Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-30
LOCAL NEwu.

Alder.ea.-In the absenos Of the President ana
Vice President, Alderman Semmes presided
:. A communication was received from tbe
Mayor, announcing the approval Of the act 10
r, lay q nag footway across L-outsiana avenue
and sixth street and Sixth and d strcetA-
TIE following vsrs refered:.A eommani-
mifsieners OF Imyrovement-For ths Firs
~ ard, Fielder Il. Dorsett Second Ward, VIM
Ruthsrford; Third Ward, Joa. 7. Garner
Nm. II. Hamilton; Sixth Ward, Wllism A
Fletcher; Seventh Ward, jas. II. Birch. Aho,
Communication from the came, nomInaling
7. q. Clayton 1or police justice Of the third
district, vice Hilton resigned; and q. L Gib-r-
sen for justice Of the second, fourth and sixth
districts, vice Clayton transferred; (these last
nsminasons were sSesequentiy oonnrn-d)
| structure adjoin ing brick house; and the PEE
tirien OF Castiemkn 4 Brother and others, in
| relation 70 she repair OF q gutter.
| The Committee on Finance were discharged
from The further consideratson Of the petitions
| OF Humphreys and Jueneman and other deal
| ers IN lager beer IN felssson 70 lowering their
| license.
The Board passed the followine--A rseolu
| tion requesting the Mayor TO inform the Board
whether there 10 any contract existing between
| the corporation and the Ga. company, and also
as 10 the price paid per lamp; n resolution re-
qutstng the Committee on Improvements 10
suggest eeme plan whereby the street crossings
may be more speedily repaired; resolution in
structing the Committee on Congress 70 report
10 the Board from time 10 time all biIls resoiu-
tion, dc. introduced IN Congress relative 70
matters pertaining 70 the corporation, together
with the precise matter OF such bills or rssolu-
nons, and. an act 20 repave an alley in square
No <sl, N the north side Of fPennsylvania ave-
nu', between Four and q half and Sixth .ts
Adjourned
Common Cousal.-A comm unication was re-
cefyed from the Mayor, enclosing a letter from
Judge MerTick, as king thatth Commoa Coun-
| Gil Chamber Ice repaired, in vicw of the meet
| inF OF tho Circuit Court; referred.
Also, approving certain acts, among uhrm
| one 10 grade South Capitol street, and sulhorl-
zine the appointment OF commissioners Of ina
| pIovemsnt.
The following Were read a third time and
Eassed: Revolution calling the attention OF Ise
| Mayer 10 the accumulation Of filth An tbs,
| streets; bin prohibiting the sale OF fire arms,
| guns, powder, &c, 10 children under the age
| Of sixteen, under penalty Of 81; bill relating
| TO the duties OF seaNengerr; ball appropriarug
s3,02s 10 pay the expenses Of the police station
| houses: bill 10 grade and gravel L street BE-
tween Fourth and Fifth strecis, and sppropn-
The following wers referred: Petition OF
| hargar Wcl@h, setting forth that her sbaEd
was killed by his hack overturBing i'm Tlbrr
! Creek, near the corner Of Second street and
| Pennsylvania avenue, owing 20 the neglis,, nco
| Of the COZ poratOn in not having a light th~r--
/ for, and king rrlief; petition asking the INA
I proyement OF i street, between Sixth and
! Seventh; and the following from the Bosrd OF
| Aldermen: Joint resolution relsting 70 an alley
| N square ss7; bill To lay a nag footway acrcsS
! Virginia avenue and ID street south, ON the east
! ride of Sixth street; bill for grading twentieth
street, from + 10 streets; bill for the erection
OF station houses.
! A bill reported by Mr.. Lewis, from the -om-
/! mittce on IMPROVEMENTS. authorizing J. q.
! Thompson TO erect n frame bRil6ing adjoining
! brick, was Lost on its third reading.
The claims committee were discharged from
| the consideration of the petition of NJ. Heylmsn.
