New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-24
NEWS OF The CIT Y.

, met last evening IN regular session, Col Camp
. bell in the Chair, and twenty six members pre-
sent
The journal of the preceding meeting was
read and approved, and a communication from
the Comptroller, enclosing correspondence
between himself and the City Attorney in re-
. gard to the legality of an ordinance making
certain extra appropriations of money to the
public Schools of the Second and Third Districts
The matter was referred to the Committee on
Claims
After the transaction of a considerable
amount of unimportant business, a message
, was sent inviting the Upper Board to meet this
in joint session, for the purpose of electing
school directors and certain officers of the city
The invitation was complied with, and the
Board entered and took sests-Mr. Caldwell in
the Chair. The rolls were called, when the
Upper Board was found to have IS members
present, and the Lower Board 26.
The Council then proceeded to the election of
q Superintendent of Carts and Laborers. Mr..
Chas. stringe and Mr.. l.. @. billiard were no.
minated, and the former was elected on the
first ballot
Capt VIM. Tenbrinck and Mr.. Phillips were
nominated for the situation of Engineer of the
Dredge Beat, and the former was duly elected,
receiving, according to the tellers % votes to 49,
Messrs, N. E. Bailey and Z. l.. Tracey were
unanimously elected Directors of the Water
works
For Commissioners of the House of Refuge,
the following gentlemen were elected: A. d.
Crossman, Samuel Jones, Jr., J. H. Lowe p H.
Goodwin, D. Cronan, W. P. Grayson, T. j. Du-
rant, ]. Saul, G. Parmele, N E. Hall, j. b.
Dolhonde, W. III. Reese and Thomas sloo
For Directors of the Jackson and Great
| Northern Railroad Company, J. A Rawlings, s.
| FL. Kennedy and Snow
For Directors Of the Opelousas Railroad,
Messrs. Pemberton, Hart and De Ferret.
For Directors of the Public Schools of the
First District, Edw. Rawle, D. Beebe Dr.. Bene-
dict, T. Il. Shields, J. Furneaux, O. Waters, A.
R. Jennings, G. NJ Emerson, G. Peal, D. Mu-
shett, DR.. Baldwin, G. W. Shaw, DR.. Mott, s.
T. Wilson, a. Dillingham;, R. NJ. Lusher, A. ".
Smith, J. M. Savage, A Gifhn, j. Demarest,
b. Torrance
For the Second District Bermudez, V,
Wilt, Henry Hopkins, A. Dupr6, L. Guyol, |
Henry Bezon, J. P. Preau, Chas Costello, H |
Bean, W. O. Denegre, G. Dufour, L, Chavet.
For the Third District-L. Burthe, L. Du-
vignaud, F. G. Laville, A. Blache, John Cul |
bertson, Josiah Loyett, J. ]. G. Massicot. W
L. Pyles, B F Flanders, D Farrac, Emile Ia |
barg, Robt. Wynne.
Several lists were then submitted for the Fourth |
District, and the vote was taken, when it was |
found that list No. had received 20 votes.
and the Chairman decided there was no cleo
ton. Mr.. Gilmore stated that several of the
names on the first list were also on the second,
and were consequently elected An appeal
was taken from the decision of the Chair,
aud finding it impossible to settle this strange
difficulty, the Upper Board retired
The order of the day, the ordinance pro-
vldlng for the subscription by the City of
Isl 100000 to the stock of the New Orleans and
Mobile Railroad, was then taken up
Col. Campbell abdicated the Chair, and Mr..
Bloomfield took his place.
Mr.. Place moved to take up the Ordinance
section by section, which was agreed to- Mr..
Witt moved the adoption of the first section
motion was made to strike out the proviso
that the depot shall not be removed from its
present location.
Col. Campbell arose and asked to know why
1T was demanded that the Council should mako
the location Of the depot subject of special 8
legislation. He wished to know why the rights
Of the upper portion of the city were to be dis
regarded, or at least not left discretionary with
the corporation, He declared that the proviso
had been tackled on by minority of the COM
mttee, and he pronounced the proposition I'M
fair and unjust d
Mr.. Wiltz replied briefly, and stated that he !.
had been instructed by his constituents not to 4
vote for the ordinance without the proviso.
The vote was then taken upon the striking II
,ut of the proviso, and resulted in IL yeas tn S
nays CT
motion was then made for the abortion of !
he section. Mr.. Campbell stated that he wished
% make few remarks before the vote was
AIKEN, and at this moment o message was re-
eived from the Upper Board stating its readi- t.
less to enter again into joint session for the :,
purpose OF finishing the election of school d. D
ectors. nj
The rolls were called and it then appeared
hat misunderstanding in regard to the mat q
er still existed, some of the members calling
or new election, and others insisting that F
hose who had been elected should be declared P
Q. In the midst of the confusion the Upper !,
5oard retired without settling the matter, q
Mr.. Campbell then addressed the Board at
considerable length. From all indications P
rand rhetorical display had been expected, and j j
n this respect, perhaps, nobody was disap- p
ointed; but as successful and convincing v
fort, the general opinion appeared to be that IN
was failure CT
MI Witt then moved the adoption of the N
rdinance as it stood. Mr.. Levy objected He
eslred to hear sundry documents in the hands X
/ the Finance Committee read to the Board. "
he vote was accordingly taken upon the ques- II
on OF reading the documents, and resulted in \
4 yeas to II nays. Ri
The vote was then taken on the ma ssa pe of tho
and stood 18 yeas to 10 nays. The d.
'dinance was declared adopted, and the room =
r an instant shook with cheers from the lobby n
nd portion of the members. 4
The Board adjourned to Thursday evening at a a9.
K o'clock. ear
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RECORDERS Court OF THE FIRST DISTRICT - u
uke Ford and Louis Faschnett we're yesterday an
Mt before the First District Court for trial on \
parate charges of assault and battery 10,
Henry Stevenson was arraigned before this =
urt and fined five dollars for improper con- 4
let IN Lafay cite Square. ss
great number of other fines for petty DIV DIV
ences were imposed, with the exception of n
lleh the business transacted was of the utmost q
Importance 81
N - Gre
RECORDERS COURT OF THE SECOND DISTRICT. Pm
J usual, on Tuesdays, when the Police Board Pin
'ets, nothing of Importance was transacted. :
e woman Lacoutrie was arrested on the
arge of setting fire to carpenter shop at sss ds
9 corner of Cont and IRENE streets Held to "
Al, .