Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-11
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL N E W 8.
The Municipal Offices

The muntctpal offices
CONTINUAL ON % Tbs ELECTION ny Tan
MAYOR AND coUNctLs.
Last Ee1ins, the third Sc 7'ou OF the Mayor
a1d men Sers OF the o mel in joint ca lvsa-
tIon wss held, for the purpo Q of eIc-,i1g o.
nor OF the Co porai.on. Tarre WI, n We
large attendance VI spec 1,ors a nd candid q
who took great int q in the pro esdiurs A
lew MINUTES 10 O'Clock tue conveatioa was
called TO order by Mayor BowC Il; all the mem.
bsIs and tie two IA cIetaTiss (Mrssrs- Hail and
EakerD pr = 1t.
TIE election OF Harbormaster being in order,
MT CIoeker NJ minated Il. T.. B~rke-: Mr.
MoIsell, h NJ. A. FehwIck; and Mr. Bi.L r.
T. Meg {. The brst b--llot resulted ii each tor
Bi-ker and Feowick, for Magre, for Hunt,
for Palmer. blank The lCcold ballot r.
suited: Barker Is. Hunt IL, Fenwick {, Barns :
!. The thI-d blot resulted: Barker is, Hunt
rs. FeuwiOk }. The fourth ballot result ID:
Barker ~, Huntl1. The fifth o.llotr ,u,tld:
Hunt ", Barker Is, and the latter was declared
elected.
For Assistant Haroo- Mas'e Mr.. Arrlsou
nominated James Fullalove, aud NJ. Nice ith-
ran. VIM. L. GrimsS. Mr. Moore call at
tention TO The fact that this once uunec
sary, and inquired whether the Cow 1tiou
could not abolish II. After the act of May 2jth
had been referred to, the Chair deed that IL
was not in the province of the Convention TO
abolish an Office. The ballot resulted FuIla-
love, 81; Grimes, Is; so the first namcd was
declared elected.
For Superint: ldent Of the Fire Alarm-Mr
Richards nominated j. III. LIrcomba: M,
Kelsey, john King. of the Fifth Ward: and Mr..
fenwiek. A Ii. Talleott. Mr.. Bill Inquired
Mr.. Kelsey replied that he was, and was tnor
oughiy qualified for the posit,ol, hayipg
hsd an experience Of many yeSrs Ia the teIe.
graph business in New York and elsewhere
Mr.. Ftnwick called attention to the tact that
this fre-alarm telegraph was a work of great
1nuieacy, and its superintendent should be a
man thoroughly acquainted with it, or it might
Put the city IN . terrible condition. He hal
understood that Mr.. King was not cOnpe ut
10 work this apparatus, although he mis- ht be
qualified for other branches Of telegrlphing
They all knew that Nj. Talcott was one OF he
most competent electrfcilus and telegraphists
In the country, and had added numerous i'm.
proyemenrs 70 the ffre-alarm telegraph aopa.
raius- he hoped rhe convention would pro-
coed with caution in the election of this ON.
GER The Mayer stated that this deo..te had
been permitted, but was clearly out of order
He gave nolce that he would not permit again
DISCUSSION on the merits OF the candidates
Mr.. Moore ssked whether thu qualifications of
gentleman, SO iar as beng a resident, &C.,
could not be inquired into. The Mayor replied
that n coild, but no discussion in regard to
the merits of Candidates could be permitted
The hTst DalloS resulted: Talcott, L.; Lar
combe, ID; King, &. Second ballot: Talcost, L.
Larcombs, Is; Bng, 4. Third ballot: Talcott,
IL; Larcombe, Isl King, .; Barker, I. Fourth
ballot: Talcott, i6 Lareombe, Il: King2 Fifth
ballot: Talcott. IL; Larcombe, Is: KIng,1 On
the sixth ballot, the name of Mr.. King was
Iareombe, II; Parker, 4; King, I. Seventh
ballot: Tateott. l.; Larcombe, Is; King, g.
Eignth ballot: Talcott, Il: Larcombe, Is; Bing
j. Ninth ballot Taleott, 10; Larcombe, 10; and
the latter was declared elected.
For Water Register-Mr. Hine nominated s.
X. Bond; Mr.. Moore, Randolph Coyle; Mr..
fenwick,N. H. Hutchins. The ballot resulted:
Bond, Il; Coyle, ID, Hutchins, 1; blank, 2 The
second ballot Resulted: Bond, ~; Coyle l6;
blank, !; and Mr.. Bond was declared elected
For TOpographer OF the Water Board-Mr.
arrison nominated Major q. w. Wells, and
~ ". ha hal lar lt.x1.
Wells, 2li Coyle, II; and the frst-named was
declared elected before the vote was taken
on the above. Mr.. Kelsey asked whether the
Topograpber Of the Water Board wss the same
as Draughtsman 20 the Wafer Registrar and
Clerk Of the Water Board. Unless some act
had been passed since the completion of the
tIon on the list of the officers was not correct
The Mayor replied that he could give no infor-
nation on the subject. Mr.. Moore stated that
the office was created some few years for an
emergency, the occasion of which was the
making mp of the assessment OF the three.
fourths OF one per cent. on the taxable property
Iae law bad not been repealed, but he knew
the ONCE had been vacant for some time
For Secretary of the Be Ird Of Health-Nr.
Kelsey nominated DR. S. S. Bond; Mr. Arrison,
DR.. T. L. CorbiI; Mr.. Stewart, J. ID. Barnes;
Mr. Morssll, w. y. Butt. The first b,'iot Ie-
saltsd Bond 5, Corbin 10, Barnes 4, Butt y,
IL NJ Dove ?. blank I. Mr.. Hine nomina, 4
Dr. j. L. De<'sr. Ire 60 ,ond ballot re sult. 4.
Bend 8, Corbin 5, Buitsa, Dsxser 4, Earnes IL.
Dxler3. Fourth ilot:-Barnes 15 Corbin
10 Bond Dexter 3. Filth blIIot:-Bsrnes 3,
bo1d = orb'n IL, Dexter Is. Nasty !. [Lsuyh-
teri XII ballot :-De--sr T., Corbia in, Bond
O. Barnrs I. While the last vote was bsine
countfd, Mr.. Sardo remarked, Dexter is tue
Winning bore" 10 which Mr.. Hine repli d.
..fts, Bonner buys none others" Laughter
Motions 70 sdjCurh to this, (Sa urday,) Tues.
day and Wednc sday eveniuys were made and
Iercr 4; sud q motion Of Mr.. L. s. Miller
TO m st ats o'clock on Monday evening was
q al a .xrsr