True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-18
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TUESDAY, 18th April, 1899

As40SIC0unc, met pursuant to, R~l1oufnment:
! rsssot Hon. Joshua Baldwin, Recorder; Alder
M Rogers, Sswolf,. Whitney q Yorkc.
Tho p oceedings ofthe preceding meeting having
AatN toad nnd approved,
Oa motion, Messrs. Peters and Rogers were ap.
pointed a comn,ittee to verify tho credentials ofM
Yofke, Alderman elect Of the and ward. Said
and entitled TO his seat.
The weekly Statements. of. the Treasurer for
the 9Th and 18th inst, werc submitted. That of
the 9th, showing the balance at last report to
hsvs bean $52S 81; receipts. $S,4l5 81; City Bank,
$llf,274 46; Expended, S13,O49 81; notes redeem
"a. ~, $50 80; balance, 4,57s 10.
That OF the 10th, showing the balance last re.
port. BASIS 10; receipts, $7,433 90; City Bank,
$l9,65l 81; expended. 80, sol 70; City Bank de.
posted, 1885,. notes redeemed, $3.50 OS; bal
Ancs this date. 81 1870 05.
a communication was received from the Urea.
slfer, transmitting an account of the disbursement
OF the Charity Fund: when on motion, tho rules be-
ing dispensed with, it was,
Resolved, That the sum Of Five Hundred Dol
lars 30 and the same is iereby appropriated TO the
Charity Fund, to DO disburscd on the orders of the
Aldermen.
A communication from the Collector Of taxes on
hacks and drays, and hawkers and pcdlars, trans
nsatAne = detailed account of collection for the soc
oist. third and fourth quarters, roferrod to the FL
nance Committee.
"A communication from the Commissary Of Poy.
Sras Market, was referred to the Commute on
An account of the New Ofleans Navigation
Company was referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance. EOS.
a petition from John, Minturn was referred to
tue Committee on Strects and Landings.
The Police.
sOf .. Richards, to Streets and Landings.
The Recorder laid before the Council a copy of
judgment Of the Parish Court of the New Orleans
Navigation Company, which on motion, was rcfor-
seo 70 ne Attorney, with instructions to appeal
The Recorder. also submitted citation from tho
District Court, in relation TO the opening of Rofig.
mac street, which vas also, referred to the At,or-
ney.
MT. Peters, Chairman of tho Finances Commit
eosreportedthe two following resolutions, which on
rnstion, the rules be Fng dispensed with, were sew
orally adopted. -,
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay to Nathan
Nichols, on the warrant of The, Mayor, the sum Of
ono hundred dollars, for excayating the spaces be.
tween whafves 6, H. 4 9.
Resolved, Fhatthc Treasurer pay 10 Mcdonnell
= Waterman, on the warrant of the Mayor, the
sum Of sixty dollars, tor refreshments furnished the
ansPectors Of the. election on the first instant,
Mr.. Rogers. Chairman of the Police COMMITTEES,
made the following Report, accompl nicd by Tho
annexed Resolution, which was ad ptcd.- Tho
yeas and nays were Chilled for, which resulted in
Nests. Caldwetts Hall, L,ckett, Peters, Rogers
md, Yorko voting in the affirmative, und M.ssrs.
Fferct, taloyd and sewcll, in the negative.
The Pelce Committee to whom was referred the
Petition OF. Ms. William Brand, would respectfully
Report : .t
That i would appear from tho latements made
by the witnesses summoned by your Committee,
AhatsMr. Brands house had sus aimed damage to
1ho amount of 1913 So"
: The custom of :. Charivarying" has been practi
sod from the earliest settlement of the country, and
has consr Gncntly been looked upon as one of those
popular and innocent amusemcn,s, and marks Of
attsAion with which tho police have not ir,crfc-
,red. Acting under these old established usages, it.
wac deemed most prudent by the heads of the Pc.
.t,cc nut To interfere upon that occasion ; but as it
rs now manifest that interpretations were com.
.mi'ted, either by evil disposed or thoughtlcss per-
sens on that evening, we are of tho opiniun that the
rights OF a citizon to protection from injury are
paramount, and consequently as Mr.. Brand has ac.
suasly expended Sl3S SO for those rcpairs-.l.
though your Committee after n careful inspection
81 tho lock, door, &c. were not OK pert enough 10
discover that such an amount of damage had been
sustnined-we wou d therefore Report tho follow.
Resolved, That no sum of Sl35 so be paid to
William Brand, on the warrant of the Mayor, being
the amount of repairs in full done to his house in
March, 1888. -.
Y DAVID mo ROGERS