Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-04
pin, meeting adjourned until p m. the mex,

eIal Q her members. repaired 70 the Nsyor,s
room 70 introdnee Mayor Bowen TO 81 Mayor
we found MI wailach in a room opposite, to
which we repaired, and introduced Mayor
Bowen TO Mr.. Wallaeh, who then SAID to Mr..
Bowen that ne could not recog aize him. per-
Mr.. Bowen asked MI. Wallach II he under.
stood him to saw that be could not recognize
him personally. M. Wallach said he would take
Bowen politically.
Mayor Bowen then formally demanded the
key to the room Of the Mayor ald the books
Waliach refused to surrender; 70 which con.
versat'on calf d the special attention of all
persons present I ASKED Mr.. Wallach whist
were his reasons for refusing to give mp the
keys and orce, and Mr.. Bowen asked him the
same question, to which Mr.. Wa'lach replied
% shall not give the n mp uatii the matter is
If Zally settled" then replid d, Then suo-
we may a. well retire." Mr.. W. said he had
nothing m ore to say; and a1alu SAID, '.Gsn.
tlemen, take notice Of what has been said" AID
we AL re,,red, wing Dir. Wallach, who soon
Immediately thereafter the members OF the
Board OF Aldermen met In the Aldermen's
Chamber, where called the Board TO order in
the presence of all the members excs - one,
within the h1r, snd thereupon adjourned till
the next day after the Joint meeting.
The pexs day at II m, the joint meeting a.
ized, iut as th.re was not quorum present
we sent out for tue absent member whose
prcseDce would make quorum. Whiie wait.
ing for the retira Of tie meesepgor aod the
abseat member, wi,hoat a quorum, a large
portion OF the me nbers o. the Common COun.
ell made their appsara- within the bar just
At the time we wanted them to enable us -
have a quorum, tor which thank them, and
we then compiled our bnslnes in joiat meet
ing AID anjourned alter bearing . shor. COM
munication from Mayor Bowen.
Immediately after this called the Board Of
Aldermen n Sc
Chamber, and We proce edod TO the door, which
we found locked bv the order of Alderman
Moore, who presumed to &C. as president, and
the key hsd been put into the hands OF n man
whom we could not recognize as having any
authority whatever TO control the room. We
retired; but aftSr short time learned that
persons were p sslng in and out OF the cham
Der, and concluded to make one more effort
TO get into the chamber. On approaching neir
the door i observ the man who had the KEY
coming out Of the chamber, and as he was at.
tempting to close the ,oor / demanded per
mission to 70 in. which he refused, and bp'ey-
ing that had the Fight, as the president of the
Ro.rd o. Alf rr IN, fo eater the room, toTced
my way into the room before ne he'd locke it,
and kept the door open and sent for TIE Alapr-
men to meet me in the chamber. We then hello
our edjonl ned meenrg, elect''l our messenger
on the fourth Monday in June. We.had on1y
.eyen members present at this last mtvtng
Believing that we have organized according
i'gai. Rough accomplished under difficuitics,
we hold on 10 our pc |Ition, having full possess
sion Of the chamber, with our Mayor i'm full
pos. sion of the City Hall. We claim that
our organizations were legal, b" cause they
were effected with an undisputed quorum pre- 5.
ent, IT, ugh LONE tried to effect an organization
AIT" We bid.
Ifa portion of the members were disposed 10
be disorderly and factious, their conduct could
not invalldate our actions, so long as they were
perform. & in tn: ir presence, and that, too,
when some OF them participated with us by
voting on our proportions.
The fact thak they did not cooperate and
ayr e with us while on the floor with us, fur.
help TO make up working quorum for us.
wAsHIsGToS, July >. 1868. AA'
After the reading was finished, Mr. Richards
incorrect in TIE siateTen.s set forth.
