ORDINANCES 
 
 OF THE 
 
 CORPORATION OF GEORGETOWN, 
 
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 JANUARY 1863, TO JANUARY 1863, 
 
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 A TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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 R. A. WATERS, PRINTER. 
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ORDINANCES 
 
 OF THE » 
 
 CORPORATION OF GEORGETOWN, 
 
 FROM 
 
 JANUARY 1802, TO JANUARY 1801, 
 
 WITH 
 
 A TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Printed l>y order of tlie Corporation:. 
 
 WASHINGTON : 
 
 R A. WATERS, PRINTER. 
 
 1863. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION regulating a Police Magistrate, ami fixing his salary. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com ~ 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That on the 
 first Monday in January next, and annually thereafter, there 
 shall be elected one police magistrate, whose compensation 
 shall be three hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly 
 by the Clerk of the Corporation, and the above compensation 
 shall be in lieu of all costs or other charges against the Cor* 
 poration. 
 
 Resolved, further, That the police magistrate shall collect 
 all fines and judgments made by him, after the passage of 
 this resolution, and pay them over to the Clerk of the Cor- 
 poration as collected, and settle his accounts with the Clerk 
 monthly, before the payment of his salary, and upon the fai- 
 lure so to do, the Clerk shall report him to the Corporation, 
 who may declare the office vacant and elect another in his 
 stead. 
 
 Resolved , further, That the police magistrate, before en- 
 tering upon his duties, shall execute a bond, to be filed with 
 the Clerk, in the sum of five hundred dollars, for the faithful 
 discharge of ^he duties of his office ; and the said police ma- 
 gistrate shall, in the event of his sickness or temporary ab- 
 sence from town, have power, and it shall be bis duty, to ap- 
 point some other magistrate to act in his ph ce during suck 
 sickness or temporary absence. 
 
 Resolved, further, That all laws inconsistent with this 
 resolution be, and they are hereby, repealed. 
 
 Approved January 4, 18G2, • 
 
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 A RESOLUTION instructing the Committee representing the interests of 
 of this City before Congress. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation cf Georgetoxvn, That the 
 committee representing the interests of this city before Con- 
 gress be, and they are hereby, instructed to endeavor to have 
 our charter so amended as to ena le the Corporation to col- 
 lect the water tax levied by this Corporation, and to enforce 
 the payment of taxes without requiring the collector for taxes 
 on real estate to search for personal property if found within 
 the town. 
 
 Resolved , That this Corporation consider the above amend- 
 ments of vital importance to the interests of this city, and 
 they earnestly urge upon our committee to obtain them, if 
 possible, this present session. 
 
 Approved January 4, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for the relief of the Poor. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized and instructed to ad- 
 vance to the order of the treasurer of the Union Benevolent 
 Society three hundred dollars, for the purchase of fuel for 
 the suffering poor of this town, upon the substitution by the 
 Trustees of the Corcoran Charity Fund an equal amount of 
 coupons of city of Memphis bonds. 
 
 Approved January 4, 18G2. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of W. II. Fletcher nn'I others 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen arid Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby authorized to pay to the order of 
 W. H. Fletcher one hundred and eighteen dollars and 
 twenty-eight cents, in full of bill dated March 21, 1801 ; 
 and to the order of W. II. Chamberlain, three dollars and 
 fifty cents for his bill dated December 5, 1861 ; and to the 
 
order of Jenkin Thomas, seven dollars and sixty cents, for 
 bill to November 11, 1861. 
 
 Approved January 4, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of certain person therein named. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the order of 
 W. R. Collins, surveyor, twenty-eight dollars for services 
 rendered per bill of December 13, 1861 ; to the order of A. 
 Falconer the sum of thirty-two dollars and fifty cents, as per 
 order ofN. Callan, clerk of Levy Court; and to the order of 
 P. iShoemaker the sum of twenty-two dollars and twenty- 
 seven cents, as per order of N. Callan, clerk of Levy Court. 
 
 Approved January 4, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in regai d to Aqueduct street. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board <f Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Commissioner of Public Buildings be respectfully requested 
 to bring before the committees of Congress on the District 
 of Columbia the subject of the completion of Aqueduct street 
 by authority of Congress. 
 
 Approved January 4, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION instructing the Congressional Committee. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen arid Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 Mayor and the Committee now representing the interests of 
 this town before Congress are hereby instructed to respect- 
 fully represent to Congress the very peculiar necessity which 
 exists at this time for a continuance of the gas lights on 
 Bridge and High streets, in consequence of the presence of 
 the army and the immense number of wagon trains which 
 throng those streets almost every hour of the night, and which 
 
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 are liable to collisions with other vehicles which are passing 
 at the same time — collisions which it is hardly possible to 
 avoid, even during the day; also, to make known to Con- 
 gress that large numbers of dangerous persons have been at- 
 tracted here by the army, and against whose outrages it 
 would be impossible to guard, should these main avenues of 
 the town be left in total darkness. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor ef certain persons and Trustee of the Foor and 
 Work House. 
 
 Revived by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of (he Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorised to pay to the order of 
 T. II. Newman, for expenses of watch-house to 31st Decem- 
 ber, 1861, the sum of ten dollars and fifty cents; to the 
 order of John A. Grimes, for coal had at watch-house, ten 
 dollars; to the order of C. Myers & Son six dollars and fifty / 
 
 cents, for coal, same purpose ; to the order of W. D. Wallach, 
 one hundred dollars and forty-two cents, for bill of advertis- 
 ing to December 27, 1861 ; to the order of John A. Smith, 
 
 Clerk Circuit Court, Washington County, eight dollars and 
 ninety cents; and to the order of Thomas Knowles, Trustee 
 of the Poor and Work House, five hundred and thirty dollars 
 and eighty-one cents, to cover the expenditures of the Poor 
 and Work-house, for the quarter ending 31st December, 
 
 1861. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION fixing the salary of the Clerk of the Corporation. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That from 
 the first day of January, 1862, the annual salary of the Clerk 
 of the Corporation shall be twelve hundred dollars for his 
 services as Clerk and Treasurer of the Corporation, and one 
 hundred and fifty dollars for his services as Secretary to the 
 Board of Aldermen, payable monthly. 
 
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 Resolved, That any law? of this Corporation inconsistent 
 with this resolution be, and the same are hereby, repealed. 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION relating to the Market 1 1 ©use. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That in ad- 
 dition to the stands used for the sale of vegetables in the 
 market house, there is set apart the followings viz: that part 
 of the market house under the shed north of the main entrance 
 thereof, and along the street gutter, t wenty- four feet by three, 
 to be divided into three stands, eight by three each, and to 
 be numbered respectively C, D and E. Said stands not to be 
 occupied by any permanent fixtures ; and it shall be the duty 
 of the Clerk to sell said stands at auction on the first Satur- 
 day in April next. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to tbe Small-pox. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 committee on Congressional affairs be requested to call the 
 attention of Congress to the fact that the small-pox is no yf 
 increasing in our town to an alarming extent, owing to the 
 close proximity of tbe smail-pox Government hospital to our 
 town, and that Congress be requested to provide some reme- 
 dy in this state of affairs, both in the way of providing a hos- 
 pital for patients and also the necessary attendants, of nurses 
 and physicians. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of John J. McQui'lIan, ami for another purpose. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon, Council of the Corporation , of Georgetown,, That tin? 
 
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 Clerk pay to the order of John J. McQuillan ninety dollars 
 in full for his bill for burying small-pox paupers to January 
 1, 18t)2, inclusive. 
 
