Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-15
Georgetown Ceuncils.


foARD OF ALDERMEN, June lA-Present-
sli tne members, the Recorder presiding. ne
RECORDER presented q communication giving
nf opin,on IN reference 20 the memorial o.
Psymasfr boggs, that when the necessary
papers are nled with the clerk of the Corpora
tion the petition could be granted by resolution
and ciiea preeeoent IN support OF bis oeeis-
ION. MI. Thomas offered a resolution for puF-
chasing window blinds for the hall OF the New
Market House; passed. Mr.. Hyde from the
standing committee reported the fs,llo wang -
The resolution granting the use OF The str4et
roller TO Mr.. II. kengla; passed The ordinance
amending an ordinance Tor the government Of
the New iarsss House, approved May a.,
defacing Of buildings and other property, with
an amendment providing that the Mayor be
authorized TO designate some spo' where boards
for the posting of bills and notices may De
kept; passed with the amendment The report
Of the Joint committee OF conference on the
subject Of the New Market House. which is a
full and minute inquiry into the propriety OF
purchasing the Nanderwerken property for
the erection OF a New Market House and abol-
ishing the New Market already built. The
committee Is Of the opinion thai 10 purchase
any other property for the purpose of remoy-
ing the New Market House from its present
loca' ION is lLJudicious and inadvisable. aud
suggest in conclusion, two me ethods OF arrang-
ing the matter amIcably and satisfactorily.
Mr.. Thomas a ked suspension OF the rules
TO allow the reading OF :he report, waich was
granted and the report was read by the CHAIR
man OF the committee, and referred 10 the Com
mon Council Also, Mr.. Thomas ordinance
which the committee reported ad adversely. After
an animated uIscussIsn IN which all the mem<
bers participated, the ordinance bad its third
reading and Mr. Smms called fer the yeas and
nays. The ordinance was then lost by the fol-
loving vote Ayes Messrs. Cropley aud
Thomas nays, Messrs. Hyde, Heiston, Slmms
and The Recorder. Mr.. Cropley requested 70
| change his vote. Mr. Sirims moved thar
| all action in the be reconsidered, which
prevailed. MT. Hyde moved that the bill, to-
gether with Mr.. Helston's bill. be referred 70
l committee
| finished business was taken up. An ordnance
| to tax, license and regulate Insurance com
panies. Mr.. Th0mas moved 10 amend, by IN
| serung the word SlUo In eaah place where the
word s6U occurs, which was agreed =: thp or
dlnance was then passed. Mr. HYDE. from
the standing committee, reported the rasolu-
tCn granting certain privileges 70 the George
town College; passed. The following We're re-
ceIyed from Council: A resolution in favor Of
W ID aliach, 20 pay bill for advertising
Corporation notices IL the Ere9tHg Star Mr.
Cropley asked II the Clerk Of the Corporatlcn
could inform him whether the advsrtlslng had
bten gwen 10 the paper OF the town. Tie
Clerk replied thar they Were not a. he br-
lleVed lt was required To publish them IN a
daily paper. Ar. Cropley thought II was U.s.
less 10 ad vertise m the Star when there was a
paper published in the town. and moved .hfr
the resolution be laId over. which. ho.geya-
dad not prevail, and the resolution was passed
communication from he Mayor, relating 10
the appointment OF two additional larau.
lighters; laid over. resolution for he i'm
provement Of Lingan street. between I'd and
Prospect streets, and repeating a resolution
for the improvement OF Lingan street, au-
proved December 29th. Its. referred 20 ne
standing committee. A resolution 10 PRINT .
copies OF the report OF the Joint committee On
the market houses, and for other purposes:
passed. Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNCIL-The President laid no
fore the Board the following messages from
the Mayor r:-Recommendlng that an alley on
Congress street, north Of Bridge, be made a pub-
lie highway. Recommending the ersctlon of
hydrants at certain points. Suggesting tnaU
instead OF placing stepping stones across the
mouth of EoXhalI's alley, the alley be made 70
conform to the grade of the street: also, sug-
gestlng small increase Of the appropTiation
Tor the repair OF the flag crossing of Wishing
ton street at intersection Of Bridge. The fol-
lowing documents Were submitted 20 ne
Board:-A bill OF II. W Brewer for services
rendered. letter from T. NJ. Pearson As
SCISSOR OF Internal Revenue. as follows:
' WASHINGTON, June l3, IsG6.-Hop H. add
son. hdy0r 81 GeoTgeiCcR-SIr In obedience to
instruction from the Revenue Department 20
proceed TO assess the Direct tax levied on me
District Of COlumbia. as per act August ;. IeG1.
have upon da'a furnished me officially ap-
portoned said tax as follows --COrporat.en OF
Washington, Si2,6Ui.G2: Georgetown. S.}g7.-:
Levy Court county S2.jU54z: amount OF tax
s4s,f3' S3 A copy OF the above has been tor
waroed TO Mr.. Matthews, the Recorder. Il
Will be necessary for your councils ID tSke
some action assuming their appor,ionmeR.
N"rr -GSrsctfully,
A letter from az hite6pfer. reis.tye' = 10 he
street tax. A memorial from citizens residing
on Lingan, between Ist and ad streets. against
The proposed Improvement Of SAID stree: al
OF which Were referred. Mr.. Kane presented
the petition of John II. Newman. asking per
mission TO haul away the earth he depo>Iisd IN
Frederick street, upon which he based a claim
for remuneration; laid on the table. Lr. Da-
wilson, from ella ms committee. reported Z res
olUtion in fayCT of Charles Mr.nmerr An
amendment by the Aldermen 20 a resoI ution
for flag crossing ar The corner Q: I'd and
warren streets, was coucurred in. b. sus-
pension Of the rules. the report of the loiur
committee on the market was taken up I-5s
very lengthy document in which is a sum-
mary OF me history OF the market previous
and Leading 10 me erecuon OF the new marxs,
building, ana the difficulties which srIbse
qHenty ensued between the corporation and
the butchers. The commnree r-port unant,
mously against the eXpediency OF pure naslne
the NandcrwPrken property the butchers
market), in order 10 establish that as the town
marEet, as by abandoning the new market
that structure, which has cost the town so
large sum OF money. viii. with the valuable
iots upon which II IS erected. revert 70 the
heirs of the grantors The report also includes
various plans for settlement OF the existing
difficulty, but the members OF the commit-
zee zee stan9 dS NOT & committed IN favor OF any
fered Joint resolution referring the report
back 10 the committee, with Instructions 10
MI up The blanks, and have five hundred
copies printed for the use OF the Board: adcpted
The ordinance for the purchase OF steam fire.
engine, and organizing a fire department. was
taken up The members Of the Board expressed
strong feeling in favor OF such an improve
ment OF their fire department as suggested: ba,
in view of the Indebtedness of the town al the
present time, and the prospect OF its being con-
siderably increased, some were doubtful OF the
propriety of passing the ordinance al this ses-
sion Mr.. Dunlop moved to lay the ordinance
on the table until the winter session OF the
Corporation; which was rejected The third
reading being objected TO, on motion OF Mr.
Barrett $40 copies OF the report and ordinance
were ordered 10 be printed; and the Board
adjourned.
CHOLERA BULLETs.-The New York iour-
nails complain OF the arrival in that city of
numbers Of small green apples, prematurely
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