Evening star., 1869-08-11
GEORGETOWN,
Affairs In Gesrgetsvu.

TIE GDoRGRTowN CHANNRL AND TIE
WASHINGTON, ALEHASDRIA AND GEORGE
Town hAlLRoAD BRIDGE-COmmiffse N,efiag
Of tAe City Cotacts on the .SRbjeet.-The recent
resumption Of the work iu the rebuilding and
repairing OF the Washington and Alexxudra
railroad bridge across the Potomac. adjoining
the Long Bridge. is awakening much appre-
men sion among the wharf owners and other
business men OF Georgetown, lest the repairs
may be OF such character as 70 materially ob-
suuct the free passage Of the Georgetown chan
mel, II not eventually result in its destruction,
and thereby inJuring the commerce Of that city.
In view OF these impressions the City Councils
al recent meeting appointed q committee,
composed OF Messrs. Ciabaush, Jones' Mar.
bury and Simms, 10 in vestigate the matter, an a.
II the apprehensions experienced ara we'll
grounded to institute forth with sue b legal pro.
ceedlngs as will stay further operations Las,
night meeting OF this committee was held in
the Council Chamber, at which all the mem.
hers Were present, as also Mayor Sweeney and
Recorder Peck. Various views were express.
60, IN conversational manner. as 70 the
effect OF rebuilding and strengthening the
raliroad bridge In the manner proposed
ana tne exact meaning of Mr. Olephane Re-
oeiyer Of the road, in stating in a letter 20 a.n
Michler that the driving OF piles at both dra US
were only Tor temporary use in streng thening
That structure. The session con nued ulI after
~ o'clock. when IL was Determined that far
therInquiries should be made and then should
II not be satisfactorily established tha, the work
referred TO VIII not obsuuct or injure the chan
mel, the Recorder 10 authorized % Immediately
sue out a wrlt OF Injunction, TO stay further
progress in the work till the question of the
right OF the railroad company TO 60 on with
their improvements in the manner proposed is
properly settled by the District Supreme t,our,
Recorde Peck and Councilman Jones were
deleeated 10 wait on General Mlchler and Nr
Clepnane, and obtain all the necessary infor-
nation, their report 10 be submitted TO meet
ing OF the committee as soon as they are pre-
pared TO do so.
GUARDIANS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS This
board held a regular monthly meeting last
m an hay
auditing and passing OF several bills the re-.
port Of the committee to whom was referred
the SUBJECT OF the Reorganization of the schools
was received and accepted with slight modi-
hcations. The report has already appeared
In the STAR. Ii was decided TO remove the
four female schools 10 the new school building
corner OF Prospect and Lingan streets, and the
following teachers were elected for the ensuing
year-Female Grammar, Miss Lsura Reed;
Male Grammar, Miss Emma Reed; Female In
termediate, Mrs. Edmonston; Male Interme
diate. Mrs. Turner; Male Primary No 1, Miss
iibbon; Female Primary No. ?, Mrs Bates:
Male Primary No. 3, Mss Alice Craig: Female
Primary No. 4, Miss Florence Sullivan. The
contract for the IRON railing around the school
building was ordered to be given out at once
The schools will be reopened on the first Mon
day in September
MEETING OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
CANAL BoARp.-The Board of Directors OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company me,
at Annapolis yesterday. They were engaged
In examining the business and accounts Of
pointed paymaster to proceed to pay of the
current claims and expenses upon the whole
line OF the canal. 1t lis understood that the board
90 not at present contemplate making any fur
tner changes in the officers and EMPLOYEES of
the company. The board adjourned TO meet
again to-day.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGR.-TAere was quite
q large attendance on Change this morning.
and fair show OF Offerings. We quote: Offer
lngs-l1s60 bushels good red wheat, and 40
bushels yellow corn, with sales Of l,i00 BUSH
els fair red wheat AT 81 is, and 1908 bushels
good at Sl.60. No choice In the market
BOARD OF HKALTH.-The regular monthly
meeting OF this Board was held last evening
ana some discussion ensued as to a nuisance
reported as existing on Greene, near Bridge
streets, and a committee was appointed TO in.
vesngate the same, after which the Board ad-
journed.
THE MARKET STREET BRIDGE over the
canal, which was knocked down last week by
being ruL into by canal boat, is being re-
placed by a new and more substantial struc.
ture.
RIVER RFRoNT-Entered-Ste Jno Gis.
SON, Winters, New York; schooners Warren
Sawyer, Smith. Portland, Ne, and Martha
Maria, Dean, Boston.