New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-15
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
TursDAY. November IS. 1855.

The Board met this day pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Members present: Hon. 3. L. Tracy. Presi
dens; Messrs BaEister, Bartlette, Benit, Bouny
Bridge, Chambers, Eager. Gifen, Howell
Kelly, Landry, Long, Mcknight. kusna, stith
Thayer and Violett-1S.
The reading Of the journal was dispense
with.
The following communication from the Mayo
MAYoRALTY or NEW oRLEANs,l
Cry HALL, Sd Nov, 1856
~ ''e 'ss''S1' any Beard q 4 Assistan, Aldermen
GfsHtlemsa-I have received from your Board 1850,
uon having for i.s object The repeal q section sl q, 2,
Police Department. and constrained TO send "
back to you for further consideration.
AT the lime The ordinance in question was passed., Al
met lie appreciation Or whole community. and par
,icalary that portion Of IL requiring The police 10 be
since e y o hs
cities aIaone whom is worthy exchief magistrate
Of The city my Immediate predecessor in office, and
have received from them one and all, the unqualified
assurance that every city where the police has been
uniformed most evident and wholesome reform has
occurred have also had occasion, within few
weeks past with the Chief Of Police of one
or tie Northern cities, who came 10 this city official
bnSnesp and he assured that since the authorizing
tho police under him, marked and decided improves
man had taken place, that The police had become
efficient spectable and better sustained by the public
than BEFORE and the effect Of the had been
dflyf 0ul all ur0nes ana negative characters.
Among The reasons urged as objections TO the
here, have heard that will drive Anericas from
the Police-an assertion grstui,ous puerle and
worthy of every American heart, is hardly possible
conceive the contrary, is the pde Of every
American comply with the dulles and conditions i'm
posed upon him By The laws OF his country.
have always believed that in carrying out the plan
OF uniformng, il would have precisely contrary eff
feet, That far from driving true Americans from the
strongest of eievating the Department and rem
derins il respectable and respected.
= There can be doubt, that the uniform would al
once produce decided Improvement; vice and crime
would NOT much abound; the public would be bet-
able 10 recognize the police and afford them assist
and information, and the police, for The sake of
duct themselves property As The force is, it Isl
hardly possible 10 know policeman from any one
ete, and 50 f.. as wearing The Crescent il is u
ence or caprice Of the member may dictate s
ys1y lssps's.1iMsly5 3. i. LEWIS, Mayor
Mr.. Bartlette moved to persist, notwithstnnd.
ing the veto Of the Mayor lost BY the follow
ing vote: sssSsS
Yeas--- Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Benit,,
Bouny. Bridge, Landry, Long and Htith--8.
Mays - Messrs. Chambers, Eager, Giffen,
Kelly, Howell, Mcknight, Rusha, Thayer and
Violett--.9.
The following communication from the Mayor
was read, and, on motion, referred to the joint
committee appointed to visit the different court
HOUSES u bi1 Clay Auu 10 report HnAb sI6pAsTS1
are necessary the committee being composed
OF the Committee On improvements and Build
ings M the part Of this Board, and Messrs
Pride and Durell on the part Of the Board Of
Aldermen ssi stss N aSestsssl
NEW ORLEANS, i
City Hall, I3sh November, 1856.
TO the President and Members s Il
of the Common Council:
Geaslens i llerewith encoscsa copy IL lie Repor,
q the Grand Jury o. This Parish 10 Tie Judge Of the
First District Court Of New Orleans relative 10 the
unit condition Of The buildings occupied BY The Dis
Courts eic and seriously call your earliest al
tention 70 the subject matter hereof IN. 5As .
Very respectfully, i5,s
JOHN Z, LEWIS, Mayor.
The following communication from the Comp
troller was read, and, on motion, referred 10
the Finance Committee:
CONTEMPORARIES OFFICE. NJ
NRw ORLEANS, Nov. z, 1855. /
10 The Honorable the Common Council
: ssg OF New Orleans
Gsafevass-I have this day adjudcated The con
trnctfor furnishing stationery 10 The various offices of
the city to a, Levy Il Co--securiiy, Cook, Young &
Tn