Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-16

GEORGETOWN CORPORATION AFFAIRS
Correspondence Of The Star.
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that "the total receipts FOR the year 1860 amount
TO S73 ia 20, and the total expenditures to S66
1854, Of which si,2Il 80 belong to various spe-
Of the Corporation" ;"
He states that 'the estimate Of the receipts and
expenditures for the year 1861 shows that IL all
the gene,al taxes including that Of 1861. and the
interest due and accruing on the repair bonds of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, could
all be collected within the year, the pts
would exceed the expenditures By an amount of
80, ,66O Is. This fortunate state of circumstances
however, cannot be reasonably looked for. AL
lowiug therefore, that 81 900 Of the general taxes
due in 1861 will remain over uncollected- until
ls62,-which Is about 81 500 less than the amount
OF general taxes now laying over-in that case
the receipts of 1861 will fall short of the expendi
lures by about 81 ,3OO and II to this is added the
continued non-payment of the interest on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company repair
bOnds-reaching i'm the course Of the year 1861 to
the sum of "a 5OO-under that contingency the
receipts will fall short Of the expenditures by
He states further that ssthe contingent expenses
OF The present year largely exceed the estimate for
the YEAR atrioutabls mainly to the cost of repair
ing Bridge street bridge, and dredging the chan
mel Of the Potomac river"
We learn also from this report that ''the specific
appropriations payable out of the general fund
Tor the recent improvement Of Bridge, Prospect,
Fayette, High and West streets reach an amount
Of SO, i3o 40" Also, that ''the amount of lndebt-
edness Of the Corporation In 1859, which has been
discharged the present year, reaches an aggregate
from tue report interesting statements In relation
TO the school fund, the water fund. and other
matters of interest; but IN the present crowded
state Of your columns we forbear, and will con
clude by quoting Mr.. Laird's closing remarks, as
follows: II see reason to doubt that the month
Of April will hnd the pecunary affairs Of the
Cooperation at comparative ease, and with
proper prudential economy in appropriating the
demand arising during the year will, / trust,
meet with degree Of prom ptness pleasant TO all
parties. These remarks are made, however, al
rbpr W. nf tha dzrk rlO OnA fch
seems hanging over the country, the sad contem-
Plation of which is so agitating to all rejecting
minds; for none can tell what degree Of disturb
ance 1t may pour out over all the relations and
pursuits of life"
At the meeting Of our City Councils on Friday
evening last, there were present In the Board Of
Common Council all of the members except
Messrs. Dodge and English.
message was received from the Mayor recon-
mending temporary augmentation of the police
force The message was referred to Mr.. Stake,
who reported 4 resolution providing for the aP-
pointment Of ten additional policemen, to serve
a. the discretion OF the Corporation until the 18th
day of March next, to be on duty from O'Clock
p. m. until a m, at 81 per night. and to do duty
during the day II called on by the Mayor.
Mr.. Dunlop thought the time was too long. We
might appoint until the 18th Of February, and
keep them on longer IL necessary
Mr.. Stake wanted to keep the force on until
after inauguration day.
Mr. Tenney moved to strike out T" ten'' and In
sert /" eight
March.
Mr. Dunlop withdrew his proposition, and MIR.
Stake accepted the amendments Of MIR. Tenney
and Mr.. Pearson; and the resolution passed II
was amended In the Board of Aldermen by pro-
viding payment for day service at the rate OF IS
cents per diem, which amendment was concurred
In by this board.
The annual statement of the Clerk of the Cor
poraton was refered to ways aud means commit
tee, with instructions to have 100 copies printed
The report Of the Chief Of Police, and the ac-
. counts of Barnard Il Co, Jas. F. Essex, III Bal
langer, VIM. Fl. Fletcher, VIM. Chamberlain,
aud police magistrate White against the Corpo-
ration were received and appropriately referred.
message was received from the Board Of Al
dermen stating that they had passed the resOlu-
ton making an appropriation to pay deficiency
for improvement Of Fayette street
P. The following resolutions were reported, read
once, and lay over under the rules :-R Resolution
to pay expenses of poor and workhouse for quar-
ter ending Sept. 81, lc60 Resolution in favor Of
w. ID. Wail7ch. Resolution in favor OF Charles
Myers q Son.
