Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-19
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in Gesrgetswu.

IT IT.
roe, and North streets, calling the attention o
| the Corporation TO the terms OF their contraci
| and rraylng that something may b. done TO
their relief, accompanying which was a nc so
| luton (Which was pasSed) authorizing IN.
| Clerk 70 furnish 70 Messrs. Clarity and vii
| lisms the obi CATIONS of the Corporston for the
amount found 10 oe due to them, said obIsa
| tons 20 be given for such an cunts md period,
as in the opinion of the Clerk may be nee, : lry
10 enable him 10 pay the same at maturity
Mr.. Davis also presented the petition OF Nobls
| Hurdle, an owner OF condemned lots ON ms
east side of High street, to be relieved ron,
| the payment of taxes on the same. or. at Ieas,
that the COLLECTION OF the taxes be deferred uIl
the collection OF the condemnation money due
him; referred TO the Common Council. \ me.
moral from certsin citizens, asking that IN.
orde- for reopenIng Stoddard street be sc,nd
| ed, WIS pre- tented by Mr.. DAVIS, aud, on mo.
ton, ref, rred 10 the Board of Common Coan.
| ell. Mr.. Davis, rom the Joint Standing Com
mittee, submitted an ordinance ameudatory OF
Eau ordinance TO purchase a steam fire-engiue.
and 10 organize the Fire Department IN the
Corporation Of Georgetown" approved July
=, lS66, which amendment provides that toe
Board OF Fire Commissioners STALL consist oi
the Mayor and one me mber from e'ch precinct
OF The town, ana one from the town a. large.
said amen dment 10 take efIct Oh the first Mon
day IN January next On motion of Mr..
Thomas, who viewed the object OF the ord =
nance as an important one, the ruleS were Sus-
pended, and the ordinance was pas sed. Mr.. -
WIS, from the Standing Committee. 20 whom All
been referred the Invitation from tee RaiIro All
had the matter under CO lsideratiop. and o.yg d
TO be discharged; agred 20. Mr Davis. also
from the JOINT Sell CT Committee which hsd
had under consideration the affairs of the Poor
and Workhouse, submitted a report which on
motion, was referred TO the Board OF Common
Council The committee recommend the ap-
pointment OF an additional trustee-msking
two-at a salary OF SIS each, aud constituting
the chair man OF tae Poor and Workhouse Com
mittee OF the Common Council er-o ff~fo a mem
Der OF toe Board thus formed; the Superiutend-
. tn Epara an
OF The iafm consumed by the inmates with = o.
value OF the current prices for such srtIcl- ana
report from lime 20 time 10 the Board Of Trus-
bes; also, 10 ste that The bodies Of all persons
who die at the Institution be Inferred by some
Christian minister OF priest, and the gray.s Of
all such be de sgDat.d by head-b boards bearing
their names lsgIbly marked: and also recon-
mend the lease of all that part of the grounds
fronting on High street Common Council
ordinance rPgulsting the sale OF INTOXICATING
liquors was read twice, when M Thoraas
moved ID amend that portion which provides
for the payment OF SICO Immediately upon
obtaining license 10 sell liquor IN less ouan.
Wy ina pm, by so regulating said payment
t1at IL can be made In quarterly instruments
OF sz5 each q uarter. He offered this amendment
In order 10 make AZ easter upon those eersons
VINO might mud II incon venleut or impossible
70 fdlse SO large an amount as a hund red dollar.
al one time. Mr.. Newman opposed the passage
OF TIE ordinance in its original shape. Although
temperance man himself vet the sale of in
lohlcaung liquors was permitted, and the pas
sage Of the resolution would rroye in iurlouS IN
the CorpoTa alton, lnasmuCh as II would uepTiy.
OF a considerable revenue. The conduc;
1i tne boira OF Police In recently revokIns the
heenses OF some houses aud granting them to
others, was un1ayorably criticised, and Mr. "
thought they had overstepped their bounds
In many cases the establishments whose licen-
seS Dad been rejected by the Board of Police
We're still kept open, and the business was car
RED ON therein for nothing. when the cornors
uon might have reaped a handsome revenue
from them by giving licenses Mr. Hill hon.d
the amendment of Mr.. Thomas would NOT pra.
vail. II seemed that the low groggerIes winch
msoe paupers OF the citizens, and filled The
poof-hOuses and Jails, met with more encou~.
asement from church member ana profess,.d
Christians than any other class. and TO ms a.
constituent he found that church members o.
