New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-26
THE COMMON COUNCIL.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This body met last
evening after seven O'Clock Of the members having
ME- Culbertson, who sesing Mr.. LugeDbuhl the
chair, remarked that he thought be (Mr, ~ had OBJ
tanned leave Of absence
Mr.. Lpgenbuhl said that he had obtained leave of
ABSENCE but had to help the Board ugly
scrape.
Mr. Culbertson replied that the Board had mot been in
any scrape during his absence
The reading of the minutes Of the meeting WERE
motion, dispensed with
mesaags received from the Board of Assistants.
transmitting rejectons Of amendments to various ord
nances Upon the rejected amendment the ordinance
making school appropriations Messra Dupre CulbertHon
Pride and Dure appointed committee Of confer.
enee Upon another rejected amendment the Board
acquiesced.
The Mayors vetoes Of the ordinance regulating the
Police Board and the ordinance regulating the officers Of
the and House Of Refuge were received and
read The latter veto was acquesced In.
motion of Mr. Cubertson to readopt 80 much of the
ordinance as met with the Msyor'a approval lost
The veto Of the ordinance forbiddng the Police Board
10 dismiss policemen or appoint next
taken up.
seconded Mr. Dure spoke strongly In opposition-said
the Legislature bad hampered the police sufficiently by
creating Police Boardand expressed his astonishInsnt
THAI such ordinance could have been tolerated
moment
Mr. Cuibertaon explained that many things were aston
shng to people because they didn't happen agree with
their ideas defined his position and finding there was
provision in tho ordinance for filling vacancies which
would inevitably occur, withdrew his second to Mr. Du-
pres motion.
After various other motions motion sustain the
veto was made and carried
Numerous messages received from the Board Of
Assistants, asking concurrence in resolutions
For electing Gommssary of Washington Market Third
District Referred TO the Committee Streets and
Landings.
For paying A. H. Shaw as much as any of the under
wsssens Of the Workhouse Referred to the Committee
on Workhouses and Prisons.
For appropratiDg 5000 to Fire Company No. o. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee
For renting lot of ground st. Ferdinand street
two years Referred to Committee Streets and Land
ings.
For institutng proceedings against Louisiana Hose
Company Concurred in.
For ascerainng the repairs necessary engine houses
and the cost thereof Referred to the Fire Committee
For ascertanng the repairs necessary TO the court
rooms and buildings and the cost thereof Referred
the Committee Work-houses and Prisons
For ascertaning the repairs necessary Poydras Mar
ket, etc Referred to the Committee Streets and
Landings
For charging each white inmate of the Insane Asylum
dollar day, etc. Concurred in
For building house for the Young America at cost
OF $1,000 Concurred in. 1.-THE foot of Gravier street
selected as the spot
For buying four horses at cost of $780, to haul the
young Auetica. Concurred in 1.-THE horses already
For approval Of all orders on the Treasurer by the
| Cured in
For approving the adjudication of the contract for
repairing IT Marys Vegetable Market, and accepting
securities. Referred to the Finance Committee.
orpaying sundry bills Referred to same committee
For authorizing the members of the Council present
aung tne summer recess to approve the comptroer's
sae oil contracts for farming the wharves
Referred to the Judiciary Committee
MT. LugeDbuhl here announced that he had stai
longer than he intended and that II there was anything
important to come up he would like it soon
would have to break the quorum.
resolution providing for the election of Judge for
the Second District Court the 18th of August
adopted
resolution for ascertaniDe the nunber Of emnloyees
IN all the city departments the debt the city
the consolidation referred the Finance Committee
Ut pare presented an ordinance regulating the paving
The Board then adjourned to Tuesday evening next