 Resolved, That all diseased small-pox paupers shall he 
 buried in the grounds of the poor and work house, and no bill 
 will be paid by this Corporation unless the bodies are buried 
 there. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to Water Stock. 
 
 Resolved by the Bvard of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay the interest on 
 the water stock out of the general fund, the amount so paid 
 to be replaced to the credit of the general fund so soon as 
 water taxes are collected and paid over by the Collector. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to Small-pox. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That for the 
 purpose of providing medicines, provisions, &c., for destitute 
 persons afflicted with the small pox, the sum of one hundred 
 dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid by the clerk, to the 
 order of the Mayor, upon proper vouchers. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION appointing a Commissioner to represent the Stock of the 
 Corporation of Georgetown in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Mayor of Georgetown be, and he is, hereby appointed to rep- 
 resent the' stock of the Corporation at any [meeting of the 
 stockholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION instructing the Congressional Committee. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 Mayor and the Committee now representing the interests of 
 this town before Congress are hereby requested to use their 
 best exertions to secure the repeal or suspension of the 
 law of Congress which prevents the issue of Corporation and 
 bank notes of denominations less than five dollars. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to the Collector of Taxes. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the Col- 
 lector of Taxes be, and he is hereby, instructed to enforce 
 immediate payment of all over-due taxes charged to him on 
 the books of the Corporation, by distress and sale of prop- 
 erty. 
 
 Resolved , That the Clerk of the Corporation report to the 
 Boards at their next meeting the taxes paid over to him since 
 the 1st of January last, specifying the kind of tax, and month- 
 ly thereafter, during the present year. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of William Whelan, and discontinuing certain 
 
 Pumps. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of William Whelan, one hundred and 
 ninety-four dollars and ninety-six cents, in full of his bill of 
 repairs of hydrants, from October 1, 1861, to January, 1862, 
 and charge the same to the Water Fund. 
 
 Resolved , That the repairs of all pumps where water mains 
 are laid and hydrants erected, be, and the same shall be, 
 discontinued from and after the passage of this resolution. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION discontinuing a Bridge Keeper at Little Falls Bridge. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and. Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
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 office of bridge keeper at the Little Falls Bridge be, and the 
 same is hereby, discontinued from and after the passage of 
 this resolution, and until otherwise ordered. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of Joseph F. Birch and Henry Reaver. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of Joseph F. Birch, twenty-five dol- 
 lars, for his bill of coffins for paupers, to July 30, 1861, in- 
 clusive, and to Henry Reaver, for his bill of costs to Decem- 
 ber 31, 1861, twenty-seven dollars and eighty-three cents. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 R RESOLUTION in favor of James F. Essex 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of James F. Essex, one hundred and 
 eighty dollars, for livery of Corporation horse from January 
 1, 1861, to January 1, 1862. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862, 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of Joseph W. Marl!. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of Joseph W. Marll, fifty-seven dol- 
 lars, in full of his bill for repairs of pumps, dated April 23, 
 1861. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE laying a General and Special Direct Tax for the year 
 1862, and providing for the collection thereof. 
 
 Sec. 1 . Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and 
 Board of Common Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, 
 
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 That there shall be, and is hereby, levied a direct tax of 
 sixty-five cents on each and every hundred dollars of the as- 
 sessed value of real and personal property liable to taxation 
 as the same shall stand assessed and valued on the books of 
 assessment of the Corporation now in the hands of the As- 
 sessors; and, also, there shall be, and hereby is, levied an 
 additional special tax of five cents on each and every hundred 
 dollars of the assessed value of real and personal property as 
 the same shall stand valued and assessed on the books afore- 
 said, excepting in both instances public burying grounds, 
 the Female Orphan Asylum, and houses of public religious 
 worship ; and the Clerk of the Corporation is hereby direc- 
 ted to keep separate accounts of the receipts and expenditures 
 of the general and special direct taxes hereby levied, and to 
 apply the latter according to the provisions of an act of Con- 
 gress entitled “An act authorizing the corporate authorities 
 of Georgetown to impose additional taxes, and for other pur- 
 poses, M approved March 2, 1855, and to no other purpose 
 whatever; and he is hereby directed Vo account annually to 
 the Corporation for his application of the same. 
 
 Sec. 2. And be it further ordained , That each of the 
 taxes hereby levied and imposed shall be collected by the 
 collector appointed by the two Boards of the Corporation in 
 joint meeting on the first Monday in January, 1860; and in 
 two weeks after the passage of this ordinance the Clerk of 
 the Corporation shall make out and deliver to the Collector 
 the taxes hereby levied in two separate tax lists. The said 
 Collector shall, within fifteen days after he shall have receiv- 
 ed them, make out an account of each of the taxes hereby 
 chargeable on all real and personal property under this ordi- 
 nance, and shall within the period aforesaid deliver the same 
 respectively to the proprietors of said property if he, she, or 
 they be a resident within the town, and demand payment 
 thereof; and whenever any proprietor shall be a non-resi- 
 dent, he shall deliver the said accounts respectively, in the 
 case of real property, to the tenant or occupant of the lot or 
 lots on which the same is chargeable, if such property be let 
 or occupied, and in case of personal property to the person 
 or persons in whose use or possession it may be, and demand 
 payment thereof from such tenant or occupant, or possessor, 
 in the same manner, and within the same period. 
 
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 Sec. 3. And be it ordained , That in every instance in 
 which either of the taxes under this ordinance shall be un- 
 paid by the first Monday in November next, the said Collec- 
 tor is hereby authorized and required to proceed to enforce 
 payment of the said taxes by distress and sale of any per- 
 sonal property belonging to the person properly chargeable 
 with the taxes hereby levied wherever found within the town, 
 and if there be none such, then by distress and sale of such 
 personal property as may be found on the premises chargeable 
 with said taxes, except such property as the act of Congress 
 extending the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace of the 
 District of Columbia exempts, and it shall be the duty of the 
 Collector, before he sells any personal property so distrained, 
 to give twenty days public notice, by putting up a notice at 
 the Town House and at the Market House, and also serving 
 one on the party whose goods are distrained, if to be found 
 by him within the town, of the time and place of sale, and 
 the amount of each of the taxes herein levied due, and for 
 which distress is made. 
 
 Sec. 4. An i be it ordained , That where there is no per- 
 sonal property liable as aforesaid for the payment of either 
 of the taxes hereby chargeable on any lot or lots, or parts of 
 lots, whether the same be the property of a resident or non- 
 resident proprietor, and if the said taxes be unpaid on the day 
 before mentioned, it shall be the duty of the Collector, and 
 is hereby required, to enforce the payment of such taxes by 
 the sale of such lot or lots, or parts of lots, or so much there- 
 of as may be necessary; and the course of his proceedings shall 
 be as follows: He shall advertise the property, when owned 
 by persons residing in the District of Columbia, for public sale 
 in some newspaper published in Georgetown, or if there be 
 none such, then in a Washington newspaper; and when the 
 property is owned by a person or persons not residing in the 
 District of Columbia, also in the National Intelligencer and 
 an Alexandria newspaper, once a week for twelve successive 
 weeks previous to the day of sale; in which advertisement 
 shall be stated the time and place of sale, the number of lot 
 or lots, or parts of lots of ground intended to be sold, the 
 value thereof, and the amount of each of the taxes due and 
 owing thereon; also, the names of the persons to whom the 
 same are respectively assessed, and if before the day of sale 
 
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 advertised as aforesaid, the owner, his or her agent or attor- 
 ney, shall not pay the amount of each of the taxes hereby 
 levied, with all costs thereon assessed, the said Collector shall 
 sell the said lot or lots or parts thereof, or as many as may 
 be necessary to pay said taxes, for cash, to the highest bid- 
 der; and a certificate shall be issued by the Collector, setting 
 forth that such person is the purchaser, and the amount paid 
 by him. And if, at or before T he expiration of twelve months 
 from the day of sale, the owner shall not appear and pay to 
 the Collector, the Mayor, or the purchaser, the amount of 
 each of said taxes hereby levied, and costs, and each of said 
 taxes accruing subsequent to sale, and ten per cent, interest 
 on the purchase money, it shall and may be lawful for the 
 Mayor, and he is hereby required, at the expiration of said 
 time, to convey the title in fee simple of said property to the 
 purchaser, by deed, under his hand and seal of the Corpo- 
 ra t on. 
 
