Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-07
Legislative Assembly. June g.

,COCN lily esteruay, House bill No 20, to
change the name of Barry Farm or Potomac
city TO Hillsboro', was read a second time and
property.
on motion of Mr.. Gulick. House bill No. g,
reminding taxes enormously paid by John A.
claims.
MIR. Hall moved that when the Cannot,
adjourn it be to meet on Monday next; lost.
House bill in relation to extending the fire.
alarm telegraph to Georgetown was on motion
OF Mt. Hall, recommitted to the committee on
ire department.
THoMPsoN-wITH A." P"-oN THE SURVEYOR.
SHIP.
The chair submitted the following:
- The Hon. the President and Members of the
Council Of the District Of Columbia Leotslojnrs-
Gentlemen: As The STAR has thrown cut its
ADVICE 10 you not 10 pass the House bill for the
etee ION OF the surveyor among other officers by
the people, and the Republican wants you 10 pass
the House bill fixing his pay and defining his
dutles-both papers well and literally paid for
thus advocating his and his iliterate progenys
being permanently pensioned on the PUBLICAN
humble and observant individual, on behalf of
himself and hOrdes of others, prays your hon
ora6le body, notwithstanding these newspapers
sauies viii unhesitatingly pass this bill aking
that office elective by the people, as il is in All
our large cities Of the Union, and thus by your
magnanimity and liberality of feart, give q
chance to educated, practical and professionally
sclenthc civil engineers and surveyors now IL,
our midst, who would by their genius, refine
ment and varied intelligence, adorn any com
huhity. Respectfully, &c,
THADD's s. THOMPSON,
A voter of the 9th district"
Referred 70 the committee on WASHINGTON
Georgetown and county affairs. Adjourned.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKRT-Board of Health
InSpeetions-Superintend Gatchells report
OF i've stock on sale at Drover's Rest and else
where, tor the week ending Friday, June I, is
AT ClaTk's depot for the sale of swine. 80 hoes
OF GOOD quality, were sold. The market is fair,
but has declined Kc.-sales this week being
ready at Ga aIc. per pound net.
AT Center market and elsewhere, 10 beeyes, 4
spriDgers, 80 mich cows and calves. II6 veaIs
ana 20 sheep and lambs were on sale. Beeves
Drought S4aSi per cwt.; COWS and calves, S25a
tmixed) at s3.56asi5O per head. Markets dull.
l4o beevessf good quality were purchased in
Baltimore for city butchers.
AT Drovers' Rest, "a beeves were offered and
PA sold for slaughter at SiaS7 per cwt. The
quality OF beeves was fair. with a very dull
remain unsold. As milch cows with calves were
ohered, and number sold as follows :-Ordl-
nary, S20aS30; fair to good quality, S35as52 No
0eals on sale. l,4l5 sheep and lambs, including
for slaughter-615 sheep at 4asHc. per pound.
and 800 lambs at -. 5OaSi 30 per head; 1ii sheen
unsold. The lambs were all disposed Of for the
sale Of which there was a brisk market. with a
slow one for sheep, at a decline in prices for
both sheep and lambs. A decided Improvement
is noticeable in the quality of the stock and less
ina the usual number OF trashy sheep were in
the market yesterday. sheep were condemned
as diseased or otherwise unfit for slaughter.
BUILDING RRGULATIoNs.-Thsbo board of nub-
lie works have considered a new code of build
ing regulations and approved the same and
they viii be submitted to the legislative assem-
BY, In order to have bill passed embodying
their provisions. Some important improvements
have been recommended, which have been sug-
gested by reference to the building rules IN
force In New York aud other large cities.