The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-02

! GENERAL CoUNCIL.-The newly elected Gene
raj Council met last night for the first time. I'm.
medlately after organizing, message was received
from the Mayor, transmitting the names of the MEM
| beers elect
! On motion. of Mr.. Benit committee was APP
! pointed to decide upon the qualifications of men,
bers. The committee reported that all the members
were duly qualified.
The Council then proceeded to the election of
Secretary, Messrs Hagan and Cuvillier were plac-
ed in nomination, and upon counting the votes il
was found that Mr.. Hagan had received votes out
of H. and was therefore elected As soon as this
result was announced, Mr.. Wilder offered the fol-
lowing protest, signed by himself and Mr.. Barnard
hereby solemny protest against the election this day of
Secretary of this body whereby Richard Hagan ESD. has
been elected to that office, the following grounds
That the said Richard Hagan the time of such
Ward, Of Municipality No one-hsving and Exercising
the right OF deberstng and voting all questions and
That is to the spirit of institutions, that
members of deliberate body should be officers
ther That 1t IS detrimental to the public interest and nju
ous to the public morat being well known, that the
time the said RICHARD Hagan was elected, two more
members OF this COUNCIL were candidates Tor office before the
Council of Municipality No. One-whereof said Hagan
from we merely state tie fact and leave It to public
deraon and desire 1t to be recorded the minutes of this
That Louis suIg Esq, who has voted on said election,
at the time of voting, and still, Surveyor of Munich
said body WHO has also absolute control his salary
That the salary lot Of the Secretary Of the General Council
OF the Three Municipalities; who nnder the control of
tine bs s ss Rea an He
man in the Council OF Municipality No. One.
rules thereof be kept the French as We'll as the English
language and that the said Hagan, altogether stranger
We do therefore; tender this solemn protest that it
may be recorded, as by law it is our right.
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A motion to lay the protest upon the table was
made and withdrawn ;-When a motion toaeturn it
10 the members who had offered it was carried by
by vote of e to 4.
Mr.. Michel was then unanimously elected Ser
geant-at- Arms.
On motion of MIR. Wilder, the Council then pro-
ceeded to the election of an Attorney. Messrs. w.
w. King and L. w. Warfield were nominated
Mr.. Warfed received votes against for Mr..
King, and was therefore declared duly elected.
Mr.. Decouteau Saucer was then chosen keeper
of the Powder Magazine
An election was then held for printer, which
suited in the choice of Nlagne d Weisse, OF the
Bee.
The Council then proceeded to the election of
Commissioners of the Water Works. to which
Office Messrs. Surgi and Smith were elected.
On motion, it was resolved that the Standing
Committees should be committee on Finance,
committee Courthouse and Prisons, and com
mittee on Claims, and committee on the affairs OF
the late Police Jury
The usual annual message from the Mayor was
then read.
On motion, committee was appoined to fix the
quota to be paid into the Sinking Fund by each
Municipality.
The Standing Committees We're then appointed,
as follows:
Finance-Smith, Day and Beebe :. Claims
BENT, Molason and Vandergrff. =. Court Houses
and Prsons-Surgi, Allen and Wilder. A fairs
ofthe late Police J4ry-Bernard, Roselius and Rice
King, the late Attorney of the Council being a re-
port of the business that had been attended to by
him. 1t was referred to the Committee on tnar"e
4 resolution, relative to the duties OF the Sccie
tary of the Council, fixing his salary al t;iJO ncr
annum, was adopted.
resolution requiring the Attorney OF tiie Nun.
cipality to have prepared Digest of the Staju:es
CT the city, was passed.
resolution then adopted, setting aside The
money received from the tax passengers cen
tngent fund to be devoted to charitable purposes.
On motion, a committee of three was appointed
to cooperate with the Municipality Councils i'll the
reception o. Maj Gen. Scott. Nlessrs. Smith, 40
laison and Beebe were appointed on said committee.
A resofi ion was then offered, and adopted con-
graduating the people Of France upon their recent
noble effor' in the of freedom; and request
ing the MAJ or of New Orleans to transmit copy
of the resolution to the Mayor of Paris.
The Council then adjourned until Wednesday.
THIRD MUNICIPALITY CoUNCIL.-This body
met last evening, Recorder Seuzeneau in the chair.
The reading of the Journal was dispensed with,
and the Council proceeded to business.
A Message was received from the Mayor, re-
turning without his signature, the preamble and
passed at the last meeting of the Coun
Gil, granting the use OF certain Wharves to J. Z.
Whitney d CO., His Honor set forth is his Mes
sage that the 10th section of the act of division,
expressly declares that the rates of Warfage shall
i'm a he II9 he
Message being read, motion was Immediately
made to persist in the resolutions, notwithstanding
the veto of the Mayor. This motion elected
warm discussion, and the expression of various
opinions, one of which was, that the Mayor had
found a mares nest.' The vote was finally taken,
and the resolutions were unanimously persisted ill.,
A communication was received from the Sur
veyor, transmitting certain plans of Streets i'll the
back part OF the Municipality.
A communication was received from several
stevedores, asking the permission of the Council to
use horses on the Levee in loading and unloading
vessels. Referred to Committee on Claims.
A communication was received from Mr.. NIastin, |
setting forth that he had for some months held |
warrant issued by the Mayor upon the Treasury of |
The Third Municipality, for $1l7, and that he was
unable to obtain payment on the same, the irea- |
;urer deferring payment in consequence of having |
no funds. Referred 10 Finance Committee.
A memorial was received from several persons,
of the existence of a soap factory in
he rear OF the city. Referred 10 fo1ce commit
ZEE, with power to act.
An ordinance regarding Soap and Candle Fac
cries, was reported and made the order of the day
or the next meeting.
Several unimportant resolutions We're reported
rom the Finance Committee. and adopted The
detailed statement of the affairs of the Muncipal- |
ty, presented by the Finance Committee at the last
Meeting, then came up for consideration, and the
Council Were engaged during the rest Of the eve
ling in disposing of it,
A PICTURE.-At the very moment that the Jour
lals of the European monarchsts are predicting
he overthrow of American institutions on account
If the war with Mexico-even just after Gulzot
vas talking in the assurance of safety and preroga
i've, of preserving the balance Of power on the
North American contnent-in the midst of the va
nd eloquence of Lord George Bentick, in favor of
eizing Cuba-and while every representative and
dependent of privilege abroad is feasting his eyes
pon the hope and the belief that the United States