The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-03
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

the Levy Court yesterday the following bust.
ness was transacted Mr.. Shepherd pre-
scented o communication from Mr.. Richard
Randolph, assistant engineer of the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad, making appllca.
tleu In behalf Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to have change made
In tho road leading from Fort slocum to
Silver Spring, where II crosses and recrosscs
the Metropolitan branch railroad. Referred
to the Committee on Improvements, with
authority 10 carry out the plan proposed as
regards tho condemnation Of the land ncccs-
sary for the establishment OF said road; pro-
vidcd that no expense be Incurred by the
Court.
The petition Of r. A. Jordan, asking in
demnity for tho loss Of horse, was referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Shepherd submitted a report on the
Co-oner's account, recommending the pay
mont Of t50.76iS as the county's quota,
tlol.5S due from Georgetown, and sG09.l IS
Adopted.
A petition from Messrs. Thomas Il. Riley,
samuel b. Anderson, and others, asking
That road be opened from Seventh street
through to the Tennallytown road some
where near Anderson's, was referred.
The following report was submitted as an
approximate estimate OF assessments OF each
school district, also the amount OF county
and police tax paid by each district
Assessments In the various districts, co.
ITO, 076i county tax, s2i,is2.2g; police tax,
ts,i70.05.
A communication from Major A. {. Rich
ards, relating TO licenses In the county, wa
received, aud properly referred.
A resolution, fixing the annual license OF
the Washington Verein for holding the
sehuctIenfest at s400, wns adopted.
Mr. shepherd submitted the following,
which was adopted;
Whereas many Of the public roads in the
county are without established and suitable
namss' and whereas none Of the county
roads are provided with suitable sign boards
at their entrances or Intersections
Rssolt~d, That the Committee on Roads be,
and they are hereby, authorized and in.
struoted to select suitable names for all such
county roads as may not be properly dcslg-
mated, and to have signs with the names of
tho respective roads thereon placed In n Sc
cure and desirable manner at both ends OF
each county road, as well as at the points
where said roads intesect each other, and,
where practicable, to place the length OF said
roads on said sigus.
Mr.. Burr presented IN ordinance concern
Ing licenses for the running Of public hacks
and ornnibusses In the county Of Washing.
ton; which was passed. The ordinance re.
quires all persons running hackney coaches
within the nty to pay the sum OF So; for
every omnibus, the sum Of slO; for every
other vehicle, %; and IS cents each for OBJ.
tanning the license; the number of license
obtained to be attached to each vehicle on the
side OF the drivers scat, and tho rulcs for
running said vehicles to be such as govern
the regulations Of city hackmcu.l
EXCURSION or THE GEoRdErowS Con-
roRATK AuTnoRIrIEs.-Mr. Joseph L. Saw
age, the protector and proprietor OF the new
Norfolk line OF steamers, having extended
an invitation to the Mayor, Board Of Alder.
men and Common Council Of Georgetown to
visit Norfolk, these dlgnltarlcs accepted tn c
s.-nc, and named Thursday as the time to
embark on the splendid steamer W. W. Colt
for the grand excursion.
The boat Is commanded by that popular
and able seaman, Capt. A. Z. Rythcr, and
on the occasion In view, Heald's fine brass
band will accompany the cxcurslonists.
AT Norfolk the Georgetown authorities
will be received and welcomed by the
Mayor and corporate authorities Of the an.
Gent city by the sea, and Mr.. 4. q. Newton.
the whole-souled proprietor OF the Atlantic
hotel, viii entertain the visitors during their
sojourn in Norfolk.
The party will return on Saturday after.
noon, doubtless refreshed and supcrabund-
antly pleased with the incidents Of the trip
and the hospltable treatment Of the proprlc
tor OF the Colt and the good people or Nor.
folk.
JoHs THoNAs.-Our readers generally
may not know who Is John Thomas. We
viii Inform them that he Is a tolcrably
smart "blootblack," who holds forth nj
police headquarters, and besides "giyln e IN
shine, fur haf a dime" does other
"chores" abor. tho premises, besides "chaw-
ing" on tolerably good vctuals furnished
him from the second table, of the neigh
bors. John Thomas feels the nlpplng, dull
times In his business, the same as 'any other
man, and 10 turn Il penny or two outside
OF his branch, has gone Into the ''goosc"
business, thus cyincing his soundness. John
Is aware that q law stands on the corpora
tlon books prohibiting geese from running at
large, and therefore gets up "before the
break Of day." thus capturing In the course
Of morning some twenty fat geese which
he rups to the almshouse, where he receives
IS cents each for his perseverance,. John
informs us that he Is making a. day In his
new occupation, and Intends to stick TO the
business until the last goose ceases to wagglc
its tall along our public streets
COMMITTED TO JAIL.--Lnst evening hear
Ing was had before Justice Harper In the
case Of Albert Tolson, Marcelus Jete, Isaac
a.alpoerl, aud WIN. Williams, arrested on
SUNDAY morning, charged Win assaultlng.
with Intent TO XIII, John n. O'Brlen and
Inc Justice commItted The accused n i"Ii a.
thoIr Appearance nj conrt. Dr., + n TSoun,
,on, who ia attendIn9 DIgos nrononnrss thdi
he lung Is penetrated, and considers his pa
WIN, Moody and Lemuei Harris. colored.
,harged with ro6blng and nssnulting Arm,
,tead Bergman, on the LIST Of June last, on
Fourteenth street, near Pennsylvania avenue,
and arrested few days ago, also had n cx-
.hsn ~ o Deie 'as sJ" Ii"apo, iasa h,gnt,
o W III aauuJ,u ma,la sI tnG'r
Itrand Jnr W '""' '" """' '"' "'''on VI 'no
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son, residing about two mIles beyond DTook.
gillo, Nd, was attacked, on Saturday nSrcr,
loon, on Seventh street, near the Toward