New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-27

In that f boye they regret TO that they did
mi find tIlr clenniness aud comfort owing in
rrcai neasnre the iuspihcepcy Of be bpildings,s
which, at best ere miserable old Sheds badly con.
ssisa view sgts, q y
muddy, and from Tho heavy showers of late Is Sfo-
squenty submerged; the prisy in hoyrid condition,
i,mmedatc AID of the nigAcuTs 20 Ihs oles and the
construction of a suitable one in another place Ihs
provisions Were found good and ampls the sleeping
apartments toleIabiy comfortable. There are now.
boys in the Refage III se as..s5sI
W,ifr view Of ta medyiaa the above Inconvenience
hssoired, That tie Committee on Prisons and Work
ouses be hereby instructed 10 have bn within the
wallis of The Boys, House Of Refuge, plain, strong
Resofutd, That the Street COMMISSIONER 10 BneIepy
authorized have caried 10 the yard q the Bs1ys
House Of Refuge any such material for filling tup as
he may be able 10 dis pose Of, without Inconvenience
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ADAM GIFFENs :
| On motion Of Mr.. Stith, leave of absence for
thirty day was granted to Gen. 3. L. Tracy.
Mr. Eager moved for a reconsideration Of the
vote takea on he resolution to pay sundry per-
sons, published and adopted at the sitting Of the
18th September, 1865. Carried.
| The same member moved to strike out that
part IN regard to paying Henry Dawes 1886.
Carried And the resolution as amended was
adopted by the following vote: .5.s u. e.s
Yeas Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Bouny,
Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella, Ducros, Eager,
Gifeny Gayoi, Hebrard, Kelly, Landry, Rusha,
stith and Fhayer-16.
'sfEoIAL GaINITrnE.
The following report from the above committee
was read and adopted, fs
70 Ho1orable The Board of Assistant Aldermen:
Charlottesville Peeiat Committee, to whom was
referred of The cause of the escape of
the boys he House of Refuge, have the henor 10
state that they have yisi,ed,ae premises and par,.enaf
ihsreunao, and find the following facts, VIZ that MIR
Genljn, he day watch who is rather advanced
in life and well calculated To arresthe sly and
active des ls oisthe boys Of This Institution, MANY of
whom were strog, active, daring youths, had his
IA, leHton for moment diverted from the particular
locality of their egEee winch door in the fence
west side Of the yard towards The woods and
directly behind the pvy, having been made there for
he purpose of cleansing said privy when necessary
The nas astehings of said DOR had doubt been
previously and desigediy removed by the boys,
as il usual for them 10 This privy In
numbers, particularly upon school being dismissed.
Having this occasion all things pre- pared the rusto
the prpy ing school was unusually large and
noisy, thereby attracting attention, but before the
officers ofh yard could reach the spot some 40 boys
had escapedihe opening being large enough TO permit
III cir passing at full speed.
Your COMMITTEES have seen proper to give these details
for the salts faction OF the members the Board, but
satisfied in their minds that the matter does not
rest with Them, with the Board of Directors of The
House Refuge as they should NIL be made liable for
acts of oifcers not appointed by them The appointing
power for the officers Of the Refuge lies in The Board
Of Police They, having nve sugated the matter, found
cause fm removing the officer duty at the time;
do Your committee know of any wiilfHl want of
u 'gilance Such occurrences happen in oher places
ant, IN buildings much better calculated for the security
n lt mates Than this one, which is only intended in
ne COZ struclion to deain who willing stay
An Of yyhiehis respectfully submitted.
i ~ Respectfully yours,
ADAM GIFFEN,
VICTOR BENT,
J. l.. FABRE.
On motion, the Board adjourned till Friday
evening, the 18th inst, at 6 o'clock, p. M.
JAMES A. HOPKINS, ~ Ill.,
4 s1}s5=z# Secretary.