Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-02
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENTS
GEoReErowx. Dee. z 1854

GEoRsErowE, Dec. ?, 1885.
In the City Councils, last night, Mr.. White
presented the petition of the male membership
of the West Georgetown Methodist Church,
asking to be relieved from the heavy tax upon
their church property necessary for the i'm
prossm.nt of Fayette street; referred.
Mr.. Piekrell presented n communication
from sundry persons, soliciting loan Of
$50, 900 for the purpose Of reconstructing dam
No 1 On the canal near the Little Falls, and
pieiging the receipts from the sale Of the ad-
ditional I, 200 inches of water power authorized
to be Disposed Of by tho Canal Company In
1855, for the payment OF the principal and In
terest of the same; referred.
communication was received from Mr. n
Hall, asking TO be released from he payment
Of certain fines. The Aldermen paced bill
complying with the request IF the petitioner;
which, together with the memorial VAS re-
ferred 10 committee Of the Council.
Mr.. Cropley, from committee on market
house, reported bill making an appropriation
of s35 for lighting and cleaning the ssme'
passed.
Mr.. 0rme, TO whom the subject Of the cor
porstion printing had been referred, made a
report accompanied by resolution. After
some discussion the whole subject was re-
committed.
MIR. Crawford, of the committee on police,
reported = bill, which passed the Council, pro-
viding for an omnibus stand 50 Georgetown.
Mr.. White, Of the committee Of streets, re-
| ported a bill appropriating $50 for the repair
of that portion of Green street lying between
| Bridge and Gay; passed both Boards.
! A resolution passed both Boards appointing
| a committee t. confer with committee Of tho
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company in rela-
ton TO the raising Of certain canal bridges
| Committee-Messrs. George w Beall, ESQ Of
the Aldermen, and CrOpley and Sweeney, OF
| the Council.
The account current OF the clerk, for the
| quarter ending September 20, was received
and referred to joint committee on accounts.
| A bill passed the Aldermen TO meet the ex-
penSes Of the consolidating committee laid
over in the Council until NEXT Friday night
| Mir Crawford, Of the special committee to
whom was referred the Poll Tax and Suffrage
| bill, reported that they had used all diligence
| In trying to arrive at proper understanding In
regard to the same, and that, for the purpose
Of assisting them in arriving at proper con-
clusion in regard to the matter, they bad OBJ
| tanned the advice Of high legal authority /;
that they had submitted questions bearing
directly upon each clause OF the bill 10 the
Attorney General for his opinion to all Of the
| questions, except one or two Of minor impor-
| lance they had received answers. The fol-
| lowing is the suostdnCo VI tuo aue"eis 10
ceived
SIN think the act is not mandatory; that
the Cooperation is not required by the first
| section, but only authorised, to impose In any
| given year the school tax; that il may or not
! do this in its discretion and that II 1T now
decide not to do it, then the remaining sec
lions have so far forth, and st least for the
| time being no particular operation
The committee asked for further time; which
| was granted.
And then both Boards adjourned.
A fight occurred near the twenty buildings
last night among several black fellows by the
name of Cater, johnson, Cole. and others.
While the fight was going on, another fellow
| by the name of jackson came out Of his house
and fired pistol at the party, wouuGing con-
| siderably Gates and others Officer Tunnel
arrested jackson and lodged him in the watch
| house.
From an advertisement in another column
it will be seen that mine host Of the Union
| Hotel, Col Jacob Fouk, is now fully prepared
for the accommodation Of both permanent and
transient boarders The Colonel having re-
Gently imported himself from the region OF
plenty, where the people live on the tat OF the
land, to our city, il is but reasonable 10 suppose
that his table will at all times be supplied
with sill the luxuries Of the season. The Union
offers to members Of Congress aud other per-
sons residing temporarily in the District, es-
pecially persons accompanied by their fam
lilies, one Of the most quiet and comfortable
! stopping places they can possibly md. In
addition to the comforts and superior accom-
mOdations of the hotel. the Union line Of ON
nibusseS pass Immediately by the door every
FIVE minutes, going and returning from the
Capitol. SPECTATOR.