Evening star., 1863-05-05
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


Saturday night.
Growers THEATER.-ssT The Dead Heart" As
performed by MIR. Edwin Adams and Manager
Growers fine company last night ELECTED great
stpplause ana the management therefore repro
<iuce II ths evening, and for the last time.
Susan Denim, W. H. Bokee, Sophie Climber and
other favorites are in the cast
SWISS BELL RINGERs.-The Peak Family
attracted good audience last night. Famed
lar and neat for the excellence of their enter
f;linlnents, their heightened absence from this
CITY mas tended to make all novelty seekers the
more anxious to see them They give per-
iormance more and entertaining than
-aught we have had here in d long while.
CANTEKBURY.-This resort was we'll filled
Hast night again, spite of the storm and unpro-
pitious appearance OF the weather during the
whole evening. A good bill to might again.
and TO- morrow afternoon and evening that 1er-
.Satile performer and general IA vorite, Geo r
Fdeson, will take n benefit. tits his first here
and let 1t be a rouser
VaRIETIRs.-Budworth was received by his
many friends last hi hit with every evidence of
satisfaction Misses Lester and Tesman. He
l'na Smith and Geraldine, Jas. Pilgrim Wat.
kiDs and others, were, as usual, good. fine
bill again o-night.
RUSSIAN WAR-The battles lombard msnts
6eiges and storms Incidental to the Crimean
war, are well portrayed ca canvass, and are
being exhibited At Odd Fellows Hall, Seventh
street. 1t is a most artistic affair.
FAIR and sale Of fancy and useful articles
for the benefit OF St Miehael's Parochial Schools
at the church, corner of Fifteenth and II streets
BALLs.oTusearora Tribe, I: o. r. M, give
ball at Odd Fellows Hall, Navy Yard, and
fhe Mcclellan Friendship Association their
hrst grand ball, at Temperance HAL.
COUNCIL PROcBKDINGs, May 4-Boord Of
4tdermen-A communication was received from
the mayor announcing the approval of the bill
70 relay the gutter on the south side OF street,
between Tenth and Eleventh streets west
The nominations of William H. Hines for
Corporation police of the First Ward, vice John
Iewdney, and Of Joseph Williamson for the
SacOn6 vic r L
Baker, were referred TO the committee on police
communication was received from the Sur
Seyor submitting the following estimates: For
The construction OF a wooden bridge across
iber creek on g street north, between North
apitol street and Delaware avenue, $500: for
opening georgia avenue from South Capitol
street to the canal 81 s27; and for opening Water
street from South Capitol street to W street
south, ST. ,275 Referred
The following also were read and referrad
Report of the lntendant CT the Asylum for the
month OF april; an act appropriating sum of
money for the purchase Of hose carriage for
the Columbia Fire Company: an act to eoualize
the pay OF the Corporation Book Keeper an act
FOR laying a pavement upon Ninth street west
Siau seventh street-market house square; an
act Tor the Improvement of Fifth street west
between ID and streets north; an act to take
mp and relay flag footway across Fourth
street west, on the south side of T. street north
and an act for the relief of Ernst IIoefer.
The following passed the Board:-An ex-
planatory joint resolution relative to the ad-
vance pay OF the Metropolitan Police: 1.-THE res
oIution SO construes the bill to entitle them
10 pay for the month of April;) an act to fur
pish members of the two boards with the print
ed proceedings; an act 10 lay gutter across
Massachusetts avenue to connect with the gut
Ter AT the intersection OF Vermont avenue and
t ourteenth and nj streets north: an act pro-
iding for plan, &C.. TO connect the Center
Market-house; an act making appropriation
for the casual repairs Of streets and for the
cleaning OF alleys and CUTTERS lit appropriates
S[t,mE-S7,Co0 from each OF the wards except
The Fourth, from W hich $1,000 is appropri-
ared;l an act to construct a wooden culvert
~ irs into
scntb Il street; an act making an appropriation
for lay ing gutter on the south side Of square
n o. 426 an act 10 equalize Lhe pay of the book
keeper; and an act to lay a flag footway on the
south side of street south, across Eighth
street east
The act for the relief of Leonard Grover was
iNo over, ana made the special order for the
next meeting.
The bill to widen the side cutters on street
north between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
The bill for tfae the relief e p G James roses was
called up by Alderman Brodhead, and the
Board. by the following vote, refused to re-
Consider the vote whereby the bill failed here
fcfore, viz
ayes-Messrs. Clephane, Plant Richards
Nays-Messrs Brodhead Clark, Gordon,
Lloyd and Semmes.
Messrs. Lloyd and Richards were appointed
q committee TO inform the Board Of Common
Council that the Board OF Aldermen were pre-
pared TO go into joint meeting for the election
OF Commissioners OF Election for the several
wards.
The board then took a recess
JOINT MEETING.
Alderman Brown called the Joint meeting to
order, and nominated Mr. A. r. Shepherd Pres
ddent Of the Board of Common Council, for
chairman and Mr.. :. v. Moves, secretary of the
Board of Aldermen, for secretary.
The Chair stated the object of the meeting,
and read the section OF the charter relative to
the subject: after which, the following gentle.
men were unanimously elected for the several
wards, there being NO opposition:
First w Ward-First Precinct--Sam1 Duvall
nrtG nlh "a
Second Precinc-John W. Dyer, Sam1 Stott
and Lewis Parker.
Second Ward-First Precinct-John p. Hill.
ton, Sam1 W. Owen and Geo. Jillard. Second
Precinct-William IL. Pope, Benz. F. Guy and
Samuel Lewis.
Third Ward-First Precnct-A. ID. Larner
J N. Towers and H. Crittenden. Second Pre-
S,nct-J. W. Boteier, B. E. Cuttings and Hudson
B. Milburn and VIM. Lord. Second Precinct
Peter F. Bacon, G. w. Boteler, jr., and G. H.
Fifth Ward-First Precinct-E. G. Handy,
Geo. M. Oyster and John Mills. Second Pre-
einct-Isaac e. BARTLETT r. B. Ferguson and
VIM. FrOthingham.
Sixth Ward-First Precnct-S A H. Marks
Jas. Ii. Peake and James Cook Second Pre-
cinct-Dr q. w. Davis Thomas p. White and
Lewis Gaddis.
Seventh Ward-First Precinct-Ceorge Mat
tiDgly. T. III. Banon and John Wise. Second
Precinct-Chas. g. Martin, VIM. Cooper and
Geo. s. Hepburn.
The Joint meeting then dissolved, and the
members OF the Common Council retired after
which, the act providing for plan TO connect
the Center Market-house was reconsidered,
and so amended as to strike out that part ap-
propriating sum of money for the purpose Of
inviting proposals, &c. Qeaving the committee
free 10 select from any plan;) after which, the
bill passed Adjourned.
Common CounciI.-A communication was re-
ceived from the Mayor announcing his ap-
proyal Of an act to advance money fer an in
crease Of the compensation Of the members Of
the Metropolitan Police, stationed in Wash
lngton; also, an act to lay Il flag foot-way in
the Fourth Ward also, an act 10 supply de-
6ciency in an appropriation tor r bridge across
the canal, at its intersection with New Jersey
avenue; also, an act to talSe up and relay the
gutter on the west side of Four-and q half ST.,
between Psnnsy lvania and Missouri avenues;
also, an act to repair the paved alley in square
No i51; also, an act TO repair the bridge across
lnnlrn Ia also on 81 II,