The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-30

Douy, PIoSCfIoe uls uuues anu duopt SUCH rules ana
regulations for their own government as they may
think fit They shall meet at least monthly in the
Council chamber, or any other unoccuped room in
the Municipal Hall. The Secretary of the Council
shall also act Secretary to the Board of Direc.
tors; he shall keep correct minutes of their ,ro.
ceedings in book providedfor that purpose, which
book shall always be open to the inspection of the
Mayor, members Of the Council, and Board of
Directors.
5. The Board of Directors shall have the man.
agement of the schools, elect the Superintendent
and teachers, and remove them at pleasure mner
intend the conduct Of Superintendent, teachers and
scholars, direct the system and course of education
to be adopted, and prescribe rules for the dscnne
and internal organization of the schools Pyopilsd.
however, all the schools shall be governed bv a
uniform system. 1t shall be their duty to divide
themselves into committees who shall have con
slant personal superintendence of the schools.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the Board Of Directors.
at least quarterly, TO report TO the Council the sit.
ation OF The Schools, the number of scholars, their
progress, and all other Information they may deem
useful and calculated to promote the cause of pub.
llc education, which report shall be published.
7. In the month of October of each wear. the
Board of Directors shall furnish the Council with
an estimate in detail of the expenses to be incurred
ot tne ensuing year. for the support of the Schools
when the Council will appropriate such sums as
they may deem necessary for this purpose, which
sums shall be paid from time to time by the Trea.
snrer, on the requistiOn of the President of the
Board, drawn In favor of the parties to whom the
paym@emt @ Is que, and on the warrant of the Mayor.
o. ms ordinance shall not be construed to au.
thorze the Board of Directors to make anv contract
involving the expenditure Of money otherwise than
in accordance with these detailed estimates of the
expenses 10 be incurred, and the to be appro-
pria ed by the Council thereon without having first
obtained the authority Of the Council
y. That the Board of Directors be authorized.
and empowered to declare the seat of any member
OF sad Board vacant, who shall absent himself
without leave, for three consecutive meetings of
the Board, or who shall habitually neglect To- ner
form the duties of member thereof, and report the
same TO the Council, so that such vacancy or va.
cancies may be filed.
10. That all ordinances and resolutions. apper.
taining 10 the organization and establishment ofthe
Public Schools, or SO much thereof any way con-
nctlng WITH or contrary to the provisions Of this
ordinance, be and the same are hereby repealed,
Mr.. Marks, chairman of the Committee on Fire.
presented The following resolution, which was
adopted after suspending the rules.
Resolved, That the Attorney be, and he is here
by authorized and requested, 10 take the necessary
steps to set aside writ of SEIZURE, issued against
the Fire Engine of No. 20, the property of this Mn.
nicipaty, in the suit of f. H. Wingate VS.. Wash
ingIon Fire Company No. 20; said writ issued to
satisfy the payment of debt contracted by said
Company.
Mr.. Shields, as chairman of the Special Com
mittee on The 9Th OF January, offered the following
adopted
Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is here.
by authorized, 10 pay upon the warrant of the May
or, the sum OF five hundred and forty-six dollars
and thirteen cents, being the pro rata of this Mu.
nicpality in the expen.es incurred in the ceebra.
ton OF the Eighth of January last.
The same gentleman also presented the follow.
ing the rules:
Resolued, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby
authorized and requested, sell at public auction
after giving ten days notice in the official gazette
the contracts for furnishing all the materials and
cons lructing the fences and tho necessary out.
buildings for the School houses in he First Ward
on Richard street and Pacanier street, and in the
Fourth Ward, on Dryades street the work to be
done and payment made agreeably to specifications
to be furnished by the Surveyor.
Mr.. Marks offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The Council of the First Munich
patty, at It's sitting on The 2Ctl instant adopted
series OF resolutions, giving unto J, R. Jennings,
agent OF Laws line OF steamers, certain ,DhdrUes in
front of said Municipality for period of five years
as landing for said steamers, 10 be exclusively
used by said line, with the privilege of erecting a
warehouse upon the landing, for which lease, said
line is 10 pay tUo hundred doldrs per month; and
WHEREAS, AS SAID compensation is virtual re-
ductlon OF the raes of wharfage fixed by the Cen
eral Council, in whom alone is placed the power OF
regulating wharfages, etc.; and
WHEREAS, ! lie dcuOn OF sdlu COuncH tSettlng
aside The tact that the entire legislation is unwise
and impolitic,) is direct nfraction of the act OF
1886
Be 1t therefore Resolved, That the Mayor be, and
he is hereby authorized and requested, to cause the
necessary legal action to be had, to annuI and set
aside the resolutions in question.
MIR. Beard offered the following as an amend
ment, which was adopted, after suspending the
rules:
Resolved That His Honor the Mayor he re-
quested to call special meeting of the General
Council of this city, at early PERIOD for the pur
pose of laying before them the resolutions OF the
First Municipality Council, regarding lease lately
made by them with Mr.. Jennings, agent steamship
line, OF certain portion of the warts Of the First
Municipality and at the same time to lay the above
resolutions before the General Council
The following resolution, presented by Mr.. Sykes,
was adopted, after snspending The rules
ResotUed, That the Surveyor be instructed to
have the boxes around the Magnolia and other
young trees in Lafayette Square repaired or rebuilt
without delay.
On motion, the Council adjourned until Tuesday
next the 4th February, at o'clock, P. M.
JOHN CALHOUN. Secretary.