Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-13

membsrs, the Recorder an the chair, TIE fol.
lowing diminished business was taken up "A
\ Souhctl Resolution for laying flag fOotway
\ across Gay street, on the east side of Nashing-
TON street; psssed. A Council resoluuou %
ay clam OF John r. Essex Tor cleaning the
| rtpafrlpg pipes ana ny drsnss. passed A
| Council resolution making an APPROXIMATION. "A.
| Tor sweeping and cisaning the markrt. .house.
/ passed A Council resolution 70 piafe nv
\ dran' on the north side OF Bridge street: th,
| fhird reading objected 20, and resol atioa lsad
| over under the rule. Council res 5lOiion in
J favor Of II. w Brewer, paying n osll for ser
wees as surveyor. Mr.. Hyde obected. on rhe
| around that no authority is shown calling
| foT the service IN Question, lad over un-
DER the rule. Mr., hyde, from the stand
ng committee. reported a. substitute
ior The original resolution in relst.on
20 the expenditares OF the town: a resoiu-
ton IN relation TO expenditures, prehle-
| ng me several committees Of the two Boards
| from creating bills against the Corporation Tor
| repairs OF streets, Tampa pavements, or fer
any ONE. ser ser.,es or repairs, without The au-
nance or resolution OF the two Boards: passed
| Inc ioilowlng were received from he COua-
ell Aldermen s ordinance,o pre- vent the
| defaeing of buildings &c which the ,Nouncil
hao rejected and had passed as a substitute An
orclnance 10 license bill posting aud 10 pr.yent
the d. facing of buildings, &C. Mr. fnomas
moved that th4s Board r~cede from i,s former
action On the original resolution, which pr--
vailed After some discussion, in when
Messrs. Simms and Cropiey opposed the sub
ceoine from the former action OF this BOARD was
| n cCnsld.Ied- Ibe substitute was then referred
| 10 the standing committee. Adjourned
COMMON Coo NcILs--Tne President laid be-
Iore the Board COMMUNICATIONS from the
Mayor on the following subjects. which were
appropriately referred :--keiatise 20 the ap-
preparation Ter toe repair OF Bridge street. OF
winch sufficient has been used 10 com nlet. ~.
repaIrs, leaving considerable surplus-rhe
Mayer recommends ats reteation for such re-
pairs as may becUiae necessary. Relative 70 the
"A a fn wa.rla..
street.-The Mayor recon- meEds an adait,onaS
appropriation OF $50 tor these nurposes- Reia
bNe to the street Tax on FredeTick street and
referring 10 iDe eondttlon Of the street receue-
mends an Appropriation of SOU for trs i'm
proyement. Recommending that me alley an
The rear OF Burnt how, on FIRST street. be
made public highway in order - Tue ante
ment OF a nusaRce; also, referring 70 rSs
alleys IN The rear OF foxhall-s Row and tbe
Methodist Protestant Church As nu.san,ss
requiring speedy abatement. Raeomfnsnai,,
the appointments OF 4 commItte. to e.amsoe
the flooring OF Bridge street bridge vhI~a -
rapioiy decaying. with view 70 as speedy
Ttpmr TRANSMITTING the accounts OF The DaIT,
ItHcs w. L. DuNali. and the Cieors etovS
courier. The following subjects Mers also
referred OF ". H. Chamberlln ana
4 Il. fiSkeIsll 70 ana an ordinance intro
duced by Mr.. OTme. REGULATING the ltcsnsfng AZ
butchers hucks;ers. green grocers and o-ners
MI Goddard, from the streets commirtaa -.
