The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-29

the power to appoint and remove from Office those
employed under them would give.
Should The persons who mays from time to time,
be appointed. prove unfit for their stations unless
guilty Of offences of very fragrant character il is
not prohahie the Board would be willing 10 assume
the character of public accusers before the Council
and yet the pnllness Of the incumbents might b.
such as gradually to IMPAIR in a high degree. the
usefulness Of the institution II the Composition Of
tho Board constitutes an obstacle TO the apnonting
power remaining in the hands of the Board, the
Council possesses the power 70 change il, by elect
| ing as Commissioners citizens who are not Alder
men, and AZ the same time retain supervision
over the Board, and those employed under Them,
Refuge.
If the Council deem it inexpsdient to restore
the appointing power to the Board, it is hoped they
VIII clothe them with power to remove any officer
or person employed in the House, when they be-
ieve sufficentcause exists for so doing, reporting
the same 90 the Council without delay.
The Office Of Commissioner is one of neither
honor nor profit; its duties are onerons and thank
less. 1t is 10 be hoped that your honorable body
will render it one Of usefulness TO our fellow citl-
zens, by giving to the Board that cordial support
which is indispensable to sustain an institution,
than which there is none in our midst more truly
noble and phanthropic.
Respectfully submitted, by order and in behalf
| Of the Board Of Commissioners.
l. ias Mi s4g1i Commute SSsGHtss
ResolUed, That the above report be approved and
adopted, and that the Executive Committee sign
| The same on behalf Of the Board.
Resolved That the Board much regret that the
Hon. Council should have deemed their duty to
deprive the Board of the appointment of the stl.
| perinteDdent and assistant superintendent of the
| House of Refuge. The Board consider that il SO
important trust as the management of the Insii-
tulion is committed TO them, the power Of appoint
ing and removing all its officers should also be in
their hands, in order that such trust may be faith
fully executed and the proper responsibility be at
| tached 20 the Board.
Resolved That the Hon. Council be respectfully
1 requested TO authorize this Board to remove any
officer from the House of Refuge, when they may
deem such removal sustained by sufficient cause
and in case Of any such removal that the Board
Immediately report the same TO the Council.
Resolved, That in adopting these resolutions the
Board are influenced by no disrespect, personal or
Official, to the Council, but only by sense of duty
to the Institution and Of justice to themselves.
Resolved That J. N. Hawthorn, Esq, Chairman
Of the Committee on the House of Refuge, be re.
quested to present TO the Hon. Council at its next
meeting, the report prepared under instruction Of
the Board by the Executive Committee and adj
dressed 10 that bedy also the three resolutions rel
alive 10 appointments and removals.
A true copy from the minutes.
New Orleans. August 81, 1850 ''Ni+' ~ -
The committee offered the following resolution :
ResotUe6, That seven hundred and fifty dollars
be and the is hereby appropriated for the
use OF the House Of Refuge.
The rules were dispensed and the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Sewell, Chairman Of Committee to examine
books Of Treasurer and Comptroller, presented the
following report:
GENTLEMEN--I have counted all coupons Mu-
nclpallty notes, Treasury notes and bonds entered
as paid in 1S47, examined calculations of interest
compared all vouchers OF disbursements with the
, books Of the Comptroller and Treasurers checked
all additions, and find them correct.
The amounts entered as received by the reasurers
and Comptroller in 1S47 also agree.
You have herewith statement of the transac-
tons of 1S47 copy of statement rendered by
the Comptroller at the close of that year. Il is
correct and corresponds with the Treasurers war
rants.
The statement of the assets and liabilities of the
Second Municipality 3lst Dec, 1S47, is from
the Comptroller's Ledger. The Treasurers of
lS47 did not keep their in the same way
merely an account OF their receipts and disburse-
ments, OF which quarterly returns were made
Among the vouchers for 1917 are several mort
gagged notes, receipts for payments on account of
judgements, some Of which are not finally settled
and receipt of the Carrollton Railroad Bank for
notes to the amount of $35 $50 H. held by the
Bank as collateral security for payment of twelve
notes issued on 18th June, 1S47, This receipt is
among the vouchers for June.
Newo Sas GS' R August $50 + B. FHArHEHsTOsH
MessTs. SEwELL, HABE and HAWTHORN, lmmittee
The committee offered u resolution, Taking the
| compensation of the Accountant son Ter month
| and the time indefinite. On motonf = Mr. Rem
shaw, the salary was fixed at Sldpy and( the origi-
nal time extended two months, and the RESOLUTION
thus amended adorlN.
ResotUed, That the resolution passed kuesdav
May 18th, 1890, creating Committee OF three,
with an Assistant, to examine the Treasulsrs' and
Comptrollers books, be so amended that IH1 ssis
tants salary be increased to the sum OF on hun
dred and fifty dollars per month, and the time ex-
tended two months to complete said examination.
ORDER OF THE DAY
The following resolution was taken up d. the
second reading and final passage, and was adS,Ssd
hesotved, That permission is hereby grafsssd to
the following persons to emancipate their slaves
herein named, according to law, with permission
to remain in the State upon their giving TIN "a Il
bond and security, to the satisfaction of the Isecor-
der: John Sullivan, curator of the estate of Charles
Evans, the slave Minerva, mulattress, aged about
thirty-fve years.
Salem Campbell, f. M c., his slave Margaret, a
dark muattress, aged thirty-five years
Mrs. Ann Fidler, her slave Young Sally, black,
aged forty-fve years and p D'Appremont his
slave Nancy, aged thTty-two years, and her chill
dren, Alfred, aged sixteen, Clementina fourteen,
and Mary eight years.
Mr.. Marks offered the following resolution
+ Whereas, 1t has been fully ascertaned that
Charles Petrie, First Lieutenant OF Police, has
been guilty Of conduct unworthy the station he
, occupies, prostituting the Watch-house of this
! municipality to vile and Infamous purposes, and
! Hhefeas II such conduct goes disregarded by
this Council, lis calculated to infict disg ace upon
our police SYSTEM and to bring it into entire disre-
pute and contempt; be it therefore
, ResoIUed, That Charles Petrie, First Lieutenant
office.
motion to lay the resolution over was carried
| by the following vote:
!. YsssmMssss Hale. Hooper, Johnson Mccormick Sew
LNeeys-Messs Hawthorn. Marks Renshaw, Sykes and
| Mr.. Stewart offered the following resolution.
: which was referred to Commute, on Streets and
I Landings.
Resol0ed, That the Surveyor be and is hereby
aetnorlIed to have the banquette, the East side
OF ST. Peter street, raised from the centre of the
square to the corner of Poydras street, in such man
ner as to correspond with the grade of the street.
: in that district.
On motion, the Council adjourned to Tuesday
n.xt JOHN CALHOUN Secretary
From Ge PiainS.--Fhe Missouri Statesman o(
the. 10Th inst. gives the following news from the
plains:
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