Evening star., 1869-11-08

A RESOLUTION to pay cost of repairs to Paper
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A RESOLUTION TO pay cost Of repairs TO PAPER
Mill Bridge.
Resoired by the Board Of Aldermen and Board #
Common Council Qf he Corporation If GeOryetosoa,
That the Clerk pay TO the order of George HaT-
rison, Street Scavenger. the sum OF fortv-fve
dollars, to enable him TO hquidate the costs in
CURED in late repairs 10 Paper Mil Bridge and
its approaches. tApproved, I'D October 1888.
A RESOLUTION of respect in relation to the
death OF the late Edw. NJ. Linthicum.
Whereas il has pleased an All-wise Providence
10 remove from our midst our esteemed ani
valued fellow-citizen, Edw. NJ. Linthicum. who.
Tor number OF wears, served with fidelity AMI
zeal in the Councils of eur town, and i'm other
important public trusts, manitesting his interest
in the public welfare Therefore
Resolred by the Board Of Aldermen and Board Of
CORmo, CoUncil Of the Corporations Of Gs0rgct0tc
That We feel with deep sensibiity the loss his
family and the community have sustained by
enjoyed to an eminent degree the confidence Of
his felow-citizens. well the respect and
regard OF all with whom he came in contact in
the affairs of life.
Resotrsd further. That n copy Of this rcsolu-
ton be uansmittedt to the family OF the deceased
as the expression of our sincere sympathy with
them in their present affiiction. and that the
same be entered on the journal of the Board
Approved, November D, 1863.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the opening, extern
sion, and Improvement OF West street.
BE ii ordained by the Board Of -4Ltermea dad
Bodrdf CoamOn Council Of ae Corporation of
GeOrgetoUR, Section I. That West street be- and
Is hereby opened and extended, as the name is
SHOWN IN plat prepared by the town surveyor.
bearing date Oct. 3. 1869, entitled Proposed
extension of West street" and the Nayor is here
by authorized to institute the necessary pro-
ceedings provided for in the ith section of the
act of Congress, entitled ian act supplementary
to the act entitled an act Ia amend the charter
OF Georgetown" approved March 3, ISt9, in
order to condemn to public use. and to omen
and extend said West street, indicated on said
plat.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained That said West
street, opened and extended as provided for in
the first section of this ordinance sh all b. graded
according To the line OF grading indicated on
said plot, and guttercd. curbed and grave!ed
according to specifications to be furnished by the
Mayor, and the Mayor is hereby authorized TO
advertise for proposals, and to let the con-
tract for the work to the lowest responsible
bidder. The work to be done under the super
vision OF the Street COMMISSIONS; and the
Clerk is hereby authorized to pay for the same
upon his certificate as the work progresses. re-
serving twenty per cent. until the satisfactory
conn le ton thereof.
SEC. 3. Be IL further ordained. That for the ppr-
pose OF improving said street, as proposed in
section OF this ordinance, the sum of one dollar
and fifty cents per front foot be, and the sam, is
hereby, levied and imposes on all lots OF paris of
lots on each side of said extension within said
limits and that the Collector OF Taxes il hereby
directed TO proceed to collect said tax as tEe,
same may be needed in the prosecution of the
work, retaining three per centum on the amount
collected as his compensation: Provided. That
the whole of said tax shall be collected by the
LIST day of December, 1863. on failure whereof
the Collector is hereby directed to enforce the
payment OF the same in accordance with the
charter and laws of the town.
SEC. 4. BE 1t further ordained, That TO carry
into effect the provisions of this that the Mayor
and Henry ID. Cooke, of the Board of Aldermen
and W m l.. Dunlop and Jos. l.. SImms of the
Board Of Common Council, be, and they are
hereby, constituted a committee with power to
negotiate a loan or loans on behalf of the Corpo-
iation, the proceeds to be placed TO the credit of
the general fund; the same to be paid ont by the
clerk, as hereinbefOre provided
Approved, 5th November, 1869.
a REsOLCTIoN for the relief of Benz. F. Moxley.
heso'u ID by the Board Of Aldermen and Board If
T1mmon Council Of the Corporation Of Georgeto,ca.
mat the clerk pay to the order of B. F. Mox-
ley thirteen dollars and thirty cents i'm fun sat
liactlon OF the judgment said MOxley holds
against the Corporation, being for the cost of
laying the footway at the intersection of Bridge
and Washington streets
Approved, 5th November, 1869.