Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-17
WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN
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"HONhsHAf, OCTOBBH 10, 1870.
The Joint Committee met this evening, pur-
suant to the call Of the Chairman.
PRESENT; From Washington, Messrs Mil.
Ter, Smith, Towles, Albert, and Bayne: from
ford
Inc Chair laid before the committee COM
municatlon from the Mayor of Washington,
transmitting statement of the assessed value
OF real and personal property of all kinds in
the city OF Washington; also, q statement Of
the receipts from licenses for the last fiscal
year, together with the rates and general sys-
tenn Of licensing in the said city.
The Chair also laid before the committee
the following report from the committee on
the part Of the Corporation of w ashington, viz
L am instructed by the committee on the
part Of the Corporation Of w ashington to COM
municate to this Joint Committee their agree
ment 10 the FIRST and second articles of the
basis presented by the Georgetown committee,
and to the third as far as the word "city,' in
the last line but one, striking out the words
" for the purpose of paying the principal and
interest OF said debit" and to the fourth, fifth,
and sixth articles. They also propose to strike
out the seventh article, and agree to the eighth
ninth, and tenth articles.
Inc committee on the part of the Corpora
ton OF washington wish it understood and
agreed upon that the Joint Committee will
agree to use all proper efforts for the extern
SOD OF Georgetown beyond its present limits,
and upon an agreement of the Joint Committee
70 TINS basis rs amended they are willing to
report the facts to the bodies from which they
respectively emanate, and recommend that
the subject be submitted to the voters of the
two cities
Respectfully submitted,
THos MILLER,
sept 10, 1896 Chairman Committee.
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=, MI; Ould, from the committee on the part of
the Corporation of Georgetown submitted the
following as a substitute for the original sew
enth article of the basis, viz:
q. There shall reserved to the people Of
Georgetown, or to majority of their repre-
senta'lVes In the Corporation of W Washington,
the same power of resistance, remonstrance,
and protest to any change or alteration in or
obstruction to the present western or Virginia
enannel as Is now possessed by the Corpora
ton of Georgetown.
Inc SAID article having been read, and the
ubJectthereof discussed at considerable length,
ana the same not being accepted by the com
mltted on the part Of the Corporation of Wash.
ington-
Mr. Smith submitted the following pream-
pie and resolution, which were lead and unan-
imousy adopted, viz:
Whereas the committee on the part of the
corporation of Washington cannot accept tbs
OASIS with the seventh article for its substi-
tute, and as the committee on the part of the
corporation of Georgetown have refused the
consolidation without said seventh article or
its substitute Therefore
ReSolUed, That when this committee ad-
Journ this evening it adjourn sins die.
On motion by Mr.. Ould it was
ResOlved, That the Secretary be allowed,
as CONDENSATION for his seryres tho ann of
five dollars for each meeting of this committee,
and that the messenger be allowed two dol
lars for each meeting.
And on motion the committee adjourned
stne die. THos MILLER, Chairman
T. J MIDDLETON, Secretary.