 Sec. 5. And be it ordained , That it shall be the duty of 
 the Collector regularly to pay over to the Clerk of the Cor- 
 poration the money by him from time to time collected, in 
 vii tue of the ordinance, in manner prescribed by the ordinance 
 regulating the Collector’s bond, and for other purposes, ap- 
 proved (jth June, 1829, and at every such payment to furnish 
 the Clerk with a list of the several persons from whom such 
 collections have been made, with the amount collected from 
 each, and of each of the taxes hereby levied separately; and 
 it shall be the duty of the Clerk to record the said list in a 
 book to be kept by him for that purpose, and the Collector 
 shall settle a final account of his collections by virtue of this 
 ordinance, with the said Clerk, by the first day of Jan- 
 uary next, in default of which the Collector shall be reported 
 by the Clerk to the Recorder lor suit, and shall be sued forth- 
 with, for any deficiency not paid over, and be chargeable with 
 interest on the same, from the said last mentioned day, in 
 w’hich account shall be allowed as commission for his services 
 at tho rate of three per cent, on the monies by him collected, 
 and paid over to the Corporation. 
 
 Sec. 6 . And be it ordained , That where either of the 
 taxes hereby levied are due from the same person on more 
 than one lot or lots, or parts of lots, and the said lot or lots 
 or parts of lots, shall be offered for sale as aforesaid, it 
 
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 Bhall be the duty of the Collector to advertise and sell, for 
 the sum of the two taxes due on the whole number of lots 
 or parts of lots at the same time, but to sell no more of 
 said lots or parts of lots than may be sufficient to raise 
 the whole amount of the sum of the taxes hereby levied 
 and in arrear and due, with the expenses of the collection 
 thereof, which shall include but one execution fee ; which fee, 
 with all the other expenses of distress, advertisement, and 
 sale, shall be raised and paid out of the property sold, in the 
 same manner, and at the same time that the sum of both the 
 taxes herein levied are raised and paid. 
 
 Sec. 7. And be it ordained , That the Collector in every 
 instance of distress of personal property for the taxes hereby 
 levied under this ordinance, and whether or not he shall make 
 a sale, be authorized to charge for his cost and trouble, as 
 well the fee of one dollar, as a commission of five per cent 
 on the amount of the taxes in arrear, to be included and recov- 
 ered in like manner with the taxes, and as an expense inci- 
 dent thereto. And in every case of advertisement of real 
 property for sale for the said taxes in arrears, and whether 
 or not a sale shall be made, the said Collector, in addition to 
 the fee of one dollar, shall be allowed to charge for his cost 
 and trouble a commission of two-and-a-half per cent, on the 
 amount of the sum of both the taxes hereby levied and in ar- 
 rear, to be included and recovered in like manner with the 
 said taxes in arrear, and as an expense incident thereto. 
 And in no future case of distress of personal property for 
 the taxes herein levied shall it be required of the Collector 
 to give personal notice thereof to any other owner than such 
 as resides within the limits of the town, and have actual pos- 
 session of the property distrained at the time of such distrain, 
 any ordinance of this Corporation to the contrary notwith- 
 standing. And it shall be the duty of the Collector at the 
 appointed time of closing his collections to report to the Cor- 
 poration a list showing the names of the persons in arrear for 
 each of the taxes herein levied, the amount due by each, re- 
 spectively, together with a statement of the cases, and amounts 
 of charges made by him under the provisions of the ordi- 
 nance. 
 
 Sec. 8. And be it further or dained } That the Collector be, 
 and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow a discount 
 
of ten per centum on all the taxes levied under the aforegoing 
 ordinance, paid to him on or before the first day of April 
 next; and the sum of eight per centum on all sums of said 
 taxes paid to him on or before the first day of July next; 
 and the sum of six per centum on all said taxes paid to him 
 on or before the first of October next. 
 
 Approved February 8, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE levying a Gas tax for the year 1862. 
 
 Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and Board of 
 Common Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That 
 there shall be, and hereby is, levied a direct special tax of 
 fifteen cents on each and every hundred dollars of the assess- 
 ed value of real and personal property liable to taxation, as 
 the same shall stand valued and assessed on the books of as- 
 sessment of the Corporation now in the hands of the Asses- 
 sors, to constitute a gas light fund; and the Clerk is hereby 
 directed to keep a separate account of his receipts and expen- 
 ditures of this special tax, and to apply his receipts under 
 this tax to pay the expense of lighting the streets of the town 
 with gas, which has occurred, or may hereafter he incurred, 
 and to no other purpose whatever. 
 
 Approved February 15, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of certain person®. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen , and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of E. M. Linthicum & Co., twenty 
 dollars and forty-one cents ; to the order of F. & A. Sehnie- 
 der, eleven dollars and twenty-five cents, for branding-irons 
 for the use of the Inspector of Salted Provisions; to W. H. 
 Chamberlain, five dollars and seventy-five cents, as per bill 
 of December 14, 1861; to the order of W. EL Tenney, 
 thirty-six dollars and sixty cents, as per bill of 6th February, 
 1862 ; and to Pilchard Ballinger, twenty-three dollars and 
 eighteen cents, as per bill, to December 8, 1861. 
 
 Approved February 15, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION in relation to the late Collector of Taxes. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Comicil of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Recorder be instructed to bring suit, at the next term of the 
 Circuit Court, against C. F. Shekel! and his sureties, for all 
 general and special direct taxes charged against him on the 
 books of the Corporation. 
 
 Approved February 15, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of W. Godey, and others. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the order of 
 W. Godey, the sum thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents, for 
 bill of ice furnished to soldiers at Forrest Hall, as per bill of 
 October 31, 1861 ; and to the order of Dickson & King, sixty 
 dollars and thirty-seven cents, for bill of fuel furnished the 
 Corporation; and to W. R. Collins, five dollars, for services 
 as Surveyor. 
 
 .Approved February 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION relating to the Market House. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Mayor be, and he is hereby, requested to have placed at the 
 north entrance of the Market House, a suitable hydrant for 
 washing and cleansing the Market House, and the sum of one 
 hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 
 hereby appropriated to pay the expense thereof. 
 
 Approved February 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of William H. Fletcher. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 sum oi five hundred and sixty-five dollars and eighty-one 
 
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 cents, is hereby appropriated to be paid to the order of W. IL 
 Fletcher, for work and material furnished on the streets of the 
 town, from June 15, to September 23, 1861. 
 
 Approved February 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of Richard Ballinger. 
 
 Resolved by the * Board of Aldermen and Board oj Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That the 
 sum of seventy-six dollars and seventy-five cents, be paid to 
 the order of Richard Ballinger, in full for his bill of repairs 
 of pumps to December 31, 1861. 
 
 Approved February 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for the relief of George L. Sherwood. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board, of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That the 
 fines imposed by H. Reaver, J. P., on George L. Sherwood, 
 be, and they are hereby remitted, provided said Sherwood 
 pay the cost. 
 
