Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-09
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Correspondence Of The Star.

GEORGETOWN, May Q, 1857.
In our Board Of Common Council, last night a
message was received from the Mayor covering
communications from Messrs Hodges and others.
Miss Baltzer and Francis p. Beatty Mr. Hodges
and others represent the new road in some places
to be in very dangerous considtiOn, and ask for
the repairing of the same. Miss BatZer is much
annoyed by the sign board and post adjoining her
dwelling, and petitions its removal Both re-
ferred to appropriate committees. Mr.. Beatty
asks for the office of Lamp Lighter for the town
laid on the table
Bill for the relief of H. Polkinhorn was referred.
The Mayor returned the bill concerning MI
VanderweIken's omnibus stand with his Sbiec
tons, and presented the petition of Messrs Cruck-
shank, WEIGH and others against the said stand
The bill was passed over the veto by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Messrs Pearson, Jones, Pick
rell, Oyster, Seymour, Thomas, and Williams
Z. Nay-Mr. White.
The tax bill for 1857, amended by the Board
Of Aldermen, was then concurred in
petition from Kate Estele & Co. prayinr the
reduction to the same standard other cities the
license Oh theatricals &c, was laid on the table
Shortly afterwards, Mr.. Williams presented an
act, amending the act of June 1906 In relation to
theatricals, &c, which reduces the license to ten
dollars per week, or three dollars per night !;
which was passed by the following vote Yeas
Messrs. Pearson. Oyster, Pickrell, seymour,
Thomas, and Williams-6. Nays-Messrs Jones
and Whte-2.
The bill for the establishing of the grade of
Fayette and other streets, reported by Mr.. Car
Reaver, and a bill authorizing the repair of the
Bp Pos the the teef on H 0oos K.,
ferred.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Oyster and
Pickrell, was appointed to select suitable place
for the accommodation Of the night watch
A resolution requesting the committee of WAYS
and means to devise plan of funding portion
OF the debt Of the town was reported BY Mr..
Thomas
Mr.. Thomas also urged the report, at an early
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memorial Of the guardians Of the Georgetown
school.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen author.
izing the loaning to the Chesapeake and Ohio
in exchange for their obligations was, for the
present, laid on the table.
President Maulsbv was in our city yesterday,
Tor the purpose of making some arrangements, to-
wards securing material aid towards repairing
the recent damages to the canal. He informed
some of our merchants that the damage though
serious. Is far from being as much was at first
reared. He has examined each of the damaged
portions, and feels confident that if he can com
mence at once the work of repair, that he can
again have the entire line in navigable order by
We have been requested to call the attention O.
the authorities to the fact that persons in the
gomery street. a common place of deposit for filth
of almost all kinds, to the annoyance Of per ons
living near by.
The offerings of beef cattle at the drove wards
yesterday were very limited, amounting in all to
only 10 head SIS Of which was purchased by Dis
trct butchers at IS 25aS7 lay on the hoof equal
to SIC. 5taSli IS net. The remaining Is was left
over. sheep Sc per h.; but few selling
1t is supposed that some fifteen to twenty thou
sand barrels Of flour left Williamsport and passed
dam No. during the high water, and if the boats
were fortunate enough to get by dam No we
may anticipate their arrival soon as the repairs
upon the culvert at the old Mason foundry is COM
pleted ID 80 49,
The flour market is very firm with an upwa d
tendency; stock very light, small sales of standard
brands at $6.75a$6 50. Wheat 81 60aSl .65 for
White, and 81 50a$1 60 for red SPECTATOR