Daily American organ., 1856-04-22
CITY AFFAIRS. -.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
NosDAr, April al. 1855.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MosDAr, April Il. 1856.
Several reports were received from various COM
Mr. Magruder called up the bill for the relief OF
Trimble and Baine. list8g ss.hets}ss 81
At the request of Mr.. Rusey, Ii was ordered to
lie over till Monday NEXT
Mr. Pearson introduced an act for the construc-
ton of wooden foot bridges in the Seventh ward /;
which was passed.
Mr. Busey introduced an act for the improve
ment Of the culvert under Second street east, in
the Fifth ward. II requires expenditure of 800.
Passed. Ntf
The amendment Of the Lower Board to the bill
providing for cleaning the streets, was adopted
Mr.. Pepper moved that the special order, the
New Market Bill, be taken up.
Mr.. Magrdder asked for It's postponement as he
was unwell, and wished to discuss IL thoroughly.
The Board then adjourned.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, April 81, 1856.
The business of this Board was mostly of a pri-
vate nature. A large number of bills authorizing
improvements in various parts Of the city were
passed.
The bin to regulate the sale of poisons in the
city was passed by q vote of Is TO 2.
Mr.. Lloyd introduced resolution appointing
Monday, May IL, as the time for the election Of
Commissioners of Elections. Passed
Mr.. Jefferson gave notice that he should In Joint
meeting, move to elect one Commissioners In each
ward from the party in the minority in the Board.
Joint resolution from the Board of Aldermen
instructing the Committee before Congress in re-
gard to House of Refuge was read.
On this resolution long debate ensued, which
at the request of the members engaging in it, we
omit.
The joint resolution was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Albert spoke in regard to the debate in the
Board on the 14th instant he thought that de-
bate had been incorrectly reported he was OPP
posed to the publication of any debate which
would not reflect credit on the Board he thought
Il might be well to prevent sny report Of the de-
bate at all ,ess.r4 \.
Mr.. Mexican stated that he had understood the
remarks Of Mr.. Jefferson, at the last meeting of
the Board, to be an unqualified charge of fraud on
the part of the Commissioners of Elections If
these remarks were unqualified, his in reply were
also unqualified. NJ
Mr.. Albert had conversed with Mr.. Jefferson in
regard to these remarks. He had not intended to
charge Mr.. Mexican with fraud. His remarks ap-
piled to the current that voters had been re-
jected who had been declared legal BY the court
that votes had been rejected which had been re-
ceived at a previous time, and that the polls had
been closed before all the votes had been received
nChcuu ndu DeiOTt bIdCeu InAC
under oath, and know of no act fraud which he
hAa o0,umIJted he was bound by no party to COM
NIT fraad, and could not submit to such charge
against him. Ng
Mr. Jefferson asked IL Mr.. Mexican had not quail
fled his remarks on this subject made on the l4th
instant. ~
Mr.. Mexican had stated that if the charge of
corruption was made against him, he repelled it as
false.
/. Mr.. Jefferson. As the gentleman from the 4th
ward Mr.. McKeanl now says his remarks were
made conditionally, he was satisfied that there was
no cause Of difference bctwecn them. He was
satisfied at the last meeting that he had been mis-
apprehended, but he could not at that time get an
opportunity to correct this misapprehenson.1 He
could not charge fraud against the Commissioners
because he knew that in regard to the Fourth ward
his party had failed when an opportunity was given
them, to prove such fraud He had only stated
that his party believed that 1t was by fraud that
they were in the minority.
Had he intended to charge fraud against any
man, he would have come out boldly and made
such charge. It was well known that the full vote
of the city was not polled. He desired, as MEM
Der of the Board, to treat every other member with
courtesy. He acquitted the Organ reporter of any
desire to Intentionally misrepresent him.
Mr.. Walker explained his understanding of the
remarks of the various gentlemen and his present
feeling in regard to the matter, and
Then the Board adjourned. t