Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-22
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BOARD or ALORRNks The Board me, L.,
enht' Recorder Mathews IN The ch.,r
rtestnI, Messrs. HeisIon, HYDE, SImms- ana
~ "A communication WAS received from
Wv IA on EXPLAINING The account Of IS Rur
Iouens ior sue-t work. Mr.. HYDE, from m.
sehoing committee, reported q MA yorzbIx nm
s M rsesoiausn fenittine the fine imposed on
MI. Busey for Oh trusting the side wxIk So
IL was re1ecied. Mr. Thomas mo yea ,hs 80
uon OF message 10 the Board of ll,nra,a
Oouncii. Notifying Them of the readiness nf
M, Doaiu 70 90 lnso Joint meeting 60 eject
L be JOINT meeting was held and - r.nor,.a
oslow.l The Council res oiut on .Ilo wtnr ,hs
Clerk of the Lower Bo&rd sIoo ada.
lenal compensation was adopted CouaciI
ordnance, amending The ordtnano. Tor
purchase Of steam fire esein. snd
oTgsn'zaJion Of fire department was passed
k.solpiion 70 pay certain claim. against IN.
Corporation, (hills Of GEORGETOWN Coar,.y
Charles Dean, Vim. II. Cham berlain, Ruck.y
d Marouiy, and John Hess:) passed. RasoIu-
iion In favor OF B. Burroughs; passed. Reso-
luton providing for nydrant on east side OF
market street, between 5'h and 6tn streets
passed. Resolution ia favor Of j. J. han.
paying him balance Of sesV Tue Tor rebuilding
Paper Mill Bridge: passed. Resolution for w.
lief OF p. J Callahan, renting iue m posed on
him for 'eupposed violation of ine license Ia W
was referred 10 Mr.. Thomas for In yesugatioa
h's9iuton remntng fine imposed on DtnI-I
}. Wells for keeping his bar open after 10
O'Clock y. m, same reference message was
received from the Lower Board proposing an
adjournment ssse de, agreed 70. and the Board
COMMON CoUNcIL Mr. Clabaugh. president
pro fen called the board TO order A message
transmitting the contract ana account Of ]. J
Kane Tor building paper mill bridge was re-
crived and referred. The petitions OF ID. I
Wells and Michael Reynolds TOR the remission
OF fines were referred. A message from 10.
Aldtrmen, proposing a Joint meeting for the
election OF hire iudgss OF election 10 fIl va
cancIes caussd by resignation, was received
and concnrred IN. The JOINT meeting uuant-
81 ala
(in place OF Tyler Garwood,) A. H Jones
Sd precinct, ON place Of W T. MageeBI W
Hunter; 4ih precInct, lin place OF g A OffuttD
Hugh G. Deyine. The Joint meeting was then
nlssolred, and the Council resumed business
mr. Eoes, from water Committee, Reported a
resoluton Tor the erection of a bydrant IN
MARKET, between 5th and 9th streets: adopted
MT hane, from the grievance committee. r.-
port. resolutions for the relief OF Il I Gala
ban ana ID Wells; adopted Mr. Goddard
from The streets committee, reported a resolu-
non IN favor of j. J. Kane; adopted Mr. Kan.
reported a RESOLUTION for he relief of Michel
Reynolds; REJECTED Mr.. Dunlop moved that
The clerk be directed 10 notify the Aldermen
that THIS board has finished the business before
~. and proposes 10 adjourn sine dee. The Al
deTmen having signIf1pd their concurrence IN
the proposed adjournment, Mr.. DunIop Of
Tered the customary resolution OF tha.ks 10
fsau Pickreli, Esq president OF this board
Tor the fidelity, fairness and ability with which
he has oiscbsrged the dHtIes OF the Off CO
which was unanimously adopted. and the
board adjourned SINE die.
RkGIsTRATION OF VOTERS CoNPLETkD-
The registry OF voters was concluded yesUsr-
day, and We are reliably informed that there
are now l3s2 " bite ana gal coiored voters on
the poll lists, making the total registered vote
of the town 2,353.
PoRr OF GEoRGKTowN -Entered-Steamer
Norfolk. Vance, from New York. assortes
cargo Tor DistIict merchsnts; schooner tieorge
Washington. Mitchell from Alexandra, tight
Cleared-Steamer Kenn+bec, Wilson, asserted
cargo for Baltimore; schooner L. J. Dixon
Eweli. Tor Accomac; steamer Norfolk, Vance,
merchandise for New York
CoNFERENcE DRLEGATEs.-Lsstn night the
Congress-street Methodist Protestant Charch
elected L. A. Newman delegate TO the Mtry.
land Conference To meet an Baltimore IA n arch
next and Capt. j. ID. Cathell, alternate.
NoNTNATIoN.-Last night, the Anu-Negro
Suffrage Convention nominated r l.. Cropl-y
as a cand for the Common Council, IN
place of Mr.. George Waters, who declined the
nomination.