EoL,su I's. a =, IssoI uuoh iOr TIE Improvement OF
tleoer!ck street between sth and sth Also a
resolution appropTlating $3.50 for the cleausin0
OF streets and alleys. Also. A rsSolnr,on ale
proprlanng s29O Tor reT'Sir OF gravelIed streets
OF he town; which were passed. A resolu
uon Tor relief Of jacob Homiller Was taken
up and passed. Mr.. Orme. from the police
committee, reported resolution appropriafing
Si5O Tor cleansing ana Inning the streets Of ths
town. Mr.. Davidson. from the claims COM
mlttee, reported resolutions in favor az \ D
Essex, W: Duyall, w. l.. Fletcher and T.
IL. MeIihl. MT Orme. from the police COM
mxtee. reported a resolution permtttinv har
bers 10 open their saloons on Sabbath anvs
from o'clock a. N. till 10 O'Clock a m. Mr.
Llooey, from the committee on fire engines
reported q resolution authorizing the T,',iisr,
Fire Company TO sell tue run ming gear OF their
old truck, and apply the proceeds 70 the rent.
tng or the truck they now have an use Mr.
Goddard, from the streets com mittee rano--.d
a resolution OF ing Ciry TO the praetlra
billiy OF so improving the wharf an front OF
r. Non Essen's warehouse as to make it ap-
proachab!e by wagons, carts, drays, &c
Also, faNorabIy upon the Aldermen's resolu-
ton relative 10 the excavation OF streets ard
alleys. also, an ordinance tor the laying OF a
nag doorway on the south side OF WaIer street
across Washington street. Mr.. Dunlop. from
the market committee, asked until the new
session 10 consider the Joint resolution on the
markets. which was granted. Also. asked 70
be, and was discharged from the consideration
OF the resolution of inquiry as 10 whether fur-
r ther Ieelslauon Is necessary 10 prevent fore.
stalling the markets. Mr. Barrett, from the
streets committee. asked 10 be. ana was dis.
charged from consideration Of the claims OF
John II. Newman, lac street Commissioner.
mittee, reported resolution apprOpriatlng
S2l3 for the payment OF the same claim, which
was rejected. The Board adjourned
BREACH OF PEoNIsE-AH A0ed Lo.,r-A
widow OF foriy-three summers and the mote
ct of tour blooming children, two of W nom are
married, lately sued a gay deceIyer for breach
OF promise. The s.deceiver'' is an old man-of
seNenty-sIx, lhe father OF nine children, and
the possesor OF two farms. The parties live in
Warren county, Ohio This aged lover exye
The lat and ferty. If not fair, widow yerai
noes IN hls buggy. 10 church and other places
and told the lady that he might concfuda 10
marry some day. and il he did, he thonoht she
would be the woman. Upon this hint she
acted, purchasing wedding dress, aud con-
suited lew particular female friends in TO.
gard 70 the wedding cake. At this stage how
ever, the old man crawfished-declined 70 full
MI the engagement-natly denied that he ever
intended 70 marry the lady; To heal her
laeerated feelings she broaght suit against
the "perfidous old chap" and received
s2,665, which made her happy.
A NEW MODE OF BErTINs.-The .eame Of
cabs is annsnHced as the last Invention in
Luropean elnes OF young men with plenty Of
money, ano lack OF brains or knowledge or
disposition how 10 use it properly Two play-
ers SIT at club window and watch me num-
per OF tne CABS that pass by, one betting that
more even numbers Will pass, and the other
that he odd numbers will have the maloritv
young duke recently lost SlOO.OOO in this
way oy unioftunateiy betting on even num-
bers al Paris A fool and his money Were soon
parted.
SThe best motive for leaving the citv-.ha
locomotive.-Bossou Post
~The modest virgin, the prudent wife or
the careful matron is much more serviceable
in lie than petticoated philosophers, bluster-
ing heroines or vfrago queens.
The new style OF bonnet in Paris As called
the Catalane. II is described as ..long ana
square" the shape Of Fhe pocket handkerchiet
the Italian women wear on their heads An
other sweet thing is the Bolero yisite
ga ball was held in a German beer saloon
at New Richmond, Ohio, q few nights since
and the festivities closed with the murder OF
man nam Acres, in the presence Of his wife