Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-30
GEORGETOWN.



BOARD or ALpERNES.-Thsr. WAS ~ .-S
)ourned.
COMMON CopScIL Mr.. Clemens p-...,...
the petition Of VIM. n. Williams tor So
which be claims % have h-.en erroD.ou,ly
overpsid oy him 20 the Corporation Or = ~
ctns,i reierreu. The pettIea of Edward Sbo--
maker and others, tor n wateI main on Pc,
NEE street. from the main on rhind stree, -
referred. Mr.. Edmonson presented the ne
ton OF property owners on Pros pect and 10
gan streets for foot-ways on said str--.as: -.
ferred- MI Newman, from S,re Comm -
reported RESOLUTION 20 pay VIM. Calhoun f,-
work done on 9TH street: laid over. Also f--r,
special commute, 10 whom was referred 10
subject Of a reorganization OF the fire d.ra :
ment, reported from q MAJORITY Of the nouiu1r-
tee an arnendstory ordinance disp@n>tnr ,.-r.a
the chief OF department AZ SEQ per annu-a:
providing that the SIX paid eNtra men a, So f..r
sBnum shall serve without pay: increas ine u,
pay Of the foreman from slt0 20 so. o. 70 p.r-
form the duties Of chef as well ~ foreman. a A
prov ldIng that the Board OF FIR CommissIor--E
shall consist of i've members, one IRON - n
precinct and one from the town n large NJ
kamsburg. from a minority of said comnIt..-.
reported IN amendatory ordinanc dIspensl <
Win all extra men, except the who ars
Pald, The chief engineer 20 employ addi,loraf
ones when necessary nj - 81 for service m ma
DAY time OF - at night, ana providing tina: he
BoSrd OF ftre Conn sloners shall consist 81
the Mayor. one from each precinct and one,
from the town a. large, making Fix Ro,h or
dmances We're referred TO the Board Of Alder
L.
curing OF the Mayor 10 the use of PotomSa
water by persons VI no have not paid The ~st.r
tax, &c; passed Mr.. Newman, from Stress
COMMITTEE, reported an ordinance an@ndinr
the law for improvement Of Aqueduct sfrarr
(passed at the last MEETING Of the boards st,s =
lying the kind OF footways 10 be laid and -
tablishlng The grade passed. Also. reported
resolutions 20 grade aud gravel Market stree.
IRON ith 10 High streets, and repair the GUTTER
Passed Also, resolution Inquir ing OF ;hs Com
missioner Of Streets in REFERENCE 10 certasn
woi h under his direction; passed. Mr. Collins.
from Claims Committee, reported resolution IN
pay Dickson King for fuel: passed Mr.
Shoemaker; from Police COmmirt-e. asked
TO he discharged from the further consid
GRAFTON Of petition of Richard Cruit. srrneed >,
Mr.. Clements, from Committee on the Mark-t-
mouse, reported resolution allowing the bu tch-
ers IN the Corporation market TO place ice ny.
under their benches in said market: n,ssaa
Aldermen's substitute for the bill credifine th,
Iah Noilsctor wan property bought in by ham
al tax sale, was agreed 10. The resolution al
lowing hogs 20 run n large all the wear round
was relected. Yeas-Messrs. Clements "a
mohsoh' ana NEWMAN. Nays-M-ssrs.
Cragln, Collins. Darby, English. Ramsburg
shoemaker, and Wells. Resolution "a favor
OF Conrad Meyer was passed. Resolution FOR.
repair OF Bridge street, from High street Is
Green street passed. Resolution 90 repair
High street, from I'd street 10 5th street.: passed
Resolution directing the Mayor 20 enforce thu
laws IN relation TO Potomac water. passed Mr.
Ramsburg offered a resolution for survey OF
south street; referred. Adjourned
GONE OUr.-The stesmer James : Greeu-
Capt Luman. went out yesterday with mer-
chandise for New York
tisH-The nsh season. for the Potomac
fishermen, Is about over. There Were not Ien
hsh received at the FISH wharf this morning
nRovERs REsT.-The sales al Drovers' Rest
yesterday were as follows. 2OO head of cattle at
s6as-5o per Ito lbs. gross; I-s'D sheap aud lambs
at sSs4 so per head; So cows and calves from
s3SaeS. There WAS ne hogs offering.
IRE CANAL.-The canal as now IN an ex-
ceilent condition for navigation, and boats ar.
arriving and departing IN quick succession.
TIRE ALEXANDRIA CASAL.-Several bOais
loaded with coal for Alexandria, passed
through the aqueduct this morning into the
Alexandria canal, being the first that have
passed through the new aqueduct. great
many iades and gentlemen passed over the
aqueduct on foot to-day, on their WAY 70 Ar
lmgton.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.-lOO bushels Of
choice wheat Was sold on Change thIs morn
ing al S2.9>