The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-01

100 Bridge street, whore copies OF the RKruBLi-
CAN may DO obtained daily.
Board OF ALpKRxrs AN adjourned meeting
Of the Board was held on Mouday evening, MI
Hyde, from the joint committee appointed to In
vestigate the accounts OF the late tax collector,
reported a resolution directing the recorder to
settle the accounts OF the late tax collector which
was passed, and the committee were discharged
transfers Of real estate which was passed. A
providing for the payment OF the bill OF the
Washington and Georgetown Ice Company, was
passed An ordinance to complete the improve.
the ordinance for the Improvement of certain
parts Of Besil, Monroe, and North streets, were
saioafSe % to sn meet nes9 Monaay D0
Common CouaeH.-An adjourned meeting OF the
Council was held Monday evening, when com
that two gas lamps be erected on Montgomery
street, between Olive and Gay streets. Referred
dinance establishing a hueksters' license. as
amended by the Board of Aldermen, was then
taken up, and after being amended, Mr.. Clabaugh
and regulate hucksters." Mr., Ramsburg cx.
pressed himself as opposed to the original ordi.
nance and the propSsea saps,fSntsi and offered
Resolved, Sc, That any attempt by any person
or persons whatsoever, to set up or establish
than the one established and designated by this
corporation, shall be considered an invasion OF
the chartered rights OF this corporation, and that
any person or persons thus evading and setting
at defiance the authority vested In this corpora
ton, shall, upon conviction, he fined sum Of
not less than Is nor more than 40 for each and
And Dc Il further resolved, That tho Mayor be,
and he is hereby, constituted the judge Of such
offences, and II shall be his duty to see that each
| and every person found so offending shall be
| brought to speedy justice.
ia hereby, directed to resume the issue Of green
quarterly y on he frs, day. Of January, April
IKE Chair decided that a substitute to a sub
| stitute was not In order. Mr.. Clabaugh with
drew his substituts to give way to that Of MT
said, would inI arc the present market, Mt. Ola:
Mr.. Ramsburg. DR.. Cragin (NIr. Shoemaker in
the chair opposed the pending substitute. After
much debate the blank occurring in the pending
substitute was filled with the word eighty"
The question was taken upon substituting Mr..
RamBburg's resolution for the original bill, and
the amendments thereto, which was decided In
the Affirmative by vote Of TO ), and II was
adopted.
Aldermen, proposing that when the two Boards
adjourn it be to meet on Monday evening NEXT
which was coneurred In. An ordinance from the
Board of Aldermen, providing for list OF trans
tiers of Deeds and Wills, and properly noted upon
the assessment books Of the corporation, was
mittee to nvestiEate The accounts Of the late tax
collector, directing the recorder to settle the ac
counts of the late tax collector, and authorizing
him to accept any security for the prospective
payment for the years other than 1896, was passed
while the resolution was pending MIR. Clabaugh
stated that the proposition OF the Mayor TO settle
insurance policies of $500 cach-one upon his
life, and the other upon his wifc's life; the pre-
While he C. would bay the Interest on his Geacifj
This resolution was accompanied By written
opinion OF the recorder, which was read; after
discharged from the further consideration of the
subject, and the Board adjourned.
Tss Go Shssss M tSs sasNs
to be due from Charles ID. Welch, for the year
1866, according to the statement Of the clerk OF
correct, or whether 1t should be according to the
statement of the auditor OF the Committee OF In
yestigation, and amounting to ~, 52s a. The dii.
is &555 o. and arises from the different basis OF
calculation made for discounts allowed to the
Collector.
The Recorder reviews the law and equity In the
| case and says: 81 think that the Clerk 10 fully
justified In granting credit to the Collector for
| the discounts asked for in his statements, ac-
cording to the regulations created BY the ordi.
nance OF 1893, and re-enacted by the ordinance Of
reported by the auditor, upon proof that the
| statements handed to the Clerk were correct, he
would undoubtedly be allowed credit for the dis
| The Recorder was also requested to report
whether in an action against the sureties upon
the DOnu oil NIT. Wclcn, rs COlltCtOT IOf lSOO,
upon proof that portion Of the taxes collected
for that year had been diverted to the payment
of the default occurring in previous year, the
corporation could recover for the amount Of that
diversion or misappropriation, II the loss caused
by that diversion or misappropriAtion was after
aRe@ 1Gtlh The Solicited taaes for 1895 In
| reference to this, the Recorder says: "The ac-
count ofthe clerk woul,d think, furnish the evil
| chsrgeable, and for which his bond would be
| liable An inquiry Into misappropriations OF
,G, sc9 oa Ss In
| USING THR POLICE TELEaRAPH PoR FIRR
PURrosEs,-we understand the patentees of the
| police telegraph instrument object to the use OF
| the instrument at our station-housc for FIRE
alarm purposes. 1t seems that the instrument
here was presented to the Police Board by the
contractors, as it WAS an additional one to the
that 1t was not to be used for the purposes of a
hre-alarm, as the contractor was then negotia.
| ting with the Georgetown authorities for the
erection of q frc.alarm telegraph here in connec.
| ton with that In Washington. Some time dur
| ing last summer an arrangement was entered into
| between the Fire Commissioners OF Georgetown
and those OF Washington, to use the police tele-
graph here for fire purposes. Mr. Evans, in be-
ton Of the Police board to the fact Of the abuse
Of the understanding previously had, In using the
instrument at Georgetown for other than police
purposes, and requests that an order be ISSUED
| prohibiting its use for the sounding OF fire
| alarms after the first OF February next, No ac-
ton as Set has been taken By the Police Board,
town and Washington with a copy OF Mr.. Evans
| note.
| SUDDEN DEATH.-We arc panied to announce
| the sudden death of Mr., William Allen, an old
and wel-known citizen OF Georgetown. Mr..
| Allen went to his home on Fayette street, above
| Eighth, on Monday night, In apparent usual
good health, and retired at an early hour, taking
TO bed with him two of his youngest children.
Later in the night he complained of sick head.
| ache, and expired about 4 O'Clock yesterday
morning. The deceased for q number of years
| was engaged at Oak Hill Cemetery, and was aged
| about fifty years, and leaves a wife and seven
children TO mourn his sudden demise Joseph +.
| Birch, undertaken, has charge OF the funeral,
| which will take place at O'Clock this afternoon,
| the intermcnt to take place at Oak Hill Gene
| terry,
| BUILDING AssoCIATIoN,-Quite q number dc,
slrous of forming u building association met on
| Monday evening at the school house In Tcnnally.
| town. when they were addressed by MIR. johnson
and others, OF Washington. The meeting adj
journed TO meet two weeks from date, when the
Organization Of q building association will be
more fully completed.
| WATCH MEETINa-Last night there was
watch meeting services held at the Dunbartor
street Methodist Episcopal church. The servicei
commenced at nine o'clock and continued unit
past midnight. The services were interesting
and were conducted By the pastor, Rev. J. A
McCauley.
COVENANT LoDGE-At meeting of the Cove