New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-16

street station FIVE At the Bayou St. John station three
apd ten peiicemen for special duty-fn all, one nun
In the Third District the police force consists Of
captain three sergeants eight policemen. twedtytbree
watchmsn and seven special duty men-in all, forty
two
The force in the Fourth District comprises one euten
ant, keeper Of the Jail and twenty-one policemen
| watchmen and supernumeraries
In order to render the police efficient would
commend slight addition to the present in the
Second District and general increase in the Third
Fourth Districts where the force in my opinion insult
cient for the maintenance Of proper degree Of security
to the inhabitants.
The reorganization of the police should be effected u
der the head OF high constable four captains
each District and eight eutnnaps two for each Dr.
tiic The remainder of the police should consist sim
ply of policemen and nght-watchmen the Mayor hav-
ing the authority detail them for special duty such
aa comi.saries Of markets doormen rondsmen. clerks
at the different watch-honses. etc The thus de-
tailed should receive moderately increased pay the
feet ofwhich would be act stimulant andincenve
to the police in the discharge of their duties nasnuch
any neglect disoberaTe Of orders the part the
detailed would rc1er them liable to be placed
Dace IN the ordinary ran also recommend that each
member o. the department should have emblem of Of
ce which he would be compelled to display conspicuous
y at fire" and dfsorderly iriages Policemen when
on special duty markerts public squares aud all places
OF public amusement should also the badge Of Office
th the stranger and every ono freauentine these pl-
ces might be able to find them Al moments warning.
AT alarms Of fire it should he the duty Of the cap
tam o the district nearest the 81 conagaton to
repair TO hwith to the with baf the number Of
pocemc off duty and proper exertions for the
preservation Of order and the protection of property
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tern Of sufficient size should be carried pole whthe
word police inscribed in large chara and where the
captain of the district could station himself and issue the
necessary orders for the maintenance Of the public peace
and the saving Of property He should also render every
assistance in subne the flames and with tie aid of bis
force should clear the streets from crowds ad obtruc
tons that sufficient space be reserved for the femen
to perform their duties and also for epostng such proper
ty may be saved There other matters counec-
tion with the organization Of the police which deem it
superious to mention they will necessarily suggest
themselves to the consideration of your honorable body
Before concluding communication in which have
endeavored to bring succncy to your notice the various
matters which in opinion demand your early and sef
one to express to my feowczens my deep gratitude for
the signal manner in which, by their suages they have
sgnied their approval Of my past official conduct In
thus elevatng or the fou III time to the high and
honorable Office of Chief Magistrate Of the city they have
conferred upon obligation of which shall be
forgefu In placing at the head the consolidated
cities Of NewOreans and Lafayette they have imposed
upon grave responsibilities and additional duties from
the performance of which shall not shrink 1t remains
for simply to add that the confidence :eposed in
by the people shall not be misplaced and that my
and constant endeayors u be directed with yonr assist
to advance the prosperity of the city and TO main
tain her interests in the and trust fortunate
career which she is entering.
shall always heartily cooperate with your Honorable
body in all measures tending to the public good and well
fare have the honor to be- very respectfully your obe
dent servant A. D. CRossMAS. Mayor
During the reading of the Mayors message,
Mr. Claiborne took his seat.
On motion of Mr.. Burke it was
Resolred, That 500 copies of the Mayors
message, with the accompanying documents, be
published in pamphlet form.
And on motion of Mr. Clark, the various sub
jects referred to in the message were seyerally
referred to the appropriate committees.
The following message from the Mayor was
read
MAYoRALTY NEwOELEAns.
18th April. 1852
To The Honorable President and Members of ihe Board of
ldrmen, and The Board Of Assistant aldermen, Of The City
Of Netc Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-By virtue of various resolutions
passed by the Councils of the late First and
Second Municipalities at their sttings of 18th.
25d and 9th February last, due notice was
given that would sell at my Office the several
contracts therein referred to, aud accordingly
adjudicated them as follows-all subject to the
approval of the Common Council:
Viz Account of Municipality No. Two, per
resolution of 18th February:
| lst The contract for laying brick sidewalks,
| bordered by curb-stones and wooden gutter, on
| all leading and cross strets, between White and
Howard streets, including the latter street, not
now banquetted in the rear of the Second Ward.
to Thomas Finney at one dollar and thirty cents
per running foot.
| I'd. The contract for furnishing the material
and laying in Tchoupitoulas street up to the line
of Felicity Road, the square stone now con-
tracted with Denis Cronan, to Christopher Con-
nell, at fifty cents per square yard, security
| Daniel Fitzpatrick.
3D. The contract for furnishing material and
| laying in Annunciation street, from the present
square stone paving on said street up to Race
street, the square stone for which contract has
been ordered by this Council to Patrick Fox at
| htty-elght cents per square yard, Denis Falvey
security.
4th. The furnishing of material and building
Market-house in the centre of Claiborne street,
| between Common and Jackson streets, with the
| privilege of extending said Market at any time
| during the contract, for the shortest number of
years, the fees to be collected by the contractor
during said period in pa yment, to John William
son, for seven years AMI eleven months; security
Robert Bradley.
And account of Municipality No. One, per
resolution of 23d February:
| The contract for the construction of exclusive
privilege Of a railroad for horse-cars only, for
the conveyance of passengers, from Canal at
the intersection of Rampant, to Claiborne streets,
| thence to intersection of ursuline street. ard
thence to Bayou St. John, with the privilege of
joining any railroad running in Municipality
No. Three, at any point below kampart street,
for the shortest number Of years, payable out
of the revenues arising from said road, 10 Louis
Surgi, for thirty-one years; securities, Messrs
Pelaune Bros. and Marquee.
And per resolutions of 9th February:
Inc construction OF bridge across Canal
Claiborne on Bayou Road, to Louis Surgi, for
two thousand seven hundred and twenty five
dollars; security +. Correjolles.
The contract for grading, ditching and paving
with Lake shells, the Metairie Road from Canal
street to the Bayou Bridge; also Washington
street from the Bayou St. John to meet the paw
ing of Bayou Road, to F. MARQUEE at two dollars
and twenty cents per running foot; security
Francis Saintola.
The contract for paving with square blocks
st. Louis street from Levee to Royal streets to
Thomas Hynes at three dollars and eighty cents,
for square blocks, per square yard for paving,
and thirty-fye cents per superficial foot for
curb-stone; security James Kealey.
And the contract for paving with round
stones taken from Levee, Royal, Conde, Chartres
and st. Louis streets, in the following order ::
all that portion of ST. Philip, Esplanade, Cont,
Orleans, st. Ann, Ursuline and Barrack streets,
between Rampant and Claiborne streets, or so
much of said streets as said round stones shall
be sufficient to pave, to Thomas Buckley, at
twenty eight and an half cents per yard for
paving, sixty-fve cents per foot for new curb
and gutter, and twenty cents per foot for relay
ing; securities james Murter and John McVit-
tie, each twenty five hundred dollars.
would beg to inform your Honorable Body
that some months since Messrs. BENJAMIN 4
Micou, the legally appointed Attorneys of the
Board Of Liquidators, resigned their office, and
that subsequent to their resignation number
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