Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-04
GEORGETOWN.
Affair.in GrsrgeteNa.

BOARD or ALpkkNKN.-rhe hrst regular
Tne' ting Of the Board wa HID Monday eve
Mug Toets Ge was s-ut 10 Ia IL ara
CoMmon CouGeai spHoauc ne he oreautzsttoa
OF this Beard. and proposing tnat Us-u tn
twc Bosrcs aoIourn iG be 90 NET att o'clDoE
on EeIt TkursdSy rrsolU ton uihoriztng
The Mayor 70 confer with the Evaporation OF
" asbiEEton 70 alive TO the coEstruc Ion OF q
itmgtrsTy bridge across Rock Ur.ek. o'n0ec'-
ine Nster stre't George own. wuh Wssh'ng-
Ton, was passed resClu ton from tie Rcs q
% OomGon Council for lie rehef OF Green
Gf"cers, oiFsc log the peiiSs maxssuae not Ca
Is ne warrants ~ I'M Use mes ap5g toe Green
GToCeEs, 10 accordance with the late deoIsiB "a
OF the Court IriOr 10 toe let OF January next,
was taksn up snc discussed at come lengtn.
mr. Cropl-Y obJec;ec 20 tue third reading Of cue
rssoIut,on. ano the Bosrd adjOureed.
CoNsOn CoUNCIL.-A mess age sns received
from tbe BoaId OF Alderman, stating tbsl that
Board v as oTgsnized snd ready 10 proceed
q business, and proposing thst wien the two
Boarcs adjourn, it be until O'Clock on Tours
day evening; c0ncurred IA. A psuuon VAS
II so iron Mr. Hilieary hutshIugs, asking that
the money De refunded which oe had paid
for 8 liquor license. which was afiar YARD re
Jected BY the Board OF Ponce. A simll Ar peti-
ttcn vss read from Dennis O'Donnshu- Both
We're teIred 20 the Comm'ttes on Grirveancs
NJ. CiahsaSh offered resolution, direc ing
the police magistrates not % imp yse ices on
green Grocers, prior 10 the lst Of January next
Mr. Ciaoauen said this RESOLUTION wac tor the
purpose OF allowing the green grocers TO wind
up their business, IN accordance with tie de
cision of me court by which they we're o 4 dyed
70 vacste the Butchers Market Mr.. Crsgin-
sage Of tie resolution. Al hopef the Corpora.
.ion would extend 10 these men a
lew days IN which TO dispose
to close mp their business as soon a. pos
stoie, and go Gown 10 the market house built
ior them, and there conform 10 the law. Mr..
Davis favored the resolution He thought,
however, that thirty days was too much time
70 give them; two weeks he thought was sun
Gent length to give them. Mr.. Shoemaker
thought thirty days little enough time TO en-
able the green Grocers' to wind up their bust
ness Mr.. Cragin was In favor of the thirty
Gays. The resolution was passed. COM
munication was read from DIR. Lewis MackaI
ing against certain improvements on Mont
gomery street accompanied by a comma
nication IRON the Secretary OF the Interior, the
tenant OF MI. Charles Dodge, protesting against
said Improvements; referred to the COMMITTEE
on Streets with instr uciions to ref ort resol ution
requesting the commissioner OF streets 10 delay
the work on said street. Mr.. Darby. from the
com mittse on streets, repor ted a resolution au.
thori1ing the Mayor 10 procure eight addition
al lamp posts; passed. Mr.. ClaoauEn, IRON
the Committee on Claims reported a reso ution
10 pay to the Levy Court taxes amouatIn 10
-; passed Mr. Davidson offered a resoluti
that The Committee before Congress strenuous
ly urge on Congress the necessity of deepenis
the channel OF the Potomac river, and 70 asK
for an appropriation for that purpose. passed
Mr.. Shoemaker, from the Co n mittee on Streets
offered a resolution requesting the Commis-
sioDer on Streets 10 delay the work on Mont
gCmery street; passed. Mr.. Cabs ug b. from the
COMMITTEE Oh Claims, presented the bill OF the
Georgetown Courier for printing and advsr-
tising, amounting to Si33. Mr.. Darby. from the
Conmittse on Police, offered a resolution d.
