Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-16
GEORGETOWN,
Affairs In GcsIsetsra.

THE CITY CorNCtLS.-Soc-So II t-gsrs.sa-
TINS Board me- la, evening. M. ID ave Ia be
chalr IN tn absence .; the Re- rder. The
Chair presented repoT; II he = sadlng 1u-
Dtttee, 20 whom VA referred C0uucil resolU-
llon providing TO the procurement % Gnt-lli-
glole pta.s Of the towr. ra,or, sn-rdr CT &c -s-
!ection o: the resolution, ari the report WAS
agreed 20. 4 message trOrl zee Mayor Eas -.
celTed from the 'onmcn toRncil Ic regard 20
me sale OF house in The bed OF - odda-d str-sc;
aid over. Common CnrnN resolution in
cTeaslng the psy of The mem osrs OF the fire de-
paTtIn-nt VAS amended ay adding tha name OF
he market master, when the third reading "
NE resolulcn Was Oh ectet % by MT. New
man, ana |, wss laid over. Com mon Council
resolutions for relief o. CARLY and Williams:
autnoriZlng he payment OF expenses OF the IRE
depar tment for The gua-tsr ending June %.
l-6o; allowing car.air credits 20 the late Tax
collector; for the erection o. lamp posts on
Stoddard street; and providing for he psyrnsn;
OF me expenses OF he poor ard workhouse. for
the quarier ending June %, l@6n, were passed
Mr. Hill offered s.ugle resolution which was
adopteo, rec nesting thu Mayor 20 inc Tire into
me lesai qualifications Of the la;eIy elected
CorPofalon Assessors. and notifying ham OF
TIE opinion OF the Board thSt Ia case any OF
me tnree Assessors were legally disquaiItied
al me anne o. toeir election, no pay unent should
be made for their services. A message was re-
celved from the Common COM Gil notifying he
Board that they had passed the ioiu. resolution
adlouTnlns over until he LIST Thursday an Oc-
tooer. Adjourned.
Common Co4nci.,-Nr Clsoaugh. in the chair.
read a commune alton from the Mayor in rp.
gard 10 the sale OF 4 brick house ia the bed Of
Stoddard street, FOR ne amount OF >S0A4B.
referred 10 Board OF Aldermen. Nr. J mes
presented petition OF Palmer 4 20. asking the
privilege OF furnishing new street lamps: re-
f-rTed. Mr.. Reilly presented 8 petition OF x.
X. Crawford and others. in la-ard 10 broken
cutters Oh ID street, between Faye;te and " ar
rem: also, resolution approprlating S5Un for
the necessary repairs OF same: referred. Mr
Cox presented a communication Of suudry c.;-
liens IN regard 20 the loss Of a horse heIou-iug
20 George Hidgely; ref rred. 40. petiri1. OF
BARRIERS, asking that law be- passed for the
closing of barber shops on Sunday; referred.
Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution for the relief
OF The la'e Tax Collector. and for other pur.
poses; passed. Mr.. II 4tcnins offered a resoiu-
ton TO pay expenses OF the poor aud workhouse
for the quarter ending June 30, re: passed.
Dir. Dunlop. from committee. asked 70 De dis.
charged from furt. con sideratiou of toe sub
iect of distribution Of Potomac water; greed TO.
Mr.. Jones offer n resolution renting a line
imposed on Joseph l. SaoemsK-r for a viola
on OF the law governing markets: rslsc led.
Mr., REILLY offered = resolution lnstructlug the
Committee on Gas 70 inquire into the eXpedi-
ency OF extending the gas main on Secoud
street; passed. A resolution 20 erect two lamp
posts on S'oddard street, between Washington
and Congress streets, was passed. A resolu-
ton for the relief OF the poor OF the town. 10
EXPENDED under the direction OF the Ina ustrial
Home School ard Union Benevolent Society,
" AZ land over. Mr.. Jones reported q resolu-
ton for the relief Of George Ridgely. apprc-
priatiDg SO for The loss OF HE horse by faiIns
through defective bridge; recommitted. Mr..
Mitchell offered a resolution Of inq uIry into the
expectancy Of purchasing a steam engine, 20
be located under the Aqusduct bridge, for tue
purpose OF forcing water 10 the high service
reservoir; passed. Mr.. Mitchell ad yocat-d the
adoption of his res olu;ion, and gave the esti-
mate OF the water engineer OF the probable cost
of the engine, which he puts at about S3,50.
A letter was read from the Cnlef-engin-er of
The Washington Aqueduct mr.. Theodore
Samoa in hich he encloses the following IN.
formation in reference 10 the Georgetown nigh
service: diameter OF high service reservoir
100 feet; capacity for one foot in depth, - 5gs
gallons; capacity for one inch, 1850; elevation
Of The bottom of the reservoir at Navy Yard
DIS teet elevation of the surface of water in the
reservoir to-day. 200 2-i2 feet. In the month
OF June the water pressure engine thar sup-
plies the high service was stopped niuety-one
consecutive hours for repairs, ana during ruat
time the heights Were supplied directly from
the reservoir; the amount consumed every
twelve hours was i25,l37 gallons. Tue number
OF houses on GeorgetoWa Heights receiving
Potomac water is l3O and the population is
l.u39, Including 16e IN the Georgetown Con-
vent and Academv.) making the average con-
sumption OF water per d,y, Tor each man.
woman and child, a little over I2O gallons This
includes the waste and Leakage from street
washers, bydrants and fountains" Mr.. Jones
reported a resolution prohibiting the orenine
Of bar Der shops on Sunday. Mr. C,abaugh OBJ
lectsd TO the third reading, and the resolution
lies over. Resolution providing for an ad-
lournment during the summer months was
taken mp, discussed. and the Board of Alder
men substitute adopted, providing ..that
a
the first Thursday evening IN October next
Adjourned
RUNAwAY.-Ntsterday afternoon. abou; five
o'cieck, par OF horses attached 10 a buggy
belonging 10 Judge Fisher took fright while
near the Judge TesIdence, corner Duubartop
and MontgI mer' streets, aud ran down TO-
wards Rr'dg street, turning into which The
Judges son. who was the only occupant of the
vehicle, was thrown ont and slightly injured
The horses kept on up Bridge street till reach
Dg CONGRESS street. when they ran against a
'rmp-pest wIth such force as TO smash the
buggy, and tney were tNen secured.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE CoUNCILs-Due of
the most sensible moves made by the Councils
during the pre- cent session was their ad louru-
me7t lest evening 20 the first THURSDAY in
October; that is, if about two special meetings
are not called every week during the recess as
has been the case heretofore.
THE RECENTLY ELECTED ASSESSORS were
tie subject OF inquiry last evening IN the Board
OF Aldermen, in view Of the alleged Legal dis
qualification of two of them for the position
at TIE time of their elect on
Cool AFPAIR.-A refrigerator. such as are
advertised elsewhere ly r. NJ. Lazenby, ia
Bridge street.
THE thermometer al n a. m. to day in the
Co.'S ON House. stood 20 degrees In the shade.
RIVER FRoNT.-Estered-Ste Express,
Nickie, and Thomas T. Cahill. Maith, from
Raltlm ore. Cleared-Steamer John Gibson.
W4niers for New York.