Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-06
THE EVENING STAR.

GEORGETOWN CoRPoRATIoN ArsAIRs-A
special meeting Of the Georgetown CouneiIs
wss held last night at eight O'CLOCK In the Jus
tom house.
In the Board of Aldermen, 8 communication
was received from the Mayor In relation to the
question whether IL wouIo oe pest lor tne
inseres: Of the town to ao srx Sns OF sr ar
the METROPOLITAN police force which has here
t,fore been doing duty In Georgetown. Inc
Mayor, in his eommaniSanon H., says d me So of
the TIVE Bosrds, but suggests that II Wouia oe
advisable to increase the force ratner tnan
diminish 1t at the present time mns srn,s
Communication also inclosed MESSAGE rom
w. b. Webb, Superintendent OF tIe Me'[0poN-
tan Police, and the report OF John Essex,
Se geant of the Third Fo Heraae SHOWING
Mr.. Cox. on leave, introduced joint resolu.
every one hundred dollars Of the assessed value
of Tt al and personal property, as the same
stands valued on the books of assessment now
on file in the office Of the Clerk of the Corpora
iIon, excepting public buildings and grounds,
Female Orphan Asylums, and houses Of public
worship, for the pay ment Of the proportion to
be borne by Georgetown of the additional COM
pensaiion allowed to the Metropolitan Police
by the act OF Congress approved June IS, 1861
Posed.
The resignation of H. B. Walker as Market
Nj ster was received and accepted.
Amtssege was sent to the Common Council,
ask ng joint meeting for the purpose OF elect
ing mar ket-house keeper, In the place of H.
The report of the Commissioners Of the Sink
ing Fund was received and read.
The Board then retired to the Council Cham.
Der for the purpose Of going into joint meeting
to elect market-house keeper, and on their re.
assem- bling adjourned.
Common Council-The Board met in obedi-
ence to the call of the Mayor.
ceivea:-From H. B. Walker rendering his res
ignation as Market Master. The document
being directed To all whom it may concern"
was regarded as irregular, and on motion of
Mr.. Davis was laid on the table, which action
was IeconsIdered and the document referred to
the Aldermen; A petition of Jehn IL. Wood
ward for remission of fine, referred.
A report of the operations of the Commits
sioner of the Sinking Fund for the year ending
July Sth, 1864, was received from W. II. Tenney,
Clerk Of the Commissioners, and was referred
10 the Aldermen.
From the report it appears that the amount
of Stock in han ds of the Commissioner ] uly 6th,
Of the Corporation, S10,252 81; Redeeming
Fund, S7646,76 making a total of sos, i4s. l3.
The indebtedness at that date was S296l9; As
sets over Indebtedness, Soc, S29.l3. July Sth,
1864. total amount in hand, SS0,9S6.77; Indebt-
edness, S6,772: Assets over Indebtedness, S74,-
2l477 Correct issue of notes outstanding 81, 920.
The increase OF assets for the fiscal year is
$5.3s5.64.
Upon invitation of the Aldermen the two
Boards assembled in joint meeting to elect
Market Master in place of FL. B. Walker, re-
signed. Upon the first ballot L. l.. Clements was
unanimously elected, and the JOINT meeting dis
solved.
The Board resumed and resolution of the
Aldermen in favor of +. NJ. Lnticum was
adopted.
The Aldermen's ordinance imposing tax of
ten per cent TO pay the increase of the salary
OF the Metropolitan police as required by act
OF Congress was taken up, and referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means, and the Board
adjourned.
[Note-Mr. Clements made a short speech
against the bill, and in course of his remarks
said that he would vote against appropriating
one cent to Increase the wages of the George
town police, because q majority Of the pslice-
men there are unfit TO hold the posi- ion, and
the men who appointed them are just as unfit
for theirs