The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-26

heSotred, Ihat the Treasurer pay, on the war
rant OF the Mayor, the following sums, viz:
10 Feter Nuss for two Ladders for Lamp Lighters, five
To B. oney. for conveying sick to Charity Hospital thirty
To Patrick Ford, for cleaning Dyades Market, seventeen
,. o + Iurner for conveying sick to Charity Hospital,
ulry nHohars seventyhye cents. -
10 True Deta for advertising notice of election forty six
10 Joseph heser, for Carpenters Work. lowering RrdE
ana making Stepping Boards, three hundred and sixty three
To Wells Nmck Co. for 100 barrels of Coal for Dredge
Toe c: Weingart, for Lamp.wick fifty dollars
1 10 a; hearny Co. for one barrel Lime and Drayage,
m 70 Henry NJ Guion, for twenty-five cords Wood for
Dralnlng Machine. seventy dollars
raiP D'Rmond for making and painting Fence aEOund
fnunealon Market, Two hundred and sixty dollars
10 Pay Rolls Of Labores employed in cleaning out and
August $50 v sGe o, IaGo[9e street u July and
To w A. Bills for printing five hundred copies of Report
OF House OF Refuge, twenty-five dollars.
The rules were dispensed and the resolution
adopted.
RESOLVED That the Treasurer and Comptroller be
and are hereby authorized to issue to NJ. G.. Aid
mandlnger note at four months from date bear.
ing per cent interest," for the of two thousand
and seventy-nine dollars siXtyone cents, being for
extra work done and material furnished for the
erection of the Draining Works in the rear of the
Fourth Ward
Mr.. Hooper moved to refer the resolution back
to the Finance Committee, which was lost by the
following vote:
~ Ycas-Messrs. Hooper, johnson, Mccormick and Sew
Maps Mags-SMsrs Sl! Hale. Hawthorn, IawrqsOp Marks Me.
art and Yancey-ll. "
| And the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. henshaw, Chairman of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following
ordinance, to lie over:
An Ordinance Grating an Ezpiuesr far tbe
Draining Machine in tile rear of tile Fourth
W0rd, a1lG defining his duties
lie 1t ordained, That Immediately after the pas
sage OF this ordinance, and the first Tuesday in
May of each year thereafter, the Council shall elect
the rear 81 tie RfFintePa Fin m shs draining works in
at a salary of $1,000 per annum, payable montbII,
pc "J%ftheT ordatnea, That the following rnle1,
said engineer, viz: anu 00eyeu Dy
ist, ne engineer shall reside in the inmedi,t =.
vicinity of the machine Ae ''i'iiieulate
perfect wofkng order and shall keen the TatnT in
the canals, in dry weather. from two 10 two and
a half feet below the surface of the ground of he
swamps, that the bitches will drain freely into
tie canals. and ie shan always DC prepared 70 raise
steam and work the engine during rain, or when
necessity requires.
Sd. He shall report monthly to the Surveyor
upon the condition of the protective levee, the ma
chinery, etc, connected with the drainage, and
shall give in estimate of fuel OIL and other art-
cles needed for the ensuing month.
4th. lie shall be allowed fireman, and he shall
make it the duty of said fireman. when not enpaged
on the machinery, to repair any damage done to
the levees, embankments, or other similar work
appertalnlng to the drainage, and whenever extra
labor is required, he will report the same to the
Surveyor.
The same gentleman presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
heS0lDed, That the Surveyor be and he is hereby |
directed to furnish the Council as soon as practica.
BILE, with detailed plan and specifications, with an
estimate, for sewering the Camp street and Mepo-
meme street canal ALSO for widening the banuuetes
on, and paving Melpomene street as far back as
the sewer may be carried.
Also, with plan and specifications with an esti- |
mate for supplying the Seventh Ward with water |
MIR. Hale, Chairman, presented the following
reports and resolutions
The Police Committee respectfully report that
they have examined the charges against watchman
Lynch and supernumerary Parr, and find them sus-
tanned. They therefore recommend the adoption
of the following resolution:
SPARREL HALE
JEo. N. hAwTroRN,
Resotred, That watchman James Lynch and
suPernumerary j. w. Parr are hereby discharged
from the Police of this Municipality.
The Police Committee, to whom was referred the
complaint against Watchman Barry, respectfully
report that the evidence fully subsentiates the
charge, and they offer the following resolution.
SP4BREL HALE,
ResolUed, That Watchman Barry is hereby dis.
charged from the Police of the Municipality
The reports were accepted and the resolutions
adopted,
The Police Committee respectfully offer the fol-
lowing resolution, on its first reading:
ResotUed, That permission is hereby granted to
the following persons TO emancipae their slaves
herein named, and that said slaves be permitted to
remain in the State, upon their respective owners
giving the usual bond and security, 10 the saslac-
ton of the Recorder, viz:
James P. Freret, his slave John Bull, alias John
Craig, creole mulatto, aged about 2S years.
David L. Twiggs, his slave Susan, mulattress,
aged about 81 years, and her children, Clara Eliza
beth and Charles David.
Mr.. Renshaw presented the following report:
REPORT OF THE MAJORITY ON LIEUTENANT PE.
TRIES CASE.
The Committee TO whom referred the Teso.
luton of Alderman Marks, in relation to the sub.
Iect OF Lieutenant Petrie, as connected with Bar
bara Dedingsr, and charging said Petrie with ma
king an improper of the Watch house, and
requiring his dismissal from office, respectfully re-
port:
That they have examined the case with great
care and attention, and that the testimony in Tela-
ton thereto, establishes, beyond all doubt at least
the fact that the accused did occupy the sans room
at the Watch.h house with the said young woman
alone, during The greater part of the time, from
about IL at night of the 7th ult., until the next
mornng-conduct in the highest degree reprehen.
sibe and calculated TO iniure the character OF the
Police of the Municipality.
That, out of proper Difference to public opinion,
and also anxious sollctude to insure confidence in
the Police of this Municipality the Committee are
constrained 10 report in favor of declaring he office
of the First Lieutenant of the Police vacant, with
out reference to the truth or fasehood of the implied
| criminality between the said officer and Young
woman which they respectfully submit, and clfel
| the following resolution.
| HESRY RENsHAw,
| ]. N. HAWTHORN,
| R. B. SYKES.
Resoleed. That he office of the First Lieuenan
OF Ihe Fohoe % IhiH MnnicnalilY ha and is harrla