Evening star., 1863-03-24

! ihSH iHuiHs, anu tndt III SSumatlu2 t0e bids for
corporation stops they shall ans wer the nun.
| Der OF each sizP me ntioned.i Il tEI.
he resolution WAS adopted, and the Com mon
Couhoi then retired when Nj: Clephane again
| called the Board OF Aldermen TO order and The
actfrcm the Common Council relating to ,n5i
delI,ic diseases Was referred; and an act to Fay
! q nag loot way along the sontS side Of Georgia
ayenne, fro m Eighth TO Twelfth streets east,
was passed. = =. ?
/ The act TO increase the pay of assessors wa.
returned from the Board of Common Counc !
| Win amendments, two of which were concur
| red IN, and on the other the Board insisted on
the original bill. Adjourned.
! Com.nca Courca.-A communication was re-
/ ceiyed from the Mayor, announcing his an
! proyal OF the following acts: Authorizing Ia
/ Mayor to lease wharf sites the Potomac
! 10 revive an act approved October Il, Ia5a I /.
MAKE pump at the corner of Thirteen -and.a
nan street west and ID street north, and |,
! establish pounds for animals.
| Also, communication from c. w. Cunning
| ham, in relation TO H Crout's patent improye-
ment on street lamps. Also, one inclosing pro-
! posaIs from Messrs. s. Bacon, r. Al. Coombs,
| and +. Z. Queen, for disposing 10 the city their
/ hay scales. The two last were referred to the
| committee on police
Mr.. Garfield, from the committee on malice
reported adversely on the resolution relatiup to
an increase OF the police force, and the bill
relating TO frame building near the Presby-
/ terian Church on Ninth street: and the com
| mittee was discharged from the further consid-
! Grafton OF the same.
! Mr.. Shepherd offered the following resoln
nun, "hlcH WIS UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
Whereas it is duty and privilege of the citi
| Zens OF Washington to reaffrm their unalterabl
ana undyiDg devotion to the cause Of the Union
and TO the support OF the Government, both in
| public and private: and whereas the recent
| monster mass meetings held in our sister cities
nave been conducive of great good in cheering
the hearts OF all true patriots, and uniting ali
| partles IN a more vigorous and determined
! defense OF the country's imperilled honor and
| nationality: and believing that the holding of
such meeting in this Metropolis would accom-
| plish like results: Therefore be it
Resolred, by the Board of Alderman and Com
| mon Council, That a select committee of three
| from each Board be appointed, who are hereby
| empowered and directed to make arranpe
ments for holding Union Mass meeting at the
| earliest possible moment, in the hall u s.
House ef Representatives, such other place
| as may be obtained; and further
Resolred, That said committee wait upon
| Hon. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, and 50 ch
other prominent speakers as may be accessible,
and request them to address the citizen. of
Washington at that meeting.
Messrs. Murtagh, Lloyd and knight were
appointed the committee.
The following were referred: Petition of
Walter Durry, President OF Western Hose Com
Pany. asking an appropriation of S4 GOO to build
an engine house for the company: petition of
Isaac Bars, for orreirnbursementof re of moneys over
paid; petition Of P. Bayland, for the remission
OF a fine: bill authorizing S. /. Hall to erect n
! frame house adjoining brick: bill euuirine
the commissioners OF Improvement to hav the
alleys ana cutters cleaned OF garbage: bill 70
provide the fremen with badges, and bill max
ing regulations as to crowding about fires.
The following were passed Resolution au-
thorizng a special election, to be held i'm IN,
Fifth w ard, on Friday, April 3d. To supply the
vacancy caused by the esignation of Mr. Ellis
under directions Of the following ComlnIe-
.ionersi First Precinct-E. q. Handy John
Mills, G NJ. Oyster. Second Precinct-W
Slater +. 7. Tippett, +. 7. c. Steencr and bill
TO lay gravel foot-walk on Georgia avenue,
from Eighth 10 Twelfth street east
The special order-the bill for lighting th,.
streets OF the city with gas and the subs itutes
therefor-Were taken mp and the Presidrlt de-
cded the; the substitute OF Mr. Thomson
being an amendment in the third degree. was
not strictly in order.
