New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-07
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teachers Of the night school, and leaving but on,
department open.
The election of Secretary and Librarian
was laid over until next meeting.
Permission was granted to the pupils of thu
various schools to hold May parties in the school
houses.
The President appointed the following visit
ing committees:
Jackson School--Rnb, Elmore and Price,
Washington School--Lusk, Bloomfield anG
Jennings.
| Padding School-Simpson, Arson and Mat
thews.
Jefferson Sehooi--Richardson Sullivan and
Baldwin.
Marshall School-0gden, Beebe and Crick.
ard.
| Franklin School-De lesdernier and Bonford
Ftsk Schoot-Hahn, Kennedy and Macaulay
Mr.. Geo. W. Hardy was elected Principal Of
jackson School
After some other business of an unimportant
nature, che Board adjourned
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN This Board
met in special session last evening, DR. Dalton
IN the chair, and a quorum unfortunately
present
The order Of the day--an ordinance author
lzing the sale OF the right of way for railroad
from the depot of the New Orleans and Lafayette
Railroad to point on GoodchiIdren street, Oh
l u.
The ordinance provides that the construction Of
the road be commenced within six months and
completed within two years from the date of the
adjudication OF The contract; that steam be not
employed upon said road except with the con
sent OF the Common Council; that the company
or corporation constructing the same shall en-
JOY the privilege for twenty five years, with the
right Of further term OF twenty five years in
case tine city should not purchase the road at
the end of. the first term Mr. Watkins offered
an amendment making the grant of the right of
way contingent upon the consent of two thirds
| Of the property holders along the line of the
| proposed railroad, which was adopted Mr.. Wat
klns also offered an amendment providing that
| the right of the second term of twenty five
years snail not be exercised except with the con-
sent of the City Council-adopted
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
adoption of the ordinance, which resulted in IS
yeas and nay, Mr.. Gilmore voting in the neg
alive.
Messages from the Upper Board were then
read, announcing concurrence in sundry reso.
lutions and ordinances, among the latter, those
providing for the subscription by the city Of
stock to the N. O. and Jackson and N o. and
Opelousas Railroads, which had been slightly
amended in the Upper Board. The alterations
were concurred in.
The places designated by the Upper Board for
holding the polls at the proposed election were
then agreed to, after several attempts on the
part OF few members to restore to coffee houses
such of the polls as had been removed tberefrom.
and this Board then appointed its quota of COM
mssioners
A resolution granting an extension of time to
Geo. Cronan for the completion Of his paving
contract was concurred in
The ordinance leasing portion of the Leyee
for the sum Of $4,000 per annum to the N. O
and opelousas Railroad Company, for the con-
struction of o freight depot and ferry landing,
was then taken up, and after much discussion
and few alterations was concurred in.
The ordinance regulating the manufacture
ana sale OF bread, and defining sundry duties of
bakers, was also concurred in.
The ordinance in regard to the CITY printing
was then taken up and excited an immense
amount OF discussion. Mr.. Davis made speech
which, In many particulars, was decidedly
economical He was certain the city printing
had been once contracted for by respectable
Journal at an extremely reduced rate, and from
that fact he made the deduction that higher
should never be paid
When the vote was taken it was ascertained
that quorum was not present Messrs, Beau
regard, O'Sulliyan, Mazioni, Kathman, McCau
ley and one or two others, having gone out, for
the purpose either of lodging the question or of
taxing drink. They soon after returned how
ever, and the ordinance was passed
The Board then adjourned sine die, fact
upon which we congratulate the public with an
exceeding joy and strong hope that we may
never look upon their like again
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Juage Robertson
james Mellally was yesterday tried before this
court and found guilty of an assault and bat
terry upon policeman of the Second District.
A SMALL INeENDrARy.--A bit of a how. mt
more than Six or eight years Of age, was arrest
ed Yesterday on charge of having attempted
to hre Mr.. Frerets cotton press The little fell |
low was almost frightened out of his wits when
he found himself in the calaboose and about to
be locked up.
AsTRAY.-A girl about four years of age was
picked up in the streets last evening by a cit
zen and brought to the police office Of the First
District hecould not tell her name nor place
Of residence.
AssAUTT1NG A FEMALE.-James shearp, aims
smith, was arralgned before Recorder Ramos,
Of the Second District, on a charge of having.
on the previous night, on Custom house street,
assaulted and beaten a lady of slp-shod moral
lty and threatened besides to take her valuable
life He was sent before the First District
Court under bond of $500
RECORDER WINTERS CouRT-Fsrst District
man named Mcdonald was arraiened befs,aal
thls court yesterday, on charge of hasESSS
,Wlhaled colored man to the amount of fMS3&s
tollars, He will be examined to-day.
Ptlfering PHILIPPINE Bourgent, who was
arrested for pilfering on the Levee, was yester-
lay required to find a voucher or inhabit the |
8orkhouse for period Of five days
Larceny.-Ann Thompson was Yesterday
tent before the First District Court under bond
. answer charge of having stolen pin worth
s2o from one John Murphy, on Girod street.
Assault and Battery--John Schneider was
ent before the Criminal Court by Recorder
Winter yesterday, on charge of having as
aulted and knocked down in the street one Ri
hard Stanley.
Mr. j. r. Dufrocq has been elected Mayor of
3aton Rouge.
The House of Representatives Of Pennsylvania
lave rejected the Temperance bill.
The Baltimore American says that an effort
being made, with every prospect of success, for
he establishment of regular line Of packets
'etween that city and Mobile.
Further returns from the Connecticut election
how that the route of the democrats has been
nost complete. The wings elect seventeen out of 4
Senators, and about two-tbirds of
he lower House. There has been no choice for
ny State officers by the people,, the Temper
nee ticket having received large vote.
The WEST COAST OF AFRIcA-Sierra Leone
ates of the 23d February report the coast ,
ealthy, and nothing doing in the slave trade.