The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-27

SECOND MUNICIPALITY CoUScIL.-Ths body met last
evening, Recorder Caldwell in the chair.
| The following is the weekly report of the Treasurer
Balance hand last report..............., s9l2 IS
Received 3745 30
nj; Loal 695 53
Discussed 3,79l 10
Balance on 1851 38
A message received from the Mayor, informing the
Council of the several sales of contracts which have al
ready published Referred.
communication was received from Captain Forno stat.
ing that he had suspended e. O'Suvan supernumerary
the night watch for gross misconduct duty. Referred
| to the Police Committee.
communication received from H. G. Stetson, ten.
deng his resignation member of the Board of Commits
soners for the House of Refuge. The resignation was ac
| cepted.
petition received from William Scott the lessee
of the Armory Hail. praying for abatement of Re-
| ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. LawrasOn, from the Finance Committee, introduced
resolution instructng to withdraw the proceedings insi
tuted for the opening of North Poydras Adopted
Mr. Lawason offered the resolution for the payment
| of current expenses, which adopted.
Mr.. Renshaw, from the Committee on Streets and Land
ngs reported resolutions for contracting with James Goding
for cleaning and repairing the markets. and with s. F. Lee
for furnishing from 600 700 yards of square block stone for
completing the pavement Tchoupitoulas Adopted
Mr.. Hale said he had communications make in re.
to the proposed watch house and the work house He
had understood that the Recorder had decided that had
power to conne persons in the worhouse charge of
vagrancy and under these circumstances the establishment
must necessarily soon become he (Mr Hae) would
the question, whether would be better
work house under the charge of the head of police and use
it wachhouse instead OF building a new one as pro-
posed Some place must be kept for the confinement the
slave population when such confinement becomes necessary
but the OF keeping the establishment for
| this purpose alone would be too onerous.
Mr.. Hale stated that the House of Refuge had entirely
failed to meet the ancpaons of its friends and that was
but needless the Municipality. He thought that
by adopting the suggestion he had made large amount of
money might be annually saved. Mr. H. refer the
matter to the Committee of the Whole but an amendment
made and ADOPTED making the COMM tee of seven mem
bers, one from each Ward.
Mr. Yancey offered resolution, authorizing Secretary
to purchase 200 copies OF the McDOnOgh Will as published
in pamphlet form. Adopted.
The preamble and resolutions regard to the Board of
School Directors offered by the Committee on Education at
the last meeting, came up for consideration.
MIR. Shields moved the adoption when
Mr. Yancey took The floor. He said that when the matter
came at the previous meeting entirely unexpected to
him. and when he found that vote be pressed he
felt his duty to leave the He looked
exceedingly dcoureOus and despectu to the President of
the Board lie wond have been willing and dis
cuss the subject He considered the of small mpor
lance If the Board had erred they had on the safe
side and he considered highly dseoureous and impoitic
to rush into the matter pe NELL and introduce resolutions on
so slight occasion to large number of intelligent
ard phlantropc gentlemen from Office ne considered the
resolutions most disrespecul the President the Council
aud the Board, an old friend of the Municipality, and
pioneer in its Improvements He would ask whether there
not some prejudice in this osensibe sensbity in main
tanning the dig0iy of the Council He fully impressed
with the belief that the result of the adoption of resou
tons would prove uinOu the interests the public Schools
Mr. Y hoped the Council would not a whole Board
because they had granted the of the yceum Hall for the
benefit of an Orphan Asylum.
Mr. Pride wished TO make remarks in regard to the in.
maton of prejudice which had been thrown out He looked
upon the question in legal point of view altogether He
thought that the Council had the right instruct the Board
and he confident that the latter body had discretionary
power.
Mr. Hale and requested his colleague to withdraw the
whole matter lie looked it fire brand, which had
already caused great excitement and would more Mr.
Hale made speech OF considerable length in favor of the
| position he assumed, when
Mr. Shields replied He was thankful for the advice nf bs
colleague and had respect for his opinions He had
however, heard nothing alter his He considered that
the Council was in duty bound that the Board of
Directors did not violate of the Municipal ordinances
They were bound to take notice Of the slbect under dis
| cussion.
Mr. Marks said that great tempest in tea pot had been
created, and Bunc0mbs speeches had been made
but the real matter at issue had been lost sight Of Charity
had nothing TO do with the subject The question was dis
tnc Had the Board Of School Directors violated an ordi.
of the Council? If such the case ii was the duty
of member of the Council it, and act as his
prescribed The permssons granted by the Board
for ten days. and numerous applications behind The
objects were all laudabe. and deserving the encouragement
OF every truly charitable man. Not pTatng charity, which
falls from the lips smoothly but does not afford any real
relief Mr. Marks here presented file of one of the daily
papers, and was about 10 read the preamble and resolutions
offered the Board of School Directors al their asst meeting
e but he vas called to order by Mr.. Yanoey.
The President decided that he was out of order and he
b (Mr. NJ. continued the discussion.
AT the conclusOn Mr. Yaneey and putin disclaimer
in regard to the BuncOmbe nsinuaO The debate seemed
almost intermnable, and exceedingly tedious At last
b the question called fer when the
President and stated that for the reasons assigned BY
him the last meeting, he could put the question: and
he would give additional In the first place. the pre-
ambe and resolutions insult the Chair and the Chair of another
body. will continued the President the oberya-
tons which have been made dcue the Chair with that
silent disgust and feeling of contempt which every honest
feels when he attacked without the power to defend
. himself
This Council continued the Chair has been instructed by
an Ordinance and has acted that Ordinance which pro.
ves for the election of Board of School Directors on the
End Tuesday May Of each year The instructions Of that
Ordinance emphatic and positive in the opinion
the Chair that cannot put question which is clearly
illegal An election Tor Board of Directors for the public
schools held by the Council in May last and no election
to be held until May. had hoped said tue President
that the subject would have been submitted the Attorney
OF the Municipality, so that the Chair might have had
guide but it had but his concience the dictates
which it should follow. shall exercise the full power
OF the Chair in keeping and thus preventing He
e gal act but will leave the Council Chamber,
Mr. Renshaw said he had convssed with Raude Hunt on
the subject, and that his opinion, the Council had the
undOubed right the Board Of School Directors.
Mr. Shields read decision of Judge Martins found
claimed all intention of insulting the Chair the language
his resolutions.
The President et the room, calling Mr. Lawrssun the
Chair. The question called for aud the yeas and nays
taken Yeas 9Nays7. The resolutions previous y
amented so thar the election for School Board take
place on the s Tuesday December and the Council
!. after adjourned,