Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-07
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs In 6esrgetswu.


THn CorxCIIs.-Board J Aldsrasn--The
% ara mel last evening, Alderman DAVIS IN the
enair, IN me absence Of ne Recorder. CouncIl
nsoIuuon providing for the payment OF Dali OF
Georgetown CosTier was passed. Council reso-
luton permitting the use OF mar ket-house hall
ior mnslous purposes was rejected. Couacil
RESOLUTIONS 70 paw for repairs on Green and
Water streets 1T X street bridge amending
resolution passed April l6, ls6a for the i'm
proyemsnt OF hign street. and amending a
RESOLUTION passed April %. 1882. Confirming the
decision OF the jury of condemnat,on OF
Stoddard street were passed. Mr. Cook off.red
a joint resolution, which wss passed, appro-
priaung S6o.o0O TO reimburse the Register OF
Wills Of the county OF WASHINGTON for amount
expended by HIM IN furnishing records and
doekets Tor the Orphans Court OF SAID county,
ana District; SAID amount being two ffteeuths
OF the whole expense Council resolutions
authorizing the Tax Collector 20 en- force taxes
IS recommended by jury of condemnation Of
said street from Congress 20 Hugh strees were
passed. Adjourned.
Common Counca.-Mr. Duulop presented
petition from the members o. the fire depart
ment. asking an increase of pay; referred
Also. resolution ia favor of the Georgetown
Courisr; passed. Mr.. Marbury reported or
dInsnce relating 10 the duties OF The night
scayenger; rejected. Mr.. Hutchins offered
resolution to pay 70 the order OF Mess-s. King
Newman. for improvements on Grees and
Water streets, ~ KING street bridge, the sum OF
Si6C.5t; passed. Also, resolution relating 70
the gravsling ef the east side Of High street;
passed. Mr.. Dunlop offered a resolution for
Congress 20 Washington streets; passed.
Mr.. Slmms reported an ordinance for the
oreniDg 81 StO6dard street. bet
Congress and High streets; passed. tn.
Board CONQUERED IN the Aldermen en.ni-
ment relating 20 the exemption Of -. JONAS
Church properly from taxation. ~ inserting
''lec; ure room IN lieu OF .'scho5l house."
resolution. laid over from last meeting, grant
Ing the use Of new market house hail On Sab
baths. for religious purposes, was passed. NJ
SImms offered aresOlUrion 50 amending former
70 m n as q 20
Stoddard street, 20 thorIzs the AK collector
70 enforce taxes Is recommended by the lury
OF condemnation passed. The Commit'se On
Market House asked 20 be discharged ffOm the
further consideration OF the petite for toe use
OF the market-aoEse hall for benevolent pur-
po.es; agreed 10. Alderman resolution for the
relief OF the Register OF Wills Of Washington
was referred. Adjourned.
GRANGE OF BAsK--Our fellow-c -.4eu. Peer
DILL as to-day having has furnit1ra ana iects
moved 10 his new abode. al Lower Cedar
Point on the Potomac, where he some months
since purchased a farm with the iuientiOn OF
establishing there place OF summer resort;
NEW POLICE STATION HoUsR.-At the meet
ing OF the Board OF Police ye5terday, Mayor
plan OF a station house proposed 70 be built on
the site of the present structure. The plan was
adopted by the Board, and is as follows The
building will be so constructed as 10 make the
Few prison recently erected, Join on to the pro-
posed station house, which will be 81 feet
mont by 80 feet deep. The plan contempiates
the f1rst floor will he large trial room, private
ONCE for the lieutenant and q well ventilated
sitting room for the men. The upper portion
of the building will be partitoned of for Sleep
ing rooms for the Officers on duty. The Mayor
also submitted the plan for the inspection Of the
Council last evening ana ~ was generally ap-
proved. Ii has been found impracticable to
convert the present engine house into a police
station, as proposed, hence the necessi y for the
erection OF a new building.
THE NEW YORK STEAMSHIP LtNR is now
running only one trip each way per week, as
the John Gibson is laid up for repairs, at the
compaEys dock, where she is being repair ted
and repaired as far as practicable. Sue will
remain here until the new boiler now being
made for her at Chester, Pa is completed.
when she will proceed there to receive it. The
Eslley City left this morning with heavy
freight for New York. and there is sufficien'
freight besides On hand, awaiting shipment, 20
load another steamer.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGR.-The offerings on
Change this morning were heavy. with light
sales. We quote: Offerlngs-6,5Oo bushels red
wheat aud 500 bushels corn: sales-l5O bu shells
wheat at S2.Os; $50 bushels corn AT = cents and
i5O bushels corn at - cents.
RIVER FRoNT-Entered and cleared
Steamer Express, Nickle. from aud to Balti-
more. Cleared-steamer Valley CITY, johnson
New York, and Thomas L. Cahill, North,
Baltimore.