Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-04
The Lew Court.

lar meeting this morning, Col. Magruder in
the chair and Mr.. N. Callan clerk, with Messrs.
Plant, Rowland, Blagden, Shepherd, Brown
ana Nichols present.
Mr.. Blsgden presented protest from Mr. A.
White against a road being made as contem-
plated through his land, referred. Mr. Plant
presented petition OF Mr.. Enos Ray and Others,
asking that a road in the northern part of the
District be placed on the county: referred
Also petition of r. Earle in relation to the
Rock Creek Church road; referred. The Chair
lald before the Court a communication from
Mr.. N. Sargent in relation to Mr.. Stone occu-
plying the Sargent road, as also other parties
Mr.. Plant moved that the commur icatioa be
referred TO the Committee on Improvements,
with instructions to cause the Superintendent
TO remove the fencing, and to see that the law
is carried out
The Chair called attention to the fact that the
Corporation OF Georgetown had made an ap-
preparation to repair the Droyers' Rest, on
upper river road, with a proyiso that if the
court decides IN case pending that the Corpo-
ration Is ehargeaoie for its repairs the moaey
will be refunded. Aftsr some debate Mr. Shep-
herd moved that the Committee on Roads be
instructed TO report resolution accepting the
proposition.
Mr.. Shepherd, from the Committee on Fl.
nance, reported that he had received from Mr..
DIV Burr communication, in which he states
That the amount OF assessment will be about
$3.50 100; and he reported a resolution fixing
the taxes as follows: County tax, IS cents on
each S1OO; school. %; police, Is; making a total
OF 30 cents on each 800, on which a dis count Of
per cent IS allowed on taxes paid by the LIST of
June; adopted.
Mr.. Shepherd, from the Finance Committee.
reported that they had engaged a room for the
officers OF the Court in Plants building, corner
Of 18th street and New York avenue
DIR. Nichols, from the Committee OIL Schools,
reported in favor of the appointment of the
present Board of School Commissioners; which
ives agreed 10.
r. W. Carter, B. T. Swart. b. ID. CARPENTER.
III. Y ueen, L. Whitney, W. b. Lacey, and W.
w. Gooding are the commissioners.
MIR. Shepherd, from the Committee on Health,
reported an ordinance in relation to nuisances,
which provides that it shall be unlawful for
any person to deposit night soil, excrement
&c, anywhere within the limits of the county
except in such places as the superintendent of
roads shall designate. The provisions of this
act shall not apply to fertilizers on farms under
cultivation; and provides that it shall be I'M
lawful to establish factories for the manufac-
ture OF poudrettes, &c, except permit is first
obtained, as, also, a license; and for violation
of the law penalty of $50 is prescribed
MT shepherd reported ordinance In relation
to the Surveyors tees and duties, which was
passed The ordinance provides that the Sur
yeyor shall give bond of - 600 for the faithful
p rformance of his duty, and the surrender of
all books, &c, to his success or; that when the
proprietors of any tract shall desire to subdi.
vide or alter boundaries, &c, such shall be done
by the county Surveyor only, and all such sur
yeys, &c., shall be entered on the books and
witnessed; that all roadways, &C., in the tract
shall remain to the free use of the parties, but
the Court shall notincur any expense for law
ing out such road ways, or for keeping them in
repair, unless accepted by the Court as a pub
lie road; that the Surveyor shall be allowed
81 for recording any subdivision when en-
ployed less than one day, or 8 a day when
more than one days work is required.
DR. Nichols presented petition in reference
to the road leading from the Hamilton road ID
the county line, requesting its improvement;
referred.
Mr.. Shepherd offered a resolution that the
clerk shall publish all ordinances three times
m n i'm vto hot
the Collector shall publish in two papers the
days he Will attend his office for the reception
OF taxes; that the surveyor shall attend in the
Office one day in each week; which was adopted
The President land before the Court a COM
IN unicatiOn from Mr.. e.. Il. Belt, asking that
$500 be appropriated for the opening OF the
WCodley Lane road through the lands of Bo
wen and kervand, TO Rock Creek; that the
Committee on Police be authorized to adopt
measures TO condemn and open that part of the
military road leading to Fort Sumner. through
the lands known as Conrad and Carriers lots.
