Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-09
EVENING STAB.
LOCAL n e w s.
Joir, Convention Of tAe Co a.sD,

TIE ELECTION or CITY oFrCxKs
Last evening an sdjOurned meeting o. the
City Coupc IL was held At TIE Casmbs- Of IN
Board OF Common Council 10 esect Officers of
the city under the provision Of the &C. OF Nav
2sth, ,s6s. TIE meeting ~as called TO or,ie r by
the President Of tue ioins Ilcetuy. Mavor
Bowen; Mcssrs. n. A liali aud o. 81 q fec
Secretariss. The roll being called All the
%s.rs $500 we're .ound - BE- pIe-snt, except
4 oe Chair announced thai the fir ! bus mess IN
order vas the selection Of Clerk OF the Ceutre
-Aaikei. MT Ar4lson Ssggested that the nom
natsons OF Commissioners Of the Fire Depart.
menf, and officers connected with the fire
alarm and heslth Of the city, he FRS actsd on,
AND moved th3t the rules he suspended for iat
purpose- Mr.. Nssey slated that tue officers
Iesrrsd TO We're en- duty, aud wolld lie main
until their successors were appointed. Tie
motion was vitb4IawI.
nominated =. McF rlsnd, Mr.. Nalley, Henry
Lyles; and Mr- Hine, Gen. j. seph Gerh.Ia.
Mr.. Sa'do a'ked tas Char TO ate the cole OF
the nominees The Mayor replied that so la
ss the law is conceI ned thew we're all wn IT,
MI. S3rdo-"Ge nflemep, McFsrland is 4 C .
ored man" Mr.. Croker endorsed mia q, a
who was wetl qualified fo- the posit,ea. NJ
Daltcn asked II he had b. en- IN the srTav IIr
Crocker replied thst be wac a good Unto
man The bal'ot resulted: Mcfarland 2, LyIss
III Gerhrrct 9, Blank I: no choice M Nor.
sell nominated l.. NJ. A. Fen wick, and the Sec
ond ballot re. alted: Mcfarland II, Fenwick II,
q.
suited: MeFarls II, Gerhardt "a, and the
1attes was declared elected
For Assistant Clerk of the Center Market
MI. ;. Baker nominated W. Wilson. OF the
seventh Ward; Mr. Mofsell, L. ID. a. Feb
wick; and Mr.. CIockCr, Sidney Mcfarland;
and the ballot resulted: Wilson, 4: EenWick.
"a Mcfarland z. The second ballot resulted:
Wilson, I3: Fenwick, ID; Mcfarland, 6; ]. VI.
Dalton Mr.. Dalton asked that the vote for
him be transferred to MIR. McFariandl The
third baliot resulted: Fenwick, II; Wilson, IL;
j ar and =. h.U. -
resulted: Wilson, a.; Fenwick, I2; Mcfarland,
g. Mr.. Dalton nominated James McKenua. of
the First Ward. The nth ballot resulted: Will
son, II; Fen wick, ]; Mcfarland, 9: McKenna,
. The sixth ballot resdlted: Wilson, 81:
-MeFarland,e; Mckenna, 3; Hine, l. and MI
Wilson was declared elected.
For Clerk OF the Western Market-Nr. Tay.
Tor nominated VIZ. Coke and Mr. Fen wick.
james Caldwell; and the first named was
eieeted, receiving ~ votes TO IA for the last
named
For Clerk Of the Northern Markes-Mr.
Crocker nominated 7. II. Langley; Mr.. Ball,
James Bowen and Mr.. Fowler, Marcelius
West The Inst ballot resulted L,nsley, 'a;;
Bowen, y; West 2. The second bailo: re.
suited Ian gley, IS; Bowen, I; West, 4; Lloyd,
land Mr.. Langley YVES dee AIRED electHd.
For Clerk Of the Eastern Market-Mr. Arr
son nominsted A. ii. Psrry; Mr.. Baker, H. T.
Iitchfeid; and Mr.. Fenwick, A. WlEaion The
ballot resulted: Parry, .; Litchfiei IL Eaton,
"a. The second ballot Psrry, 3; LitchfeId p:
Eaton, 1: Langley, i; and Mr. Litchfield WIS
declared elected.
For Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department
Nj. Kelsey dominated W. ID. EllwOod, and
Mr. Nalley John III. Sessford, and q vote re.
sulted-Ellwood, L.; Sessford, IA: add the form
or wss declared elected.
For Secretary TO Commissioners of Fire De-
parsment-hr. Chase nominated W. III. Stew.
ART; Mr.. Taylor, Thomas L. Salkeld: Mr.. NJ or
sell, f G. Ecklof; and the frs: ballot resuIt-
sd-S'ewari, 10; Saikeld. 3; Eckloff, II; EiIwcod,
l. The second bslloi resuited-Stew art, I!E
elseted.
The election of Measures and inspectors of
Lum Der being next in order, MI. Kelsey moved
that the Elk inspectors and measurers of lum-
Der Or voted Tor on one ticket Mr. Moore
thought that they should be elected separately
10 carry out the law. If they could lump these
Officers, there was no reason why they should
nos vote for other officers together. BESIDES
gentlemen might have no objection 10 some OF
the names presented, and objections to Others
De yeas and nays Were taken on the motion
aad it was lost-yess II, nays Il
NJ. Kelsey Il dominated l.. A. Adams, and Mr.
4orseil, J. G Robinson; and the vote resulted:
Adams, 20 Robinson, II; and the first-named
was declared elected. Mr.. Eates nomIna,,d
George n. Collins, and Mr.. Ball, W. III john
son. and the vote resulted-Oollison, Is John
SON, ~ "ffunkey- helm" 4. ILaugntsrl Mr.
Collison wss declared elected. M Chase nomi-
mated 81. Clsir Burley; aad Mr.. Moore Peter
Saiisnt- The ballot resaltcd-Burley, rs; Gal
liant Ii Kelsey, 2; 5. j. Bowen, ?. ILaugnter1
The Mayer Thanked the meetiug for the NAT.
ierIng vote he bsd received: but the election
had saved him the troabie Of Withdrawing his
ass his trends TO Withdraw his name.
MI fenwick.-"We thought Mr. KeIsev
was oat of once Z" ILau<hte 4
MI knight nominated j. s. Crocter ir.- Mr.
pa uetf, X /. Humphreys; and Mr.. TAYLOR
Aehaef j. Quiglev. The ballot rrsuhed =
Sn'siey, Il; Humphreys, ~; Herbert, I; Kel-
eey,2. Mr.. Quigley was declared elected Mr.
Ciark Dominrtcd j. :. Croker, IT.; Mr. Moore.
w: j. Herbert, Mr.. L RUTHERFORD, W. Daer The
1s,ios resalt;d :, Crocker. jr-, IS; Herbert ~;
11hos resulted :-Crocker. jr- A.: Herbert 10:
Blank, q The third ballot resulted :-Croc ker.
". u; Herbert, Is Mr. Miller nominated Thos
w. Smith, and Mr.. Moore W. = Herber,- ard
fbe vote resulted smith. Il; Herbert Il:
CrockSr, !, and Mr.. Smith was thea declared
elected
Mr.. NaIlsy moved 10 adjourn to Fridav night
az O'Clock; agreed 10. yeas %, nays 10, and