Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-13

wnen ne said that many in the room were Uos
wards. At least one half were residents og
other wards; and n this thing was acted on
TO- night the ticket might be injured rAn-
plsu e, with cries Of That's trueisl am not
aires ident OF your ward, but am A colorad man
and equally interested with voa
Mr.. q. Il. Puryts (coloredl here Obtained the
Il move TO adjourn p "Let us ad io1rS 80 y snd ~
great disorder.
Mr. d. NJ. Kelsey Cwhite) moved that a ma..
meeting Of all the RePpblioan voters Of me
Mr Dudley rose 20 a point OF order. ana
siafed there was nothing before the house. and
the gentleman Mr.. Kelsey was nor a member
OF the club.
Mr.. Kelsey.-Yes am. and an Old fashioned
aholitionist
Mr.. X. then moved to adjourn, 10 NEE: again
aitfr the notice OF the meeting should be eXten-
siyely advertised throughout the ward snd
fifteen delegates be elected at such meeting
MsJor Han hoped the meeting would mo-
aolGurn. There was pressing business before
Mr. Brown opposed the resolution Of Mr.. Kel-
sew.
Mr.. Dudley arose TO amend the resolutisn
and again there was great confusion, asd cries
of " Adjourn - " Adjourn -
Finally the resolution OF Mr. KELSEY was
aeopied, and the meeting adJJurned uatil neKs
Friday evening.
AFFAIRS IN ALExANDRIA-We clip ne fol-
loving items from the Gre.f,. Of ysstersay-
'sCorporStion Finances" was again broacbed
ln the Common Council last night, by Mr.
Martin, who intImated something about an
over lssue OF Corporation due bills, a dis
crepancy OF S20.OUO IN some accounts, &c. Ac,
all of which, d Is SAID. viii be cleared nm and
expla ned when the report OF the Finance
Con mit'ee Of the last Council is made The
Aldermen refused TO concur in the resolutio.
OF the Commoa Council tor the appointment OF
aComRIttee TO investigate the books OF ne
Auditors once.
In the course OF the debate In the Common
Council, last night, DIR. johnson said thar ne
whole Legislature OF Virginia could De
bought by the Baltimore and Ohio Raflroaa
Company and when Mr. Smoot Indignantly
repelled the charge, and held up the LeRisla-
tuTe as an honest ana high. toned body. Dr. J.
sald-''as honest as all other politicians" but
moderated his first remark by saying that he
referred To the ability Of the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad Company "to control the BODY -
The Common Council last night res umed the
CONSIDERATION OF the question Of the proposss
transfer OF stock OF the Manassas Dap Rail-
road, helo by the city, to the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad Company, and, after q ais
cussion tnat occupied several hours, finally
passed the resolution adopted on TussAay
night by the Board OF Aldermen authorinps
the appointment OF proxies, and insructing
them TO vote for the tre nsfer.
NEW CANAL BRIDGES IN GEoRGRToxy
The old stone bridges across the canal in
GEORGETOWN, WHICH interfered with the pas
sage.of bosts into Rock Greek, and TO Washing
ton, have at length been replaced with other,
which do hot obstruct navigation.
The GEORGETOWN Courier says;-The new
canal bridges have been completed, examined
and approved by the canal company and the
corporation of Georgetown Two OF the
bridges: the one at Washington stree and the
one at Jefferson street, are what rs calied lift-
bridges, being hung on puIleys, wfh four
weights JusteQu TO the weight Of the bridges.
and are raised ana lowersd by means OF a
crank at one corner OF the bridge, being easily
worked by one person. These two are the
only bridges Of this kind in use, aud were in
vented by Mr.. DRval. The two al Congress
and Green streets are stationary, being high
enough 10 allow boats 10 pass under them They
are built Of twelve. inch Cooper beams placed
Penty-two inches apart The flooring is
formed of small cast-iron arches resting on
the lower flange ofthe beams. upon which ia
laid covering OF concrete covered with the
common cobble-stones, such are used in the
streets. All four OF the bridges are built yery
substantially and do great credit 70 Mr. Du-
VAIL the contractor. The cost Of the work
was S22. 600