Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-10
RGETOWN.
Affairs in Gpor.efow,.

I SOM, n e.l-t slf
| CT Montgomery street, and p.ank y tvem M
20 Tie sirOtt cars, and an appro pri zion OF So
| tina 'ioI, was report Il Oh fayJrtb.Y b. tn
| standing committee. Mr. S.mnS Iiv0cat Il
Tie stl liking out of the ds ~ ia river olu
| stone" and made II motion II that effect.
| He in favor OF cxGausting the n Drns
| supply OF stone beiore gong North fJr 1t.
| M. he mas moved In refer the Dlll 10 Nj.
| Cropty; carried. A communi cation from the
| Mayor " A. receiytd Il, commuui eating a nOdc
| from tie Police Eoard TO disconiinu5 the use Of
Tie police tCl,c r3ph wires 10 tr lusIIlit infFlli-
e,nC' OF fire b. tween the cities OF q aorg ID VA
and Washington, alter tn LIST of Fora ny,
| unless soIne agreement can be made witE ia I,
| own OF the patent Of the police telegrIp J.:
| r,Itrr, to the Sanding Committee a resoiu-
| tion, ir, III the Board of Comm Dn Coun il, pro-
| Nidlng luf temporary -otway on tn south
| side OF Aquydu>t street to thc AIueduct
| tridC,, WAS refsr.'d ID Mr.. CrOpIey.
| Nj. Cropley moved that the RacJrdev ~, re-
| qutsted 10 lr-me resolution requesting tn T,
g, mmit.e b, fore Con grcss opo =. t,i.. yrIat-
| mg by Consr's IS OF Il chart,r to lac F,t,In sfs'
and Butch, rs Company, lately est l5ii-h ii in
! the vest rn limits oi Washington. IL ell a
th'y al pii' Tor charter for the tblish lent
| oi - market, and IL was 4 question as TO
| whsIe the mark' would be esia0l.sh,i. IL w =
| a move 10 rule this Corporation, W lica IA VA b
| Gtt'rly OF pos'd 10. The motion was carrie.
| lie IL, order prepa ed resolution ia
! ACCORDANCE with Mr.. CrJpley's motion /;
| Which WIs passed. On motion of MIR
| Sinms, tie II solution Instructing the Com
! ntt"e tcfcre tolcr@s : 10 act in cUniuncli1l
| with committee from the Levy Court rel
| alive TO a consolidation oi the governments OF
| Washington, GeCrg town, and the county OF
[ v dshInGt ton, was taken up. Mr. Slmm, tIou-nt
an NJ II sslon OF opinion ought - b. given, ana
| that, too, from the people. Mr.. CrOuIey was
NOT IN favor Oh acting iu Goa junction with the
Levy Court, for he had no confidence in tina.
/ cluI t. neither had he in the government Of
| Washington. Mr.. Thomas said he had repIe-
| sent Georgetown in the Levy Court for four
VI airs, md but tor the treacAerv exhibit, Their
| he would have been able TO have rendered a
better account Of his stcWa dship The Lew
| Court did not go to Washington with it,
/ proposition, but 70 Georgetown, because OF
/ L,r ss,r power, and now that Washington
Is IN saDeeG Of losing its charter, il wants TO
combine, and make the destiny OF Georre:oyyn
similar TO its own. He would ask whether this
EoaTd ought 10 pay the least attention 20 the
Levy Court, considering the treatment received
at Ills hands. He hoped, for the dignity and
chalact.r OF this Boa. d, that they would weigh
Well any 'manation from that court. Mr..
Simms said the matter stood a fight
be tween Washington and Congress- He could
not nnde rstand what Georgetown had 10 do
with the charter of Washington. The char
ter OF Georgetown was received from the,
State OF Maryland To put the District
under Territorial government he thought.
wa, wa. giving publicity to the statement
that the people here were not Capable
OF governing thems,lye Mr.. Thomas said
that lie was III favor OF inst uCting the Com
mittte before Congress 10 ask that body 10 let
Georgetown alone. However badly George
town was governed, IL was we'll goveruetias
II ould toe by any foreign power. He hoped
10 see the resolution voted down. Mr. Simms
said that II Georgetown would but raise the
cry OF a certain people, ..I.et alone, they
would work out their own sal Walton with fear
and trembling. He did not believe the proper
" holders OF Georgetown were in favor of a
change of government. He moved to Law the
resolution on the table. Carried. Adjourned
COMMON CoUNCIL.-A communication was
received from the Mayor enclosing the bills of
EXPENSES of the Fire Department for the quar-
ter ending December 3lst, 1867, amounting 10
s3U2; which were referred to the Conmittee on
CLAIMS. Also. a communication from the Po-
lice Commissioners, notifying the Corporation
10 discontinue the OF the police telegraph for
HE alarm purposes after the lst of February.
