New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-07
TurEsnAY. p.cember 6th. 1s55

THURSDAY, December 9th, 1855.
The Board met this day, at o'clock, P. NJ,
on conyocation Of the Mayor.
/ Members Present: Messrs. Bailey, Durell,
Denegre, Dupre, Gilmore, Converse, Price,
| Pride and Tompkins-9.
Mr. Dupre was called to the chair
The following message was read:
| MAYoRaLTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
n CITY HALL, December 9Th, 1855.
! To the President and Members
| Of The Board of Aldermen.
| Gentemsn--I nave caused you to be convoked this
evening the request of Messrs. Dnrel Bailey, De-
negre, Gil more and Price members of your body, who
| will explain 10 You their object.
/ Very res pectfuliy,
| JNO. l., LEWIS, Mayor.
Mr.. Durell stated that the Board had been
| conyoked in order to take into consideration the
ordinance concerning the Fire Department.
| By message the Board IVES invited to concur
in the following resolution, adopted by the Board
| of Assistant Aldermen
Resolved, That the adjudication made by the Comp
roller this day. OF the working of fine Fire Department.
10 John Youennes and John Adams. the sum OF one
hundred thousand dollars per year, be and the
hereby rejected. s
On motion, the foregoing resolution was read
twice and concurred in, the rules being sus-
pended
Yeos-Messrs Bailey, Durell, Denegre, Du-
pre-, Gilmore, Converse, Price, Pride and
Tompkins--9.
On motion, the ordinance concerning the Fire
Department, was referred to the original joint
committee appointed on the subject.
On motion, the Board took recess of five
minutes. 4-@q
At the expiration of the recess the roll was
called
Members present-Messrs Bailey, Dnrell, De-
Negro, Dupre. Gilmore, Converse Pride, Price
| and Tompkins--9.
n Mr. Durell, on behalf Of the special joint COM
| mittee on the ordinance concerning the Fire
| Department of New Orleans, offered the follow
| ing report, which was adopted:
The special joint mmittee TO whom has been re-
ferr an ordinance concerning the Fire Department of
| New Orleans, respectfully report
That your committee believing, after due consideration
OF the very important subject matter submitted 10 their
deliberalion, that said ordinance embraces the
practicable and udicious system for the conduct and
carrying of lheipurposes of said Department.
| mend thai The same be adhered 10 by the Common
! Council ofihe city, with the following amendments
First-That section 81 said ordinance be amended
so the said section shall read, g That the Comptroller
of the city of New Orleans shall, after i've days pub
LEGATION thereof in the official journal, sell at auction,
10 the lowest bidder the contract for the support Of the
Fire Department, constituted by this ordinance, and
the active working of the year by year for the
term Of five years from the date of The adjudication
Of the sa,ne''
Second-That section 80 of said ordinance be amend
ed toresd THAT the purchaser Of The contract
the support Of the Fire Department and the active
working thereof at the sale made in accordance with
sections 80 and 81 shall within one day after the day
of The date of the adjudication of said purchase give
bond made payable 10 the Mayor of the city of New
Orleans and his successors in Office with security
be approved OF By the Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee of the Common Council, in the amount Of
$4,000, etc. y
Thrd-That section 81 of said ordinance he amend
ed read That said purchaser of said contract
at the sale made accordance with sections 80 and 81
of this ordinances shall Deposit the time of the adju-
dication Of said sale, the of twenty-five hundred
dollars in the hands of the Comptroller OF New Orleans,
ETC.