Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-30
LOCAL NEWS.
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with the same excellent cast, including susan
benin. IsabelIs Freeman, Sophie Climber,
Charles Barron, W. II. Bokee, and others.
CAsrsRBURY-Funl lovers are hard to please
indeed If they fail to be pleased with the tine
bill now offered nightly at this hall. Another
opportunity will be given this evening OF VIII
Messing the exquisite dancing Of Loulsa Wells
and the Court of Beauty; OF listening to the
melody of Eva Brent, and Of laughing heartily
st the corps Of Ethiopian performers.
VARIKrIKs.-Graceful dancing, melodious
songs, fine drama well performed, and no
end of Ethiopian and other amusing dellnea-
tons, the bill of fare nightly served up to the
visitors and patrons of the Varieties Inc
drama, ssSix Degrees OF Crime" will be per-
formed to night again.
METRoPoLITAN HALL.-The many lovers of
fine operate music, who nightly visit this hall,
express delight at the selections made from the
best German, English and American operas
the manner Of their execution being OF q high
order. Another performance Will be given
this evening.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, June %, Board Of
Aldermen.-A COMMUNICATION was received
= from the MAYOR, making the following nomi-
nations fer corporation officers for the ems uiag
ypar all of which were referred to appropri-
ate committees, viz: For Corporation Attor-
= ney, Joseph II. Bradley, Esq; Tax Clerk,
WIN. Morgan, Book Keeper, E.: J. Klopfer;
Messenger to Mayor and Registrar, Henry o..
Kliber; Water Registrar, Randolph Coyie;
Taper 81 Water Mains, Daniel Hannan;sCom
missioner Of the Canal, David Hepburn; In
speCtOr OF Flour ana SaiteG PrOvlSlOnS, Jos.
Hearick; Sealer OF Weights and Measures,
Jos. +. Hodgson; Commissioners of Improve
ments, First Ward, F. f. Dorset; Second
Ward, VIM. Rutherford; Third Ward, Jno. T.
Garner; Fourth Ward, VIM. Douglass; Fifth
Ward, VIM. II. Hamilton; Sixth Ward, VIM
r. Fletcher; Seventh Ward, James IL. Birch;
Clerk of Center Market, Henry Lyles; Assist
ant Clerk, U. IL. Mitchell; Clerk Of Western
Market, Jas. Miller; Clerk of Northern Mar
ket, Jas. Bowen; Clerk of Eastern Market, J.
G.. Cross.
For Ward Apothecaries-F'rst Ward, David
d. Ri6geley: Second Ward, w. B. Entwisls
Third Ward, George ]. Musser; Fourth Ward,
S. r. Sylvester; Fifth Ward, E. B. Bury; Sixth
Ward, John E. Bates and Sc renth Ward, Ohio
Boswell. For Corporation Police-Chief of
Police, Samuel Ourand; police-First Ward,
Wm. H; Hines; Second, Joseph Williamson
aud Maurice O'Conner; Fifth, James Nj Busher;
Sixth, VIM. H Lusby; and Seventh, Robert f
Magee. For Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment-Jno. J. Peabody. For Assistant Epgi-
Deer-Iohn III. Thompson.
A communication was also received from the
Mayor, transmitting the last statement Of the
Bank of Washington, and showing balance
of 81 ,35i27 due the Corporation on May /.
Referred To the committee on finance
The following appointments were made to
supply vacancies occasioned by the defamation
OF Mr. brown, TO serve on certain committees,
VIZ: ON committee on claims, Mr.. Clephane;
unfinished business, Mr.. Sargent; on canals,
MI. Lewis; and on health, Mr. Lewis.
