Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-12

SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB A meet
ing OF this club was held last evening AZ the
i3tn-street Presbyterian Church, and was
calieo TO order by the President. Mr.. @. II. Pc.
teIs, who opened the meeting with PRAYER, and
Mr. q. A. Hall was elected secretary. The
Chair stated that he did not know the specific
object of the meeting; when a discussion ensued
as to the manner in which the Executive Com
mittee had performed its duties. some asserting
that they had been remiss, and others that they
had performed their whole duty. Major II. A.
Hall moved tina: q committee OF Fl We be appoint
ed to confer with the committees of the other
wards in relation to the reception of Senator
Brownlow; which was adopted, and Messrs.
William h. Chase, Henry Piper, Henry Bev-
erly, II. A. Hall. and William Rutherford were
appointed the committee. MIR. W. H. Chase
SAID ne had been at the meeting OF the general
that the wards be requested to Join in the inau-
eural procession as ward organizations, and he
offered resolution that this ward unite ia the
procession; agreed 70. Mr.. Chase also stated that
the Grand Marshal, Gen. w ebb, had determined
on having one hundred marshals, and the
committee request that three names be sent in
as Candidates for marshals. He moved that the
club send IN three names as reg uested agreed to
MI L. II. Peters was elected by reclamation.
and vote was taken and resulted as follows
John Barker. 63; John l.. Pau. s.; Gen
Barker and Pau were 4. clared elected. Mr.
Peters declined, and John II. Brown was
ei'ctfd in MS place. joseph Brooks was
Mr.. Sidney Mcfarland read the proceedings of
the Aldermen in RELATION to the amendment of
the charter eraSIng the word "W mite" aud Of
feTred resolution expressing the heartfelt
EraiItude OF the members TO Gen. John =
Croker, for the resolutions IN favor of the
equality OF all men before the law, repor ;ed
ard so ably ad vocated by him in the Board OF
Aldermen on Mohday evening last. Toe Clair
>poke of the course of Gen. Crocker rs credi,
o himself aud the Ward, and the resolutions
We're adopted. Mr.. John Currey resigned ms
position As secretary, and Sinclair BiGleys was
. L. Z. tan ~
res oluiion that the Second Ward Republican
Club respectfully protest against the transfer
OF the Centre Market franchise TO the Washing
ton Market Company, any other monopoly,
believing tina the franchise and the large in
come therefrom should rest with the city,
which was adopted While Mr.. p. was pre-
paring this resolution an inquiry was made
as to who were the representatives of the Ward
in the general committee, When a number talk
ing at once made considerable of hub-bub
and " ben it was discovered thar the resoIutio
was ado pied. Mr.. Piper asked that II he read
again. but the Chair decided that IL was too
late. The meeting ad iOurned su biect to the cali
OF the executive committee.
BOARD OF FIRE COMMIssIoNERs.-As special
meeting Of the Board was held yesterday after
noon. Commissioner Thompson stated that the
object OF the meeting was to make arrange
ments for the reception of visiting iremen, and
to participate in the procession on the occasion
OF the inauguration Of General Grant. 1t was
moved and carried that the committee on the
nTe department In both brapc of the Coun ellis
urge the passage of resolution ma king an an.
preparation for the ABOVE objects. &. 7. Ell
wood was confirmed as foreman of engine No
!. II was ordered that Union and Columbia
engine hou-es be thoroughly whitewashed and
Otherwise cleansed 1t was resolved that in
the event OF parade on the ith of March ths
Chief Marshal be empowered to select his
sistant marshals from the ranks of the depart.
ment. Alderman Larman being present, was
asked question, relative TO an appropriation
by the Councils to the fremen to participate in
the inaugural ceremonies, and he eX pressed his
confidence that the Councils would make the
appropriation. as he thought no money could
be disbursed by the corporation to a better
advantage, as 1t would yield the citizens ten
times the amount IN sales. The Board there
upon requested Mr.. Larman to renew his
endfavors to pass the resolution introduced il
the Board of Aldermen by him few weeks
since, or one similar thereto and recommended
tina sl,2OO be asked for instead OF 5000. The
charges OF Intoxication against Thomas Finlev,
foreman of Hook and Ladder company, were
not sustained but ne was dismissed for inc ffici-
ency. Julius Strohel was nominated as .ora-
man Of Hook and Ladder company, ami con-
fTmed