Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-03
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
GEORGETOWN, Oct. 8, 1855.

GEORGETOWN, Oct. ), 1888.
Our Councils were in session on Monday
night last:
The Board Of Aldermen met in convention,
and William II. Edes, a member elect, was
sworn in.
The following resolutions and messages were
received by the Council from the Board of AL
dermen
A resolution making appropriations for re-
pairing roads and streets; referred to commit
tee on streets, who reported it back, recon-
mendlng Its rejection; recommendation adopt
ed
A resolution making appropriations for the
Mayor and Clerks contingent fund; referred
to committee Of ways and means; reported
back with amendments, which were adopted
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Clerk
to issue certificate of stock for $500; referred
to committee of ways and means.
Resolution for support of the scayengel' .
horse; referred.
Resolution in favor Of John Agnew, accom-
panied by a message from the Mayor; re-
ferred.
A message from the Mayor, in relation to de-
linquent taxpayers; referred.
message from the Mayor, enclosing an in
vitatiOn from Lewis Mckenzie, President of
the Alexandria and Hampshire Railroad Com
pany, inviting this Corporation to send dele
gates to a Railroad Convention, to be held in
| Winchester, on the 10th instant. William III.
Eies and Robert Ould were appointed on the
| part of the Board of Aldermen, and Messrs. A.
| Ii. Pickerell, c. Myers, and - Osborne on
the part of the Common Council
A resolution allowing VIM. q. Ridgley, l..
Thomas. c. RittenhOuse, K. P. Dodge and
George Waters to build q chapel and school.
house on South street; adopted
A resolution authorizing the clerk to nav
out Of the money in the Treasury. not other
| wise appropriated, the following sums to the
| following individuals for the repairs Of pumps,
| digging wells, &c: T. BlundOn, S254 25; r
| Hughes, S4S; ID. Haynes, IL John Popkins,
| %, and William Nokes, S42Sl referred to
committee on pumps.
Both Boards then adjourned to meet on max Z
Friday night at II o'clock.
We have been politely requested by the
| citizens living contiguous to the pump on the
| corner of Lingare and Second streets to ask
| the corporation to make an appropriation to
defray the expenses of taking the pump out
| of the well, so that they may be able to let
| down their empty buckets and obtain water.
In Its present condition they can get none.
Notwithstanding the repeated warnings
which have been given, we learn from Pest.
master Tilley that persons are regularly in
the habit Ct depositing in tho Office letters
| upon which the postage has not been paid
Persons who have done so would do we'll to be
particular to prepay their letters hereafter,
as none can be sent out of the office where
mailed, unless the postage has been paid. We
are also informed that sOme Of these letters
| have been known to contain money. Persons
at a distance also frequently write to the Pest
master, asking for information Of different
kinds, and neglect to put in post Office stamp
for the return letter. This il done, we pre-
sumo, under the impression that postmasters
enjoy the Thanking privilege. We would in.
form all such that such is not the fact; every
postmaster has to prepay his postage, rs much
80 as any private individual in the land.
Our EpiscOpalian friends are beginning to
provide ways and means for the erection of a
house for religious worship and Sabbath school
purposes on South street, contiguous to the
vharves and Water street. This is an excel
lent move, and one that should meet with the
5sarty support and appreciation of all the
flowers Of morality in our city. Something of
the kind has always been needed in this part
os our city for the benefit of seafaring men
and others. Spectators.