Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-18

| increase CT the hunter OF the ininates OF tn.
| The II tistics of the Institution show tha,
there W. r. III the inrttr;ary anG hospital during
the ,uT i.3 persons. af ~hrrh - rrrnaiRad
ever irom The previous year; that y werr dls.
IharG' q, and So dec. ased, leaving 1910 tne
| 81 n June. The average humirr per day dl
| TiTs Ita ssar was fsb, and for the last six
| n:or'hs '"ie The table of nativity shows 20
| i'um IN I's,rict Of Colum bia, Il from Mary.
| l"ns, !" from Virginia. 25 from P-nnsylv ANA,
i :. ;r'm Ireland, and Is from Germany In
| tre small Iox hospital the number received in
tf+ year WAS s3i, discharged la9. deceased D.,
| remr'ning 10.
| tn whole number in the workhouse during
tie ; nr Y as 10. of which ca remained from
| the Pre- year discharged during the last
| year 1876 ,lored -, deceased b. remaining AZ
The end OF the year -. Average per day durir.e
/ ths year . 4. The Ia bic of nativity shows ttg
JToi' III. Iis.li.' Of Columbia, So from " ash
| n;E.ah @ {. g :, i2o rom Maryland, l2l from Nir-
| g!h'a, % from u ms ylvana, % from New
| York, IL each from Massachusetts, and New
+! J'r-eF, = IRON Germany, AS from Ireland,
| ard p frCm England.
! The rel ort Il the lnterdant of the ASv,un,
| was referred :" the committee on asyiur7
Ar Morgan offered the following bill, which
was rtfeTr'a 10 the committee on Finance :
| 'Et u Lax cfta, Ey the Board of Aldermen
| &c Heard of onmon Council, that no MEM
| b'r OF ethsi Board be allowed to be An in.
| T. re>s'd paIts in any contract Of the Corpora-
| Hon given out after the passage OF this act.
| MT LEWIS presented petition for q gutter
| or ire north -lda of square 4Sf, bet ween Fittn
/ aHc sixth streets vest. Referred TO COMMITTEES
| on IMPROVEMENTS
| The following bills from the Roard AZ Co,,
| mon ConL.ii y ere read three times and passed
VH:-ftii fer ne rspair OF the gutter on on tha
south slce CT + street north, between Ninth ani
@ @ltn:n streets vest ball for the repair OF II
! street north, from Seventh to Tenth STREETS
| west; bail providing for the purchase OF IL lot
| Tor a school hon e in the Seventh Ward. hill +,
! pfo'ice Tor TIE erection OF 4 temporary school
| building IN the First School District. bin IN
| abafe a nuisance in square No 3i5 IN ths
| Third Ward, and u bill for the relief or tLs
American Hook and Ladder Company, No. ,.
Inc ,oIio"ina were referred, viz:-BiiI to
repair the gutter on the west side of Fourth
street east, at its intersection with l. s:reat
south; hill providing for the opening OF Tenth
street Wrst, from y street 10 Boundary, and
tie Third ard -
The consideration Of the act to regulate and
heense livery stables came up as the special
order, but was further posrponed until iha
next meeting. Adjourned.
Bodrd of CoaGon Couacl-A communication
was re. alvt q from the Muyof, announcing his
approval of hr following acts :-Mskipr an
Precipitation for support Of public schools;
anihorlzlng the s-t.ing of curbstone on south
'front.' OF square go; making appropriation for
purchase OF hre-plugs; TO repair gutter in the
Third ard; 10 provide for an assistant to the
Register. ior an increase of compensation ard
imposing additional dutirs; imposing taxe..
making an approi riation for general eS pens ses:
resolution OF request to the Mayor.
Of I'm
Eosiro, informing ths IN that tn. hackmen have
Letn r. moved from their usual stands by mill
laIy ordef, and rot by any agency of this cor.
peratGh. Referred to the committee on police
Mr Knight called the Board to order in the
absence OF the President, and called Mr. Raw
70 u chair, who, an assuming the chair statst
mat tne nTst business In order was the election
Of Nicr President or President pro tenn. and
BIZ Barr was thereupon nominated and uran
nHously chosen.
