Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-28
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL w 8.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS,

Minutes of Pande menium Brok. Loo-e.
BOARD OF ALDERMKN.-IIt may be as wei, TO
safe thai the proee' 3in,s in this Bosrd wee OF
so d.sorderly characiSr Iast eyea ing. aud the
confnsion was so great, tfat toe folloyyjas r. .
port although con C. as fer IS II goes co views
but ieihf idea OF all the sayings and doings
on me occasion; Two o. three voices being ex-
eIcisto At once, mos o. The time, each trying
70 crown the oshsrs. No repc-t could do Iu,s-
nreoa - enc which Is probably without .
pWeedent 10 the history Of Washington c.ty.l
: o CLOCK lest ming being t"e
ums oes gna by law for he T GUITAR meeting
VI tne Boa q o. Alder-a"1, he membsrs-R :
Puoitesn and COMMUNICATIONS: to as-
sen'ois aboat shs.t hour, and ia q few m inu -
bak r,Clark. Cook, Fenw OK Gi Inder, knight
Lal man, Lloyd, McCa.hJr D. Moo:e, Morseli,
Iaioert, Anu tue President (EicharGs.) Mr..
Crocker e1 md du NJ the sub eoueat PRO.
esedines, making q fall Bo. I'd. Mr. T. .chards
took the President's char, and NJ. II. A. Hall
the Scr airy elC eted by the + ,ubDie n oil gam
zation-'was at the 5, cletary's 'rnie. Mr.. S.V.
Noyes-the Sscre. cry elecsed by the Goa va
I'VE vng-w sno- pT-eut.
Al twenty rinutes before O'Clock NJ
MeoIe b-iskly woanEd tae pls 20 N, s1d
Standing on he r yht OF M. l. ch1rds. who
was seaird, es',ed the Bo iru o ce and v IS
himself c LIED - order by NJ. Rich ,rds who
tapping with his sAyel, loudly c1'l L. ssOr-
der! order, gent'emen, orte. Mr. Moor -
needless OF the Interrup ol-procc- 4 ~ n
loud voice TO stsi, thai he he'll "A elco 4
President by q m 1lor ~ off''e 10 ID OF Aide :
AtH- f1u SOtiu leu6ln lcrc Ctat-ntpy lie ~.
s.ts1, unsl the c,aIr WIS Lca ID bv re
nsurp'r now I'M They hal come tue. "a
The rest OF his remarks were inaudih,e >
consequence of MI. RIch.rds callirr 70 or ;,
Rising Win a mann srr pit in bis nand, ard
say" ne vas about to announce the o nm l.
les appointed by HIM, Mr.. X. com re-c /,
~ 4 Ine last, WI en- Mr. Moo e. ocss cuiatir,
NIolently, e-elamed loPt'y: ~ on have 70
ght 10 annornce any cor attic Is; yoa a-e 30.
RI 'dent OF This Board; you We act ,g n yie-
H.. nl.S Z. -
tne m Iuscr.pt il Mr.. Richards hands, ,re
ION II q small piHce, which he thew on ire
nooT; Mr: Rae aords, a. tr point, Exclaimed:
"Call police an; will some one call a polio
man 10 Keep order hale." He hen r ,om
memo 4 lis readirS and continued for some
ume, Foore, In a very excited ma
ing 81 viii rot sTfts- this violation O
law. fou nave no right 10 appo'ut tue Com.
mt res of tins Eoard. They will not be recor
r'zed. finding M. Richards conSinu
Moore, raising his voice to the btgheet pitch.
shout~d shrillv "ord~r, oder. o. e-r' p Al
then made ano: Ter grab at the -npscr,
NM klehards held IN his hand, from which tr.
gentleman was residing. This me MT Moore
was sueces full in Eeiting bet At hold on he
paper. End jerk I on quite a lsrge f-agment
Whlcn ne proceeded to ~ into yery small
pieces and scatter ov the platform. all the
Tune shouting, "Yol cannot eri opace the
Con- rIt'nes OF Tbs Eoerd. You stru rot do N.
lou a,e an Tsrrper' and have no sht to Ia,
Mr.. Fenwiek.-"Yes, it is usurpation. That's
the word. Every citizen of Washington kno .
MT. Richards, collecting what was left of a
list. continued his reading, during which MIR
Moorps addressing the Board, 50 d he had mere
Iy got up there ION the pla..C M 10 assert his
right 10 the chfir, md declare he gentleman
tMr. R'clarts) rsurper, end be fheu intend
I'd 10 take his seat on the floor and let the Board
decide
Mr. Lloyd and other me nbers.-aDo NOT do
y. Take yorr seat ss .esident of the 30 ID.
You were elected," &c.
Nh. Richards continued his re-d'ug- Mr.
