Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-09
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs In Gesryetswn.

OF John j. IcQ MILAN; paced. The resigua.
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evsning last By joint meeting Of ne two Boards
Wn peessntsd and accepted. RESOLUTION IN.
streetne The Mayor was, on notion Of Mr
/ laws, amended 90 as TO strike 0ut all amer the
word s'airecte6." sndinssrt. ato cause The con.
Aectson Of the supply pipe of W. b. Boegs &C
D asds q me point indicsied in the rssOla.
ton with the .-half.serviee" main. approved
Oescoer Is, 1885 passed. Resolution 70 appro-
| priase ESQ for ne benent OF me poor OF the
Sy Mr.. Newman. Who thought that il
WooA Be beet TO tnfrost II 70 the pastors OF the
diHeseat churches. They would Be better able
| discrininarion in tts distribntion. Ne moved
| 70 amend BY striking out eso0 and inserting
| 2l,0OO. to be divided rs follows:-Trinitv
snos, SnU,sa, sns S. ass s, Sausss sdis
| Episcopal Church, e125; CHRIST Church, s75;
| ST. Johns Church, e75: Presbyterian Church.
| SIS; Baptist Church, $50: Mount Zion Church,
| eIoes Ebenezer Church, s75. The resolution as
| amended was thereupon passed. A communi-
| cation from William H. Tenney, Clerk OF the
Sinking Fund, with references TO the same. was.
on motion OF Mr.. Davis, referred TO the Joint
| Select Committee Of the two Boards. CJmmu-
nlcation from John II. Newman, Commissioner
Of Streets, preferred TO in Council proceedings
below,) was, on motion Of Mr.. Newman, re-
ferred 10 the Joint Standing Committee of the
two Boards. Resolution TO pay the deficiency
for The improvement Of Pennsylvania avenue
street bridge; passed. Resolution 70 pay the
claim of M ]. Alley: passed. The resolution,
as amended by the Board Of Aldermen, sub
stitutng s1.oto in lieu Of $500 Appropriated
for the benefit OF the poor. having been
turned by the Council, which body had
fused TO concur in the amendment, on
motion Of Mr. Newman, the Board of
Aldermen refused TO recede from its amend
ment and invited a Conference Committee, APP
pointing on its own behalf Mr.. Newman. Toe
Council agreed to refer the matter to Confer
md lie saA
Meeers. Ramsburg and Shoemaker, who short
~ after appeared in the chamber OF the Board
OF Aldermen, where the committee agreed 10
Council, with the exception of placing the dis
position Of the funds (SS0O) in the hands Of the
Mayor instead of intrusting IL TO that officer In
ned. After the Conference Committee rose the
result OF its deliberations were reported TO the
Hoard and concurred IN. Council resol ution
in relation to the publication Of the laws of the
Corporation, which designates the EVENING
STAR as the medium through which they shall
Be Published, and limits the amount to be paid
therefor to e2O0, was read by the Recorder,
when Mr.. Newman made few remarks IN OPP
position to its passage. He could not see the
propriety Of taking the Corporation printing to
Washington when the work was well ex ecuted
existence upwards Of forty years. and winch
sustained a good reputation. In his opinion It
was nothing but the result Of political feeling,
and 10 carry politics to this extent was entirely
renection upon the enterprise and character OF
Georgetown to have its printing done else
where. Mr.. Bronaugh moved to strike out the
EvEHIEe STAR and insert the National Repu6-
Itcdn. Mr. Davis inquired if the resolution
contemplated simply having the newspaper
pruning done In Washington, or was it the in
tention TO have all the Corporation printing
done there. The Clerk, Mr.. Laird, thought
this matter OF some importance and should
De settled al once, as he should feel consider
able embarrassment, il the resolution passed IN
Its original form, In giving OUT the pamphlet
printing. This was q material item. too. in
voiving as II does upwards Of three hundred
dollars. Heretofore, while he had considered n
obligatory TO have the laws published IN the
Courier, as prescribed, yet he had felt al liberty
10 take the pamphlet printing to whatever
ONCE ne choose. The views expressed by
Mr.. Laird were regarded a. proper by
the members Of the board. and il was agreed
that the printing only referred TO the printing
Bronaugh thought the Corporation would con-
washington. M. Newman replied to the
printing Of the laws be taken from the Courier,
he would favor their being published in the
STAR as the paper having the largest circula-
ton, and would therefore bring them before
The greatest number Of readers. The National
Rep attican, be said, had q very limited clrcula.