Mr.. Gordon thought the bill of Mr. Uter-
mPhle an extraordinary one, which he as a
citizen did not teel thankful to the gentleman
Ter having introduced. He thought the gas
company should pay large fee 10 the gentle
man. They would have TO follow the gas com
pany wherever they chose to lay pines and
The Corporation would be put to great expensa,
and the cliZens would be taxed more than any
Of them were willing to pay TO carry ont the
provisions OF the bull Several of the features
w,re very ebnoxiGus to him, and he spoke d:
the difficulties as 10 carrying out the pIovisijn
OF the ILL.
don. Under the present law one hal; OF the
expense OF lighting the city with gas is chargr-
ahe 70 he ward tund and the other half 10 IL,
J. opeity benefited by II; while, under M q. =
bill. the expense i charceahle &c the general
ind, thereby making ciIz,ns who receive ~
ben, fit pay portion Of the expense.
Joint meeting with the Beard of Alderrnc !. is
oTen the bids Tor laying water mains
On Ieass, milling Mr. Lloyd moved 10 pos
pone the consideration OF the subeL. for d !.
week, stating that this bill would .aYolv, liz
expenditure of S2tN,GN.
a conversational debate ensned; after 4hi.n
OH motion Of Mr.. shepherd, the matter WA
ftTred to committee consisting OF Messrs. q ~
don. Thompson, ITtermehle, Caufied. l'pakr
and Mitchell. Adjourned.
L and IL
Is. WorthinetoB. riding on pavement; disII,e- "a.
Philip Wagner, sclling liquor without h,en-..;
fined 500 VIM NJ; Swain drunk: miii'asy
fined $40 Also, for ASSAULT; iaii. D4y
Johnson, dlscrderly; fined s250. David Cum
ningharn, do; dismissed, Second of =, he
10 bail for peace. Hester CEacs, drunk: Tork
house. Henson Jordon lar, eny; Jail, }3'
Soldier, drunk; military. John Henry, dc,
dismissed. Catharine AigGn, do; wor sricr~~..
Fourth Prccinct.-M. Brown, alias, NJ B,a-.
! grand larceny; jail Andrew Rallnaln, drune
| and dsorderly; fined go. John Duane. druhA;
| do. Mich'l Brown alias Mich'l Burk, atteln't
| jail for court. Eneas Key, riding on pav.men';
| fined $3.50. VIM Kelroy, drunk and tiisori
| ly: military. VIM. Smith, drunk: nism,-s.',..
| Augustus Dean, grand larceny: Jail. Issan
Shorter, assault; fined -. Jas. Flipn. vagran-
cy: fined Si15.
| .Srih Preciact.-James Alexander larceny
| Jail for hearing. Mary Wayne, do; do. loan
Roy, drunk and disorderiy; fined So Col Jas
| II. Swain, fast riding: do. SO. Capt. Tlos 7.
| ambie, do; do. SO. John Stnkns, do dis
| missed. ID. S. johnson, creating nuisance: ine.i
| Sl.5e. 5. B. Johnson, disorderly; costs, -
| cents. Jenny Dicksy, larceny; for further
| hearing. Peter McMann, suspicious character;
| dismissed: for being drunk and dsorderlv;
! fined SIS. Capt. James :. Beavers, grand
! larceny: dismissed. j. ). Scaggs, assault; do
/ John Cain, larceny, two cases; Jail. John
Erunk, drunk; military. Henry Williams,
| drunk and disorderly; fined go. John Boss,
drunk fined SI.5s. Ferdinand Poetcold, do ;
military. Joseph f. Keefer, .disorderly, &c;
fined 81. 5S. Chas. Marrs, pick pocket; Jail tor
| court. Michael Shea, drunk; fined S..
/ Tenth Preeinct-Michael barley, driving on
| pavement dismissed Andrew Simms and q.
4 smith. DO; 50 each. VIM Jackson, riding do;
| -. Margaret Gohan, yagrant; workhouse. 7.
! NJ. Clayton, stealing a watch dismissed. Den
MS Long. assault and battery; for court. Thes.
! King, disorderly; dismissed SJames Mernan,
| n alicious mis- chief; for court Thos Collins,
d!sorderiy; 81. keene Kaiser, John Weide-
mour, John Hicks, Nero Englore, Christian
| Arth, Geo. Strap, Christian Moxia disorderly;
S2each. A g. Carroll, Jas. Fitzpatrick, drunk;
! Gsmissed. Chas. Noonan, drunk and disor-
DERBY: 49, Henry Hepburn, driving on pave
mept; 81 John Bean, assault and battery; dis