Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-21

4 Iegdru as an unm1stakable evidence Of your
and popular ghts. (Applause
But, permit me to say word or two more, I'm
conc fusion. What will be the result Of this con-
No,,h IN Inc aoonsionists Or republicans Of the
non the extremists Of the South, also, for Con
gressi onal Intervention the subject of slavery
IN the Territories. Does not every man of COM
mon sense know that IL that 10 made the issue the
South must be beaten, and under the next census
beaten Immensely by the overwhelming poker
which the North and the West will have In the
Congfes OF the United States. Judge Douglas
comes In, and occupies compromise ground.
These men are fighting with uplifted swords,
over the body Of the Union; Douglas comes In
anu says, Hands of, gentlemen; lift up your
sunn s'1P this lighting over the body Of the
question for themselves let Congress have moth
Ing to do with 1t - why, what kind Of protec-
uen would Seward give'. What would be the
eject OF Intervention, as administered by such a
man as Buriingame? What kind of protection to
slave property In the Territories would these men
give! such protection as vultures give to lamb,
covering and deyoufing them. Let us, then, fell
,ow-cihzens, as far as in our power lay, endeavor
TO rally around the conservative men, the Union,
and give our efforts and exertions from this day
forth until the day Of election, for Judge Douglas
The speaker retired amid great applause
The asssmblage was addressed by one or two
Others, when 1t quietly dispersed.
CRY CoUNcILs, August 2O.-Boa,d of Alder.
neH.IThe board met as usual, president Dove in
CoMMuNIcArIoSs
One from the Mayor announcing his having an.
proved the following acts; An act authorizing the
laying Of Waterman In | street. north, ffom
Eleventh to Fifteenth streets west An act for
s@ akin up and telaying the gutter on the north
street west, between Virginia avenue and ID street
south An act to ptoviue Yor the construction of
half and SIKH streets west. An act MAXIM an
appropriation to pay Tor repairing the bridge on
Connecticat avenue. Joint resolution aut6or,r
Ing John T.. Vanskiver to complete fshhouse on
Water street, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets west An act making an appropriation to
pay certain expenses incurred by this corpor alton
al the funeral ceremonies Of the late Joseph Gales
AtSo, ,pe RON the Commissioners Of the Asylum,
inviting the members Of the Board Of Aldermen
ana thelf secretary to visit the Asylum on next
THURSDAY, 23d inst, at 4 O'Clock D. m. On mo-
ton, the invitation was accepted. -
PETITIONS REFERRED.
VI wary ID Alexander, and of John F. Mari
ana otnehs, ior water mains; Of Bishop Kendrick
ana others, for permission to close an old alley
ana open a new onei Of citizens, for repairs in
BILLS REPORTED AND PASSED
Bill TO grade and ravel First st east between G.
aug ID SITS north; to improve the condition of the
gutter on the east side of First st. east between r.
and SITS north; of the lower board, to Construct
a Dranch sewer and drop at the southwest angle of
Nihtn 81 west and l st north, to connect with the
main sewer on Ninth st; Of the lower board, to
pay James A. Fletcher for work done in the
Fourth Ward; Of the lower board to grade and
gravel l. street south, from New jersey avenue 10
Four-and a-half st. west to set the curbstones and
tne toG.way on the west fronts Of squares l6s
ana lo9; 10 improve the Northern market with an
amendment In form of a substitute, for the con.
structon Of drop and sewer on the west side of
Fourteenth 81: between st. and Pa. avenue, in
tae second Ward; making an appropriation to pay
WIN. M. Ellis & Bro for "a inch stop valves mr.
nlshed to the Corporations; to Law water main in
Mass avenue, from Eleventh to Tenth SITS west
ana along Tenth ST. west to New York avenues to
set curostone and pave footway on west front of
square I95i to reimburse the Mayor for expenses
incurred while attending to the interests of this
corporation before the Legislature Of MARYLAND,
during Its session of 1850; authorizing the Tax
Collector to receive certain certificates of indebt
edness Of the Corporation, In payment of taxes to
close private alleys in state Of nuisance; author
y. ahg .ne board OF Trustees OF the Public Schools
10 lease building for public-schOol purposes; to
lay water main In Twelfth ct west, from C St.
north TO Pa avenue; to lay water main in f. ut
north, from Eleventh to Thirteenth streets west;
the lower board, authorizing the Mayor to enclose
The Central guafd-house and Corporation water
pipe yard with a suitable brick wall, with the
conmiitee's recommendation to insist upon the
orig mai BILL After discussion, the board insisted
on the original bill-ayes 6, noes4
The petition Of Joseph Lowry reported back
from drainage committee, who were discharged
from its further consideration } was referred to
select committee appointed by the Chair.
Adjourned.
Common CcxHeH.-The board met at the usual
hour, the President In the chair
COMMUNICATIONS.
a communication from the Mayor was read
stating that he had approved certain bills; also,
one from the Commiss oner Of the Asylum inviting
the board to visit that institution on Thursday
ne1i; which was accepted.
BILLS, ErC.
For the relief Of the Western Hose Company:
for trimming and crawling Thirteenth street
from c to g streets; providing for perfect regis
Try OF voters for trimming and gravellng Eleventh
street 1 from TO streets; to grade l. street from
pay w L. Ellis Bro. a balance due them;
making an appropriation for paid fire depart
men'; authorizing the Mayor TO anticipate the
bill providing for the establishment of ten adj
ditional public schools-all Of which were appro-
priately referred.
resolution In reference to a removal of the
w estern Market, and a resolution Of inquiry in
reference to the right to use a certain improved
passed.
Petitions of c. Alexander and Others. w. Flood
and Charles Finnegan were referred to commit
tees
An act providing that private alleys which are
pronounced to be In state Of nuisance by the
Commissioner of Health shall be closed until such
nuisance be sbated, was passed.
BILLS PASSED.
10 pay special police; authorizing the anticpa-
uon OF the corporation revenue to the amount of
So, t0O to redeem guaranteed bonds Of the Alex-
andria and Washington railroad; to take up and
relay a gutter on l. street north, between 9TH and
18th streets west for the improvement of street;
to repair the carriage way 18th street west from
Pennsylvania avenue to the canal; for trimming
and graveling l. street north, between 4th and St6
streets west for the construction Of a stench.trap
on the north side Of T. street north, between 18th
and i4th streets for the relief Of j. A Fletcher
for the construction Of a stench-trap on Eleventh
street west, between and streets north; to trim
and gravel 9th street west from G street north to
New York avenue; for taking up and relaying a
portion OF gutter west side Of 5th street west;
for same purpose on south front Of square 30; tn
pay w Darlington FOR certain purposes; author
izing the curbstone to be set and footway paved
on west front Of 66 aud 1867 for the repair
OF a sea wall on the Potomac, between 18th and
13H streets west; to lay water main on N street,
from llth to 14th streets west for the purchase of
10, OCo siI-inch water pipes; act making appro-
priafions for certain purposes In connection with
the distribution Of Potomac water through the
cltyi fos laying water main In 10Th street, from
Pennsylvania avenue 10 street north; authorizing
the public school trustees to lease for three wears
building belonging to r. H Gillett for school pur-
poses; and bin appropriating 81 sS5 % to meet
deficiencies in appropriation for Washington Asy-
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2 The Board then adjourned r.-g..s