New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-19
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salaries Of the Treasurer, Comptroller and Sur
yeyor at $4,000 each per annum, was adopted.
Mr.. Winston moved to increase the salary of
the Street Commissioner from $500 year, as
reported by the committee, to $4,000 a year,
which was adopted; u yeas, 6 nays.
Yeas-Messrs. Burthe, Derbes, Eustis, Forbes,
Lusto, Mackey, Shaw, Stetson, Summers, Sykes.
Watkins, Wilson and Winston-13.
.Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Hermann, Leeds,
Nixon and Place..
Mr.. Derbes moved to amend the section rela-
tive to the Recorders of the First and Second
Districts by inserting $4,000 instead of S240O,
which was lost.
Feas-Messrs Derbes, Eustis, Hermann and
Winston.
.Nays-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Forbes, Leeds,
Lusto, Mackey, Nixon, Place, Shaw, Stetson,
Summers, Sykes, Watkins and Wilson-14
Mr.. Leeds then proposed that the salaries be
fixed $1,000 each, which was carried.
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Leeds Mack
ey, Nixon, Place, Shaw, Stetson, Summers,
Sykes, Watkins and Wilson-12.
Nays-Messrs. Derbes, Eustis, Forbes, Heer-
man and Winston-5.
On motion, the following motives, presented by
Mr.. Derbes, for voting against, were ordered to
be spread on the minutes, -9af,z
| Mr.. Summers moved to lay on the table the
motives of said vote, which was lost.
| vote against the motion now under consid-
| GRAFTON, because it is not equitable to diminish
the salaries of certain officers, whose offices are
as laborious and as responsible as other Offices,
the salaries of which are not altered
| Because the maximum of the salaries of the
Mayor, as laid down by the city Charter, being
$4,000, and those of the different Recorders at
$4,000, it is not just to diminish the salaries Of
| the latter one-ffth, when those of the former
are curtailed of one-eighth
| Because the Recorders, whose salaries are
sought to be so much curtailed from the maxi
mum fixed by law. are not only bound to give
| their services from 8 O'Clock A. NJ till o clock
P. NJ, but by the nature of their mandate they
are frequently bound to leave their bed at any
hour Of the night, for the purpose of repairing
at fires, or for taking afhdayts in cases of muir
der or breaches Of the peace; and lastly, be-
cause if the curtailment of these salaries has
been called forth for economy's sake, then it
would be proper that the curtailment should
bear equally on all the officers of the corpora
ton
Mr.. Burthe moved that the salary of the Re-
corder of the Third District be fixed at $l400,
instead of $500, which was adopted.
Yeas: Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Derbes, Eus-
tbs, Forbes, Hermann, Leeds, Mackey, Nixon,
Place, Shaw, Stetson, Sykes, Watkins and Win
ston--15.
, Ways: Messrs. Summers and Wilson,.
On motion, the salary of the Recorder of the
> Fourth District be fixed at $l4O0, instead of
/ $1,000, which was lost
Yeas: Messrs. Forbes, Watkins and VIM
ston-3.
Nays: Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Derbes,
Eustis, Hermann, Leeds, Mackey, Nixon.
Place, Shaw, Stetson, Summers, Sykes and Will
son-l4.
On motion, the report Of the committee fixing
the salary of the Recorders clerks of the First
and Second Districts at $1,000 each, and of tbs
Third District at $500, was adopted
On motion, the salary of the Recorders clerk,
Fourth District, be fixed at $500, instead of
5000, which was lost
Yeas: Messrs. Forbes, Watkins, Wilson and
, Winston.
Nays: Messrs Bailey. Burthe, Derbes,
! Eustis, Hermann, Leeds, Mackey. Nixon.
Place, Shaw, Stetson, Summers and Sykes-13.
On motion, the report of committee fixing sal
ary of City Attorney at $4,000, was adopted.
Mr.. Leeds moved to lay over the salaries OF
the physicians above and below Canal street,
= which was adopted
h Mr. Eustis moved to amend the section rela-
tive to the salary of the Secretary of the Board
of Aldermen, by inserting $4,000 instead o
fI $1,000, which was lost.
On motion, the salary Of Secretary Of the
Board of Aldermen be fixed a $500 instead Of
:, $1,000, which was lost
Yeas-Messrs. Derbes, Eastis, Nixon, Sykes
;, and Winston-5.
y .Nays-Messrs. Baily, Forbes, Hermann,
!. Leeds, Mackey, Place, Shaw, Ste,son, Summers
:, - Watkins, and Wilson-11.
. . On motion, the Board adjourned 10 Tuesda,
y = next, at 6 o'clock P. NJ. ~ 81
WnLtAa REIE, Secretary,