Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-26
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The Chair sssssd thas TIE wsss Registrar laid
ypon hi. table. ten minutes afssr o'cioci. SevsrI
Hs, and askedif thsy shoald be opened with he
On motion Of Mr. Mors,s. ,b.v A., s,ae,.s 70
be received and opened; also, an erpIsnsscrv note
Ine President proceeded TO announce the bids
ana the assistant the duplicates. In the following
oI1efLtne secretaries merely recording the titles
Ffom the Trenton Locomotive and MACHINE
Manufacturing Company; Patent w atef and Gas
Pipe Company. 81 Jersey cft, N, j; Ehss- Disey,
rrhlladeiPhla, Pa. w arfen Foundry and Machine
Philadelphia, Ps; John Bonis, baltimore. Md;
y; W. Cunningham, washi ngtou d. c.; A j.
homas CO. Georgetown, DC; Vim. NJ. Ellis
fort p. 4 j. p. Crowley, Washington, ID. c.,
Two bids; for labor and mstesial; r A. Hill & Co.;
j.; H. q @. Schneider, wsshington, ID. C.:J w.
L I thompson Bro, Washington, d: c.; Thomas
material; G. b. Cluskey, Washington, ID. C.; Wm.
smith, w ashington, ID. C; Calwell Il Co ,Phila-
delphia, Pas as. P. Parham,I PhiIsdelphia.
TWO Sids, iaying and material; F., NJ. Chaplin 4
Co, W washington, ID. c; A. Sylvester, Boston
Mass G. Snyder, Washington, d. C.; Isaiah
Wadieigh, Brooklyn, n. Y; samuel Gresp.
The Chair stated that several bids had been laid
being opened. -lIE'5I
Mr.. Edmonston said that the gentleman who
onered the dds was upon jury In the court, and
II naa hung and 1t was impossible for him to pre-
On motion of Mr.. Miller, Of the Sixth Ward,
they were rejected no -~FH
lThey Were the bids Of C. Buckingham
The following bids were rejected for informal
ity. not being duplicated or conforming to the
law; Jno Lynch. p. p. Dowell. A. A McGaffey,
z. E. Comm, Of Boston; Register 4 Webb VIM
M: Ives, Of Baltimore, Md. 10 - / "a
Upon conclusion of the opening Of the nror,osa,,
MIR. Miller moved that they referred to a select
COMMITTEES OF three members from each Board.
with instructions to report soon as practicable
before Wins to
were entitled to the award He did not mean to
ascertain tonight, but to adjourn the Joint meet
ing from one day to another, until such time as II
tracts. - rrs.F
Mr.. Moore sustained the motion Of Mr. Miller,
and asked leave by way Of amendment to that
motion, to offer the following resolution:
Resotred, That the proposals lust opened and
read be referred to joint committee of seven
members one from each ward, to compute the
prices therein proposed for material and labor
and report the result to their respective Boards
the contracts. ..s. u
Mr.. Jones moved to amend the resolution by
instructing the committee to report to an ad-
joIined joint meeting of the two B ,ards, to be
held on FRIDAY next, at p. m.
Mr.. Magruder desired to know how much
power the bin gave to the joint meeting; was not
its duty performed now, and did it confer power
on the two boards to receive 4 report from COM
mittee, such as the one proposed to be appointed
in joint session.
Mr.. Jones stated that the law was silent on that
subject ------'
MIR Miller desired to ask the gentleman il be
entertained the idea that the joint meeting could
pass an ordinance.
Mr.. Jones. OF course not; never held such an
idea.
Mr.. Albert thought that the Joint meeting had
executed all its powers, and YVES ready to
adjourn. -..#-'- ..H-r
Mr.. Jones here withdrew his amendment. and
the resolution was passed. ....
The following committees was then appoi nted
by the two Presidents:
On the part of the Board of Common Council
Messrs. Jones, Martin, Bossieux, and Cassell
On the part of the Board Of Aidermen-NIessrs
Moore, Magruder, and Huntington
On motion. the joint meeting then went into
the election of an Assessor for the First Ward in
place Of VIM. Riggles resigned; and s s. Par
ker, Esq. was duly elected The Joint meeting
then adjourned.
The Common Council resumed its order of bust
ness.
Mr. Turton, from the improvements committee
reported bin to grade and pave AN alley in square
IS; passed.
Mr.. Duhamel. by consent. introduced a bill
regulating the compensation Of the clerk If the
Northern Market referred to ways and means
committee.
Mr. Powell, from claims committee. reported a
bill Tor relief OF W. F. Bayly, administrator, &c
Also. bill for relief of Jas Muntz; passed
Also. asked to he discharged from eonxidera-
ton Of the petition of E. B. sanderson; recon-
Also, asked to be discharged from the follow
ing Petltons which was granted or Mary Des-
mond: Rezin Elliot. VIM. Beach. VIM. Webster
Jno. Spollard. Jno. Burk and J. w Moore
Mr.. Meade, from police committee reported a
joint resolution repeating part Of the 18th section
of the act of June 3, 1853. to prevent nuisanccs;
passed.
Also. a bill in relation to hogs and asked to he
ischarged; which was granted
Mr. Tree, from the schools committee reported
a Dili making appropriation to pay teachers and
with an amendment correcting an error; passed
Mr.. Morgan. from drainage committee reported
bill authorizing the laying of water mains on
seventh street. from to streets north; passed
Also. bill authorizing the water Purveyor to
employ suitable person to tap water ma ms and
Tor other purposes; passed. Adjourned. ~
THE ''WOOD THRUSH CoNcxRr-Everybody
was at Philharmonic Hall last nj CHIT to hear the
much talked-of Song Of the Wood Thrush =,
Not often in the height of the fashionable season
Is concert room in this city So we'll filed; not
even when performers and mpositions of world.
wide celebrity are the attractions TO account
for this aii-Pervading interest it may be proper to
state that the Song of the Wood Thrushm is the
result Of the labors of years on the part of Prof
Davidson, assisted latterly by Prof Crouch. ! in
following up in its hidden forest haunt, the
thrush. and ina reducing its wild wood notes To
written music The news that complete success
Z
teriy been buzzed about in drawing-roo and
kitchen throughout the city. hence the rush to
secure seats on the announcement of its public
performance. All eyes of course conferred upon
the Professors ID. and C.. 1t was not easy to recoo
nlze in these elegantly costnmed. whfte-eloyed
placid, smiling gentlemen, the intrepid tourists
who SD lately hunted the thrush; fearlessly cx-
ploring in the height Of summer the mel ghboring
country from the beetling verge Of the Sycamore
crags on the south to the innermost recesse, of
Gales Woods on the north struggling tbrouph
the quagmires of the s.Slashes." and breastinp
the iInpetuous Piney Branch; penetrating even to
the farthest borders of Washington county in
their researches. In right down earnest though
the concert was success, especially in this hot
season when folks don't swarm together ont of
mere choice. Almost every piece was hailed
with an encore, THE Wood Thrush, yocifer-
ously. The performers We're Messrs. Crouch !.
DeCGniel Schutter, Tabler E. Jones' Mrs King
Mrs, Dubant, and Miss Pugh. Mr. ]. c. Adams
Presided acceptably at fine piano furnished by
Ellis. We hear that there is general demand
for repetition of this concert. which we hope
will be acceded to.
Mr.. McNKRHANY's ADDRESS to the Schools of
the Third District, was received yesterday after
noon with marked appreciation. 1t was regretted
the Mayor and members of the Councils were not