Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-09
GEORGETOWN.

BOARD or ALDxRNRH.-At the meeting o.
tnis Board, last evening, Mr.. Aagru r, from
the conmittee to whom was referred Common
Council rC solution for the Improvement ut North
street, from Beall to East street. reported I'M
favorably ON the same, and the resolution was
rejected. A communication vas received from
the Mayor enclosing certain reports in referencs
TO the sinking Fund OF the town. The .pers
were referred to the lower Board and Mr.. M =
gruder introduced ga resolution in relation TO
the Sinking Fund" which provides "that the
recommendations contained in the report of the
committee OF the Commits siorer of the Sinking
fund, dated June 29th, 1870, and approved by
adopted. That the Clerk be, and he is hereby,
authorized 70 redeem and cancel, quarterly.
seven hundred aud btty dollars of the stock O.,
TINS corporation, and is also authorized TO re-
deem fhe notes of this corporation present ID
to the amount OF two hundred dollars, until
further directed That the office of Commis-
sioner OF the Sinking Fund be, aud is her by,
Abolished; and they are requested to turn over
ID the Clerk OF this corporation their books and
papers relating to said fund; and they are al o
requested to deliver the stock in their posses
son to the Clerk OF this corpora, on. who
is hereby directed to cancel the same"
The re- olution was Adopted. 4 resolution from
the lower Board. pro10Iiting the plsying o. gar
den fountains until October list. WAS laid on the
able. Council rc.olutioR in favor of John w.
Gro:s was passed. Mr.. Peck moved q COM
mittee OF conference on the disagree ment of the
two Boards on the subject of repairing s. ,eet
bydranfs; carried, and Messrs. Magruder and
Peck were appointed the committee, who sub
scIufntlv reported that the con- mitlee had
agreed TO recommend the adOptio of the Alder
mems resolution, which leaves the matter
entiIely discretionary with the Mayor; which
report was agreed to. A resolution was adopted
fixing &he time for adjournment of the two
Boards rom the 10th OF july 20 the first Mon
day in Dece mber, but was amended i'm the lower
Board by swing the first date at July ed; which
amendment was agreed TO by the Aldermen.
The resolution from the lower Board, providing
Tor lighting and sweeping the market-house,
was passed. fbe resolution directing the repair
OF High street wharf was passed. Adjourned.
Common Cous1a-The Mayor submitted a
communication enclosing q number of bills
against the Fire Department, and a resolution
adopted by the Board of Fire Comm sseners re-
questing an appropriation to purchase a wagon
Tor the use Of the department; referred. Aiso,
Gladm0n; referred. Also, communication
c.lliDg attention TO the bad condition of the
High street wharf; referred. Mr.. Castelar, pre-
ented the following petition. signed by $50 col
Ored citizens THE undersigned, citizens OF
Georgetown, ID. c., would most respectfully
represent that under the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States we, aud
those whom we represent, have been made citi-
zens, and as such are entitled to all the rights
and privileges which are now enjoyed by the
white citizens; but for some reason, to us un-
known, the officer whose duty it is to cause the
names of those residing in Georgetown, without
distinction Of race or color, to be put in the box
from which jurors are drawn, to serve in the
conr,s Oh tbas district, has entirely ignored the
the names of col0red citizens, thus treating the
said amendment to the Constitution as though
1t did not exist Therefore, as you are the rep
resentatives of the people, Is well as the SER
wants OF the people, We respectfully petition
your honorable bodies to take such steps in the
premises as that said officer Through whose
contamacy we have been and are still denied
our just rights } shall no longer set at naught a
law of the land, and as i'm duty bound will ever
pray" The Petition was referred to the Com
mttee on Grievances.
n ri
zens calling attention to the bad condition of
the cutters on High street, east side, above West
street; referred. Mr.. Collins, from committee
on water. reported favorably on e-olution pre-
hibitiDg the use Of garden fountains during the
scarcity Of Potion &c water; passed Mr.. Grimes
introduced a resolution providing for sweeping
and appropriating s75 therefor; pss-ed. Mr..
Marbury reported a re7oluti0n directing the re-
pair OF High street wharf, and the street
ssq9g thsrsto5 and sppfPoprasng $500
re olution in favor of Norris g. Gadmon, for
conveying paupers to the hospital; passed.
Aldermens re4olu.:ons relating to the sinking
fund las above) with the Mayors message on
that subject, a, compsnied by reports from the
Commissioners, and from the examining
committee, Wr. King, A. l.. Pickrell and j. T. !
and read, and referred to tie committee on
ways and me ans, with instr uci oDs 10 have the
papers printed by the next meeting. The reso-
luton Of this Board in regard to the repairs Of
hydrants and 6rG plugs was returned from the
other Board non-concurred in, and committee
of conference called for. Messrs. Collins, Curtis
and Dunlop were appointed, and subsequently
reported, recommending this Board to recede
from It's action; agreed to, and the Aldermen's
resolution was adopted leaving the matter In
the hands of the Mayor. A resolution from the
other Coard for adjournment from the 18th inst
to December LIST was amended on motion Of Mr..
Curtis, by substituting the ed inst. Adjourned.
YESTERDAY, John n. Ltchfeld and Frank
Fenwick were engaged in pruning trees in the
garden OF Col Frank Jones, at the corner Of
Congress and West streets, and finishing their
labOrs about 6oclock p. m. went home. Shortly
thereafter Ltchtield returned to Mrs. Jones
house, it is charged, and said that he had been
authorized to collect the pay, $50 which Mrs.
Jones refused to pay. Litchheld had his eyes
about him, though, and while Mrs. Jones was
attending to other matters went through the
house, taking number Of dresses and other ar
tcles of clothing and making off The alarm
was given, and he was pursued by officer ID. j.
Cunningham unsuccesefuliy. He dropped his
plumber, however, and this morning was ar
rested by officer Rodgers, and Is held at the sta
ton house for further disposition.
COAL And Flour SHIPMENTs.-During the
past week there have been shipped nortiward
from this port Is 600 tons of coal and g. $50 bar