Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-21
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GEORGETowN, July 81. lS


only one Board (the Common CounciD Of
our City Councils was in session last night.
The following business was transacted:
"A communication was received from the
clerk OF the Corporation, covering his quarter.
" accounts for the quarter ending June Both;
referred to the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. osborn, from the committee of WAYS and
means, to which was referred the Aldermen
oil Tor the benefit of R. P. Dodge, reported
the same to the Council with the recommends.
ton that 1t pass; which was adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Bangs authorizing GER.
tam nag footways, which was laid over at the
last meeting, was then taken up, and passed.
Bill from Board of Aldermen i'm relation to
SWINE was also taken up, and passed This
Is certainly wholesome police regulation. and
Tor the sake of the olfactory organs of the
citizens living in certain thickly settled local
ltles, we sincerely hope it will be rigidIy en-
forced. vi
Mr.. Myers presented the memorial of D. w
hdmundson, Jr, asking the Corporation to
enact some police regulation to prohibit the
watering OF horses, and other animals at the
public pumps; referred
Mr.. Myers, from the committee on claims.
reported back the Aldermen's bill appropri.
atng $500 for the benefit of J. NJ. Boteier
passed.
NhJci., hoin the same committee, re.
ported a bill appropriating 1903 80 for the
benefit of William Jewell, S33. 25 for the hen.
eht OF Michael Terrill, Sl4.9l for the benefit
OF w. H. Tenney, and 500 for the benefit of
samuel Boots; laid over temporarily.
Mr. osborn proposed the following message
to the Board of Aldermen:
"Gentlemen-We have disposed of all the
business now before us, and propose that when
the Two Boards adjourn this evening, it be
The upper Boarl not being in session. the
Council adjourned to Friday evening next.
We regret exceedingly that i'm addition to
the one or two other unimportant errors which
accidentally crept into our notice. yesterday.
OF the examination at Mr. Bowen's academy.
I'm consequence of the bad manuscript ;nc;
acnt 10 the hurry of writing) that '.n,,'' was
unlntentionally placed before the word 80 en-
siaoie' as 1t conveyed meaning wholly diff
lerent from what was intended
We have been assured this morning nv a
gentleman direct from the Great Falls, that
the report which was in circulation in our city
yesterday that an epidemic had broken out
among the hands engaged upon the Washing
ton Aqueduct is wholly untrue.
The following gentlemen have been elected
Ofhcers OF the Rough and Ready Club for the
ensuing 1 year; j. VI. Palmer, president; T. s
Biackman, vice president; George Moore. Sec
We have been requested to say that the
s,eamer Alice c. Price, Capt. Baker which
has been chartered for the excursion of lou,
oiub. on Monday next, will stop at Page,
wharf, in Washington city, and not at the
Fourteenth street wharf, as stated in the ad.
yertIsement, and at Blagden's wharf, Navy
lard. The most extensive preparations are
pclng made for this excursion, and from
present indications, it will be one of the largest
and most brilliant which has left our city thi.
season. The popularity Of the boat and the
captain, to say nothing of the excellent repu
tation of the Club, is sufficient to insure .
crowd
About 200 head of beef cattle was offered al
Drawers Rest this week-most Of which wa,
soii at s3.25aS4 so ON the hoof, equal to 81. 81
as9 net; old sheep 50 25as3 so per head
lambs 81. 75aS2.7 IS per head.
We have no change to note in the -four OF
gram market since our report Of yesterday.
SPECTATOR.