The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-26

declared vacant, and that the Council proceed to
fill said vacancy
Mr.. Hooper presented the following report
The Committee to whom referred the in
vestigation IN the case of Charles Petrie First
Lieutenant offhe Night Watch, charged with hav-
ing proshtuted the Watch House of the.upper Dis
trict OF this Municipality, beg leave to make the
following report upon the above charge:
We have carefully examined the witnesses in
this case and do not find testimony sufficient to
justify the charge. There is but one witness that
tesuties to any thing against Petre and that wit
ness is Barbaru Dedingsr.
We have three other witnesses whose oathz
show that said Barbara Dedinger has positively
peured herself, and that she is not to be believed
under OATH We therefore beg to be discharged
from further consideration in this case, and would
oher the following resolution:
+ E. HoorEE.
ResotUed, That. Charles Petrie First Lieuten.
anti be and he IS hereby reinstated and placed on
duty, and that this Committee deem it their dutv
to exonerate said Petrie from the charge bronoht
against him, and that the Treasurer paw said Petrie
on the authority Of the Mayor, for the time Of bis
suspension.
The report OF the AaaioTtty was adonted bv ,ba
following vote - ~
Yeqs-MeTsrs Hawthorn, LaHsrason, MARKS, Mccormick.
Nags|Ness1s HsIs "a ses aoIsn aad snakessPeaE-s
Stewart and Yancey-7. -OIH''"' iinus' ssSed'
ORDER OF THE DAY. ~
The resolution calling on the Treasuref and
Comptroller for certain statements was on rnotiou
OF Mr. Hale, laid over subject to call
Mr.. Shields offered the following resolution:
Ltesotrea, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
authorized and requested, after having given ten
days notice. to sell the contracts for building two
school-houses upon the property belonging to the
Municipality, and situated in the First and Fourth
ards thereof, according to the pa MS and specii-
cations on file in the Surveyors office: the work
10 De done In good and substantial manner, to the
satisfaction OF the Surveyor, and to be completed
within hve months from date of contract-pay-
ments to be made on the certificate Of the Sur
veyor as the work progresses, by notes at six and
Twelve months, bearing per cent. interest; she
Council. :,
The rules were dispensed and the resolution
adopted
Mr. Hale offered the following ordinance:
be 1t ordatne4 That from the passage Of this
ordinance, each Watchnan OF this Municipality
shall be subject to fine of two dollars for every
nisht he IS absent from duty without satisfactory
cause, and that on the third offence, reported bv
the Captain, he shall forfeit his number (which
small De gwen by the Captain to a supernumeraryJ 4
and shall be placed the supernumerary roll and
upon repetition of the offence, shall be discharged
from the Police.
The rules were dispensed, and the ordinance
adopted
Nh. Hooper offered the following resolution:
ResofUed, That the Treasurer be, and he is,
hereby ordered to pay to Mr.. James Fitzgerald
the amount in full for Tor during) the time Of his
suspension.
=, The resolution was adopted-12 yeas, and nav
Messrs Hale and Hawthorn.
Mr. Mccormick offered the following resolution,
which was laid over
- hesoLUsd, That it shall be the duty of the
Treasurer of this Municipality to pay the first Of
every month, on or after as practicable the
amount due to the labOrers day police ght watch,
school teachers and all persons whose names are
usually put on the pay roll, ia preference to all
other claims, and that moneys shall be paid out
by the Treasurer, after the first of each month,
until all such claims shall be paid or provided for:
and it shall be further his duty give public notice
through the different daily papers published in
this Municipality, at what time he is prepared to
pay of said monthly pay roll, so that the employ
ees OF the Municipality may be placed in an equi-
table position.
On motion of Mr.. Hawthorn leave of absence
for 80 days was granted to Mr.. Hale
On motion of Mr.. Renshaw the Council went
into an election for First Lieutenant.
r. TAs-RAalHnan nan-receiyed lhe votes Of Messrs.
5Giawthorn, Lawrason Marks, Renshaw, Sykes
Shields and Shakespear-7; and MIR. S. OlLszfy
received the votes of Messrs. Hale, Hooper, John
son, Mccormick, Pride. SessA Sie'7aFt and Yam
Gn motion the Council adjourned.
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