New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-16
DAILY CRESCENT
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

UFElClAL JOUhNAL
OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
official Report.
E0ARD OF ALDERMEN OF TIE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS.
.-.= srrre MONDAY, April J2, 1862
The Board met this day pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The members present were: J. M. Burke, G.
Clark, W. P. Converse w. A. Gasquet, b. Gil
quel, Arnold Harris, 7. Labatut, j. ]. Lugen-
buhl, H. W. Sewell, James Stockton--1O.
Absent W. G. G. Claiborne-1
Mr.. Robb is absent on leave--1.
On motion of Mr.. Giquel, Mr.. Arnold Harris
was called to the chair.
On motion of Mr. Clark the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with.
Mayor, was read
MAYoRALTY NEwORLEANs, |
April H. 1852
To he Honorable President and NJ 1ers Of the Eoa,d Of n
derasn and the Bond Of .assistah .4d Of the City Of
NeWO,leans.
by virtue of the fifteenth section Of the coDsodae
the city of New0reans and provide for the government
and administration of its affairs approved 23d February
1852 have duly taken the 9th required by law and
have this day entered upon .e duties of my office as
Mayor of the city of NewOrleans In the discharge of
the important and responsible trust thus devoyed
deem the occasion appropriate to communicate
with your honorable body in relation to the various
ters that will have engage your early
ton The transition an old and long established
order of things to that will have undergo radi-
cal change contemplated by the charter carries
with it multitude of weight and pressing business but
have the satisfaction of feeling assured in advance that
your honorable body will without delay, earnestly apply
to the arduous and important task Of getting
the new administration fairly under and Of giving it
that herty and cordial support which good citizen
should withhold and which is demanded. moreover, by
every consideration of public welfare and prosperity
seventeenth section
imperative your honorable body appoint this day.
comm sioners to take the Of the different districts
and wards OF the city which must be completed
be the end of the The section further provides
that Immediately after said shall have been fin
had and before proceeding to any other busne your
ohoiabe body shall apportion the representation amor
several districts and wards the basis Of the
Der of qualified voters contained therein
Incidental to this provision of the char is the tenth
section, which directs the mode in which the Common
Council shall hereafter lay out and establish sufficient
number of election precincts and the sixteenth section
which provides that representation in the Common Coun-
hal be equal and uniform. and slll be regulated and
Sscerained by the number Of qualified voters in the
sIrctiyG wards and districts.
The section of the directs that the
Common Council shall in joint meeting elect r,a roce.
fro their own number three who shall alone
as Recorders in of sickness absence any
Of the Recorders 1t will therefore become
incumbent honorable body to make this selection
only the First SECOND and Third Districts hut
also for the Fourth which by virtue the supplemental
ry act approved February 2d 1862 entitled to share in
the same manner and to the extent if said Fourth
dation.
The organization of the various departments created
under the act of Consolidation will necessarily engage
your immediate attention, and in connection Herewith
would point out that there several Offices for the
ing of which provision will have to be made by your hon.
CRADLE body. Among these may be cited Wharfngers.
Collectors of Levee Dues, Notary of the Corpora on
Physicians of Police ails and Physician of the Parish
Jail The commissaries of Markets being appointed for
the purpose of enforcing the police regulations of The
same will have to be selected in the the
remainder of the Police
would suggest to your honorable body the necessity
OF complying at an early moment with the provisions of
the thirtyfourh section Of the act by elecng Ator
ney tor the Corporation, nasmuch there
matters which require the immediate attention of le
adviser.
