Evening star., 1867-05-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.


election precincts in the several wards, TO
afoid better facilities for the voters at the
coming municipal election. Mr.. Given, from
me Joist com miitee previously appiontsd on
the SUBJECT, reported a DILL TO divide the eyeral
Waros OF the city into election precincts, (pub-
lished in the Star of yesterday.) The bill
haFlng been read, Mr.. Given stated that ii
met the unanimous approvaT OF the Joint COM
nitiee- MT Barr offered q concurrent resolu-
uoH as gu bstitute for the bill That a CON-
mIttee of three members of the Board of Al
dermen, and three members of the Board of
Com pon Council, be appointed TO confer with
the registry judges, and in conjunction with
, them &c request the Judges OF the Supreme
Conrt of the District of Columbia to appoint
three additional commissioners Of election in
each OF the several election precincts Of the
Gty The Chair thought Ii would be neces-
sary TO have additional precincts in order to
secure additional judges. Mr.. Barr thought
with the CHAIR that the bill reported by the
! commirtce was the best plan if there was time
to carry II out Mr. Given objected TO the
concurrent resolution, saying that Il would
practically defeat the object desired to be ac-
complished. He believed that with additional
clerical force the registry judges could pre-
pare th e lists for the additional precincts in
time for the election. Mr.. GuIick suggested
that the lower Board was considering the bill
and 1t would be- well to wait and see what
was done in that Board On motion the Board
took q recess for fifteen minutes.
On reassemoling the bill was received from
the lower Board with certain amendments.
The araendments are to make Sixth street the
=
enth Ward: to strike out the third and fourth
sections Of the bill, making a new section as
follows "That it shall be the duty of the
Mayor to obtain from the Judges OF election
one or more complies copies of the names and
residences OF all persons " no shall have been
duly registered and have a right to vote in
each election precinct, and furnish cop es CT
the same to the commissioners of election 10
guide them in receiving the votes Of the eec-
tors Mr. TurtoR moved to amend the sec
ond sechon Of the bill by making six precincts
= iFEf "a dCfa faAs ss,t
hection hat IN hIs opinion II would be impos-
sible 10 get all the votes polled in one day with
less than that number of pre<'nct in that
ward. Lest, under a call OF the yeas and
nays, a. follows: Yea, Mr.. Turton Il: nays
Messrs. Carr, 6 ulIck, Given. Lewis, McCath-
ran, Il ait, and the President. The bill as
passed BY the lower Board, was read third
time, ard passed. Mr.. Given offered a resoIu-
tlon That mmittee Of three m embers of ach
Board be appointed TO confer with the Judges
OF election for this city and request their CO.
operation IN facilitating and making operative
the acton OF the Councils as expressed in the
passage OF the act entitled IAN act to divide
the several wards of the CITY into elec III On pre-
cincts. Adopted; ard the committee APP
pOin ted on the part cf this Board consists of
Messrs Given, Barr. and T. f. Lloyd. Ad-
journeo.
COMMON CoUNcrL.-The President laid be-
fere The Board q message from the Mayor
transm ting commun, cation from W. ID.
DaNidee. Esq, in relation TO his compensa-
tlon under JOINT resolution IN relation to
IUs
ferred. Mr.. Baker, from the Joint committee
appoinred last Monday evening 10 lake into
CONSIDERATION the question of an additional
number OF election precincts, reported ball
TO divide the several wards of the city INTO
election precincts; wh ch was read twice
lPublsbed IN tue Star yesterday Mr.. Wright
i lnovsu 70 sulke OUT the words Seventh
street" In the clause defining the boundaries
OF the precincts OF the Seventh Ware, and in
cert "SIXtn street. so as TO make r and Six In
streets the dividing lines in that ward; which
r ht,,r
lowing as a ubstitp'e for section 3: THAT 4
shall BE the duty OF the Mayor to obtain from
thr JUDGES oteleetion one or more complete
copies or the names and residences of all per
sons who shall have been duly registered, and
have right to ote in each election precinct,
and furnish copies OF the same TO the COM
missioners of election 10 guide them IN re-
ceINing the votes of the electors" which was
agreed TO. MI Wright moved to strike oat
TIE fourth section. for the rec son that the pro-
Visions OF that section were already provided
for III existing laws; which was agreed to
The bill and the amendments were debated al
considerable length, after which the bill was
passed without division. An amendment
was submitted by Dir. Peugh to The bill be-
lore its passage, 10 add, and the Mayor be-
ana re Is hereby authorized and directed TO
cause this act TO be printed in handbiIls OF
larse type and posted in every portion of
tne city; and a sum suffi lent to paw the ex-
peDse hereof be. and the same is hereby
approprlated out OF the general fund
Mr.. Anderson also moved 10 amend the amend
ment OF Mr. Peugh by adding. THAT the
Mayo be requested to have printed daily in
the newspapers OF the city the boundaries of
the election precincts in the different wards at
least TWO weeks previous TO the coming une
election" The President sugges ted that the
amendments were not germanne TO the bill, bu {
could be acted on separately. The amend
ments of Mr.. Peugh and Mr.. Anderson
were then referred to the committee on elec.
tlons.
Bills to Sc; the cUrbstones and pave the foot
ways and cutters on the west side OF Second
street west, between II and streets north, and
on the west side of Nineteenth street west be-
tween X and l. streets north. were returned
from the Board OF Aldermen with amend
ments, and concurred in; bill TO pave the car
rlagewaY OF 1th street west from the south
side OF l. street north to Boundary street, was
referred TO the committee on improvements
large number OF Aldermen bills were referred
A concurrent resolution was received from the
Aldermen appointing Joint committee OF
three members Of each Board TO confer with
the judges Of election and request their o.op-
erauon in facilitating and making operative
the action of the Councils as expressed in the
passage of the act entitled "An act to divide
The several wards OF the city into election pre-
cincts;" which was adopted, and the president
appointed Messrs. Mulloy, Joyce and NalIey
the committee. Adjourned. ..r.
SIXTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.-The reg
ular weekly meeting of the Sixth Ward Pc