 Approved February 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to School taxes. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldeimen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That it shall 
 be the duty of the Clerk of the Corporation to charge the 
 Collector of taxes with the school taxes for the year 1861, 
 and each year thereafter, as assessed by the Assessors, and 
 to take his receipt therefor. 
 
 Resolved , further , That it shall be the duty of the judges 
 of election of each precinct to return to the Clerk the day 
 after each election, the names of all persons voting whose 
 names are not on the poll lists, which taxes shall also be 
 charged to the Collector. 
 
 Resolved, further, That the Clerk shall keep in a book to 
 be kept for that purpose, a list of all persons subject to a 
 school tax, and shall not report to the judges of election any 
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 person as having paid his school tax, who has not paid his 
 school taxes for 1861, and all subsequent school taxes, nor 
 shall the Collector furnish any person with a receipt for 
 school taxes for 1862 or any subsequent year, until all pre- 
 vious school taxes charged to such persons are paid — com- 
 mencing with the year 1861, 
 
 Approved March 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION to pay certain Claims. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown ) That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the order 
 of the judges of election in the 1st, 2d, and 4th precincts, 
 eighteen dollars for room rent at the late election ; to the 
 order of T. A. Lazenby nine dollars and fifty-four cents for 
 articles furnished for the Watch-house, per bill of December 
 17th; to the order of Messrs. Magruder & Stone for fuel 
 furnished to the Orphans’ Court, as set forth in the order of 
 N. Callan, clerk of the Levy Court, dated 31st January, 
 1862, fourteen dollars ; to the order of G. B. Barnard & Co. 
 twenty-seven dollars and eighty-seven cents for oil for the 
 Vigilant engine, furnished in the year 1861 ; and to the or- 
 der of G. B. Barnard & Co. sixty-nine dollars and forty-nine 
 cents for lamp glass, &c., furnished in the year 1861 — this 
 last amount to be charged by the Clerk to the gas fund. 
 
 Approved March 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION to pay Claims of the Assessors and others. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of M. V. Buckey for his services as 
 assessor, thirty-eight dollars; to the order of G. W. Beall 
 for his services as assessor, thirty dollars ; to the order of 
 Waters & Hunt, for printing handbills and poll lists in Oc- 
 tober and November, 1861, twenty-seven dollars; to the or- 
 der of Joseph Libbey & Son, for lumber furnished the Cor- 
 poration from March 6th to August 27th, 1861, twenty- 
 
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 seven dollars and twenty-five cents ; and to the order of 
 Joseph Libbey, for lumber furnished the Corporation and 
 scow hire at Bridge street bridge, from September 2 to No- 
 vember 9, 1861, forty-two dollars and seventy-three cents. 
 
 Approved March 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION making an appropriation for Lighting, Cleaning, and 
 Sweeping the Market House. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Gfeorgetown , That the 
 sum of one hundred dollars be, and same is hereby appro- 
 priated, to be paid by the Clerk to the order of the Market 
 Master, for lighting, cleaning, and sweeping the market 
 house for the year 1862. # « 
 
 Resolved, further f That the sum of twenty dollars, or as 
 much thereof as is necessary, be, and is hereby appropriated 
 for whitewashing the market house, on the presentation of 
 the proper vouchers to the Clerk of the Corporation by said 
 Market Master. 
 
 Approved March 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to High Street Wharf. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Gfeorgetown, That the 
 Mayor be requested to make such enquiry as will enable 
 him to inform the Councils in regard to the occupancy and 
 use of the town property at the termination of High street. 
 
 Approved March 22, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of Doctor I. S. Lauck. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Gfeorgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of Dr. I. S. Lauck, fifty dollars, for 
 one year’s services in vaccinating the poor of the town, up to 
 March 25, 1862. 
 
 Approved March 29, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION granting certain privileges to Joseph F. Birch and Wil- 
 liam Emmert. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Geor get own. That permis- 
 sion be, and hereby is, granted to Joseph F. Birch and Wil- 
 liam Emmert to construct a sewer leading from their premises 
 on Bridge street, across the said street and along the line of 
 Jefferson street, to the canal; provided the above named 
 parties shall not obstruct the travel while the work is being 
 done, and shall leave the street, when the sewer is finished, 
 in a good condition ; and provided further, that no other 
 persons shall be allowed to tap or use said sewer without the 
 consent of the parties .aforesaid and their assigns ; Provi- 
 ded further, That all damage, resulting at any time hereafter 
 to the streets of the town from said sewer, shall be repaired 
 by the owners of said property, or at their expense, and 
 proper agreements to this effect shall be entered into by said 
 parties, under direction of the Recorder, before said work 
 shall be commenced. 
 
 Approved April 5, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of William Forsyth and L. H. and G. C. Schnie- 
 
 der. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of William Forsyth, for plats of 
 survey and profiles, &c., of High street, per bill of March 
 27, 1862, sixty dollars ; and to the order of L. H. & G. C. 
 Schnieder, for lamp tubes and lamp cocks furnished in Sep- 
 tember and November, 1861, twelve dollars, and that the 
 Clerk is hereby directed to charge the amount last named co 
 the gas tax. 
 
 Approved April 5, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION to pay expenses of the Poor and Work house for the first 
 quarter of 1862, and other claims. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of (he Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 
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 Clerk pay to the order of the Trustees of the Poor and Work 
 House six hundred and seventy-nine dollars and sixty-three 
 cents, for the expenses of the institution for the quarter en- 
 ding March 31, 1862 ; to the order of J. J. McQuillan sixty 
 dollars, for the burial of paupers who died from small-pox in 
 Janaury and March, 1862 ; and to the order of Robert Boyd 
 forty-one dollars, for repairs of gas lamps in 1861, and that 
 the Clerk charge the amount last named to the gas fund. 
 
 Approved May 10, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION to rebuild a portion of the fence of the Poor and Work 
 House grounds. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and instructed to re- 
 ceive proposals from three or more carpenters of this town, 
 for rebuilding that portion of the inclosure fence of the 
 grounds of the Poor and Work House which runs parallel 
 with High street, in a plain and substantial manner, and 
 that he award the contract for said work to the lowest com- 
 petent bidder for the same. 
 
 Approved May 10, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION fixing the salary of the Market Master. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That on and 
 after the first day of January, 1862, the salary of the Market 
 Master, shall be two hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 And be it further resolvedfSAi&t all resolutions inconsistent 
 with this are hereby repealed. 
 
 Approved May 10, 1862, 
 
 RESOLUTIONS in relation to the damage to streets and roads from trans- 
 portation of army supplies, &c. 
 
 Whereas in consequence of the extraordinary travel over 
 the streets and roads of our town, during the last twelve 
 months, by Government wagons, &c., the wear and tear of 
 
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 the same has been of so serious a character as to demand our 
 most earnest attention : 
 
 And whereas the generous assumption by Congress of the 
 repair of roads, &c., leading to Washington City, injured 
 through a similar agency, prompts us to appeal for assistance 
 to place our thoroughfares in as good condition as they were 
 prior to their use by the Government : Therefore be it 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgeloivn , That our 
 Congressional committee be authorized to earnestly press this 
 subject upon the attention of Congress for the purpose of 
 procuring an appropriationTor the repair of our streets and 
 roads thus injured. 
 
