Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
[C0rresp0nANdce Of tha Star.l

GEoRo8Towx, u. G., Feb. :, 1861
Council Isst evenins, the following were Ure.
sectsd ana appropriately referred:
message from tho Mayor on the subjec. o,
pn"r.caaS for vsseines'1F sas poor. and rec
ed to attend to that duty; and also asking an
appropriafiOn to pay certain al pensss Incurred
In the burial OF person who had died of
emall-pox; the memorial Of Robt p. Burford,
proposing to lease the occupisd portion of
Mcntfumcry street, fronting on Aqueduct St:
ne memorial OF sundry citizens rastrins on
Frederick and Fourth streets, asking thst
nag footway be placed across Frederick street.
and the south side OF Fourth street the nnanno,
rial Of Miss Elizabeth Dufsey, askinx that a
h hca De cGnsInctsd TO carry the water from
iCcm the Female Union Benevolent Society OF
!hls town, asking an appropriation In aid OF
tne Innas OF said society the accounts OF Jos
Birch, for collins furnished the Door; Roet
boyd. for repairs to the street lamps; and the
heirs Of Henry Tunnel. for gravel furnished
for thc repairs OF streets. .,.. -.
Mr. Tenney presented communication from
Jacob Stau!,, asking, IN consequence of phy.i
cal infrmity, to be excused from serving AZ a
Judge OF circtions; which was read and ordered
10 tie transmitted to the Board of Aldermen
Nr. Collins, from the committee on the moor
and Wcrkhouse. reported q resolution to nav
tEe "a ltnses OF the poor and w or khouso for the
last quarter or ist2; which vas read twice and
temporarily postponed for further considsra-
ton.
The following were passed "A resolution to
pay certain claims; resolution in favor or
Rich'd f:alingpr; the bill entitled a supple.
nitnt To an ordinance pro yidng tor addition al
revenue, approved July 7, 1885," and the bill
entitled can ordinance levying a general tax
anu special direct taxes for thu year 1924, and
providing for The support of public schools"
MIR. English reported a resolution for the re-
pairs OF the market house, and Mr.. Goddard
offered = resolution in regard TO- and defining
the deGes OF, the commissioner OF streets and
water engineer which were eeveraliy read a
first time.
Mr. Tenney offered resolution, which was
read ana adopted, authorizing aud requesting
the Clerk Of the Corporation to have published
two hundred copies OF SO much OF his annual
financial report as is customary.
The resolution n favor of Robert White Was
laid en- the table
The following, passed by the Board OF Alder
men, were signed: The resolution in relation to
t,HpS; the resolutions In favor of Henry I,eayar.
and the resolution in favor of VIM. Robertson
ms ssage was received from the Board of
Aldermen, that they had consid. red the resolu-
hon ffom this Board, sus pending resolution
dt finIRg licenses to hucksters, and tia hill
entitled Gan amendatory ordinance in relation
to swine" and had rejected the same.
The Board adiourned.
he moderate change in the weather has
caused the river TO be cleared of much ice,
which formed during the past cold snap.
ih"r" Is no OBJ truCtion 10 navigation.
III, arrivals ana departures OF 5th and 9Th
INST, are: Administrators Gcn Aiciys, ST.
d,li Col. Rnckrr, Bell schooners Ella, Mar
Sod, West Dennis, Crowrli, Baltimorr, hay to
Cover mPnt; schooner John Dickson, Crpigh-
ton, Eayrc- de- Grace, coal to Dickson & KIM;
schL cner Robert Kent, Raen, Baltimore, grain
10 ". II. Edes. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES E. Cham
Il Rim. ErOughtOn, mdZe. fer Philadelphia by
Hyde & Dayidson; schooner Elrnira NJ CtuUt-
man, Held, suffers stores tor Bell Pain; Pan
cora. Conway, light for Brighton, N 7. Schr
Mott Bedell, iedeil, loading for New YORK
business has been quiet throu ghout this week,
though oGr market has improved, as regards
prices
The wholesale quotations Of the following
artIc! IS are Flour, super, SIZE TO S9.2J: extra,
s. * to s.; family, ~ to Sia; Weich's family,
>;!'.5U; do. in bags, 81 81. Wheat, red, los %
sits; Whit, common to fair, SI.70 to SI75
prime 10 choice, $3.50 To s.. Corr, white, o5c.
10 81; yellow, GD TO G2c. Oats, MARYLAND INV
measure ment,) 53 10 SIC. Hay, S2o 10 s3G. Mill
oial, mddiiugs, ste; brnwnstuf, IS To 3Uc.
shorts, 22c. Salt, G. A. $t75; fine, S2.lU. Po-
!;t"es, 81 to Sc. Baidwi apples, S2.25 to 81 -.
CIDER. 10 TO sc.; do, clarified - to pc. LEON.