Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-26
GEORGETOwN.
Correspondence Of IAs Stsr.

correspondence ~ a ~ Stof.Ea
& ~ - GEoRsETown, Jan %, 1859
The foilowisg Items we have gathered from
the able ard concise report Of our Cooperation
Clerk, w. Laird, Esq Of the financial cond-
tion Of our Corporation for the year 1855, and
which was read before the Common Council at
its last meeting.
The total receipts for the wear amounted to
$50 S 90 and the total pendiiures TO $50 Oe4 3s
leaving a balance in cash on hand on the 3Ist Of
December Of s3,iio 81; Of which, 81 $50 go be-
longs to various special accounts, and 81, 10 -
to the general fund OF the Corporation
The clerk also furnished an estimate Of the re-
ceipts ana expenditures for the present year,
showing that IL all general taxes collected and
paad over within the year, and the Chesapeake
ana OHIO Canal Company continue to paw inter-
est on their bonds, the receipts Of the year will
exceed the expenditures Si6f5 The Clerk fur
TIER remarks, In this connection IL Is reasona-
BILE to suppose, however, that nearly the same
amount OF general taxes due in 1859, will remain
over uncoliected until leo. as Is now due, ard
Will remain over, which is sl0, 3O4. Should that
be the case, appears that the receipts Of 1859
will fall short Of the expenditures about IS 600 -
These estimates. he says, can only be viewed rs
approx mation to the truth, subject to be varied
by many unforeseen contingencies.
| The report also furnishes detailed statement
| of the contingent expenses Of he Corporation for
1858, dtsting gushing respectively those which
really belong to 1857, but paid in 1855; and those
which properly attach to 1858 The former
amounts to 80 $50 as, and the latter to g. 4Oi IS
and the total to IS 275
This report contains a large amount Of other
valuable Information In relation to the fairs
our Corporation, bearing unon the funded debt
| sinking fund, school fund, &c, and which will
In due time he put into the hands OF citizens
| in printed form. The Clerk closes It up by saw
ing, that during the last year he has been able
TO pay promptly all demands upon the Corpora.
ton whenever presented; and pays a very hand.
some compliment to the late tax collector, Mr.
G F.Sheckel, by attrIbuting his ability 10 do G
in great measure to Mr.. 5 IS activity in cole {
Ing the taxes, and promptness in paying then
| into the town treasury
| The Democrats are ma king preparations for a
grand ratification meeting at Forrest Hall, on
| Thursday evening, the Sd proximo r. r.
Crawford, Esq the nominee for Mayor, and
other speakers, are to address the meeting
| The statement Ia the Georgetown matters in
| the local columns Of another Washington paper
TO the effect that large number OF grants were
arrested last week by the police and sent to the
worknouse is entirely wrong. Not single va
grant having been committed to that establish
msnt this month This state Of affairs, we think
| speaks volumes in favor of the present police
| system. The activity of the officers the last few
months has been such as TO pretty well clear the
| town Of all such stock
The following has been received from an ex
| cellent lady subscriber: "Please, in your mex,
letter to the Star, suggest to each Of its nu.
| msrous readers to examine their book cases a nd
| shelves, and return every borrowed book Should
the idea ia Ike with the public, you will confer
grSat favor upon those who have loaned books
| and not had them returned :"
| light occurred last night on Water street
| between two negroes, one BY the name Of Dave
Jourdan, and the other the notorious Bill Wood.
| ward, Of Washington farm notoriety, which re-.
suited In Woodward giving Jourdan a very
| dangerous wound on the side of the neck and
| throat, and another on one of his thighs with .
knife woodward was al. ested by the police
| and lodged in the watch house until this mo N.
| Ing, when he was taken before Justice Reaver
| who committed him to Jail
| The sale advertised By Barnard Buckley al
| the warehouse Of the Washington Acqueduct or
| Water street, tomorrow, is well worthy the
attention Of almost every one as articles useful
| In almost every branch of mechanism trade
farming, and housekeeping will be offered. Ser
| advertisement
| Nothing new in the markets, and but little
| doing. SPECTATOR