Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-20
GEORGETOWN CORPORATION AFFAIRS
Correspondence of TIE Star.

At the meeting Of the Board Of Common Coun-
cil on Friday evening last, the following papers
A message from the Mayor calling attention to
the broken condition Of the pavement on Bridge
street, and recommending It's repair by compe-
tent person to be appointed by, and under the
control Of the Surveyor
message from the Mayor enclosing letters of
r L. Berry and - De Selden, in relation to
their property on Jefferson street.
petition Of Leonidas Knowles, asking sx-
emption from payment Of the gas tax levied on
his property on Washington street, because there
are no gas mains laid there.
And accounts Of VIM. Chamberlain and John
Conner.
Resolutions in favor Of Andrew Carol, James
Mccarthy, and Eogue & Donnelly were passed.
(by both boards.)
The committee the market-house, through
their chairman. (Mr. Marbury,) reported an or
dinance for the better regulation Of the market
house and the repair thereof. IL provides for the
assessment on the LIST of January next, ard annu-
ally thereafter of all the stands, those on which
the assessed rent Is not paid before the st of April
to be sold at auction, and no person or firm to
hold more than two stands. 1t also provides for
the sale at auction the Both inst Of all the stands
except the butchers stands, on which a rent of
$50 per annum will be paid. II further provides
for reshingling and enclosing the market house
Mt Marbury advocated the passage Of the or
dinaRce at some length. and explained that some
OF the butchers had xpended large sums of money
for the Improvement Of their stands and some Of
them claimed fee simple right to those occu-
pied by them.
Mr.. Bangs said this was a nice question GA
year or two ago some of us lost our election by
interfering with the market house" He was in
favor OF the butchers at that time but 1t had not
done him much good, they left him out and he
was also IN favor Of the parties at the head of the
market, but they had turned him out. There was
one little error in the fourth section Of the bill
IL said the stalls at the head of the market house
should be numbered and b. IL struck him that
ana Were not numbers Designated"
would be better. This was important bill,
and required consideration and reflection and
ought not to be pressed through tonight There
were new members here, and they might wish to
ascertain II the Dill would suit all parties. He
warned those who had never been members here
before that II they were not careful they would
never See the inside Of this chamber again IL
.nsy exea me butchers, they were certain not to
come here again. He was an old stager, and did
not care hether they were partial to him OF not
He hoped the bill would not be pressed through
Mr. Ienney wanted to go into an election FOR
Mr.. Marburv would like to have the bill con.
sidered tonight. There was but little time now
until the Both, (the day Of sale) 1t would place
neither his old friends nor his Young friends in
any danger to vote On 1t Those whotry o please
everybody please nobody.
MIR. Tenney moved to lay the bill on the able
temporarily to go into election Of police Of
carried ~
Mr., Tenney offered two messages to 90 to the
Board Of Aldermen-one proposing to appoint T.
donaldson as me- senger 10 the two boards the
other ProPosin' go into joint convention to re-
ceive the rep, If the Joint special COMMITTEES on
adopted "''o
Mr.. Tenney taen advocated the market h ouse
6iH, saying he heartily approved Of most of it.
lcok to get votes or lose them The butchers had
left Mr. Msrbury and himself out, but when a
vacancy occurred soon after, the people were
stronger than the butchers. Merchants licenses
had been increased heavily the past wear and
their rents might also be increased One feature
OF the bill be di,approved. Some ofthe butchers
might or might not have fee simple right to
their stands, but why discriminate between those
who had net and the butter and other dealers,
de moved an amendment, that only those stands
De sold at auction which have been sold hereto
Mr.. Marburv opposed the amendment strongly.
az being upfair in discriminating In favor Of
dealers inside the market Who have their stands
at low rent, and dealers outside exposed to the
weather who pay high rents.
Mr.. Bangs opposed the competition system, en-
soling those who had most money to secure the
nnest localities. He wanted the bill to Law over
to give members time TO read and examine It.
An aMrmative response having been received
from the Board OF Aldermen to the messages sent
them, Mr. Bangs suspended, and the boards met
In Joint convention, when the proceedings took
place reported below.
After the joint convention dissolved, debate on
The market house bill was resumed.
Mr Tenney advocated bis amendment, which
was lost, and the bill passed as reported by the
Committee.
tees Of the poor and work Rouse at salary of sos
per annum, was passed. ~
The Boards Of Aldermen and Common Council
i,d,ng .sdx,ng me, In Joint convention Riley Pre-.
committee (Coxe Of the Aldermen, and Bangs and
Tenney OF the CouDcil,) on the case Of the dis
missed policemen (Shackleford and veitch), Mr..
Coke made verbal report from the committee,
ana read the evidence, which Is to the effect that
on the evening Of the ID of March at TX O'Clock
coiored boy came to the captain Of police and
stated that threats had been made upon his moth.
efs house-naming the parties. About OK O'Clock
the chief and bis men were met at the guardhcu
as they started out, by negro woman, out Of
ting that Chas Ellis, Bendley and Hicks were in
her house. had made i'm proper advances to her,
and knocked a man down behind toe stove. for
whom she washed. The captain Of police testi-
hed he ordered the officers ifthey saw the parties
complained against, anywhere near the house to
arrest them, and that he had been informed by the
ex-captain Of police that he would have trouble
with these parties, Ellis, Hendley and Hicks; and
that IL has been customary to arrest without a
warrant late a. night. The parties were arrested
by Shackleford within less than fifty Yards OF the
house, although they were doing nothing wrong
at the time. After afresting them, he gave one In
charge cha OF OmceI DILL one In charge Of Veitch,
White dismissed the arrested parties, az nothing
was proved against them-the evidence Of colored
people being inadmissible.
Mr.. Coke said that, strictly speaking where a
breach Of the peace was committed, and our
oneers could not arrest without warrant but II
Q breach Of the peace was In progress or the
variant or might arrest parties notoriousIv disor.
derry. The ex-chief bad warned the present chief
that these were disorderiy parties, and they were
nically legal but it did net lie with subord mates
to make the distinction. They are compelled by
the police law to obey the orders Of their chief
and Of the Mayor, and have no right to question
such orders, but are bound to obey. Mr.. Coke
gave his own opinions only, and fn conclusion
offered resolution to the effect thatthe policemen
had obeyed the orders Of their chief, and there
was not sufficient ground for their dismissal.
Mr.. Tenney opposed the resolution We had
no right 70 question the act Of the Mayor, and
moved TO lay the resolution on the table.
SIR. Coke did not intend the resolution TO reflect
on the Mayor. but only a. an expression Of opinion
as to the complaint.
After further debate by Mr.. Coke In favor Of
aud Messrs. Bangs, Marbury, and Tenney in
opposition to the resolution, Nh. Bangs observing
that, according TO Mr. Coxes showing, there was
good ground for the dismissal Of the Chief Of
Police also) the resolution was laid on the table
MIR. Tenney presented the petition Of David
Wander, which was read, setting forth that early
In the night Of the day on which the munici pal
election was held the petitioner was arrested and
taken 10 the watch house without having COM