The following were referred BY mr. II q
VISOR, p 'Iion OF John Williams for the re-
inissi' n OF a line; by Mr.. Ferguson bin author.
iz'ng The ai:l, or TO lease the water privileges
At The foot OF "eW Jersey avenue; by Mr. RnF
n.li 20 7. az causeSar on L street souh, from
robf'h 70 SlXth STR els east; by Mr.. Moves ne
r!fon OF =. /. Donlphan and others TOR OMEN
ing and grading hmih street w-st from y
S@ie' @ south 10 the aver; also, the petition of
!" ni. hoSn. Tor Tie burial u small. pox casea.
b4 az! I.nh re- olutiou directing the commif
tte bt1o'c q n.Tess 10 urge upon that body ma
looprleiF ol transferring the titles 10 the err
s.lit-hGises Of Ilt ci Y 10 the authorities n-a
= !" ~ - .he "fgdilAttIon OF "A steam fire de-
paT laeHf frtm Hoard OF A .derm-G-Bil,s n
,'ttt ~ ana relay foot pGvcn 1T on north
I cEt OF scl.:rt :; H. Grade and era~ol ;,
- y sthti, from vel I'll TO Thf tenth street.
RELIEF {. nj. murphy; 20 iay !, water main on
= sf't"i scu!l, frunt / ei4ee. east to Ne,,y To-
- "S~'H, 20 artae and aTtsel Fourteenth
stttti 10 Mary aiC .tYr.mue
-hI F.4Isui in.IG ed q oIIi giving perDois
sion - N r. 6hhl.tli 10 9uiid i shed on the
!" y q 2 i IL ioo' q E'tv"nsA ssr,es
h n
zee iop'I G nmitire. II II was Ia b. built for
liz d tun L Quail Of the aai.s uoIiirg CONCERN
lhei', ~ Tts opposed % it. Il vas nulsancs
Air. " It.oG ur-i4 its con ipratinu s+.-;na
'hiiL II v Il ~ Q -sary - n tIuuupll's hus,
Ia ;. ita ~ fed should te prev.ad
NE. HcTt. t~!d ste s,0nr- boiling or hide
5achiHe concern Il the foot OF tenth street
: Us ~ MIL I:th!. nuisance, and he was ou
postu = Ig i any aGditional facilities
tir. v .ison sad that Mr. Gpnnell WAS NOT
now cohLecied with the establls hnent named:
1l.I - f1A n I.
how carEisd on was NOT oil icctlCnaole one
MT Noyes invited the g ntleman to walk
Gown that way and take q smell, and he was
sauSliea tnRt he could convince him that the
nuisance yet existed in full blast He moved
he reference of the bill TO the Committees ON
" harges; carried. ~
Mr.. n. u. Larner reported from the commit
t'e on Improvement, the bill to take up and
rtl6y pavement on the east side Of Fourth
street east. tetween NJ ard n south, and asked
10 br discl arged granted.
Mr. Pehke offered the following.
be it enacted, dc, That the committee an.
pointed by this Council to represent the affairs
OF TINS Corporation before the officers aud
nians ,S, teIs OF the /" Metropolitan Passenger
halircao company be and they are hsreby
rtqn' st' q to wait on the said Off CTS &c, and
lealn oy what authority they are practicing
sut'' gross rnpositions upon the passengers
travelling over their roads by the means Of
cts" >'A
Hcso'rtd, That the said committee report to
OF fhf If conference with the above. mentioned
gentlemen.
This resolution was accompanied by a state
ment iIht several ladies and gentlemen ding
III 'hc eastern section OF the city got in one Of
Ire cars Iaoeled Navy Yard" and when thew
arrived ai the point where the road intersects
with the Depot branch they were informed by
the conductor that bis car had broken down
and that he could not 90 TO the NAVY Yard.
Int passengers were handed .transfer tickets
and told to wait for another car, and they
stopped in the street Is r inutes .th the ther-
mometer at us degrees, until another car
passed; hut il was too crowded, md they waited
for another, and on getting in presented their
tickets, when the conductor Informed them
that they were of no account, and that they
should pay their fare. The charter expressly
provinces that the fare bet ween the NAVY Yard
snd Georgetown shall hS five cents; and here
htse citizens were exactly on the line Of the
al, and after waiting Is minutes or more,
having paid tteir fare once, We're Obliged 20
l'rr again or leave the car.
Nr Pe:,he also states that on Monday night,
the 10th Instant, his colleague {Mr. Ruf0 ara
himsslf got IN at First street west labeled |
"Nszy Yard and paid their fares Alter
,idirE o the IN arsection referred to above th..
cone uctor informed them that his ear was