The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-12
CITY YINTELLI ENC II.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Places to Make Out Duplicate Returns
Changes, Etc
This morning the Board Of Aldermen held a meet
ing in Common Council Chamber, for the purpose of
selecting judges and inspectors to conduct the elec
Alderman David Beitler, President of the Board,
occupied the chair.
to reconsider the report of the committee which was
adopted, recommending each party to caucus on the
names to be chosen as election officers, and to hand
the sa me TO the committee, to be presented to the
board.
would not be reconsidered. He knew that the re-
port OF the committee was adopted 10y the board
without dissenting VOTE In committee it was
agreed upon unanimously that the Democrats should
have the selection OF their officers. The speaker
for he believed the opposition were acting in good
faith when they adopted the report of the commit
tee. The speaker did not want to see the majority
ruled by roughs and candidates.
Alderman Stearns said that the whole matter had
been misunderstood by the board. The names of
the minority were to be submitted to the committee
to inquire whether there was any objection to the
parties named Such had not been done. The COM
mttee would have acted on the names had they been
submitted, and they would have approved all not
Objectionable. Since the list had been retained the
committee learned that there were nnm0er of un-
satisfactory names inserted and the reconsidering
of the resolution was intended to correct the list.
Alderman McMulin said that if there was any OBJ
lection to the names selected he would have them
changed at once.
Alderman Thomas said that as chairman of the
committee he expected the minority to hand in the
names those selected by them officers of the
election in the Democratic divisions. This de-
sired in order to inquire into the eligibility of parties
named before the list should be presented to the
board This action would have settled all difficulty
and the members could have appeared as a board
and voted nnderstandingy.
Alderman McNIullin said that last year the Re-
publcans took the responsibility of eecting officers
Tor the minority, Some OF those selected could
neither read or write simply from the fact that they
knew nothing about the men they were selecting
That right should be left to the party who under
stood the men. The speaker concluded by saving
that it was the wish of the Judges Of our courts
want to be bothered by those seeking changes in the
lists.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to-yeas,
80 nays, 30.
Alderman Kerr moved to recommit the report,
ana that if any objections offered to the names
presented by the minority they be stricken or
Alderman Johnson moved thatthe names be pre-
sented direct to the board for their action.
motion to lay the amendments the table was
then agreed to- Yeas, 85 nays, 2I.
The report of the committee then came up and was
likewise laid on the table.
Alderman Jones offered resolution requesting
the City Councils 20 appropriate $500 to pay the
A resolution then adopted changing the place
of meeting of division canyassers as folows:-
Fourth ward, First divsion-From James NJ
Kings, No. 74S SAMSON street. to northeast corner
Front and Almond streets.
Nineteenth Ward, First Diyison-From Hugh
McCullough's, northeast corner of Hanover and
Columbia avenue, to Robert Condy's, northeast
corner Of Second and oxford streets.
The following resolution was adopted
ReSolUed, That the following named places be and
they tine ae OF 1 a dssn at W
each ward shall meet to make out dupic ate returns
Of 'he election held in their respec i've wards:-
i. N. E. corner Moyamensing avenue and Green
2. s. Z. corner Jefferson avenue and Prime street
3. s. +. corner Fifth and Queen streets.
4. Corner Juniper and South streets.
b. No. $50 Spruce street.
6. No. 522 Race street.
Z. Corner Nineteenth and South streets.
s. S. +. corner Broad and Chestnut.
o. No. 1910 Market street.
TO- N f. corner Broad and Race streets.
VI Tpn.. n,1D Date
IL. No. 613 North Fifth street.
l8. N. L. corner Ninth aud Coates.
IA. N. w. corner Thirteenth and Spring Garden.
15 N E. corner West and Coates,
l6 No. 1040 North Fourth street.
II. s. E. corner Fifth and Thompson
49, No. 522 Richmond street.
10. No. 1918 Frankford road.
20. N. K. corner Alder and Girard avenue
81 Norris Hotel, Main street, Manayunk.
o. Town Hail. Germantown.
49, No. 43O4 Frankford street.
"a Corner Forty-1rst and Haverford.
26 Corner Cleertleld and Richmond.
26 s. w. corner Broad and South streets.
27 Corner Forty third and Market.
Aldern an McMuln moved to reconsider the elec-
Fourth ward 9Th division OF the Eighth ward 9Th
division of the Sixth ward 1st division of the
Twelfth ward, and sth division OF the Fifteenth
Alderman Jones thought the court ought to be
consulted in this matter
Alderman McMun said that Judge Pierce was
out of town, and as 1t required q majority OF the
judges to make the change it was hard matter to
get the three indges attending court together.
The motion was agreed to.
The changes effected by the above motion are as
follows:-
First division Fourth ward--Henry W. Spiel.
Fifth division Sixth ward-Morris Murphy.
Eighth division Fifteenth ward-John J. Boland
First division Twelfth ward-Michael Mcguire
Fifth division Eighth ward-James Carr.
On motion the board adjourned.
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SHOE THIEvEs.-Jacob Fry on Saturday night wa
arrested at Seventh and Baker streets with pair
Shoes which he was attempting to dispose OF at
figure which raised the suspicion that he had stoei
them. Such was found to be the fact and he wa
committed by Alderman Collins.
Wesley Smith (colored) took fancy to pair o
shoes dangling in front OF a store South street
below Fifth, and after manmuvring around Iitt
by the proprietor and marched to the Second stree
Station. Alderman Delaney sent him below.
AN UNPRoVoKED ATTACK.-James Kohle is tn
name OF a colored man who has been held In tl60
bail for assault and battery. The cOmplainants ar
Theodore Stratton and Frederick Wyle, who aeg
that on Saturday night While passing sixth an
Lombard streets, they were attacked, without an
p ovOcatiOn, by Kohle with black jack, and beate
o. er the head. Policeman German came to tn
relief of the two when the colored man took to hi
heels. He was followed into house, where h
threw away the blackjack and was about changln
his hat when captured.