Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-22
GEORGETOWN.
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the Eosrd last venins, the President. NJ NJ.
MauIssws. Recorder, being absent from siek
ness, Nr- by &c presided. and laid before tue
Board a com mu nicstlon from property % " n-r-
on Gay street. east OF Montgomery. praying
for permission 10 plant shade trees 90 sali
stree ard introd U &C a resolution granting Ne
privliege a. ked for; which wS- passed Also,
presen,ed n memorial from pre- pery-ownsrs
IN the vicinity Of Green ana Bssli streets,
on the south lire OF Bezll street. and inrJ-
duced q resolution for laying sad fsg fo)t-
way; which wac passed. Mr.. h. de, from the
StapdnE Committee. reported adversely on
the resolution for relief of X NJ Chatterton.
(rsmiitnG u me imposed on him for sellIug
Eooos without q Icens aud the CON mitte-
was discharged from further consideration OF
he ma ter. Council resolution Tor continuing
the JOINT committee TO IN vestigats tue defct IN
the accounts Of the Tax Collector. and adding
the Recorder to said committse. and for CON-
pensatton of the persons named la the report
Of the said conm ittee. was adopted. Council
ordinance defining the duties OF the Tax Uol-
hector was referred to the Joint Comm ttee OF he
two Boards on the Tax Collectors accouns
mess age to the Board OF Common Council
proposing that when The two Boards adjourn
this evening, IL be SINE ois, vas adopted The
following from the Board Of Common Couu-
ell were disposed OF :-Resoluuon for repair of
college Run and Paper Mill bridge; passed
Ordinance POSITION inR the improvement TO the
sIoe walks on slh street until the first day OF
June, 1865 passed. Resolution to pay claim
OF Joe +. Collins; passed. Resolution sp-
pointing committee to recon mend an enia rge-
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tension OF the porthern and western bounds.
ries; referred to the Standing Oommittse
Resoia ton appointing q committee TO Art IN
COZ junction with . coumittee OF the Corpora
ton OF Washington TO wait upon the
Secretary Of War, and request the detail OF
an oficer OF the Engineer Corps 10 make
fhe District cities viii the Loudon aud Hamp-
shire Railroad, was passed after the blank TOR
. member from this Board had been nlied
with the name OF the Vice President OF the
Board, Mr.. Hyde. Resolution TO lay certain
flag footways; passed. Resolution TO pay X
A. Edr,opston $50, j. L. Parkhurst sl50, and
VIM. Laird, e75, for aadiua &C tie Acc punt- Of
the late Tax Collector; referred to the Sanding
Committee. Resolution appointing q com nit
tee 70 represent the interests Of the Corporation
before Congress; adopted. Adjourned sine die.
COMMON CouNCrL.-A com municanon was
received from the Street Commissioners asking
for a further appropriation OF 500 fer the re-
pairs OF the eraveled and paved streets
OF me iown; referred 70 tne COMMITTEE on
from b. 4. Hunt Tor gravel furnished for
streets, amounting to S46l32, referred TO the
Committee on Streets. A communication was
read from the Mayor enclosing a bid for the
new station bouse, there having been but one
bid received: referred TO the Commt ee on Po-
lice. Also, a communication from the same,
suggesting the Keeping on band of lamp poets
TO supply the places II broken ones; re'rrred
20 the tom mittee on Police. com m unic alton
was received from the Clerk Of ne Corpora
ton, stating that there Were 10 funds on hand
10 pay the police force, and that SLIGO were
cue the force on the lst ri Decemhar. sud tsst
there stin remained uncollected a oonsi -Tahie
HmCunt OF The police tax; referred = sae com-
mitiee Of Ways ana Mans.
