Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-02
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondenee of TIE Star.

7 III,
| evening last, Mr.. Libbey asked the discharge a
| we committee on grievances from further consiS
| eraNon OF the petition OF John Moore prsyin,
u.imP ion from the gas light tax because NJ
| I ITht Were laid opposite his property. MIR
,nooev stated that this petition was similar I,
mar mar Of Mr. Knowles, and as that gentleman baS
,et tdSSrleved and said The members Of the corn
| fniuse Were all stockholders I'm the Gas 4 sGb,
| ulPahy, he hoped the matter would he referTsd
| - speclal committee not stockholders TO ma ke
a IGII report, and suggested the names of NeSsrs
Dsnss, Maroury and Barrett
Mr.. Bangs thong ht COMMITTEE NJ ..ockho,ao..
we very one TO investigate and report fully on
mis- matter. He thought his friend mir Libbeyl
war TO get rid of this irksome duty He would
Ana great many aggrieved parties in town
Mr. Pickrell said himself and the othe, n,.r,-
oeis OF the committee (Messrs. Libbey and New
man conlo give the parties no relief and they
~ Rseiel 10 nave The matter go 70 committee
VI gentsmen not interested.
ti idooey understood his friend over the wav
wi. bdhgD to imply that he wished to shrink
i,oh responsibility; He (Mr L. was little hard
OF nearing, and a little dull of coInnrehenxIon
put understood that much; and - Sid he 81 I
90 not wish the gentleman TO measure nv corn in
MS oushel He would shrink from no fexnonsi
puts thought these petitions ought to go
a., Mr. Newman dissented from the chairman and
'ne otner members OF the committee He would
sn,Ink from no duty, and act well as he knew
How ana was opposed to a special committee
not discharged ""'
Mr Bangs moved TO withdraw Mr.. Knowles,
Pe.I.Ion from the tiles and refer Ii again TO the
NJ. p'at,on ..ia Oh. o..n-.I... ...,x
'ione,s no relief This matter was thread
ie, aho the question a plain one The law
imposing the gas tax was good for a wear and en-
accordance with the charter '' ~''O An
mr.. Bangs understood Mr.. PickrelI to saw that
snS n.su was plain to Mr.. Marbury, himself,
my otueis; IL was not so plain to the people
Ihey would like to know If they had no benfat
ny taey hao 10 pay. Let the committee inves.
;nga.e tne matter thoroughly; make a full report
IN %rltn9, and put the matter at rest we bad
medium Of communication with The n"IJ,o
through the reporter Of the Star and LET the mat
yer De understood. Let them know why they
n nse 10 pay gas tax without having the benefit
Vi we Hght His friend on his right (Nr Rar
IetI) would be good member Of committee 10
give the relief, for he had five or six houses on
Monht Zion and no light This matter was plain
10 the committee but not SO plain TO the peopIe
Mr. knowles's petition was referred bach 10 IN.
committee '''A :" TUG
MI Li6bey took the petition from the Clerk
ana immediately rose and stated that he held in
MS lana peuuons Of John Moore and Leonidas
knowles, and asked that the committee he de-
charged from their further consideration ANY
oooy could lead horse to the water but IL took
a smart man 10 make him drink
Mr.. Tenney had no doubt of the mower NJ the
corporation to levy this tax; but let the Committee
stdte the reasons why il was right 20 collect il
rom persons who had no benefit This was the
day OF ant-coercion. The General Government
would not coerce, and we must adopt the hstte,
Piah-reason with and coax the people He boped
tue committee would give us an able written re-
PoIt, ana stow the people why it was legal and
right that property on Pole Hill, where there are
no lights, should be equally taxed with that on
First st where Ii hts are IL NAV be publisbed in
that aole little paper referred TO, and all would
always eXpedient
MIR. Pickrell thought IL the people would not
read the printed law, they would not read the
report: ne acted Oh the Crockett principle, when
found. "0' =" NC
Mr.. Pickrell said it was part of the cbarte, ~
Sne so~n, ana might be seen by going to the
MIR Libbeysaid he did not know whether. IL he
was TO write report, he could read it, Taught
MI Tenney waited to crawl out himself The
a s. Oh Songress empowered US to levy gaslight
Mr. Tenney said Mr.. PickrelI had not answered
TIs questoh, Where was this law to be found
II mn ht have been published in the newspapers;
put lew persons keep newspapers. Ii NAV be
found In the United States Statutes at LARGE
which until lately were in possession of r r.
crawiord, Esq but had been returned with the
FANCY stduonery the porcelain ate leather
case, &c He did not think this matter W., h.
he believed In equality of as well as Equality
OF states, and did not believe that those who live
on role Hill or Mount Zion should paw for lIght
which they would have to 90 three or four sousr.,
10 ger TO- Let the committee show why ne rsons
should not have gas light on a street when they
pay pay tof II. he ar Tenney) paid gas tax and
TAX Tor lamp posts on Bridge street, although the
the lighting.
AIR. Libbey withdrew his motion. He would
u, III naming report and the people would have
10 pay or 90 into secession
MI Llbbey from the same committed reported
a resolution TO pay Mr.. Z. II. Berry SIGO for
oanlage sustained by order OF the late Mayor"
.hr PickrelI though Mr. Berry had not sustained
damage TO the amount of one dollar
MI. IlboeY explained that the Mayor had sent
parues TO pun down Mrs Osborn's wall, which
was In a dangerous condition. and In doing So
they had pulled down Mr.. Berry's also. rbe
majority OF the committee reported the resolution
10 save the expense OF litigation
>, M Plckrel thought Mr.. Berry ought to pay
the Corporation. The bricks were down ready ~
De cleaned, and he was saved that much expense
Mr.. Libbey could find no law relating 20 griey-
anees. II was matter for Judge Dunlop to de-
cde III one man let stone fall on another man g
Toe IL came 10 the Corporation and was referred
10 ths committee on grievances. daughter ! He
mad reported this resolution 10 get rid Of the case
ana he had not been able to get rid Of one vet
, Mr. Bangs said he believed his friend had come
mere win the understanding he was TO have very
ing
Mr.. Libbey-''and dull about the head.n
Mr. Bangs said his friend thought he would
nave little to do; he would have an easy and com
Portable berth; but he had hard time like some
Of t3e resi- OF US One hundred dollars he thought
TOO large amount He wondered his friend had
not the sagacity To have had the matter referred
to the Board Of Aldermen, where the petitioner
Delng member mig hit have log-rolled it through
de objected to the third reading
Inefe was warm debate on the Market House
resolutions, Mr.. Bangs advocating the erection OF
new market to be paid for out of the receipts
ana MI Marbury cOntending for his plan of re-
smuggling the old building. The question of en-
ploylng person at g. per day TO superintend the
repairs was advocated by Mr.. Marbury and ODD
posed by Messrs Bangs, Tenney and Others,
pending which discussion the Board adjourned