Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-26
Affairs In Geersetswu.

Auahs IN SeerGetewa.
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and Common Council met IN her respsluNe
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not having been signed ~ SfTT
ne AIcernsn,s amendment 20 tie rssols-
OF IN. msrsrt house ises ss gsrson 10 sate ,: care
Conncil, having snst their eoaessrpoee. ? - n
De fosiowfng ordtnaaers asd reeolu tam,
,soa xis Fessasea ess i,oH ,se Ssssea:-A rysola-,
slcian Of the woikhonss; lsfd over. A r,-srnis
tlcn remitiing fine irrpoeea on NJ 4 VIII.
. oencieneiee In paving frsasrlek streel passed.
An ordnance for the removal of snow Aud iSs
Nom the sidewalks; laid over rs-rola ION in
relation 60 The poor snd workhouss: passed A
Ietoletion IA favor Of certsfn persons-paying
oiils fcr serylces rendered 20 the corpOraco
by T. II. Donohue & fco., proprietor of the
troins SCR, Georretown c0Hror, and other
Of the hail over the new MARKET house for a
ball Of Il Potomac lose Company, oa the a2d
Of February; laid over. A resolution In f.vor
the eorporaiion; paszed. An ordinance DE-
fning the duties of the tar collector on The
days OF election; passed Adjourned.
CcmnDs 'cOsHeL-The President laid before
The Board an account OF me publishers Of the
CkroHtole, and a communication from the Ee-
sorGsr IN favor OF the claims Of Collins ana
Finley. $500 -.- = =
{ Mr.. Hieston presented The accounts of G odey
he 4 ..WVR a.
were appropriately referred =
mr Stake, IRON the claims committee. report
ca resolution ln fayor " 4. Ii. bOnohos a.
20, the proprietor OF the kUtRiHg Star, Charles
Memmert, J. r. Collins, and r. ]. Shoensaker
proprietor of the GeOT getown COnrteT!O w Pal
mer, Buckley Mareury, Jenkin ThOmas and
u. W. Lightfoot. resolution provio4Eg forl
payment TO the Clerk of the Supreme Court the
costs in the case OF u. l.. EllasOn against Chas
u WEIGH, in favor OF Waiter GOdey and J. q.
keyseI.
Mr.. Mitchell, from police committee report
ed resolution in favor Of II. L. William
Mr. Stake, from the poor and workhouse
airy OF the physician Of that Institution al s2UO
per annum.
Mr.. Fowler, from streets committee. r,port-
ed resolution leyying tax on CERTAIN prop
erty 10 pay a deficiency for the improvement Of
Frederick street.
Mr.. Hieston, from the market house commit
tee, reported a resolution granting the use of
the hali TO the Potomac Hose COMPANY v free Of
charge, for the purpose Of giving a bali; all Of
which were adopted.
An ordinance defining the duties OF the COL
lectOr OF taxes at times of election was taken
up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hyde, the vote was recon
sidered and the ordinance was referred bask
10 the police committee, with Instructions TO
report a bill defining the duties Of collector OF
taxes, and applicable TO the school tax only
A communication from John Garter, asking
that money paid by him for certain Properly
sold for taxes, the taxes paid by him, aud cost
incurred 10 sustain the taN title, be refunded.
was referred TO this board by the Aldermen. IL
was sent back 10 the Aldermen TO have the De-
utioners signature affixed.
A resolution increasing the salary of the phy-
sician 10 the poor and workhouse 70 $40 was
adopted.
The resolution appointing a suitable person
TO take charge of the hall OF the new market
ing out the marker master and inserting Robert
L. Mcpherson, was considered and he amend
ment cOncuTred in.
An ordinance amending the ordinance for the
removal Of snow and ice from the side walk
was taken mp.
Mr.. Mitchell offered a substitute, extending
the time TO twenty -four honrs after the snow
shall cease falling, and leaving the fines and
Pc enalties as in the original; adopted
The resolution in regard TO the fire alarm
telegraph and for other purposes was referred
TO the police committee.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the police eommiitee re-
ported ba ok the bll defining the duties of the
Collector OF Taxes AT times of elections, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Craig moved to take up the resolutions
relative TO annexation Of Georgetown 10
Washington; which was lost-yeas 3, nays !.
Adjourned.