Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-21
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.

GEORGETOWN, July 81, 1856.
The following business was before our City
Councils on Friday night: IS
Mr.. Cropley reported that the committee on
the market house had inquired into the proba-
it would amount to from four to Eve hundred
dollars. They therefore deemed it inexpedi-
ent at the present, and asked to be discharged
from tho further consideration of the subject
granted.
Mr. Jones reported adversely on Aldermen's
bill appropriatipg $500 for the repair of roads
and streets; laid over.
Mr.. CrOpley informed the Board that the
pump commissioner was not prepared to re-
port on the bill of Thomas Blundon.
A bill passed both Boards appropriating SIS
for lighting and cleaning the market house for
the year 1856
The resolution in favor Of Dr.. j. s. Lauk
was taken up, and, on motion of Mr. English,
$50 was stricken out and $50 inserted, and
the bill passed by the Council. The bill was
afterwards amended by the Aldermen, by
striking out $50 and inserting $50.
A communication was received from John
estate Of the late DR.. o. NJ Linthicum; 70.
ferred.
A resolution passed both Boards author
izing the Mayor to lease the eastern part of
the southern terminus of Frederick street to A.
Ray for twenty FIVE years at $40 per annum,
or to sell the same to him for $500
A resolution in relation to the grade of
Frederick street, and resolution authorizing
the improvement of parts of the same passed
both Boards.
A resolution appropriating $50 to promote
the interests Of Georgetown passed both
Boards.
Council bill fixing the salaries of the teach.
ers of the public schools, and for other pur.
poses, was rejected by the Aldermen.
Council bill providing for foot-way on part
Of West street was passed by the Aldermen
with several amendments; amendments not
acted on by Council.
Resolution in relation to clerks office passed
both Boards.
Council bill providing for clerk to the cor
Poration, and for other purposes, passed the
Aldermen with several amendments; amend
ments referred to committee of the Council
A Volumlnous message, covering some six
teen pages of foolscap. was received from the
Mayor, returning the resolution providing for
the election of joint committee to inquire
into the expediency Of annexing Georgetown
to Washington, and giving his reasons for
withholding his assent to the same. Mr.. En-
glsh remarked that he did not intend to say
one word in reply to the language of the mes
sage. He considered it disreputable to the
author, and insulting to the Council. He rose
simply for the purpose of making an inquiry
of his friend DR. Tyler, the mover of the resO-
luton, viz: Was the resolution drawn with
any intention Of effecting the interests Of the
railroad? DR.. Tyler felt it to be his duty to
answer the interrogatory Of his friend-is was
not Neither did those who nominated him
or the author of the message know his posi-
tion in regard to the railroad. As t. the
message, he could not condescend to reply to
it. The question was then put-shall the bill
pass notwithstanding the objections of the
Mayor-and the vote resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Borrow, Cropley, Crawford,
English, Jones, White, Seymour, Sweeney
and Tyler. Nays-none.
Both Boards then adjourned.
The breach upon the canal having been re-
paired, boats from Cumberland laden with
coal, are beginning to arrive in considerable
numbers.
The packet boat NJ. c. Meigs left lis morn
ing with large and brilliant party of excur-
slonists from your city en- route to the Great
Falls, there to spend the day.
Nothing of moment transporting in the mar.
kets.
We are pleased to see that the old stand,
corner of Bridge and High streets, formerly
occupied by our late fellow citizen, DR.. o NJ
Linthicum, as drug store, has been consid-
erably improved and modernized and opened
by our townsman, w. Barnard. 8.