 Resolved , further , That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, 
 authorized and instructed to have prepared, by some compe- 
 tent person, immediately, an estimate of the cost of repairing 
 said damage to our streets and roads; and that he enclose 
 copies of said estimate with copies of these resolutions and 
 transmit the same to the chairman of the respective Commit- 
 tees on the District of Columbia^ in the Senate and House of 
 Representatives of the United States. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for the repair of certain streets. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That the 
 sum of three hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be 
 necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to be ex- 
 pended, under the direction of the Mayor, on the repair of 
 High street from Eighth street to the Corporation line, the re- 
 pair of Bridge street from Fayette to the Little Falls Bridge; 
 also for the repair of such gravelled streets in the town as 
 require it. 
 
 Resolved , further , That the sum of one hundred dollars 
 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the repair of 
 broken places in the paved streets and gutters of the town ; 
 and the Clerk is hereby directed to pay the above sum . to the 
 order of the Mayor, upon the production of the proper 
 vouchers. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION in favor of J. W. Hilleary and E. Sherwood. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 fines imposed on J. W. Hilleary and E. Sherwood by Justice 
 Reaver, the parties fined having misapprehended the law 
 regulating the market, be, and the same are hereby, remitted ; 
 provided the said parties pay the costs. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of H. B. Walker, 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of H. B. Walker twelve dollars and 
 fifty cents for repairs of Paper Mill Bridge, as per his bill of 
 May 9, 1862, and charge one half of said amount to the Levy 
 Court of Washington County, D. C. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of William Whelan. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of William Whelan one hundred and 
 sixty-four dollars and sixty-five cents, in full of his bill from 
 January 1, 1862, to April 1st inclusive, and that the same be 
 charged to the water fund. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for cleaning the Watch-house. 
 
 Resolved by the Bjard of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of T. H. Newman ten dollars for 
 whitewashing and cleaning the Watch-house, and for washing 
 blankets for the same, upon proper vouchers. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION providing for a repair of the Town House. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 sum of twenty dollars is hereby appropriated for repairing the 
 chimneys, guttering, spouting, &c., of the Town House, and 
 that the Clerk pay the same to the order of the Mayor, upon 
 proper vouchers. 
 
 Resolved , That the Mayor be, and he is, hereby requested 
 to have the first and second stories of the Town House paint- 
 ed with three coats of paint, and he invite proposals for the 
 same from three of the painters of the town. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION providing for the purchase of hose for the use of the 
 Market House. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 sum of seventy-five dollars be, and the same is, hereby ap- 
 priated for the purchase of hose and fixtures for-the use of 
 the Market House ; and the Clerk pay the same to the order 
 of the Mayor upon proper vouchers. 
 
 Resolved , That u a resolution relating to the Market 
 House,” approved February 22, 1862, be, and the same, is 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 Approved May 24, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE extending the time for the collection of one moiety of the 
 
 Water Tax. 
 
 Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and Board of 
 Common Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 collector of that portion of the water tax levied and im- 
 posed by the Corporation by “An Ordinance authorizing the 
 distribution of the Potomac water through the city of George- 
 town,” approved May 9, 1859, for the year 1861, be, and is 
 hereby, extended for two years, so as to fall due on the ,1st 
 day of July, 1863, and that portion for the year 1862 be ex- 
 tended for two years, so as to fall due on the 1st day of July, 
 1864, 
 
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 Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, That the collector ap- 
 pointed by the Corporation to collect the taxes levied and 
 imposed by this Corporation, be, and he is hereby instructed, 
 in all cases where a lot, or lots, or part thereof, is at the in- 
 tersection of any two streets, to demand and collect on one 
 hundred feet only, on any said lot, or lots, or part thereof. 
 
 Sec. 3. And be it further ordained, That when any lot, 
 or lots, or part thereof, at the intersection of any two streets, 
 shall change owners, and be subdivided, then any portion of 
 said lot, or lots, or part thereof not on the intersection of 
 any two streets, shall be subject to the provision of the ordi- 
 nance approved May 9, 1859, in relation to water distribution, 
 and it shall be the duty of the collector to collect the water 
 tax imposed by that ordinance, allowing the extension of time 
 granted in this ordinance. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE supplementary to an Ordinance Regulating the Keeping 
 of Swine, approved March 13, 1858. 
 
 Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and Board of 
 Common Council of the Corporation of G-eorgetown , That 
 no swine shall be permitted to go at large within the limits 
 of this Corporation, except during the months of June, July, 
 August, and September, under the penalty as prescribed in 
 the ordinance to which this is a supplement. 
 
 Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, That on and after the 
 1st day of January, 1863, that no person or housekeeper shall 
 keep more than one hog, or pig, under penalty of one dollar 
 each day for each hog, or pig so kept, to be recovered as fines 
 usually are, or by a forfeiture of all such surplus animals. 
 
 Sec. 3. And be it further ordained, That the Clerk of 
 the Corporation, be, and he is hereby directed to pay to the 
 order of the 3d precinct Sergeant Metropolitan Police all ne- 
 cessary expenses in enforcing the provisions of this ordinance, 
 and the ordinance to which this is a supplement. 
 
 Sec. 4. Be it further ordained , That so much of the “or- 
 dinance regulating the keeping of swine within the limits of 
 this Corporation/’ approved March 13, 1858, as is inconsis- 
 tent with this ordinance, be, and the same is hereby repealed. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION making an appropriation to lay a Flagway across Valley 
 
 street. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 sum of sixteen dollars, or as much thereof as may be neces- 
 sary, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to lay a flag- 
 way across Valley street, on the north line of West street. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE inralation to the collection of Taxes. 
 
 Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and Board of 
 Common Council of the Corporation of Creorgetown , That all 
 taxes, of whatsoever kind, heretofore levied by this Corpora- 
 tion and yet uncollected, shall be collected by the collector or 
 collectors thereof, in strict conformity with sections five, six 
 and eight of an act of Congress entitled “ An act to authorize 
 the Corporation of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, 
 to lay and collect a water tax, and for other purposes/ * ap- 
 proved May 21, 1862. 
 
 Sec. 2 And be it further ordained , That so much of any 
 ordinance, resolution, or any part thereof, as is inconsistent 
 with this ordinance, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE amending an ordinance respecting nuisances, approved 
 April 30, 1808. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That in 
 section five of “An ordinance respecting nuisances, ” ap- 
 proved April 30, 1808, the words “inhabitants thereof/' be, 
 and are hereby, stricken out, and the word “ neighbors” sub- 
 stituted in their stead. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of W. W. McMullen. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of G ' eorgetown, That the 
 
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 Clerk be, and he is hereby, directed to return to W. W. 
 McMullen a pistol forfeited by him for a violation of a law 
 of this Corporation. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for the repair of the Bridge on Market street crossing 
 
 the canal. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common 
 Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the sum of 
 forty dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, be, and 
 the same is hereby, appropriated to be paid b y the Clerk to 
 the order of the Mayor for the repair of the bridge on Market 
 street, crossing the canal, upon the presentation of proper 
 vouchers, certified by him, that said work has been properly 
 and satisfactorily done, and that the same be charged to the 
 canal company. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of J. A. Smith, Clerk. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown „ That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of J A. Smith, clerk of the Circuit 
 Court, seven dollars and eighty-one cents, for his bill of costs 
 from January to October, 1861, inclusive. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION providing for liming the streets of the town. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 sum of one hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be 
 necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be 
 paid by the Clerk to the order of the Mayor, for liming the 
 streets of the town. 
 
 Approved June 7, 1862. 
 
