The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-10


BoAnp Or Conxos CourorL..The Board met
hast night at the usual hour, DR.. @. II. Crasin,
lpresidsntl IN the chair, and sQuorum Of mem
A Communication was received from the Mayor
enclosing bills OF expenses for the Fire Depart
ment for the quarter ending December 81, 1857,
The annual repSi Of the Clerk Of the Corpora
tion WAS received, and on motion referred TO the
e % on and Means and '' copies
IN: petition q 4 ": Fi:h.s, .Gssins ,smi:.
A eommunicationwAs received nom the Mayor
relative to the use OF the police telegraph for fire
agreement Of the Inventors. Referred to the
NJ; D.yi. moved tina. the vs.. ~ which the
Ways and Means be reconsidcred.
The , vote ". Va. Ieconsidsred, ard M. p.yl.
Comnlttss Of AeesSns.. Agreed it to. '"' 'o'n'
erection Of . lamp post on the northwest corner
temporary plank footway on the south side Of
bridge, and that s1S be appropriated therefor.
not se durable, and fsVoreds dag fooswsy, which
MT Pieireil thought plank footw.y would
MT Shoemaker said not SO, as 1t would pdih Of
MT; PiekrelI. OH did not suppose people
After some further debate, the resolution was
MI. Clsbaugh reported bill to pay claims Of
r 1 Heiston h Co., and II. Heiston d Barrett.
MI. Darby introduced a. resolution requesting
the Committee on Streets to inquire into the
ssl.ssn Water ana Road .Iss. and Gonsfs.,
street, between Water and Bridge: Passed;
s IL ss n soa:s to rent GER
a. these were stalls suited only for butter stands
A resolution instrueting the committee before
Congress to remonstratc against the granting Of
p.Sy wa. received from he Board Of HGermsn
MT Shoemaker said u was insinuated that .
great many many person, who done business In the
such was the fact there was no danger Of Con.
gross passing an act Of Incorporation.
n the Bos .na he q ds shni
uation: He hoped the resolution would pass.
Of he rssOisslon 70 Be- sSn.i GRe1ss VI fees:
was matter Of doubt In his mind whether IL was
out Of il, and he believed majority Of the cif.
zens were In favor Of the butchers.
The question was called for, and Mr.. Clabaugh
demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays being demanded, the vote
Yess-Mcssrs.. Crasin, Brown, Darby, Davis,
Nsys-Msssr.. Clabaush and Shoemaker.
so the resolution passed.
The Board then adjourned.
SxINEIsa AN ALLIoAroR-Early In the fall
the pet alligator belonging to Mr.. Geo. Thecker
went Into torpid state, as IL usual with such
shs a.a Mr. rho.
s a y Il .fs q %s. SS
msinsd until last week. The Wafm weather. ssas
Ing II to wake up, shake of the dust and crawl
:ps Of ysfS as s.Hss Ss eSs. Of s. ss
| Of since.
| DxsTRUcTivE FIRE.-Last night about 70
Ssioe S an alarm Of h re was sounded from box
street above the Alexandra squeduet bridge.
s ss nss grew S. aea sS
In flames.
tn: is s'n'i Hoo Hs ssS
GSisf VIM Dew q sGR Depart
dspsinen. who renasrsa nsnsss
As also Lieut.. Essex and Sergeant Boarman, OF
The dwelling of Mr.. Q. @. Pearson was en-
tirely destroyed as also the store Of Mr.. Rentzel
and two additional frame dwellings: The late.
psrtleul.rs Of the loss, but L Is surmissd I Il
$1,000, upon which, we belieye, there was an in
be accidental,
| HANDSOME CALEHpAR.-The editor and propri-
etor Of the Georgetown Courier has Just ISSUED
| one Of the most handsome calendars for 1893 yet
seen IN this locality, It 10 printed in solors and
Ssct. great credit Tor ths srtistio design and es
init: s i.S wssrns
up In the printing art, and we feel assured that
the Courier calendar cannot be excelled In the
country.
VIOLATING ooRroRATIos oRDIsANoE.-A col.
ored cartman, Of Washington, on the complaint
| Of number Of cartmen in Georgetown, was
arrested yesterday BY Onicer Warwick, charged
with hauling -four from q warehouse on High
,treet to the wharf without having eorp1i.
tice Buckley fined the accused $3.50.
FINES APPEALED Os.-Justice Buckley for a
| day or two past has been hnlng q number Of
hucksters for violating the law OF selling fresh
meats outside Of the new kethouse limits.
In the case OF MT II. w. Fisher there are ave
sregats. TO tsS, on which he has taken an appeal
| to court.
FROM THR Observation-Disclosures Stewart
| and Mollie johnson, two old offenders, having
| made their escape from the work-house, wefe
arrested by Sergeant Robinson and Officer Noble,
| and taken before Justice buckley, who gave them
each.
SRST TO JAIL.-Richard Thomas, alias Henry,
arrested few days since for stealing four hens
and two roosters, the property ofMr. Hadleston,
Buckley to await requisifion from the Governor
| Of Maryland.
The GRAIN MARKET.-We notice q good de-
mAnd for wheat from store, and In consequence
Of the scarcity, prices are well maintained. Good
ta.ss and. corn may be quoted W si.ao6ti.S.
Flour 10 steady at last quotations.
| ARRIVAL OF THE 9IBsoN-The steamship