The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-23

Mr.. Lawrason resigned as Chairman Of Com
mittee on Claims, which was accepted.
lie over:
Resotued, That the Mayor be, and is hereby,
authorized and requested, after having given ten
days notice IN the official paper of this Munich
palIty, to sell according to the terms of the 18th
section Of an act passed by the Legislature of the
State OF Louisiana, approved March 18th 1850
the contract for making the following yepaiys. ad
dtttons, alterations, ETC., to the engine houses
hereinafter enumerated, in accordance with plans
and specifications now file in the Surveyor =
office. All the work to be done in good and sub
stanal manner, to the satisfaction of the Survevor
and Fire Committee, and the contractor to enter
into bond and security in tscice the amount of his
contract for the faithful performance of his work
l he whole OF said work to be done prior to LIST Of
October.
Engine House No. lon Hunter street.-Ploor
OF house to be tagged new plank floor to stable
repairs to roof to stop leaks house and premises to
be painted and whitewashed stone bridge over
gutter in front Of house.
Engine HoaSe No. 2-Tchoupitoulas street.
Additional story to stable, with new roof to that,
and hose house; new door frames where neces-
saTy; painting and whitewashing house and preni-
Engine House No. 5--Girod street-Add,tional
story to stable; renewal of staircase to outside OF
house; yard to be tagged.
Engine House No. 6--Notre Dame street-Re.
pairs to roof; new copper cutters to building.
Engine Co. No 13-Perdido street.-Buildiug
OF two story brick stable across rear of lot con-
strucuon OF new trough, fifty feet long, on iron
supporters, on plan of that of Engine No. 5.
Protsctton Hose Company-Girod street.-Ad-
dhonal story to stable; yard to be laid with flags
doorway to house to be widened
Louisiana Hose Company-Perdido street.
Repairs to roof Of stable.
HOOK and Lauder COnpdny-Girod street
continuation of building to wall widening Of
front door; removal of staircase to outside.
ResoLUed, That the Surveyor be, and is hereby,
authorized to instruct the Commercial Water
Works Go. to introduce the water and place a
hydrant into the yards of Engine-house No. S, and
Protection Hose Company.
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and is hereby. au-
thorized and requested after having given ten days
notice in the official paper of this Municipality, to
sell at public auction, to the lowest bidder" the
contract for building brick Engine house, Stable,
Hose-house, trough, ETC., for Philadelphia Fire Co
No. IA, on a lot of ground on Common street, be-
tween st, Paul and Gironde streets, owned by this
Municipality, in accordance with plan and specif-
cations now on file in the Surveyors office, the
work to be done without delay, in good and sub
stantla manner, to the satsfact Of the Surveyor
and FIRE COMMITTEE the contractor 10 give bond
and security in twice the amount OF his contract
for the full and faithful performances of the work.
Mr.. Hale, OF the Committee on Work-house Of
fered the following resolution:
Resotted, That the Treasurer pay to the War
den OF the Work-house, on the warrant Of the
Mayor, four hundred. dollars for the purchase Of
| materials for that institution.
On motion, the rules were dispensed with, and
the resolution adopted.
An application of Mr.. Mooney for leave to erect
blacksmith shop al corner of-Celeste and Re-
glous streets, was referred to Police Committee.
The following report of the majority Of the
Special Committee, was made:
your COMMITTEE, to whom referred a reso-
luton, passed at the last sitting of this Council the
object of which was to inquire whether Michael
Hughes ]. M. Daley and j. w. Hazard are citi-
zens OF the Unied States, beg leave to report.
that we have examined their respective qualifica-
tons, and are perfectly satisfied from what has
come under observation that they are citizens Of
the United States, and therefore entitled to all
due consideration as such. We therefore beg leave
to be discharged from the further consideration of
the subject.
CSigned) JOHN sEwKLL,
1s JoHNC q. STEWART
port:
The Committee TO whom was referred the mat.
ter OF investigating the citizenship etc, of Miebas
Hughes, Join William Hazsard, Jerentah M
pay, elected to the office of Sergeants Of the
Night Watch, on the 7th instant beg leave most
respectfully to report That they find that
Michael Hughes fully qualified to enter
upon the discharge of his duties That
That John William Hazard was naturalized 22d
March, IS49, in the Third Judicial District Court
Parish Jefferson; that
jeremiah nj. DAILY was naturalized 9TH Deeem-
Der, 1S4S, in the Fifth District Court that an act
entitled an act approved March 9, 1916, to define
the qualifications of persons elected to office BY the
people under all the acts of the General Assembly
OF Louisiana, chartering political corporations de-
clares-" That all persons shall be eligible to hold
office under all political corporations granted or to
be granted by the General Assembly of Louisiana,
when, by the Constitution Of the State for the time
being, the same class of persons are eligible to the
House OF Representatives of the General Assembly
OF this State" That there find that the Consti-
tuition OF the State, says-Art. O." No person
shall be representative, who, at the time of his
election, is not free white male, and has not been
tor three gears cttfzenOf the United States ete''
Your committee therefore find, that under the act
OF the Legislature, and art. g. of the Constitution
that the said John William Hazsard, and said
jeremiah M. Daty, are not qualified to hold the
offices OF Sergeants of the Night Watch, to which
they have been elected according to the true intent
and meaning of this act
Your committee, looking to the policy of the law,
cannot conceive that any differences Of opinion can
reasonably arise as to its true construction Apart
from the direct application of this act this case
1t would be against the very Spirit Of our iI,stif-
tfOnS, that any one should hold Office who cannot
under our Constitution, exercise the right of sn-
frage. Neither of these individuals has been
naturalized two years. Thus viewing the matter
your committee recommends the adoption of the
following resolution: l. n MARKS
Resoteea, That John William Hqszard and
jeremiah NJ. Daky, who were elected Sergeants of
the Night Watch, on the inst, not possessing
the necessary qualifications to hold said Offices that
said election is hereby declared null and void.
Mr. Shields moved to postpone until next week,
which was lost. The report of the minority was
rejected, but ordered to be put the minutes and
the majority report accepted.
Mr.. Mccormick offered the following resolution,
which lies over:
RsSolUed, That the officers of this Municipality
are hereby required to deliver to the Board Of L.
quidating Commissioners elected under the act Of
March 20, 1850, all books and papers which they
may require to facilitate them in the discharge Of
their duties.
ReSolUed, That the officers of this Municipality
shall Immediately open and keep a new set Of
books, in which shall be inscribed all the accounts
and business of the Municipality.
MIR. Stewart offered the following resolution
ReS0tced, That the Surveyor, under the direc.
tion of the Committee on Streets and Landings
be and is hereby authorized to have Lamps placed
at the intersections of such streets in the rear of
the First, Second, Fourth and Seventh Wards. as
the wants of the increasing population may require
On motion, the rules were dispensed with, and
the resolution adopted.
Mr.. Marks offered the following resolutions;
ReSotUed, That leave of absence for one month
be, and is hereby, granted to Samuel Shakespear,
the Alderman of the Sixth Ward.
ResolUed, That the Mayor be and is hereby au.
thorzed and instructed to cause an election to be