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 RESOLUTIONS RESPECTING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE The 
 
 Corporation of Georgetown on Wednesday evening passed the following 
 
 resolutions, which were approved by the Mayor this morning : 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That Brig. 
 Gen. Wadsworth be requested to issue an order revoking all 
 licenses granted by the Corporation of Georgetown, until 
 each person holding such license shall have taken a proper 
 and stringent oath of allegiance; and when the license is 
 h >ld by a firm each individual member of the firm shall be 
 required to take the oath; and the same oath shall be requir- 
 ed of all renters of stalls and benches in and at the market- 
 house, and of all persons doing any mechanical or manufac- 
 turing business who sell their own goods; and of every cler- 
 gyman before he can solemnize any marriage, of any lawyer 
 before he can practice in any Court in this District, and of 
 any physician before he can practice in this District; and of 
 each and every school teacher, male or female, and all bank- 
 ers and bank officers; and that any of the named classes of 
 persons who shall violate such oath by uttering any treason- 
 able or traitorous language, or shall in any way countenance 
 the present rebellion by word or deed, shall, upon conviction 
 before any Justice of the Peace, be prohibited from transact- 
 ing any business pursuit or profession within the limits of 
 this District during the rebellion, under a penalty of thirty 
 days imprisonment for each offence. 
 
 Resolved further, That the Mayor be requested to lay a 
 copy of these resolutions before Gen. Wadsworth and the 
 President of the United States. 
 
 A RESOLUTION requesting the Mayor to cause the removal of a stable. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Mayor be, and he is hereby, requested to notify the proprie- 
 tor of the stable erected at the western termination of Pros- 
 pect street, by virtue of a resolution approved March 23d, 
 1861, to have the same removed within one week after the 
 passage of this resolution, and upon his failure to do so, the 
 Mayor is hereby authorized to have the same removed. 
 
 Approved September 4, 1862. 
 
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 RESOLUTIONS manifesting the respect of this Corporation for the memo- 
 ry of the late David English, Esq. 
 
 Whereas it has pleased an all-wise Providence to remove 
 from our midst by death our esteemed fellow-citizen, David 
 English, Esq., for many years a valued member of the Board 
 of Common Council, a Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, a 
 prominent merchant, and largely connected with nearly all 
 the public enterprise in our town : 
 
 Be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of 
 Common Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That the 
 members of this Corporation deeply sympathize with the be- 
 reaved family of the deceased in their affliction. 
 
 Resolved , That in respect to the memory of the deceased, 
 the members of this Corporation wear crape on the left arm 
 for the period of thirty days. 
 
 Resolved , That the Clerk of the Corporation be directed to 
 furnish the family of the deceased with a copy of the forego- 
 ing resolutions. 
 
 Approved September 16, 1862. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE for repairing the Foot pavements in Georgetown. 
 
 Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and Board of 
 Common Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That all 
 breaches of the pavements on any of the paved or gravelled 
 streets in Georgetown be, and they are hereby, declared an 
 inconvenience and annoyance, and that the Mayor cause no- 
 tice of all such nuisances to be given to the owner or occu- 
 pier of any lot or part of a lot, requiring the repairs neces- 
 sary, to be made within ten days after such notice ; and in 
 case of failure, by refusal or neglect, to comply with the May- 
 or’s requisition, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to order 
 such work to be done, the expense of the same to be charged 
 to the owner of the lot, or lots, or part of a lot, and shall be a 
 tax upon such lot or part of a lot, to be collected in the man- 
 ner prescribed by the charter of the town, and that all ordi- 
 nances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this, be, and 
 the same are hereby repealed. 
 
 Approved September 16, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION making an appropriation to pay certain claims. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of JEL B. W alker amount of his bill for 
 carpenter’s work to August 5, 1862, sixteen dollars and fifty 
 cents ; to the order of G. W. Wight, amount of his bill for 
 furniture, for police station, approved by Superintendent 
 Webb, nineteen dollars ; to the order of Everett & Brother, 
 amount of their bill of June 12, 1862, for repairing guttering 
 and spouting of Town House, seven dollars and twenty cents ; 
 to the order of Dickson & King, amount of their bill for fuel 
 to April 12, 1862, twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ; and to 
 the order of C. B. Cluskey, in full payment of all claims by 
 him for services in connection with the improvement of the 
 channel of the Potomac river, one hundred and seventy-four 
 dollars and eighty-nine cents. 
 
 Approved September 15, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION appointing a Commissioner of the Sinking Fund. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That George 
 W. Beall be, and he is hereby, appointed a Commissioner of 
 the Sinking Fund in the place of the late David English, Esq. 
 Approved September 16, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of the Orphans’ Court, Henry Polkinhorn, Cle- 
 ment Wilson, and for another purpose. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of George S. Gideon, nineteen dollars 
 and thirty- seven cents, being one fourth of the sum appro- 
 priated by the Orphans’ Court for records, as per order of 
 May 20, 1862; and to Magruder & Stone fourteen dollars 
 and seventy-five cents, being one fourth of the sum for fur- 
 nishing fuel to the Orphans’ Court, per order of August 16, 
 1862; and to the order of Henry Polkinhorn thirty dollars, 
 for his bill of February 4, 1862, for printing committee of 
 
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 of ways and means and Clerk’s annual reports ; and to the 
 order of Clement Wilson thirty-three dollars and twenty-four 
 cents, for his bill as scavenger to the station house, from Feb- 
 ruary 10, to September 1, 1862; and the Clerk is hereby in- 
 structed to pay to the order of the Sergeant of the George- 
 town Precinct, Metropolitan Police, D, C., quarter yearly* 
 fifteen dollars, for services of scavenger* upon proper vouch- 
 ers, until otherwise ordered. 
 
 Approved September 16* 1862, 
 
 A RESOLUTION giving consent for the ejection of a Hydrant* 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com - 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause the erection 
 of a suitable hydrant on Fayette street, at such point within 
 the limits of the Corporation as may be selected by the mana- 
 gers of the Catholic Free School, and to defray the expense 
 thereof, the sum of twenty-five dollars is hereby appropriated- 
 Approved September 16* 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION relating to the Stacks at the southern termination of 
 Fayette street.. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com" 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized to advertise the ma- 
 terial in the foundry stacks, erected at the intersection of 
 Water and Fayette streets, at public sale y to be removed by 
 the purchaser at such time as may be designated by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 Approved September 16, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of William Whelan. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com ~ 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the order of 
 William Whelan one hundred and twenty dollars and seventy- 
 
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 two cents, being in full of his bill f< r work and materials 
 from April 1, to July 1, inclusive. 
 
 Approved September 16, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for the relief of Isaac Devenport. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of Isaac Devenport six dollars, being 
 a portion of a fine imposed by H. Reaver, J. P., for running 
 a cart or wagon without license, in July, 1862. 
 
 Approved September 16, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION authorizing the repair of Pumps in a certain contingency. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen , and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That whene- 
 ver the High Service Reservoir fails to supply the upper por- 
 tion of the town with water, the Mayor be, and he is hereby, 
 authorized and requested to have the pumps in that part of 
 the town dependent on the High Service Reservoir for water, 
 put in repair so that they can be used; the resolution of this 
 Corporation discontinuing pumps, approved February 8, 1862, 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 Approved October 3, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to Taxes on emancipated negroes. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That the 
 Clerk be, and he is hereby, instructed to pay to the several 
 parties who have paid taxes on slaves for the current year, 
 prior to the emancipation act of Congress, three fourths of the 
 net amount of taxes paid on said slaves since emancipated." 
 
 And the Clerk is hereby further instructed to credit the 
 Collector of Taxes with three fourths of the taxes assessed on 
 slaves the current year, and since emancipated, which taxes 
 still remain unpaid, said three fourths being hereby remitted 
 by this Corporation. 
 
