New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-14
THE COUNCIL,

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THE COUNCIL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This Board met in re-
gular session last evening, the President, Mr..
Caldwell, in the chair, and Messrs Adams,
Bailey, Durel, Gordon, Irwin, Lugenbuhl, Pride,
Prieur, Prague, sinnott.
motion by Mr.. Irwin to adjourn was lost
The reading of the journal of the preceding
meeting as dispensed with, and message from
the, Mayor, recommending that steps be taken
for the celebration of the Fourth of July in an
appropriate manner, was read, and action there
on deferred.
letter from Jesse Gilmore, asking leave of
absence for three months, was read, and the
petition granted.
resolution, appropriating the sum of ts40O
for the erection Of building the lot of ground
now occupied by the House of Refuge for Boys,
adjoining the Work house, was adopted
The Police Committee reported resolution
abolishing the offices of keepers of the police
jails of the First, Third and Fourth Districts,
and providing for the removal of prisoners from
the several Districts to the Jail of the Second
District
A resolution appropriating the sum of SO
cents to each inmate of the several Houses Of
Refuge, previous to several designated holidays,
for the purpose of affording them opportunities
of celebrating said holidays, was adopted,
A resolution for the appointment of COM
mittee to meet similar one from the Lower
Board was adopted.
The order of tie day, the ordinance for the
appropriation to the New Orleans and Mobile
Railroad, was then taken up.
The following petition was presented;
a Petition the Honorable Board Of aldermen of Tie Great
City Of NeW Orleans, La:
HoNoRABL AND MUCH RESPECTED GEST1EaiEN: Tt is
With much pleasure that pen these few and vel5 few
lines in behalf of the good citizens of Harrison county
Miss their representative in this anticipated great
New Orleans and Mobile Railroad Gentlemen it Is the
Alabama and Louisiana, that New Orleans should 3sist
them in the construction of this road which will place
you in the golden pathway which if afterwards pur-
sued on up to the topmost summit of renown aud the
people of Harrison county will look upon you with the
warmest feelings of gratitude and esteem this road
is built, fellow citizens of all classes shall go ii
with Joy and return home it with "peace" and
much gain to the stockholders All of the pine hills shall
break forth before you and the locomotive into singing
and all the people shall clap their hands for joy Instead
of the thorn which now grows on the anticipated line
shall come up hendEome summer residences of
chants and other business men
We know, gentlemen, Of you opposed to this
railroad but vote for it like good boys % and If you
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day and turn fain to US saying repente thou shalt
be forgiven just certain Gre ckett tripped the elk
Now is the time to prove to the people that have
common end with good to them and then they will give
to you to cat of the hidden mama and also, will give
you handsome white stone, and in that stone new
name written, which man knoweth saving he that
| ceveth it.
Gentlemen ask you in this humble petition to be full
of affection to the people of ssissippfathu to their
desires in this respect and they will liberal with eau
tion and compassion, and they will greet you without
being proad humble without being just without
in their Infu in fEair
feelings aud whose word you entirely rely whose
actions will never deceive you and whose professions of
kindness are the affections of their hearts.
And now; gentlemen II you pay no regard to their
Wishes the door of prosperity will be closed and the
Mississippi and Alabama will 60 in another direction
much against the prosperity and happiness of New Or
| leans and her ever generous citizens.
The Constitution must be and the will of
| people obeyed. United we stand divided we fall'
Gentlemen, let your actions sound silver trumpet
and behold the people will keep your actions for witness
to them and their children and every you voting
for this railroad measure will have his written in
hearts of the people letters of gold and your names
will be handed down to generations yet unborn and
when you die you immortal spirits will go to the happy
| land
sissippi, now close; giving you my word and honor
| gentlemen, that this is the voice of the people
am, dear sra, your most obed't and humble servt
Wm, X F. FRYER Nj. d,
Coroner Of Harrison county, Miss
New Orleans, June s. 1854.
A motion was made to adopt the ordinance as
it stood, and thereupon occurred considerable
debate, several members insisting upon taking
it up section by section.
Alderman Gordon offered an amendment to
the sixth section, inserting proyiso that the
city bonds shall not be issued except in proper
ton to the private subscription.
Mr., Lugenbuhl spoke earnestly against the
amendment, and declared that it meant simply
that the road should not be built unless by pri-
waite subscription.
Mr. Durel addressed the Board very eloauently
in favor of the ordinance
Mr.. Adams thought that nothing in particu-
lar had been shown by the gentlemen against
the amendment. He knew of several amend
ments which should be made to the ordinance,
and it could not receive his vote as it stood. He
wished to know how much of the private sub
scription would be paid in when the city had
issued the last $500 900 of the 81 500 900 bonds;
he would thank some member to inform him
Mr.. Lugenbuhl rose to enlighten him, when Mr.
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