Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-21

WARD; and John Eailenger, Seventh Ward
For Police Magstrates-First Ward, Samuel
Ward, VIM. Thompson; Fourth Ward, G. l..
GiheTson; Filth Ward, b. w. Ferguson; Sixth
Ward, James Chill Seventh Ward, VIM r.
Strattcn. For Police Cons tables Chief of
Police, Samuel Oui and; Poiice-F First Ward,
VIM. II. Hines; Second, Joseph Williamson;
THIRD, Chas. H. Hurdle: Fourth, W. w. Kirby
and Manrice O'Conner; Fifth, James M Busher;
Sixth, VIM. II. Lusby; and Seventh, Robert F.
Mafee.
Mr.. utermehle, from the comm tie on police.
also reported back the following nominations
IoI " ood and Coal Measurers, viz: William D.
ElWood, John q. Robinson, David w. Garst
W illiH m Burroughs aud John Boyd.
Mr. Utel mehie said the committee felt it 10 be
theif duty to report against the nomination of
one OF these gentlemen. He regretted this tho
more because the objection might be oustrued
as political difference. He disclaimed any
such 1etilnf, and trusted that neither the objec.
tioDable nominee nor his friends would im,,ute
political feelings TO the committee of police
He tMr. Dtermehlp) and the committee had
consulted gentlemen most intimate with The
Objectionable nominee, and the committee were
satisfied that he had not attended to his duties
He referred TO Mr.. w ID. Eliwood Mr.. II.
suggested, however, that Mr. Ellwood's nomi-
nauon be lad over, and he wonid take pleasure
In giving Mr.. f. any opportunity to meet and
re1ute the charges against him.
Mr.. Clephane hoped the nomination would
of the committee.
Tie nomination OF Mr. Eiiwood was laid
over, end the other nominees were confirmed
The following were read three times and
passed, VIZ bill to provide for the publica.
ton OF the journal of the Councils in the No
ttohdt Iatsiiigencer; bill making approximation
TO repair alleys in the Fourth Ward; bill to re-
pair the gutter on the west side of Ninth street
west, between II and l streets north bill, To
take up and relay the gutter on the north side
OF street, between Twentieth and Twenty.
n1st, Oil! LOT the improvement of Thirteen. and
a-half street, south of Mary land venue: bill to
take up and relay the gutter on the north side
OF IL street, between Seventeenth and Eirh-
tsehth; bill for the repair of the alley in square
No. aGs; bill to trim and gravel street north
between Nineteenth ana Twentieth west: bill
ior the improvement of Niuth street west: to
repair the alley i'll square No. 456: bill to Law a
water MAN on + street tnorth, from Thirteenth
10 llteentn streets west an act in relation to
cows: an act supplementary of the act relatiye
to the removal OF offal slops, &c: bill for the
reEef OF John II. Richardson and j. W. Carson
1he act amendatory of the act in relation to
scavengers, was on motion Of Mr., Clephane.
reconmitted, with instructions to prepare a
bill with scale of prices.
The Mayors s nominations for commissioners
OF The several markets, yiZ:-For Center Mar
ket-B. l.. Jackson, Thomas Purcell, and J. p
Bartholow; Northern Market-John s. Will
Hams, Harrison Taylor, and George W. Rob-
insoh, western MafkeIHenry Clements and
Samuel Dusali, were confirmed and Mr. Gle
phane, in reporting the nominations, said he
lad made no inquiry as TO the politics of the
nominees, bat as they had been nominated by
ported in their favor
Mr.. Turton called up the nomination of F.
X Dorsett Tor Commissioner OF the First Ward
(iald over from last meeting1, but on motion of
Mr.. Sargent, the nomination and certain ma
pers relative to the nomination. were referred
TO police committee.