 Approved October 3, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION to pay the expenses of the Poor And Work House for the 
 quarter ending June 30th, 1862* 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 gum of five hundred and forty-one dollars and eight cents be, 
 and the same is hereby, appropriated to defray the expense 
 of the Poor and Work House for the quarter ending June 
 30, 1862, and that the amount named be paid by the Clerk 
 to the order of the Trustee, he furnishing proper vouchers for 
 the same. 
 
 Approved October 3, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of Joseph Libbey. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of Joseph Libbey one hundred and 
 ninety-nine dollars and twenty cents, in full for his bill for 
 lumber to June 12, 1862. 
 
 Approved October 3, 1862, 
 
 A RESOLUTION in favor of the Mayor’s and Clerk’s contingent funds. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That the 
 sura of three hundred dollars be, and is hereby appropriated, 
 one hundred and fifty dollars of the same as a contingent 
 fund for the Mayor, and one hundred and fifty dollars as a 
 contingent fund for the Clerk. 
 
 Approved October 3, 1862. 
 
 RESOLUTIONS accepting and disposing of the bequest ef the late Mary 
 
 Hadersley. 
 
 Whereas the late Mrs. Mary Iladersley bequeathed to the 
 Corporation of Georgetown, for the use of the Alms House, 
 the residue of her estate after payment of the legal claims 
 against it ; and whereas the amount of said bequest, namely : 
 
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 two hundred and eighty-five dollars and ninety-one cents, has 
 been received by the Mayor, ($215 91 from the hands of Mrs. 
 Maria Bohrer, and $70 from the hands of Mrs. Eliza M. 
 Mosher,) and by the Mayor deposited with the Clerk of the 
 Corporation : 
 
 Therefore be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen and 
 Board of Common Council of the Corporation of Creorgetown y 
 That the amount of said bequest ($285,91) be exchanged by 
 the Clerk for stock of this Corporation bearing six per cent 
 interest, on the best terms, and in the name of the Trustee of 
 the Poor and Work House. 
 
 Be it further resolved , That the said trustee shall, on or 
 about the first day of July 1863, and every year thereafter, 
 draw from the Clerk the interest on said stock, to be by said 
 trustee expended in the purchase of such articles of diet as 
 may be necessary to prepare an extra dinner for the inmates 
 of the Poor and Work House, to be served to said inmates on 
 the 4th day of July in each year hereafter. 
 
 Be it also resolved , That the Clerk prepare and send to 
 Mrs. Maria Bohrer and Mrs. Eliza M. Mosher copies of these 
 resolutions — one copy to each lady. 
 
 Approved December 20, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in faver of Walter Godey, and to pay a judgment in favor 
 of Christian Krouse. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Gfeorgetown , That the 
 Clerk pay to the order of Walter Godey eleven dollars and 
 seventy-five cents, in full payment for his bill for ice furnished 
 this Corporation to October 15, 1862. Also, that the Clerk 
 pay to the order of Christian Krouse twelve dollars and sixty 
 cents, being the amount of a judgment by the Circuit Court 
 of Washington County, D. C., in favor of said Christian 
 Krouse against this Corporation, for costs — the same being 
 upon an appeal from the decision of Justice Reaver fining 
 the said Krouse. 
 
 Approved December 20, 1862. 
 
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 A RESOLUTION in favor of J. B. Vanderwetken . 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Greorgetown , That the 
 sum of fifty-five dollars and twenty-five cents be, and the same 
 is hereby, appropriated, to be paid by the Clerk to the order 
 of J. B. Vanderwerken, for altering and repairing the hose 
 reel of the Vigilant Fire Company, per order of the Mayor— 
 the same being in full of his bill to date. 
 
 Approved December 20, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for the relief of Mary Crowley and Joseph Nicholson. 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Trustee of the Poor be, and he is hereby, ordered to deliver 
 to Mary Crowdey four hogs, and to Joseph Nicholson one hog, 
 owned by them and seized by the police for running at large 
 contrary to law, provided they are taken away in one week 
 from the passage of this resolution, and all expenses incurred 
 by said Trustee in keeping said hogs are paid to him* 
 Approved December 20, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION for purposes therein named. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com - 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be, and the same is 
 hereby, appropriated, to be paid to the order of Mrs. Caleb 
 B. Smith, in aid of the fund to be used in providing a Christ- 
 mas dinner for the sick and wounded soldiers of the various 
 hospitals of the District of Columbia. 
 
 Approved December 20, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to the Council Chamber. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 several building associations be, and they are hereby, permit- 
 
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 ted to use the Council Chamber, provided they pay one dollar 
 per night each to the Messenger of the Mayor, for the use of 
 the Corporation, to reimburse the Corporation for gas and 
 fuel consumed by them. 
 
 Approved December 20, 1862. 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to the Scavenger. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 salary of the Scavenger be, and the same shall be, forty dol- 
 lars per month, instead of thirty dollars, until otherwise or- 
 dered, payable to the order of the Mayor, and the increased 
 pay shall commence on the first day of December, 1862. 
 
 Approved December 20, 1862. # 
 
 A RESOLUTION in relation to School Taxes. 
 
 Resolved by the Board of Alderryen and Board of Com- 
 mon Council of the Corporation of Georgetown , That the 
 Collector of Taxes be, and he is hereby, instructed to enforce 
 the payment of the school tax for the year 1861, in confor- 
 mity with the act of Congress and the ordinance of this Cor- 
 poration as soon as practicable. 
 
 Approved December 20 1862. 
 
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CORPORATE AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN 
 
 HENRY ADDISON, Mayor. 
 
 Willum Laird, Clerk and Treasurer . 
 
 William H. Tenney, Clerk to Commissioners of Sinking Fund . 
 
 Charles D. Welch,... . Tax Collector . 
 
 BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 
 
 Walter S. Cox, Recorder and President . Peter Berry, 
 CeorgeW. Beall, Joseph Libbey, 
 
 Henry M. Sweeney, (One vacancy.) 
 
 William Laird, Secretary to Board of Aldermen. 
 
 BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL. 
 
 John MARBifRY, Jr., President , 
 
 L. M. Clements, 
 
 Charles S. English, 
 
 S II. Howell, 
 
 Thomas A. Newman, 
 
 (One vacancy.) 
 
 Thomas Jewell, Clerk to Board of Common Council . 
 Thomas Donaldson, Messenger to the two Boards. 
 
 J. I. Barrett, 
 William Collins, 
 James Goddard, 
 
 J. S. Kelly, 
 William H. Tenney. 
 
 INSPECTORS AND MARKERS OF LUMBER. 
 
 H. Wingate, Charles Myers. 
 
 George Shoemaker, Flour Inspector. 
 
 James Robertson, Inspector of Salted Provisions and Butter. 
 
 II. B. Walker, Market Master and Sealer of Weights and Measures . 
 H. G. Ritter, Weigher of Hay, Straw and Fodder, 
 
 GUARDIANS OF GEORGETOWN SCHOOL. 
 
 George W. Beall, Thomas Jewell, 
 
 William L. Dunlop, William C. Magee, 
 
 William H. Tennet, F. St. Clair Barbara, 
 
 Anthony Hyde. 
 
 WOOD CORDERS AND MEASURERS. 
 
 Ibaao Birch, Henry Burrows. 
 
 ASSESSORS. 
 
 John E. Cox. 
 George W. Beall. 
 
 M. V, Bucket. 
 
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 BOARD OF APPEALS. 
 
 W. H. Tenney, W. H Qodex. 
 
 A. H. Pickrell, 
 
 M. V. Bucket, Trustee of the Poor. 
 
 Henry Reaver, Police Magistrate. 
 
 John Silence, Chimney Sweep. 
 
 Joseph Libbey, Commissioner for Grading Streets. 
 
