Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-04

at and forwarded from The STAR Once.
CITY Councils, December 3-BOard Of Alder
rsH.-The Board met at the usual hour.
A communication was received from the Mayor
communicating letter from Mrs w. b. Frank
lin, Of the Board Of Managers Of the Washing
ton City Protestant Orphan Asylum, In relation to
a bill Of Thompson & Hannah; referred to COM
mittee on drainage.
The petition Of Moses Minister, for remission Of
Mr. Price introduced a resolution directing the
Water Registrar to furnish the board with cor
rect list Of all those who have taken Potomac
water, designating those who have paid and those
who have not passed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
BIZ of the lower board to trim and gravel Tenth
street wxt, from l. to N stress north; passed.
Bill to lay a foot pavement en- the west front Of
square 352; passed Bill for grading Second ct.
west, from C street soath to Virginia avenue;
passed. Bill for the relief Of the Western Hose
Joint resolution In relation to the proposed
union Of Washington and Georgetown, as follows:
Whereas the corporate authorities OF our sister
city % Georgetown, through a committee COM
posed Of some of her most respectable and eminent
citizens, invited this Corporation to appoint q
committee to confer with them on certain propo-
union Of the two cities and ' Wherea. he two
boards Of the Corporation of this city has ap-
pointed a joint committee in accordance with the
invitation recited above; and whereas the com,
mIttees representing the two cities have conferred
together, and Georgetown has submitted the fol-
iowi ny basis for a consolidation Of Washington
and Georgetown. Viz:
L GeorSetown rs to be annexed to Washington
rs two wards thereof. with all the rights and
privileges and subject 70 all the duties Of the other
wards Of the city and Of Its citizens and property
holders under the Washington charter, her own
charter being surrendered. She is to surrender
al her corporate property, real and personal, to
Washington, and to be liable for her rateable
proportion Of the general (not the ward) debts Of
the city, and Washington assumes the funded and
floating debt Of Georgetown.
, This plan Of union is to be submitted to the
people Of the two cities, and IL approved by them
joint application shall be made to Congress to
confirm 1t and to pass the necessary laws to give
it effect.
BE u resolved, That the voters of this city be
requested to vote at the next general election for
against the acceptance Of the above terms Of
annexation and that the Mayor be and be hereby
IS authorized and requested to have sufficient
number Of ballots prepared and deposited at the
several voting precincts In the different wards Of
she city for'' and " againsr' the annexation of
Georgetown to this city, to enable the citizens the
more readily to express their preferences on this
subject.
Tns resolution was laid on the table, ordered to
be printed, and made the special order for next
Monday night
The Board then took up the substitute for the
bill for the better protection Of owners Of property
sold fos taxes by virtue Of any law Of this corpora
ton
After some discussion the bill was recommitted
70 the finance committee with Instructions to OBJ
tain from the corporation attorney an opinion re-
bill IN the form reported.
bill charging the duties and increasing the
compensation OF the water taper; laid over In
formally Adjourned.
Common ConneiI--The petitions Of Haslup and
Weldon, Of ]. II. McCutchen, Of ]. b. Green.
well, aud Of J. J. Clarke, were received and
referred
Mr. Mulloy presented bill to place wooden
trunk at the Intersection Of Third street east and
Maryland avenue; passed.
Mr. Van Reswick, a bill for draining Fourth
street east near Virginia avenue; passed.
Mr.. MuilEy asked that the papers Of Daniel
The Chair decided that the motion was not ir
order, as the papers were in possession Of ths
Aldermen.
Mr. Van Reswick presented a bill for repairing
the streets around Center Market and the interior
of Market Space; passed.
REPoRrs OF COMMUTERS.
Mr. Van ReswIck, from the improvements com
mittee, reported bill for partially improving
Half street west; passed. Also, bill for gravel
ing street from Seventeenth to Twenty seventh
street west; passed
Mr.. Mohun, from the drainage committee, re
ported bill for laying water main on Massa
chusetts avenue. from Ninth to Tenth street
passed. Also, joint resolution of the Aldermen
for the removal Of the proving machine and othe
apparatus Of the water department 70 the pip
yard; adopted.
Mr.. Mead. from the police committee, reported
an act amendatory Of an act to regulate markets
passed Also. requested to be and was discharges
from consideration Of bill for the better protec
ton Of market house property and resolution
The following bills from the Board Of Alder
men were appropriately referred: A bill authori
EFT Of certain property holders; bin for the ben
EFT Of Jas Rhodes an act appropriating for ID
expenses Of distributing Potomac water.
An act appropriating for trimming and gray
cling Four-and-a-half street; postponed till MOI
day next.
report Of surveys in relation to drainage; r.
ferred to drainage committee.
100 In 80 81,
Mayoralty election, ian cid paper,D postponed il
dennitelyi also, report OF the ways and meal
committee
MIR. Mead offered a resolution asking the retur
Of bill from the Aldermen for the relief Of ii
military; passed.
Mr. Emerson offered resolution for the retur
Of the papers Of DAME! Phfel from the Aldermen
adopted
The amendments from the Aldermen to bi
for abating a nuisance In the ifth Ward wei
/ con-urred I'M and the Board adjourned.
Mr.. EDITOR Your correspondent is the mo
economical OF men. Some persons call US meal
and yet we were surprised on learning that IL
Board Of Common Council (the lower board) he
refused TO make small appropriation for the pu
pose Of heating and hs hting the Columbian A
InOry, a building erected through the liberality
Congress for the accommodation Of those Of o.
tar payers who have voluntarily assumed the du
Of making preparation to properly defend the
country in case Of need-our volunteer soldier
In marked contrast to this brave piece Of legal
tion is their excessive Hberality to the New Vol
National Guard, on the occasion OF their rece
visit, In presenting them with expensive star
Of colors, costing as yet no one knows what, ar
distributing 70 the. other companies Of visitir
military elegantly prepared cards Of thanks, c
pressing the deep debt Of gratitude for the hon
conferred by walking through our streets.
Ii Is said that the New York Seventh occupy
building erected for them by the corporate authc
tiles Of their city; and II In well known that eve
Corporation and Legislature In country ha
given substantial ind locations Of their appreciate,
OF their volunteer soldiery, saving and exceptil
our own IL IL fair also 70 assume that the Ne
York Seventh have their Armory well heated Al
lighted. Query-Wouid the Seventh 20 high
appreciate their munihcent gift, were they ava
OF the concentrated stnginess exhibited towar
our own soldiery!
IL IL true that ar Of volunteers not I
equals OF the Sece4th In drill and discipline; al
possibly this fact may have Influenced our low,
board friends In their refusal 10 give them
and light. IL 50, they have indeed discovered
rare way 70 inc!te our young soldiers Howev
we will not further trespass on your columns
10000. lad. CITIzkss
The supREnE CouRT-Yesterday, at noon, I
o. = Supreme Court met In their new chamb
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