Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-31
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs In essrx.t.vp

| bsos, from IN. Jo,,-r oo.,r evening" Mr.
| Nc.hse The aceeun's OF the az a., .
/ s"I, reported resoiution directas a.. o. y
| toferi 70 tette the sccoonis Of tA-s,-.. Ss-
| colltctor which was pa-ssd and tn oo .Ate 1S
~ olsenarged from foi ther cons idsr,.... -
mst'r Nj Hyde, reported an oralSso %
| lfofldrg for the transfers of real snos
sblSn vAs passed. A resOlutio fro,
| boato OF Con non q uacii, providing -, see
E., mn OF TIE PAL 81 the Washington sss
ce"rtetosn Ice Company, was passed ~
orc nance TO complies the improNsmsnu ~
to'fress street., and q snpplement % the o,Si
p,' j., tne m prosement OF certain part Of
besIi. Monroe, and Nsrth streets, wer. -
itffeo 10 the Standing mmiues The r.,
adjourned 10 meet next Monday
| tohsoE CoUNefL An adjourned r,a..,,-
OF ne conncils wac held last eyenin -.
com untcauon vss read from Richsrs o.,
| s,ste that TWO gas lamps b ereT,sa .
non.fonery street, between Owe ana a..
On monon, the oroi ar &c eetahlishins liz liz
tteIs Incense, as am, nded by he Bosra ~ 80 -
1870 men taken up, and AFTER s@Ias
tuie IA resolutton 10 license and 1890
nnthstrs.' mr.. Ramsbpre expressed ~
tss 20 ,ns original ordinance ana
ing as ubstitnie for bon W.
!" ReSolred, s.. That any Attemps hy any r~rso,
the limits o. this town any oshsI Tsss-n sl'ia
81; sre esae,ished and DESIGNATED ~ thu co-pora'
tered rigtts Of this CorpoTstion, sBd MAT any T,r
s s2H or gsTsS6. TIM tyaeis aud .stS. at do
she'll, upon conviction be fined am Y'orstioh,
mn nor more than ss, for each aud .,er,
AHsa D. ifJirfta Issolr,s. That the M,vor !.
oences and it shall be his duty to SO ts 81 .aeh
sSd esS,rs IersSn found o. offending sssi =,
lad b Il lIrths, Needed, That the cI.rt h,.n,
lic@nses AZ es0n NJ, ,as Issue q Green
Susrtsry the rst days q January "a Se i.,Ssa
Tue Char DECIDE d mai a saosttt9ts, 10 ,pe-
sItnie vas not IN order. Mr.. Clabaugh with
Rsm.s .oosutue, 20 give way 20 that OF mr..
lutte lest iead. To gran, ospssss ,ns e ,.s.s-
sente, be SAID, would injure the present mar
set Mr. Clabaueh advocafef The passase n,
the substitute of Mr. Ramsbarg. Dr. Crarin
(Mr. Shoemaker in the chair) opposed ths
p.n1ine substitute After much debate tire
hileo win The word "elebty." The question
was taken upsn substituting Mr.. Ramsbore',
resolution Tor the original bali snd the sn-nd-
ments thereto, which was decided IN the az
frmnIive, by vote OF 10 2, and {. was Adopt-
ed. message was received from the Bosra
OF Aldermen. proposing that whes the two
Boards adjourn IL De 70 meet on Monday eve
ENG rext: which was coneurred in. An ordi-
nance from the Board of Aldermen. prOyidIng
ior list OF Transfers OF real estate, 70 be
obtained from The Registers OF Deeds and
Wills, and properly noted upen the as
sessment books OF the Corporation vas
passed: A resolution, reported by the joist
committee 20 investieats the accounts OF IN.
late Tax Collector, directing the Recorder 20
settle the accounts Of the late Tar Collector
sss sIInOmns him 10 accept any security Tor
than res, was parsed while the resolution
was pending, Mr.. Ciabaugn stated that the
proposition of the Mayor 10 settle mas demos
was 10 transfer 10 the Corporation two insur
ance policies OF $1,000 each-one upon bic life
and the other upon his wifes life; the premi-
ums Of these policies he would keep PAID M
b ie he would pay the IN terest on nis dsrclt !
