Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
How the Census Was Taken Before
the Year 1900.

How the Census Was Taken Before
the Year 1900.
The taking Of the census by the police in
Georgetown Is not q new or a compare
lively new custom west of Rock creek, as
is proven by an ordinance recently resur-
rected that went into effect away back in
1896, when Robert Peter, John Mackall
CAN'T, Brooke Beall, Bernard O'Neale, Jas.
McCubbin Lingan, John Threkeld and
John Peter constituted the ruling power.
The ordinance provides for the cutting up
of the town into four wards, and for the
appointment of a warden to superintend
each. The chief duty of these wardens
was to see that the laws were strictly en-
forced. but duty specially expressed is
contained in the act, as follows: 1T shall
be the duty of every warden to take the
census of his respective ward, and to re-
port every inhabitant to the clerk of the
corporation, including all Migrants, sus-
picious and disorderly persons, and the To-
cation Of all noisy, tumultuous and i'm
proper houses.
Whenever inhabitant wished to re-
move from one ward to another he was re-
CURED to give at least six days notice
thereof before so doing, or he was subject
to fine Of s.. II any housekeeper or
tavernkeeper lodged a person for more
than three days without notifying the
warden he was liable to be fined the same
amount ...
These wardens We're merged into police
officers on April 80, 1905 in pursuance of
the following ordinance: That for the
purpose OF better enforcing the laws of the
town, it is hereby agreed that there be ap-
pointed on joint ballot two police officers
one for the first district, east of High
street, and one for the second district.
west of High street, they to be known as
the first and second police officer, and to
receive a compensation of 500 a year;
upon oath that they have performed their
duty faithfully"
Morris Post Election.
The annual election Of officers Of Geo. u
Morris Post, G. A. r., was held last night
and resulted as follows: Commander Sam'l
McMonigle; senior vice commander. James
T. Clements; Junior vice commander. L. c.
Arnold; quartermaster Rudolph Ulmcr;
surgeon, DR.. ]. f. r. Appleby; chaplain,
Geo. w. Fletcher; officer of the day, Walter
Sebastian; officer of the guard, Robert Z.
Duvak inner guard, Charles McCarty: SEN
tinel, VIM. Dunnigan; representatives to the
department encampment. James T. Glenn
ents and B. 7. Janney, and alternates, Ru-
dolph Ulmer and Joseph w. Kirkley
Work Suspended.
The delay in the arrival Of lumber has
caused suspension of work on the Aque-
duct bridge piers. The timbers being used
in the construction of the Golfer dam are of
such size and weight that 1t was found
necessary to send to North Carolina for
them, where they are being expressly
hewn.
Merry Affair.
Prof Reinburg's masquerade last night,
in the Masonic Banquet Hall, was a merry
affair The variegated, ridiculous, comical.
original and fetching costumes, combined
with the jollity Of the masqueraders, made
the occ aston one to be remembered. Prizes
were awarded to Mr.. Harry Albrecht for
the originality of his costume; to Mr. Frank
Boyle, for presenting the most comical fig
ure and to Miss Magruder, for her splend-
I'd impersonation of "Topsy;" Messrs Hen
ry Schlosser as q danseuse and Calvin
King received special attention. The prizes
were In gold.