected unanimously
| Miss Catherine Morphy, who was also rpcoin-
mended by the sub-board. was elected to filI the
| vacancy occasioned by Miss Simmons promotion
somewhat protracted discussion ensued Oh the
question whether, when parents of children attend
| Ing the school more beyond the city limits the
children should be retained in the schools till the
close OF the scholastic year The question was re-
ferfed 10 committee consisting of Messrs Ran
| dolph, Miller, Brandt. and Alice
| The committee on books made favorable re-
port on Cutters Physiology, with a recommended
ton that II be retained in the schools. Adopted
Mr.: Richards. principal of the Union Academy
asked leave to address the Board and ON its be no
granted, made some remarks relative to the con-
! templated meeting Of the National Convention of
! the Teachers Association in this CITY, in AUGUST
next, and urged on the Board the propriety of
their adopting such measures as will secure a
welcome To the members Of said Convention and
conduce to its facilities to do good. He thought
| 1t would be the largest assemblage Of the kind
ever convened in the country. To further the
object, Of the Convention, he proposed that a
meeting be held at the Smithsonian Institution Oh
The 3Oth instant under the auspices Of the Board
| at which an address shall be delivered on the
educational necessities of Washington CITY
After some further consultation on this subject
| OF Messrs. Atl-ee, Price, Lawrenceson and Slough
ton was appointed to attend to the matter
The object Of calling the meeting alluded to, is
to awaken greater interest in the Teachers Con-
vention.
| POLICE MATrERs.-Before Justice Donn-JoLn
| McGowan got very drunk and staggering along
the streets, fell on the pavement east Of the City
! Hall and cut his head. Officer Narrower put him
| in furniture wagon and so conveyed him to the
| office of Justice DOnn obtained the necessary
/ commitment, and had him hauled out to the CITY
| farm To spend the ensuing three months In the
\ Corporation service.
John Bell. colored, and John Bailey white
were taken to the Office by Ofhccr Yeatrnan Raj,
! ley complained that Bell had assaulted him A
witness testified that the two were cart drivers
and person went to the stand to employ driver
Bailey and Bell got into a controversy about push
ing each other when asking the job, and Bailey
called Bell &" a id black son Of b-h.'' Where
| upon Bell, in order to prevent his coming any
J closer during the controversy, stretched out his
arm suddenly and pushed Bailey in the mouth
Justice Dom fined Bailey So ~ FOR profanity and
disorderly conduct, and Bell 81 "a for his offence
| Before JuStics Gark.-Y esterday, Officers Fan
ming and Ecklof arrested the following list of fe-