New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-30
City Intelligence.


Claiborne and Lugeubuhl '
At twenty minutes past four Mr. Converse called The
board TO order and nominated Mr. Claiborne the chair
on motion; Mr.. l.. Heyliger appointed Secretary
pro TEN.
Upon taking the chair the President briefly addressed
this Board stating that the meeting was called hv Tho
hyor or the purpose OF announcing the result of the
recent elections and proceeding to refer to the
ness OF organizing when call made the message
order. i "
The Mayors message accordingly read notifying
ee board OF the election Of the members enumerated
anu sthting that 1t would be necessary determine at
thlS meeting who of these elected should serve for two
years and who for the law requiring that at the first
meeting the Aldermen should be divided by LOT into two
cssethe seats of the first class to be vacated Al thn
END the first year and those of the class at the
end Of the second year ~ "
On motion of Mr. GiGuc n committee of tIrao ,r,, ~,
pointed by the Chair to and report upon the
quailhcatons OF the members elect Messrs f;iouel
sewei ana Clark were appointed the committee and
retired After few minutes absence the committee re-
turned and reported all the members except themselves
duly elected aud qualified committee Of two Messrs
ilrrs and Gasquet, then appointed by the Chair IA
pass upon the qualifications essrs Giouel Spwell .nd
CLARK who were reported to have been duly elected and
qualified AN
election for President when Mr. Robb was unanimously
elected On motion Of Mr. Clark leave of absence for six
weeks was granted to Mr. Robh Mr. Claiborne was then
nominated and elected unanimously President the
period for which Mr.. Robb is absent on leave
On motion OF MIR. Clark, the Board then went into an
election for Secretary, Charles Claiborne was elected
unanimously and took his seat
The Board then into election for Serpeantat
Arms when E. A Michel was unanimously elected
MT. Clark offered resolution fixing the number of
standing committees at eight. follows Committee on
Finance Streets and Landings; Police Fire Educa-
upn; Claims Health and Prisons.
Mr.. Converse moved that Committee on the Judciar,
to consist of four members be added making nine stand
ing committees
After some debate Mr. Converse's motion was carried
and the Board went into election of committees
Mr.. Burke nominated Mr. Converse as Chairman of th
Finance Committee and after adding three other mem
Ii sly ado
The other committees except the Judiciary were COM
posed OF three members each and elected unni-
names of the Chairmen
Streets and Landings Mr. Clark Police Mr. Stockton
Fire Mr. Giquel Education, Mr. Robb Claims Mr.
Lugenbuhl Health Dr. Labatut; Prisons, ETC.. Mr.
sewel: Judiciary Mr.. Claiborne.
On motion of Mr. Clarke the Board took recess of
few minutes to allow the members from the different dis
trlcts to determine which should the long and
which the short, term. e' N'N
Upon reassembing the following was shown to be the
result; ~
First Dstrict-Long Term-Messrs Sewell Harris, and
Converse Short TermnRobb and Stockton
tut. Short Term-Mr. Claiborne.
Third Disbict-Long Term-Mr Lugenbuhl Short
Term-Mr Claiborne.
Fourth Dshiet-ony one member who serves for the
Long Term
Mr. sewe offered resolution that this Board adjourn
TO meet on the I'd Monday of April next at o'clock in
the afternoon. at the Hall known as the Second Mn
nlcpaty Hall which will hereafter be known as the CITY
Hall of NewOreans
Nlr. LuRenbuhl opposed this resolution he ground
OF llegaty contending that such removal could only
take place after action upon the subject by committee
to which it should have been referred
The President stated that he did consider the reso
luton to be regularly before the board He would sug
gest that before adjournment rules order should be
adopted by the board At present, he had only common
parlamentary rules to govern him in his decisions
Mr. Harris moved that the rules order of the State
be adopted the proceedings the Board
until rules could be formed
The question then taken on the nensatop of tJo
rules for the purpose of taking up Mr. Sewes resolution
Tor adjournment to the Second Municipality Hall and re-
suited in yeas and nays So the rules were suspended
and the resolution lies to the next meeting of the
Board. "
Mr. Gquel moved that committee of three he annoint
e TO form rules OF order for the Board and to report Mt
the next meetng-Messrs. Giquel and Clarke were an
pointed on the Committee with third, whose name we
could not hear
The Council then adjourned to meet the second Mon
day in April, in the present hall
The members about dispensing when the President
again called the Board to order at the request sta
ted. OF MIR. Converse who had something to offer
Mr. Converse stated that it necessary that the pro
ceedings of the Board for this evening should be pub
seu but no provision had been made for such pubca
ton.
Mr. Lugenbuhl nominated the daily Delta and other pa
pers the of which lost in the noise of our neh
bors-the public
Mr. Clark nominated the Picayune, the Bee the ore-
mean, and the Statesman
Mr. Converse nominated the Crescent the Bee the Or
lenean and the Statesman.
Mr. Burke nominated the Crescent the Bee the Orle-
mean and the Republican.
Mr. Harris moved that the proceedings of this evening
be published in one paper only and that such paper
chosen by ballot.
Mr. Clarke objected to the whole proceeding as informal
contendng that the Board had right do any bust
after adjournment until the period of adjournment
had passed duly authorized call He thought the
secretary had the to select the papers which
publish the proceedings.
Mr. Lugenbuhl considered necessary that the proceed
ings should be published in newspapers that being
the only way in which they could be promulgated.
Some confusion in debate followed when Mr. Harris
renewed his motion which was adopted and the Board
proceeded to ballot for journal in which publish the
proceedings of this evening Tellers appointed and
upon counting the ballots it found that the Delta had
six, and the Crescent four votes.
The Board then adjourned for the second time to
at the same place on the 18th of April.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN body
met yesterday afternoon in the former Council Chamber
Of the First Municipality and organized by electing Dr.
Alpuente President. VIM Ref Secretary, and Caspar
Funck Sergeant-at-Arms
The rules of the late General Council adopted to
govern the proceeding until rules could be formed for the
Board.
The Board then proceeded to fix the number and char
acter OF the Standing Committees the appointment of
which left to the Chair The following are the names
of the Chairmen of these Committees;
Committee on Finance, Mr. Place; Charity, Sykes
Police, Stetson; Education. Shaw improvements and
Buildings Leeds Fire, Nixon; Health, Andrews Pris-
ons ETC. Dohonde; Streets and Landings Bailey Ju-
dietary, Herman; Claims, Watkins.
The Committees on Unfinished Business composed of
three members from each district appointed with
the following chairmen First District Mr. Forbes ID
Mr. Relf; Sd, Mr.. Lusto; 4th. Mr. Mackey
Mr. Forbes offered resolution that the Board adjourn
to meet on the 18th April at the Second Municipality
Hail. to be known hereafter the City Hall of New
Orleans.
Mr. Dolhonde admitted that the Hall wa, beautiful the
finest in the city but he could walk there If car
riage would always be for him upon the meeting of
the Board, he would accept the Hall.
Mr. Ramos would oppose the passage of the resolution
Amoton made and carried to lay the resolution
the table subject to call The yeas and nays called