Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-09
6esrsesswn Councils.

BOARD OF ALDRRNnN.-h regular meeting
OF the Board Of Aldermen took place last night.
comm q Rication from the Recorder, adverse
to granting the payment of q certain balance
CHARMED oy the proprietors OF the 9eorgetown
csarier, as due from the Corporation, was read
ana referred. Mr. Thomas from the stand
ing committee, to which had been referred
number OF ordinan ces and resolutions origins
ting IN and passed by the Common Council.
reported the Following. which were passed
Resolution providing a contingent fund for
repairs of breaches aud holes IN the streets OF
the town. substitute for Council ordinance
providing for improvement. To certain foot
ways on Eighth street and relative 10 certain
flag footways; substitute for an ordinance rels-
tive TO improvements of footways on part 0,
MARKET street; Substitute 70 ordinance
relative 20 the footwsys of Georgetown: ordt-
nance for the improvement of part OF FIf.n
street. The Council having adop.aa
4 lont resolution providing for holding meet
pge every night tin all the business is dispose
OF, in order that The Two bodies might adjourn
till The lst OF December, the same was so
amended by the Board o. Aldermen as 20 cali
for an Adjournment on Thursday night till De-
csmber. and as amended, was referred back 20
Council for its concurrence. The subject being
taken mp by that body, the boards amendment
was rejected and q committee of conference
vas asked for; bu; that board failed TO take any
further notice of the mater. and 1t therefore
lies over under the rules. Resolution from the
Council relative 20 pumps, was passed; also,
a res elution providing for the payment OF GER
tain bills for advertising due 10 the George
town Coarier and sniHo CRioH. A resolu-
ton relative to hydrants was discussed and
further front foot tax on Fox
alls' alley, was passed. Msssrs HYDE and
Thomas were appointed by the Board to meet
Messrs. Shoemaker and DAVIS on the part OF
the Council. as a committee of conference, 70
consider upon disagreement between the two
bodies with reference to the provisions of a
resolution passed by the Council, relative 70
certain nag footways A communication, en-.
closing resolutions OF thanks TO the Boards OF
Aldermen and Common Council for the use OF
Market Hall, in which 10 hold meetings on
sunday night, were received from the United
Temperance ASSOCIATION, and on motion, or
dered to be- placed on me files. Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNCIL.-A communication from
The Mayor submitting communication from
the deputy register of deeds OF the county of
and rebinding OF the books OF the Registers
office. was referred 10 the recorder A mes
sage from the Mayor relative to pumps, was
referred to the committee on water A mes.
sage from the Mayor relative TO the improve
ments on Lingan street, was referred to the
committee on streets. A message from the
street commissioner relative TO the graveling
Of streets, was referred to the committee on
streets. Resolutions OF thanks from the George
town United Temperance Society, expressive
Of the qualification OF the society for the priv
ilege of holding their meetings at the new mar
ket-house hall, was read and referred to the
Board OF Aldermen A communication from
Mr.. Charles l.. Gates relative to paving,
was referred to the committee on streets
Mr.. Davidson presented bill of Walsh &
Lynch, (S35o,) which was referred to the COM
mittee on claims. Mr.. DAVIS offered a resoIu-
tion authorizing steam ferry across the Po-
tomac, and leasing the wharf at the foot OF
High street to Mr. W H. Tenney for the pur-
pose OF running steam ferry across the river
at hat point, prov ided he shall run said ferry
every fifteen min utes across the river that the
charges shall be for one horse wagon twenty
cents, two-horse wagon twenty-five cents,
sengers five cents. The resolution further
sdpulates that an increase of twenty -nve per
cent be made upon the licenses Of business
men in the town as partial support Of the
ferry: referred TO the committee on the harbor
Mr.. Shoemaker offered resolution providing
for the repair OF certain pumps which was re-
ierred TO the committee on water, and after
wards taken up and passed. Mr.. Shoemaker
offered resolution declaring that hereafter no
Bartholomew b. ydrants be substlt a ted for lamp
post hydrants, which was passed. He also
offered resolution providing for the lease OF
part of Montgomery street, for the purpose
OF pressing hay. at an annual rent of $50,
which was passed. Mr.. Shoemaker, from the
committee on streets, reported an ordinance
providing for the improving a part of SIN
street, which was passed Mr.. Ciabaugh,
from the committee on claims reported bills TO
pay the Da'ly Erening Union and Gsorgetows
Courier. for ad vertising passed Mr.. Davis Of
fered joint resolution in relation to adjourn
ment, providing that when the Board adjourn
this evening 1t be TO meet at O'Clock NOR
row evening and continue In session every
evening, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, ,un-
til all the business before the councils shall
have been disposed of, that the councils may
adjourn until September; passed. MIR. Shoe
maker offered an ordinance providing for the
improvement of sth street, which was re-
terred 10 the committee on streets An or di-
nance 10 prevent the going at large OF swine
after the first of September, 1867, was passed.
A resolution 10 prevent loss of lite by reason
of breaches in the upper Falls road, authoriz-
ing the two breaks in said road to be filled MP,
was passed resolution requesting the
Mayor to inquire into the condition Of the sup
ply Of Potomac water in the upper portion OF
the town. was passed. An ordinance levying
further front foot tax of 13 cents upon ali
lots or parts of lots fronting on Foxall's alley,
for the purpose OF paving said alley, was
passed. In relation to the amendments OF the
Board Of Aldermen to the resolution providing
for the improvement OF 5th street, they were
non -concurred In, and committee of confer
ence, consisting of Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Shoe
maker, was appointed on the matter, bY the
president. A resolution from the Board of
Aldermen amending the resolution relative 10
adjournment and stipulating that when the
councils adjourn on Thursday next it be until
the first Monday in December, was non- con-
CURED in, and q committee OF conference in the
matter, consisting OF Messrs. Shoemaker and
Pickrell was appointed by the president. Ad-
journed.