Evening star., 1863-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.
.wFsENENTs TONIGHT.

las nirht had q most brilliant success, through
his fine delivery and personai ili's, though
e,Hereticr was necessarily prepared for repre-
santatjon here in u great hurry. He appears in
rha same play to might. Setchell appears in
81. J. of the War department" and IL should
not be forgotten that this is the last week OF the
latter.
CAsTERT RTEY.-The beautiful Oriental ballet
Of .Pacha y Abdui kaZah,' will he played to
ni~ht AZ Sims popular resort. The fairy
combination, .Iulia Mortimer, Kate Pennsyer,
Frnestne de Faiber, and the sisters Mari. an d
Augusta also appear.
GoTTsClIAIk gives his second and last con
cert his evening al Willards Hall, and will
b., RS on the first occasion, assisted by Mile
Louis" NiJier and Masters Bernard and Rich
ard Bretto, the youthful musicians.
FARiETIEs.-HarTy Leslie, e. W. Parker,
Ada Tesman, NJ lie Geraldine, Helena Smith,
and all the prominent members of the Varie-
ties company viii appear tonight again.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, April 27-Bo1rd of
Atdermeu-A communication was received from
the Mayor announcing the approval OF the bill
awarding the contract for furnishing Corpora
ton stop cocks for the current year; an act for
laying water mains for the current year; and
an act authorizing the opening OF proposals for
plan and specifications for q bell tower on the
City Hall.
Also, communication transmitting the re-.
port OF the Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart.
tnent, FOR the month or April. The companies
and apparatus are reported generally in good
order. The four way plugs at the corner OF
TweHty-fourth and l. streets, are not in good
order, and the plugs at Eleventh and E; Thir-
teenth and +; Twentieth and G, Twenty first
and FL; Twenty third and F, are so covered
with mud as not to be able TO be used The
side-walk plugs are generally in good working
order There Is no plug on the line of Penn
sylVania avenue, east OF Four and a. half street.
III working order, except the one at the corner
ofSecond street west; nor is there a plug on
Eighth street east. The reservoirs at the Bank
@! Washington and at Seventh and E. are
nearly empty; and the reser voirs at Fifth and
i, Seventh and M, and Sixteenth n and II streets
cannot be got at, as the street has been filled up
there, by covering the openings of the reser
Soirs. -Four actual fires, one burning chimney,
and one fire across the river, have caused
alarms the past month Referred.
The following were read and referred: Peti.
ton of John IL. Zile for remission of a fine: of
Steyheu Bogart, for the return of a license;
petition Of John B. Alcott, for erection of n
frame building; Of James German and others
Tor a foothridSe an act making appropria.
ton for the repair OF streets and the cleaning of
alleys and Cutters an act to provide for plans
snd specifications TO connect the central market
Aou>c; act TO furnish the members of the
two Boards with the printed proceedings of
Councils: an act Tor the relief of William BoyIe
An act anhoriHing George ]. Hall to erect =
frame eulldlngi an act making an appropriation
fer the repair OF the gutter on the south side OF
square No 426; an act to place a wooden cul-
vert across Sixth street east, at its intersection
with south Is street. an act 10 lay gutter across
MsS sacfusetts avenue, To connect with the
gutter at the circle formed by the intersac ton
o Vermont and Massachusettsa avenues and nth
ana NJ streets- and an act for the relief of
I@ nard Grover.
The act advancing money for the increase of
thc pay OF the Metropolitan police and the act
10 increase the pay OF the Corporation police
Of Washington city, were passed unanimously
MT Brodhead called up the act for the relief
Oh James Toles, and asked that il be Considered
a. the present time.
Mr.. Lloyd argued that the bill should not be
taken up except upon his motion, as he had
been the one to move reconsideration. He
M rhEr,r rl,a
man. Dr. Magruder.) from the First Ward
vas present, and not till then.
The CHAIR {Mr. Brown) did not think il ad-
<lSaole 10 take up this case until there was a
full Board and after further discussion, num-
Ter Of members alleging that DIR. Masruder
would not again appear in the Board, the bill
was postponed.
The following passed the board An act au-
ShoriZlng the Mayor to grade and pave the alley
IN square No. 535; an act 10 lay two flag foot
ways In the Second Ward; an act TO place three
stencil traps in Ninth street west; an act to lay
8 flag footway in the Fourth Ward; an act to
take up and relay the gutter on Four-and-a-
balf street. between Pennsylvania avenue and
hSsouri avenue; an act TO grade Second street
north, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
west; joint resolution to allow n. d. Keneas-
ter To erect soda fountain on Seventh street,
Near Pennsylvania avenue an act granting per-
mission TO ]. B. Alcott to erect frame building
adjoining brick onei an act TO take up and re-
Jay the alley in square No. 51s; an act to repair
tfs paved alley in square No. ISL; resolution
ihstructlng the Surveyor 10 furn ish an estimate
street and Delaware avenue; a resolution In
stTucting the same official 70 furnish estimate
OF cost OF opening Georgia avenue, from South
Capitol street to the canal, and of ofopening Water
stFeet, from South Capitol to south W street.
an act to provide for deficiencies in certain
cases; aconCurrentresolution for Joint meeting
o. Councils 4th May to elect commissioners for
the ensuing election; an act to repair the bridge
across Rock Creek and X street north; a Joint
RESOLUTION relative to the observance of the day
Ut fasting, humiliation and prayer.
ld,r4f of fhna art tort tbn roll iof of
t,has. Haskns was postponed until next meet
ting Adjourned
Common CouReil-A communication was re-
cviNed from the Mayor, enclosing the bill OF
Mr.. J. T. Webster, for deficiency OF s5,44I in
the appropriation for repairing the canal at its
Intersection with the stone bridge across New
Jersey avenue.
The following were referred Bill to create
the office OF Commissioner of Streets, and for
other purposes; petition 10 build barricade
across gutter in front of lot II, square II: for
laying water main on street north: from
James Bowen, asking remuneration for seryi.
CT as auctionser; from s. B. Taylor and others
Tor pavement of II street south, between four.
and-a- halt and Sixth streets.
Mr. Raub presented the following petition,
which was properly referred:
WASHINGTON, March 20, Is63s-To the Hon
piable the Aldermen and Board of Common
Council OF Washington city: We, the under
signed, residents of the Fourth Ward, having
noticed TOR the past year that Frank sands, un
Grrtaker, has exposed needlessly and to the
great injury of the health Of the locality bodies
OF deceased soldiers brought from hospitals, ey-
humed, do feel it our duty TO represent the facts
10 your honorable body, in order that the evil
MAY be remedied and the health OF the neigh
bOrhood benefited,
+. ]. Heiberger, James Y. Davis, G. 8. McEl-
FRESH Mrs. George NJ. Grouard Sarah Devlin,
u. T. Morsell, Mrs. Z. S. Morrow, William G
fugh, +. G. Brooke, George Seufferle, J. A
Rowland, +. II. Hill, VIM. II. Ward.
The following were passed Resolution TO
Observe Thursday next as day Of fasting and
alley in Square NJ. 45I; 10 take up and relay
paved alley in Sq(Rre 51s; for Improvement of
Filth street west, t,tbetween ID and H streets
north TO take up and relay fiag-footing across
Fourth street west, on the south line OF street
west, for report at next regular meeting OF
chairman OF Committee of Improvements, OF
all bills in his possession; instr ting Surveyor
70 estimate the cost of walling the canal from
Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets, and from
thence until said wall shall meet the pasture
land on the west extremity OF the Monumen,
Grounds; Insructing Committee on Police to
enquire into removal Of hackney carriages
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