The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-08

That they wish their original report amended,
as to retain the Chairman to the Surveyor, whose
salary shall not exceed S35 per month.
Your Committee further suggest, that the office
Of Draughtsman be abolished. A su all sum can
be saved the Municipality, by permitting the Sur
veyor to have the plans executed by a competent
person. when they needed, and to be done by
contract, and under his supervision.
Having recommended that the office of Measurer
be abolished, (Which office, under the contract
system, has become almost useess,) the Surveyor,
as is his duty by existing ordinances, will take
charge of the materials belonging to the Munich
pahty-measure and deliver them to the proper
parties-and will be responsible for their safe keep
ing. In this connection, your Committee would
impress upon this Council the necessity in all future
contracts, OF selling them, with the provso that the
contractor shall furnish his materials. An ex-
cepton to this rule might perhaps, be made, where
contracts tor square stone paving are sold. Those
contracts are generally so heavy, the Municipality
would be a. the mercy of capitalists and specula-
tors. But IN all cases where 1t is practicable your
Committee believe that, by making the contractor
furnish his materials, the work will be done quicker
better, and, under the supervision of the Surveyor,
to the advantage of the Municipality.
Your Committee further recommend that the sal
ary OF the Engineer Of the draining machine, in
the Fourth Ward, be fixed at $1,000 per annum-
the Superintendent to furnish his own fireman, and
to pay him out of the above salary. The saving here
in dollars and CENTS is but small but the Engineer
can call him to his aid whenever rain or other
causes may require him to put the machine into
operation.
Your Committee further recommend that the
salary of the Clerk to the- Wharfnger be reduced
from $1,000 to 5000 per annum-a saving in this
department OF $500.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
yosEPH ETTER,
E. WooD PERRY.
Be ii ordained, That the salary of the Engineer
of the Draining Machine be, and is hereby, fixed
at thirteen hundred dollars per annum, payable
monthly, out ofwhich amount he shall pay fire.
man, Whenever one shall be required for that esab
lishment.
BE IL orda'ned That the salary of the Wharfing
er's Clerk be, and is hereby fixed at nine hundred
dollars per annurn, payable monthly, and that all
ordinances, or parts of ordinances, contrary to the
foregoing, be, and are hereby, repealed.
BE IL ordained, That the resolution of this Coun-
ell authorizing the Surveyor to employ Draughts.
man at permanent salary, be, and is hereby, re-
pealed.
On motion, the report was adopted and the ordi
nances laid on the table subject to call.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following resolutions came up as the order
OF the day, and, on motion, they were severally
adopted:
ResotUed, That permission be, and is hereby,
granted TO George Macgregor 10 emancpate the
slave Moses Norris, mulatto, aged about forty
years; and that said slave be permitted to remain
in the State when he shall have given the usual
bond and security, to be approved by the Recorder.
| 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
Galvez Canal, to keep, permit, or authorize to be
| kept, pistol gallery, place for firing pistols
or other fire arms, under penalty of twenty five
dollars per day for each and every day so kept OF
| authorized HE he farp AM of
| petent jurisdiction, one iIaffor The benefit Of th
nomer, and the other half for the Use Of the pub
| lie schools.
| 2 That the shooting of any Gun, pistol, O
| other fire arms of any kind Whatever is hereb,
| forbidden in any house, yard, or enclosure wihir
| Municipality No. Two, east Of the line of Galvez
| Canal, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars io
each offence, recoverable before any court of com
petent jurisdiction, one-half for the benefit of the
informer, and the other half for the Of the pub
| lie schools.
| g. 1t is hereby made the duty of the Commissa
| rles and Police of Municipality No. Two to EN-
force this ordinance. -
The following also came up as the order of th
| day:
ResoIUed, That the Surveyor of this Munici
| pality, and the COmmissaries of Wards, be, ant
hereby are, instructed, in employing horses an,
carts for the use of this Municipality, to give
preference to those owned by poor resident widows
who may have been licensed by this corporation t
run the same, and who may produce to the Sur
veyor, or those acting under him, an order so t
| do, from any Alderman of the Yard in which sal
| widows reside.
Be it further ReSolred That after the employ
ment OF the teams of poor willows aforesaid,
preference shall be given to those belonging
residents of this Municipality.
| Be 1t further ReSoiUed, That the Surveyor b,
and is hereby, instructed, in giving employment
laborers, and others upon the public work.
make preference in all cases of the resident cit
zens of this M Municipality, to those living wtho
its limits.
Mr.. Brugnens offered the following amendmen
| BE ii further Resolved, That the poor widow
having the largest number of children shall ha'
the preference for employment; and those vi
have resided the longest time in This Muncipali
shall he second in preference, and those who ha
had more than one husband shall be third in pr
ference, provide they can show in all cases tn
they have poor horses, poor carts, and poor drive
On motion, the resolutions and the amendme
were laid on the table by the following vote;
Ieas-Messs Brother BrqEniens, Emerson, Etter, Ha
Sew EeesR snd sn0d
Ndys-Messrs. Perry asd Vontagen-a
The following also came up as the order of t
day:
, The Police Committee, to whom was REFER
u, that portion of the message Of the Mayor reIati
to the appointment of special Police Officer
z | the protection Of the neighborhood OF the Neut
/ Ground, Canal street, within the limits of Il
= Municipality, beg leave to report the annexed
solution, for the approval of the Council.
JNo; N. HAWTHORN
\ | Z. BRuGNiENs.
JOSEPH ErTER.
Resolued, That there is hereby created Ito ex
a during the pleasure of this CounciD special I
lice Officer, for the protection OF the neghborho
$ in the vicinity of the cab and omnibus stands,
the Neutral Ground in Canal street. and also to S
q that the ordinances relative thereto are proper
It enforced, and whose salary shall be the same
n that of the day Police Officers.
e Mr.. Stewart moved to amend, by detailing O
lie of the regular Police for that service, which W
y lost by the following vote:
e Yeds--Mesers johnson, Perry, Shorrdge. Stewart "
is tagen heelehan and Iancey-7.
r thorn, Lawrason, Renshaw, Shields and Sykes-9.
he And the report and resolution were adopted
y the following vote:
lie YeaS-NIessrs Brother. Brugnens Emerson Eer, Il,
n thorn Lawrason, Renshaw. Shields shOrrdge and sy
Is Nays-Nesss;, Johnson, Perry. Stewart. vonta {
c. Wheeehan and Iancey-6
;s ~ The following also came up as the order of
SIX day:
he Be it Ordained, That on the first Tuesday
I. Nav Of each year, or soon thereafter as prat
rod cable, Superintendent of Carts and Labor
shall be elected, to serve during the pleasure
oP- the Council, whose duty it shall be, under the
rection of the Surveyor to superntend the CT
red and laborers employed on the public works; to
me- | gage such carts and lahOrers as may be reqnl
ma and authorized by the Committee on Streets q
ac- Landings; to keep correct account OF their II
,m- and their wages, and see that they faithfully
form their duties and at the end ot each mo