Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-27

Lalb VI EhlAuE MD HIGH FIEEEIs.
The commissioners for l.v.ag off the town
under the act of I7jI were authorized to pur-
chase the sixty acres, writes Mr.. Hugh 7. Tag
CART. and in case No agreement could be had
with the owners 10 the price they were
authorized to issue a warrant to the sheriff Of
Frederick county requiring him 20 summon a
jury of sevoI.teen good and lawful men to
assess the value. The survey was made and
the lots la;d ont BY Alexander Beall, whom they
had elected a. clerk and appointed as surveyor,
and applics ion made to Gordon a Beall
Tor the purchase OF the land. Upon their re-
fu-ai 70 sell az what were considered by the
commissioners reasonable terms a warrant was
iss13C to JOsias Beall, the coroner. to summon
jury of seventeen 10 meet at the inspection
hUJIse above the mouth of Rock creek on the
2S;h of September. ISL. 20 assess the same.
The jury made return awarding to Gordon
Bead ESQ currency the value of their land
TIE p-CcrietOrs were subsequently notified
TO appear anu make choice OF two lots. which
privilege allowed them by virtue Of the
act. Gordon appeared and made selection,
but Beall did not. whereupon he was notified
that unless he did within the ten DAYS
limited by the net the lots wOuld be DISPOSED of
and that lie would have only himself to blame
fo- the consequences. To this notice Mr..
Ieall. who SENS to have been thoroughly dis
satisfied with the proceedings OF the commits
sioners. made tine following response under
date of Mach .. 1852. which IL preserved upon
the town records: If l must part with nv
property by force ! had better save a little
Than be totally demolished. Father than have
none 1 accept of the lots, said TO be Sir. Hender-
sons anu Nr. EdmoG-tOns. but do hereby
protest and declare tEst NV accordance of the
sI.d lots which il by force. shall not dcbar me
f~r.n future rc,i-e-s trCm the cOHmie siOrc-s or
o.Ar-s. IL I can have the night os British
subject I ak 10 more. God save King George.
IaE SAKE or LuTs-
Or March : ISL a sale Of lots WAS had which
reai. al rill. wE.cI was Tald to Gordon AMI
Eea.I. UL-u W. Ge7U received the money tho
coaI.a.a. ..r-r.- VII, bad been IIUch exercised
Uyy. Boz .-".s'..... atu.u'!c. gaze vent 10
III g.. -....-. e.. r-..E by somewhat arzu-
r-.....-... I.."- t." ry~is.~v ui their pro-
G.. .-- ... o.. C...c- gi.1: D. such receipt .';he
-. ,..- Y-,-n a;.d George BcaH have
~ a..- seas. Cd. ;s.u lc.cds-d lie SAID commits
s...-.-. -~.i e.. ..lIE o Ia.He-. claim. damage.
rec 80 &C., 70 i:..!t.a g.i'aJ-s1vc- sAey eve.
ha- new. ~ l.c-" Ecrca.te- -, {, Tor
g. 49, 90 t-sEcy cue 10 hun or tnen sor any
20 r- .- 80 .u.t. or ans M TO-. cause or thing
-; e.. She So h sale Of t::c lois in .hc
Il-.. ...'.- L. act q. llSI vas cCur.cd wiii
ccr.E r,- sc l-,aa,r a. to tIc erection noon
& III O. rr--d-ls-, ~ -.let GIlleI-ioH- by
;i.5 --sa-. So i-hin 4 limited time. and ,-:at
cons ---a.- -.y-,s Co., E-'i uccu made II growth
b. .E- sT.i e" us .-sa, cIe. wears g. is e.
is.,---5 ..e-.L---al by IL, ic..inc Of a con
srar- -C .-ls-.= Ni-Eois by The co2lnI..S toners
on Oc.s..5- D.. -s12. To- me cr---.a: o: i HiIari
n; TIC Jos. a- G.:.er street. - ;ha' portion Of
tbs pre--n, 49,. use --,wcsa Bridge and tie
present Water st-cet Was then called.
.aE r.sr WHARF.
