Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-26

Cry COUNCILS, June 25-Bcayd of Aldermen =
In the chair.
The Chair announced the following standing
committees for the ensuing year
On Ftnance-MeSsfs Brown Ward, Fisher
Price.
On POlice-Messrs. Huntington. Bayiy, Ward
On Claims-Messrs McNefhany Semmes, M GORE
On schools-Messrs. Donoho, Huntington, Ma
gruder
On Fire Department Messrs. Price, clrk
Bohrer.
On Elections-Messrs Ward CLARK, Nc Nerhany
On Drainage-Messrs. Fisher, Ward, Cumming
On Unfinished Business-Messrs. Clark, Bayiy
On Canals-Messrs Magruder, Fisher, Dun
nlngton.
.Toinf Committees
On Asylum-Messrs Bohrer, Donoho, Ward
On Health-Messrs Magruder, Fisher Bohrer
On the Canal-Messrs. Bayly, Semmes, Ma
gruder.
On Wharves-Messrs. Clark, Donoho, Price.
On Enrolled Bills-Mr Moore
On Accounts of Register-Mr Semmes
On Money Transactions of the City-Mr Brown.
On Eligibility Of Assessors-Messrs. Bayly,
McNerhany, Semmes.
To Count and Destroy Duebills-Mr Fisher.
To Attend to the Interests of the Corporation
before Congress - Messrs. Bayly, McNerhany,
Clark
Mr.. Price asked to be excused from serving as
chairman OF the committee Of the FIRE department;
agreed to.
COMMUNICATIONS
one from the Mayor transmitting the following
Commissioner Of Health-C. F. Force, M d.
Tax Clerk-Wm. J. DOnoho
Book-keeper-Edwin j. Klopfer.
Messenger-W. ID. Locke
lntendant Of Asylum X. Queen
Physician of Asylum. T.. Morgan, NJ D.
Commissioners of Asylum-John b. Turton,
Leonard Harbaugh, George Mattingly.
=, Secretary to Commissioners Of Asylum-John
III. Moves.
Resident Student of Asylum-Chas. McCor-
mick.
For Chief Of Police-John n. Goddard.
Lieutenant of Police-Edward McHenrv
Magstrates-First district, Samuel Drury; Sec
ond district, John ID. Clark; Fifth district, Will
liam thompson; Seventh district, Thomas C.
Donn; Eighth district Patrick McKenna; Ninth
district, James Gull Tenth district, William
Cooper; Second Fourth and 81 xth districts united
j. w. Barneclo; to attend to the watch house
daily, Thomas C. Dom.
Ward Physicians = First Ward, Phillip c.
Davis, NJ. d. Second Ward, w. H. A. Loveiov
NJ. d Third Ward, George nj. Dale, Nj. ID;
Fourth Ward, j. M. Toner M. d Fifth Ward
George Mccoy, Id Sixth Ward, J M. r oberts,
NJ; D:i Seventh Ward, J. E. Willett, MD.
Water Purveyor-Thomas Evans
Water Registrar-Randolph Coyle
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Hiram Richev
Inspector of Fire Apparatus w. Martin.
Il.
Inspector of Flour and Sailed Provisions-Jos,
Lyons.
Clerks of Markets-Centre Market, John Wa
ters; Eastern Market, Sylvester F. Gates; w estern
A. Brown.
Commissioners of the Canal-Western section,
VIM Wise; Eastern section, Charles c Edelin,
Wood and Coal Measurers-Wm p Drury,
Williams, VIM. Riggles
Measures of Grain, Bran, &c.-First district.
Lewis G. Robinson; Second district, Joseph H.
Williams
All the above nominations were duly referred
One from the Mayor, transmitting a communi-
cation from Capt. Franklin in relation to the rail-
ing around the Capitol, and suggesting an appro-
priatiOn for its removal and placing the same
around Judiciary Square; referred 70 improve
ments committee
Also, one transmitting communication from
the Commissioner Of Health, in relation to the
contracts for cleaning Streets aIeys and Uutters.
referred to health committee
Also, one from the Intendant Of the ASYLUM
transmitting the report of that office for the month
OF May, $780, referred to asylum committee
PETITIONS RECEIVED AND REFERRED.
VI j. Y. & IL. A. Willard, for carrayeway; of
Thomas Carberry, for a water main I'm F 81 of
george Follansbee, for a water main in ID ST of
Paul Brannan and others, for a pavement: of
Amos Hunt, asking consideration Of his claim
DIS the dulY elected assessor for the Fifth Ward
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mr. Brown, from finance committee reported
Dill imposing taxes for the wear 1850 y The
Dill nxes the rate OF taxation at 60 cents on each
sLoo worth OF real estate property; per cent of
which to be set apart for the support of the pub
lie schools. The rate of discount was fixed at 10
per cent. for payment before the LIST of September
ana per cent. for payment before the lst of Oc-
tober. The bill was then passed
BILLS PASSED
Bill TO pave the carriage-way on Four,eentb
street west, from Pennsylvania avenue to street
noftni Dill TO lay water main in street north
from Twelfth to Thirteenth streets west: bin to
PIlchaSe lh!fy OF Dyer's fire plugs; resolution in
relation to the manner Of laying water mains;
bill to take up and relay the cnrbstone and gutt.,
on the west side of Eighth street west, between
and l. streets north.
Bill TO take up and relay the curbstone and
gutter in street north, between Ninth and Tenth
streets west referred. Adjourned
Common CoVncl-The President of the Roa,d
announced the following standing and joint com
On Ways and Means-Messrs. Jones, Van Res
son.
On lmprovements-Messrs. Van Reswick. Mo-
hun, Orme, Russell, Earl, Bryan and Given
IN Dralnage-Messrs. Orme, Mohun, Mead
oDer, Emerson, BorrOwS, aud Wilson
On Claims-Messrs. Mulloy, Edmonston. and
Given. - ""N
On Unfinished Busness-Messrs. Russell and
Easily. """
On Electons-Messrs. Chaplin. Mulloy. and
Easily. "->'
On Police-Messrs. Mead, Jones' Mohun. Rus
sell, Earl, Borrows, and Thomas
On Canals-Messrs Mohun, Orme MulIov
Robinson, Emerson, Bryan, and Thomas
On Public Schools Messrs Ober Orme.
Chaplin, Van Reswick, Emerson, Easily, and
On Fire Department Edmonston, Rus.
JOINT Committees
On washington Canal-Messrs. Van Reswick,
Robinson, and Bryan.
On Money Transactions Of the Corporation
Mr.. Jones.
On the Asylum-Messrs. Jones, Mulloy, Emer-
son, and ~
On Accounts Of the Register-Mr. Russell
On Wharyes-Messrs. Orme Mohun, and Earl
On the Health of the City-Messrs Chapin
Mead, Borrows, and Given
On Enrolled Bills-Mr. Ober
On Eligibility Of Assessors-Messrs Mead I'D.
monstOn, hammond, and Easily
To Count and Destroy Due Bills-Mr Robinson
To Attend 10 the Interests of the CORPORATION
before Cougress-Messrs. Van Reswick, Mobun.
hammond, and Borrows.
BILLS INTRODUCED REFERRED
Bill imposing taxes for the year 1860; to make
appropriations and defray the general expenses of
the Corporation for the year ending June 80, 1861
PETITIONS RECEIVED AND REFERRED
OF John w Semmes and Others asking that a
curbstone may be set and footway paved on
squares 81 and $685. of Rob't H. Marshall, asking
the remission Of fine; Of H w Hammond ask
ing that the curbstone may be set and footway
paved in squares 500 Sos, and ST.: of Mrs Tot