Daily national Republican., 1863-06-08
LOCAL NEWS.

BOARD or -Slrty;dra COUnoil.%I
This board was organized this morning At 70
O'Clock, ths following members appsafingi i'
First wardH1Jno, n. Tarten and Wm. W. RNpley.
second wafdALswii ,ciophans and Geo H.
Plant. ,ir5i sna ....'a m i.i. lr
Third wsrd-Joseph n. Brown and ThoS. Lewis.
Fourth ward--Jno. ?. Pepper and q H. Utter
mehls ~. Z. =. a.' y nv. .. ...
Fl1h Wsrd-Geo. y. Guliot and Nathan Sargent.
sixth ward--Jos. A! Gordon and Rich'd Morgan.
seventh wArd+John II, semmes and Thos Z,
Lloyd. .-... ...
The oath was administered 10 the following new
memberss wmG W. Rapley, Geo. H. Plant, Thos.
Lewis, c. II. Utermehle, Geo. +. Gulick, Rieh'd
Morgan and Thos. y. Lloyd
The election OF president being now in order, Mr..
Joseph y. Brown, the former presiding officer, was
nominated. Mr. Brown respectfully declined, his
business compelling him to be abseAt from the city
the Rteater portion Of the ensuing year.
Mr. semmes was then nominated, when II was
moved that he be declared unAnimously elected.
Tic motion carried, and Mr.. Ssmmes being elected
the presiding ofioer was escorted TO the chair by
Aldermen Brown and Pepper.
Upon occupying the chair, MI. semmes made the
following Introductory speech; o. |n. I'D
GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD or ALDERMEN; For
this manifestation OF your eonhdenoe and pait-
ality in selecting me as your HFesiang onieeI, ae
A. Gentlemen, not only as a compliment to myself,
Luf siso AZ tribute 10 my fellow-eitiIens OF the
Seventh ward, whom have the honor TO repre-
sent, tribute which feel assured they VIII uu'y
enter the chair independent Of and unpledsed to
any man. Relying upon HIN who Inie,h all ihlnsi
endeavor to discharge It's delicate and responsible
duties fairly and impartiAlly. whatever mistakes
l may commit, trust that you will attribute TO an
error Of Judgment rather than desire to do wrong
Ioonciude with the hope that harmony may per
wade our deloeEations anu that we WIN @ az LSVOI
city TO the end that IL may prove worthy the name
Of its illustrious founder,
MIR. Sargent was nominated for vice president,
but declined. Mr.. Pepper was then nominated,
and declared unanimously elected.
Mr.. 8. V. Noyes, the diligent secretary of the
former Board was unanimously reelected.
Mr. Jacob Kleiber, who has faithfully served as
messenger for a number Of years, was again nomi-
mated as messenger and declared unanimously
elected.
Mr. Lloyd moved that the rules Of order adopted
for the last Board be the rules Of the present
Board, which motion was seconded and carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. Lloyd, a committee was Ap-
pointed 70 inform the Board Of Common Council
of the organization OF the Board, Of its readiness
to proceed to business, and to 60 into joint meet
ing for the purpose Of examining the returns Of
commissioners OF the recent elections.
Aldermen Lloyd and brown were appointed the
committee.
The Board upon motion, took y recess of Ave
minutes.
The committee returned from the Common Coun-
ell and stated that the Board Of Common Council
had organized, elsetlng Mr.. Asbury Lloyd as Pres
ident, and Mr. Fred. L. Harvey as Secretary.
Mr.. LLOYD presented the petition OF Mr.. Romaine,
the commissioner Of HSyti, for relief, and asked
that It be referred to the Committee Of Claims that
may be appointed.
The Aldermen then went into the chamber Of
Common Council for the purpose of examining the
election returns; after which they retired to their
own chamber and adjourned for two weeks.