that board were foremos: in extending ms
great evil. He repeated that b. was astonish.
ed and srieved al such 4 fact, and moved
to ameEd The ordinance by recurring IN. nav
ment OF $40 for licenses. instead Of SO,
Nj. Newman supposed that Mr. Hill alluded
10 him as one Of the TWO church members who
had gwen support 10 the liquor traffic: bat NJ
would tell that gentleman that he regarded m
toxloatiDg drinks TO be as great an evil a ~
or any Other man did and II the simple inter
position OF heavy licenses would suppress ~
use, he would INTERESTINGLY vote for any
amount TO put 10 down. II was an e,is,iny
evil, however and could not be IN, dov-n nv
the imposition Of heavy fines or license feac;
Tor, II the vendors Were not permitted TO sell A.
I'D legal manner, they would sell AZ anyhog
In proof OF this be reiterated The assertion taar
while the Police Bolrd had revoked me IL
censes of q large number of drtn.inr es-ah
ilshments yet he had heard of none which nsi
been closed from that cause. The laws already
eNl>ung We're sufficiently binding. without
any further legislation this time NJ Hin
dtirnded the course of the Police B1lrd m
ne clscriT nation which hey had M d.
IN awarding Licenses. ANY man who pro-
ducsd a clean record, he was satisfied Could
Obtain permit 10 Keep on. For han eli. a.
was no ;eetotalier. He took Il driuk oCc .siou.
ally, tut was opposed 10 rs IndiscrimInase ,ai-
oy very person who could procure a bottle Of
Whiskey and . room in which % entlc4 poo-
men 10 drink and rob their families of The hard
esrnings which snould go 10 their support
The lower the place a. which liquor Is sold he
meaner The article 10 Be had ther-. and If pos
sie'e would favor giving ore man The ex-
elusive power 10 sell all that wss u<ad Fysry
community would be much better off mont
he revenue derived from his source and n
oeieNed trc corporation OF CeorgetoWa woa!d
De nolr piospt:ou If i did not receive dol
lar from IsIs source. Mr.. Davis eudor,-d The
views expressed oy Mr.. Hall and hoped 20
see the day when not drop would n
sold in he place. He should go for the
extent 70 the three-cent trafflc in LIQUOR.
Mr.. Thomas said that be w,s
As much opposed 10 the use OF intoxicating \!
quors a. any body, aud il by his fpsi 4 q. /,
could be banished and forever On. on, of rna
way, ne would not hesitate q moment 10 doso
But such thing was impossible; the evil ex-
ist.d' and ne was not willing ID pass such a
law governing its sale as would throw he
trsde entirely In The hands OF those OF means
thereby making The rich richer and the poor
poorer. He was in favor of placing the license
privilege In the hands of the CORPORATION ana
allowing the payment in quarterly divisions
The Police Board had laid itself liable 20 cen
sure, for there Were numbers OF inx5snc-s
y here lis own officers bad testified 20 The f,oet
character OF the houses. and vet their n eenS-s
were rejected; while others OF notorious reputs
hao been granted permIss ion 70 keep on In
reply 20 the gentleman's (Nr. Hills refer
enSe 10 himself MIR. Thomas) and MI New
man, as church members, be had only 20
say that he did not think he was the
proper person TO catechise or lecture them
a. 10 their duty. Mr.. Hill replied that be did
not mean TO cltechise or lecture the two gentle.
men alluded TO, but SIMPLY 10 express his sor-
row and surprise at The attitude in which D.
had found them. Upon e1aminstIon. he salo,
AZ would Re seen that four fifths OF the signsrs
for applications Of parties for licenses were
churth MEMBERS fact which seemed exceed
Dgly strange and inconsistent with their pro.
LESSONS as Christians. He renewed his mo-
ton 10 strike out SlUU anu insert 500, but sub
sequently al The request of Mr.. DAVIS, who
thought IL important 10 dispose of the matte r al
once, be withdrew II. Mr.. Thomas demanded
the previous question upon his amendment
and upon this the vote was taken by yeas and
nays with the following result Yeas-Messrs
Thomas and Newman, 3 Aays-Messrs
Mathews, DAVIS, and Hill, 3. Mr.. Newman
moved 10 amend by striking out 500 and in.
serting So; which was lost. The question th.n
required on the original ordinance, when il
passed by the following vote: Yeas-Msssrs.
Mathews, Davis, and Hill, 3: Nays-Me.srs
Thomas ana Newman-2. Mr.. Davis SUBJ