Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-01
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of Tie Star.

GEoRGETowS Jan l, 1859
The following business was before our City
Count ills last night:
In the Council, Mr.. Cropley (P. esidenD in
the chair. 90
M Thomas presented the accounts II Dr.. G. 1
NJ Sothoron, r r. Sheck and Jas r. Essex;
all Of which were appropriately referred
Mr.. L. also, laid before the Board TIE memo
rial ito Congress) nf the Metropolitan Railroad
Company, asking permission 20 construct rail-
read from Georgetown, to connect the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad al your city, and rernonstrat-
ing against the granting of charter TO anv other
PARTIES The object in laying ii before the COun-
ellis was for the pIrpose Of obtaining their en-
dorSement; which was unanimously granted
Mr.. SHINES reported, from streets committee,
resolution authorizing certain flag fOo!ways on
Montgomery street, and appropriatiug so to pay
for the sane; lies over.
Mr. MurcastFr. from the school committee, re-
| ported adversely upon the petition Of J. ADDER
son Abbott for permission to open mig hi school
| for cOlored persons, and the committee were dis
charged from its further consideration.
| Mr.. NJ also. presented a lengthy communica-
ton from the Recorders in relation TO i lot Of
ground proposed 10 be purchased for public
| school purposes; referred 10 Board of Aldermen
| The same gentleman offered a resolution re-
| questing the committee on gas Ia furnish tue
| Board with the entire expense of erecting lamp
posts, number OF posts erected, the cost Of light
| ing (for gaS) the streets for each year, amount
| paid for lighting, &c.
| Mr.. Thomas reported from claims committee,
| resolutions appropriating Sis for the benefit Of
| lain, and s2l 50 for the benefit Of T. Owens; al
| Of which were recommitted.
| The ways and means committee, to whom was
| referred resolution in relation to purchase of
house condemned for the opening OF Aqueduct
| street, asked, through their chairman. Mr. Ten
nv, 10 be discharged from its further consider
| alton; granted.
Mr.. Shoemaker presented the account Of A
Paul, $50, for lighting and cleaning the market;
referred.
Mr.. Thomas presented the petition Of CORN
| lev relf In .,g.l, Ia.
| contract for Improving Fayette street. and COM
planning OF deE.lictiOn OF duty on the part Of the
Commissioner and Tax Collector in connection
with the matter; referred to streets committee.
Mr. Cooley, from the committee on grievances
10 whom was referred the memorial Of B. Forrest
reported an ordinance fixing and reducing the
amount TO be paid 70: license for theatricals and
| otheE amuSements; passed.
The adverse report of the streets committee
upon the resolution making appropriation TO
repair High street brtween Bridge street and
FIRST alley, was taken up and laid over until next
| Friday night.
Mr.. SHINES offered resolution authorizing
the clerk TO pay 10 Philip Gormley $500 for work
done on Intersection of streets, Fayete street
passed.
Both Boards then adjourned, the Aldermen to
meet again tonight.
We re- ret exceedingly to have to record to-day
the death OF another of our most enterprisng Gig
izens-Mr. Vincent Taylor of the aTm of Boyce,
Taylor Co, proPIietors of the largest Touring
mill in our city He expired at his residence
near the west end of Bridge street, last night
Notwithstanding the very gloomy and unfavor-
able condition of the weather many of our citi-
zsnS reT aired to the " hte House today 70 pay
ther respects to His Ex.el!encY, President Buch-
dnan.
The Offering Of beef cattle at the Yards yester-
day, amounted 10 only about aUO head I7n of
which was purchased nv District butchers at
- - - p on the hoof, equal to ST 5OiSiO 30
net, showing an advance of about 81 80 per 100
lbs. for the last two weeks The deficiency in
the supply and the consequent advance in price,
Is manly attributable to the almost impaSSab bic
condition OF the country roads, and the recur-
renee of holidays. The remaining 80 were left
over. Sheep 81 5OaS5 per IGO lbs. Hogs 81 %.
No d'es>ed pork coming in.
1 y slight decline has occurred during the wee k
in the Flour market, and sales of good Canal SUI
pc line brands have occurred at <jaSj IL There
mas been but one sale of Wheat this werk-a
| cargo of white at ~ -. New Corn, in the ear,
would command 81 ~ per Dbl ShalIed 6jat6c
| per bushei, old 7jc. None OF either of-r!nw =