Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-14

Mr.. Hins ssksdifihat vss sworu 20.
:. Ma. Assse etseA n ne evidence tn favor Of the
hSsTe deter vas swesnte. ~,
br. Stsuastea'd he hid not heen
sNck5p on WED, Oh EEAsTEp. oSsoarIo
il,sioe Sas net in New Y5ri; il "a. = IA, i1S
Mr. Mecsttrsp .sid that, after consulting Lar
r.n. he soea bach remark Ne made = hen se spoke
is:s mao. sIss y.rS q 81. ely Il ''' '"'
-, AftsI iIr,bsf debate; i6e Question vas taken on
nittee, and twas
BY the following vote: S.asUn s..r.. Davis. Hipe.
heCs, hran. elaser. e'ev1t and the Preside emit
Gro.isr:s; Nay.-Aes.r. Bake, Ch.a lson, Chsse,
The Goureii siii den failed to PES. to a third
rssdine by the following vote Yeas-Messrs. 8ine,
ssie1 snG Cs.ss
Connolly Crossmsn and hoore;s.
TSe seasr stS case "s Ss. on on Of Mr.
Da,s, made the special order for nelt Monday gnt
hsSVoclock. AZ iourned.
Beard Of Common Council.
Messages were receive ed from the n Hyor, announ-
cirg his approval Of certain acts. 1ransmittips the
account sndsouchsrs OF E.V. B. Boswell, apothe
ssry for UNDERSTANDABLE the poor of the seventh
eonmunicstion from the Inc can't Of the ashir
ton Asyism, transmitting m3nthly report OF TIA
operations oi that ns,iiSt0n; referred
By MIR. Freeman Hesolution ipauirinS vhI acts
gravel Tonson street, between 18Th and I'm strsit
have not been carried into effect: adopted 81 Nr
nif'hsIn pSss1 81 r. r NSse
q Lewis BehTends; bin for man holes and lsterals
Resolution calling on the COMMITTEES on improve
.aTss; 70 sssssfta,n the loot payements on
sccordance With the grade, and II proper material
has been u.et; adopted. By Mr.. McCoy-kesolution
Laws, and the recording Of important pa in the
fs ss p;wss Waller " mr. and
~ oar. Gsines-Biii 0fo grade and gravel sIsI'e n
# o 5te n. sTfs @sn IN
D.s sirest passed Petition Of john Ca a.e
street, from LET stIeet TO canal; referred 81 Sir,
bsrth.hesolufion calling on Superintendent OF
street., from 9TH to nth southeast; H street from
fennsy' ania ayenpe to = street southea5t: 9th
east. l2th Sta eet from South Carolina avenue to /
s stTe sG S1 and iSf grading and crawling
sS 20 :t sSn;sS e. from %
ssWeT IN 18Th from \ to street north: passed. By
Mr.: Botsrtscn-yili for Keller Of VIM. 3 Todd:
passed ~ Mr. FTeeman- Resolution fling
the Superintendent OF Streets, &C. to inform the
Board why he has not COMPLIED with resolution Of
in sqsare 90 adopted. By Mr. MurfssMB SniITi fog
spd ny In south side q street between 10th
The relief Of P.,rieE oBIi.n and Jeremiah co 8r
tam special taxes tor sewer On . natural water
hkPOkIs OF COMMITTEES.
hr Lewis, from the Committee ON improvements
reported bill for bridge in street. betw cen iSsb
street North Gseitci and S o street.. s,ssi
MT Bas.e,t. from DRAINAGE comu;,,..
without Recommendation BIN to provide for our.
Shsse OF horse, wagon and harness for the water
ss.r: lewis. mccoy, ne eponosiSu:, Pope. n"s and
Robertson-5 '' anu
s: u sS%Rtts.s Hn
% nj Pipsr from markets COMMITTEES. reported bill
Mr. Oponoghas. from committee ON gas lsmp,
reported bills for gas lamps on street south rom
ehu.etis Between 9Th and ri res,s
itb street, between and Boundary; Sd street EAST
setmeen Virginia and Massachusetts, avenue; which
Mr. Pope. from the committee on ways and m.ans
the earth IRON the bank. Of The canal Il and
grading ID street: passed "Ao
street north. from North Capitol 10 7th street east
Bills for relief of Andrew McKsnna and Charlie,
MARSHALL granting certain priyil ges to julius
aDc Patrick Sullivan :" DS'roh'
The bin B. A. 70, pay deficiency for grading
feIIsd 10 Committee on claims.
The president laid before the Board conmunics
swer TO resolution oi the Board requesting infor
% sMseh n Ts an. , h ths GRADE Of
nj alton from the same in response 10 reso-
luton OF the Board requesting the Superintendent
between and streets northwest, 60 as 70 reieVs
al lots that have previously paid assessment for
t. ndent states in answer that befSre such
ment can be made the resolution must be c0ucurred
An IN, itsion from Miss Belle Smith to visit hef
IgISi on ~ tSenns next to inspect the
dered BY the board, wa. accepted. '-'O"' 0r'
Mr. F,s.m, TIE a,, hisT n IT. r r,
Tee on -. -. parking of street, aud, ai-H- ono
cesste. Mr.. Pore .uhn'iit-H copcurrep, rs.ontios
as substitute Tor tAs report which wa. sdotted
IN he epbon Of these DO ards III. for ss
Pc, King Of street hes pesformsd the work accord
psetor Of stres t. sewers. &C. sna the con% a
noneIs appointed TO supe.intend the same but these
St !ss serorI ;sd
S The Of the Law and
be- dsssDss naS sna shs
,sysr to cot In eonJanction with the Surveyor and
a"ri sSn. =. se q, 70 the
PArting Of street. between 18th and Yer.
to the result Of such re
Nj; Holden introSuesd !. bill to grade and gravel
Mr.. Murray INTRODUCED : resolution suthorizius
.tIssts, n W.. .Lsvesd and plseed in = pas.abie
Mr.. Bassett Introduced bill to cause . hydrant
passed Also act to eon:,pnei sever h H. IN .trs.,
vest. from the river to the south side OF Virginia
proved lay ., is7o; passed AdjOurnsd. ~
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ANIMAL RENTING OF PKws AT MRrRoP0LI-
TAN Nj. En- CHURCH.-The annual renting Of
pews in the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. DR.. y. p. Newman, pastor, took
place last evening. The auctioneer, Mr.. W. b.
Williams, Of The firm Of Green & Williams
commenced the sale at O'Clock and 80 minutes,
and the contest for the first choice was etween
Col. ID. +. Hamlink and Mr.. j. +. wollard. Mr..
WollNd was the successful bidder, and the
price paid by him for the first choice was 500.
Mr.. .. ID. Barrett paid $50 for the right to the
second selection; Col. ID. +. Hamlihk, S25 fer the
third; X. NJ. Hall, $50 for the fourth; Judge
Fisher, S25 for the nth; q. Burlew, S25 for the
sixth; o.. II. White, S25 for the seventh. For
the eighth choice Mr.. ". Il. Moses paid $50 for
the ninth MIR. A. n. Browne paid s2J. Mr.. L..
A. COBB ight paid S25 for the tenth choice; Mr.. 4
samuel Emery, $50 for the eleventh; Mrs. Lam
born, S2j tor the twelfth; +. A. Lutz SIS for the
thirteenth; j. W. BOteler, S25 for tho four
teenth, and Geo. McCulloch, S25 for the if-
teenth. AT this point bidding began to slacken,
and so q choice was given by q few, but the
price descended as low as 50, when the sale was
adjourned.