1866. he snnuat report OF the Clerk of the Cor
poraion was laid b, fore the Board, for the wear
1867. and referred 10 the Committee on WAYS
and Means it'll instructions To print go copies
ccmmuI ication from VIM. II. Fisher. asking
that a ii fines imposed on him for selling fresh
meats without the market house. was referred
10 the Committee on Gre yances. On motion
OF Mr. Davis, the motion referring the Clerks
report was ieeonsidered, and IL was referred 10
a Joint Committee Accounts. Mr. Darby
from the Committee on Police, presented a res
olution authorizing the erection of "A lamp post
on the northwest corner of Montgomery and
Olive streets; passed. Mr.. Davis offered a res
oluiion providing for L mporary plank foot
way, 10 be erected Oh the south side of Aque-
duct street to the Aqueduct bridge, and
appropriating SO therefor; which was passed
resolution TO pay the claims of r. J. Hieston
Co., and Easton Il Barrett. was passed GA
motion of Mr.. Darby. the Committee on Streets
of repairing High street, between Water and
Road streets, and Congress street, between
Eridge and Water streets. A resolution au-
thorizlng the clerk TO rent certain stalls in he
MAJ ket- house was passed A resolution was
received from the Board of Aldermen instruct
ing the Committee before Congress to oppose
The passage OF a bill granting a charter 10 the
farmers and Butchers Company to establish
market. Mr.. Shoemaker thought there was
no ns cessity of instructing the committee Mr.
Clabau.h opposed the resolution, on the ground
Wei
these men should have q charter He found
that many influential citizens had signed their
petition to Congress for a charter. The ques-
ton was taken, and the resolution passed
ayes s. nays 3. Adjourned.
FIRE LAST EvENING.-Last evening at -
minutes past IL o'clock fire was discovered in
the grocery and liquor store of q. IL. Rented,
No. 300 Fridge stree, opposite the AQueduct
bridge. The flames, originated i'm the front of
the store away from the stove; soon spread and
communicated to the frame baildings on each
side, No. 2S5 grocery store, and No 29a a
restaurant belonging TO Mr.. &. &. Pearson
The steam fire engine Henry Addison was
soon on the ground and was quickly followed
by the steamers Hibernla and Union, and the
Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Company. of
Washington, and Chief VIM. o. Drew, OF the
Georgetown Department.. and Chief Sessford.
OF washington, were on the ground super
Essex with several of the police
force were present, and rendered valuable SER
vices. The weather was exceedingly cold, and
the water from the hose, taken from the canal.
Il oze as II fell upon the ground After the fire
the water 1roZe in the hose, and that belonging
to the ST amer Henry Addison could not be got
away until this morning, and was then frozen
solid The store of G. II. Bentzel was entirely
consumed, with his stock of groceries and
liquors. His loss will reach $1,000 He was
insured for S1,L00 on his house and 800 on his
stock in a Maryland company. Mr.. Fearson's
restaurant was nearly consumed. and his gro
Gerry damaged about SEQ. His loss is estimated
at s., io0. He is insured for $3.50 in the Pc.
tomac Insurance Company of this city.
RCLEDHIs CAsK.-1Geo J.. Sherwood ahuck-
steT, doing bu, mess on High street, where he
has tetn selling fresh meat, had a warrant
served on him yesterday afternoon. by officer
hite, charging him with selling contrary u
the laws of the Corporation. Mr.. Sherwo ID
appeared before Justice Buckley, and said he
would rule the case before another Justice
He " as told that he could not do so without
making oath that he believed Ju tice Buckley
would not do him justice. He said he did not
like 10 do so, though he believed the Justice
would not do Tin, justice. Previous to leaving
the office, Mr.. Sherwood took from his hat an
affda Wit sworn cut before Justice Craig which
set forth that, in his belief, he could not receive
justice at the hands OF Justice Buckley. This
lie filed with the Justice, and left the Office.
Up AGAIN.-Shoemaker & Pettjs were before
Justice Euckey again yesterday charged with
selllng on the day previous contrary to the
laws Of the Corporation, and were fined SiOj0