Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-23
THE EVENING STAR.
Affairs in Georgetown.

enoResrows COUNCIL, May 1stn-Board Of
A2d1mer quorumprssent:
S. s ~ The PRESIDENT. who, S called to
saested Mr. Craig to take u, G ,ns eh"eA' re-
A message was recei ed rom the Msvor ON
Ssosng - su1 ~ y counts, and suggesting to
.ns noa sa,r lie some aetien in reference to
3 $500 neprn ~ pumps. Also enc enclosing a
snce to fine imposed on their agent with
rnlcn Mr.. Hyde asked to file communication
LON justice Buckley; referred.
me Chair laid before the Beard a communl.
Sation from w. H. Tenney, Commissioner OF
metropolitan Police, enclosing letter Iro cTa
Jonn +. T. Essex, Sergeant OF the Ponce OF tne
Ho provement OF the station house; relerTeu
Also, Accommodation addressed 70 JenRn
Thomas, by William HommlIie1 ana Others
calling the attention of the Board to their sug-
eestion made some time since TO their willing.
ness TO sell their property tine old Wander
werRen property to the corporation at the
a market house; laid on the table tenn porarIy.
The following were presented and referred:
By Mr. Stake-bills of Jacob Heistsn.
BY the Chair-remonstrance of property
holders against the curbing and guttering of
7ih street. between High and Fayette streets,
during the present high rates eff material and
labor.
M. Hyde, from the market house committee,
ASKED 10 be discharged from the consideration
OF me communication of the proposition Of ].
,. Bohue TO insure the new market house as the
Insurance had already been effected committee
discharged
Mr. Bronaugh, from the committee of claims,
asked TO be discharged from the consideration
Of certain papers in relation to the payment of
oounties TO certain parties so ordered.
On motion of MIR. Hyde, the DILL for the gov
errment OF the new m arket house was taken
up &nd he offered substitute therefor which
vas considered and adopted, and the bill, as
amended, was passed.
Mr.. Stake offered resolution postponing the
sale of stalls in the new market house to the
nrst wednesday in June, and requesting the
Mayor to advertise the same In the Baltimore
Sun, Philadelphia Ledger, Washington Star
and Chronicle and by means OF hand bills;
adopted Adjourned
TIE RIVER AND CANAL.-The heavy rains
have swollen the Potomac, and the current
tnis morning Is quite rapid, carrying down a
considerable quantity of drift wood from the
shores above. In conseq uence OF the breach
fn the canal, business is suspen ded 10 con sid
sraole extent at the mills and Agueu's Offices
The work OF repair is progressing rapidly at
the breach, and the vorkmen expect 10 COM
plete the repairs by the lst of June. President
SPACES. of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
tCmp any. arrived this morning and inspected
the WORK, and also the bridges constructing
and completed az the various streets crossing
the canal.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKKT-Flour-De
mand steady. No arrivals or sales reported
Supers. S7.75 to S. extras, So .50aSS.3 -. Grain
Nc change of prices since yesterdays quota
tons.
PORT OF GEoRGBTowE.-Entered-
Myrover, Hughes, New York; Etna, Owen,
Newbern Cleared-Schooners White Foam,
Howse, Providence Father and Son, Smith
Accsmac; Cox. Lewis, Petersburg; Mechanic
Poprar, St. Mary's; Sarah Ellen, Wheeler, St
Marys; Sarah, Wheeler, do; Saginaw. Rob.
erts, New York; II. Westbrook, Littleiohn, do:
Ann Smith, Steady, Philadelphia; sloops =
Harden, D. Perry, Smiths Creek; b. S. Page,
Shreeyes, Accomac; NJ. Washington, Boy &c,
Potomac Greek.