Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-02
LOCAL N E w 8
Levy Iourt.

Levy tourts
a rFguirT nctarg Of the Levy CouIk was
he'd Ibis morning at IL O'Clock n re Alder
meas Chamber, City Hail, President n chols
Inutdiately after crganizauon Mr.. shep.
herd presented communications from Mr..
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, nakIne anpliea.
tscn In behalf Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
TOAD Compsny To have o change made in the
read h,clng from Fort Slocum 70 Silver
spring, where II crosses and re-crosses TIE
Metropolitan bran en- railroad which commu.
nication Was referred 70 the Com mtttee on I'm :
provements, with full authority to carry out
the plan proposed as regards the condemna-
ton Of the land necessary for the tablis hmen
Of said road; provided that ne expense be in.
Cured by the Court either in the purchase of
land or the making OF the road.
A communication from Mr.. Robert A Jor.
dan, claimir damages for q horse which wes
lied on the 2lst OF July, whilst crossing a
- &c ON tne tncroughfare known a. the Asy-
lOm or Piseatavay road, by means OF defec,
IN said bridge, was referred 70 The Committee
oners account, recommending the payment OF
S5o.761 an the county's quota, s,0I IS due from
Georgetown and s5O9ls due from the Corpo.
ration OF Washington: adopted.
petition from Messrs Thomas r. Riley
Samuel b. Anderson, and others. asking that 8
road be opened from 7th street through . the
Tennsllytown road somewhere near Ander-
sons, was referred 70 the Committee en- I'm
psovements.
The Chair submitted the following repor,
fIom Collector James Pilling, IN accordance
its last meeting, requiring that officer to make
an approximate estimate of assessment of each
school district, and also the amount Of county
and police tax paid by each district;-Assess.
ments in the various districts. S6,1I0,O76; coun.
~ tax. s2i.4s2 20; police tax, IS, 17O.O5.
Mr.. Shepherd submitted a communicates
from Mr.. A. e. Richards, Chef of Police
which sets forth that there are q number 81
persons doing business IN the county wis
have procured licenses TO do business, but tha
no Is cord OF the issue of such license appear:
uren the books Of the clerk CT the Levy Court
ordered TO be fled.
Mr.. Shepherd, from tie committee to whom
hsd b. en- referred the subject Of fixing a def
mite tax for the annual scheltzenfest at the
new 7th street park, offered a resolution au
thorizng the Treasurer 10 grant yearly licens.
to the managers thereof at the rae Of 9 100 De-
ar mum, " hieh shall be in full pay ment for al
liquor ard restaurant bars establishsd within
the boundaries OF this park, and that thu
amoant snali De cOnunned as the annual IiceDs
tsx for s9ld PARK until otherwise ordered By
the Court. Passed.
Mr.. Shepherd submitted the following, wnic,
was adopted:
Whereas many Of the public roads IN his
county are without esi Ibhshsd and suitable
names; and whereas none Of the county 70 Id
are provide d Win suitable sisn-boarss at thei
Rescired, That the COMMITTEE on Roads Re
and they are hereby, authorized and INSTRUCTED
TO select suitable names for all such count,
10 have signs with tue names of the res pectiy;
reads fhsreon placed in q secure and desirable
manner az both ends Of each county road, a
we'll es ct the points where said roacs in,ersec
each Other, and, where practicable, 70 plac,
the length Of said roads on said signs.
S0ndIy accounts of Messrs. T. Large, s. NJ
Golden, Melvina Fletcher, and b. ID. T. II cen
tie, were pres elted and ordered to be paid
Col. Burr presented an ordinance concernin,
heerses for We running OF public hacks ant
omriouses In the county of W ashin ton; which
was p1sSCt- The ordinance requires all per
sons running hackney coaches wIIhia TIT
county TO paw ite sum of 50; for every or, aibus
the sum OF $40 for every other vehicle, 81 anS
20 cents e. n -or CbiaInIng the Lcense; I'd,
number OF Ecfnse obtained 10 be attached Il
each We hicle ca the side Of the drivers ssar
ana the rules Tor running said vehicles to b.
such as govern the IeguIa lions Of city hack
mtn.l Adjourned.