The following were read and approximately
referred: Petition of Thomas Blagden for the
improvement of Second street east, from Vir-
ginia avenue to the canal; of NJ. Maloney and
others, relative TO the flag footing and cutters
on b street north; of VIM. r. Riley and others,
for water main in Seventh street to I. street
south; bill relative to the sale OF beer and
other malt liquors; for the relief of Thos. Will
nams; relative to hackney carriages; to pay
Henry Lee for the burial of paupers; to set the
curbstone and pave the footway on the south
front of Square No. 33s; to grade and gravel
and lay the cutters on street north, between
Eighth and Ninth streets west; TO repair an
alley in the Third Ward; to prohibit the throw
ing OF fruit parlngs on the paved footwalks;
and gravel Ninth street west, from G. to
streets north; and a bill to grade and pave part
OF j street north, from Seventh to Ninth streets
west, and TO build four sewers
The report OF the Intendant of the ASYLUM
for the month OF May was reported back and
ordered TO be placed on the files of the board
The bill to lay flag footway on G. street
north and Twenty-third street west, was re-
committed 10 improvements committee
The following were read third time and
passed "A bill to fix the pay of the Assessors.
inns bill gives the Assessors SO per day tor
every day occupied In taking the assessment,
provided the amount TO be paid each Assessor r
snail not exceed SoO0l A bill authorizing a
change in the location of the lamp on the
southwest corner of Seventh street west and
M street north to repair the paved carriage
way on Seventh street west from g to f north;
to supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the Washington City Asylum. authorizing the
purchase of IS copies of the digest of the Ia TVS
OF the corporatloni and bill for the relief of
A. b. StoUghton.
Alderman Clephane, on the part of the COM
mittee Of arrangements for the celebration of
the coming Fourth OF July, rendered an myi-
tation to the board to participate, which was
accepted, and the board adjourned.
Common councty.-A communication WIS re-
celved from the Mayor, announcing his ap-
prevail OF acts to purchase Gag for the CITY
Hail, and TO reset the curb-stone on | street
between Ninth and Tenth streets
The Chair appointed the committee on the
contingent fund as follows: Messrs. Lloyd,
NJ LaTncr, and Ferguson.
The following were read and referred Bill
requiring that lime shall hereafter be sold by
Weight-two hundred pounds to the barrel in
default of fine of SIS; supplementary to the
act for the removal of ofIal; petition of w
flenner and others against the erection of q
livery stable on l street with skeleton bill; me.
mortal OF D. ID. Foley, for CONDENSATION for
Improvements on the river, near Seventh
street.
Mr.. Shepherd offered the following. and
asked that IL be put on its passage:
Whereas, the present charter of the CITY of
Washington limits the powers of the CORPORA
Ilon tnereof 10 sucn an extent as to render the
carrying out OF certain improvements neces-
sary 10 the citys welfare impossible:
And whereas the inauguration of many of
such improvements have become compare.
lively necessary by reason of the rapid increase
OF ats population, as well as a proper regard
for the development OF the national resources
OF this metropolis.rand with a view to the pro
curement of charter with larger powers and
greater authority Therefore be it
ReSotred, That special committee, consist
ing OF three members from each Board, ITO be
selected by the respective Presidents thereby
with the Mayor, be, and are hereby appointed
TO examine and revise the present charter of
TINS city, and report to these Boards such
amendments or alterations IS in their judg-
meat may be- required, or such new draft of
charter as they may agree on. Such report TO
be made TO the Councils on or before the meet.
ing In November next for their consideration,
In order that such amendments or charter may
be presented to Congress at the CONNER cement
OF the next session, that their assent thereto
may be obtained.
Dir. d. Larner objected.
Mr.. Shepherd advocated his resolutions, sta
ting that the powers Of the Corporation were
so limited that necessary improvements could
not be made. The Corporation needed the
power to provide for the Sewerage OF the city;
river Improvements were needed; house OF
refuge was wanted. and the asylum was FULL
thaf oftentmes paupers are sent away becau sc
there Is no accommodation. This city had been
called city Of mud and dust, and would re-
main so until something was done towards
paving the streets He had no disposition TO
press the matter, and moved that the resoIu-
fon lie over one week; carried.
mr.. Shepherd also introduced the following;