Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-08
GEORGETOWN.



Special Meeting OF the City Councils
Two vetoes Of the Mayor Sus.ainsd-A Prop
ositioa to Submit the Question to
the People Voted Down.
special meeting of the City Councils was
neld last evening, in pursuance of a call of the
MAY or, to consider the market house question.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
hoard insre were Cook
shar hf s the ea The meeing SsG BEEN
rad, Mr. Cox offered q resolution placing AlderR an
street bridge across Rock Greek; passed
Amessare from Mavop Sweeney was read a. fol
oss:-'I herewith return without nay approval an
ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled an ordi
The fSorporation Of GEORGETOWN, approved january
iSn nos The existing laws Of the corporation for
Mthln ITS limits are, in my opinion all sufficient.
oers 9oo nous ak;
srcl ,a sfe 70 er gage in either the butchers or
legislation on he subject is necessary thi, time y
ne con mnnlcation was referred to the Board Of
Ouuhon Council.
message also receiN ed from the Mayor stating
leI hou.es open until 10 o clock D. M He said the
1Id .ih &c was in conflict with the present Jaw,
euuntIy people dung Y!ariet aoE,S. a. il worid
WHOLE % Market
attend 20 it, and the,e would be no time clean
IuI ance. Referred to Board OF Common Ceaac ci
The Chair offered resolution sppropria'in SiJ
pyopsriy Of the corporation knssn As the Town
House, now occupied by John Lang; adopted.
The following resolutions from the lower boa d
were then disposed OF Iesolu' for the erection
OF pump Frederick street, above Sth; adopted
rtsoluiion IN rel alton 10 certain stands in the
he,ho1es horifins he slsIk to return certain
20 the draaer and TO rent the stands 20 other per
NewsHapnr COmp9py.
and L. Heron; passed RESTITUTION fer the con
street, intersection OF Montgomery street passed
Adjourned.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
This board met, present Nessrs Reali, president J
Berry, Casilear collins Dunlop Fuller, Grimes and
Piekrtll The chair called the board TO order, aud
special meeting. and message sent TO Board
bs nO ing them hen Of he
ina hat the insurance on the old Town HOUSE, nov IN
failed renew the same and recsmmen mel, re-
dn tine policy tg IN, and an ap
alder AIdsm en-: a csmmqnicaiion was received from tSo
Clerk Oft corporation in to resolution ASK
9s as Mr. Pay S d on pssf
s.nted petition Of Noble Hurdle for partial relief
81 Of m IRE 9Op
from con m,tee ON claims reported resolution TO pay
surveyor and M r Beq9cp Mr. cisrs me
Grimes. IF, m the committee on the mark ,honse re
ported resolution TO turn the notes held by the cor
porstion against Frederick Freund for rent OF stalls
10 me homegrown market, and to rent the ssms 10
II, y eemItee on pumps ressution to erect pump
from Inmiitee on streets reported resolution 10
nay flag ioo,Tsy scross Mentgomery street the
to place Alderman Magruder on the committee on
he street bridge across Rock Greek was r. ecs ed
Committee on markets to inquire into the nece.ify
OF fufher egisla,ion if any Of hay ing baker bread
town and report the came at early day; referred
to esmmitee on markets, aldermen resau ion
in urance on the old Town House, was passed. '
The Veto Of the biz for ssnSe licenses to
he hpieteTs and Others who sire to do business
reeeT Board Of Al
snd dS on ts se s the bill Pass
bin fsiled to pass, the vote essrs
10 G2 Ss S rf S- 1 ra
and aR the S s ressvsd from r
either maIket-nouse bill. VI '''
PROPOSITION TO SUBMIT The QUESTION TO THE
Mr.. Collins said he thoueh at the best way to dis
the people, and let their decision lead to inaI set
IL ment OF this vexed question He was in favor #
the interest consumers to extend market facities
but there were other questions involved here o right
Mayor had vetoed and if he could have S bn present.
at the meetirg at which it passed he would have op,
osition to reid a special eectiSn and submit the
to s IeGe m had 6 St. I such
pared resolutions embodyiBg his views, which he
lad intended to offer substitute for any resolu.
items which might be submitted tere; hut as no one
had IIePsied eil..it seemed he uld now offer
he initiative. They provided for a special election
on the 2ih instant, at which all the giserc
might vote each voter no favored the passage of an
ordinance for the issuing Of licenses the butcners
AID Others desiring TO do mark tusiness in The
buiciDgs Il nown as the " Butchers Market or old
tobacco warehouses, with such prOvisos as will en-
ure the corporation AGAINST loss in consequence Of
us passage, by d. crease CT revenue or payment Of
damages 70 any person or persons who may bring
cunt AID obtain Juc gment against the corporation,
ceposit IN the ballot box ticket bearing in ten
or printed characters the word "yes;f each voter
opposed TO the passage Of such an ordinance
in written printed characters the word mo
nunlop was IN favor Of leay il to the peaple,
but did not like the exclusive character of the
would vote Tor them il he cuu'd get nothing better
Hr Grimes also thought the resolutions should ap.
eyer body un6erscod this question as being
The Butchers Market and CORPORATION Market
once settle that snd there will be no question about
tsr 81 the town, rs no member here would object.
Mr. PickIell did not see the use Of mourning the
people could be taken at the next general ele:tion.
.oCn 10 come of. MIR. Cast ear moved to amend nv
inserting after the words 'oid tobacco Warshanses
the words land other places; lost by a tie vote
a.. TIE CoMPR. MISE VOTED DOWN.
On The question Of the ad""ton of the resolution
Casi'ta Collins. Dunlop aud Grimes-4 Nays
Journed.
Business NoTEs.-It is not thought the W ater will
be let into the Georgetown level Ct the canal for
some ten days TO come In consequence OF there
being no arrivals Of boats, business is exceedingly
The work ef repairing damages to the wharves is
still going ON about Water street:
the grain that is used here By the way OF
Alexandria or Baltimore.