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City Council*.—In (he Board of Common Council, a message was received from tho Mayor, informing them that C. B. Cluskey has resigned Che offico of surveyor of the city of Washington.A letter was also laid before the Board, from C. B. Cluskey, “defining his position in relation to his conduct as engineer of the Washington city canal.A message wne received from the Mayor, nominating the following named persons os police cou-• tables, fur the wards designated, under the new law, and they wero confirmed, with the exceptions mentioned, namely:John II. Goddard, chief of police for the city of Washington. (Nomination laid ovcr.JPint Ward.—John Dcwdncy and Harrison Craig.Second IVard.—Wm. A. Boss. The nomination of W. H. Barnaclo was laid over.I'hird IPard.—J. F. Wollard and K. G. Handy.Fourth Ward.—R. II. Borr and John Davis; ouc to be supplied.Fifth H’ard.— Wm. A. Mulloy. The nomination of John Griuder was laid ovrr.Sixth IPard.—Josiah Adama and John Willett.Seventh IPard.—Isaac Stoddcrt and U. B. Mitchell.The two Boards, subsequently organised in joint meeting,elected B. B. French chairman, and Richard Barry secretary; and were about to proceed to the election of police magistrates, whenMr. Magrudcr said that tliere was a preliminary question of some moment, concerning the members of tho First Ward moro particularly, which ought to be settled before going into hllot. In the fourth section of the act to organise a Police System for tho city of Washington, there was a proviso that no member of the Board of Common Council shall be selected as a police magistrate under this act. Ills colleague (Mr. Drury) had boon brought forward unanimously by tho delegation of the ward, as a proper person for a police magistrate, lie (Mr. M.) wished to know whether this proviso would exclude or render improper the election of his colleague. lie understood that there was another member of the City Council in the same category. His opinion was, that the proviso would only prcvont gentlemen who may be elected to this office to servo as members of the councils after election; and would not exclude his colleague or any other gentleman from being a candidate. These gentlemen were members before the enactment of tbe law. It was the purpose of his colleague (Mr. Drury) to resign his scat as a mem-
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The Republic
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Tue, Mar 25, 1851
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