Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-13
GEORGETOWN.
Afaisa In Gesrs,lewn

| pssso. Ths Iuies we're sp-peus-d Tor th-
| purpose Of considering an ordiaanes sap
plems Disry TO q Ger ain ordsn r~iatioz .
| Ih- BUsTd OF Heal and tn bsrisi &c q. "a I'd
| b1uies By IdsI taksrs ana oinsrs; winch 4ts
lss.sd. Tue subject " gr-, u gro err iiesa SIS
| wss called up, when Mr. nuns submit 81 =
| r-eolsnon In 9prirg OF the Oi-Tk Of tue UJroo
| ration. (Mr. Lsnd) why sai ~ wat
authority be had rsfusre - srsot general
ID q q, Ar. Wh aasy had ssk-d for q gene
| Ial ncense. but he could not sat ior wat
| pbrpoee be wished "a. Ihss xplansIDa OF Mr.
| Land Vas constdfred p'rfseily satisftetpry ~
re Board, ana vo,s OF sn.nx. vas
| tshdsrpd thst onicsr for hsves refused -
| giant tuch general sId ind-bnit- D. ,snsss.
| CcTpofaih n 10 uame law rrishye 20 sresn
| srotris and o hrs. :, hal psfh,s cond nc ius
| various ctsstes o IN ine-s would u1osrs "a a
| her tntss. Mr.. Ls.Io further r.msrEsd D ~
he vouiu fellow the ar CT letter oi tn D. " q
| he bnos fsiooa D, ~ excluding toe articles Of
mat, curry, sane. Ne. tsbss, &c IS Esn
as ha'r, cape. clothing. au1r-, &c. aui Dc
nso cone 20 for IN qusrsr pre- si3u. - Octo.
tea Isi; bus hop he CJrporst On would 10
| spnc' b I'D, sc be wished 70 DO un4I we ar
rect. Mr.. Crop.y annTtso ths' to--e Vs.
soue diEcr' a. cy In ne license Ia -no -on
m.sspre b, U uErelor- % adopted n lr-
elthily oenons ~ latitude given % Appiic ants
n :. ior Ttr to'c -ws'tr Sas uspSsed of
oJ to- sdopuon Of resolution from trs ,lsua
c. 10 pre- psre JinG T-soiuilon 10 the lace r..
lstis 20 d eusss. Toe Hoard aiopset g rrso.
ianon m reeard o to- rent Dg o. stalls IN tue
I
Bosrr OF Comnon Council ia relation To q
res luton OF tie Lew Court, Via. Ihst tn.
con mi't.e Tepr,ssn'ins the county before Don
Eiess. 81 nr'ior'si form OF Rpvslnmen',
was lslr on he table An yi.stiou from tue
-osro II Schooi y a roisns ID ate q The d.
Io.i on o. cards OF D.rt "a TIE pupi's If IN
PUBIC schools uas accepted. "A Uous cH res
oiuiioo oifectHs the Mayor TO en- pr into COZ
tract for the bH'lnine of PRISON, was amea1-
ed spn past'ci nitc, RECITATION m regard to
he T. ming of stalls IN the market house. Al
jourled
BOARD or CohaoN Council comuoni.
caIlh v as received from he Mayor sa,rni,-
ing comm % N Icstion from the Levy Court "a
rela'iCn to the Commit g befjr, Uoaxres,.
r. ferred to the ara OF Aldermen. Also
c. nnn'ea'ton rom the ZANE suggesting IN Al
lie Cielhre authorized to rent stalls IN rns
new usrke, honse; referred TO the Commit
te Marie: House. An invitation from w n
L. DuI lop, Secretary OF ih- ard of Guard
'ans OF Public : DOLE, vas read, IN yItins the
Corporate sutboris,rs 10 BE- pressn, 81 sha dis
t'Ibutiop of carde Of merit by tbs Board Of
0uatolsns, At he Punnc Schools, on the 1871
ano 9Th Inttsn'; rtf-rrrc 10 toe Board OF
Aldermen. mr. Darby presented the peti sou
OF X. a. King ASKING for Ill si,tion re;i-vlnE
hD rom me Payment Of taxss for street IN
po-ed q eiert nee Of the petition, and -xpresssi
bins, IL as opposed 20 partial Legislation, Of
which ne was quite tired, as slso of the prac-
nee OF passing resolutions ~ one meeting AMI
annnliiDE hem a. another. Mr.. Sd oemaAer
{ ateo Il a. Mr.. King wss unable 10 pay be
taxes az present, and came before tue board
baush though. ibs, IN the case OF Mr
ing, portion OF the taxes might De safety
suspepded for a time. Hhe p utiop wss referred
10 me COMMITTEE on Streets. Mr.. CIabaugh
offered a resolution ipstruc'iug the CierE 10
fora ish every applicant any and every license
80 led for, PROVIDED they complied win the
Corporation law in relation 10 licenses; lald
on the table. On motion, the Committee on
Water were discharged from the considera ion
o. gu ~. mater Of soe,ntuting Mcclellan for
he GO mDi,tee of Ways AND Means, reported
re- olution authorizing the CLERK OF he Corp.
ra'ion 10 borrow money AZ ak per cent. inier-s
with which 10 pay the salaries due and acorn
ing, Of the Metropolitan Police force passed
Mr.. DAVIS presented q resOl ution for the ret-f
OF hnlsry Hutch rs, reiunuing him SIS paid
by him for license which was rejected oy the
hoaid of Police Commissioners, passed Mr.
