Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-30
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GEoRsEroxH, March q. 1857


In the Board Of Common Council, last nisht.
Mr Thomas presented the annual ststemssx
| of the Trustees Of the Poor and workhous for
1856, and asked that an appropriation OF
$3.50 49 be made to meet deficiency in sppro-
Eristion for same period. The report os the
trustees shows that the expenses nf he insti-
.ution Tor the yesr was 50 926 IS receipt.
from garden SAYS s. annual appropriation
81 SO0, and deficiency as before stated, me-
k'ng the above mentioned sum, S2,9& SO; r.
Mr. 1 also presented the account Of O. q
Muncaster for locks, revolvers, &C.. ordervi
hy the late Mayor; referred.
n resolution was reported from the commit
tee on poor and vorkhouse By Mr. Oyster. an
propriatins s2 zoo to defray the expenses q
same Tor tho current year; which passed beth
A resolution passed both Board. .nnro,~t
atirg sl2I 81 for the benefit of the iudess Of
elections: another appropriatins si2 for the
oeneht OF Is. Forrest; another approprtatine
sl3 50 for the benefit Of Evening Star. for al.
yertislng; one appropriating SIS for the bspe-
at OF Peter Nanesson; another relating 20 cav.
tain matters of business between Mr.. Wander
werken and the Corporation, and authorising
Recorder 0uld and Mayor Crawford TO adiuss
the same; and o resolution in relation 70 nm
paid taxes, and appointing Recorder Ould and
MesSrs PIckrell and PoarsOn, of the Council.
committee TO inquire into the same.
The 'maiority and minority reports of the
committee on public schools, was than called
up. Mr.. English offered substitute for the
whole matter, which was discussed st soma
lergth, and the subjsct finally laid over.
La the Council, Mr. White reported from
the cOmmittee on market house, a resolution
declaring stalls No l and in same, free for
tne use OF the country people; passed by
Council, but laid over by Aldermen.
a message was received from the Mayor In
relation to the general complaint about the
oad condition Of the public pumps and Gov.
cIins sundry clai0s against the corpor alton,
which was appropriately referred.
n communication was received from b.
ferred.
Mayor Crawford is again too seriously indis-
posed to attend to the duties of his once.
hecorper Ould is, however, at the Office every
morning to dispa tch such business matters a.
require immediate attention.
Business upon the canal, since our last re-
port, has been quite brisk. About thirty
boats IN all have arrived, six of them laden
with -Four, SIX with grain, and the remainder
with wood, bay, Limestone, DC. Two Of those
laden with -four (ihe Gen. Worth and Baltic1
came from Mercersville. 1t is now supposed
that dam No. will be sufficiently repsired 20
admit Of the passage of boats before the 18th
Of April.
The offerings Of beef cattle at Droyer,'
lest yesterday amounted 10 l30 head 100 of
which was purchased by District butchers az
% SO on the hoOf, equal to 50 a SIC net,
the remaining thirty was left over Sheep
very scarce, and selling at S5 10 Sc per 100
lbs.
Arrlyals-schr A. K Wallace, Patridse,
Baltimore, 10 Darby; schr. Csssandris S.
Eanderwoop, Wicks, New York, to Z. d A II.
Dodge; schr. Isis, Chase, New York, to Peter
Berry; steamer Diamond State, Kervap, Bal
tim9re, TO Hyde Davidson.
No change of moment has occurred in the
Flour market since our last report, prices re-
main substantially the same, viz s. So 10 Sc,
as 10 quality. There has been considerable
sales Of Wheat during the last day or two at
81. 33 a 81 10 for red and white, and OF Corn
a. 5S so cents for white and yellow. s.