Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-12-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.

Corporation Affairs.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Dec. 1s.-The Presi-
dent (Mr. T. f. Lloyd in the chair. Present:
Aldermen Barr, Brown, Garfield, Cross, Gu
Turton.
A communication was presented from the
Mayor announcing the approval of an act 10
grade and pave the alley in square No $50:
joint resolution respecting the printing of the
communication of the Mayor to the Secretary
of the Interior; and joint resolution in rela-
ton TO the establishment Of a magistrates
court.
Mr. Barr presented petition from Concor-
dia Lyceum, asking for the use of the Alder
mems chamber for their weekly meetings,
sired privilege.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting
Geas-Aldermen Barr, Garfield, McCathran,
Noyes and Owen-6 Nays-Aldermen Brown,
Cross, Gulick aud Turton-4. A majority of
two-thirds being necessary to the adoption of
the resolution, it was consequently lost.
MI. Gullck presented the petition Of Mrs E
Milleni referred to committee on claims
Mr.. Ghliek also offered a concurrent resolu-
ton that when the two boards adjourn it be
TILL the night OF January S, 1866; adopted.
Also, resolution instructing the secretary
OF the board to have printed for distribution
among the Aldermen 500 copies of the speech
OF the President OF the board, Mr.. T. L. LLOYD
al the last meeting, on the question of negro
suffrage in the District of Columbia; adopted.
MIR. Brown introduced a bill repeating the
acts prohibiting the barber shops from keeping
open after ten o'clock a. m. on Sunday and the
newsboys from crying aloud their papers on
the Sabbath; referred to the police committee
MIR. Gullck moved that the petition of Con-
cordia Lyceum relative to the use of tie Al
dermans Chamber, be referred to the commit
tee on police agreed TO.
Mr.. Owen introduced bill for opening and
grading 18TH street west, from n street north to
boundary street; referred to the committee on
improvements.
The Board then took a recess of fifteen
minutes, and upon e-assembling-
from SppOO6
to which the subject had been referred, re-
ported a Dill appropriating $50 for remunera-
hng VIM: ID. Crampsey for damages sustained
by his property from water, during the i'm.
proyement OF street north; passed.
A bill from the Common Council au-
thorizng the Mayor to employ a competent
person to attend the sale Of Government build
lngs, near the Asylum on the 20th instant for
the purpose Of purchasing a building, TO be re-
moved to the Asylum; passed. Also, a bill
renting fine imposed on Jno. Wunderlick:
passed. Adjourned till January sth, 1866.
CoMMsN CoUNCIL.-President Moore i'm the
chair, and all the members present except
Messrs. Simms, Walker and Williams.
message was received from the Mayor an
nouncing his approval Of the following acts
Authorizing special election to ascertain the
opinion OF the people Of Washington on the
Question OF negro suffrage; granting additional
compensation to the tax clerk; appropriating
S2o,0O0 TO purchase a lot of ground and build a
police station house; joint resolution i'm rela-
non to the immediate execution of an act au-
tuOiiZuk SEWER IN StIeet, between btl and
TN streets, and joint resolution requiring the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to station proper
signals and to lay flag footway at II street
north. Also, message enclosing a proposal
for heating the Central Guardhouse; referred.
Mr.. Rheem rose TO a question of privilege
and called the attention Of the Board to a COM
munlcation in the Chronicle of yesterday signed
Sayles ]. Bowen, in which it is charged thai a
fair election cannot be had here; that the cor.
poration officers are dishonest, and that the CIT
izens OF washington are mostly disloyaI He
m N buQ Qah a,al
that what Mr.. Bowen asserts Is not so, and Mr.
Bowen knew IL. The communication insinu-
ates that the corporation officers are dishonest
and disloyai (referring to assessors and ind res
Of elections.l He lMr. Rheem) knew il To be a
fact that few Of the latter who served last
year as Jndges refused to be judges and re-
sigbeo II tney wanted fair election why
did they not servei He would not hesitate To-
say thai Mr.. Bowen knew at the time he was |
writing the communication that ne was pen
ming falsehoods. As long as he remained in the |