Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-14
GEORGETOWN.



COMMON GoUSCIL.--h communication Rom
the Street Conmiss loDer, askiRg Tor an pro
priaton Of $40 Tor the purpose of elesning Ice
iron the cutters, was referred . the Commits
tee ON sire, T.. Conmunlcai on from thr r.
corder, inelosing tin for services render.t,
amounting 10 So q; referred TO Committee on
CLANS; Mr., Darby presented psn',on Of M.
king for an appropriation of SiJV in aid Of the
Home Industrial School, at No. IS Jefferson
stroet; rsfeTred 10 Committe GA s. hOols. with
instructions 10 report during the evening. Mr..
PIckrll, from the Committee OF Ways and
Means, reported an ordinance ievying a direct
and special tax for the year iSCs; which was
pasted. This ordinance leyies a direct LiX OF
~ cents each aud every hundred dollars Of
The assessed value of real and personal prop
eTty assessed on the books Of the Corporation,
and additional special taxes of cents for the
Metropolitan railroad debt, IS cents for the gas
tax, and % cents Tor additional compensation
10 the Metropolitan police ORIGINATING the
whole TAX s1.l7 on the hundred dollars Of real
and personal property. The Clerk Of the Cor-
poraiion Is directed 10 apply the cents Tor the
Metropolitan railroad debt ana the - cents
for the police force, according 10 The pro-
visions OF the acts OF Congress in re-
alton 10 the same. The ordinance fixes
The compensation OF the tax collector AZ
per cent the amount OF the tax levied
MIR. DAVIS, from the Committee on the Market
HOUSE, asked 10 be discharg q from the con
sid,raion OF the petition OF Messrs. kengla aud
Weaver, for the establishment OF branch ma
kets; " hich request was granted. Mr.. Brown.
from the Committee on Schools reported res
olution appiopTiating sI0O in aid of the Home
Industrial School of Georgetown, payabi. u
The order OF Mr.. A NJ. GangeweT and Mrs. III
W. Backford: passed. Mr.. Davis offered a
Joint resoluton tor taking the OF the voters
of the town on the question of The consolidation
OF Georgstown w1th Washington. Mr.. Shoa-
maker offered a substitute Tor the resolu ton.
which also prov ided for taking the sense Of the
people for and against the Corporation and
butchers Tket. Mr.. DAVIS hoped the orr
ginal resolution wOnld pass. He had hoped
mat this Board had got through for the present
with the market house question. Mr.. Pickreil
expressed himself in favor Of consolidation.
He thought il useless To saddle go much upon
the people At the election, and therefore opposed
the substitute, and moved Ia lay the resolution,
with the substitute, on the table. Mr.. Shoemaker
expressed himself In favor of consolidation
saying that "unless something is done, and that
speedily, Georgetown will be one-horse
fowl. II was very apparent 10 ham that
Georgetown was RAPIDLY losing her trade
few years ago TWO -four inspectors Were
quired 10 call To their aid their sons, now one
inspector could inspect all the flour coming Ia
OF manufactured in the town. Mr.. Brown Wa
IN favor OF consolidation. He hoped the rsso-
luton would b~ laid upon the table for the
present, as, IN his belief, the people were not
yet informed upon the question. DIR. Cragnn
(Mr. DAVIS m the chair favored the passage of
the original resol ution; hc was i'm favor of talk
ing the sense of the people upon both subjects
that Of the marker-house. by placing i'm nomi-
nation for officers two tickets, of men for aud
against the market house. Mr.. Clabangh said
he would not give snap of his finger for a
ticket for consolidation, which question would
not weigh a feather in has mind compared
with the market-hause question. He d.ci-
dedly IN favor of free trade and a free market.
He did not think the voters have now were
quite a Intelligent AS they Were two years ago,
yet he WAS willing 10 let the question OF con-
solicitation take it, course. Mr.. Piekrell "a ID all
the markets m town were insignificant 10 hun
ar compared WI 18th the question of consolidation.
