Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-26
GEORGETOwN.
A LEAF FROM HIsTORHs
How Our sister cry was teted,


al 49,
Pursuant to an act Of ASSEMBLY, made o.
session Of Assembly, began and held At the city
Of Annapolis on Wednesday, the 18th day Of
May, A. d. l1Si, for laying out aud erecting
town on Potomac river, above the mouth Of
Rock creek, in Frederick county the oommis.
sioners, appointed, authorized and empowered
by said aotto buy and purchase sixty Aofes, part
VI the tract Of land belonging TO Messrb George
9orion and George Bsali At the place aIote-
SAID, where II shall appear 70 them 10 be most
convenient, and 10 survey and lay out, or cause
sna most 20 Os ~
lots, TO be erected In . town, and called BY the
name OF 0eorgetowp, met on Wednesday, the
is.h GAY o. ssRIs@sSsr l n,u NJ place
John Clagett, james Perry apd David Lynn,
and proceeded 70 choose a clerk, aud made
eholcS Of Alexander BeaIl, who took the follow.
ing oath, viz
You, Alexander Bsall, do swear las clerk to
tho commissioners tor George Town. you shall
and well. bound book the oeftihcAte Of the sur.
wy Of George Town, the prices Of eaoh respeo
tive lot the name Of the owner and the time Of
ts being paid for or of tho tender " refusal Of
The proprietor or prrprietors, nnd other the
transactions and proceedings u thb commission.
eTs Whatsoever, In aud about the Town Aforrsaid
'swOfd this 18th day Of sep'smset iIsl, before
LAYING our run rows.
They also appointed the said Alexander BeAll
Sr.sygfr 20 survey ~ I5a LAY lay out hs ~ sIs1y
the said sixty acres Of land being laid OF a.
follOwoth, via; Beginning at the end Of twelve
perches eleven feet south. slxty.ulpe degrees
| east frOm the beginning tree OF . tract OF land
called and known by the name OF the Rock Of
Dunbafton. (near the Oak Hill cetioteTy ou.
tranoo, and running north seventy -nve pefphes
thence south twenty psrehss, thence West six.
| teen perches, thence north twenty perches,
Themes west elEhty.tWo perchcs, thence south.
southeast twenty-five perchet, thence south
thirtytwo pcrches, thence south. four degrees
| east hfteon perohes, thence south seventy de-
grees east eighteen Porches, thence south sixty
dssress east twenty. seven psrohes, themes south
elghty.seven degtees east six parches, thence
south seventy degrees cast six pefohes, thebce
sSSth olsh,y'nys degrees east atssn p.ErS,ess,
three perohes, thence IN q straight line 10 the
Beginning. Which line includes twenty-sl
and eleven siNteenths Of an acre Of George Dor
dons land, and ihiTty-thr acres and 1--we six
toenths Of George Beall's land, WAREHOUSE aere
excluded, now occupied A. the balchef market
| AEruhAL TO A0RM
| They then applied TO the said George Gordon
and George Beall proprletors Of the said sixtJ
acres Of land, for the purchase thereof, - III
said act directs, who refused TO agree ior thu
After celebrating on the said prOprlstofs, re
fusai 10 agree for or make sale Of said slxtl
acres Of land they issued their warrant undsi
heir hands and seals In manner and form FOL
Il TIE SUMMONS.
You are hereby COMMANDED 10 summon leyen
ter good and laWfel men, treeholdors Of Fred
erick county, 70 DO and appear ~ The Iufpeo'iol
house, above the mooth u Rock creek, on Poto
mo river 10 paid county, On tho 2sth day o
september, lIjl, to iuqulre, assess and Tetarl
what damages OF recOthpense they shall lhlnl
NJ 70 be paid and given 70 such owner oroua
ers, person q persons for the sixty acres Of Ian
laid Oh for 0eOrgetoUni hereof iall not
Given under onr hand and seal this 18Th da
HESRY wRi0HT oRAhh,
yoHH NEnDHAM,
! JOHN CLAuKrT,
JAS. PERRY,
DAVID LYNN.
