New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-22
CRESCENT
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
official Report.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS.

srrrc TUESDAY, May IS.
The Board met at at O'Clock p M
Present: W. C. G. Claiborne, President pro
tenn; Messrs. Burke, Clark, Converse, Harris,
Lugenbuhl, sewell and Stockton
The reading of the Journal was dispensed
with
The following message from the Mayor was
read by paragraph, and that part relative to
the establishment Of Watch house on Baronne
street was referred to the Committee on Police,
that part relative to the transfer and contract
betweenP P. Soule and j. M. Lapeyre, ETC., to the
Committee on Finance, that part relative to G.,
q. Forshey to the Committee on Fire, that part
relative to the Contract and security for Job
Printing, ETC., to the Finance Committee, with
power to act, that part relative to the Fisk Lii
brary to the Special Committee on the Fisk Lii
brary, that part relative to the contract with
the late John Cronan was laid on the table sub
.ject to call
MAyoRALTY NEwORLEAss, May 1s 1852.
To The Honorabe Presidents Members of te Board Of
aldermen and The board ef dssstant aldermen Of the
City Of NewOrieans & .
GEnrLEmEN--I desire to call your attention to the
cesity ID changing the present location Of the Watch
house Of the First District Situated is at present
in the Workhouse ut the foot Of Heva street. it s too
mote from the centre of the lower portion Of the District
and this Inconvenience is seriously felt at night when
arrests made, and the Watchmen having charge OF
prisoners frequently compelled to be absent for
Work-house is much crowded, as to render the
accommodations for the temporary detention of prisoners
altogether insufficient.
In view of this state of things would recommend the
erection Of new Watchhouse the property belonging
To the city. and situated in Baronne street. The position
is eligible and central one, and has the advantage
Of being in the Immediate neghborhood of the
Recorders office.
An election having been ordered for Third Justice of
the Peace to fill the vacancy occasoned by tine resgna-
on of the Hon. F. PecQuet said election to take place
Saturday the 29th inst, it will become the duty OF
each Board of the Common Council by virtue of the lth
section of the Charter appoint Commissioner
and one Clerk to preside said election.
The election for delegates to the Convention to frame
and it will also be necessary appoint the Commissioners
and Clerks. as prescribed by law.
Enclosed beg transmit copy of transfer of rights
the part soule j. NJ. Lapeyre resulting from
between the former and the Com
missioners of the old Sinking Fund
Herewith you will find memorial from Professor G. g.
Forshey in relation to his invention of Time and Fire
Telegraph
beg to enclose communication from Dennis Cronan,
in reference the of the late John Gronan for
repairing the streets of portion OF the First District
also hand herewith letter from John p. Hess, ten
derng securities for the adudcated to the
prietors OF the Delta the execution Of portion of the
City JOB Printing
Accompanying this you will likewise find catalogue of
books forwarded to me by Mr. Benjamin French, and
presented by him to the NewOrleans Fisk Free Library
have the honor to be,
very respectfully your obedient servant,
A ID. CROssNIAN, MavOr.