Evening star., 1869-12-07

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ice of Disbursing Osfcer; referred. By Mr..
BOyd-Bin to refund 500 10 Martin Rainer.
(alnount paid FOR license which was rejectes!:)
referred. BY Mr.. Holden-Bili for the relief of
Reuben Collins; referred.
THAT TwENTY-sIx HUNDRED.
Mr.. Holmes offered resolution reciting that as
IL had been reported that $500 has been ille-
gally paid 10 the late City Register for afixing
the seal of the Corporation to the late issue OF
Corporation bonds, and that the Mayor received
ike amount for his share, and his clerks S7G0
for labor or pretended labor, requesting the
Mayor to inform the Board If anv money has
been so expended, and if so, the names of the
parties TO whom 1t was paid, the amount to
INT pts have been made; adopted.
REFoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
by Mr.. thompson, COMMITTEE Of WAYS and
Means)-Bill authorizing the Mayor to appoint
seven additional lamp-iighters; recommitted
BY Mr.. Taylor, (Improvements)-Alder s
bills for Pavements on north side of ID street
north, from 18th to 1ith street; north side of B.
between 4th and 9th east; 20 repair and gravel
pennsylvania avenue, from 1st to 9th street east;
for pavement ON 9th street east, from 1 to VI
street south; north side of Pennsylvania avenue,
from sth TO 18th street east; to lay flag footway
across 9TH street west, at q street south; to
grade and gravel Connecticut avenue. from q
street 70 Boundary; do. I'd street west from b TO
ID street north; do II street north, from sd to
2ith; for pavements on west side OF sd street,
from l. 20 vi street north; TO improve the cross
ing at 9Th and + streets north: to grade and
gravel street north, from ith To sth street east
or payements on north side OF COrcoran street
bt tween 18th and 18th streets; do. south side of
Maryland avenue. from 1st to 9th street east; do
south side of North Carolina avenue, from 9TH
to 1lth street east do. east side OF 1st east be-
tween "A and north; on the east side of Penn
sylvania avenue, from 18th to 18th streets east:
To grade and gravel 10Th street, from f. south TO
W ater street; for pavement south side q street
north, between 18th and 9Th east; to gravel New
York avenue, between 9Th and 18th streets; do
street north, between 18th and 18th west; do.
North Carolina avenue. from to G. streets
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to open alley in square I59; TO grade G. street,
from 9Th street to New Jersey avenue; do 10th
street west, from q to north; To pave west
side LIST street east, between B and G north.
Also, Council bills to grade and gravel Sosltil
Capitol street, from u street south to Georgia
avenue; for foOtways on LIST street east, from ID
street to Georgia avenue; do. in 1st street east
between Ii street south and Georgia avenue;
dc. south side Boundary street, from 18th to
north r; do. street south, between 10th and
18th east; do. south side Boundary street, from
9TH TO 1ith west; do. west side 18th street east
from north i to Boundary; do. east side nth
street west, between north VI and Boundary
streets; do. both sides of north street, be-
tween Vermont avenue and Boundary street;
do. east side sth west, from north L street to
boundary; do. south side of Boundary street.
from 5th street west and New York avenue; for
the Improvement of 18th street, Ito lay wooden
pavement from Pennsylvania avenue to BOun-
daryl to replace conner marks; for pavement
on west side of 10th street east between East
Capitol street and Maryland avenue; do. east
side New Jersey avenue, between street south
and Virginia avenue; to repair culyert on l.
street, between 2lst and 22d streets; resolution
urge ON Congress the passage of bill to pave
pennsylvania avenue, from the Capitol to 18th
streets west; all of which were passed.
BY Mr.. Beall, (Drainagel-Bill for water MAN
in VI street, from 18th to 18th streets; passed
CnfavOrably on bill to extend the 18th street
sewer, and bill TO extend sewer in 18th street, in
NJ street to 1ith; committee discharged. By
Mr.. Mcknight, (Claims) Adversely on claim
of W. Rutherford: do. bill for relief OF Geo. Nor
beck; DO. on petition of +. and A. SCHNEIDER;
committee discharged. Bill to refund 500 to
Martin Rainer, paid for a license which was re-
fused; bills for relief of James Fullalove; for re-
lief of j. a. TOlliver; to refund money to Nor
gan McInerny; relief of l.. +. Clark; re-
lief OF u. Connolly; do. G. w. Rundlett: do.