4 ~, ~ y5,,1 t,sli CgLossr q ts,,s,iet ssss.stg
Der, 1851, and the Jury ordered 70 be summ0nO
appeared, and, alter being sworn by the Gun
mitlionefH gave the following reward, via
That Measrs. Geo. Gordon aud Geo. Benll shal
have ESQ currency for the value AAd consider
ton thereof trhese sixty acres comprise
CoHPLErIoN OF rHE SURVEY.
r On Thursday, February q, lTS2, the survey
the town was completed and the plat delivers
: TO the commissioners and approved by then
and the commissioners proceeded 70 number III
The commissioners then ordered Coo. aordO
and Geo, Beall to come forward aud make chUic
q the two lots allowed them. uoo. aOriO
NAAelo lohe 70 AhA "a
BRITISH SUBJECT.
Z Geo Beall refused 10 come, and an order vi
issued 70 him by the CLERK 70 appear within
oeO. BsSIi replied sI foiloWsi II / uust pa
little than % DO totally demolished. RGth,
Mrs a sSSdsfsaS md NJ Sss IS.s a. to
1 do hereby protest and dseisTv inss 80 .
eeptance Of the said lots, which. BY i0foe, sha
D | not debaT me irom future redress rum the con
: | miasioners or others. II can have the right
2 Britlsh subject, 1 ask no more. God SAL
y King George.
witnesses present
Tho lots above chosen by George Deall wei
{ The above sixty. nine lots were sold on the "a
day Of March, lisa, and Msssrs. George 9orio
/ | and George Beall appeared and released q
commissioners from ali claims for damages, et
wHARF ORDERED TO M BUILT.
The commissioners met on Tuesday, AuEui
/ ., lTo2, and put out proposals 10 build Whar
On the 9Th day Of October lTo2, they again me
. AND decided that the wharf should DO built q
} atseeel The contract was given out To SlmO
On JauuaIy ., MA ths hrat otioer 10 u
/ town, Aftsr H. organiHlti0n, appOlnted, was n
inspector o. aour, and this poilhon was giVe
{ 70 MT, TeSs: BTSnan, who t9o5 the tolloTia
believe that there Is not any trAnsfa Fm alton !
lhe Sacrament Of the Lord's SuppeT, or 10 n
, elements OF bread aud wine ~ Of amer the COT
seeraiion thereof BY any person Whatsoever.
This appointment was made yearly, and NJ
Branan occupied the position until the 9th dA
Of March, lTs7, when Geo. Walker applied
!, the commissioners " appoint an inspector, Z
, ThOs BranAn, o., who l0rmefly acted As Sncl
bolng at present confined In the MOutgOmsF
, county jail, and therefore unable 70 perform II
duties Of his once. The position vas given
Valentine R0intEAl, or.
THE ADDITIONS TO aHoR0IrowA.
In the year 100 the additions 10 The tOu
began, tho hfst being that Of Chaa. Bsltty an
, Geo. =. Hawkins, who fuFni1het 900 lots, Whlo
were laid out BY Il. White, nilfuayoF; then 70
: loved Bealrs, Peter BaAttish Thrslkelds
DoAkins, HolmeAdB Doakena, Lee 4 Oalsnove'
Daakeas n Bailey, and continuing up 70 u
The Police Csatt
WAs engaged with the following eaSos yeste
: day CHARLES Miller, profanity, % W. II. Ora
| violation OF cart Law, Is M0TTib MAnhins 70
feitod collateral Thomas Nlalsll aud FlOrenC
, Snyder, DO. William N. Bean, dlsarisrly, do
! John McDeVltL profanity, dol James n n
, ulelian, drunk and disofderly, Is; Thea Doui
I lass, charged with hlins gun With1a two hui
drsd yards Of a building, t5i 0eorgo WTigh
profanity, -; Sophia Iouug and MArKAri
Wood i0rfeited collateral John Roach, profA
, ltY S3i Mary i. Brown and Mary Il. DAWBo
, eniA1ins prostitution, WOTkhoubo Edward Ere
, \ man, violation Of hack law, " Annis Jenlie
profanity, "; Thomas Wright, oSlorod, Alsau
and battery on Sophia Young, IS and costs
Tyler, threats, k25 security 70 keep the peace
John Gray assault and battery on John Bank