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23d snd oath, with report of surveyor: ordered
to be priEtea and com mittee discharged. Also
subs itute for AIdermen's bill for Sc wer on l.
street north to 7th street west; passed BY
Mr.. Marche, (improvements)-Bill for foot
pavement and cutters on the south side of q
street sou tn from 4'h to 9TH streets east passed
BY Mr. Joyce Ipohse)-Bill granting pr
mission to J. A. Gushing to erect an iron rail-
ing five teet Fl ON the building line OF house
No. 1853 G street north; lald over. By Mr.. Nor
sell, (pohce)-Several bills and petitions IN
Mr.. Dudley, public schools) s)-Aldermen's
bill to repair school house in the first ward
{s2d and sire ets:) passed. Also,b author
houses in the 3D. school district: passed. By
Mr.. Baker, (ciaims)-Bi for relief of Chas
te~arf passed. Bill to pay judgment OBJ
tains by Thomas Lewis; passed.
The bill from the Aldermen to purchase hose
Tor the Northern Market was passed. Bill
granting permission to John F. Bridget to re-
tain his repair or smith shonon d street, be-
tween 18th and f3k street; passed. Mr.. Dad
ley ofered resolution making an appropria-
tion from the contingent fund.- adopted. The
bill to finish paving alley in square 573 was
taken up and passed, as also bill to extend
culvert at 18th street east. The Aldermen's
bill giving authority to d. A. Waterston to
erect an iron railing five feet beyond the
building; passed. The bill to tax, license, and
regulate insurance companies was taken up,
and Mr.. Moore offered a substitute, which
was adopted, and the bill as amended passed
MI. ulloy called up the bill to purchase ST.
Matt hew's Institute for public school puT-
poses. Mr.. Dudley called up the bill making
an appropriation OF $4,000 to purchase ST
Matthew's institute for a school building. MT
Moore offered an amendment, providing that
the price does not exceed $4,000, which was
rejected. The bill. after some debate, was
passed-yeas 13, nays 3 At 1890 the Board
adjourned to this evening.
MEETING OF THE FIRST WARD REPuBII.
CAN CLUB.-A meeting of this organization
was held last evening at John Wesley Church,
on Connecticut avenue, between l. and nj SITS
0. s. Baker, vice president, in the chair
The committee appointed to canvass one of
the blocks reported several names OF persons
who had not been registered. The report was
adopted, and referred to the campaign COM
mittee.
The Chair announced the receipt Of COM
munication from committee to the effect that
certain colored man had professed Demo-
cratic principles. Cries of "Read it :" ssLet
us know our friends" &c.I
A member moved that it be read, and
On the ground that personal matters should
not be brought into the meeting.
The motion that it be read was finally
carried.
The communication stated that one OberIin
johnson, colored man, had said that he
would not vote the Republican ticket, and that
he had always been a Democrat. [Cries of
"Tr:itor to his race!' s'An enemy "De.
Rounce him - &c, were heard
The comm unication was laid on the table.
Mr.. John f. Cook announced that the CAM
palgn committee ef the ward had passed q
resolution asking the ward clubs 10 appoint a
committee Of three from each club to attend
the polls during the registration on Thursday
and Friday next. He believed that this was
necessary. as the Democrats might run in q
number of men from Baltimore on those DAYS.
nave them registered, and provide for their
stay in this city until after the election, thus
securing large number of fraudulent yotes
A memb ber moved the appointment OF q COM
mlttee of three to obtain a list of those persons
not registered, and to attend the polls on the
days OF registration: carried.
The report Of the campaign committee was
then read. II recommends, among other
things. that a committee ofsixteen be appointed
to remain at the polls ON the day of election
to attend to the interest of the party and to gee
that voters are not duped by false tickets
or other trlcks; also, a committee OF five to
receive and distribute the ward tickets to the
committees appointed at the polls
The report was taken up by sections and
adopted. The following committees to attend
TIE polls OF the several precincts on the day OF
election to distribute tickets, &c, were ap-
pointed - First Precinct Messrs Charles
Syphax, Geo. Smith, Gabriel Goings, and
John Brent, Jr: Second Precinct-Messrs.
and Sandy Hender< on. Third Precinct
Messrs. Joseph Jackson. Gabriel Coakley,
Richard Simns. and James Jackson. Fourth
precinct-Messrs George Brown, Thomas
Martin, William Orr, and George Garrett
The committee to obtain tickets consists of
Messrs. G. A. Stewart, Osceola Jones Corne-
nus Clark, William A. Freeman, and Isaiah
Roulden.
Mr. John F. Cook made An appeal to the
voters to stand firm at the ensuing election
On motion of Mr.. Sloan, MIR. Syphax was
called upon to give statement of an iute-yiew
with DR.. Magruder, the Democratic nominee
for Alderman for the ward, and others
Mr. Syphax said that in the interview which
he would refer to he acted an individual,
and not as a member of a committee On the
9Th Of May he visited the residence OF Mr. G..
A. Stewart, and while there DIR. Magruder
Messrs. Henderson and McAllister, lawyers,
arrived. Beside Mr.. SyphaX, Messrs Stewart
and Watson were present. The visitors ex-
pressed their pleasure at meeting Mr.. Syphax
and his friends, and stated that they under
stood that nominating committee was 70
meet that evening, and that they came nm tn
have DR.. Magruder nominated
MI. Syphax replied that he would do so with
pleasure, but that the colored men would do as
white men did-support their friends.
Mr.. Syphax further stated that If the Re-
publicans found any old residents who were
their friends, they would not forget them; but
in any case they intenoed to select gentlemen
OF unquestionable integrity, even if they were
but new residents The colored people did
not bear any enmity toward the opposite party,
but were desireus of living on terms of friend
ship with ALL
Mr.. McAllister replied that he heard such
expressions with pleasure, and said that Mr.
Magruder had been a friend OF the colored
men for many years, and that his nomination
would give general satisfaction to the pro.
perty holders, many Of whom recommended
him.
Mr.. SyphaX said to Mr.. Magruder, who was
sitting by his side, that the Republicans
would select good man, and if man favor
able to the property holders and at the same
time a true friend of the Republican party
was presented they would Nominate him One
of the party stated that DIR. Nagruder had
been friend when Mayor of the city, aud
had given passes and extended ia yors of diff
ferent kinds to the colored people. MI Sy-
phax replied that if the committee nominated
DR.. Magruder and rep orted the nomination to
the meeting for ratification, the committee
might be asked the question: ssWhat does h,s
official record show that he has done for the
Advancement, or even justice being done the
colored people, Mr.. Syphax desired to
know "How shall we answer that questIons'
To this poser the visitors gave no reply Some
further conversation ensued, when DR.. Ma
gruder said that he b had not gone to any of the
Republican meetings, for the reason that the
Republicans would say that he was going
among them for their votes. Mr.. Syphax re-
piled that they would have been glad to have
seen him at any time. Mr. Magruder said that
he would wait until the ward Republican
nominations were made, and that he would
then go among the .colored people Messrs
Syphax, Stewart, and Watson replied that
they would be pleased to see him or any or his |
friends at any time, Mr.. Syphax saying, UBe