Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGE rows
correspondence OF the Stsr1

| GEoRGrTowN, ID. G.. PeA ot tss,
! Az me meeting Of our Board of Cotn ~.
| Couneil Friday evening, the foIlowios mn
tsss srs sna @ appropriately referred: A mes
tsge ifem The Ma, or, enclosing an account ~
nv.i r, n3coe, lor rrpairs Of pumps; the an
y'ar 'pctnE 3iet Dec, 1852 '' 49,
Inc loIoWlne were passed, and, beiur com.
@ @et,i.a IN by the Board Of AIdermen, were
rtciuticn In rpgard 70 ana defining ths Jr,,.~
OF TIE street commissioner and water enrinesr.
sIsc; hhlng IN. salsry Of the mayor; hin from
| ihe card Of Aldermen entitled an ord,na an.a
tuTplsmentary TO an ordinance en- titled - N ~
oihahce providing Tor additional reyen ne an
proved July, lset. with amendments resoip
ro, go - N iaaor OF W N. w helan; resolution 70 pay
an account resolution for the relief Of the poor.
rtoiuiIon an horisine the laying OF certxin "A
lCotNstti resolution from the Board of Alder
i ntm In riauon TO the repair OF the market
hon,e; resolution In relation 20 yacciuation.
nsoluuon authorizing the leasing of oerts,a
properly OF the corpor aiion 10 Robt p Rnrford.
r.9, nnon IN favor OF VIM. II. Fletcher.
Inc resienatiene Of q + Eduoneton ana a,
ID. Peck, as judges OF election, were ordersd 40
6e II ran,mitied TO tie Board of Aldermen
mr newman, from grievances committee IN
~hich was referred the petitions OF VIM n
fiils and Mary Batson, praying 10 no relisx..
rom tae pay ment Of fines, askea that ths com,
mlti.e ee dis harged from the further cons,asr-
mite discharged. SoA-
The resolution fixing the salary OF the u.vor
Was taken up, and laid the table
~ in "
Cie Bo;;o OF AlderEnCn, proposing A Joint usse,
u x o; The two boards iu this chant ber this e,s
ing. loi the purpose OF electing Judges of elec
I non 10 10 nj certain vacancies which was adopt
n message being received from the Roara a.,
hia furn, concurrlng i'm the proposition 10 20
INTO JOINT meeting, Messrs. Tenney and Rarrstt
Ht!e requested by the Chair TO wait on ,h~
lo"rd OF Aldermen and conduct them 10 th,.
chamb'r; who haN ing performed that dutv m.
f1 i"'n' n,e,iihs was Organized Walter 5. Oor,
siolrg,) and procet ded TO the said ela,,fa
wtfh Lelng concluded the Joint meet,nv a.,
solved, and tie Board Of Aldermen vitbdrew
Lui. i.Lhts cneIed a message. in writing, TO
ne boar':Of Aldermen, in for ming Thai hoard
!hat having Gle posrd OF all the bu siness hafora
D., THIS hoard was ready, with the concurr.n..
OF Ine Bcald OF Aldermen, a. ADJOURN sinr "a,
hn nirSsagr was read, adopted and sent 20
The Beard OF Aldermsn.
Mr.. Collins was called 10 the chair
hI; iehhey onered the following resolution
" bich WIS r. aG and unanimously adoptea.
hoy"trsd, Thar the thanks of this Rnard es
ur"niulous ~ tsntsred TO John Marbury. Jr
20, for the able and impartial manner in
" hICh he has pres ided over the Hoard sinc. ,ha
Gcath If The late lamented John It B,ngs
A message was received from Tn. Bosri Of
hlG'rmen concurring in the proposition OF this
Board 10 adjourn sirc die wheueyrr This Rosa
ADJOURN, Il accordingly.
EueiEess, Notwithstanding the in clemency Of
the " cath, T, has been rather "A yely daring lhe
H''k; riyernlav igation Is uninterrupted, aud
IN cCnssquf nee of the water being drawn from
ihls level OF The Chesapeake and Ohio ClnaItl
make ecfssary repairs, we now miss the u.u-
Il Y hnsy hum OF the mills and other machinery
o. rsnGtnt upon that work for water power
! he SUI urerintendept on this division OF the
canal, l understand, is making speedy pre-
aTtiicns for & q ops ming of navigation, and Al
We escape a fresbet this spring, will nroha-
lily have coal boats here from Cumberland by
iEe 18th of March. CuBl
FEBRUARY S3-The election for Mayor, msra-
esrs Of tie Common Council. and one mentyer
q the Board OF Aldermen. ..s---.ssrs-on- uy
uii ~ s-Srs JehIa M ->.'nrys a..
A. Peck, J. &. Hieston, VIM. VI. Cr;ig, &. r..
EdmcTstoD and Chas. =. English, were electe 4
d, mler Of the Common Council; aud Vim. TX.
: CdeJ 20 I'LL the vacancy in the Board OF Al
Z, men, he vote standing follows: