Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


ment, w. r. Bayly, president, in the chair
Accommodation was received from the Mayor,
Transmitting the following nominations for oficers
of the Corporation: =.
Commissioners of the Asylum-6eo. Mattinelv,
! George w. Emerson, and Jacob Gideon
| Commissioners Of the Centre Market-Stephen
p. Franklin, Hudson Taylor, and VIM. Orme =.
| Commissioners of the Eastern Market-Francis
| Jenkins and George w. Johnston.
Commissioners of the Western Market-wm.
| A. Walker and Solomon Slower.
| Commissioners Of the Northern Market-Geo
| III. Jones and James F. Devine
| Commissioners of the Western Burial Ground
| Joseph Burrows and William w ilson.
Sexton Of the Western Burial Ground-August
| Miller.
Commissioners Of the Eastern Burial Ground
| George ID. Brandt and George w. Oyster
sexton Of the Eastern Burial 6found John
| O'Neale.
Police Magstrates-Firs district, Sam'l Drurv;
| Third district, Daniel Smith; Fourth district,
| John II. Goddard; Fifth district. Patrick Nc
kenna; sixth district, James cub; Seventh dis
| Chief of Police-F. A. Kiopfer, in place Of Jas
w. Baggott, who declines to be reappointed
Police Constables--First district, VIM Daw and
John + May Second district, VIM. H. Farming
and Joseph Williamson; Third district, Jas .IH'
Suit and VIM l.. Ross; Fourth district, Edward
NJ. Henry, Henry Yeatman, and B, T. Watson;
| Fihh district, George F. Barrel and X. Collins;
| Sixth district, Thomas III Robinson and Francis
S. Edelin,; Seventh district, John NJ. Lloyd and
| Joseph III. Gill
Inspectors and Measures of Lumber-Peter
Gallant VIM. Douglass, Samuel b. Boyer, and
For Members of the Board of Health.-First
MaId-PhilliP G. Davis, NJ, D., and ). B. H.
and Charles l.. Coltman; Third ward-William
| II. Berry, M. d =, and Joseph BRYAN; Fourth
| Ward-Wm; P: Johnston, NJ D., and Jas, Law
renson; Fifth Ward-J b. Gardiner, M. D., and
! }. 7. lngle; Sixth Ward-F. ). Walsh, Nj D.,
and John ID. Brandt; Seventh ward-James f.
| Morgan, nj. D., and George Mattingly
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, the above nominations
were laid over for the time being to make room
| for mere important business.
The Chair read communication from the
| Mayor, enclosing the account of the Corporation
| with the Bank of Washington up to the 9th in
| Stait; referred to finance committee.
Also, one enclosing printed invitation to the
| Board from the Corporate authorities of Knox
vile, Tenn, to visit that city the 10th of Au-
gust next; laid on the table
Also, communication from the CITY Surveyor
in relation to sewers referred to improvements
committee
Mr.. Ruff presented the petition of VIM. p. Cam
eron, asking for the remission of a fine; referred
to claims committee
MIR. Smith presented the petition of Samuel II
Birch, asking the remission of fine; same refer
ence.
Also, one of James II. Birch, asking certain
privileges; referred to police committee
Mr.. Donoho, from public schools committee to
whom had been referred the petition of the mem
bers OF the Columbian Institution, reported a bill
making an appropriation in aid of the Institution
for the education of the deaf, the dumb and the
blind and asked that the committee be di sc harry
ed from further consideration of the same; dis
charged
Mr.. Moore, from the asylum committee TO
whom had been referred the report of the Intend
ant of the Asylum for the month of June made
the following report, viz:
The number of persons in the Infrmary on
the 3lst of May was forty-five; and the number
received during the month of June was twenty
IN "A tot lnfS fxt,- G,,..
of June twelve were discharged, and one died
leaving ifty-two in the house up TO the Both of
June or the twenty persons received in the In
Urinary, during the month of June only two were
natives of the District of Columbia The num-
Der OF disoEderly and vagrant persons in the
workhouse on the 3lst of Nav, was forty-six and
the number committed during the month of June
was eighty-two (ffty white and thirty-two col
ored)-making total of one hundred and twenty
eight. During the month of June, sixty were dis
charged, and seven eloped-leavng sixty-one
Or the one hundred and twenty-eight persons
committed to the workhouse during the month
but thirty (ten white and twenty colo.ed) were
natives of the District of Columbia
In consequence of the matter which was pend.
ing before the Board, no order was taken on the
above report.
Mr.. Moore, from the elections committee, TO
whom had been referred the protest Of John III
Goddard against the right of Mathew e. Emery
TO a seat as member of the Board of Aldermen
from the Fourth Ward, submitted the following
report
MAJORITY REPORT.
The committee on elections to which was TO-
ferred the of contested election from the
Fourth Ward, respectfully submit the following
report:
The petition of John II. Goddard. protesting
against the right of Matthew 6. Emery to seat
IN this Board, an Alderman from the Fourth
ward, represents that the said John H. Goddard
was a candidate for the office of Alderman from
the Fourth Ward. at the election held on the lst
day of June last, and that at the first precinct of
the said ward he received 1913 votes and Mr.
Emery received Dos votes; and at the second pre-
Mr.. Emery Us votes
These figures would give the election to Mr.
Emery by majority Of ten (nine) votes and he
has been returned as Alderman by the commits.
sioners of election. But Mr. Goddard protests
against Mr.. Emery ri ht to the seat, and claims
1t for himself, the ground that the election i'm
the FIRST precinct was not held according to law
ana that, therefore. the returns made by the COM
mSsloners OF said precinct should not be received
and counted as d part Of the poll of the Fourth
Ward And the reasons submitted and urged by
MI. Goddard in support and justifc alton of the
exclusion of the return from the said precinct arc
substantially as follows:
LIST. That many Of the friends of the said John
III. Goddard were driven from the polls of the
said first precinct, and prevented from voting for
him, by an armed mob.
I'd That the Commissioners of Election at the
said precinct, all Of them being political friends
OF MIR. Emery, did not keep the polls open from
seven O'Clock in the morning till seven o'clock in
the evening. as required by act of Congress, but,
ON the contrary, that the said Commissioners
CLOSED the polls and igan opened them without
any notice whatever, md again closed and opened
the SAID polls at their pleasure without notice to
the voters.
3D.. That the Commissioners having closed the
said polls, as was then believed finally for the
day: a large number Of the friends of Mr. God
dafd went to their respective homes, thus being
denied the privilege Of voting
It'll. That number of zed citizens who
were legal voters and intended to vote for Mr.
GODDARD were denied the privilege of voting be-
cause their naturalization certificates were issued
rom conrts OF record in the several States, and
not by United States courts
9Th. That at the intervals when the said polls
were open number of the friends of MI God
dard approached said polls for the purpose of
voting for him, and were driven and beaten away
by the political friends of Mr.. Emery, and only
particular class of voters were permitted 20 cast
their
Interference 10 the foregoing allegations of irreg-
u!arltles and violence, your committee has OBJ
tanned mass of evidence, all of which is here
with submitted for the inspection and considera-
ton of the Board.
This testimony shows that on the first day of