Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-27
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
hoard Of Aldermen. Septemher ostn


One nominating y. d. Stuart for trustee Of publ,
sch1Gis hr.t district, in place Of J. +. T. Homesi
declined referred.
One returning with objections IAN act granting
Potomac river at the southern my OF 9th sref
vestn and An act authorizing the construction Of
street wysst, on the Potcmse river" The Mayor
pals tspa therefore open to the charge Of favOrit
IN
practical OF such legislation will often b.
The
persons, with squal claims, ready, If On oppor-
tat to the
nse OF such P1oPsTtS should be allewes 70 do SO In
mittee on whaIvts.
communication was received from s. Il Bond re-
auestns that his books and accounts as late Water
Of Ii. Board of Aldermen acting jointly With the
committee Of ways and means of the Board OF Com
lion Of March 18th, 1867; referred to committee on
Also, communication of the Mayor Transmitting
the account and vouchers of s. Jones, aDot hecary
Il the quarter ending June 0th, is7O; referred
Also, a communicated from Enoch Totten. Cor
roraiiOn attorney IN answer 10 resolution OF this
ensd ns Ss sne OF
military services in the are war, which cOmmunica
til n was ordered to be printed.
Several bills from the lower beard were referred
Tsomas Wsnne to erect pan an gadnS Pc Rs Tsm
house on street north, between 10Th and 2. tn
Mr. stewart submitted a resolution requesting the
Mayor TO inform this at its next meeting what
Schools mp 70 September IA, $50 and why is it that
the none; due the said schools has net been paid by
time nat amount OF money due to the Teachers Of
adopted by unanimous vote
MR.. cRosSNAN,s SPEECH LAST WEEK.
Also. resolution that Mr.. } III. Crossman be re
Quested to furnish this board with
speech which was delivered by him on last Monday
evening; and that the said speech be printed in the
Mr. McCathran said that all of the gentleman s
published in the city pa pers and if the gentle
man Mr; stewartl or any Of his political friends
come to IT,.
Mr. Davis asked if the resolution was intended 10
apply TO the orilegons prayer" Of Mr.. Gro .sman
MI Stewart said it i, cinded all of course THE
prayer spoken Of was in, reduced by Mr. Crossman
sn might or sa Gnfng
forth that tneir duties ss christians and aldermen
NJ, c "IEE CAT or OF THE BAG SPEECH.
speech Of Mr stewart wherein the cat Was let our
Of the bag" Langhter.i
seemed 10 mark its author as an nfde an ats list
lie Mr.. Stewart did not belong to that class he
to rebuke Xpressions hich should never have been
nna"e 'H WE WEE H1HE EIGHT" BoreHre
He then preceded to exculpete the eight from
Cn II Mr. tsas u nfF
be Mr. c. could point to one single instance in
the Nominations by gain offers OF profit, that eSr
ton of bis speech must be characterized as false
was bought two years ago for ESQ / Mr. Stewart
continuing said that the eight were not men OF
that kind but were actuated in their course in this
MIR. lime wanted to know if the prayer was sacri
legious why Stewart desired to have it published
Mr.. Quick said there was some inconsistency in
the course Of MT. Stewart, who sad the speech and
not Tn lie hRn hGra and
duced a resolution TO have them published on the
journal He tMr. Quick did not approve of por
ton of Mr.. Cheeseman's remarks. and opposed To
spreading them on the journal
After further debate. Mr. 100 Connolly moved to Law
the resolut6 the table, which motion lost by
iy. Gulick, Hine Moore, and Shepherd. nlys@
Ms,.Is Bake Sa Champion, paws; Mccathran
Slater and the fh pre sHfFfsY TS2 asReE
Mr.. Moore would like the Alderman (Mr. Stew
compel gentleman 10 furnish copy Of his remarks
He made them in the open board, and portion OF
Changes Of bery he did mot fs ppes to the
but II was We known that q Bowen man in the
Mr. Chase did not know that the charge against
that bad bad ssep DrSed s ST, t hal h.
he'd gone into the opposition and worked against M
Mr.. cRossMAS DEFr-Es HIS POSITION.
Mr.. CrOssman said, he bad not given the prayer as
to mase as their course here seemed 10 denote tina
th.y did not consider their duty as Aldermen and as
dd ns the Sa the Rn
WIZ 1oGk him sssk a Vow, h%se 40 desoT 10
man had the utmost contempt for this hypRocriticaI
F What
ed, even he had sense or manliness enough to have
cpinien here or eiseWh;re He believed in COD bns
thought his first duty was TO his fellow man whom
and know The coiored race. some Of them. Seemed e
to ni:appreiend their position They were not
becaase slavery vas degrading and SemoraIin9 pt t9
the white race. and because the black men were a
part of the great brotherhood 81 man.
Mr.. ,stewar. said his object had been accom-
icF his s e6but that mus,
the n@ns Fl ,s. h s ssss sna
out Of it, for the emancipation of the slaves they
were merely Instruments in the hands OF that God he
IGNORED. He Mr. stewart was the most isnorast
p az the senensn an inse nc was In call
Mr.. Guck renewed his motion to amend the reso-
R the By s S Ss
out Of the bag be also printed in the Journal.
Mr.; ,shepheId moved 70 l.y the whole subject Oh
Davis, Gniek; Hine' Moore, shepherd Slater and
.tewaIt-9. NAYS IMesrrs. Baker, Champion,
McCathran' and the President, CroekerI-i.
Mr.. Croker intro duce9 bill to amend the act for
northwest, and in 18th street. from street 10 MAJ
sachnsets avenue n. W, so as TO allow it to be Of
tie instead OF brick, on the petition Of the properly
Mr.. Connolly presented remembrance Of a great
many BARRIERS against permitting the barber shoos
TO be opened on sunday; referred. Also, submittt.
resolution . that the secretary Of the Boarl az
Trustees Of Public Schools transmit to this hard
the complaints against X. NJ Mckee as prIpcintI
teacher at the franklin School Building; the reprt
Of the select committee thereon; oil papers connected
Herewith; and all other complaints since male
against the said teacher referred 10 the committee
Oh public schools.
WHO i THE FRIEND OF THE LABoRERy
Mr.. Shepherd submitted a resolution appropria.
ting, payable in certificates, and chargeable 10 the
proper ward fund. far as the same can be as,er-
iained. such sum shall be sufficient when added
TO appropriations, il any heretofore made to ena bic
the disbur,ing officers Of the corporation pay any
claim Tor labor prior to June D, $50 which shall APP
pear from the official pay rolls Of ward commission
ers now in pOss ession Of the Auditor to be a rust
claim against the corporation" Mr.. Shepherd said
ne would like 10 see who in favor of paving tie
labOriDg men, and therefore would move suspen.
zion OF the rules TO consider the resolution After
some debate, the motion TO suspend the rules ftisJ
the vGt1 :esntsrs :-Yeas-Messrs Crossman q !.
lick. McCaihran. Moore, Shepherd Stewart ana the
presiddnt; tCrOcker-7. Nays-Messrs R.ker
Champion, Chase, Connolly, Davis and Slatsr-6'
not the necessary two thirds.
Mr.. CONNOLLY DEFENDS 1.-THE OcTETTF"
Mr. Moore moved To make the resolution the sps.
cial order for next Monday evening after the read
ing q the journal.
Mr. Connolly said the board had made n .necial
order on previous Occasions-the Mayors n1mina
tions-wh ich had been dodged; and he proceeded H.
he Of he in