Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-02
The Lew GOmpt


The Levy Cours.
The Levy Court OF Washington County held Q
meeting in the Alderman's Chamber to-day;
DE-. Nichols in the chair, and Messrs. Belt,
Brown, Tenney, Plant, Garden, Rowland, and
Shepherd present. with Mr.. N. Csllan. cle-k.
The Chair laid before the Court Q petition for
street, nort6westeriy, betwc en- the lands OF Ino.
Little, Landsburg DODGE and Others; referred to
Committee on Improvements Also, one COM
turnpike, On which toll is charged; referred to
Commitf.e ON improvements. Petition Of !.
W; Morsell, asking the Court to condemn the
ngnt OF way through the lands Of +. R. vutch-
err referred. The bills Of j. +. Burch for fur-
ntshing conn and ID. M. Wheeler, fer services.
we're ordered to be paid. A. Browns bill for
the construction of road through the PROPERTY
OF MRS. mary j. Barrett, near Tennsllytown:
Mr.. Tenney presented bin Of Industrial Home
school; referred
Mr.. Bell presented petition of Leonard John
son LOT sefundment Of certain taxes; referred.
MI. Ienney, from the Finance COMMITTEES,
made report on the account of the Court
AGAINST the CORPORATION Of Georgetown for the
Mr.. Rowland, from the Committee nm scnoo,.
nominated Tor reelection the following Board
OF school Commissioners: r. W. Carter. LIST
y s MSs,e y II. SwA.t I'd z; Ca.Ren.ss. 3D. z
Lacey, 9th; A b. johnson, 9TH. They were
were
projects before Congress in reference to educa-
ton IN the District, but owing to the diversity
Of opinion it was doubtful what the final action
Congressional and had been In Calculation. and
large number Of signature had been appended.
Which petition would be presented to the proper
MI shepherd, from the Committee on Police.
reported in favor Of returning a bond to John
WILSON, WILSON; ADOPTED. Also, on petition Of sundry
ciizens OF Georgetown In reference to failing to
receive pay from the Coroner; q resolution re-
guessing the Clerk to transmit COPY of the ne
uuon 70 the Coroner and request an explana-
non, adopted. Also, on the petition Complain
ing OF the powder house, that the Court had no
power in the premises, adopted.
IN tne course OF debate on this motion IL was
cure. fSAA@~Ss ~
MI. shepherd introduced resolution granting
permission to the Washington Target Company
70 open the bed of 9Th street, to Law gas pine To
Committee ON improvements furnish estimsse
Woodley Lane Road from its preseat esr,S,n .ns
on the west side of Rock Creek to the most
Ayaiiabie point on the road on east side of the
lation appropriating 500 to drain the hin an
the road from the Navy-Yard Bridge to the Al
eSandria Ferry, between Forts Carroll and
emanep provided Improperly holders pay like
Mr.. Brown offered resolution giving perm;,-
s 5s,s 70 me washington Gas Company to open
I4tn street. and the streets of Pleasant PiaIns
Tor the purpose of introducing gas: adonted s
A communication was received from II
nan Win his bill Tor constructing culvert; re-
The iesolution requesting the chief OF police
10 increase the efficiency Of the police in the
county was withdrawn.
Inc bulls Of the Surveyor, Mr.. Carpenter,
Brown o. Son and z. Shoemaker were ordered
to be paid.
On motion of Mr.. Shepherd, Mr.. Rowland vas
ss ,zed 70 nave 500 copies OF the new map Of
- Mr.. Garden moved that fun report of tba
receipts and disbursements of the court as also
M ,ne sehooi commissioners to the LIST OF June
DC printed; adopted.
The BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD IN
COURT AGAIN-NsU Indictments-To-iay the
grand jury of the Criminal Court found two
true bills Of indictment against the Baltimore
nuisanees in the city of Washington, by blocks
ing up, obs1ructing and impeding a certain
street called LIST street east, from q to y street
NJ oy placing IN New York avenue, between
Is street east and Boundary street, earth.
stone, ana other material, and BY digging in III
s..set east, between X and II Streets an exca-
A. II Icet WIDE feet deep, and 5I5 feet long
Also, IN maintaining railroad track imp,din1
street, rom "a to 9th streets east: by ob,trn p
ing SAID street by an excavation; i'm Constructive
: GeI track below the grade: nhSt---.i-- a. p
,,-r..v, street; obstructing eth street east, be.
tween squares ~ and SIS; o6structins Delaware
street, and b street by the depot with tracks.
A CuEIors STATE OF ArrAIRs-HOv tls City
Is .Gorerned."-On Saturday last two men,
named VIM. Smith and George West, were Ar
rested by of the 0ficers OF the eight precinct
s sh WITH Larceny s and while on The way to
had on a line pair OF Cashmere pants charged
him with the theft Of the same, but Smith in
dgnantly denied it. Lieutenant Austin, how
ever, did not place implicit confidence in this
denial, and il was not long before the pants were
.dent.aed az having been stolen from W. 8. Sla-
ter $ store, on Pennsylvania avenue, near the
the two were required TO give $500 bail for their
appearance at court. Alderman A. p. Clark -
sent for, and Immediately went bail sos both the
accused Strange to say .ew nours after being
with an order from Alderman W. 8. Slater
Tor the pants, the order stating that everything
had been satisfactorily settled. In view OF the
short while before testified to the theft of the
pants, Lieut.. Austin declined to give them up.
Now Smith is a notorious Fifth Ward buffer;
figures in elections, particularly the primary
ones; and that his influence is sought for is
esineed BY the fact that. although he is almost
constantly under arrest for offences of various
kinds, he Is always turned loose on the commu-
nifty BY the agency of the bail. A fe months
ago Councilman c. Ill. Holden bailed him out.
This time Alderman Clark has him released,
and Alderman Slater saws, . Give him back the
property; it's all right"
ME-. NOSES MEREDITH, late Sergeant Of Po-
lice, desires us to say that after he had been
placed on the retired list he took no action in
concert with the other men who were placed on
that list: that he was not examined before the
Police Surgeons: that he did not refuse 10 sign
the pay roll, and he never employed counsel to
look after his interests. Others Of those who
we're subsequently, dismissed the force are de-
fermined 70 secure their rights" they say
still coDtf nding that the Board had no right to
place tho m on the retired list.
TEE RKGrsTRATIoN-Ldst Day IN the FourR
WdSd.-The registration IN the Fourth Ward
closed on Sa turday last, the number registering
ON that day being S52, OF which number 265
we're white and 81 colored. The total number
Iegsered in the ward this year n 1859, I,a44
white, and 6.t c0lored. The total last wear
FOOTED up zaZ2 IL win be seen that the mum
her this year exceeds that OF last year nv on
The registration commences in the Fifth Ward
to-day.
ANOTHER MYsTERY.-The people have bean
Yuzzled TO tell The meaning OF the curious HE
roglyphies and figures chslked upon the pave
1nents, and yesterday morning fresh mystery
appeared IN the shape Of the characters sseeO0
Look" shalked on every pavement. What can
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