Mr.. Crocker endorsed the narrative as Z" fair
and conci sti ter mt Of facts"
Mr.. Richards said he had only a word or two
TO add. II bad bcen charged hat he was
Illegally cleo ID Preside Mt Of the Board. If he
or the membrrs who supper Led him We're acS-
Ia Illegally, th;: law could make /. right. He
co Id = pvt rlght and tie Board could be put
righ1, If wrong now. All be askcd was that
no e vho opDo-: them would appeal 10 the
law. He would CHI erially abide the conss-
queI ces, and had no doubt they all would. He
acted as nearly right as it was pos1ible to act
unt FL tie circumstances. That differeat st.lte-
ments had zen made in the newspapers as to
the first day proceedings when he was elected,
was not wonderful, on account Of the NOISE
ard confusion which preva,l:d. He had come
prepared TO that NEE ing ccIry ont certain
proRi ANIME, and bad done so. He was no,
swelSed by any lining that occurred. He la
throughout the controversy, Us. d no tpi,"ets.
had been guilty of no uDk nd conduct. ard
CHERISHED no unkind feelings, except TT the
moment " hen he was a GckCd. Tonight an
assault and bLtieIy had teen committed on
hin. He wishf hem all 70 remember this:
that the gavel had been wrench~d fgom his
hand with grip which he felt in his m now
la nj nr
j. CT j. and remember day of reckoning was
coming. They (himself and friends) Were
night, and had acted right throughout, and il
would in due time be that tpey had.
Mr.. rocker moved hat the Char appoint a
Committee VI twoto cooperate with the COM
mittee Of TIE owe Bosrd in reference 10 the
Corpo' auon tc issue, carried; and the Char
appointed Messrs. Croker and Grinder. MIR.
u imdcr was excused at his own req nest, and
tie Ghair appointed Mr.. Bauer in his place.
[At the clo-e Of the meeting. the PRESIDENTS
fible was examined with some jr .erest, and
was tound to bear traces Of the conflict in the
shape of several deep lamentations, which IL
they were not 9th 1rwise credifabIe OF siznifi.
cant, at least gave evidence Of Mr.. Lloyd's
mu:cuIar Development, as they were made
with very small instrument in very hard
wood, and were, some of them, an eigh, OF an
inch deep
COMMON CoUNcIL.-The Board met at the
usual hour, Mr.. Fowler tPresident) in the
chair, and all the members present except
Me SIS. Dalton, G.. w. Miller aud Torrey A
message was received from the Mayor, in reply
to RESOLUTION OF July 10th, asking why an act
Tor the construction Of q sewer in NJ street.
from 1th to l4th street, has net been executed
stating he rs not informed why an order for the
work was not given by the late Mayor, but he
has MOI given the order because OF the want of
funC: necessary to pay the cost Of the la'eral
sewers and man holes provided by the act As
soon, however, as the funds will permit he
will give the order; referred. Also, one trans.
hitting communications from the Harbor Mas.
ter ana Canal Commissioner, in reply to a res.
oluiior, to the effect that there is no mud ma.
cnlEe belonging TO tue Corporations; referred
Also, one clc1ing cOmmunica ion from the
surveyor IN relation 10 sewers in the First
Ward. In which he states he found mauy eel.
capacity Of the 18th street sewer He recon.
mepds hat portion of the traps be closed
un,il such time as other sewers shall be con-
ssructed not TO connect with the Eth str. ct
sewer referl-d Alo, one, in ans wer to a re-.
oluiion, IN reference TO the construction OF a
bridge aero. 3 Rock Creek at X strrst, stating
tDat Joint re olution passed by the last Conn.
CHS, provides Tor a Joint commit e-four of the
council, three of the Aldermen, and himself to
report and sdopt plan-a similar COMMITTEES
having fail"d TO perform that duty during the
last Council. WAC
Mr.. Nalley called ate ntion TO the fl ct that
the Council had passed a bill providing for a
wooden bridge at that point
Mr.. Sarde said this Council had appointed a
commune TO inquire into and report upon the
frcts in relation to the K.street bridge, and he
tnought II highly improper that the Mayor