Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-10
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of TIE Star.


6KoRsRTowN. October 10. 1850.
AT called meeting Of our City Councils las
evening, there were present In the Board Of Al
dermen Messrs- Berry, Beal, Cox, and Carpenter
Several messages, in writing, were received
from the Mayor, which are noticed below.
resolution In relation TO the clerk contingent
fund and resolution in relation TO the Mayor,
cont ngent fund were considered and passed
,n ne . re- rl In relation to the burying
Beali, amended by striking out that portion eX.
empting the property from front foot tax for the
Improvement of High street, and the resolution AZ
thus amended was passed
The Board Of Common Council having declined
70 concur In the amendment Of this board, strik-
Ing out the words cor a majority Of themf in the
resolution authorizing the Clerk of the Corpora
Of streets, this board receded from their amend
ment and the resolution was signed.
A resolution In relation to the lower end Of High
street, and resolution to refund fine imposed on
Michael Kennedy (both from the other board)
were considered and passed .... ~
Reciprocal messages in writing passed between
the boards, agreeing to adjourn until tomorrow
{thisI evening at ~ O'Clock, to which time this
In the Board Of Common Council, there were
present Messrs Pickrell, (president) English,
Pearson, Hill, King, Stake and Tenney.
communication from Henry Major in relation
to taxes on lot he purchased was referred to the
grievance committee. A communication from B.
.. Bohrer In relation to part of old High street
was referred to the Recorder; and the account of
claims committee
Communications were received from the Mayor
-one enclosing letter from Morgan Il Rhine
hart, agents of the Steamship Company in rela-
ton to the wharf at the foot of High street: one
from Mr.. Geo Rhinehart asking payment of the
balance (S669 10Y due him for dredging the chan
mel; and one recommending the Reimbursement
to Michael Kennedy, an old and worthy man
residing in Washington, of the sum of So the
amount of a fine levied on him for driving car,
without a license. These communications were
appropriately referred
Mr.. Hill, from the special committee to which
was referred the petition of Mr. Henry King re-
ported a resolution reimbursing to him Si7 40,
being the amount of 81 K months taxes on his prop.
erty which was injured by fire; read once and
laid over under the rules
Mr.. King, from streets committee, reported a
resolution appropriating $50 for repairs of the
wharf at the foot Of Ill street; which was passed
Also, an ordinance providing for the repair OF
part OF the fOotways on West street. the third
reading Of which was objected to by MIR. Stake
and II lays over.
Mr.. Pearson, from grievances committee, re.
ported resolution for RENTING the fine imposed
upon Michael Kennedy; passed.
The resolution in favor of w. ID Wallach
which was under consideration ut the last meet
ing of the boards, was passed
The resolution authorizing repairs of streets wa,
Withdrawn 1.-THE work being done).
The business for which the meeting was called
namely the consideration of the claim Of the es
tate of Philip Gormly, deceased, against the Cor
poration, was not taken up because of the absence
of the chairman of the committee having the mat
ter in charge and for want of the resolution
(which passed the Board of Aldernen) and othel
necessary papers, in consequence Of which there
was an adjournment Of the board until TO- morrow
evening, at ~ O'Clock.
why Is 1t that the trenches now being exca
waited on Bridge street for the large mains Of the
Washington Aqueduct are not properly guarded
and lighted at night The carelessness of those
whose business 1t is to attend to the matter wa,
the cause of an accident last evening, which
migh have been serious one. About O'Clock
farmer while on his way to market In your city
with a two-horsc wagon In which was his
daughter, drove his horses into the excavation
and they were only extrcated after considerable
labor, and one Of them badly cut. But for the
presence Of mind Of a bystander, who cut the
traces, the damage would probably have beer
much greater.