Pickrell, from Com ittee On Wsys and Meaus.
introduced an ordinance instructng the Re-
corder 20 collect debts due the Cooperation by
suit or Otherwise; passed DIR. Davis offered
resolution relating 10 contracts, requiring
them 10 De filed among the papers Q: The clerk
OF The Corporation; PASSED. Mr.. Darby offer.
ed q resolution instructing the CoIa mit,ee on
Market House TO inquire into the practical
hiiy Of rearraneipg ths stalls in the new mar
ket house for the sec On mediation OF butchers:
laid on the table temporarily. MIR. Shoemaker,
from the DOM ittee on Streets. presented =
Supplement- 20 an ordinance for the improve
meDt OF certain parts OF Beal. Montgomery
and North streets; the third reading was OBJ.
ected to. A resolution suspenoine the i'm
prCYements on Mont ouery street was taken
up, when Mr. PicKreil moved to law n on the
raoie. MIR. RamsburG stated that, as the peti-
TONERS had sued for damages done by sucn
improvements, be would favor the mott On OF
Mr. Pickrell. Mr. Shoemaker stated that the
petitioners had sued for $1,000 damages. Mr.
Darby hoped 20 hear 81 exehsEge of opinion in
reference &c the matter. Mr.. Davis consider d
10 unfortunate that tie Corporation Of George
town should so often be brought before the ia-
dietary by the citizens Of the town. He was
OF the opinion that the Cooperation had erred
IL Fgtsiatiug relative 10 the Improvement OF
Mohtsomery street Mr.. Piokrel argued that
90 long a. the Corporation hsu right 70 open
streets, II had the right 70 establish grades
TIE improvement OF the street In question he
thought mos desirab,e. Mr. Shoemaker spoKe
Al sons length, yoring improvements, after
which Mr.. Clabaugh, in a few remarks. said
be thought the petitioners were the parties
that wcnld be benefited by the irnproyenentof
Montgomery street II there wa a necessity
foI Washington street 20 be improved there
Was . necessity fer improving Montgomery
and Green streets, ana II there was no neces-
Sly for the improvement OF these latter streets
there was more for the improvement OF Con-
sress and Warrington streets. or all the i'm
rroyemen.s that were IN progress there was
lone thai me-. more thoroughly with his sp-
prevail than the improvement on Montgomery
street. He would vote Tor laying the matter |
on the table. MIR. Davis Offered from Mr. CIa-
proyement Of me street ia question; the pnbIic
convenience did not req uire its in provement
The resolution was laid upon the table. A
substitute TO the resolution for the RELIEF of r.
A. Edmorson. coming from the Board OF Al
dermsn, vaa passed. An ordinance supple.
mental 70 An ordinance relating 10 the Board
OF Bealth, declaring ii 20 be unlawful for any
undertaken or person 10 remove, for burial any
person or persons until the famil es have
siened the proper certificate for the benefit OF
Bosrd Of Health, and making any person dis-
regarding such law liable 10 q fne OF not less
ban Sl0- or more than $40 was passed. Mr.
Davis, from the Committee on Market House,
offered resolution authorizing the Clerk OF
the Corporation 10 rent the uuoccupied stalls
II The new market house until the lst of Jan-
nary, 1865. at IS per mebsb, passed. DIR. Davis
also offered resolution in relation 10 the mar
set house TO report whether IL is necessary 10
place stoves, &c, in the new market house;
passed Mr Clabaugh offered 8 reso ton d..
recting the Clerk 10 Issue a general license 20
Z. j. Shoemaker. MIR. Piokrel moved 20 amend
by iDsertIrg sfter Mr. Shoe makrr's nsme, IAN
Other" and excepting the sale of the articles
named In section Is OF the market Ia VS." Toe
resolution was tben passed rs amended, Mr.
Darby offered the following:
ReSOlUtd, dc, Thai the clerk be, and is here
by, authorized TO issue 70 Iersous applying fer
the same huckster's license, which al all in
elude The hight 10 sell poultry, gam, yege-
tables, butter, eggs and fruit, and that all
huckster's licenses taken out aftef the passage
OF this resolution shah be At the cost of -
dollars per Annum for q period not less than
three months, and 10 expire on the first DAYS
Of Jan uary, April. July and October and paw
able in advance, and that the sale OF fresh feb