TO lntersect the Rockville pike in Tenallytown:
which was referred.
Mr.. Shepherd offered resolution that $1,000
be appropriated each school district for tn.
repair of roads. Adopted.
Also, resolution directing inquiry 10 be made
as 10 the amount due by the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown for 1S6S; which was adopt
ed. Adjourned.
The RIVER FRONT, May 4.-Rley's Wharf,
ArTlved-Schooners Thos. Ewing, Capt. McDe-
witt, from Philadelphia, with 2UO toons of coal
for n. Clay Stuart; Pecora. Capt. Caoll, from
Philadelphia, with lis tons of coal for White
and Bro; steamer Columbia, Capt. Harper.
from Baltimore, with merchandise, country
produce, ano passengers; schr. James Harris,
Capt. Lander, from ST. Mary's, with oysters
for market: Stephen A. Douglass. Capt. Lewis
rom Huntington Creek, with oysters; sloops
VIM. T.. Muir, Capt. Muir from Arnamissex
with oysters for market, Grand Superior, Capt
Bethel, IRON Cone river. Sailed-Schr. John
;. haven, Capt. Lewis, light; Queen Anne,
from Cone river, light
Carers W1crf.-Arrived-Sc Isaac Van
sandt, Capt. Clifford, from Swan Creek, Md,
with 125.OG6 feet of lumber for CT w. Linville
Go. Sal.ed-Schr. Rose, Capt Rollins, for
Broad Creek, with sand for John b. Lord
The steamer Wawaset, Captain Fawk, from
Cone river and immediate landings, with pro-
duce and merchandise. arrived at the Poto-
m &C river this morning. The steamer Arrow.
for Mount Vernon, steamed off this morning
for Mount Vernon with respectable attend
ance Of citizens and strangers
FOscier'S WkGT.-Arriyed-Seh Mary
Standist. Captain Rich. from Boston with ice
for the Washington Il Georgetown Company:
James Spedden, Captain Hall. from Baltimore
win lumber for Mohun Sob; Mary Ellis,
captain Bagley, from Eastern Shore, Md,
with wood for the Washington & Georgetown
Ice Company: Sailed.-Schooners ]. ]. Bar
rett. Captain Perry, for Baltimore, light.
From the Eastern Branch wharyes We have
the following report:
Green's WhdJ.-Arrved-Sch. Cox, Frank
I'm, wood for market. Salled-Schr. Cox.
Franklin, light.
Williams and JOHy's Wharf.-Arrived-Sch
Enterprise. --, with AS tons coal for w H.
Barlow; Pilot, Norris, from ST. Mary's. with
wood for market Sailed-Schr. Enterprise e,
-, FOR Georgetown, TO load with coal for
WILMINGTON, Del.
Ga1ndnfs Wbdrf-Arrived Schrs. Charm.
Starr, with 125 tons coal for Guinand; Sarah
Ellen, Maddox, with wood for Plant: Temper
ance, Coke, with wood for Plant.
FRESH FIsH.-The receipts of fish at John
son wharf since Saturday have been exceed
ingiy light. Quotations are-herring, 81 80 per
thousand, and sbad from s. so to 50 per hun
bred. At Alexandra the market is but indIf-
ferently supplied; prices firm, and demand
good, especially for barrel fish. From Messrs
u. w. Harrison Co, of that place, we ascer-
tam the following quotations:-Shad, per hun
dred, seas9. herring, per thousand, SIS; white
perch. per 100 punches, 20a30 cents: rock per
100 lunches. 20a30 cents; offal, per I0O bun ches
15a25 cents; No. ! herring. per barrel, IS: firm:
do. per half barrel, $50; family roe herring
per barrel, So do do, per half barrel, $50:
family shad. per barrel, Sl5aSi7; do. do, per
half barrel, 80.
FEMALE SCFFRAGE.-A public meeting of
the Universal Franchise Association was held
evening AT Harmonial Hall, for the
purpose of discussing the question, "ought
Congress TO make provision in the new char
ter for this District allowing women TO vote
and hold officel" Owing to the un favorable
weather, only twenty-five or thirty persons
yGrs mr. amt afar.s~