Minister; to refund SO to Peter COyle;
do Lafayette Jeffries; do. Charles Weschke; of
a Ephraim INV Wheeler; M @ Of A; Wayne; all of which
r-.nung certain privileges to b. Nixon; passed.
BY MIR. Holden (Gas Lamps bills for the cree
ton Of gas lamps and posts on street south;
Massachusetts, avenue; / street south, from sth
to 18th streets east; l. and 25d streets; ID south,
from eth street east to New Jersey avenue; 1ith
west, from II To q street north; in 18th street,
between X and streets north; all Of which were
passed.
ALDERNEN's BILLS
Bill 10 repair roof OF Centre Market; passed.
AldeTmen's amendment to Council bill to erect
water-elosets at the Northern Market was con-
CURED in. Resolution authorizing the payment
of certain school teachers was passed.
At 10 o'clock the Board adjourned
SUDDEN DEATHs--On Sunday evening, about
O'Clock, MIR. ). Cans, aged about % years, "a
citizen OF Georgetown, went into the beer sa-
loon OF Bertram LeiDs, on the corner of Sth
street east and Pennsylvania avenue, i'm COM
pany with a sOn-in-law, to whom he had just
paid a visit, and in less than two minutes was "A
CORPSE. Both the parties came in the south door
of the saloon, walked TO the bar, and having or
Herad lasr- rati To 10 oh tool
few sips Of beer, laid the glass upon the table,
and fell heavily TO the floor. He was immedi-
ateiy placed i'll comfortable position, his
friends suppOsing him to be suffering from fit;
but after a few half-choaked resprations he
ceased to breathe at all, and his face assumed a
purple hue. DIR. A. W. Miller was called in, and
Deceased was a clothier by trade, doing business
on Bridge street, Georgetown, and was highly
spoken Of by all who knew him. He was a mem
Der OF nearly all the beneficial orders, both jew
ish and Gentle. including the Masonic, Odd
Fellows, knights OF Pythias, and B'nai Birth
all of which will be represented at his funeral
to-day. HIS life was insured for $4,000 in New
York and Philadelphia companies.
Mr.. Charles Howard, well known to our read
ere as driver in the employ Of Mr.. Havenner,
cracker baker, for long series of years, died
very suddenly on Sunday morning. as is sup
posed OF paralysis, at his residence, near Union
town.
THE HAEBoI FEE CAsE.-Yesterday. the case
Of A. Fort agt. the Corporation OF Georgetown
was tried in the Circuit Court, Chief Justice
Cartter-Mr- X s. Davis for plaintiff, and Mr.
Peck for defendant. This was an action to re-
cover money paid as harbor fees, collected by
the city OF Georgetown from the schooner Sarah
y. Fort. 1t was cOntended by plaintiff that the
collection was unconstitutional and Illegal and
he brought suit to recover the amount (S35) be-
fore Justice Plant. who gave judgment for
plaintiff, and the defendant appealed. The law
under which this money was collected was de-
clared few years since, by the Supreme Court
of the District to be unconstitutional. On the
part of the defendant il was contended that the
money could not be collected, as it was paid
without protest, and on the ground that it was
a mutual mistake of the law on both sides. The
Court sustained that view, and the jury found
for defendant. An appeal was prayed, and it
will eventually 60 to the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
BOYS IN BLUE-The following committee of
arrangements for the proposed parade ON the
18th instant has been appointed by A. Grant,
one OF the Generals commanding the Bows in
Blue: First Ward, VIM. II. Lewis; Second Ward,
i. X. Freeman: Third Ward, A. ID. Rocksellow;
Fourth Ward, A. X. Browne; Fifth Ward, c. H.
Holden; Sixth Ward, j. J.. Venable; Seventh
Ward, +. A. Boswell; Uniontown, JAS. Young;
Georgetown, W. IL. Lee.
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