New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-24
unnecessary for me to your Hon Ba!es prompt

unnecessary for to urge upon your Hon Bodies promp
action.
to the fact that the supply of water in various portion
q the city very scant and during the recent droutI
the poor have suffered seriously for the want OF IT, Ti
essential element well TO health comfort as set,
ia times Of fire. should be literally and pentifuIly d
tributed throughout the whole city The present work.
are not calculated to afford adequate supply They
are too small and submit for the consideration Of you
Hon Bodies the necessity Of comforting with the Watei
Works Company upon the necessity Of making such ar
rangements will at all times secure to the cty large
aud plentiful supply Of this important and essential ee
ment With great respect have the honor to be- your
ooedient servant, a. d. CRossMAS, Mayor
On motion of Mr.. Clark, the first paragraph
of the Mayors message relative to finance, was
referred to the Committee on Finance
All that part relative to bridges opening Of
streets, levees, and improvements, were referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings.
That part relative to the letter of Georpe Cro-
nan, was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
That part relative to the report of census,
was referred to the Special Committee On Census.
That part relative to B. f. French, Esa., was
referred to the Special Committee on Fisk lii
brary
That part relative to Police Jail and Insane.
was referred to the Committee on Work houses
and Prisons. - -
That part relative to Water-works, to a spe-
cial Committee
Burke, Clarke, Sewell and Lugenbuhl.
The following message, transmitted by the
Mayor, was read:
MAYoRaLTY OF NEssORLEsysl
September q, 1852
To the Honorable Presidents and ers Of he Boa,d 9ie,
men and the Board Of Assistant .7det7ass of the Gin of
Nesr Orleans ~ :
in the Police Jail to which made aision If, NV
former message. would urge upon YOUR Hon Bov the
proprety Of insructng the Attorney the
20 take tne legal steps in court for
OF portion Of them to the Asylum at jackson
Apart from the expense to the city IN providing tenn
porary refuge for this unfortunate class their onditior
can in no wise be betred by the absenca every
conducive to their mental recovery and for this reason
submit herewith the names Of the following individuals
whose inalady being Of more aggravated character
should be sent to Jackson after the necessary fornaitie
shall have been taken with little delay possible
Ellen Bagan aged twenty five, native Of Ireland
Mary Jane Dean aged twenty three native of Missouri
Susan Webber. aged twenty-five. native Of Germany
Emily. supposed to be slave native of Louisiana
Lenora Harris. age and place of birth unknown
Iarmela T. W. c. age and place of birth unknown
Henry Baudon native of Germany
John Finney, aged twenty FIVE. native Of ireland
John o. Brien aged twenty-eight. native of Ireland
James James burns aged Twenty-Five. native of Ireland
Peter Linen aged twenty-one. native of Ireland
Patrick Royden. native Of Ireland
john Cooper, aged twenty three native of Holland
John Tate, aged forty-ve native of South Caroina
uzane or Vane aged twentyeght. native of Germany
take this occasion to submit for your approval two
i"s WINCH nave Thought to add
rules governing the Police Department of the CITY
This being the of the year when it ia usual to
paint Whltewash and cleanse the various
OF the city | would recommend to your Hon Bocy ths
propriety OF having the work done early moment
herewith have the honor of transmitting to YOU the
eeapltaton OF the Census of the FIRST District as taken
by the duly appointed Commissioners Messrs John Jay
Osborne and c. L. DeBritton, from which it appears thai
the total population of said District 5s76 viz
whites 25 free colored and 6565 slaves The detailed
returns have in conformity with law been duly deposited
in my office. :
The Census of the four Districts being thus completed
exhibits the gratifying fact that the population Of the
city has increased upwards of 0o0 that of 1850
number Of inhabitants in Neworeans and Lafayette Jas
suming the population of the Fourth District to have
undergone no change then l3902s whereas the re-
turns now indicate total population Of 145A49 This
addition within the brief period of two years speaks
strongly in favor of the increasing prosperity Of our be-
loved city and affords additional Incentive if any were
wanting to persevere steadily in that policy which
destined at no remote period hope bring us into close
proximity with our distant neghbor and thus to aug
ment measurably and fro year to year cur commerce
our greatness and our wealth.
In conclusion it becomes duty to refer YOUR Hon
Body to the II section Of the Charter which proyde
that after the completion of the Census the GommoI
Council Shall proceed to apportion the representato;
among the several Districts and Wards the basis of tn
number of qualified voters residing therein
have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obedent servant,
A Irao-