Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-09

Correspondence Of TIE Star.


GEORGETOWN, May Q, 1859.
In the Council, on Friday night, Mr. HYDE laid
before the Board the printed report of the water
committee. = p - = So y - - -
A message was received from the m ayor recon-
mendihg nag foetway at the cross NO a Olive
and Montgomery ssfeets and one calm attention
the Intersection Of the lower and new roads lead
ing to the Little Falls and recomme pdin0 its ,e
construction; referred to streets committee.
AT. Ming presented the petition of Thos. Con-
rad, asking TO be released from the payment of
| fine imposed upon him for firing pistol within
the limits of the Corporations; referred to grew
ances committee.
The chair laid before the board the petition Of
| Patrick Cassidy, asking 10 he released from the
payment Of fine imposed upon him for a viola
ton Of the liquor license law; referred TO same
| The chair laid before the board the account of
| Henry Reaver, for commissions as police magis-
| rate; referred to claims committee
Also re report OF the Captain Of the Police and
| Night watch Tor the month of April referred TO
| the Aldermen. =
Mr. Marbury, from the committee on streets. re-
ported an ordinance for the Improvement of that
| part OF w est street. lying between Montgomery
| and Mill streets; which passed both boards
Mr. Hyde, from the Committee on gas to which
| was referred several matters In connection with
;ne mgnnms OF the streets reported that there was
Tor under a resolution passed in November 1856;
that the duties of tbs two committees conricted
anu dskeu Council committee he dis
charged from the further consideration of the sub
Ject The Council refused to discharge the com.
lnluee, and on motion Of Mr. Marbury, recon-
mitted the whole subject with instructions
| Mr.. Marbury, from the committee on streets ia
| which was referred the message Of the Mayor
| recommending general system for cleaning and
repairing the streets moved that 200 copies Of the
message be printed for the information of the citi
zcns of the town; adoptrd-yeas G. naysi
Mr.. Nj. also asked that the streets committee be-
discharged from the further consideration of tho
petition of Mr.; u: \. Eliason and that the samc
ne referred TO the Mayor; which WAS granted
, Mr.. Tcnney offered resolution appropriatinc
, Soo Tor The purposes therein named
MIR r. also moved that message he transmit
| uo to The Aldermen proposing Joint meeting fo
The election of police slicer; laid Oh the table
| yeas q, navs 1.
On motion of Mr. Hyde, the rules were thcl
, suspended for the purpose OF taking up the ordi
nance providing for the general distribution o
, | wafer through the town.
, The AldeTmen's substitute for Council resoln
uon allowing , certain parties to lay water mail
| IN part OF High street. was Concurred in
MIR. Hyde then offered a substitute for the ordi
| nance reported by the committee on water r. DO,
the substitute some little discussion arose pendfn.
| which message was received from the Aldermen
stating that they had passed an ordinance provid
, my for general distribution of the aaueduc
water in which they asked the concurrence of q,
| Council. The Aldermen's bill being the same a
the substitute offered by Mr.. HYDE. il was Iai,
aside and the ordinance from the Aldermen unail
lmously COncurred in.
Htst stctlOn provides Tor the dpDClntmep MT o
one member from each board, who shall, togeth.
with the Mayor. constitute a water board u,nle
whose supervision the work is to he done. an,
VINO shall snperintend all its equations AM
operations after 1T shall have been completed
! Section second reads as follows: {. That tn
, Mayor he, and he is hereby, authorized wheneve
ana as The same may be needed in the prosecution
OF the work to issue the stock of this CorDor3ton
bearing interest at the rate Of six Der cent pe
anntm. and redeemable at the pleasure Of ia
corporation within ten years, in any sums not ex
cceding IN the aggregate SJO,G0, for the purpOs
OF carrying into elect the acts Of Congress ~
proved March I'd. 1855. and March Sd. 1889 1
supply the cities of Washington and Georgetow
with water u
4 Section Sd provides for a front fnnt t,1 of e
cents per front upon all the property where Il,
> mains have been, or may hereafter be laid, paw
able annually In four equal instruments of Is cent
. each. commehcln" on the first of July ne.t an,
payable annually on the first day Of July in eacl
year thereafter, until the whole is met 10 he col
iected as other taxes collected and pledges tn
/, same lrrevocably to the liquidation of the ex
penses contracted in laying the MAINS &c
Section is as follows: 'sThat the United State
| Engineer for the time being be- and he is hereb
authorized and requested, to place such dist
Dutloh Of-the water for the town, as he in conncc
hon with the above committee, may deem hes
within the means prescribed, and to enter into
contract or contracts with any person or persons
Tor the entire completion of the work under hi
| uhecIion, ana submit the same to this Corpora
| ton for its action
| The following Council bills were returned
| passed by the Aldermen: Resolution in favor q
Dr Mann; in favor of John A. Smith, clerk of tn
Circuit Court; providing for the repair of brdp
over Rock creek; providing for the support of tn
poor and work honse for the first quarter of 1853
ana Tor other purposes. They also returned IRE
lectedl Council bill requiring the tax collector L
r keep In the clerks office n book containing tn
names of all tax payers, the amount Of taxes as
sessed against each, when paid. &c.
resolution passed both boards appropriatjn,
so Tor the benefit Of Dr. Lauk, for vaccinatins
| the poor.
Mr.: King offered resolution, which raised re
| guessing the Mayor to inform the Mayor of w ash
n2ton that the flag footway at the K-street bridp,
| over Rock creek, which was removed at the tim,
OF building the bridge, had never been replaced
| we advise the lovers of the dance to be sure and
| procure ticket to the grand Nav Ball of the Wig
| liant Fire Company, at Forrest Hall tomorrow
| night. The members of the company and TN.
| committee, are determined that no pains or ex
penSe shall be spared 10 render IL one of the most
| agreeable entertainments of the kind that will
| come off this season. The Vigilants bows are a
whole hearted set of fellows, and never do things
by halves -
| The Flour market continues gradually and
steadily on the advance Good sliperGne brands
this morning are firm at sc 5nas6 IS and extras a,
S675as7 25; the supply is light, and not equal to
| NE demand at these prices Wheat and Corn also
nave an upward tendency; none of either I'm tn,
| market.