Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-06
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street, VIII meet with prompt attention.
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FoRD's ATHENKMN Tom Tayiors comedy OF
"The Unequal Matchr 10 offered the public to-
night at Ford q pleasant Atheneum. This author
has wide reputation az a writer OF acting plays.
The Press gen orally, speak Of "The Unequalled
In high terms. II has had great run In
this country as well al on London boards. Mr..
Ford has secured the sole right to present IL here
growers THEArKR This Is the last night Of
the comedy combination, and on this occasion
Manager Grover offers a rousing bill Of comedy
Poor PiIlicoddy.n and 0The Post Of Honor"
are three pieces that will bring out and employ
the entire comedy talent. setchell, Mrs. Hougb,
Mrs Gsrmon, and in fact the entire troupe have
become first fayorites here, and the public will
be glad to see more Of them.
CANrERBuRY-Miss Mortimer was welcomed
bsck TO Washington boards last night, by large
audience of her friends and edm'rera; and great
satisfaction was also expressed at the new stars
MaRsger Percivsl has brought out. Miss ORTIZ
mer and Mile Fowler, in =" The GIpsy's lay"
were loudly spplauded; and Harry Rice the
Contraband, in 'How to get Wife, was excel
lent. The entire mammoth company appear to-
night. Ladies and families will remember that
on to- morrow afternoon performance will be
given, and good bill produced.
CONrINENTAL.-Thev vocal powers Of Madame
Arebella are Of high order; and supported as she
Is by Miss Mary Walton, the Continental ought
to prosper amazingly. good bill Is offered fer
tonight.
ExH1sIrIoS MAY BALL--Donr forget the en-
tertaInment Professor Barnes offers tonight, at
Temperance Hall.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, May 5.-Board Of Al
deTBlsH-Tbe following petitions and bills were
presented and appropriately referred: Petition Of
II Semmes and others, praying that a suitable
place may be designated for a horse market; pc
iition Of John F.. Nesls, praying that moneys
paid for unused license may be refunded; an
act 10 establish the price Of gas ia the Center
market; an act providing for the laying Of
water main along NJ street north, from Ninth to
The follOwIngibills were passed: An act msk-
Ing appropriation for the repair Of the bridge
across the canal; bill ( r lighting and furnish
Ing the Ward station houses; for the relief OF
jeremiah Costello; for the relief Of Patrick Boh-
len; authorizing the Water Registrar to dispose
Of certain pipe; an act authorizing the grading
and graveling Seventh street west, from l. to
boundary street. to repair Fig hteenth and Nine
tenth streets west, between l. and NJ north, and
Twenty first street west, between X and l. streets
north; to repair Eighth east, from Pennsylvania
avenue 10 the NAVY Yard Gate.
Mr.. Bohrer, from the committee on asylum,
presented what psTpOrted TO be the report Of the
lntsrdant OF the Asylum, and signed by Josiah
Adams.
Nh Fisher objected to the reception Of the doc
ument. IL was an Illegal one. Dir. Adams had
never been confirmed by this board, and he was
not TIE Intendant OF the Asylum.
MIR. Lloyd thought the report should be
ceIved. Mr.. Adams was acting until the Mayor
could ind one who understood the d aties well
fO- all this.
Mr. Dove objected to receiving II as the report
Of the Intendant OF the Asylum"
On motion Of Mr.. Magruder, the communica-
ton Of Josiah Adams was laid on the table.
The Chair (Mr. BrOwn) laid before tne board
the oath Of allegiance Of DR.. Magruder Mr. M
Wis absent when the other members took the
oath.
A communication nom the lower board ap-
cared announcing their readiness TO go into joint
.1er.ing FOR the election Of commissioners Of cleo
on.
JOINT MEETING.
Ihe members Of the lower board appearing, on
motion OF MIR. BOhrer, Mr.. Richards, chairman
rfths Common Council, was appointed chairman
OF the Joint meeting.
ALDERMAN Brown and Councilman Wilson were
appointed tellers.
The following gentlemen were chosen COM
znIssieusTS OF election:
First Ward-First Precinct Samuel Duval,
VIM. Calvert; VIM: Rigglss Second Precinct;
SrcoEd Ward-Firss Precinct: Geo. w. Stew
art, J. w. Spaulding, l.. r. Clark. Second Pre-
Cinct: +. C. Dyer, Samuel Lewis, William P.
Third ward-First Precinct: p. NJ. Martin >,
NJ Towers William II Pope. Second Pre-
cfnct: George 3. Gideon, b. L. Cuttings, G. A.
Fo1r,h Yard-First Precinct F. A. KIopfer,
f. e. Eekloh, James English. Second Precinct:
James A. Kennedy, George w. COchrane, L..
FIN Ward-First Precinct William F. Wal
lace John Mills, T. @ Handy Second Precinct
VIM slater, A. T. Richards, f. o. Casteel.
Sixth Ward-First Precinct: George Brown,
Henry Marks, William Z. Langley. Second Pre-
einct: VIM :. Venable, Thos +. White, Lemuel
GaddIs.
John +. CesseI, +. NJ. Pearson. Second Precinct
J. z. Holmead, William T. DOniPhsn, Charles
Martin.
The Joint convention was then dissolved; and,
after the retirement Of the Council,
MI Brod head msved to take up the Passenger
Railway bill, and offered the following act as a
substitute for the one offered at a previous meet
An ACT giving the assent OF the Corporation to a
contract with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for the construction OF branch rail-
Bet enacted, That the assent Of this Corpo-
ration be, and the same Is, hereby given to the
terms and conditions Of the .ubjoined contract
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
FOR the construction OF branches Of their railroad
from the depot to other places In Washington;
and that the Mayor be, and he hereby Is, author
iIed on the part Of this Corporation 10 execute
the same
sec And be 1T fur her enacted, That imme.
distely after the completion Of the branch rail-
road from the depot to the Navy Yard and
Georgetown, branches shall b. constructed on
seventh street Yves; to Boundary street on the
north, and the Potomac river on the south, and
Fourteenth street west TO q street north, each
from the branch on Pennsyyania avenue
Mr.. Brodhead stated that an agreement had
been drawn and submitted to the attorneys for
both Corporations. The agreement was before
them, and a request was made that II be read
IL IL as follows:
Articles Of greement made this - day Of,
In the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, be-
tween the NJ ayor, Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council OF the City Of Washington
of the hrst part, and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road Company, Of the second part, witness: that
the said parties OF the first part in consideration
Of the undertakings OF the said parties Of the sec
Dad part hereinafter mentioned, do hereby give
their assent and permission to the said company
60 construct, under the authority conferred upon
them by the act Of Congress Of March Sd, 1885,
branch railroad with two tracks upon such plan
Of rail the ssid parties OF the first part shall ap-
prove from the present station OF the said COM
pany on the New Jersey avenue TO the Pennsylva-
MIA avenue and thence TO Georgetown on the one
aide and the Navy Yard on the other; and the
said parties Of the FIRST part In like manner give
their assent and permission TO the said company
10 construct branches Of their said road with a
single or double track az they may prefer and
with a rail adapted 20 the general transportation
from the station Aforesaid or from point near
thereto, crossing the Pennsylvania avenue TO the