New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-30

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referring to the memorial Of the late General Council Of
this city the subject still persist in the opr
That the Importance Of asa natio
position arising from the rapid expansion of co,
merce in the Gulf Of Mexico consequent upon the acqu
tion Of Texas and the wide extension Of the United
States territory along the shores Of the Pacific 0crn
requires the early establishment Of navy yard and depot
at this point upon the strongest grounds Of Justice e
diency and public safety
tag.s which NewOrleans affords for cheap easy sup
ply provisions and fuel the procurng materials Of
construction and repair for the recruiting of
when considered in connection with the great inters
which demand the far outweigh the speciou
objections set forth in the above named report and which
have reference to the currents Of the Mississippi the afa
Of its banks the shalowness of water at s
etc particularly the last named objection apply
to vessels and Of light draught whose
vice IL recognized essential the protection Of
Gulf trade tI..
Resoised That the Federal Government will
have thought proper devote the attention which is
to the great interests involved therein and to apply
proper towards deepening the mouths Of the M
sissipp and clearing its bars not only essential
relieving the lower valley of the Mississippi from the
calamties Of nundation then in the opinion Of this
Council the advantages afforded by NewOrleans will
der it as einenty fitted for naval depot and resort r
vessels Of the greatest size and draught Of water it
now for those Of smaller class
RHsrtd That the Mayor of the city be- and s hereby
requested to forward copies above resolutions
senators and in Congress with the request
that they VIII continue to use their utmost exertons
towards the attainment of the objects proposed.
Mr. Clark presented the following ordinance
In Ordinance regulating .9pnings SHEDS hanging Signs
orer Sdeualks and Focttcays
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City
New Orleans, That it shall not be lawful for the ten
ants occupants Of or dwellings to suspend or
hang over the sidewalks footways any awnings sheds
or hanging signs unless the be least eight feet
above.the level of said sidewalks footways under
penalty Of ten dollars per diem for each and every dag
said awnings sheds signs remain after being duly not
fed for the removal Of the same - =
q Be 1t further ordained, That 1t is made the duty Of
all Police officers to report to the Commissioner Of Streets
or any of bis deputies any nngemsnts Of the foregoing
section. ~. IT,
Be it further ordained That 1t Is hereby made the
special duty of the Commissioner of Streets or his dep
ties to p1 csecute to conviction any violations this ord
nance after due notice has been served aforesaid
Be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall not
take effect until after it shall have been published by the
Mayor in the Official Journal for twenty days.
o. AL ordinances parts of ordinances contrary the
foregoing, be and the same are hereby repealed.
The rules being dispensed with, the above or
dinance was, on motion, adopted F
Mr.. Converse offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, the rules being suspended /:
Resred, That Messrs sumpter Turner and John Cole-
man be and are hereby accepted securities for H.
Garland as Treasurer Messrs James P Freret and Mi
chel Nusson for o. DeBuys as Comptroller Messrs AI-
guste Brusle. John Communy and Amedee Ducatel for
h. Il. Pile as surveyor. r.
Mr.. Converse offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, the rules being suspended
Resolved That committee of four one from each Dis
tric appointed by the Chair to confer with like com
ittee from the Assistant Aldermen the subject Of the
location Of the several Offices and places Of holding the
meetings in future of the Board of Alderman and Assis
tant Aldermen
Mr.. Giquel, in the Chair, appointed On the
above committee, Messrs. Converse of the First
District, Gasquet of the Second District, Clai-
borne, Of the Third District, Burke of the Fourth
District e-u.L ~ Ne =.7 .
On motion, the Porter was directed to convey
the resolution to the Board of Assistant Al
dermen.
On motion of Mr. Converse, the rules being
dispensed with, the following resolution was
| adopted
Reolued That there shall be special committee of three
appointed by the Chair to act in conjunction with like
committee appointed by the Board of Assistant Aldermen
| on the Fisk Library. ''e-
| The Chair appointed on said committee Messrs
Clarke, Burke and Gasquet.
That portion of the Mayors message relativ
to the Girard bequest was referred, on rhotiol
Of Mr.. Converse, to the Finance Committee.
! Mr.. Converse offered the following resolh htior
Resolred That the Official Printer be and he ereb
required to furnish (printed in large. plain type)
hundred copies Of each days proceedings, published
pamphlet FORM for the of the members of this Boar
Pro,fded the same be furnished at dollar an
fifty cents per page for the hundred copies Th
same to be delivered at the Council Chamber at eac
meeting following the publication thereof in the Ofici
Journal. r.... ... Gal
The above resolution was adopted, the rule
being dispensed with. r.H
| ORDER OF THE DAY
I'm Ordinance to orgnii-e the Department Of Police Of
/ City Of NelrO Orleans, #
Came up as the order of the day, on its sec
ond reading. v
On motion of Mr.. Giquel, the ordinance wa
taken up section by section.
The Common Council of the city of Neworeans ordair
as follows: . p o5 ..s.
Art. L From and after the first day June next. til
Department of Police for the city Of New0rleans sha
consist and be formed of
One Chief of Police. Of. .'
One Captain for each District
One First and Second Lieutenant for the Fir Di
trict
One First and Second Lieutenant for the secon
District. '. .'-'.. ~
One First and one Second Lieutenant for the Thir
District
One Lieutenant for the Fourth District
And four hundred and twenty men, who shalt be dstr
buted as follows. viz
One hundred and seventy in the First District
One hundred and thirty in the Second District.
/ Seventy-fve in the Third District
Forty-fve in the Fourth District.
I Mr.. Lugenbuhl offered the following substi
tute:
Art. From and after the first day of June next til
Department of Police for the city Of NewOrleans sha
consist and be formed of captain for each District
first and second lieutenant for each of First See
ond and Third Districts and lieutenant the Fourt
District, and two hundred and ninety-ffye policemen
who shall be distributed as follows: .,a
One hundred and fifteen for the First District. D.
One hundred for the Second District. t
Forty for the Third District. ~ '
And Thirty for the Fourth District. .I... io-
The above substitute was lost by the follow
ing vote: ~ rj 'f'a 81
Yeas: Messrs Gasquet, Harris, Labatu
Lugenbuhl-4. sti1 " aatrN
Mays: Messrs. Burke, Clarke, Converse, G
quel, Sewell and Stockton-6.
Mr.. Burke offered the following amendment
That the number of policemen shall be three hundr
and forty-ive, distributed as follows:
For the First District. one hundred and thirty-fve.
For the Second District. hundred and twenty
For the Third District, ffty-fye. l..
For the Fourth District, thirty five.
The amendment was carried by the followi1
vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Burke, Converse, Gasque
Giquel, Labatut, Sewell-6.
Mays: Messrs. Clarke, Harris, Lugenbul
Stockton-4. ...-. 49,.
Art q The office of the Chief of Police shall be cdns
nient to the Mayors Office, and the shall be IKE
open all day and all night and the said Chief shall be
attendance thereat daily between the hours of ococ
A. NJ and O'clock p NJ. receive the reports of Il
Mayor and to take such action thereon cireumstc
may require. a, .3 -sgr
: Adopted. s- ~. d. aa.a.r. II.
Art. g. The said Chief of Police shall be subordinate
the Mayor the Chief Executive OF the Police Deparne
of the city and shall obey and the officers and m
under him obey the rules and regulations prescribed
the Mayor in accordance with the laws OF the Unit
States of this State. and the ordinances of the Con
Council. He will be held responsible to the Mayor