He had seen the city of Washington increase in
magnitude, population and power during these
few past years. But Georgetown hal changed
he ms he
trade reduced. IL Georgeto wn had been
consolidated with Washington twenty years
ago. II would have now been the very b.st poT-
ton OF III. District. Mr.. Ramsburgh was not
in favor OF submitting the question OF CONSOLE
dation Ia vote, for the Reason that in his opin-
ion. the people were not prepared TO vote upon
| the question. Mr.. Davis was not iu favor OF
consolidation. He looked upon the question
The most momentouS thai has come before
th- people OF Georgetown. He favored the
original resolution for taking the ssnsr of tue
people upon the question. Mr.. Clabaugh said
thar the business of the town, tetd OF incr-a--
ing. had gone down. and had been carried TO
Washington. The -four trade, be said.
was PLAYED out" and even the nour
manufactured by the mills is not ~old
| morrill, bill now before Congress. on
account of the high taxes IL imposes. Mr.. bar
by said the -four trade OF Georgetown HAD gone
| 10 Washington, which city recei we'd scarcely
barrel of flour ten years ago. The hour trade
of Washington has sIradily increased, 10y -four
brought from Frederick county and the west
a lDoilOn OF 10 law the resolution
with the substitute upon the table, carried.
a communIca Ion from q. Il. Talco1 wa read
IN reference TO furnishing fire alarm telegraph
| for the town. estimating the cost OF four alarm
boNes with gong ar 81 7et eight with gongs. ~
$500, and the cost of a striking apparatus
Sl.tas. Referred TO the Board of Aldermen.
| Mr.. Shoemaker, from the Committee on Streets.
reported that he had in his possession p.titIon
from Ia. ID. Cooke, asking for the opening Of
South street. also a resoi uton 10 Law sidewalk,
which. ON has motion, Were laid upon the table.
Il.s<
Mayor 10 urge upon the Corporation @: Wash
ingron the injustice OF the DELAY m the con-
struction OF the h street Bridge; passed.
EQUAL RIGHTS MEHrINe.-New market hall
in Georgetown was crowded hast night with a
few whiie persons and about two hundred cpl
ored people, called together by the announce
ment that the subject of co ual rights would he
discussed by several prominent speakers who
had been invited TO be present ON the occasion.
i ne seats were, with q few exception occupied
by colorei people, while the whites with few
exceptions congregated on the outside of the
Neslbule, a. II drawn 10 the meeting by curl
0sity.
John y. Ferguson coiored, was called TO the
chair. with the following assistants. First
vice president, George Coakley, coloTed; SEC
ond VICE president L. l.. Clements, whit: sec-
rotary, John Newman, white, Assist, at secreta-
ry, W. H. Barker colored.
Rev. Gazzaway Waters. fcoiored,) was called
upon and offered up a brief in vocation TO God
TO rnthnse proper spirit among those present
and crown their deliberations with iadi yidual
l The appearance Of several gentlemen in the
aisle at this luncture. with Mayor WEIGH at
their head. was the signal for loud applause
and stamping of feet. They assembled the plat
form and took seats in front of the officers The
| Chair Then introduced TO the meeting
| Hon. John r. briggs, OF Michigan. " no - fter
stating that he WAS quite unwell, eNpr,.-~ed has
| Willingness al all times 10 address hir colored
| friends. and referred the time. abou; twelve
Il months since. when he had the pl.aSur, for
The first time of speaking TO Il GeorSotow a au-
dieDce. From his earliest political CAREER he
was IN favor OF the great principles OF Ameri-
can freedom. Winch the meeting had assembled
tg-night 10 propagate. He knew only one
standard OF a good citizen, and that was purity
OF character and industry. He cared nothing
whether a man WAS black or white, 80 h cou-
dnctsd himself properly. OF the local affairs
OF the city Of Georgetown he knew but Ne-v
httile. His advice 10 the ccloI,,d citizens was
to obey the laws: submit If pfrited: and II sue
cessfui insist upon the proper administration
OF affairs IN Just and economical spirit. The
rights of the colored man should be insisted
npoD, and the day was no. far distant " hen
such would generally be- conceded The re-
moNal OF the Capitol from Washington. IA hess
than ten years was predicted, unless the Re-
publican party continued their rule here The
bailot-box should be carefully guarded, and ne
warned his coiored coadlutors 10 be careful
who they supported for office.
Hon. J. Ella, of New Hampshire. next adj
Il dressed meeting Ih,A ..,,l..