Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-20
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o''e'Po"oe"ee 81 he Stdr.
la .zf,si,a GEoIeKrows, August %, 1889
"A called meeting Of our City Councils was held
last night, and the following bills passed by both
SsS ~. ana signed resolution appropriating
Tor the repair Of the flooring Of the Little Falls
fiaage. One aPproprfating go 81 for the benefit
OF henry Reayer Tor fees as police magistrate One
sps,opr,aaing sa,o for the purpose Of placing nag
two across First street, one across second one
Groa Third. one across Fourth, one, across Fifth.
one across sixth. two across Seventh, two across
r lghsh one on the north side Of Third, one ON
tne soufh side OF Fourth, and one across Second
street on the south side Of f.ingan. An ordinance
providing for the improvement OF the footway on
sne west side Of Green street, between Bridge and
81 xty cents to defray the expense Of the same
resolution confirming the contract Of the Water
Board with l.. H d g. C. Schneider for Furnish
ing street hydrnts and one in relation to the dir
fibution Of aqaeduct water One section Of this
Pill authorizes the clerk to pay to the order of the
Water Board, ont of the water tax such sums "a
shsy may require from time to time fot the pur-
pose OF PAYING the expense Of distributing the
water through the town. The following. how
ever are the most important features of the reso-
luton, and to which our citizens will do well to
pay auennon; ltshall not be lawful for any per-
out permit from the Mayor and the payment of
the taxe lwafer) as the same shall become due:
ana in all cases where the mains have already
oeen tapped; and the taxes remain unpaid the
oe stopped and not to be returned until the same
is paid. The resolution further provides that any
person OF persons opening or causing to beepeped
from the Mayor for the purpose of tappi NO the
water mains shah be subject to fine of 500 TO be
recovered an fines usually are. =
has had before him a case of rather.a knottv and
serious character. 1t appeared from the evidence
that :. Kohl berg, a Jew, who has been engaged I'm
the dry goods business in our city for some two
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past and purchased Of Cannon Il Matthew's goods
(shoes, DC to the amount Of some five or six hun,
dred dollars, for which he gave his notes- Thss
notes matured, and Kohlberg failed to pay them
ne creators came on from Baltimore and find
ing that he refused TO give them any satisfaction
and 1t having leaked out through some mjsupder.
Standing between him (Kohlberg) and other par
ues shat ne had sold to them some Of the same
gooos about 80 TO 100 per cent below the cost
price, the creditors procured the services of Con
stable TraHnell, and had him arrested under the
charge Of getting goods under false pretences
Inc case was very thoroughly investigated by the
Justice, who, after patient hearing Of all the evi.
dence: committed kohlberg to jail to await re-
cushion from the Governor of Maryland. He
was conveyed to Jail by the aforementioned
oncer about O'Clock last night 81"
Business upon the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
continues quite brisk. During the week ending
TINS morning, lis boats have arrived; 90 of them
rom Cumberland, bringing 10 400 tons of coal; II
with flour and grain; with limestone; and II
from different points, with wood. &c The
amount Of tolls received at the Georgetown col.
!ectors office for the same period Is SO $50 9S a,
foliows ascending trade $685. and descending
trade s3,473 81. $3.50
The following shipments of coal have been
made from Rays dock during the week: Schrs
A. ii Manchester Nickerson, ;}S7 tons, and Emma
Amelia, $40 tons, to Boston WIN. Kennedy
Chrlsty, l2 tons, to Troy: Ivy, Henderson, 3lt
tons. to East Cambridge; Mary II Miffiin. Mel
vim, 155 tons, to New York; and Adelia Kelly
Kelly, 142 tons, to Salem, Mass; making, in the
aggregate. ,456 tons
In addition to the number of private improve.
ments heretofore noticed byus, Mr. b. Hutchinps
bricklayer, has just topped out. flor himself al
the corner Of Green and Beall streets, fine three
story and basement brick dwelling Its lofty
appearance, towering, as it does, far above il
neighbors, causes it to wear quite conspicuou.
and commanding appearance
We have nothing worthy Of note from the fiou,
ana grain market since our last report. Nochango
In prices, or sales Of moment have occurred sine.
our report of Yesterday -