The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-16


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number OF petitions were then presented, which were
referred to the standing committees
Inc Chai called Tor the reports OF committees but as the
mmees have not sat during the week. no reports were
pm seh'eu'
ME- Hehshaw sau' 'hat al the ias meeting oil ING a'e
Cou neil motion Tor the appointment OF five members OF
the Ounc to attend the Railroad Convention was passed
bur the members were not appointed lie begged to propose
that IN lieu OF that resolution the members OF the Internal
Improvement COMMITTEE do attend the Convention 10 repre-
sent tins council
Mr. " ancey said that it was agreed to send five members
from each OF the three Councils OF the city, and If this motion
was carr ed IT would interfere with this arrangement
Mr Rchsiaw sad, that as the Internal improvement
Committee was composed oil one member from each ward ii
would be te most proper TO represent tins Council and he
moved mat te rules DE suspended and the motion adopted
MI ancey thought 1t would be better Tor this Council to
fate 10 he entered INTO by the other Munich
ihIlt-s, put ihe ihotoh was put ana carried
Mr. fancey then moved that special committee be
pohed 10 eoAset te pfopneV oil abosbng the office oil
tomm%ares oil Inc different ward. and OF appointing two
Veyoi ue tohanee OF lhe unues oil ms ONCE as well as
TO consider The nee s Tor euconn OF the officers oil the
Wo'khonse, and the expenditure OF the Municipality. He
observed that the Municipality paying $500 the
of icers. for the oil watching poor blind woman
M Shields was ready 10 assist 10 feasible plan for the
Isdu of expenditure, but he could agree
- ART of that motion.
Mr.. fahcey said that the Commsarles present
bore and appeared TO be kept for the purpose of
wasting at elections for their several parties than for good
useful purpose. The Municipality spending more
than sl2 ~ year for the service of these officers when
their duty could be performed by two competent persons
whom he proposed TO call Street Commissioners, and who
should divide The Municipality into sections for they
you'd BE- able, with the of horse do all business
OF the tommissae-to assist the Surveyor his dutiso
that the contracts were properly performed, and the
teTas nsed and not wasted, and to that all bills
properly eounersened before presented ohe Council The
Municipality spends from s3OOOO TO 100000 per
u1e; and as he remembered one bill being paid twice.
Incr ught to certify that the bills res,ng such
properly nresenisd. The present Comm
hsd lit To do they had that the streets were
kep cea and that the foowaks not Distracted
th hr Commissioners could attend to. and in the
they would BE- nded by The Health Wardens appointed by
The Board ri Health After abiding 10 of the Legs
tture concerning the Board OF Health he said that the
" DIRK house. cost s'O year To support its officers and
thr nobody IN IT. ami no probability OF its being used
Ne thought would he better 10 pay for the board OF the
year ook after Aer representing the Municipality
to The ient Neurological character who deyoured by
his dogs lac sad there were more Officers under that
Council Than IN any city IN the Union, and he hoped that
"nrn would zee the necessity OF supporting his motion
sif Renshaw sed he would readily consent to the latter
ni the notion provided that II was agreed TO pn it to
the council lie was surprised thai the gentleman sonld be
ty to return to tins economical pan ana 10 oppose the
ecn Vi Commissaes when he had been OF the strong
en- ~ pWes ct the practice of eectng them lie had sud
denly zone TO this conclusion anu he tr Refshaw) sup
pc I'd that they had been so very useful to the gentleman In
his election. that lie was now able to do without them
When the Inmmssarles OF the Wards good officers,
tho not useless, but extremely useful and that
Of the strongest why he should assist their
that evening" because he wanted good and useful
Commssaries. If the gentleman did not know, he would
tell him that the Surveyor had been relieved from good deal
OF his duty that he might be able TO attend to the contracts
OF the Council ami he now stood upon the same footing
and with nearly the duty the Street Commissioner
OF New ork lie was not IN reality Surveyor, o5 the
Council had relieved him OF the duties If attending 10
e ues and other matters that he might devote his time
10 ne pubic Inc duty oil Inc tommIsanes IL to Walk
ay through each OF the streets IN the Ward, and to
any thns upon Their walk when IS TO me dadvan
tage of the pubic, and then TO report at that Hail. that
might be Brought under the eye oil The Surveyor II the
CcrmIafla were to perform their duy they would render
gstt aaanoe to the Surveyor and there would be no com
pin It's o. the state othe streets lie never heard Mr. fancy
say Tat ne Om1issahes werA useless before
mr. faaceg-l reieT TO your colleague Tor my opinion on
this su pct
mr.. A,RShan oohhhedii e had SAD So IL was moi on
The O ~ tha 'onncii ana he ana not near H. ana ne was
sure hat hf iahcey uiu ho' MINK so ast hP "peh ut
lent his help elect them BY an ordinance existence they
Were Obliged 10 elect annually on me hra ineuaS IN Apt
oil each year ue Cohhssares Tor inc inherent "aru' Inc
gentleman says 1t s Impossible Tor Tue surveyor 10 a,'enu 'o
all his duties. ana ne cannot attend 10 mem WIN seven
Commssares now can he attend 10 them WIN on'y tw'
street SohihissohetsF Inc Vofhhouse ne Knew was
bnfden anu ne regretted " or ne toueht 'hat shoun Dc
o".' 'o' IN former yea's hau oeei source OF ieVfnut
20 Inc N"mc,pas' ana ne opeu 1t "o"'o Ne so "sa'n
Zoe present oee were elected ior one year ana ey e'
o ION w. o m ,a r ~