Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-17
AFFAIRS IN GEORGErOWN.
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GEoRGEIow 4, June Is, f-S5
At the meeting Of the Board OF Uummoa
Council en Friday evening last, the following
were received and appropriately referred:
a message from Mayor on the subject o.
requisite TO prepare the rooms of the Custom
House for the occupancy of the Town Councils;
ALEC, asking an appropriation for cleansing the
s mIssonsr fssm n, me Water Com
posed TO be kept Ss'order for public use; the
petition ofsuudry citizens al nd property holders
residing In the northeastern section Of the town.
complaining Of disorderly tenement in their
locality as q nuisance, and praying that the
same be abated
The Ways and Means Committee was DIS
charged from the further consideration of the
petition Of Thomas Donaldson, messenger
asking an increase of salary.
The Grievance Committee was discharged
from the further consideration Of the petition
Of Henry Chandler and others, praying the re-
mis- sion OF a fne
The communication OF Geo. w. Orme was
laid on the table: orders having been given for
the repair of the hydrant complained OF by Mr..
OTme.
The consideration Of the resolution relating
TO the opening OF streets was postponed until
Friday evening next
Mr.. Tenney, from the ways and means COM
mittee. 10 which was referred the message of
the Mayor on the subject OF preparing the
Town Councils, reported a resolution to pay
certain expenses.
The following were parsed and being con-
Cured in by the Board of Aldermen, were
signed: A resolution changing the name of a
street; one to pay certain claims; and one in
favor of VIM. Wheian.
a message was received from the Board of
Aldermen that they had considered ths reso-
luton from this Board authorizing the sale OF
certain town property, and had passed the
asked the concurrence or the Board.
The resolution was then taken up. and the
amendment, viz: striking out the clause pro-
yIding for the sale of the Town House, was
non-concurred in. The Board then adjourned
The arrivals by river are as follows
Steamer Elizabeth Fowler, Aqua Greek, Hos
!. Fordy, Hope Saulsbery, Md, lumber to +.
Wheatly; A. Corsen, Havre DE Grace, Md.
coal to Dixon & King; Embark, Harris, Wen
Philadelphia, coal Alvira, Brannon, Mills.
Vile, New Jersey, pipes TO Water Works; Gen
TAYLOR, Douglas, Bait, lumber to F. Wheatly;
B. G. Subman, Wheeler, Port. Deposite, Nd.
hay to Hartly i Bro. Stafford, YenneheIIes,
Vienna. wood to Hartly It Bro; Isadera, Hus-
sey, Washington, light; Peter Hawkins, do,
barrels; Star, King, do, do: Richard Simmon-
Ward, Bait, salt; barges Standish. Robson,
Aqua Greek, sntier stores; L. ID. Collins, Cora
Caden, do, do: Floating Dove, CambelL Axuia
Creek, harness TO TO Government.
Departed by riyer:-Fron Rays docks
sehrs. J. q. Morris, Aries. Boston, and Andrew
Stewart Adams, New York, with coal. From
Agnue's--Schrs. Rebecca, Smith, New London,
Conn. Borden Mining Co.-Schr. Statesman,
NICHOLSON, Fall River, nj ass. with coal. From
Q Z. l. o-Schr. Adeline Townsend, Town
send, Hudson, n. Y, with coal Steamer
Chamberlain, Stewart, Philadelphia merchau-
disc, from Hyde Davidson.
Arrivals by canal Boats Old Domion Ed
ward Boyce, wood; Alex. Shaw, a. L. Spates,
coal. to Agnue; c. +. DetmoId, T. Sannmen,
coal, to G. Q. & l: Co.; r: M. sprigg,- @. A.
Faude, 2. r. Haldemen, Dutch Hen, J. l.
Chaplain, D. Lynn, Digilant, coal, to Borden
Mining 60: +. Billmyre. -four. TO Geo Waters:
c. Ardinger, flour and offal, to B. Darby; i776,,
G. Slack, Carrie Belle, a. Goodwin, J. b.
Coyear, Ida Clifton, Sam Strider, G. F. Porter,
W. Hutchins, IL. H. kerns, P. L. Detmoia, I'll
Oefafield, Gen. Mcclellan, u. Stewart, coal, to
Rays docks.
Business very dull Markets unchanged;
wholesale quotations as follows:
Flour, super, S6.a5S6.3s; extra, S6.50a&S7s;
family, ss.25aS9.50; Darby's, S9aS10; WEIGHS,
s,oas1o2s; Rays. Stops. Wheat. red, sI.40a
$145; white: SI.55aSl65. Corn, yellow, 9Oc;
white, CSC. Oats. by measure, $500. Hay, S25
as3o. BILL stuR, 35aSGc- potatoes, 40aSuc; ap-
pies, Si.50aS5; lemons, per box, S5a95 %; cider.
1o.: do, clarified, 3Oa35c.; whisky, 44c.; salt.
u. a, Si.s7aS19O fine, 1915: bulk, 7sc. per
bushel. Cumberland coal, Si.25aS5.oO: anthra-
cite, SO; wood, pine, Si5eas5; oak, s5.50as6.
Lumber, pine, Sa5as30 per NJ. Plaster, lump,
So: ground, S9aS10. CUBa