Evening star., 1870-03-12
GEORGETOWN.

BOARD or ALpxRxxx.-The Board met las.
evening; present-Messrs. Fisher, Cooke, feck,
Magruder and Cox. In the absence OF tue ~
c0rder, Mr.. Fisher was called to the CHAIR pr.
Magruder offered q resolution that the two
Boards meet in joint session, for the purpose on
administering the oath of office to Messrs. So,ke
the Common Council chamber, and met In Joint
session, with Mr.. Fisher in the chair, and after
the oath was administered to the two aldermen
to theif chamber and reassembled: Mr.. Peck
nominated Mr.. H. ID. Cooke az Vice freade1t OF
the Board, when he was elected, and took the
Mr. sne sns snd Se tha
the Chair appoint it. The Chair then announced
Messrs. Magruder, Cox and Fisher as tae COM
nittee: Mr.. Magruder ohered resolution tnat nat
Mayor and Clerk, with salary OF 800 per an
mum, to be paid monthly, by the Clerk. The
resolution was adopted and the Board ad-
COMMON CouNcIL.-The Chair announced
the following Standing Committees:-Ways and
Means-COllins, Curtis, Marbury; Claims-Cur-
Berry, Pickrell; Fire Companies-Casilear
Dunlop, Grimes; Public SchoOls-Dunlop, Cur
tis, Fuller; Grievances-Gangewer, Marbury,
~, Marbury; Market House-Berry, Dunlop,
Grimes; Poor and Workhouse-Gangewer, Full
Ter, Collins; Police-Casilear Dunlop, Fuller;
~, Pickrell, Collins; water-Collins, Curtis.
Marbury; Gas sLampsLPickrell, Collins, Fuller;
Joint Committee on AccOunts-Fuller,C Curtis,
After the reading of the minutes Mr.. Gangewer
moved, in order to set aside all questions as to
informalities in the election of presiding officer
at the previous meeting, that Mr.. Casilear cast
the ballot Of the Board; which motion pre-
vailed, and Mr.. CASTELAR, cast the ballot of the
Board for George w. Beall, Esq. The Chair
laid before the Board communications from the
Mayor inclOsing bills Of EVENING STAR and
Daily Chronicle; bill of Levy Court, (Si,12];)
also, one recommending payment of "a to David
M. Wheeler, porter of the Orphans' Court; all
Chair also Tead petition Of sSnoT Rubini
asking the remission of a fine; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Grievances, who
ton. Mr.. Grimes presented bills Of expenses
attending registration for the year 1870,
amounting to s666.s3; referred. Mr.. Gange-
wsr presented petitions s,,.of Of sundry prop
ponement of collection of taxes on their
property till July LIST next; referred. Mr.. Dun
lap presented bill Of McNerhaney and Waters;
referred. Mr.. Berry presented petition Of resi-
dents of Second Ward to allow MIR. s. D. Lynn
to open branch market at the corner OF High
and Beall streets; referred Mr.. Fuller offered
the market house $31.50; referred. Board Of
Aldermen resolution appointing John H. Fergu-
son messenger to the Mayor and Clerk of the
Corporation at q salary Of s2oo per annum. was
he shall perform such duties as may be assigned
him by the Mayor and Clerk, and referred to the
Committee on ways nd Means. Adjourned.
JOINT CONVENTION.
Both boards of the Council assembled last
evening in joint convention for the purpose Of
qualifying Messrs. Cooke and Peck, members
elect Of the Board of Aldermen; and after the
oath had been administered to those gentlemen
by Justice Buckley, the convention adjourned.
The BOARD OF SCHOOL GUARDIANS have ap-
pointed VIM. T.. Lipscomb, Jr.. principal of the
Male Grammar School, in place Of Miss Emma
Reed resigned, and have ordered that the dis
tribution Of cards of merit be private instead of
public, as was intended, and be made at the
respective school buildings at 2k O'Clock p. m.
on the following days:-High street building,
Tuesday, April 10Th; Montgomery street build
ing, Wednesday, April 18th; and Prospect street
building, Thursday, April 14th. No cards of
merit beyond the number allowed by the rule
are to be given.
MoRTUARY REPoRT.-The following is the
report Of deaths for the month of February =
Whole number, 10; males 4, females 6, fcolored
2) Causes of death-ConsumptiOn q conyu-
sons 2, heart disease 2, hydrOcephalus l. yellow
jaundce 1, pneumonia I, child bed I. Ages of
deceased-Under ten years 4, between twenty
and forty 4, between forty and sixty 1, and one
seventy years Of age.
The COAL TRADR.-Navigation on the canals
leading to and from GEORGETOWN will soon be
resumed, and the coal trade this season prom
ises to be more lively than ever The Ches
apeake and Ohio Canal has been thoroughly
cleaned out, and water will be let on to the
Georgetown level by Monday morning. Water
has been drawn Off the Alexandra Canal anil
what few repairs are necessary win be made at
once.