New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-10
BOARD or AIpEhMEs. e. This body met last

BOARD OF ALDERMEN = This body met last
evening at eight O'Clock, having been hours
blngf Mr. Durs In the Chair and six other members
prsent.s bare quorum there being no more members
The Ghair proposed to nis all business before the
Board this meeting and then adjourn for the sumer
message received from the Board Of Assistants,
announcing concurrence in suudry resolutions.
ESQ n message ass,pg coneurrepce IN resolution
ooncurred in &
Fer selling contract furnish the city ofcsrs With
stationery for year. Goneurred I'm.
For paying sundry bills Referred 70 the Finance Com.
For notifying the csrrolton aairosd Company to en-.
large the suices under their syades street Re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES Streets and Landings.
Magnos street bridge over The New Canal and to appoint
keeper for the same. 0oneurred In.
the y t e.
Referred 70 the Judiciary Committee
For purchasing horse saddle and Bride for the Chief
Of tho Fire Department cost of $780, and approprn
ting $40 per month for the keeping of the same.
Upon this, quite debate sprspg up Mr.. cnlbertson
making strong retrenchmsnt spssoh to which Mr. Pride
strongly responded motion being made today the
RESOLUTION the table Mr. Prague wished to say some
again, but ruled out upon which he denouDcedit
extraordinary proceeding Mr. Cubertson with
used that expression The Chair uterfefed by putting
the question in rather vehement nner, after
hearing yea or two declaring the resolution laid the
table Mr. Pride yehemently denied it, he had great
objection to tab ing and insisted the yeas and
The vote was then taken and resulted in to
wrathily The resolution is the tablet Mr.. Pride
IN lend the Chefa norsen Mr. Cnlbertson-a 20 would
i II hadone, and cheerfnly, too. Peace restored.
was read aud. referred. -#i
resolution directing all CITY officers to report violations
OF ordinances to the Com ptroiler, WAS adopted.
Mr.. Dursli called Mr. Prague TO the cbairs
The Finance Committee made report upon VARIOUS
matters. The resolution for paying sundry bills
in with the exception bill Of the Picay Tor
printing certain book.
III. COMMITTEE. r-ported at length upon the duty
fded them ascertRiuipQ financial
the city and the plumber Of employees 10 the various
partm ns, with the expense thereof and reported
buttons for repeating ordinances by which the Comptroller
Treasurer and Chief Of Police, deprived of clerk
and the Surveyors department. amos depopustcd Upon
this, Mr. Durei made speech, In which he adverted
the ta grass growing in the hshwass general turp
tuds Of contractors and city officers and other alarming
matters The RESOLUTIONS were adsp5e1.
other resolutions topping off clerks deputies, ETC., by
whotHae curtailiug The saiarer lopped
and 80 on, were fsad and adopted.
There were no reports from the oher standing COM
mittees.
Mr. Prague called Mr.. Pride to the c,,s.r
Uutnsh ed business being in ordur ordinance
guating the paving Of streets and bauq taken
up MIR. Dure spoke upon it, and 1t the adopted
The ordinance regulating the Board Hs 18th hssrng
been rejected at previous meeting introduced
nrw form but not considered by OF 8 to 3.
The ordinance regulating the city cemeteries then
called up and Read Me- Dppre moved an amendment
certain section, for pernittipg Of lots in the
prescribed Cemeteries rsbd upon those lots whenever
they hike it. Mr. Durs proposed amendment fort
BIDDING the transfer OF lots tombs by the
others Mr.. Pere replied this BY eavag, and break
ing the quorum Mi Durpu then withdrew his aplerd-
ment. be sergeant-a arms who followed Mr. Pere Ut
returned and said that MIR P, said he would not come
back The sergsaut was then told 60 tell him that
Mr. Durel had withdrawn his amendment He went, aud
returned with the news that Mr. Peire said he would
come back In smother moment he entered and took his
/ seat in silence TIE business Bas then resumed.
The ordnance amended by Mr.. Dupre vas then
adopted
Mr. Dure then resumed the chair and after brief es-
ecutvs session. the Board adjourned 70 the fret Tuesday