The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-13

cash, one third at six months, and third at
twelve months, without interest, in notesof the
Municipality, which the Treasurer and Comp
troller hereby authorized to issue provided,
that the title to said property shall be examined
and approved by the Attorney.
The same gentleman also presented the follow
ing resolution, and mad. motion to suspend the
rules for the purpose of taking itinto consde ration
which motion was lost, the resolution lies over
under the rules
ResoLUed, That in the event of the Council of
the First Municipality failing lat its next SESSION.
to reDsaL the action had in rela ton to the leasing
of certain wharves to J. R. Jennings, agent Of
Laws line of steamers, and reducing the rate of
wharfage, as established by the General Council :;
that the Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized and
requested to take Immediately the necessary legal
steps to annul and set aside said action.
The following resolution, presented by Mr..
Stewart, with amendment offered by Mr.. Beard
viz: And also around the piece of ground in
front of the Female Orphan Asylum /" was, on
motion, referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings, with power to act
ResotUed That the Surveyor be and he is hereby
authorized to purchase such number of trees Of
the proper description, may be required to plant
in the centres of Circus, Basin and Claiborne sts
between Canal and Common sts.; and also around
the piece of ground in front Of the Female Orphan
Asylum.
| ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following resolution came up on its second
reading:
Resotued, That in accordance with an act lated
February II, 1921, to cause the punctua attend.
ance of the members of this Council the following
| absentees, to-wit Aldermen Sewell, Hooper and
Stewart, be fined twenty-five dollars each, for ab-
senting themselves this evening from this Council
after being duly notified by the Secretary of the
Council to attend special meeting at five o'clock
p M, unless the said absenees shall offer good and
sufficient excuses which shall BE- satisfactory to
this Council.
On motion of Mr.. Beard, it was Withdrawn, by
the following vote:
YEAs-Mesrs; Bead Brother, Etter, Marks, MOntanye,
,NAYs-Me..rs. Hooper, Mccormick. Johnson Pride,
Stewatt and Yancey-6.
Mr.. Sewell, at his own request, was excused
| from voting.
Mr.. Yancey moved to adjourn, which was los,
| by the following vote:
,YEAs-Nessrs. Hooper, Mccormick, sewel, Stewart and
NAys-Msssrs s Be,rd, Btethe5, Ete Johnson, Mark.
| Montanye, Pride, Renshaw, Shields and sykes-l0
The President left the Council chamber ant
| Mr.. Shields, on motion of Mr.. Renshaw wa,
| called to the Chair.
A motion to proceed to the election of Board o
Directors Of the Public Schools, was carried by til,
| following vote
YrAs-Messrs Beard, Brother, Eer. Marks. Montanye
N,Ys-Me,srs. Hoo9er, Johnson, Mccormick, Sewell
| Stewart and Yancey-6.
! Mr.. Pride nominated Mes.rs. John NJ Bell, E
| A. Bradford, F. Camerden, o. Carey, ]. s. Glen
denim, ]. S. Copes, Martin H. Devereux, Johi
| Goodin, Maurice Grivot, Samuel Hardy, J, o
| Harris, Samuel Jamson, ~ r. JENNINGS, w. B
| Lindsay, R. w. Powell and Howard Smith.
| And the above gentlemen, having received tn
votes of Messrs. Beard, Brother Etter, Marks
| Montanye Pride. Renshaw, Shields and Sykes
were declared duly elected.
Messrs Hooper, Johnson, Mccormick, Sewe
Stewart and Yancey, were excused from voting a
| their own request.
| And, on motion, the Council adjourned unit
| Tuesday next, the 18th inst, at 5 o'clock, P M.
| JOHN CALHOUN, Secretary.