Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-11
GEORGETOWN.

BOARD oy ALDnRnEs.-In this Board last
evening", M: Peck introduced an ordinance to
pay Nessrs IaggAt and Tyler, the attorney
Tor prosecuting cases for breaches Of Law in
GeoTgefOwp in the police court; passed. MI
Magrudsr offered resolution amending an act
establishing the grade OF West street extended;
passed. Resolution from The lower board in
structiDg the Recorder was laid OF the table.
and the Board adjourned.
Board OF ConNoN CoUyon.-A message
rom me Mayor was received aud read, return
ing wtnout Ms approval an ordinance entitled
An ordnance leyying general tax aud special
uirect taxes FOR the year lS11." The Mayor In
nis message says, while he heartily :oncurs in
nearly all the recommendations of the commit
tee OF ways and means, be objects to the tax of
twenty cents on the one hundred dollars for
street improvements. Provision, he saws, is
tSs ,er me ordinaIy repairs of the streets in
ample FOR the purpose. The twenty cents tar
"a not intended, he thinks. to authorize the u,-
provenent Of any particular street or streets,
and he recommends that the said twenty cents
be stricken from the bill. He also oh iects to the
sth section OF the ordinance, allowing the Tax
collector commission on all taxes levied saying
ne should only be allowed commission ON taxes
collected by him. In the event OF change of
government, now imminent, the MayCr saws the
Councils should be careful how thew make laws
mat may hereafter be difficult Of execution.
In conclusion he says: ali our munlcipal gov
eminent was not to be disturbed would re-
commend thorough improvement of all the
streets. and the bonds OF this Corporation sold
"
nent OF the annual interest on the bonds would
be very small, compared to the tax of the ordi-
nance named for street Improvements" The
veto vas then sustained by q vote of I 10 8 A
message was also received from the Mayor
yetosng the ordinance providing Tor contingent
fund for the Street Commissioner Is the Msyor'
contingent fund for that purpose is not ek-
hausted, and the veto was unanimously sus-
tanned.
FREI MARKETS.
communication was received from Re-
0rdA anE IN utav sr,t.& 4 n
ferred, enclosing the draft of an ordinance fer
issuing licenses to establish branch markets to
all persons who may desire them, to be subject
70 Ihe same rules and regulations as dealers in
the corporation market and under the control
OF the markst-master; the ordinance to 90 into
effect at once II the people vote for free m ar
kets at the ensuing election, and to be null and
void II majority of votes is cast against free
markets. Mr.. Pickrell moved to strike ont the
clause in reference to the vote of the people:
lost.yeas 2 (Messrs. Beall and Pickrell), hays
8 MIR. Fuller moved to strike out the section
putting the branch markets under control of the
marker. master, saying the police ought to at
tend 10 them; lost-ysas 2, nays Mr.. Grimes
not voting MIR. Fickrell objected to the third
the rules for one vice.. A communication was
also received from the Recorder in opposi.
ton 10 the views OF the petitioners. who remon-
strate against the pp ting OF new Hour in Old
barrels. The bill, laid over from last meeting.
TO urge upon Congress the necessity OF proyid-
ing for the retaining the property OF the Corno-,
ration In the event OF the passage of the bill for
a change OF government of the District, was
adopted
BUsINEss FROM TIE ALDERMEN
Board on Aldermen resolution apprOpriatinp
S2eO 10 Hugh L. Taggart ana Edward r. Tyler
for services in prosecuting Georgetown corpo-
ration cases before the police court; was re
ferred. The resolution changing the grade of
west street was objected to by Mr.. CASTELAR,,
and IL too lies over under the rules. Mr.. CAST
lear reported q resolution increasing the nav of
John Booth, laborer at the police station, which
was passed. Adjourned.
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT have a. yet taken
no steps towards participating in the Carnival
TIE REGIsTgATIoS OF VOTERS las closed.
md the whole Rcmber now on the list is 23I2.
against n 10 last year, "A falling OF 43l names In
he FIRST precinct t3S persons have been register
I'd; in the second Ie7; in third As; and in the
ourth $50.