Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-17
- GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of TIE Star.


GEORGETOWN, January ~, 1850.
The following business was before our City
Councils on Friday night:
In the Council message was received from the
the removal of the deposits in the channel Of the
river and of the accepted proposal 20 do the said
work with guarantee for the performance Of the
| same. Read and transmitted To the Aldermen.
Also, one enclosing the accounts Of III. Fletcher
for work done sundry streets also, the account
| of Joseph Libbey Son, for lumber. Read and
referred TO claims committee.
Mr. Pickren presented q communication from
the Secretary of the Union Benevolent Society
asking aid in behalf Of said society. Temporarily
laid on the table.
Tfunnell, for gravel furnished the commissioners
appon cd on the improvement on High street Re-
ferred To claims committee.
Mr.. Lazenby presented the account OF A. F.
Offutt & Co. for matches furnished 20 the lamn
lighters; also, the account OF Barron * Son. for
| coal furnished To the Vigilant fire company. Re-
| ferred TO claims committee.
Mr.. Shoemaker presented the account Of Rich'd
Ballenger, for wheelwright and blacksmith work
r eferred Ia same committee.
Mr.. Marbury, from the committee on streets 70
ported resolution in favor Of VIM Calhoun A
Co, and VIM. II. Fletcher, which was pissed bv
both boards.
Mr. King submitted the report Of the Comma
sloners appointed to superintend the rebuilding OF
the Bridge street bridge. accompanied by a rexo
luton making an additional appropriation 70,
| said improvement; passed.
Mr.. Marbury, from the committee on streets 70
ported resolution In relation 90 a ia RI az Rridg.
| street, in favor of the heirs of J. r DIVER and 81
| Ramsburg and Ebert passed both boards
| Mi hing offered the following resolution which
| R.Solred, That the Water Board he re,u.,,.or
to furnish TO this board AT its mex, meeting a 80.
Of their proceedings up 10 that time: ana Also ~
| inform th!s board whether in their opinion the
| hydrants which have been erected answer IN.
purpose for which they are desi,ned AZ ,vll ,s :,
was represented they would and il not. 70 state
in what respect they deem them deficient.
| message was received from the Board Of Al
| dermen, referring 10 this board A communicated
| from Jacob S;aub, rendering his resignation as
one Of The Judges of Election Of the 18th precinr,
1 laid on the table.
| Also. the accounts Of r r. Sheckel G. AZ
| Sothorcn, and David English for services rs AS
| SCISSORS; and the account of Samuel Boots, late
| Surveyor; referred.
| A message was received from the Aldermen in.
| forming the Council that they lad passed hjIl
| entitled An ordinance in relation TO the sur
| veyor, ia which they asked their concurrence
Mr.. Pickren offered resolution appropriatin,
| $3.50 for the ben. 1T Of the poor.
| MIR. Marbury moved To strike out $3.50 and in
| sert $3.50, which WAS concurred in; aud tie reSo
| luton passed, and being concurred in By the Al
derr,en, was signed
Mr.. Tenney presented the account OF Il. st
| Csssl II fer Gil FOR the OF the Cooperation re-
| ferrcd 10 claims committee
Mr.. Hyde offered resolution in relation to the
| assessors; which after being slightly amenaeI
| was passed by both boards.
| Mr.. Tenny oferered resolution repeating ,
| resolution i'm relation to debts due bv tue Corno-
ration; which was laid over until next Friday
| evening.
| Mr. Bangs offered a resolution in relation 10 the
| Clerks room; passed by both boards.
Mr. Lazenby, from the claims committee re-
| ported resolution in favor of James Es.e,
| Henry ReaveT. Charles l.. BoarInan and NJ a
Thomas; passed both boards
communication was received from the Clerl
| OF the Corporation submitting bis annual repor,
L nf prE mis- midi frr.s for
Dec g., le59, with the proper vouc hers: referred
| 70 the committee Of WAYS and means with in
structOns to have $50 copies printed for general
Information.
The resolution in relation 20 one of the Coroo.
ration horses was passed
| resolution passed both boards i'm relation -
the nuisance at Mr.. Nanderwerkens stables, and
| o resolution in favor Of Andrew Kuhns
The resolution 10 provide for the expenses of tbe
poor aud work house for the third quarter of the
| year le59 was also returned passed by the Alder
| men.
The bill entitled san ordinance repeating a mar,
| OF an ordinance approved June roth, 1857 was
! passed bv both boards
| Tue report Of the committee appointed TO confer
| with the committee Of the Alexandria. I.oudon
and Hampshire Railroad Company returned "a
| this board by the Board Of Aldermen. was 70
ferred to the committee of WAYS and means
| The resolution from The Board Of Aldermen in
relation to the Surveyor, &c, was read twice and
| laid over until Friday next.
| Mr.. Hyde, from the committee on grievances
1 10 ulCu HitinOrldl on The subject re
ftrred, reported resolution ia favor of Emanuel
Gutmap. which was passed by both boards
Both boards then adjourned until Friday evsn.
| ing next, at O'Clock
The current In the Potomac started the ice i'm the
| Potomac at this point on Sunday evening During
| the entire day yesterday il was running down
quite rapidly, in large bodies, aud considerable
| damage was done bv it about our wharves The
wharves of Messrs Raw, J. Y. Pearson. Hartley
| Bro and the Messrs bod e. were very SERIOUSLY
| damaged, some of them being almost entirely
destroyed. The packet seh ooner Statesman wit.
/ several hundred barrels of flour in was broken
| loose from her moorings by IL. carried down 20
| the stone W harf near Morgan 4 Rhinehart's mill
| and considerably damaged. losing her rudd.r
&c. The schooner Airing. add a Boston chooner
loaded with potatoes, Were also partly torn loose
from their mooring, but were fortunately arrested
and so securely fastened To I've able 10 resist IN,
| heavy shock OF the heavy body Of ice passing
| down. Neither of them receive any damage IL
| moment: The schooner HELEN Mar laden with
Hour and corn, bound for Boston, was living in the
cut this side of the Long Bridge Her condition
| was considered very dangerous Up TO the time
| of writing this letter, we have not heard whether
| She received any damage. The main body of the
| Ice had passed yesterday evening and IL WI.
| hoped that the danger was passed. Fortunately.
| the water at no time rose much above the usual
| high-tide mark :