New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-10


the adoption Of raid ordinance, and ask to be dscha
from the further consideration of the subject.
,-,......-- g. y. SHAW,
Jso. A. WATKINS.
The ordinance was consequently read and
adopted, as follows: -. 80 .r-
IN ordinance 7roridfng for appropriation Of funds r The
spet Of the Public Schools and specifying the mode Of
distribution and application Of the same.
Be ordained by the Common Council Of the Gfty of Nv
Oeuns That In accordance with the 3sth sectonof the
Act Of Consolidation approved sd February 1852 there
the Public Schools in said ETY. for the term Of one year
from the LIST of June 1852 to the 1 Of Juue 1858 the
sum Of hundred and lightweight thousand twenty
dollars There being 940l pupils, the sum aforesaid
allows twenty dollars to each.
The above appropriation to be distributed as follows
viz: -
10 the First District, which had on the 18th day of
lars l-il-.
To the Second District, which had on the day above
named 249 pupils thousand FIVE hundred and
eighty dollars. &4t, --t
To the Third District, which had on the day above
named 1882 pupils, twsntynine thousand six hundred
To the Fourth District which had on the day above
named 1926 pupils thirty thousand hundred
and twenty dollars.
0netweh part and MORE Of said appropriation and
distribution may be applied to the Of said schools
der the direction Of the Board of School Drector in each
and every month the to be paid out by the City
Treasurer on the warrant of the Comptroller follows
viz: s...,..@ - - l-,as
On pay rolls of the Teachers furnished byth su-
perintendent and approved by the Presidents of each
respective Board -,
On bills for supplies stationery rent expenses any
kind approved by the Superintendent the Presidents and
Committee on Accounts Of each respective Board
Be further enacted That when furniture required
either School District the Superintendent shall furnish
requsition order approved by the President of the
Board of School Directors in sd District on the Super
nendent of the Work-house who shall with least delay
execute said requsiton order The cost value Of
said furniture is not to be accounted part OF the
preparation before named in this ordinance but is in ad
diton thereto.
The yeas and nays being called on the pas
sage Of the above ordinance, it was unanimously
adopted. 1900
The consideration of that part of the Mayors
message Of the 9Th June last, returning the re-
solution relative to the contract with F. Mar
quez, for the grading, ditching and paving OF
Metairie Road, from Canal street to the Bayou
Bridge, having been postponed on motion Of
Mr.. Place, was called up for final action.
The resolution aforesaid having been adopted
on the 18th Of May last, in the Board Of Assist
ant Aldermen, by vote Of twelve members for
to five against the same, and said adoption moi
being in conformity with law, it was on motion
read and re-adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, au
thorized to enter into the contract with Mr.
Marquee for the grading dtching and paving of Metar
Road from Canal street To the Bayou Bridge, also Wash
ington street. from the Bayou Bridge to meet the PAWN
of Bayou Road all in accordance with the sale made b.
the Hon Mayor and the specifications file in the Sur
yeyor's Office relative thereto.
The yeas and nays being called on the passag
of said resolution, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Forbes, Heer
mann, Lanata, Lusto, Nixon, Ramos, Relf, Shaw
Stetson, Sykes, Watkins, Wilson and Wiltz-15
.Nays-Messrs. Leeds, Philbrick and Sum
mers-3.
The ordinance for the establishment of BoarC
of Health for the city of New Orleans, presented
by Mr.. Andrews, in behalf of the majority of the
Committee on Health, on the 9th June last, and
the preamble and resolutions presented by Mr.
Shaw, in minority, of the same committee, as q
substitute, on the I'D of June last, came up as
the order of the day.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the Majority Report
and Ordinance were rejected.
The Majority Report and Ordinance having
been rejected, the Board proceeded to the con,
sideration of the Report, Preamble and Resolur
tons of the Minority.
On the preamble and first resolution being
read as follows:
Whereas The Legislature at It's recent session has in
vested the Common Council of New Orleans with all thu
powers and duties ordinarily prescribed to Boards
Health with full authority to use and exercise the same
W7ereas. It is found from past experience after thu
fullest trial. that Boards of Health heretofore constu
ted have been imperative of any public benefits,
have led to the expenditure of the public funds whou
any equivalent returns of public advantage. and
Whsrsas The subject of the public health, the mean
of improving the same and preventing Sickness suffering
and death matters demanding the most earnest
immediate attention
Therefore 1t Resolred That the Mayor the Chairmel
of the Committee Health each from the Board of AL
dermen and Board of Assistant Aldermen the City Sur
veyor Street Commissioner the two City Physicians,
four citizens QUALIFIED voters) one from each District II
be elected annually at its first regular meeting in May
by the Common Council, be and hereby constituted
the Board Of Health for the City Of New Orleans
Mr., Shaw moved their adoption, which wa
carried by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Hermann
Lanata, Leeds, Lusto, Nixon, Shaw, Stetsol
and Watkins-I0.
Nays-Messrs Forbes, philbrick, Ramos
Relf, Summers, Sykes, Wilson and Willis.
The second and third resolutions were adopted
without amendments.
On the fourth resolution being read as fol
lows:
Be it Resolved That the said Board shall have ampl
power to devise and arrange all such regulations an
rules under the aforesaid conditions of concurrent ma
ory of the Common Council shall provide for the dis
training removing and preventing all nusances danger
GUS to the public health For restraining and removin
persons and articles infected with small pox other
tageous disease For the proper construction and mar
agement of prvies drains and common sewers For tn
removal of house dirt oa street dirt, and other filth
For the suitable location Of slaughter-houses an
horse stables pig styes chemical and other manufactu
ing works, any trade employment offensive to th
1nnnDltdnlS OF dangerous 10 ZOE PIT
venting the sale Of any article Of food drink unwho
dangerous to the public health For the sanitar
management of cemeteries and other burial places and
the informant of the dead For the public registrato
of Births marriages and deaths in the city provided
law already existing. For the dgesting arranging an
systamatzng the census returns. authorized by law
to furnish the of proving progress and in
provement, by collecting such data bywhich term
| years may be compared with any subsequent term.
| Mr.. Hermann moved to amend by striking OF
after the words &C any article of food the word
IS or drink which was carried,
| Mr.. Summers moved to strike out the fourt
resolution, and the yeas and nays being calle
on said motion resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Burthe, Forbes, Lanata, LUIS
to, hilbrick, Ramos, Relf, Summers, Willso
and Wiltz-10.
.Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Hermann, Leeds
Mccormick, Nixon, Shaw, stetson, Sykes an
Watkins-9.
The President being empowered to vote unde
the rule, gave vote to the minority, and til
motion was consequently lost.
And the question being Oh u motion to adop
the resolution, it was lost by the following vote
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