Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-10
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of The Star.

GEoRsETowN, d. c.. Feb 8, 1902.
Alta meeting Of the City Councils, held last Fri
day evening, In the Board Of Aldermen the fol-
lowing bills and resolutions were passed Reso-
lutions in relation to small pox; to paw claims of
VIM. Whelan, w. ID. Wallach, J. w. Birch,
J. MeQuillan, }. w. Marll, the trustees Of the
poor and work house, and others; instructing the
committee before Congress to ask for power to
levy and collect water tax, &c; APPOINTING the
Mayor a commissioner to represent the stock Of
tSe % 70 so"1 En- "a ne Csnai ComPsay; liking The salary
once OF bndge-keeper at Little Falls bridge; es-
tablishing three new stands in the market house;
In relation to more rigid enforcement Of tax col
lecnons; aud inquiring Of the Mayor as to the
rental Of the wharf at the foot Of High street. and
the usual annual tax bill.
In the Board OF Common Council, bill provi-
ding Tor the inspection and sealing Of gas meters
BY an inspector, TO be elected by the Councils
Immediately AFTER the passage Of the act, and on
the hrss Monday In January annually thereafter;
said Inspector to give BOND In me sum Of 500 Tor
muneTeted by fee Of fifty cents for each meter
inspected, to be paid by the person having IL in
sPected, and yearly salary Of $50 to be paid out
OF the gas light fund.- and resolution requesting
the Mayor to have placed at the head Of the market
house hydrant for the purpose Of cleaning that
structure, were laid over.
Aresolution providing that from and after the
drst OF April next no huckster renting a stand In
the markEthouse shall be compelled 70 take out
license, and resolution providing for payment
of the claims Of E. M. Linthicum Co, F. & A.
IL u. Us
and w. H. Chamberlain. were passed.
The usual annual tax bill, reported by the COM
mittee Of ways and means, wds taken up. III
provides Tor a general tax Of IS cents on the one
Mr.. Marhury moved to strike out &c IS" and in
sert " 20" thus leaving the rates as at present.
Mr.. TsnneY opposed the motion, and took oc-
cason to refer TO the reduction OF the expenses Of
the poor and workhouse, alluded to by Mr.. Bangs
At toe last meeting Of the board, which reduction
was, In his Mr.. T.'sl opinion, due TO the super
lntendent, and not to the trustees
Mr.. Marbury read from the report Of the COM
mlttee to show that IL the taxes the present year
are not paid more promptly than they have been
heretofore. there win be at the end Of the year
Mt Tenny replied, and spoke Of the inability
ofmanY tax payers In the town to pay high rates,
and advocated a low rate, the collection Of the
same 20 be promptly enforced.
Mr. Pickrell thought IL the rate was reduced IL
would be hard matter to restore 1t again when
necessary; but al the committee Of ways and
means had Investigated the subject ana deemed
o5 cents SUFFICIENT, they mus. take the response
bility, and he would vote for that rate, he had
no doubt II one dollar on the hundred is levied IL
wruld ali be expended.
Mr. Bangs d scented from the views advanced
By Mr.. PCEreil, and thought, as the Corporation
had been for some years gradually getting out Of
debt, they ought TO keep the rate az at present,
and thus continue to reduce the debt. The reduc-
ton wsS a small item 10 the taxpayers, but a
large one 10 the Corporation. He proceeded to
defend hs report in regard to the Trustees Of the
Poor and Work House.
Mr.. Tenney spoke Of 50 100 saved to the Corpo-
ration by the generosity of the Government In es-
tablishing the Metropolitan Police, reducing the
expenditures by that amount, while this cents
reduction only made a difference of 81, 900 In the
receipts. IL IL was not for the Government tar
which is TO be levied, the committee would not
have advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Pickren spoke Of the increase OF licenses a.
reason why the rate might be safely reduced.
MessEs. Bangs and Marbury again advocated
the amendment offered by the latter when It was
lost by vote Of TO 2; and the bill as reported
was passed.
resolution instructng the Collector 10 enforce
collectionof taxes overdue; resolution requiring
q strict compliance Of the Gas Light Company
with the law; and a resolution directing the
Recorder 20 enter suit against J. Sheckells, the
late Tax Collector, for anearages due the Corpo-
raticn, were passed.
resolution from the Board Of Aldermen, in
quiring Of the Mayor whether the wharf at the
foot Of High street had been rented by the Corpo-
ration, and, II so, to whom, was temporarily laid
upon the table.