Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-23
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BOARD o. ALDDRN Al the sp~cial meet
ing held last evening. the Recorder re-
ZION 10 revoke the green .grecers' liceas ss and
for other purposes. which Wa read twice. and
ob}sctioa being made to Q tAird reading, Ii was
ordered % Do printed IN che Georgetown pa
COMMON OoUNorL.-A comm unica tioa from
the street commissioner, relative to the con.
tract for Goa sTuc tng wall Ut Bridge street
bridge, 1t having been givea TO Washington
contractor, when the law req uired /, 20 be
given to the lowest bidder residing IN Georev-
town, was referred. Mr. Rohrsr mo we'd that
the communication Of Mr.. y tmstax, relative
e. the remOvsi Of night soil. be taken from he
files and referred TO the police committee; and
also any other communication On the same
subject; agreed TO. Mr.. Ramsburg. from
poor and work-house committee, reported
n resolution 70 pay expenses Of The poor
and work house for tie quarter end.
ing March 81; objected to. and laid over.
Mr. Pickrell introd q ced 8 resolution author
ix,ng proposals Tor Q new con tract for keeping
IN repair the public hydfants of the town:
referred. Mr.. Shoemaker introd ced a reso-
luton establishing rates Of license for theatri.
cal and other amusements The rates fixed
for theatrical and similar semen Is spec fed
In the act Is SIS per day For other amuse-
ments and exhibitions. 50 for the first day, and
81 for each day OF continuance Lectures, &c
upon moral subjects are excepted. Re.o-
luton from claims committee, to pay ths
bill OF w. IL. Cooley. adopted. Mr.. DAVIS
OF the grievance committee, bill IN favor of
from the streets committee, reported q resolu.
ton authorizing 8 contract with e. E. Talbot
to keep the street lamps in repair. adopted
Mr.. Shoemaker, frsm streets committee re.
ported back the petition of Seth Scheli. relative
to the awarding Of contract to q resident OF
Washington. ard asked to be ana was dis.
charged from its further consideration. Mr.
Ronrer offered an ordinance explanatory Of
an OF oman ce relative TO greer grocers' licenses
laid over. MIR. Shoemaker presented a memo
rial relative To pavement on eth street;
referred. Adjourned
THE iMERCHAHTs' ExCHANGR-
500 barrels -four, l. 100 bushels wheat 800 bu sn-
els corn. 500 bushels oats. Sales-450 bushels
wheat a SSaS3.15, BOO bushels corn a. 81 TX
Flour-Family, Sls75asls.12H; extra, SiI 75s
SIS IS; super, SIP 50aSl275. Market firm for
all classes OF produce.
THK Fish WHARF.-The receipts his morn
ing were not so heavy as they have been, and
were generally from the upper landings and
the Falls. Only about 300 shad sold for sl0a
thousand. and 1900 taylors brought S6as7 per
thousand.
THE CAEAL-Arriyed-Boat o. T. Suouf-
fer wheat and corn TO Geo. Waters; Ellen. do
to market: and 10 boats with coal-American
Co, ii0 IONS; Central Co., 758 l6 tons: Heiston
Co., 1i34 tons; Hampshire and Baltimore
Co, lC51 tons. Departed-Boats Baselina,
Tonoioway Culvert; Sallie Billreyer, sun
dries 10 Shepherdstown; Seneca, do. 10 Sen
eCa; CT. W. Wallis, Fl N 10 Lif. Lock "a: T. d.
Hartley, salt, &c, to Berlin; A. johnson. No.
=, fish. salt and sundries to Monocacy. and Is
boats light.
PORT OF observation-disclosures
Columbia, Harper. Baltimore: Philadelphia,
Fultz, philadelphia; r G. knight, Denty. New
York; bark Eph Williams, Perry, from Rock
land, with merchandise.