Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-10
THE EVENING STAR.
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Irrepressibls Conflict In the GEORGE
tswn Councils.
C.~-sSxo,s}sres of TRs Star.

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GvoRaETowN, D. G., March :
At meeting ofthe City Councois 1sS "a of oao,
NJ MsrburyI member elect Of the Boaia OF Oo'.-
mon ecuncil.sossnt ~ ~ the sD two boards.
In the Board Of Aldermen, communication
was received from the Mayor enclosing bin Tor
nTohibits coored people from going at large after
. certain hour at niSht, In accoroanee ~ltn .ne
recommendation Of The Metropolitan Police Com
missiOners; also, enclosing the :tatsmen, OF 'ne
action Of said Commissi oneTs IN me ina'.sE'
The bill was considered and passed
A substitute for the gas resolution passed oy
the lower board at their meeting on Mohdly was
adopted lThe substitute provides for Gem
mItiee Of one from each board to confer with the
Gsslight COMPANY
I'm the Board Of Common Council
Tue chair announced the following Standing
committees: WAYS and Means-MessTs Tenney,
Marbury, and Howell. Claims-Messrs Collins,
Barrel, and Clements. Commerce-MessTs; Eng
nsh, Kelly, and Newman. Eilections-Messrs,
Kelly, GODDARD, and Barrel Fire Companies
and Pire Enginss-Messrs Goddard, Clements,
and English. Georgetown Schools-Messis.
Howell, Goddard, and Tennsy. Grievance
Nesrs. Kelley, Collins, ard Newman. Haroor
and Channel-Messrs. MarbuTy, Newman, and
English. Neutrality-suspicious.. English. God
dard and Tenney. Poor and WORK. house-Aiess
Tenney, Marbury and English. Pumps-Messn.
Newman, Kelly, and Clements. Stfeets-Nessrs.
Goddard, Collins, and Marbury. Water-Msssrs
MarbuIy, Tsnney, and Baret Joint ScTnnit.
ard Collins. On Chsnge-messrs. Goddard and
Communications from the Mavor calling stLen.
ron 70 several messages to the former boards In
relation TO the police, &c; and enclosing two
accounts Of @. B. Barnard & Co, were referred.
A petition Of ] N Pearson, praying payment Of
james o'Dsy. (tor payment q work done on
High street, by an Issue CT stock to him, (Fear
son was referred.
Accounts Of the Judges Of election, Of T. A.
nv nd ~ fhaI Nnw,f snHl IF
J. W. Powers, In relation 90 the rental Of the
Corporation fsh wharf, stating that he was the
successful bidder for the same the present season;
that he rendered the amount Of his bid to the
Clerk Of the Corporation, and that the Clerk
refused 70 rscsi~s tbs MONEY. and the wharf has
since been rs1ted to A. Grimes, who was not
The highest nor next highest bidder, end praying
that the said rental be rescinded and confirmed
TO him, a. W, PoweIs) were ell appropriately
referred.
resolution providing Tor joint committee OF
one membe, from each Board, to co5fer with the
Gas Light Company, was passed; and Mr.. Tenn5y
wa appointed on said committee.
A resolution In relation TO school taxes-chafg.
ing to the account Of the Collector OF Taxes each
year the school tax a. sssessed-ras read and laid
over.
The bill from the upper Bosrd, In relation to
co!ored persons, with the accompanying paPeIs
v.s read,
Mr.. Marbury had cherished tbs hope that the
matter having 80 promptly received ouietus ir
Washington, would not have been brought IL
here, but u has been introduced Ia manner
doubly objectionable, and Jubiy obnoyious
We, Il seems, are ex pected by the ConHliss toners
Of Police to crafty certain members OF Congress
for fear, forsooth, we should lose ssme crunl b
of Government patronage. We have an eIcellen
law on our statute books In relation TO colored
persons, IL IL was not, ss sone other laws, dead
letter. Colored persons had been allowed by tn
Mayor to have parties nearly every night. ans
the entertainments. He Ir. NJ wss no aboli
Zionist. neither was he a Southern Eympathiser
He did not give way in Unionism 10 any Com
missioner OF the Metropolitan Police, but- Il VA
matter they hsd nothing TO do with. IL was
matter for the citizens OF the town and he though
IL impolitic TO introduce such an exciting ques
ton.
Mr. Tenney commended that II was not neeessa
rily an exciting question, unldss gentlemen ehosl
% make IL SO and be thanked God that the tim
argued In Georgetown. he mr.. TT was not II
favor Of abolshIng slavery IN the District until
shall have been abolished In Maryland, by th
people OF that State and not then, unIsss ma
ever not question Of the abolition of slavery
and had nothing TO do with 1t. The Government
had given Us police force TO enforce the Cnite'
States and Corporation laws ard 10 preserve n
peace In Georg etown, at an expense Of about tsl
thousand dollars annually. He spoke Of the in
creased amount Of haes collected by the EeV
police
Mr.. Goddard wanted 10 know whether most @
the anes were collected from white or black Per
sons.
rained al the once Of the superintendent Of Po
lice. He spoSe Of the non- enforcement OF tt
ANAL note law and others
Mr.. Msrbury said the law IN relation TO neRTos
going at large was not enforced.
Mr.. Tsnney replied that IL 70 was not, then
might as well he repeated, and on that score b
claimed the gentieman's vote.
MIR Marbu-y (sotto roes) -"You Will not u
get 10 then"
Mr.. Tenney urged At length the View that III
appropriation for the police forcs would probabl
be Withdrawn by Congress II the only duty Of ID
force was TO be TO apprthend negroes after ss
O'Clock. Was II for the well being Of this con
munty, YVES II q matter Of such vial importing
thKt Negroes should not be allowed to Tua at !srg
at nightf A far more dangerous class to the con
mrnity and country than the negroes-thst 70 "a
secessionists-had been allowed to go at lsrp
after tan O'Clock, plotting mischief and cutlin
your canal, compressed applause in the lobby
trict, and the object for which the law was frame
was gone. II he lMr. IT, lived In South Car,
lima, and was surrounded by, and In DANCER fro.
"well affected and attached slaves,n he woul
strictly enforce such law. Here there was 2
necessity for 1t He spoke OF the unanimity wit
which the Police Commissioners had acted
81 was Necessary for our safety and well bein
that this obsolete law should be enforced let gel
oemen appoint corporation force at an expeni
OF one thousand dollars 20 act as negro catGber
md save The excellent police appointed by II
Mr.: Goddard asked II the gentleman woul
vote for such an appropriation.
Mr.. Tennsy did not say that he yTould n
only threw Is out es a suggestion 20 gentiene
who opposed the passage OF this resolution. TIL
charge mad been made IN Congress that the obs
bete law had been resuscitated and enforced
Mr.. Bangs then got the floor, but motion
adjourn was made and carried.