The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-01

Yeas-Messn Brugniens. !Ettef, Hawthorn, Lawrason.
sykes. vontseen. Wheelehan and Yanoey-s.
Mr.. Lawrason presented the following on its
first reading:
BE it ordained, That it shall not be lawful for
any proprietor, occupant, or lessee of any premises
within Municipality No Two, east of the line Of
Ialvez Canal, to keep, permit, or authorize to be
kept, pistol gallery, or place for firing pistols
or other fire arms, under penalty of twenty-five
dollars per day for each and every day so kept
authorized, recoverable before any court of com
petent jurisdiction, e-haf for the benefit of the
informer, aud the other half for the of the pub
lie schools.
2. That the shooting Of any gun, pistol, or
other fire arms of any kind whatever, ia hereby
forbidden in any house, yard, or enclosure within
Municipality No. Two, east of the line of GalveZ
Canal, under penalty of twenty five dollars for
each offence, recoverable before any court Of com.
petent jurisdiction, one-half for the benefit Of the
informer and the other half for the use Of the pub
lie schools.
8 1t is hereby made the duty of the Commissa-
ries and Police of Municipality No. Two to en-
force this ordinance. -
The following resolutions were presented by
Mr. Perry, to lie until the next meeting
ResotUed, That the Surveyor of this Munich
pality, and the Commissaries of Wards, be, and
hereby are, instructed, in employing horses and
carts for the use of this Municipality, to give a
who may have been licensed by this corporation to
| run the same, and who may produce to the Sur
veyor, or those acting under him, order so to
| do, from any Alderman Of the Ward in which said
widows reside.
Be 1t further Resolved, That after the employ
ment Of the teams Of poor widows aforesaid a
preference shall be given to those belonging to
residents of this Municipality.
Be it further Resolved That the Surveyor be,
and is hereby instructed, in giving employment to
| laborers, and others upon the public work, to
make preference in all of the resident citi
zens of this Municipality, to those living wthou,
| its limits.
Mr.. Sykes, Chairman of the Committee on the
House of Refuge, offered the following resolution
which was adopted after suspendng the rules
Resolved, That the sum of four hundred dollars
be, and is hereby appropriated to pay the bills o
provisions, etc. for the House of Refuge, for tn,
months OF March and April 1851.
Mr. Etter, Chairman of the Committee on Work
house and Prisons, presented the following resolu
tion, and it was adopted, the rules being suspended
ResolUed, That the sum of three hundred AM
fifty dollars be, and is hereby, appropriated for tn
| payment of provisions, and other bills, for the U.s.
of the Workhouse for the months of March AM
April, 1851.
Mr.. Renshaw presented the following ordinance
on its first reading:
Be ii Ordained, That on the first Tuesday o
May of each year. or thereafter as practi
cable, a Superintendent of Carts and Laborer
shall be elected, to serve during the pleasure q
the Council, whose duty it shall be, under the di
rection Of the Surveyor to superintend the cart
| and laborers employed on the public works TO en-
gage such carts and laborers may be required
aud authorized by the Committee Streets AM
Landings; to keep correct account of their tim
and their wages, and that they faithfully pei
form their duties and at the end of each mont
he shall report the particulars thereof to the SUI
veyor, IN order that the pay roll may be made Oh
and couniersigned by that officer (the Surveyor
b. He shall also perform any other duty required
|, him by the Council, or Committee on Streets al
/. | Landings. His salary shall be, and is hereb
fixed at 500 per month, payable monthly
shall further be his duty TO report to the Survey,
s or Committee on Streets and Landings, all deli
d guencies he may observe on the part of any Of Il
o ! public contractors.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrason, the Police Con
mittee were instructed to report at the next NEE
ing on the propreiy of employing an officer of Pt
! lice on Lafayette Square.
And on motion the Council adjourned.
oil JOHN CALHOUN, Sec'y.