ton, and was not the proper medium through
Bronaugh thought that Mr.. Newman was in
error, and believed the Republican at this time
had the greatest um Der of readers. The ques-
o0n S ,ns
subject was therefore laid over for one week
Resolution in favor Of VIM. @. Richardson
was passed. On motion of Mr.. Davis, the or.
dinance In relation 70 the weighing Of bread
was taken from the f1les OF the Clerk and re.
ferred to the Standing Committee. The Coun-
ellis having disagreed TO the amendment Of this
board TO the resolution OF instruction to the
May or in favor Of W. B. Boggs, COMMITTEE
Of Conference was held, with Mr. Hill on rhe
part OF this Board, and Messrs Shoemaker and
Daw H. ~
agreed TO a report instrucung the Mayor to cut
on the connection made to the water main OF
MI BoGgs, and, further, to repeal the original
sss snsh s% sDo
to and then the Board adjourned.
Common Council.-The Chair read the follow
ing COMMUNICATIONS from the Mayor: One en-
closing bill Of p. II. Donohoe one enclosing
q communication from Col. T. b. Samo, the
recently elected Surveyor Of the town, declin-
ing that office, because his ofiicial duties a.
Engineer OF the Washington Aqueduct oblige
him to do 60; referred to the Board of Alder
men. One enclosing accounts OF the Fire De-
partment for the quarter ending Dec. 3, 1867;
one from X. Cruikshank, asking q further APP
pike to the Little Falls; also one from the Oom-
missioners of the sinking Fund, in reply to d
resolution Of the Council inquiring as 20 the
condition of that fund; referred TO the Board o 4
Aldermen Also, one from John II. Newman,
in reference to q resolution Of the Board, APP
pointing him commissioner OF certain streets:
REFERRED. newman presented clam OF w
q. Ridgely, amounting to S32.sl, for building
stone furnished TO the Corporation; referred;
and afterwards reported and passed. Nj
Ramsburg offered a resolution approprahng
SS0to repair Bridge-street bridge and arch
south side Of bridge; referred, and af-
forwards reported on aud passed. Mr.
Clements offered a resolution directing
the Clerk Of the Corporation TO contract with
- for the publishing Of the Corpora
ton laws for the year 1S69; cost not TO exceed
SaG0. The question being on filling the blank.
Mr. Clements nominated the National RI paJioda-
and Mr.. Edmonston the EVENING STAR: a
vote being taken, the blank was filled with tn
EvREING STAR, and the resolution passed
Mr.. Newman, from Streets Committee, re-
ported resolution 70 pay SS473, q deficiency
In the expense incurred in repairing Penua.
avenue extended; passed. Mr.. English SAID
that as Mr.. Peck was elected Recorder, and
Mr.. Darby proposed to leave town, he was the
only member left on the Committee OF Ways
and Means, and he did not like the responsi-
bility, and asked REORGANIZATION OF the Com
mitree. The Chair stated that as he had no
official information he could not act, but would
al the vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Pecks
election as Recorder. Mr.. English then asked
to be retired rs Chairman Of the Committee
not sgreed 10. The Chair then appointed Mr.
Ramsburg on the Committee TO fillthe VACANCY
A resolution laid over at a previous meet
/ ing to pay Mr.. III. J. Adler for hard
/ ware furnished TO the Corporation was
l taken up and passed. Board of Alder
l men SUBSTITUTE for Ceurcil resolution for the
reIlef OF ]. j. Moo MILAN was non -concurred
l IN. Board Of Aldermen amendment to Coun.
| Gil resolution I'm reference to tapping a water
| main by VIM b. Boggs was non-conc Z red in .