Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-26
GEORGETOWN.
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GEORGETOWN, ID. c., May %, Isso
AZ me meeting Of our City Councils last event NJ
az sfSs, amount OF business was disposed Of but
ne debates in the lower Board were not Of CO..
usuSI SPICY character, and our regular report will
NJ os as interesting rs those we have lately fur
ne sIsneu 70 your readers. Resolutions 10 paw $500
loI pairs o. new road, being half Of an appro-
priahon OF $500 made bv the Levy Court sutho-
Ring me removal Of pump abating part OF a
frontfoot tax levied on Fsyette and Pro.pecf
streets; in relation 20 the Long Bride, in ,el,ti,
20 contract for dredging the channel; in ,eIat,on
10 the porter Of the Orphans Court; and in rel,
ton 20 payment Of orders on .inty roads. h,v.
been passed by both Boards. Resolutions In favor
OF Lewis Carberry, and TO paw three accounns
and one making an inquiry, were passed; and
that In faver Of George Gray was rejected by the
Aldermen, who also passed the ordinance reor-
canning the police system with an amendment,
which provides that on the LIST Of July next the
present force be reduced by the dismissal Of two
men by the Mayors chief and six men 70 be re-
tained out Of the present force until the rst Mon
day In January next, when an election Will be
had. The amendment was voted for by all the
members except Mr.. Matthew'S, but was not acted
on by the lower Bostd. Other proceedings will
be embraced in our regular report.
Invitations have been extended 10 every member
Of both Houses Of Congress (by the COMMITTEES
having the matter in charged " 20 accompany the
corporate authorities Of this town. to-day, al 4
O'Clock p m. ''in steamboat to view the site OF
the Alexandria Aqueduct and that Of the Long
Bridge-the two proposed localities for a railway
connection between the North and South " We
nope the mem oers generally VIII accept, az they
can thus see for themselves the advantages and
Disadvantages Of each Of the proposed crossing
places and judge Of the manifest injustice 70 our
community Of any Legislation looking TO a conun-
uarce and perpetustiOn Of that miserable inter
ruption to navigation and check 20 commerce,
known as the Long Bridge Ample arrangements
have been made by the COMMITTEES for the comfort
and well-being Of their guests.
Some Of our citizens interested in the canal
have contributed upward Il 500 toward defray-
ing the expenses Of repairing the slight break
rived here yesterday, last night, and this morn
ing, mostly laden with coal, and during the en-
suing week we Will probably have 20 note the
arrival Of nearly all the boats trading in the line
In relation 10 the management OF this important
work-the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal-NTs have
soue items Of interest which we shall lay before
your readers as soon have time for n, and
will nothing eKtenuate nor aught set down In
malice" but state simple facts.
Messrs Barnard & Buckley sold at auction on
Thursday last, 20 Mr.. b. r. Monkey, lot on
Bridge street, near the corner Of Green, 30 feet
front, for Sl5.25 per front foot.
The pic mic Of The Amateur Musical Association
of Georgetown comes of at Analostan on Monday.
and viii, we hope, be literally petroniEed, as the
members are young men OF great musical ability,
and gentlemen withal who know how 20 get up
an agreeable entertainment.
We will have something TO say in our next
letter If the West Georgetown Sabbath School
Association, and their proposed pic mic at Airing
ton on Tuesday. See the advertisement.
Number Of beef cattle at DrOvers' Rest, yester-
day, 230 head, Of which $50 were sold at from ~
TO L cents per pound gross The remainder were
driven on 10 Baltimore. Sheep were selling AZ
from 3 \ TO 4 cents per pound gross. Lambs - 50
10 % each.