 W. C. Smith, Surveyor. 
 
 J. Q. Larman, Inspector of Fire Engines. 
 
 TRUSTEES CORCORAN CHARITY. 
 
 John Marbury, W. S. Cox. 
 
 (One vacancy.) , 
 
 WATER BOARD. 
 
 Henry Addison, Joseph Libbet, 
 
 Geo. W. Beall. 
 
 First Precinct. 
 Joseph F. Birch, 
 Daniel McCann, 
 
 H. C. Wingate. 
 
 JUDGES OF ELECTIONS. 
 
 Third Precinct. 
 Charles Myers, 
 H. G. Ritter, 
 
 W. C. Magee. 
 
 Second Precinct , 
 
 J. Edmonson, 
 
 Edward Chapman, 
 
 W. H. Godey, 
 
 Fourth Precinct. 
 
 Jacob Staub, 
 Jacob Ramsburg, 
 Clement A. Peck, 
 
 COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 Henry Addison, 
 Hugh Caperton, 
 William King, 
 Judson Mitchell, 
 
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 One vacancy.) 
 
 Samuel Cropley, 
 Thomas Brown, 
 E. M. Linthicum, 
 P. T. Berry. 
 
 APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR. 
 
 WARDENS. 
 
 Northwest Ward. 
 
 Henry King, 
 
 Edward J. Shoemaker. 
 
 Northeast Ward. 
 
 John M. Stake, 
 
 George Shoemaker, 
 
 Southeast Ward. 
 
 Dr. J. Ritchie, 
 James Goddard. 
 
 Southwest Ward. 
 Samuel Cropley, 
 George Shoemaker. 
 
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 ON PARTY WALLS AND PARTITION FENCES. 
 
 George Shoemaker, James F. Essex. 
 
 Joseph Libbey, 
 
 Charles Boarman, Messenger to Mayor and Clerk , 
 George Harrison, Scavenger . 
 
 John Hess, Night Scavenger . 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
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 Aqueduct street, resolution in regard to,..*.. -.. 5 
 
 Assessors and others, claims of, resolution to pay..* ... ... ]8 
 
 Bridge keeper at Little Falls Bridge* resolution discontinuing a 9 
 
 Bridge on Market street, resolution for the repair of the ......... ...... 27 
 
 Ballinger, Richard, resolution in favor of... 17 
 
 Birch, Joseph F., resolution in favor of . 10. 20 
 
 Bequest of the late Mary Hadersley, resolutions accepting and dis- 
 posing of the..... 33 
 
 Certain persons named, resolution in favor of...... ...... ...... ......... ... 5 
 
 resolution in favor of 0, 15 
 
 Committee representing the interest of the City before Congress, reso- 
 lution instructing the 4 
 
 Congressional Committee* resolution instructing.. 5, 9 
 
 Clerk of the Corporation, resolution fixing the salary of 6 
 
 Commissioner to represent the stock of the Corporation in the Ches. 
 
 and Ohio Canal Company, resolution appointing a ...... 8 
 
 Collector of Taxes* resolution in relation to the 9, 18 
 
 ordinance in relation to 28 
 
 Claims, certain, resolution to pay • 18 
 
 resolution making an appropriation to pay 30 
 
 Commissioner of Sinking Fund, resolution appointing a 30 
 
 Crowley, Mary, resolution for the relief of 35 
 
 Council Chamber, resolution in relation to the 35 
 
 Damage to streets and roads from transportation of Army supplies, 
 
 resolution in relation to the 21 
 
 Davenport, Isaac, resolution for the relief of 82 
 
 Essex, James F., resolution in favor of...... 10 
 
 English, David, resolutions manifesting the respect of this Corpo- 
 ration for the memory of the late * 29 
 
 Emmert, William, resolution granting certain privileges to... 20 
 
 Fletcher, W. H. , and others, resolution in favor of 4* 10 
 
 Forsyth, William, resolution in favor of.. 20 
 
 Fence of Poor and Work house grounds, resolution to rebuild a por- 
 tion of the 21 
 
 Flagway across Valley street, resolution makiug an appropriation to 
 
 lay a.. 26 
 
 Foot pavements* ordinance for repairing the........; m*. ........ 29 
 
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 Godey, W., and others, resolution in favor of 16, 34 
 
 Hilleary, J. W., resolution in favor of 23 
 
 Hydrant, a resolution giving consent for the erection of a 31 
 
 High street Wharf, resolution in relation to 19 
 
 Krcuse, Christian,, judgment in favor of, to be paid 34 
 
 Lauck, D. I. S., resoution in favor of 19 
 
 Libbey, Joseph, resolution in favor of , 33 
 
 Market-house, resolution relating to the 7, 16 
 
 resolution making an appropriation for lighting, 
 
 cleaning, and sweeping the 19 
 
 Hose to be purchased for use of 24 
 
 McQuillan, John J., resolution in favor of 7 
 
 Marll, Joseph W., resolution in favor of 10 
 
 McMullen, W. W., resolution in favor of 26 
 
 Mayor to cause the removal of stable, resolution requesting the 28 
 
 Mayor and Clerk’s Contingent Fund, resolution in favor of the 33 
 
 Nuisances, ordinance amending an ordinance respecting 26 
 
 Nicholson, Joseph, resolution for the relief of 35 
 
 Oath of Allegiance, resolutions respecting the , 28 
 
 Orphan’s Court, resolution in favor of the 30 
 
 Police Magistrates, resolution regulating 3 
 
 Poor, resolution for the relief of the 4 
 
 Pumps to be discontinued, resolution relating to 9 
 
 Poor and Workhouse, Resolutions in relation to the expenses of — 
 
 for first quarter of 1862, 2i 
 
 for the quaTter ending June 30, 1862 33 
 
 Polkinhorn, Henry, resolution in favor of . 30 
 
 Pumps in a certain contingency, resolution authorizing the repair 
 
 of 32 
 
 Purpose therein named, resolution in favor of 35 
 
 Reaver, Henry, resolution in favor of 10 
 
 Small-pox, resolution in relation to the 7, 8 
 
 Sherwood, George L , resolution for the relief of 17 
 
 Sherwood, E., resolution in favor of..... 23 
 
 Schnieder, L. H. & G. C., resolution in favor of . 20 
 
 Streets, certain, resolution for the repair of 22 
 
 of the town, resolution providing for liming the , 27 
 
 Swine, ordinance supplementary to an ordinance regulating tho 
 
 keeping of 25 
 
 Smith, J. A., clerk, resolution in favor of. 27 
 
 Stacks at the southern termination of Fayette street, resolution rela- 
 ting to the 31 
 
 Scavenger, resolution in relation to the 36 
 
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 43 
 
 Trustee of the Poor and Work house, &c., resolution in favor of 6 
 
 Tax for the year 1862, ordinance laying a General and Special direct 10 
 Tax, ordinance providing for the collection of a General and Special 
 
 direct 12 
 
 Tax, Gas, for the year 1862, ordinance laying a 16 
 
 Taxes, School, resolution in relation to 17, 36 
 
 Tax, Water, ordinance extending the time for the collection of one 
 
 moiety of the 24 
 
 Taxes on" emancipated negroes, resolution in relation to . 82 
 
 Town House, resolution providing for a repair of the ..... 24 
 
 Vanderwerken, J. B., resolution in favor of 36 
 
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 Water Stock, resolution in relation to 8 
 
 Walker, H. B., resolution in favor of 23 
 
 Whelan, William, resolution in favor of 9, 23, 31 
 
 Watchhouse, resolution for cleaning the 23 
 
 Wilson, Clement, and another purpose, resolution in favor of 31 
 
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