Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-04
GEORGETOWN.

DEATH OF A PROMINENT CIrIzEN.-Esau
Piskreu ESQ, = prominent and respected
Cabin John Bridge, yesterday morning
about O'Clock, of congestion OF the lungs,
AFTER an illness Of one week. Mr.. Pickreif
there In the lumber business for Q humber
OF years. He was 81 years OF age, formerly q
member several terms Of the old 6eorRetown
Potomac Commandery, No. 5, KniShfs Tenn
plar; Potomac Chapter, No 8, aud Potomac
Lodge, No. 8, and for many years he's BEEN .
member Of the n. E. Church. His funeral
from his late residence, corner Of Market and
I'd streets, and the above mentioned Masonio
bodies, a. win be seem BY notice eIsewere,
attend bis funeral
THE PUBLIC NKKrING TODAY The
town meeting which was called to consider
irict government, and TO receive the n report
Of the water rent committee, was held at
the Exchange rooms 1T Ii O'Clock this morn
was elected Chairman and NJ. VIM. b. Ten Ten.
ney secretary. Mr.. Tenney offered q reso-
lution: That In the proposed new govern
ment Ior the District Of Columbia we re-
District lying west OF Rock creek be made
the corporation Of Georgetown, with the
same debt said corporation had before IL was
that the said corporation shall have no
power to tax that portion of the county for
s gas or water where they are not using the
Mr.. Jenkin Thomas then took the floor
and stated that he understood this to be
only primary meeting; that hts favorite
scheme was retrocessfon, but as that seemed
impracticable he was willing to take the
next best thing.
Mr. Tenney then arose and said that for
three, three quarters Of century Georgetown had
IS cents on 800 on real estate and household
Iufn1tuTe; that the town was well governed.
The effect Of amalgamation Is to tax 81 on
300, then 81 so, and finally to tax every
thing. We had free water then, as free az
air; now we have little despotism In q re.
public. He asked the meeting If they were
say at least gentlemen We protest"-we
ask respectfully for some little say in the
government under which we are TO live. He
moved move, that when the meeting adjourn it adj
Mr.. Jenkin Thomas then moved that q
committee Of three be appointed TO draft
resolutions. and to consider those already
read, and report at the next meeting.
Mr.. VIM. h. King offered q resolution
"that Messrs. Hugh CapertoD, William II.
Tenpey, Henry ~. Sweeney, VIM. ID. Cas-
be and they are hereby appointed q commit.
tee to attend TO the interests of Georgetown
before the commission appointed By Con-
srTss S,1 TO form government for the District.
com mittee to be appointed by the chair.
MI. Joseph Libbey moved that "Crti-
zens' Protective Union" be formed. He
thought that we needed such an Organise
ton 10 look after the interests of the town.
This suggestion seemed to meet with general
appreciation; referred to Q committee. The
chair now appointed the committee, which
consisted Of Mesers. VIM. II. King, VIM. n
Tenney and Joseph Libbey, who are also to
call the next meeting at any time they con-
slider proper. Mr.. Tenney, from the water
rent committee, reported that S4sl had been
subscribed to defray the expenses OF the
water rent suit, and that nearly all OF 1t had
been expended; that Notwithstanding the
recent decision, they proposed to push the
matter further, and carry 1t to the court in
banc; that they proposed to pay the rent
under protest, SO that If the court In banc be
In our favor II will be refunded. The report
was accepted.
GRAIN.TRADE-Boat Ellen Brcokes, with
2 300 bushels wheat and 800 bushels cora to
j. q. d j. N. Waters, and 12S bbls. -four to
Hartley & Bro.
MERCHANTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
change amounted to 2, 800 bushels of wheat,
with sales as follows: 100 bushels at Sl.15,
of do nd do