As til is .ae Erst wharf III the District OF
Co:@rsL... a. which We haze any record. the
sreczic. TO- IS :. matter Of ANTIQUARIAN into
e.: a.o given N full THE said wharf = to be
bnilt - the eul % War; stree: and carried
from thence sky sect v.,.e into sne -iyef
20 have ten ice: Of water at the font IN low
f:Ce; tle oT.-des are 10 he of h-wed logs.
twelve lf.g he. cE..i ,arT ped and ;he JOINS S=o,c
br.-ed unG cirGcl with hewei logs ten inches
thick AID fifteen feet long and d0yetaiied into
tn OGtsI-@s. The front 10 be dOyetalled a. the
ouisiIes auJ the end o. every dovetail 10 be
sawed on. lie distance from the front TO the
first brace 20; 70 exceed ten feai and tine dis
lance between every brace the same for the
whole length OF he wharf. the 10 be filed
III, vi Ia stone within iwJ feet of the wharf orc
foot OF which ; to be filed with clav o. dirt
tn, o.hs- fcO. with gravel and to be raised
three ZEE: higher than full eide. Every Fart
jhe work to be done IL the strongest man
ner aud to tie satisfaction Of tie workmen. IL
differently chosen. Il any dispute should hap
PEI when The work Is finished.
THE said work Is 20 be completely finished by
tie 1T day OF September. which shall Le "a the
year IIGj Crc-,CJrth of the moLer agreed
fOr being zoo to be paid IN dollars =; 80
NJ oils q: - shiliicCs or Pennsylvania eur
l,acy1 to be- uaId IN hand. oue-four:h to be
paid uhen al the timber sor the wooden rars
OF she wha- IS broUgn- IL plIce. the other half
AZ the finishing of The whole WORK. Security
u b. given BY the undertaken 20 the commits
siO-trs before tine pIymeI; 0s the first fourth.
n B.-1here is TO be good and sufficient
Craze erected at the front of tine wharf"
THE EARLY COMMISSIONERS.
Upon the completion OF the wharf Mr. john
Clagett was the only commissioner who thought
it had no: been done according TO contract
Thcreupou choice was made OF 1Iessrs. John
Gr,ne and Archibald Allen. 'esteemed good
wOrsulen 20 view the same whose opinion was
to be agreed to- They decided that the work
had been sufficiently done according TO con-
traet. The board. as constituted by the act of
11jl. consisted OF Capt. Henry Wright Crabb,
SOAu Ciag-tt. John Needham. James Perrie.
Samuel MagruIer Jcsias Bean and Daniel
Lynn. They elected Alexander Beall as clerk.
aud he was also appointed surveyor TO lay off
the sixty acres. There included in the
town % l1-l6 acres of GordOn's land and
81 J-l6 ac-cs OF Bealls land
IN amusing story. at the expense of mis- ances-
tC-. l. told by descendant Of of the first
Scotch settlers. who was also one o. the commits
sioners o. the town. The latter sent Il pa-ticu-
larry black specimen of "a negro girl home to his
ant. In the course of time a vessel came up
the Potomac having the girl on board. and also
a letter from the cid lady TO her son. In this
letter she thanked him for his flial recollection
ana went TO say that she had not been able
to accomplish anything in the way of a change
IL the appearance of the GIRL that she had
washed and washed and washed. and that the
more she washed the blacker the thing GOT and
that a. the girl did not take kindly TO her new
surroundings and wished to return. sne had
sent her back.
TIE Town CLERK.
Alexander Beall. the clerk and surveyor OF
the town, resigned in 1857. He had accepted a
captains commission IN the Maryland Provin-
Gals. which has been raised for service against
the Indians. Beall had paid but little attention
To lis duties as clerk. and had made 30 many
errors in his survey that the commissioners in
115S entered into a contract with John Frede-
nick Augustus Prlgg, surveyor of Prince
George county. to correct the same. The
commissioners ESQ agreed with Archibald
orIne. for himself ard two men. 10 carry the
c-rlE and pole s.d vEatevc- else the surveyor
thi' ~ nee -..-y. - which he 10 be paid
eleven sh't.lUEs per day and ito find himself
and me- N Dirt au,. lodging. and TO attend the
s'.rNeEo- iat|r"l sunrise and sunset OF each
das- Military LIE more cong ial 20
Zeal than following the paths of peace in the
GUiel town. fO- on October %. 1859 he LETT
tieOrct tCg u for the frontier IN cOmmar a of a