Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-31
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of The Star.

II NoFTcsPoNaeuc6 OF Inc Star.
6EoRsETowN. December 81, 1860.
| We are indebted to Mr.. soper, the obliglng
| coI.ector OF Tie Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany al the Georgetown oface, for the follows p
| statement OF the trade on the canal during the
year ending with to-day:
Descending trade.-Number Of arrivals 3 ~
with 27527l tons Of coal; fO7 SOS barrels OF ou,.
I2U6io bushels Of wheat; 15S, $50 do corn; Sc 800
DO mill ofial and potatoes; rs $40 do oats $50 bar
res OF apples and other fruits; 376 do. vinegar;
| ciaer and whiskyj 20 tons OF tobacco and sunac
IA 90 furniture, barrels, wagons, carriages q c ;
SoV 90 oloon ana cast iron; 64S do. pig iron; 2I9
90; nav and straw; 965 do. lime and cement;
1O9 ooo feet OF lumber 2,745 cords Of wood; COO
DO tan bark; 1910 perches of building stone;
SAG do. Limestone. The amount OF tolls col,
lected on the above was sIi9 500 "a.
Ascending trade -Number Of de partures q Isl
Win 1872 barrels Of cider, vinegar and whisky
3,0oS do. fish; So tons furniture wagons and car.
riages do tar, pitch and oakum 40 do castings
a ana bloom iron; 20 do melons and other fruits
w 40 groceries, dry good, &c; II do lime and
cementi l23 do bricks; 500 do guano, bone dust
and other fertilizers liz do plaster; 2S2 bushels
oysters 10 40 sacks salt; 7l2 900 feet lum Der The
toHs collected on the above amount 70 Sill SCI 81
Total number Of tons ascending and descend
ing, al, ABB.
Amount Of tolls at Georgetown office. .sIsI 37e IS
Amount OF tolls at other Offices. 1922 IS
Total tolls for 1850 SI75 3Ie "a
We hear Of several burglaries In our CITY on
saturday night last, some two or three residences
LOCALITIES having been robbed of clo-
thing and money. Our citizens had better be on
ception.
Our City Councils were in session on Friday
evening.
In the Board OF Aldermen, a report from the
Board OF Trustees Of Georgetown School was re-
celvedi read and referred to the other Board.
Tue resolution In relation to the tobacco ware
houses (Vanderwerken resolution) was amended
by the substitution of $40 per cent ouarter.y for
per cent quarterly" and passed.
In the Board Of Common Council all Of the
members were present except Messrs. McCobb
message from the Mayor, enclosing account
OF c. b. Clusky, civil engineer for services In
dredging the west channel Of the Potomac river,
lSi23 IS, on which $500 has been paid; , message
from the Mayor, enclosing report Of E. D. +
Myers, engineer of Georgetown water works; an
account Of Charles Myers & Son for fuel at the
watchhouse the report Of the trustees Of the poor
and workhouse for the quarter ending Sept 80.
1850; an account Of Waters * Hunt for printing
tue poll Lists; the petition Of Jos N Pearson ask,
ing tnat taIes paid on his property destroyed by
nre In 1854 be refunded to him and a resolution
aPPropriating SIS to pay one half the expense of
repairing the new road, 1.-THE other half having
been paid by the Levy Court,) Were severaIly
read and referred.
Mr.. Tenney moved a suspension of the rules 10
take up the resolution in relation to the Loudon
and Hampshire Railroad, as IL was an Important
matter and remonstrance to Congress against the
proposed construction Of a railroad across the Po
tomac river adjacent to the Long Bridge was
printed and would be circulated for the Of natures
OF our citizens tomorrow.
Nr. English was willing If the resolution would
elicit no debate but there was another resolution
here changing the salaries Of our municipal OFF,
GERS, and as they were elected at the first meeting
In January, it was necessary to act In that matter
at once.
Mr.. Tenney's motion was lost
Mr. English's motion to take I'D the salary reso-
luton was carried.
Mr.. Tenney said that, as both resolutions could
not be acted on this evening, he moved that
message in waiting be sent TO the Board of AL
dermen, agreeing when the boards adjourn mat
IL be TO Monday evening next, at * O'Clock.
This was carried, and message from the Board
OF Aldermen was subsequently, received agreeing
The salary resolution reported by the committee
OF ways and means was then considered by items
and warmly debated. We are unable To repor;
the action on 1t at length this morning, but shall
endeavor TO do so In day two as IL is matter
OF interest to our citizens. Many Of the recon-
mendations OF the committee failed and the reso-
luton az passed fixes the MAYORS salary at $500
per annum, Ct is now 81 ,OOO;) the Clerk Of the
Corporation, who also acts as Secretary Of the
Board Of Aldermen, 81 200, (the same as at pres
ent;) Surveyor and Street Commissioner $500: and
Water Engineer, 10 be paid out OF the water fund
$500, (the present Surveyor and Water Engineer
gets 81 .OOO:) five policemen at $50 each, 50 500
there are now eight at $500, - ,OOO;) Chief Of
Police sou, same as at presently Clerk OF Com
mon Council $50 (now gets 5000 Messenger Of
two BodIds and OF the Mayor, use OF town house
aud 500, (there are now two messengers one
having $50 and the other 500 and use Of town
hOuse;) ScaveDger 1890, (the same as at presently
Keeper Of Little Falls Bridge sIOO, lat present
S2O;) Clerk OF the Market-house Sl20, lat present
$500; Superintendent of the Poor and Work
house 500, uhere are three at present, at $50
each
The saving, 1t will be seen, will amount to
81, 80 annually The Board adjourned to meet
this (Monday) evening at ~ O'Clock.
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