New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-19

reported IN detail what contracts fIlev MA A.
proved during the summer recess; o long fist efa-
Dracng ali sorts Of street and other insufoycerts
me report Was adopted and resoiution approy-
mOusly adopted. 3s =, y ~ ~
The Board Of Aldermen sent back the resofutfom
for special joint meeting to elect school Dfrecters
WIN an amenament that - election tsko plAco st
The Committee on Streets mi IAuiinm sehntt-
ted the usual weekly report - A5gevs e1a sunlrv
matters, which was approved, ~ Asccg DaaIyfsx
for approval Of contracts, and one ~ m ~ seIe
Of sixteen new contracts, all for street fmpr0ye-
ments ~ NJ 4
Capt. Samuel Barr, of the steamer Fort W&sse.
y o Ma s,te Il ead
gangways Of his and other boats to be 0bs$fucted,
thereby interfering with business, pr0v0tzn4 hes+
tility among crews, with danger Of collision, ETC.,
and giving Insulting and defiant answers when
politely called upon to abate the nuisance The
complaint was referred to a special committee.
The report of the Police and Health Committee,
ana accompanying resolutions, were read and
Mr.. Bakewcll offered a resolution for appointinr
special committee to inquire Of the Street Com
missioner and the Chairman Of the Street and
aanaang COMMITTEES how they came to sign the
csrtIncate 70 Mr. Fitch Street Contractor for the
Ihrd Ward, for work done ii September. Mr..
BakeWel explained this resolution. 81 positively
asserting that Mr.. Fitch had received M frfi}eaf
,W ~efA Hot uole, anu that this certificate had
been gwen IN defiance 0f his protest. made IN tie
Finance Committee; wherefore liz feft it ds ri91t
and duty to bring the matter before fKe RaaYd.s
He anmadverted briefly but severely npsn y NJ he
GERS named in his resolution.
Mr.. Huyghe responded warmly, decgSfinx NJ
Bakewell ont of order and defendin9 hf1 m "a
length as Chairman Of the Street IA afSa
Committee. ssassF " z
lengthy and lively discussion followed, llessts.
Hall and Dupre taking part. Mr.. Bake1eu -.
tanned himself as to the chairman's duty I'd ever.
seeing street works before signing certSdcsscs 81
approval by reference to the charter. Mr. Dupru
sided yith Mr.. Bakewell strongly.
Mr.. Hall offered an amendment that the chair
men of the committees be stricken out Of the reso
luton, and that the Street Commissioner alone bf
questioned by the proposed committee. DGfsnl
the discussion on this Mr.. Huyghe declared BIZ
readiness to meet any committee or pefsoH and
answer NIL inquiries but he wished the salary 81
his office to be abolished since it was thing thai
brought him only yexation and trouble and ex
posed him to attacks like this.
Mr.. Halls amendment was voted upon and lost
Mr.. Bakewells resolution was then voted upon and
adopted by 10 to 2. s. 7s
Mr.. Huyghe entered his protest against thi:
action, saying he was responsible to the public fol
his official actions, and not to this Board. Mr.
slble to the Board and then the matter rested.
| The Committee on Workhouse and Prisons re-
ported upon repairs needed in the parish prison
and upon the filthy condition Of the Boys House q
Refuge. A resolution was submitted for psittins
| iron arches to the condemned cells in de parn1
/ prison. Adopted. H 4.
/ The Board adjourned. S- asE S9sss "