The necessity of constant and copous supply of water
in all large cities requires demonstration and this ne
ceFsty becomes more strongly apparent in climate like
where the high range Of temperature during por
tion of the yer calls for frequent cleansing of the streets
cutters yards etc. Nothing contributes essentially
to the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants thai
neverfailing supply of this precious element and
trust Therefore that the exeltions of your honorable
body will be directed towards obtaining extension
the water privileges to every portion of the city by
laying of such additional pipes will bring this mpor
tant necessary of life within the reach of every
doubt not that proper representation. on the
part of your honorable body will stimulate the Water
works department to renewed exertions in bringing
about this desirable end Their interests are as
deeply involved in the matter thoe of the COM
munty at large for an extension OF the supply must
necessarily add to the and enable the Company
to afford water at cheaper rate thus Taking its plen
u accessible not only to the weaher but also the
poorer classes OF fellow citizens A portion of
rear Of the city and nearly the whole of the Third Dis
trc deprived altogether of water and dependent
for scanty supply at best cisterns which give
entirely in long spells of dry weather Apart from this
great nconvennce and manifest discomfort to the nhab
ants the danger OF fire in becomes greatly
increased aud it to be hoped that in view of this mpor
tant consideration will be speedily adopted
extend the supply of water in that direction So
the Fourth District is concerned and which by the terms
Of the charte is not entitled to participate in the bene
fits arising from the establishment Of the Waterworks
must leave to your honorable body hereafter devise
some means by which the residents of that quarter may
share in the nestimable blessing of cheap and abun
dan supply of water this occasion to inform you
that the ownership of 5000 shares of Commercial Bank
stock belonging to the city of New Orleans is
in your honorable body and that agrceaby to the chal
of the Commercial Bank it will become necessary you
to elect two directors from your honorable body repre-
sent the interests of the city in that institution.
| deem it my duty to urge your serious con-
sideration the Importance of establishing House of
Correction for juvenile vagrants, On former
sions have brought this subject to the notice of
the General and Municipal Councils. but for want of
that proper concert of action which trust is OBJ
waited by consolidation and unity of the interests of all
cas es and OF all sections, Recommendation
carried out We have among much regret to say.
class of youthful dcrs and Offenders many of
whom engaged in the systematic pfetng Of produce
on the Levee and who have frequently been arrested in
the act of stealing coffee, and other articles
When apprehended for these denquencies, they are
locked up in the Workhouse for few days whence they
emerge hardened in crime than befol and thus
let loose society to their pecuations and
ultimately become familiar with vices of darker hue
Others again. deprived of the properly restraints
of home and education allowed to prow about the
streets where they assa the psers by with obscene
ltntane language while another class trained by
parents equally depraved to engage in regular sys-
ten of begging The lessons of deception and ideness
ncucated at so tender necessarily lead degrad
on depravity and crime ard have thus brought be-
fore our very the sickenng spectacle of generation
growing up in midst and becoming qualified by rapid
gradations to be inmates of the brohe the workhouse
the prison, and the penitenary To obvate this CRYING
evil the establishment of House Of Refuge and Colrcc
on is of the last Importance The juvenile delinquent
arrested at the first Threshold of crime may be
reclaimed from the of his path and. uncontam-
mated by the association with older adopts in wickcues
may be brought up become useful member of society
can conceive Of institution necessary to the
wel'being of the community and permit therefore
to the hope that the attention of honorable
body will be directed at eally moment to Ule establish
ment of the same.
The erection Of alms-housc extensive scale. is
another equally desirable and which should
mend itself to the earnest consideration of your honor
able body. All other large cities possess institutions of
the kind and experience has demons rated that they a
ford the very best corrective to habits of laziness and
begsary 1t is not to be denied that of late years
dicancy has increased and the spectacle almost daily
presented of stout bodied men. who should be made
to work for livelihood. soliciting aims in streets
Not infrequenty that system is made the cloak for theft
Nroduce themselves into houses for the purpose carry
ing out their netarous practices To remedy this evil
consider the establishment of aims house absolutely
necessary and would therefore recommend the purchase
OF sufficient extent of ground in the of the city
for the erection of suitable edce and thouses. The
varaut and the indoent beggar might there be made
work and to contribute to their support while aged
aud honest poverty would find asylum and protection
from want and necessity well administered institu-
ton far from being would, in the