Mr. Utermehle presented the petition of over
two hundred of the solid business and moniad
men OF Washington, asking an appropriation
OF S2oCOo, Tor the purchase of four steam fire.
engines 1or the city, and bill to carry out the
hnf 4 xryh; ;oh
referred to the file department committee
ne loiloWng bills from the Board of Com
OF the Columbia Fire Company: bill for omen.
ing and grading G street north. from Ninth to
Tenth street west, and a joint resolution in re-
ation to the revisa Of the charter of the city of
Washington
Aldermen Utermehle, Sargent and Turton
We're appointed a committee to carry ont the
intentions of the joint resolution.
The following from the Common Council
were referred:- "A bill TO amend the act in re-
lation TO pounds for animals, &c bill to enabla
the Mayer 10 have prepared q uniform system
OF drainage; to repair the paved alley in square
a, Fourth ard; to fix The compensation Of the
tax clerk; to take up and relay the gutter on
street north, across I Twenty-second street west;
Tor The repair OF the gutter on the west side of
Eighth street west, from G. to III north. and on
the north side of q north, from Eighth to Ninth
streets west; bill TO repair Eighth street west,
from q 10 K north; authorizih. the curbstones
10 he set on the south front of square No i2;i
and authorizing the curbstones TO be set and
tOotways paved in square No 5t5
Mr.. Semmes Offered a resolution instructinp
the committee on finance to enquire into the
cxpediency of restoring the salaries OF all Cor
poratiOn officers TO the sums paid pre- yous to
the 1epeai OF the act OF 1861, which was adopted.
Mr. Turton Introduced the following bills
which were considered and passed: Bill to
take up and relay the crossing on the north
side OF | street north across Twenty-second
street west: to take us and relay the cutters on
the east and west side of Twentieth street.
acrCss K street north; and to take up and relay
the cutters at the intersection of Twenty sec
ond street and III north. Adjourned.
Common C0uaciI.-A communication was re-
ceiyed from the Mayor announcing his ap-
proyal OF act to provide suitable accommo-
cations for the Board of Trustees of Public
Schools act for the relief of Thomas W. Viii.
Harls; act authorizing eurbstones to be set and
tootway paved in squares 907 and $50; act for
repair OF alley in square 533; act authorizing
curbstone TO be set and pavement laid on south
front of square 336; act to establish eight ad.
ditional primary schools; act to repair aliey in
square AIS; act for cleaning and grading Gen.
ter Market grounds; act to lay water main on
II street, from Third to Sixth street; act to lay
gutter on east side of Seventh street, across {
street north; act to revive an act for trimming
and graveling / street north, from Fifth to
Seventh streets; act TO repair alley in the Sec
ord Ward; act making additional appropri-
aticn TO gIa Iade and gravel Ninth street. from G.
10 II streets; to repair alley in square 373
Also, one requesting an@appropriation to
grade and gravel l street, from Eleventh to
Seventeenth streets; and one calling the atten-
tion of the board to the defective drainage Fin
the eastern part of the city, and recommending
that Ninth and Eleventh streets east bes cut
down to their proper grades, and the laying of
a sewer, and they were both referred to the
improvements committee.
The following Were referred Bib to make
a stencil trap on corner of g and Thirteenth
streets; bill to repair stone pavement in alley
In reservation II; joint resolution authorizing
the sale of the corporation dredging machine;
bill to improve Sixth street. from VI to Bound
ary; petition Of E. f. Barnes, petition of John
L. Bates; bill to repair alley in square $50; bill
TO repair II street, from Third street east to
Boundary; bill to grade and pave the unpaved
portions of street, from Seventh to Ninth
street.
The following were passed. Bill to lay flag
footway across Twenty second street, on the
north side of ! street; resolution directing the
committee on canals to enquire into the expe.
diency of removing the wood yard at the corner
of Seventh street and the canal; resolution au-
thoriZng the market master to cause all carts,
wagons, &c, to be removed from the line of
Seventh street; bills to repair detective carri-
age way on Ninth street, between Eand f sts.;
to relay and widen gutter on south front of
Squares 4si and SIG; to lay gravel footwalk
on Z street south, between Third and Fourth
streets east; resolution amending the resolution
in a IN prinf fha