Moore calling out loudly ..order order or
der \ on sbsli noS do IT,"
Mr.. FCnwick TO Mr Riehards.-"Whv don
you tase the -ense o. ne Board as to whethe-
You are Pr tdent or not ~
Mr.. R.ena-ds...I am President oft5iz 30 nd.
W" proceed 20 aepounce toe Commit ,es
and do .iot wish 70 be in erroptcL-
Noiees--'Take the sense Of the DO .rd-
Mr.. Moore putting the question as to whether
Mr.. Richards should be allow~d to u -oc. ID,
AID calling TO: division none Of the Repub-
lICs / m nbeis (there wee then even present
Mr. Crocker no. having an wed } yo,ed N r1e
ami native. bat the SIX IT erya we n smbe
with Mr.. Larma1, arose WREN tee yo,, in the
announced: "Sever yo'"s against IL You shall
not announ 2 the cormiitces."
Mr.. Richards proceed with his readirg
Mr. Moore.-'-Order. order, YoucHntdoi.."
Cries from the Conse Natives members IsIt -
illegal. You cen. do it,"
Mr. Ri",ards;-"Orde-, ordc-; this Bocrd
Mr.. Moo-e.-ssYou will have - vacate that
Chair trfore You can have order IN hi Bor-d"
Mr.. Lloyd neps Mr.. Moore would take his
seatrs President of the Bosrd.
About this pom or shorty before. Major
R,cIards- Superintendent of the Me ropoli an
Police, who had been sur non 1 appr3red in
the Chamber, ner-ly out OF breath aud king
his stand OUT the bar W. spectator of ne
sub equeIt pro q ass. ieut lsrt J. F.
Kelly aud De Give McDevirt came in about
N s1rne mel
NJ ptcbardS Il, .ho xraar,;,.o 49,, .s-..A
rPaeing his list Of commit -, (append~d ID
this reporr) rud ea'l-d upon the S cretsry 10
red the iorrLal, VII ich he Iroc icd to do.
While the res ing of the jou ral WSs going
on, Mr. Lloyd syain apo al to Mr.. M o:ero
take the Char, 70 Ike the sense Of tie Board,
&c., sud finely himself put the question
whe her Mr.. Moore should take the Chair
The SIX Corservafiye members .rd Mr.. L.
man yof d IN the aff rativr-none of The Re-
pubiicars, except Mr.. l. i .nsn, vo.iug AZ al
and Mr.. Lloyd iroraeed ceve1 volts in the
att mai.y~, NO n me + "a. VIC, aud there
upon reques Nj Richards TO yacat, Ire
Chsir.
Mr. Richards said he bad been legally elected
President OF The Board, and r''ey would not
remove bum rom that chair except by violence.
He would now eau the WARDS for petitions,
&c, which he proc -ded do
Mr.. Lloyd said. .Yes, sevel out of sel,e
m nts We asanst s,'n, Mr. RI md ST"
Mir. Moore.-s.It IS On imposition on this
Beard sud on ne p pile"
Mr.. Richards cor sinuCd his c1lI of tie
wards.
Mr. Cook SAID he had nothing 20 present
from that (the E.rsD ward, ami did not Del eve
h's colleag ne Mr.. Larman) bad.
The call Of wards pToce; ding, Mr.. feRwick
exclsrr 4. addressing Mr.. Richards, 1T is
outrage for YOU TO oeeupy that chair. i would
have more decency. Laughter in the LOBBY.
The Fifth Weird having been reached, Mr.
Clark pr -~cnted the petitions of Priestly Young
and OFFERS for as lights Oh l. street north,
b-iweeR 9Th nd 7rh stree7s west, and J. T..
Pre- man Tud Others fos 4 sewer on l. street
nOl b, between 9th a1d 7t1 west.
On the recept on Of 1ese petitions, another
scene of -ontUslon 81 sGCd. NJ. Moore Loudly
pro st ~ ~ nss the b nd receiving each
one - il was reed. and nut ne rhe Ques on.
declsriug the decision OF rhe Bolrd TO be hat
II SHOULD not be received: while Mr.. RIcfards
pu.I.ug the question on tier reference, in -ch
case, announced them referred 70 the Comm l.
reon Improvements.
The Seyenth Ward having been reached, Mr..
Baker introduced bills % open, grade, aud
gIayelF stre az south, from 18th 70 J. n street
VT; 70 open, sTs ie. and gIdvel Water Street,
from 9Th TO 18th str et west and 10 open, grade,
ard gravel Eth STR u west, nom Maryland
avesue 10 Water street.
The same proceedings were gone through rs
10 the reception OF zach OF III e bills, Mr..
Moore declaring them not T ceived, and Mr..
Richards announcing their reference to the
Commit , on Improvements.
Mr.. Lloyd.-I move that This board now ad-
JouIa-
NJ. Moore put the gu sion. and declared