This resolution was accom- panied BY q yrltLsn
opinion OF me Recorder which wa reso: After
which the JOINT Committee on Investratioa
were discharged from the further Considers
ton OF the subject, and the Board adjourned
The Recorder. Charles M. Matthews, Esg.
was requested TO report whether tne balance
repor ed 70 be due from Charles ID Weleh
for he year lS65 accord ing 10 the statement OF
the Clerk OF the Corporation, and amounting
TO sl,7a2 S. was correct, or whether a should
be according to the statement OF the AuaItor OF
the Committee OF In vestgation, aud amosnt-
Ing TO SIPS ~ The difference between tke
statements Of these of1csrs 10 S5Ss o. and arises
from the different basis OF calculation made
for discounts sllo|ed 10 the Collector
Inc Recorder reviews the Law and equity IN
the case and says: al think that the Clerk IS
fully justified In granting credit TO the Col
lectsr fer the discounts asked for In bic =; Ate
ments, according 70 the regulations created by
the ordinance of 1863. and re-epaeted by the
ordinance OF 1S65. In an action against him
for the amounts reported by the auditor, Epon
proof that the statements handed 70 the Clerk
were correct, he would undoubtedly D. al
lowed credit for the discounts claimed here
The Recorder was also requested 70 report
whether IN action Against the sureties apOn
the bond of Mr.. Welcn, as Collector fos is.S.
for that year, had been diverted 20 me nsy-
ment OF the default occurring IN a Previous
year, the Corporation could recover fer me
IL the loss caused by that diversion or rni,
appropriation was afterwar ards made FOOD ey
FUNDS, supposed 70 have been taken from the
collected taxes for 1866. In reference 20 ms the
Recorder says: The account OF the chez
would 1 think furnish the eyiden &c OF the baI
ance with which the Collector IL chareeabls.
a nd n hanh ~ 49,.
enquiry into misrepresentation OF taxes col
lected for lso6, could only be had 10 an action
upon balance due for that year."l
Did SUDDENLY-Wm Allen, a msn soout
s3 years old. died very suddenly this morning
about two O'Clock. He was employed 3; Oas
HUI Cemetery, and was al work there yester-
the late Major Gen. Grimm. He Complained
Al the time OF feeling sick, though be went
nome apparently well: He GOT mp aeon; one
and nothing appeared to be wrong with him
De returned 70 bis bed again. and died in
ABOUT an nour afterwards. He has since been
death TO have been caused by heart disease
DIsoRDERLY.-Jenerson Whiting colored,
for disoroerIy conduct and Bridget M uIdroop
was this morning arrested by Of1cer Reed,
also for oisorderly conduct. The two had
herring before Justice Buckley, who fined them
EIEcrIoH OF orrIcrRs-At the regular
meeting OF Covenant Lodge, No. 10, /. o OF,
nelo NJ Ooo rehoWs haii, on congress street,
last eyepin ing, the following were elected az ON
GERS for the ensuing term: Noble Grand. g III.
Lawrence; Vice Grand, Samuel e. Palmer,
Recording Secretary, John II. Darne; Fiuan-
cial Secretary, George r. wetzerIch; Treasu-
Ter. V. Shinn; Steward, J II. Stewart
TIE PoRTs-The steamer T.. q. knight Gan.
tain Duet1, reached her wharf last evening.
with a full cargo OF assorted merchandise.
She made the trip from New York here ia
foriy Tour hours. The steamer John Gibson,
captain Wlrters, left this afternoon with q
full cargo, for New York
BUILDIhG AseoCIATloN.-Qu ute q number
desirous of forming building association met
last evening at the school house in Tennslly-
town when hey were addressed by Mr. John
son and others Of W ash ngtop. The meeting
adjourned 10 meet two weeks from dste, when
The organization of q building association Will
be more fully compieted.
GlnnGRHnMN anuHnrIo Ne