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

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Do. A do. 6. Bernard Wuffy, do.
Do. do. T. Jos. Saunders, do.
For ths WA-hOuse-David Nelligan. not quail
Boat P3tics-Patrick Moran, passed.
Supernttmerdyies for Night Watch
/. Jesse irwin, passed. 4. Thos. Burke, passed.
2. Henry Schroeder. do. 5. Dominick Gels, do.
3. J. W. Parr, do.
All oAyvhom have been directed 70 be sworn in
and = 1oE duty. s... H..s. Chairman.
Nevso5eans. July g. 1850. Il, =. H hnwdnoRs'
The Police Committee beg 10 Report Thai
they lave examined into the complaint made BY
the Rrst Officer of the Police against Waichman
X. etissnon, who, from neglect. suffered slave
prisoner 10 escape through the Watch House yard
on tbs 9th of June. Your Committee therefore,
offeEAhe following resolution:
EUed, That X. Guesnon, private Watch
mana1A the Baronne street Prison, has been found
guilty ofgross neglect of duty that he be forthwith
discharged from the duty of Night Watehman Of
this Municipality.
And your Committee beg to be discharged from
further duty on the same.
Neworleans, July 8, 1850. L. E. HoorER.
The Committee in the case of watchman Thos
Lester, reported for gross misconduct, unbecomipg
man and guardian of The public, have thought
it their duty 10 discharge him forthwith. They
therefore offer the following resolution
l..
ySo. N. HAwTHoRN.
Resoiped That Waterman Thomas Lester be
discharged from the Police of this Municipality.
The complaint made by the First Lieutenant,
Petrie, through the Chief OF Police of neglect II
duty of Bernard Duffy, in leaving his beat and re-
naming OIL the same during the night and being
seen some seven or eight blocks in the city of La
fay ette and being intoxicated, and confined in the
Jail of said city.
Your Committee have considered it their duty
TO discharge him from The Police department, and
offer the following resolution
~, 90 ,o.o T{so; n HlwTaoRS.
Resolved, That Watchman Bernard Duffy BE-
discharged from the Police of this Municipality.
On motion, the reports were accepted, and tn,
resolutions severally adopted.
The Committee presented report in the case d
J. Fitzgerald, but Mr.. Hooper, of the minority
presented the following resolution, aud the report
of the majority was withdrawn:
ResctDed, That James Fitzgerald is hereby rein
stated as Police Officer.
The resolution adopted.
The Committee presented the following report
REPORT.
Your Committee, during the recess of the Coun-
| Gill; have obtained from the Trustees Of the Church,
| on Lafayette Square, permission to place spectral
tCdtchBGa in the belfry Of said Church, for the
purpose of ringing the bell for the alarm Of FIRE,
trustworthy man, and lock to be placed on the
outside door, key of which to be retained for the
use of the Church and another for the Police Office
Your Committee have therefore directed the CHIEF
| Of police to have the bell rung by the watchmau
stationed on that beat, and offer the following reso
| luton.
SPARREL HALE, Chairman.
| l. 4. dlooPER.
| J. N. HAWTHORN.
ResOlced, That from the passage Of this resolu
ton il shall be the duty of the watchman statioue.
on the beat which includes the fire bell ON I,afav
cite Square, to perform during the night the dut
of Fire Bell Ringer, as defined by he resolutio
passed 9th March, 1S4S
"No. 2113.
Resotred, That from and after this date it sha
be the duty OF the bell ringer Of the church on La
fayette Square, on alarm of fire, to ring the sal
bell steadily for five minutes, and then to tap tn
bell, indicating the direction of the ire for III
| next ten minutes, and during the continuance Q
the fre, tap the bell for five minutes at the expira
ton Of every half hour, under penalty Of the for
TEXTURE OF five dollars for omission or hardness
upon the written complaint of the foremen OF any
| two hire companies, located in this Municipality, L
the Recorder the said money to be deducted out o
his monthly wages.
" RssoIUsd, That it shall be the duty Of the off
GERS Of the night watch, to cause the bells, at tn
two Wateh-houses, and in the market houses, q
be rung whenever there is an alarm Of fire, for te
minutes and during continuance OF the fire, at III
same time with the bell on Lafayette Squa1s,n
Be il also also resolved, that during the day on
of the day police stationed at the Hall shall di
charge the same duty.
Your Committee would also inform this bod
that they have directed the chief OF police to Ia,
repaired the belfry in the Watch-house yasd, I
Baronne street. and the bell rehung, and they a
in hopes, when said repairs are completed, i
: expense incurred by placing an additional waite
man on Lafayette Square can be dispensed vii
as the bell on BaSonne street is large enough. a
capable Of sounding the alarm equally as well
} that placed in the church.
- Your Commi.sos also rspcr, that they ha