Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-17
WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN


WEDNESDAY, October Is, 1856.
The Joint Committee met this evening, pursuant
TO the call of the chairman.
Present: From Washington, Messrs. Miller, Smith
Towles, Albert and Bsyne from Georgetown, Messrs
Ould, Tyler, and Crawford
The Chair laid before the Committee e-commaui-
cation from the Mayor of Washington, transmitting
statement Of the assesssd value Of real and person
al property of all kinds In the city of Washington
also, statement Of the receipts from licenses for the
last fiscal year together with the rates and general
system OF licensing In the said city.
The Chair also laid before the Committee the fol-
lowing report from the committee on the part of the
Corporation Of Washington, VIZ:
am instructed by the committee the part of
the Corporation Of Washington to communicate to
this Joint Committee their agreement TO the first and
second articles Of the basis presented by the George
town committee and to the third as far the word
city, In the last line but one striking out the words
for the purpose of paying the principal ard interest
Of said debit; and TO the fourth, fifth, and sixth ar
cles- They also propose to strike out the seventh
article, and agree to the eighth NINTH and tenth
tices
The committee on the part Of the Corporation of
Washington wish it understood and agreed upon
that the Joint Committee will agree to all proper
efforts for the extension of Georgetown beyond its
present limits, and upon an agreement of the Joint
Committee to this basis amended they willing
TO report the facts to the bodies from which they
spectlvey emanate, and recommend that the subject
be submitted to the voters Of the two cities.
Respectfully submitted,
zf se3 art THOS. MILLER,
Sept. 10, 1856. Chairman Committee.
Which report was read, and, after some discussion
Mr. Ould, from the committee on the part of the
Corporation OF Georgetown, submitted the following
substitute for the original seventh article of the
basis viz $50 a . tsfE
7. There shall be reserved to the people of George
town. to majority of their representatives in the
Corporation of Washington, the same power of re-
sstance remonstrance and protest to any change or
alteration in or obstruction to the present western
or Virginia channel as is row possessed by the Cor
poration of Georgetown.
The said article having been read and the subject
thereof discussed at considerable length, and the
same not being accepted by the committee on the
part of the Corporation of Washington
Mr. Smith submitted the following preamble and
which were read and unanimously adopt
ed, viz:
Whereas the committee on the part of the Corpo-
ration of Washington cannot accept the basis with
the seventh article its substitute and as the com
mittee on the part of the Corporation of Georgetown
have refused the consolidation without said seventh
article or its substitute Therefore,
Resob0ed, That when this committee adjourn this
evening it adjourn sine die.
On motion by Mr. Ould il was
Resolved That the Secretary be allowed as q com
pensaton for his services, the of five dollars for
each meeting of this committee, and that the messen
ger be allowed two dollars for each meeting
And, on motion, the committee adjourned sias die
THOS. MILLER Chairman.
Is. j. MIDDLETON, Secretary.