The bill fer the establishment of pounds for
animals " as taken Up, and after being read by
| sections was amended and passed.
II provides that IL shall not be lawful FOR an v
| neat cattle other than COVE, goats, swine, &e-,
| 70 run at large. under penalty Of i've dollars.
| The Mayer is authorized 10 point one OF moro
| keep, without expense to the city, public
| pound. He shall give $500 bond. All goat,
| sheep, &c, found running At large may be taken
| ard driven 10 such pound, and the pound MAJ :
! ter shall pay for each animal 2S cents, aad for
! geese -; and when the owner comes after them
| he lie 20 pay for each animal SO cents, and for
each goose 10. IL the animals impounded ara
| not redeemed in five days alter being i'm
| ponEcCd, the pound master is authorized 20 sell
| them after giving public notice; but the owner
OF the animals may claim tho proceeds after the
| necessary expenses and fees are paid within
! twenty DAYS after the sale. A section Of the
| round shall be set apart for dogs, and for each
I dog brought TO the pound rs cents shall be paid.
andshe claimants may redeem the dog by paw
| ing 81; but II not redeemed within f,rty eight
| hours, the pound master shall Kill and bury the
same, for which he is 10 receive - cents 20 BE-
| paid from The city treasury. A penalty of ten
| dollars is imposed ON any person who shall
| break into the pound OF assist in breaking into
the pound, or shall tske out any aBiIaal with
out consent OF the pound master. ANY person
hindt ring or obsu ucIing any person driving any
| animal 10 the pound is liable 10 a fine Of from
one 10 five dollars. An acts conflicting will,
| Tins act are repealed.
SEcoED WARD STATION CAsEs.--James
| Digney, violating hack law; fined sI5s Hugh
disorderIy: dismisssd % Jamee geiry. nuisaS1s mis- @
fined 81 @ w. -Sfmons, do: s. cents cost
John Miles, disorderly and threatening 70 shoot
fraQd ~ II n n NJ
drunk; fned Sl-Js each. James E johnson,
disorderly; fined SIS. VIM. Ntchoidsou dis.
orderly; fined sI-ss. Alexander Roberts, do
fined sso:5s. stephen hc1inn,. drunk; dis
missed. James Donnelly, larceny; do. Nathan
1hompson, violating hack law; fined sI5s
John Divine, drunk; drunk; dismissed. Ma-y
Furguson. drunk and disorderiy;, fined ~,
Harriet Cooper, disorderly; fined 81 W n
Chichester and ID. Eon Boskirk, suspicion:
orderly; Sfined 81 Levi williams. thro,Sin, !,
| stones and malicious mischief. dismissed. Jos
Hitter, drunk; DO. S..Thompeon and Isabel,
Stephen McGwin. drunk dismissed. :. wiIifs -
| brennan, drunk and disorderly; fined 81. n
Is. Smith, drunk dismissed = ii -
fssurSe FRkrpuLEsr rAsses.-An enlisted
man named Lewis aPaIk, who had been as
signed TO duty in the Once Of the Military
| Governor here, and who, II lie supposed there
sSs Ponse s,s; ss.on sarrepa,,oasly Of number of
| consigned 10 Old Capitol on the charge of
| having forged the signatures OF certain on eials
which were appended 10 them, and sold the
| fraudulent passes 70 traders with the mill /.
tary camps and others. FaIk, n is alleged, con-
fesses that he sold nanny OF the passes FOR yari-
| Gus amounts, ranging from ten 10 one hundred
aollars-I A firm, doing business under the
name Of Spengler a. Co., and their clerks were
also arrested and sent 70 the Old Capitol, on
the charge Of having purchased some OF the
papers. knowing them % be fraudulent lGu-'F
i q -
I A Fire at Portsmouth,, va .ZGi
FoRTREss MONROE, Dec. "a Ore oocurret
at Porxmouth this morning, Destroying Ave