Mr.. tlabsulb offered a resolution 20 pty ths
ella IN Of joseph r. Collins, Amounting - : q,
for paving sTees: pas--d Dir. Sho-mak-r
tfOm the Commute On street,, ask q thU tie
c, mmittee b. discharged from the further cDn-
siusi atom OF The pentlCn OF Dr mscEtli
granted Mr.. Shoemaker, from he same COM
nit &c, TelCred resolution Tor the repair Of
Coll &c Run aud Paper Mill bridges; pa SD.
| Dir. shoe maker, from tn came CON mitte-. re-
| Icr;ed al oTdinsLce nos ponIug he impr we
| ment of the sice walks on 9Th street ubti the
| lst Of June, iste, parsed. Also asked 10 he
| DIS chargp from h petition OF sundry citiZens
on Monroe street grsntd DIR. DARBY, from
| he Committee on foncs, reported resO-
| ls'Ion extending the lime for receiving #
| proposals for building a prison n the d.
uou house, ore Ve'k BY request OF Mr.
| Darby. the resolution withdrawn.
| A met age was receive from the Board OF
| Aldermen, proposing that when the two
Boards adjourn they ADJOURN sane die MT.
| Shoemaker moved 10 concur IN the PROPOSE
| ton: which motion was carried M. Shoe
| maker. from the committee on streets, report
| ed aye 'clution approprlatng the sum OF s. 70
| and CUTTERS OF the to WI; passed. A resolution
authorizing the planting OF ornamental trees
on The north SIDE OF Gay street east, was
| passed resolution authorizing a II az foot
| way to be placed across Green street, at Beal
\ street. coming from the Boar of Aldermen
| was referred TO the Com nittee on Streets. Mr.
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| charter. and appointing q committee 10 tax,
| into consideration said amendment with
| view OF ptttionIpg Congress for the adoption
| Of the same at its present session; passed Mr.
| Davis presen ted resol lion appoIn ting com
mittee to wait upon the Secretary of War ane
request him to detail an officer to make
Loudon and Hampshire Railroad
| Georgetown and Washington: passed. Mr.
| G. II. CTagin (Mr. Davis in the CHAIR reported
| the result OF the meeting AT AlexandrIa re
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meeting he was delegated. He also favored
the passage OF the above resolution. Mr.. Ola
| baugh presented q resolution appropriately
$50 to r A. Edmonson, sl5t to T L. Park
| hurst. and SIS tn Mr Laird. for audiung m.
accounts OF the late Tax Collector; p, ssed. Mr.
| PickreL from tie Committ,e on Streets re-
ported a resolution 10 Law certain dag fooivay
| on High. Green. 5th, Fayette, I'd, Lingan anC
| Frederick streets; passed. The amendment o.
vIdiBg for the repair of College Run and Pace
| Mill bricge was concurred in. Mr.. Claoaugt
offered q resolution appointing e. q Crsg q
"a 1H mstt9 % e., Lyons, ,, Jas Dunlop, 4
and II. Add son committee to represent th
interests Of Georgetown before Con sress
Mr.. Darby, from the Committee on Police
| presented a resolution directing me Msyor q
enter into con ct for the building of prisoI
to the station house. Mr.. Shoemaker objected
to the third reading or the bill, for the reasoI
| that he did not wish TO see the stainn-hous'
| repaired and The new prison constructed q o
ccrding TO the plan now proposed. which Is q
| build the new prison In the rear OF the presen
\ station. house. which would make the build.
ing n eye-sor 10 the pu bite. He was anxiou
| for the speedy construction of the PRISON TO Ia
| station house, but objected to patching mp tn
| present station house, making it a disgrace Z
the town. He wished 10 see 3 good build in
Constructed which would be a credit TO tn
town, and he was certain that the prison bull
| In accordance with the apecihed plans woul
be no credit 10 the Corporation. Mr. Davi
moved that q message be cent 20 The Board Q
Aldermen stating that the Council were read
to adjourn; the motion was carried, and In
President declared the Board adjourned san
die.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE The followtu
business was transact ed on Change this morn
ing: Oherings-l0,3O0 bushels Of red whes
I,S24 bushels Of yellow corn, and 50 bushels G
| rye. Sales-2s4 bushels Of yellow corn Z
| 81 %. $50 bushels do f, at Sl.2e
SHIPMENT OF FLoUR.-Meksrs.H Herr Il Welc
| shipped this week $40 barrels of their superic
family -four 10 New York BY the steamer Z.
knight.
CHARGED WITH VAGRAFcY.-John u. WINS
len, charged with being . vagrant, was dia
missed from custody BY Justice Buckley.
VIOLATION OF CoRroRArloN ORDIS AHCl
MI. Edward M. Linthicum caused the ARES
yesterday, by Omcer Mastin, of Ar. Ross Ray
upon the complaint that he was violating
| Corporation ordinance by obstructiug ID
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