The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-17

further consideration Of the subject.
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ne once Committee respectfully report that
me chaTg against watehman Ferguson Of aepIect
OF duty has been substantated by he oaths ii tTo
OF the officers, and they recommend the adons;op
of the following resolution
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Resolrsd, That watchrnan W. Fergnss,
by discharged from the Police.
The Police Committee respectfully report that
they have examined the charges against J. Kam-
slade, lamp-lighter and watchman al the Annun-
cation Market, and find them sustained. They
therefore offer the following resolution:
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Resolusd, That J. Kamslade, lsmp-lief
watchman of Annunciation Market, = el enier ana s
charged from the police Of this NJ = hTleoy as
The Police Committee beg ~ s.n'..t asJ
have received from the = .ssI - 1ep'ls .nat lney
h ,al WIZ ;tuaiIy he requise 10 place
H. b lL;S Vatch-house in tenanfable con-
llno' ny "hicb your Committee find tbat 4, ,.,,lI
cost nearly tp thousand dollar ns, ,h...sn u.
a, = ~ Unable, and more for the interest of tbe
- dllIy, TO purcEtse sults bic Iocarion IN or
e"i 'ne present sire, and erect such buildings on
= as may De ionnd requisite and necessary. They
therefore ask to be empowered to make The neees-
sary purchase, and Thar, when completed, the Sur
ENyST De Instructed 90 procure plan for the proper
buildings and enclosure, all of brick, and 5ffsr he
ioliowl1g resolution 20 that effect:
ResotDed, That tie Police Committee he instruct
"a To purchase such location as NAV be found suit
able TOR watch-house, and that The. Survevor is
hereby directed TO prepare plan for such buildings
a may oe requisite TO be erected on such os under
ne DIR ction ofthe Police Commiree--the contract
t4r sdIt buidlnes 10 be erecfed t0 h. soId ~ fha
81 bidder by the Mayer, after the ustaI not5ce.
ihe reports were accepted, and the resolutions
severally adopted. D''''-''1''
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Mr.. Marks, Chairman of Committee on Fire. pre-
sen,ed the following resolution:
ResotUed, That the Mayor be and i hereby All
5h1nZed and requested, after having given tsn
days notice, in the official paper Of This Munic-
smliiY TO sell at public auction to the lowest hid
ler' me contracts for building brick engine
house, stable, hose house, trongh etc. for James
GuIck Fire Company, No H. on a lot Of gronnd
on SE 'hn street, betws ia and Girod streers
owhed by this Municipality and an engine honse,
s.abe, hose-house, trough, etc., for Jackson Fire
company, NO. IL, on lot O. ground on CalIinpe
street, between Apollo street, and NaVadss street
owned by this Munclpality-in accordance with
plan ana specifications now on file in the Survey
'r's oftice-Lhe work tn be done wthout delay in a
sooG ana substantial manner, 10 the satisfaction Of
the Surveyor and Fire Committee The contract
Tor each house, etc, TO be sod separately-Ihe con-
sractor to give security in twice the amount Of his
contract for the faithful performance Of the work.
Mr. anceY moved to re erit TO finance Commit
Zee, which was lost and moved An amendnn4nt IN
add an Engine house for Fire 20. M. 70, which
was referred TO Committee on Fire ; and after dis
pensaton OF the rules, the original resolution was
adopted.
ORDER OF THE DAY
The ordinance relative to buildings, and the
substitute of Mr., SsweIl, were laid on the table.
A,s@, the ordinance to sell the supply of Beef, by
the following vote:
To Lqy on the Ta6eMesss. Hale, Hooper, Lawrasan
Marks MontaaJe, Pride, Renshaw, sewel, sykes and
Nays-Mssfs. Hooper, Johnson. Mccormick, Shields,
Stewart and Yancey-4.
the resolution T. emancipaie certain slaves was
taken up on the second reading ami 6nhl passage
A nmiun to refer back 10 Police Committee was
lost by the following vote:
Isas- Mess a. T., ,-Isson, Mccormick and seweli4
- si8 5 sl.''; sykss ikssnissE sE.ss.s.si Ms.s;
Iegs- Msessrs. Hooper. Johnson Law of i P. Fe.ret
pnde. Ren;haw, seweI, Sykes shakepear, Stewart adt
The resolution vas then adopted:
ReS0tUed, That permission Is hereby granted to
the following persons TO emancipate their slaves,
herein nam-d, and that said slaves be permitted to
remain in the State, upon their respective owners
giving the usual bond and security to the satisfac-
lOn Of the Recorder, viz:
James ? Fferet, his slave John Bull alias John
Craig, creole mulatto, aged about % years.
David E. Twiggs, MS slave Susan, a mulattress,
aged about 81 years. and her children, Clara Eliza
beth and Charles David.
The ordinance TO remodel the Police was read
Mr.. Pride moved to refer ii to The Police Com
mittee.
Mr.. Hooper offered the following amendment
thereof:
RESOLVED, That the seventh section of the ordi-
nance off red at the last meeting of the Council of
this Municipality, be and is hereby put in force
within the space of six days from this dale, and
that the badge to be worn shall be a star, with a
Number thereon, and that the Captain of the eht
Watch be and he is hereby authorized TO furnish
| The same at the expense of the Municipality.
On motion of MIR. Marks, the whole subject was
lad On the rable. by thrff, blowing voie:.
TsaS-Me.srs. Hale, Hawthorn LaWrason, Tks. Mon
tanEe, Nc, orn,ick Renssaw, ss~el Shields, SyAes,
NSvs MsssTs Hooper Johnson. Trde and s e~ art--4
MT. Hooper asked eave to retire, which was
| gGanied
Mr. Shields offered the following resolution:
Resolved hat that portion of tue Surveyors re-
port having reference TO the erection of Free
Pump al the corner of Apollo and Clio Streets be
| AIKEN up and acted upon this evening.
| Resolved That the Surveyor be- Instructed to
J have SAID Pump erected without delay, and that
| he Pump b. placed uIder the charge cf the Com
missary Of The Fourth Ward, sec that 10 abuse
of said privilege be imposed upon.
ResolUed, That the terms upon which he erec.
ton Of the School Fl uses, in the First and Fourth
Wards, havs been adjudieated, meet with the full
concurrence Of the Council. and thi the necessary
steps be taken 70 complete the contract
On motion, the rules were dispensed and the
resolutions severaly adopted.
Mr. Stewart offr the following resolutions,
winch were referred 10 Commiuee on Streets and
Landings
Resotued, That the Surveyor be and is hereby
authorized 10 cause to be erected public hydtants
a the following points in the Seventh Ward viz /:
one at the corner of GirOd and Circus Streets one
at the corner of Circus and Common Streets and
one at the corner Of Common and ST. Pau streets.
ReSolued That the Surveyor be and is hereby
required 10 employ the chain gang IN cleaning and
opening The streets in the rear OF the Seventh