The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-05

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GEoRaKTowH CoUNoILs-DRLTH or Hon
HENRY ADDIsoE.-A meeting Of the George
town Councils was held last night 10 tsks
action ln reference 10 the demise OF the late
Hon. Henry Addison. In the Board Of All.
dermen Recorder Caperton submitted tho
following resolutions Of respect TO the mem.
DRY OF deceasodi which were unanlmonsly
adopted
Whereas the Hon. Henry Addison, for M
ward, q twenty years MsIer Of osoIEeioYi,
ripe old agej and whereas his sminent public
services demand hitting recognition Al OUT
hands, u 10 therefore
Board Of Common Council Of the Corporation
| Of qeorEetowr, That in the death OF Henry
| Addison this town suatains heavy loss, for
advancing its Interests and defending its
| rights, and though he was spared beyond the
period allotted 70 man, We feel that hts de.
| mise leavea void IL will be dlnioult to all.
Rstolvsd, That We tender 10 his bsreaved
family our condolences 10 the iTrsparAbls loss
they have sustained, and that = copy OF these
RsIoipsd, That We will as body attend the
| funeral OF deceased.
The same resolutions were transmitted to
the Board Of Common Council, when Mr..
John 7. Mitchell moved that they DO
adopted, and addressed tho Board In sub.
stance as follows
Nj. Pfesldentt knew the lamented deceased
well and fayorAbly. lie was born 10 Maryland,
and NmoVed 10 Georgetown At an early age,
where he engaged In mercantile pursuits, Tor
dry goods store Of Mr.. Rigs, and IL that stofS
was the companion Of the distinguished and
lsmented George Peabody. Mr.. addison was
tinuously thereafter for tho period OF twenty.
two yeAfs. During all Of that time his best
efforts were directed to the interest OF Georse.
poration ofioss 10 the result Of hls zeal and
untirlng sxortlon. ="
In conjunction with the lamsuted Francis
OF the corporation. which began iis opefations
with the small sum OF aiS,o0o. The sinking
fund holds over tiO0, 900 OF the stock Of tho
he town one dois Fhs so%",raSt s aU ~ e ~
Falls bridge IL another OF the monuments or
his efforts, Tor which he obtained from Don.
gIss; an approptl,tion Of tloo, oOoi and the
Olson to the construction or repair OF the
Long bridge deserves our thanks. Deceased
" Vas proniasni friend Of the poor, not Only
y wal In his power to be so; and, Mr.. Presi.
dent, have heard It said that he had record
Sopa U sSsron pIs,s SaS SS IN
earn arespoetable living, as we'll a. 10 post |
lions Of honor aud prodt. I move, slr, that |
the resolutions do now be passed.
Mr.. Whoatley seconded the motion, and |
the resolutions were passed.
hessrs. Mitchell and Dunlop, on the part |
OF the Common Council, and Mr.. Newman,
on the part Of the Board OF Aldermen, were
appointed q committee 10 mako arrange
ments to attend the funeral; amer which
both Boards adjourned 10 meet at $3.50
o'clock In the Council chamber on Thurs
day, to take part 10 the obsequlos.
THH MEssENoER TO IHR GEoRGHroWS
CoUNcn.s.-As limited In the REPUBLICAN
of yesterday, Collector James A. Magruder
3 far from being satisfied with the election
81 Mr.. George Essler as messenger TO the
Boards Of Aldermen and Councils. .Yestor-
lay he addressed letter TO the Secretary OF
he Treasury, and has notified the members
" the two Boards that his messenger would
'erve until the instruction OF the 5ecretary
Irrlyed. The letter says "That some years
lnce the City Councils Of Georgetown wore
permitted the use Of the custom. house build
ng, and that II was always customary for
he collectors messenger 10 act rs mes-
onger to the Boards and vice versa. That
Rst evening Al the election for town ofieers |
or the ensuing year, tho aforesaid Coun-
us elected man as messenger TO their
Boards who was dlstasteful to him, a.
Known by his (MRgruder's) expressed
wishes, aud not feeling justified 10 confdlng
he keys Of the building to person not an |
1hlcer Of the customs, he respectfully asks |
Tor Instructions ln the case"
MASS MBETINo OF THE GEoRGHTowH
night a mass meeting
)f tho Workingmen's Association, of George |
own, was held In New Market Hall, which |
was presided over by General J. Bell Adams,
with James II. Fleet secretary.
The hall was well filled, and the fret
speaker introduced was Rev. sella Martin.
Geo. T. Coakley offered resolutions, which
we're adopted unanimously, expressing the
sincere thanks OF the association to Albert
y. Mullett, esq, the supervising architect,
Tor his kindness toward the workingmen OF
Georgetown, In the distribution OF the work
under his Jurisdiction, and recommending
him for one Of the commissioners to be ap.
pointed for the Improvement Of Pennsylvania
avenue.
Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Geo.
I. Downing, Isaac Myers, Of Baltimore;
Collins Cursor, and others, after which the
meeting adjourned.