fight any game cocks or dunghill fouls within
the jurisdiction of the corporation for any wagers or for diversion
shall for every offense pay $5. Also if having assembled in a
disorderly manner for the purpose of fighting cocks, if they refuse
to disperse, constables shall take such negro or negroes (being
slaves) and give him, her, or them, due correction upon the bare
back in some public part of Georgetown not exceeding 39 strikes.

An ordinance for regulating and licensing hackney carriages, billiard
tables, theatrical and other public amusements.

Another says,

... any person or persons who shall keep or maintain the common
gaming house or open or set up any public gaming table shall forfeit
and pay $20 current money.

Provided always, that licensed billiard tables are not intended
hereby to be prohibited or herein included.

Passed 4th October 1803.

The fire engines and fire buckets heretofore bought by the subscription
of sundry inhabitants of the town have been offered for the use of the
town.

In 1801 the corporation of Georgetown was concerning itself a good deal
with the paving of the streets.

John Mason, Jesse Baley and Wm. H. Dorsey were a committee to report
permanent systems for improving the streets and alleys, whether by
paving or otherwise.

They determined to commence the work at the intersection of Washington
(30th) and Bridge (M) Streets and carry the pavement up along the north
side of Bridge Street to the intersection of High and Water Streets and
thence, after paving with round stone the Center Square to continue it
afterwards along the south of Fall Street ... to remove the earth and
pave 5 ft. wide against the curb stone, where individuals would not
pave, from Washington to High Street and to graduate and pave the Center
Square.

There was a good deal more work of that kind to be done at that time and
John Peter was appointed permanent superintendent.

Chapter V

_Washington and L'Enfant in George Town_

Such was the town through which General George Washington passed in
April 1789, on his way from Mount Vernon to his inauguration in New York
as first President of the government which was trying out an experiment
new to the world.

In the _Times and Potowmack Packet_, on April 23, is this insertion:

George Town. Last Thursday passed through this town on his way to
New York the most illustrious, the President of