The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
COUNCIL PRocEEDINGs.
board Of Aldermen.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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t,isri arinder. and hates. All the Conserva,
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NJ Rn,rht snnsared IN M .eat few min.
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MI IN. A. Hall, the seeretsry, was at his
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o,o,ook ,.ar,v nj, of the f,onaervativo
r,au,ta,s si enn..peS ~ the,r .sats' whsn-
MT; kelsey. from 2. lowe, Board, .pge.rsa
sasay - ~ into inint sss.,on Tor tbe purnose
neauy W ,.ss,. ~ ,hs .tion IA me
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,hsa. mswhcr. hs sn,ointea ~ nntifv the
inres Rn,rs ths, ts,s oara T. npepsped 10 no
into Joint convention for the purpose or
SnoosSs oeers ao 1 o ths Sbsa an,
pointeS, * said eommiitec. Messrs. Uroeksf.
70, lb1 Uh ~ nneuns. az nnnm,tts.s If ths
Board; $500,
On aSS, the PS o1s took recess for the
Board Of Common Council.
The Board was called 70 order AZ O'Clock,
by the president, 7. ~. Fowler, ESQ., Al the
mitteo Of three TO inform DE Board Of Alder
s 70 CIV 70
Ing to iawj which was agreed TOT and the pres.
ldent appointed Messrs. Kelsey, Hine, and
M. Kelsey subsequently reported that they
had performed the duty assigned them. =
Aldermen Croker and Larman,a committee
chamber, and Informed the Board that the
Board Of Aldermen was ready to go Into joint
meeting for the selection Of ofiicers.
JOINT MEETING. ...
The Mayor and the Board Of Aldermen were
here announced by the messenger, and entered
men took seats with the Councilmen.
Ba dSs S NJ ass'fS me H. e.
the roll Of the Joint meeting.
The Secretary called the roll and all the
Dec. W; Miller.
the board: had sonrsnsd IN joint meeting Tor
to serye during the present year, and nom,na-
lions for those ofieers were in order.
sS 80 ana S oss. :' % s. ssi'
would require a long time TO ballot for all o.
them. He suggested therefore that the most
the balance deferred to another occasion. TO
tion Of list Of oiileers, which he submitted.
the motion, n agreed, would rule out other
nominations. II the order were adopted u
might embarrass the meeting, for they might
and they could not under the order al 1t. He
suggested that nominations be made promis'
sSs Ss Meeting s aaSuin for few days. .as
Of the parties nominated to IN the otnces
TSy, sAss ~GHa s sssoa
proceeding with caution was that when these
offices were Allied, the ineumbepts could not
Councilman Rutherford. The Mayor can re-
move.
Alderman Moore said the law expressly
year. Much elreumspeciion should be exer
: eised In the eleetion Of these onieers. he
who might prove himself unworthy Of the
course would be pursued, and the Board sd.
could come together and vote understand
ingly. ~
Alderman Riehards rose TO second the SUP
proper that the meeting should adopt such :
measure. Some fsw Of the oiieers. however
so%ss Re sr that IL osrs o z he
alarm telegraph should be elected. Tho SAINT
was true 10 regard to the commissioners Of
improvements.
Oounciiman Dalton inquired whether
should the meeting fail to elect, any person
aCient T. ''
Alderman Crocker said that gentlemen ough
to have been able to find out the qualities o
,hs S qr oss when had al S
resent evening. He hoped that the meeting
would proceed at once to business.
,banld Ss eiectsa in he Order Ia which the,
stand In the Registers report.
Alderman Richards suggested that they
should go over the list and receive nomins
res reach the trustees Of Public Schools,