Mr. McCobb, from claims committee asked
that said committee be discharged from further
consideration Of the account of e. b Cluskey, and
that il be referred to ways and means committee;
commit discharged, and reference made.
. MT King, from streets committee, reported on
the High street resolution, that II would take nine
cents per front foot to pay the deficiency, but a
majority Of the property holders had not petition
ed for the improvement, ne further front foot tax
could be levied; report accepted.
The following resolutions were passed: Reso-
luton to pay for repair Of new road; resolution
in favor OF estate Of Lewis Carberry; resolution
relating 10 town lots; III authorizes the Mayor to
sell on the first Monday in July, next lot AZ, on
Prospect street. and lots 81 81, and 80 on Water
street with brick warehouse thereon, after three
weeks insertion In Evening Star;l resolution to
pay for repairs Of Paper mill bridge; resolution to
pay for repairs Of Marke house bridge resolution
In favor of j. McQ uillan; resolution in relation
to strip ofground on Frederick street; resolution
for removal Of lamp posts at head Of markethouse;
resolution to sell the manure in rear Of watch
house IOf the above resolutions, those in rela
tion to Papermtll bridge, Market house bridge,
and strip Of ground on Frederick street, and in
favor Of ]. J. McQuillan, were subseq quently
passed by the Board Of Aldermenl
The ordinance introduced by MIR. King in July
last, which makes 1t unlawful for swine to 90 at
large after the first day Of January ls6i, came up
for consideration.
Mr. King said he would move to alter the date
Mr.. Stake saw no necessity for such law The
swine were all killed, and Mr.. Tenney had got
fair share Of them.
MIR. King said he had introduced his bill at the
earnest solicitation Of great many citizens, but
he was certain there was majority In the Board
against it. There was bis friend Mr.. Tenney in
the business, and Mr.. Hill, who was a nice man
and ought to be willing to get the hogs out Of the
way.
Mr. Hill, (sotto roes )-They don't trouble me-
Mr.: Pearson, exhibiting ticket with porker
the motto 81 The whole hog year in and year out
which was used at the Last election, J said that
members were elected to let the hogs run year in
and year out and now would deceive the people
They had held out the flag and must serve under
It. II Is most time for the hogs TO get out First
Ap-ll, by law Rep When the present Board
goes out, let the hogs 60 out too.
Mr.. King did not know his name was on the
ticket until he saw IL In print. He thought his
friend Pearson would vote with him. as he saw
4O TO 90 hogs in Second slley last summer
Mr.. Stake moved to lay the bill on the table.
Mr. King wanted the ayes and noes called, 90 az
70 sec who were the hoggish men here.
Mr.. Hill opposed the passage Of the bill. He
could not deprive poor people Of their hogs.
Mr.. King said he knew Il was ticklish oues-
ton with gentlemen, the election being 90 near;
but IL had been said that none Of these two ticket
men could get in az ain nyhow, and he was will
ling to let the matter 20.
Mr. renDey opposed the passage Of the BILL at
SONS length, aud moved TO refer II to the next
Corporations that Is TO postpone IL until the LIST Of
( March next. Lost, as follows-Mr. King calling
= for the ayes aud noes:
- Ayes-aIessrs Hin and Tenney-2
Noes-Mesxrs Dunlop Pearson, King, McCobb
: Pickrell, Stake aud WiIliams-7.
Mr.. Tenney said bis object was to allow the
people TO decide the question at the ensuing cleo
Mr. King said the only thing that would defeat
the bill (they all knew the running OF swine ct
large was a nuissnce) would be the fear OF defeat