Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-12

DxEKRRKD LocALs.-See outside Of to-day's
Stay for Interesting deferred local articles.
AMUsznKNrs To-NIsHr.
CANTERBURY HALL-The Interest In the per-
formances at Canterbury continues undated, and
all who resort there are evidently well pleased.
Jim Budworth never fails 70 bring down the
appear in new banjo soios and new patriotic sons,
His laughable afterpiece, HNew Years Calls, %
10 immense. This Is the hrst week Of wills
Armstrong, clown, juggler and pantomimist.
NEW YORK ATLANTIC GARDEN-Free concerts
daily. Attentive walters dispense refreshments.
APOLLO CONCERT HALL.-Good refreshments
may be enjoyed at this resort, while visitors lis
ten 10 the musical executions Of Winterstein,
Nachman and others.
COUNCIL PRocKRpINss, Aug 11-Bod,d of A.
dsrniss The Chair, Mr.. Clephane, pres nted a
communication from the Mayor, returning TO the
Board tie act creating the Office Of Superintendent
OF Public Schools, with his objections thereto.
THE bill conflicts with the act Of Congress Of
May IS, 1850, In reference to the public schosls
and the powers Of certain ofacersl The Board
refused TO pass the bill over the Mayors vetL and
Tee on public schools.
The following were appriateiy referred: The
monthly report Of the lntendant Of the Asylum;
q communication from the Water Registrar;
petition Of Messrs. Dean and Follansbee; petition
70 repair an alley along squsre No. 733; petition
asking that footway be paved In Square NO; alI;
lay flag footway across First street east, on the
north side Of street north; bill to lay nag 1901
way an cross gutter across U street nortn, near
Tenth street west; an act constructing cso. guy
tiers across street north; act TO lay nag foot
way across street north, near Tenth street east;
act 10 revive act to grade and gravel street
north; act In reference TO granting licenses In
the city Of Washington. This act MAKES IL In
cumbent upon all applicants TO nke ana SUP,
scribe an oath Of allegiance before license shall
be granted
of Fnr
the repair Of the bridge across the canal at the
Intersection Of New Jersey avenues an act TO re-
pair the stone wall on the west side OF Ttber
Greek, between Pennsylvania avenue ana =
street north; an act providing for the removal OF
offal slops, &c an act for the relief OF Michael
Corrgan act TO pay certain bills for the repair
of the Western Market House; a bill making ap-
preparation for the repair OF the sewer through
square 49, an act authorizing the construction Of
q sewer on seventh street west from street north
TO Massachusetts, avenue.
The act imposing taxes for the year 1862 was
returned from the Board Of Common Council,
amended by an additional section. Before the
amendment could be acted on it was discovered
there was no quorum present, one OF the Alder
men having retired, and Mr.. Lloyd called the
attention Of the Chair to the fact that rule Of the
Board imposed q fne upon any member leaving,
without FIRST obtaining permission, and asked
that the rule be strictly enforced. Adjourned.
Common Council - The following petitions
were received and referred For Improvement of
North Capitol street, from to n sts for relay
Ing dag fOotways across New York avenue; for
improvement Of Eighth street eait, between Pa.
avenue and East Capitol st.
Mr. Lloyd introduced a resolution sppropris-
ting from the contingent fund sls, to pay W. A.
Kennedy for services as secretary; passed.
The petitions Of +. H. Robinson for the remis-
sion Of a fine, and Joseph Nathans asking that
livery stable may be legelized, were reported adj
verseIy upon.
Mr. Morgan reported the bill providing for the
organization Of the fire department; and Il was
oAa he cIal 0PAe for
1.-The bill reported is the one drawn up by the
1remsns' convention held in June last, Of which
The star has already given synopsis
The bill imposing taxes for the year 1852 was
taken up. and being read by sections
Mr.. FoIlansbee moved to amend the first Sec
ton, by reducing the tax from SO to 40 cents on
Yeas-Messrs Follansbee, Gordon and Lloyd
Nays-MesIrs Ellis, Lewis, Morgan, Mitchell,
Pesfe, Raub, Thompson, Tslbert and Wilson'S.
Mr. Raub asked II the property Of the street
railway was included in the bill.
The Chair said that their charter required that
their property should be taxed, the same as other
property.
section
Sec TO- That in addition to the taxes imposeS
and levied under the foregoing sections OF this
bill, there shall be imposed and levied an addi-
tIonal tar, in all and every case Of ten cents on
every hundred dollarS Of the assessed value Of
property aforesaid, the proceeds Of which will
be set apart bounty for volunteers and for the
relief Of resident families Of volunteers now IN
the service Of the United States.
Mr. Ellis asked what per centage would be re-
quired 70 make up the $50 900 provided for In the
bounty bill.
The Chair.-About IS per cent.
The section was then adopted.
Mr. Raub moved that the abatement allowed
for prompt payment be reduced about one-halfj
lost
The bill then, az amended, was passed
The bounty bill, with the Aldermen's amend
Inents, was taken up, and all were concurred In
with tie exception OF that proposing an additional
Tar Of cents on the SlOe which was rejected
the tar being already In the tar bill
Adjourned
ANOTHER SUDDEN DRAIH.-Within the past
three or four days we have announced ave or six
anhden deatha and another In nnvR ADDED q the