New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-12-24
. The following petition was read !:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. q, 1857.
To the President and Members ofthe

The following petition was read:
-. NEW ORLEANS, Dec 20 1857.
~ VIC : Board of Assistant Aldermen:
have taken the Sssy to your
On tie sh q August a
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proposed r. and ,hathe Finance Commit
Al msetins Of the finance onths 10th Of August
q Hail. ssS and q
Board Of Assistant Aldermen proposition
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At once my investigator into the situation Of The claims EN-
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By The During
Slain. during M tho
OBJ
ga,io BY reporting and recommending the adop
Enterns into With the committee during til.
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e e the earliest moment "'na satisfy reasonable pro-
q the does no. receive the assent Of the
the right to . the
Council to act denyey upon my proposition as reported by
therefore honorable body to
ey that these claims should presented without ae!sy
s sns Sop s psm ny pa shall faithfully
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ,,
Mr.. Hall moved to refer to F nance Committee.
Lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Magioni, Hall, Holland and Kearny
Nays: hessrs; po oh Huyghe, Lombard,
Mr.. Phelps moved to suspend the rules.
MI. Magion called for the yeas and nays. Carried
by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Dolhonde Hall, Holland, Huyghe,
Rearny, Lombard, Phelps, Reid, Waldo, Whitney and
The following resolution was read and adopted by
the following vote, the rules being suspended:
Yeas: Messrs. Hall, Huyghe, Lombard, Phelps,
Waldo Whitney and Beebe-7.
Rsss,sd That committee Of feu, members from the Board
dsrmen appointed report giving
contract for collection unpaid The city Of New
best recommend the to the meeting Of the
And the chair appointed Messrs. Phelps, Waldo,
Dolhonde and Lombard, and on motion, the chair
added to the committee; and on motion of Mr. Hol-
land the above petition of Mr. Livingston be referred
to the special committee above named. Carried.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Hall offered the following resolution, which
was read and adopted by the following VOTE the rules
being suspended:
Yeas Messrs. Magioni, Dolhonde Hall, Holland,
Nay Mr.. Lombard-l. .l.-..,
@ r se b. s and De o a @
the cost Of the does exceed one hundred dollars
was read, the rules being suspended:
rate an a on
%ssdaiasd y ~ es;ssi5 .as Va Or
dys hs hereby
each and every Commercial agency in this city"
Mr. Hall moved to strike out five hundred dollars
and insert one hundred dollars.
Mr. Phelps moved to lay said resolution on the
table, Carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs Dolhonde, Hall, Huyghe, Kearny
Lombard, Phelps, Reid, Waldo, Whitney and Beebe
Il 10.
Nays: Messrs. Magioni and Holland-2.
Mr.. Lombard offered the following resolution, which
was read the rules being suspended, and, motion
referred to the Committee on improvements and
Buildings:
Resopea That the Mayor the city New Orleans,
quested and authorized purchase b. Dnpere for thu
of two thousand five hundred dollars 5OO the
propar site o build Recorders Office and Lookup.
Mr.. Holland offered the following ordinance, ant
it was made the order Of the day for next meeting
after the reading Of the journal:
AN ORDINANCE relative to the city Work House, and t
f1 e Common he
Of Ns o,aas TGnt n tie oah 81 DeeenSe 1884, aud az
ps n q M a. s o
GERS to the city Work House, viz
Five Under wardens,
Five light wstchmen, who shall be commissioned by TIL
MAJOR as policemen, and shall take the oath required
SEC. ordained ETC. That the Chief Warden shall
se II s aRa shall b hs duty ss
House saptratend snpoyment
p and Ss%%i,;fd s b
He shall furnish The Common Council (usder oah)
ct S of as a
aSa, GsP sy ssns @ It s, ss
dereicon of duty of the officers of said
to such officer officers from duty and
o shall es r. a and H. ws % lid
mi,tee Work Prisons, detailed The
istse 'ne neeessary Esauons shn ,e
s,sn st. Wo of rsp a the
ID .saS ana for Mss s "s I'd s
M sa tie
House and shall also keen or canfe kept
ard III . dsy E s.sl moas Is cPao
the OF s a ms Sa kee
Committee Work House and Prisons 81 pris
S x and ea , IN he
Thousand dollars 70, the faithful perOr%anss Of bis duties
reside e. the
% n Hs
Of the Chief Warden under the gray Of dismissal
performance of their duty.
SEC Bait farther ordained etc. That the clerk shall kea
oil the books and Of said Work House he shall ill
shall perform such other duties the Mayor and Commute
Work House and Prisons shall require of him. He sh
reside tho Work House. and shall give bond and security
the Of two thousand five hundred dollars for the aih
performance of his duties.
BE hturthsr ordained ETC. That the night watehme
shall be duty from half hour before sunset to half an or
sunrise They shall all things obey the directions OF tn
Chief Warden and shall give bond and security in the sum
thousand dollars for the faithful Of their ute
Q SEC L BE- it further ordained, etc., That supplies maj
rails shall be purchased except reputation sgI
by the Committee Work House and Prisons which COMM
tee alone shall purchase authorize to he purchased such
plies materials etc. be necessary and shall cheek an
examine all and bills therefor and report to ie
l. Council the amount required for the payment OF such Dill
mOnthyand said committee shall at least noah Vls
said House examine and report the condition thereof
n the Common Council. -
SEC. S. Be it further ordained ETC., That person shall
IS the unless he she shall hay
served the full of commitment be released by vrtt
Of order Of release signed the Recorder who conmt
such person. by virtue of order OF competent coui
officer employee of said Work House releasing or pc
r. nit ing be released discharged the elrom
violation of This section and of law, shall se
Z, shall BE- dealt with according to awand for eve
prisoner that escape from said House, the officer