New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-07
NEWS OF The CIT Y.
THE COUNCIL.

BOARD on ALDERMEN. body met at the |
usual hour, and theauestion of the Mobile Rail- I
road attracted more than an ordinary number \
of auditors.
I A letter was received from Alderman Gill
more, stating his inability on account of sick |
ness to attend, and regretting that he could not
do SO in order that he miget vote against the
Mobile Railroad.
A communication from the proprietors of the
Pioayune was read, asking an increase of pay
for performing the public printing, and stating
that when they accepted the public printing,
they did not fully understand the ordinance de-
timing the duties of City Printer and fixing the
price. The communication was, on motion OF
Mr.. Gordon, referred to q Special Joint Com
mittee Of three members from the Upper Board,
and - members from the Board of Assistants.
Messrs, Gordon, Durel and. Lugenbuhl, were
designated the Commute.
Sundry communications and petitions of no
general public interest were presented and re-
ferred to the proper Committees.
The Finance Committee not being able to agree
on the resolution from the Lower Board instruct
ing the Comptroller to pay to the credit of the
School Board of the Third District, some $4,000
expended by the Board in the repairs of school
houses, recommended that the question be sub
mitted to vote of the Board The resolution
was adopted.
A resolution to pay the New Orleans Bee the
sum of $1276, was passed without any opposition.
Mr.. Durel stated that on a close examination of
the bills presented, he found the amount charged
to be less than customary 1t was all fair and
honest.
Mr.. Gordon resigned his position on the Com
mittee Of Streets and Landings. Mr.. Durel was
appointed in his place.
Mr.. Durel resigned his position on the Com
mittee on Work houses and Prisons, and Mr.. Cor
don was appointed in his place.
cat this time the Board adjourned to meet the
other Board in joint session
The ordinance from the other Board was next
taken up, authorizing the Mayor to subscribe
| 81 500, 900 to the Mobile Railroad The doeu-
| ment was read at full length by the Clerk. and
| long debate ensued, after which the matter, by
a vote of to 4, was postponed until Thursday
next
| BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALpERMEN.--This Board
met last evening in regular session, % members
present and Col Campbell in the chair.
| A letter from the City Surveyor, furnishing
| the Board with information in regard to what
portion of the real estate, belonging to the city,
could be sold Referred to the Finance Com
| mittee.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Place, Olivier,
Lynch and Reid, o special Committee on Con-
| tracts.
A lengthy report from the Surveyor was read
and appropriately referred. In this report, the
Surveyor applied for the appointment Of several
assistants, and Mr.. Place, in some remarks in
support of the application, stated that for sew
eral years, in consequence of lack Of strictness
in the supervision of contracts and contractors,
the most gross frauds had been practiced upon
the city.
A resolution was adopted asking the Upper
Board to meet this in joint session, for the pur-
pose of completing the election of School Direct
ors.
A resolution was also passed to concur with
the Upper Board in declaring all those persons
elected who had, on the previous occasion, re-
ceived majority of the votes cast.
letter was read from Mr.. Pile in regard
to the subject of a new plan and plan books of
the city, by which he alleges an increase of the
amount Of taxes under the present rates will be
experienced. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mttee.
A petition from cab owner, asking to be re-
leased from a fine imposed upon him for an
alleged oyeroharge by one of his drivers, was
laid on the table.
A communication was read from the proprie-
tors of the Official Journal, stating that the
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printing were entirely inadequate, and asking
that the Council take the matter into considera-
ton. Referred to a special joint committee
A report from Joseph Etter, presenting an
exhibit of the present condition of the Police
Court of the First District, and also certain sta
tstics in regard to the amount of business
transacted therein during the past month, was
read and ordered to be printed.
JOINT SESSION.
The Board of Aldermen was then announced
On motion, the votes taken on the occasion d
the previous election for School Directors of tht
Fourth District were counted, aud the following
persons were declared elected:
, j. NJ Burke, DR.. Copes, R. NJ. Ellis, P. Nor.
, mand, 7. A. James, L. Fash, E. Hestand, G
( Frierson, -- Mount, - Renard.
A member then stated that DR.. Copes had au
thorized him to offer his resignation, which wa
5 accepted, and the chairman announced that tw
vacancies now existed. The Board proceeded
to the election, and Mr.. ]. ?. Sunderland wa
: elected upon the first ballot and Mr.. Jane
9 Brewer upon the second.
d The Upper Board then retired.
= The Fire Committee reported "a minority re
+ port) against the proposal for the building b,
! the city of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, but de
clared that it did SO in consideration of the fac
that the present financial condition of the cit
. would not permit of its ayailing itself of thi
g valuable invention, The majority report of til
a Committee was read last on this occasion, il
: favor of the above Telegraph, but the minorit,
), report, against it, was adopted.
: Mr.. Stith, who had voted in the affirmative o
a the minority report, now gave notice that h
1t should demand reconsideration of the vote a
!, the text meeting.
A bill for sundry supplies furnished tn
Work-h house produced considerable discussion.
n Mr.. Place stated that he had lost all conf