Evening star., 1864-12-19
THE EVENING STAR.
. Affairs In Georgetown.

Common Counca.-The Board met on Friday
evening, President English In the chair
e.
70 a bill for cleansing the Warehouse for mar
ket purposes; of James F. Collins, for thepriv-
~ john r Petit, asking to lease aportion
pirej.. '-aet near Bridge; a communica-
e. e college '''iOnsI S sel,h i relative 70
the bill of Daniel Collins; D, the messages
taxes apon the magazine property, rafiag
of the Mayor recommending the layinss. "r
footway on Dunbarton street, south side, No.
Green; suggesting an Improvement OF tns
chambers ed by the Corporaiion ana trans-
hitting the bills Of Oldfield d Bro, for repairs
Mr.. Oraein reported from the claims com,
nnittee resolution for the payment OF .he puls OF
J. F. Birch; the Judges OF the fa'e speciai eiec-
ton: and Of Judson Mitchell.
Mr E. Shoemaker from the poor and work.
house committee, reported a resolution ma.
KING appropriation for the ayment OF annual
expenses for the poor and woTkhouse.
Mr. Collins, from the ways and means com.
mittee, reported bill levying tax to pay the
towns proportion of the increased salaries OF
the Metropolitan Police, with the correspond
ence Of the Committee relative to the same.
Mr.. Collins stated that the commttee was
fully satisfied that was impossible 70 o9ta.n ,
q reduction of the force, and recommeuu lno
passage of the bill.
MIR. Clements, from the committee on pur,nz
asked to be and was discharged from the non
sideration OF the Mayors recommenda to- moh- u
the repairs of certain pumps. va
Mr.. E. Shoemaker, from the grievance cc
mittee, reported resolution in favor of IN.
mont and J. u. Gardner, agent; " < Ma
Also, asked to be dischargr
sideraton of the petition q from the tk0-
tive to his soap and = IN S. James rsla-
mittee was not d7 ..saie works. The COM
Mr.. Hill, fr ,:aarged.
whom was .,rp the special coinfnittee, to
ing the aes:gncd the duty OF saperintend-
draf' efests to relieve the town from the late
g. reported full accounts OF the financial
>perations, of which the following is a sum-
mary:
Cash by donations Observation-Disclosures. IO,6770O
fyash nv COrrOratiOn loan ,..s........ 10 900 60
Dash from drafted ren.............. 2,192 90
Cub. Observation-Disclosures. 6,52i4i
Ornissiors in acccunt ..... 500
Cash balance due the committee. Si602
S32,ssl4l
Pafd tor "A recruits. s26, 1857
Incidental expenses Iii %
Cash paid On Corporation loan...... 6,57i.li
s3a,ssill
Mr. Hill accompanied his report with ver-
bal statement OF the history OF the work OF the
committee, in which he declared that the prin-
cipal difficulty which the committee encoun-
tered was the action of the Mayor and small
clique OF persons, who drew money deposited
from the Bank of Commerce, when the same
should have gone TO the relief Of drafted men.
Mr.. Hill asked the reference OF the accounts to
committee for examination.
MI. Cragin said after the verbal statement Of
MI Hill he hoped the whole matter would be
laid before the people Of the town, and he
moved that the committee be req uested to make
report of all the facts, with the names OF the
parties concerned, in wriung,l for publica-
ton.
Mr.. Hill said the matter was under consid-
Grafton by the military authorities, and he
thought the amounts withdrawn would have
to be refunded and properly distributed.
Mr.. Cragin's motion was passed.
Mr.. Peck offered bill from the water com.
missioner for the erection Of McClelland fire.
plug by Brown l. Powers. Referred.
The Dill for the better observance OF the Sab.
bath day was taken up and rejected.
A resolution in favor of G.. Vanderwerken
was announced by the Chair, but, as the al.
dermen had adjourned, no business could be-
finally disposed Of.
The Board adjourned.