American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-17
aEoReETows AND IT'S AFFAIRS.


dEohahTOwNs september ILL., IN.
Agreeably to the call made through the press
Of our town, large number Of our most re-
spectacle and influential citizens assembled last
night at Forrest Hall, to take into consideration
the propriety Of petitioning Congress, through
our corporate authorities, for reform in our
town charter
On motion Of ]. 7. Bangs, osq., Mayor Add
son was called to the chair, and Levi Davis,
esq, appointed secretary. After the chairman
had stated the objects Of the meeting, ]. T.
Bangs, esq, offered the following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas it Is acknowledged by the citizens
of Georgetown generally that our charter is not
only defective in its arrangements, but limited
in its powers, and behind the spirit of the age
il is therefore desirable that it should be thor
oughly revised, and its powers more clearly
defined and, among other amendments, it is
important that the following powers should be
embodied in the same:
l. To lay and collect a school-tax Of one dol
lar per capita upon every white male citizen Of
twenty-ono years of age and upwards.
2. To require that all officers of the corpo-
ration should be elected directly by the people,
instead of by the corporation, as at present.
Therefore be it.
Rssolued, By the people Of Georgetown in town
meeting assembled That the corporate authori-
ties are hereby respectfully urged and requested
to have the town charter thoroughly revised
and amended, by joint committee of the two
Boards, to embrace the above-named powers,
and such others as, in their judgment, may be
deemed necessary; and after the same shall
have been ratified by majority Of the people,
they shall make application to Congress in the
name and behalf Of the corporation, and Of the
citizens of Georgetown, to have the same enacted
into law.
Be It further resolved, That the corporate au-
thorities are hereby requested to appoint as
early day as practicable, after the same (the
amended charter) shall have been published at
least two weeks in the town papers, when the
citizens of Georgetown shall have the privilege
Of deciding at the ballot-boI for or against the
amended charter.
VIM. McKenney Osborn, esq, offered the fol-
lowing amendment to the first resolution, which
was adopted: Also, the laying of a tax upon
bonds, mortgages, and all money securities.
The preamble and resolutions, as amended,
were then discussed by Messrs. w. H. Tenney,
Osborn, Bangs, and Hughes, (of the ADVOCATE. J
They were then unanimously adopted. w. Ii.
Tenney then offered the following RESOLVED
That the proceedings of this meeting be pub
lished, and that certified copy of the same be
transmitted by the chairman to the Board of
Aldermen and Board of Common Council; which
was adopted. The meeting then adjourned
While there is much talk in our town about
retrocession, reform, &C., and while meetings
are being called for these purposes, l would
suggest to our business men generally the i'm
portance Of calling Immediately meeting to
take into consideration the propriety of form
ing joint-stock company las no individual willy
to fit up and furnish the old Union hotel, and
no longer have this fine building stand idle to
the great injury of the town generally. l have
no doubt if such q company was formed, and
this house properly opened and conducted, it
would prove profitable investment, and give q
fresh impetus to business
Many of our citizens are talking of the pro-
priety of plank road to Rockville. We bid
them God speed and hope that the talk will
result in action, and that this much-needed
improvement will be at once commenced.
The -four and grain market remains firm at
last quotations.
Messrs. Barnard & Buckley sold, yesterday,
at auction, the following property: House and
lot on corner of First and Frederick streets, to
w. Heron, for 81 1896; lot on the corner of Po-
tomac and First streets, to Alexander King for
$40 per front foot
Arripais.-Schr. Sarah M. Kemp, Booth,
Patuxent, wheat and corn; schr. Mary Ellis,
Clarke, Eastern Shore, Md, oats, sc. packet
sloop John NJ. Clayton, Woolston, Philadelphia,
to L. Pickrell & Co. ELECTRO