New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-21

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dietary Committee.
The reports of the Committees were then in order.
On dspenaton of the rules the following resolution
read:
Resoed, That this Board will recognize the princ
pic Of voting the mon ey of the people for private chart
ties. Adopted
The following then offered
Resored, That the official printer shall furnish bonds in
the of 5000 for the faithful performance of bis d
tics. Adopted
The reports Of Committees then called up
Mr. Clark, from the Committee Streets and Landings
asked for more time
The ordinance with regard to and Wharfage dues
proposed at the last meeting. read second time
Mr.. Harris desired to amend the ordinance.
Mr. Lugenbuhl offered substitute, declaring that the
wharfage should be the same in all the Districts in the
Fourthn
Mr.. Harris desired to amend the ordinance
The Chair decided that Mr. Lugenbuhl had RICH to
offer substitute which he did in substance above
Mr. Clark moved that the substitute lie on the table
which carried.
The salary of the Secretary of this Board was fixed at
$500; that of the Sergeant-at-Arms at $780, door
keeper at $40 per month.
a Mr. Berghmann unanimously elected door-keeper
After much desultory discussion various resolutions
the Board adjourned, to meet Tuesday evening next
at e O'Clock.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN This body
met last evening-Dr Apuente President in the Chair
In the absence Of the Secretary, Mr. Walter Peters was
called to discharge his duties
On calling the roll q members found to be present
message received from the Mayor relative to the
decision of o. Supreme Court in the Gaines and
the services Of Green b. Duncan in said Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
paragraph referring to contract for granite blocks
was referred the Committee Streets Landings
communication received from the Surveyor CALI
ing attention to certain improvements The first para
graph referred to the draining of the Of the city
the Importance of giving this subject immediate aten-
ton The Surveyor stated that he would a future
time lay before the Council detailed plan of drainage and
sewerage The Surveyor also called attention to the
Of signs on street numbering houses the cond
lion of the shipping wharves aud the regulation thereof
and the paving Of certain streets Referred to the Com
mittee Streets and Landings.
An invitation received to visit Adam and Eve but
having ascerained that this lady and gentleman
had left town. the invitation was not acted on
remonstrance received against railroad on Cai-
borne street Referred special committee of tiy.
members,
communication received from j Joles, submitting
pan for organizing the street commissioners streets and
landings
On the calling of the committees. Mr. Stetson. of the
Police Committee stated that his report would be submit
ted to the Upper Board.
Mr. Stetson. from special committee reported an ordi-
nance concerning the job printing of the city The or
nance provides that the fourth Monday April of
each year the Comptroller shall adiudcate the lowest
bidder the contracts for printing all blanks forms etc
comprising the job printing work required of the
same to be given for five days in the official journal
Mr. Stetson stated that the adoption of the ordinance
was Immediately necessary many of the officers were
out of blanks He novel the adoption. The ordinance
was unanimously adopted
report from the Treasurer of the late city of Lafay
cite was received the last quarter The balance ii,
hand is 1896 90
Mr. Lanata offered resolution providing that the
Board of Assistants shall meet every evening until the
different departments of the city government are thor
oughly organized
Mr. Shaw moved to amend by providing for meeting
twice a week Another amendment was then offered and
then motion made to lay on the table member
said that rule 10th required the motion should be to lie
on table whereupon another member moved that the
member making the last remark be requested to deliver
lecture on the English grammer. Order was called and
after conversation the motion to lie on the table
put and lost. The resolution also lost
The Board then proceeded to the consideration IF tho
ordinance the upper Board defining tho duties o
the Treasurer, We have already published this docu
mcnt read section by section and finally adond
petition received from citizens Claiborne rect
and vicinity praying for the speedy erection Claiborne
Market Referred the Committee on Streets and Land
iugs
The ordinance defining the duties of the COMPTROLLER
was then taken up and after being read, adopted
The next thing in order the ordinance relotinr IN
the commissioners for taking the census Two commits
sioncrs for each district named the ordinance
was adopted
An ordinance was then passed providing election
of boards of school directors and defining their duties
An ordinance was passed. providing for the transfer of
the financial accounts of the old municipalities and La
fyette to the Treasurer and Comptroller of the present
City as also ordinances defining the duties of the
Street Commissioners the Attorney and Assistant At
torncy.
The resolution relating to Mrs. Amanda Harris an in
| sane woman, was taken up and adopted
| Mr. Shaw offered ordinance relating to the Public
| School Libraries. which was read and laid over
The Board then adjourned to Thursday evening next
| FIRST Observation-Disclosures Ulntey-Sess;on
IF Ytseday-JuvEsLE DEPRAvIrr-A precious lot of u-
developed vagabonds We're charged by c. Hagar with ly-
ing idle following no honest occupation to procure the
means of livelihood and with visiting grog shops and
houses of i'll fame" Their names were VIM Pattison-a
neal descendant of the individual who received that ia
nous blowJohn (iraner, A. Keligar j. Corcoran and
Thomas Burgan They appeared to be the several ages
Of nine ten and twelve years 1t appears that they had
been concerning together as an organized cbal in an Old
dapdated tenement on Penn street. for the purpose
Matching out mischief to the surrounding nnighborhood
The appearance of these hopeful seions of the rising
tlstleu WIS peculiar IHry were innocent OF
coats shoes and had never hat to ornament their
graceless brows One Of them solitary boot which
threatened to enguph him entirely for it looked as
large enough to have been made for the giants
old. On the baby brow OF another appeared band of
t supposed by the learned in antiquities to have
been the rim of hat The tailor who constructed their
habilmens is long forgotten in the mist ages past
When rested they holding secret session in The
out house above named, and debating with clio ed
doors.
President had been chosen to rule their deber-
ations, and seated barrehead. with long nine
smoking and tzzing in his mouth. dispensing the
rules of parliamentary proceeding. small lank and
Ratchet faced individual had isen to point of order
and had moved the previous question relative to reso
ton concerning the price of sundry bottles of drunk
in committee of the whole At this interesting pont OF
the debate the officers pounced upon them. and thus
spoiled our sketch Sundry of them vanished through
the chinks and ar-holes of their parliament house. and
their deliberations thus indefinitely adjourned
Those arrested were sent to the House of Refuge.
A WICKED SwAN.-John Swain, cordwainer anG
disciple of st. Cfispin. charged with walopng
Mrs Swain appeared for trial 1t appears that the pros
ecutrx had lived dogs life with her liege lord and that
they had parted by mutual consent Notwithstanding
their compact to live separately Swain had bcscged thu
tenement of his better half and assaulted kicked
knocked her down, against the peace and dignity" HI
WAS sent to the First District Court.
BoNps TO KEEP PEACE - Edward Barrett
for assault and battery. bound and Phnb
Smith, for vagrancy Joseph Crafts. charged with lar
ceny, discharged J. i. Gilmore and Michael B. Gil
more examined a breach of trust discharged
there being sufficient evidence against them Joh
Clark under bonds the charge of being concerned in
larceny ut the City Hotel forfeited his recognizance
John Pickering for assault is to be examined to-day
Loaferdom relOiced in the luxury of free board am