Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-03

CITY CoUNcILs.-Board of AIdermen-Pur.u-
ant to proclamation issued by the Mayor, a
special meeting Of the Board was held at their
room yesterday afternoon at o'clock-the Presi.
dent CIV. Dove, Esq presiding
communication was received from the M,vor
Informing the Board that they had beer con vened
for the purpose of considering the nomination nj
and tabled. oi0ei ieao
Mr. Riggs, on leave, introduced a hill autbor
izing the Mayor to anticipate the revenue for the
pu' Rose oi paying claims against the Corporation
times and passed
-. "A communication was received from the Mayor
EansI.tlhS statement of the account Of the
corporation with the Bank of Washington TO the
3Uth ultimo; referred TO finance committee
a Joint resolution was received from the lower
board, that the concurrent resolution adopted on
monday last, adj JOurning over until Tuesday next
tie rescinded, and when these Boards adjourn
they adjourn TO meet on Monday the 18th inst
al O'Clock p m the resolution was read three
times and passed.
Subsequently, Mr.. Moore asked whether tho
title of the JOINT resolution could be amended
now, after having been passed
The Chair stated that to do SO, il would be
necessary to reconsider the vote by which il had
been passed. ~
Mr. Moore then moved that the vote be recon
sidered; and it was agreed to '0'
The title Of the joint resolution WAS read 40
over 4th of july
Mr. Moore hoped the title would be amended
the regular meeting of the Board would NOT coms
5th '"'
Mr.. Riggs could not stutify himself by pass.
lhS joint resolution respecting djourning over
| sunday when the Board did not meet on that
day VII '""'
| On motion Of Mr.. Moore, the resolution was
laid Oh the table ''
The Board then went into the consideration of
tue nomination OF :. N Chipley as Police officer
| oil the seventh Ward, and the nomination was
| tirmed WIZ
| Pending the confirmation a. above reported Air
1 A. w Miller, remarked as follows: he THOUGH
thit the course of the Mayor was very unusual i'm
calling these spec ia meetingsofthe Board becau e
TWO or three nominations had been laid over for *
| ANIMATION Neary all the nominations which
| The Mayor sent in on Wednesday were conf rmed
| without any objection whatever; and it was the
| right OF the Board of Aldermen or any merher
| oi tbdt Board TO have an opportunity to examine
inc character or quail fcation> of any nominee for
| "mCe before voting to confirm him. If the Mayor
| could not carry on the affairs of Washington
| CITY without the confirmation of one lieutenant
| OF police whom he has seen ut to nominate Mr.
| NJ would say boldly that the people of Wash
| lngton on the first Monday IF June last com
Ihlteu very serious error and he helped To do il
| The nomination of Stephen ,s."r as CoInm:,
| >loner OF improvements for the Third District
| was then taken up and confirmed
| On motion Of Mr.. A. w Miller the nomina
| ton of Noble J. Thomas az Lieutenant OF PoIicc
| Was taken up. ~
| MIR. Thos. Miller moved that the nomination
| Mr.. a w. Miller moved tina, IN. uomir,,,,,,
he referred to the committee on police, with IN.
| SuuctiohS 10 report on the same on Monday the
l2th July He had been informed that MI
| Thomas has never had any experience As no.
II oticer lie had also ceIved information from
| former member of the Auxiliary Guard thar
| MI Thomas has frequently been an inmate of
th| cehtId al Suardhou.e for violations of law and
order lie was further Informed that Nj r nou
| occupies position under government and
| owing to the inefficient manner i'm which hs Il
| duties. hnr inf
lence have been the result. For these reasons Ls
| hoped that, it hese things Were true suCh nor
| sou would nor oe put into the responsible posi-
| uun OF lieutenant Of Police, but that the
CtaTg"S might lie iuvesiiyd t.d, 50 that if thev
Were false, Mr. 4 might have an opportunity of
| vindicatlng himself
| Mr.. Thomas Miller denied the ch,r,a If ;,o.
hCIeHCy, and stated that the Warden of ~. D.
| itentiary had given Mr. Thomas certinr,te of
| c'npetrncy on hi> leaving that place The Mayor
hdd told him that, of his own KNOWLEDGE the
other charge was untrue. He thOuoht the nan
| nation should either he confirmed or rejected II
| thrre was any reason why Mr.. Thomas should
NOT mt De comp fned, why reject it, aud give the
mayor ChanCe to make another nomi nation He
| dld not understand the gentleman as MAXIM the
apovs cndfSes OF his own knowledge; if not the
marion mig ht be incorrect, and thence treat
injustice might be done to a worthy citizen
| Mr.. A. w. Miller wished il to be distinctly
| understood that he did not make these charges
! OF his own knowledge, but these things had
been stated to him upon what he consid.r.d -,
spOns bic and reliable authority He nd liz
| been told that the records or the Central Guard.
| house would sustain the truth of the statement
Ihat MI hoiniiS had been confined there for vio-
| lations of the law. IL these charges upon exam
| NATION, should he proved TO be false he would
vote for the nominee Is soon as for any othrr
man; Iut he demanded that they should he in
vrStigated. "
| Mi Riggs was inclined to believe from what
Ne had heard OF Mr. Thomas, that he was good
| ana merltorlous officer, and he was willing 10
confirm him now. But he would remark 10 his
| friend from the Sixth Ward, that the Mayor Rid
| never said that he could not get along without
tnls particular man as Lieutenant of police: but
He nau sdia that, IN order to organize the police
| lpTce IN pursuance OF the law Just PASSED il
would be necessary to have two lieuteIants; and
II the Board OF jdeTnIen saw lit TO rel, RI his
man M would send them annlher nomination
MI Brown thought these charges ought to br
Investigated; for if they were true. the nomine.
was certainly unfit for the position for Which Lc
has been nominated, and if they are false Justice
10 hun requires that he should be relieved from
these as sIOHS on mis- character. If the nomi-
nee were his twin brother he would still say 10,
the charge De Investigated
MI Clarke said that the person whom his col
league Lan stated was formerly member of the
Auxiliary Guard had not been connected with
that body Tor nine years and it must have been
al least That time since Mr.. Thomas was in the
watch house, as stated. Was that any reason
why he should not now be good citizen and
well quail fled for the office for which lie has been
nominated He though he would not have to
20 out of that room to ii nd some persons boIdi inc
high positions, who had been in the watch house
within i much less time than that
MI A w. Miiler.-lIow does the Alderman
who last spoke know where | got my informa-
tlon have not exchanged d word with him
on the subject. But this | can say, that he has
infosmaton III his own family of the truth of one
| OF these charges against Mr.. Thomas
Mr.. Clarke i deny it, sir; il is not true,
The Chair called to OF der
| MT. Riggs was willing to grant the investga-
| tlon, lnasinuch as the Alderman from the SiNth
| Ward (Mr- A w. Miller) had assured bun tina.
| his Information was from sources which he Ie-
| garded responsible
| Mr.. Tbos. Miller stated that Mr. Thomas was
| new sober man, whatever he might have been
| formerly he knew him TO he SO
! Inc question being taken on the reference of
| the nohilhd ION 10 the committee on police. with
| INSTRUCTIONS to report Oh the 18TH inst il wa,
aEit' to-yedS :, nays /.
| some discussion now ensut d to the fact hat
| The committee of police was vacant by one mem
| Der, OWN" to the resignation of Mr. Goddard ;
| and Mr.. Barry also resigned his position as a
| member Of that committee.
| The Chair appointed M,ssrs. Huntington and
| Moore To hill the vacancies on the committee of