recting ;he Mayor TO enter into n contract
for the construction OF prison a; the
station house. Mr.. Shoemaker opposed the
resolution, and hoped IL wouId not pass TO lis
third reading. There had been a bic Offering
10 CO the wOIk al a much less amsunt than
tho IN the Iossr ssIcn OF the Mayor, which
bppI narh
planned that theTs was bid sent TO he NJ yor
which cid not reach him until after the time
bad closed for recelN ing bids. He thought the
hkyor sufficiently competent 70 act N the
matter. Mp Shoemaker admitted that be was
interested in the first hid that was handed to
the Mayor; be ala not bid this last time for any
hing other Than the carpenters work; he
thought the bu i1ers were not aware tn at the
corporation vas In earnest concerning the
building CT this PRISON. Mr. LAWS thought az
would be oIsCreditabie to tie town to extend
the present UDsIghily and insec uIe police
building The resolution was passed. res
| olution from the BoaTdo OF Aldermen suthoriz.
ing the Mayor 10 confer with the Cor poration
OF Washington relative TO the cL.astI nctlon OF
temporary bridge across Rock Creek, on
Water, opposite kstreet, was passed. Ad-
lourned.
last the degree OF Rebekah was conferred a.
| Ood Fellows Han, Congress street, a. which
| there " as very large attendance OF mem oers
| OF he order and ladies who had preyiou Nv
| taken the degree The degree was conferred
| by Z. q. u. Il. X. Colledge, and sui seq uen "
| Refreshments were served IN an adjoining
| apar ment, where q pleasant time was spent
| IN social in teIcourse,
! meeting OF the Coopers' Union, held a. No ID
| Congress street last evening, Mr. VIM p
| Thomas presiding, and Mr.. George W. Smith
! actng as secretary, resolution was passed
| declaring the journeymen coopers employed
/ under MessIs. Bremmerman and Ridge way
| on q strike, for the reason that these men ave
4 a. "A.
| are now IS cents each for barrels made OF the
| rough. p cents for mountain dressed work,
| and 20 cents for machine work, 10 80 cents DIR
barrel for the former, % cents for the next, and
| l62. cents for the latter. In consequence of
this reduction In the price the coopers are on
q strike; and represent that they ask only the
prices they have been getting heretofore. and
| which are the same still allowed those EN- =
| ployed under Messrs. Reynolds and Essex
BOARD OF GUARDIANS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Last evening being the time for the regular
monthly meeting OF the Board Of Guardians
| OF the Public Schools, some OF the members
| were present at the Council Chamber, but
there being no quorum the Board adjourned
until next Tuesday right
| Rock CRE2K.-The old dredging machine
formerly in use on Rock Greek has been
brought down from the canal and set to work
dredging out the channel in Rock Greek, for
| the passage OF boats going from the canal to
the river, through The outlet locks.
SIXTH BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-The regu-
iof ktue nintoD OF TINS ASsO-
| citation was held at Lsngs Hotel last evening
Mr.. William Clabaugh presiding, when two
shares sold at on: two a. slgl ~ five al al o.;
five at 81 o. two AT 81 o. n We IOH one at
81 o.; five at 81 10, and five at SlO9R; making
| - shares, or $40 sold at an average of
| S1O6k.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGB.-The offerings on
Change this morning were I,li0 bushels of
wheat, 1900 bushels of yellow corn, l,55O
bushels OF white corL, 500 bushels OF oats, and
1870 bushels of mill feed. The sales were LOO
bushels OF red wheat at $500; 100 bushels white
do. a. Sass; $50 bushels white wheat at s. 40;
100 bushels Of old white corn at 81 25 100 bus h
els Of new white corn at 81, 80 bushels do. at
| so cents.
THE INV MARKKr.-About forty benches
in the new market house have been rented to
the different butchers and hucksters for one
month, a. they sre TO be rerented On the first
OF January. Several OF the hucksters at the
butchers market have closed out, yet the most
OF them are still doing business there with the
butchers, confident that the Board Of Alder
men viii. at Its session TO. morrow evening,
pass, as did the Council, the bill " for the re-
lief OF green grocers," which gives them I'M
til the first of January to close out their bu