Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-04
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
QHoRaErowH, June 4, 1

0AOk8kTOHH, June q, 1000.
The congregations in attendance at the ded-
ication Of the basement Of West Georgetown
Methodist church yesterday was very large.
In the morning the Rev r. L Dashiel preached
an eloquent and impressive sermon from Luke
tx, $50; subject, tho TRANSPORTATION Of
Christ. The afternoon sermon was by the
Rev. Geo. Hildt, from Exodus, Iii, 3, and Moses
said, DO. In the evening the congregation
was entertained by the Rev. French S. Evans
The collections during the day amounted to
the handsome sum Of s555. The Rev. Mr..
Speak, the pastor in charge of this church,
Is very popular among his people, and is rap.
IDLY building up congregation. The church
membership already numbers some seventy.
i've or mere Tho building ws1 erected by
d. Semmes. builder and architect lis Sc
feet long, IS deep, has q basement 81 feet
high, and principal story 18i feat high, with
end gallery for the accommodation of colored
persons The main story will be completed,
and dedicated some time during the summer.
The concourse of persons in attendance t.
witness tho imposing ceremonies at Trinity
(Ca,holic) church, yesterday morning, was i'm.
msnse, every part of the spacious edifice being
crowded TO overlooking. The discourse of the
Rev. b. Mcguire was highly interesting and
impressive, and was listened to with Almost
breathless silence by the entire auditory :
Subject the Trinity"
the following business was he under con.
'ideration by the Board of Common Council
at the meeting on Friday night:
Message from the Mayor in relation to re-.
pairs done on Paper Mill and Market House
bridges, and portion of High street; referred.
Message from the Mayor, calling the atten.
ton of the councils to the condition of a por-
ton Of Fsyette street, and recommending the
appointment of a committee ID inquire into
the expediency OF obtaining from CONGRESS
Dower to sell the same for building lots; re-.
fsrred.
Another, covering q courteous and polite
invitation from the ladies OF the NJ l. Church,
to attend the fair now beiEg holden at Forrest
Hall; informally referred t. Commits of the
whole.
Mr., Osborn, from the committee Of ways and
means, made quite an elaborate and concise
report OF the financial condition of the town
exhibiting the amount of assesssble property
within the corporation, as retained by the late
| assessment, the indebtedneIs of the CORPORA.
ton, (foatiDg and funded, together with the
estimated receipts and expenditures for tne
year. Tho expenditures are estimated nj
S37,43i SO, and the not revenue from ell
sources at 1872 1856 05-leaying a deficit OF
so,O49 50. 1t is propsr to say, that a large
! amount of the estimated expenditures is for
ether THAI the ordinary current expensss 81
the corporation, and such os may never occur
again.
The report was accom- panied by an ordi.
nance ieVylng a direct tax upon all real and
personal property OF IS cents on the 500, to
% eet tho current expenses of the corpor ration
and S7t cents to be applied to the CORPORA.
lions subscription to the Metropolitan rail
road Ihls ordinance was discuss cd of some
length by Mes2rs. Bangs and Osborn, and laid
over, the third reading being objected to
| and, on motion Of Mr. McCan, il, together with
| the report and accompanying documents. wsJ
ordered to be printed by A. G. Settle.
The bill providing for the condemn alton
ara opening OF portion Of Seventh stree,
which had been returned by the iayor with.
out his signature, was then taken I'D and
passed by tIo-third vote, as follows Those
voting in tho affirmative were-Messrs. Bangs
Eettinger, Grimes, Semmes, McCan, Osborn
and Wech . ANs'
Bliiatrom the Beard Of Aldermen providing
tor opsning and laying out Of public ALLEYS
| from washington street running west parallel
with West street, and from High to Congress,
streets parallel with Bridge street, togethe,
with one appropriating $3.50 for the repair O
grave streets, were severally referred to com
mittes on streets; and then, on motion, the
| board adjourned
The Aldermen were not In session.
IL will be seen by an advertisement In nm
otner column that the ladies of the Methods,
Episcopal church have concluded to continue
| ,nelr festival at fair, at Forrc3t Hall. tvr
evenings moro, (thiS and Tomorrow yhep ali
the goods lett uosold will be disposed of a,
public auction.
During the lr9t week about $500 TONS OIL
coal reached our city from Cumberland by
the canal y
Flour is held this morning at $40 875; no
sales of moment since our last.
SPECTATOR