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

j currency, and 1891 80 and 9S4 25 in city notes
| COncurred in.
resolution was adopted authorizing Mr.. W. H
Wells; the lessee of the, stands between the mea
i and vegetable markets, Second District to remove
| the standsso that they may. be available to- com
pensate him, 6y afordng greater facilities for the
! public to reach them.
| A petition from 3fr. John r. sWelch asking au
extension of thirty days on his contract repair
| ing markets was granted.
| several other petitions were read and apprepri-
atefy referred. a petition from the coroner to be
paid $293 to pay the expense of burying, twenty
two negroes killed in the riot of the Both of July
| was referred to the finance committee.
| A communication was read from the city attor-
ney requesting to be advised as to the course the
council wished to be pursued in regard to the
Royal street railroad. He expressed the opinion
that if the city took part with afr Montgomery to
assist him in preventing the construction of the
| railroad by Messrs. Nicholson q Co., the suit
would be successful, as the military government,
from VIII, m hat firm Obtained the right of way
transcribed It's authority in conceding The grant.
The letter was referred 90 the committee on
streets and landings.
Mr. Goldman complained that the new board of
school directors had "Temoved'i competent teach
ers in theschools, who had proved their qualihea-
tions during the last three years, and whose moral
character stood high, and elected persons incom-
petent, and he. presented resolution providing
for committee to examine all new appontees as
to their qualifications, scholastic and moral. The
resolution was laid on the table, also resolution
introduced by Mr. Goldman, to require the study
of the German language in the public schools.
l. Mr.. Goldman was q a1ted leave Of absence for
one month.
Mr.. Montamat offered resolution requiring the
joint committees of the council to- report their pro-
ceedings during the recess. The committees, he
argued had usarped authority, in how many in
stances he Knew not for their sessions were secret
but he knew of one instance where they had
created office and made appropriations to az the
fncumbents
Mr.. Paisley replied that the committees, would
shrink no investigation. The secretary Kept an
account of their proceedings and the record
was open to the inspection of any member. MI.
P. knew of but one case that might be deemed a
usurpation, The coroner, in the face Of a threat
ened epidemic, advised the committees that it was
physically impossible for him to preform the duties
Of his office, without assistance, and the commit
tees assumed the responsibility of giving him as
sistance, responsibility, the assumption of which
under the circumstances, Mr.. Z. sbeiieved the
public would justify.
The resolution wasunanimously adopted.
Mr.. Paisley introduced an ordinance to regulate
the. business of slaughtering within the city
limits. The ordinance provided, that the privi-
leges mentioned in resolutions, numbers 232 and
233, new series, should be exclusive, and that no
one but the farmers OF slaughter-houses therein
mentioned should be allowed to slaughter under a
penalty of $500 per day; that meat Inspector
should be appointed by the council: that said a.
spector shall brand meats inspected by him, and
it. shall be unlawful to sell meat without such
brand, and that the contractors for sdu4hterng
shall be entitled to the following fees: For
sIaughtering beef, 80 so calf, 81; a sheep,
rs cents a hog Of 200 pounds, 81, and over 200
pounds, 81.
Mr.. Kaiser was strenuously opposed to the meas
ure. The proposed tax would come out Of the
pockets Of, consumers, the people. He proposed
to refer the ordinance to a committee Of one from
each district, and the motion prevailed. Messrs
Kaiser, Lurgls, and Sturkin swere appointed the
committee. "
Mr.. Paisley moved to amend the ordinance re-
ating to places Of public amusement, by limiting,
the privileges Of public officers to seat at each
place of entertainment for the mayor. The ordis
nance proposed to beame1ded provided that seats
should be reserved for the chief ofpolice and re-
corders, as well as the mayor. The resolution
was adopted.
A resolution directing legal steps to be taken
to assure the right of the city to construct such
new roads and leyees on the river, in the Third
District, as may be necessary to prevent crevasse
and overflow, was adopted.
A resolution to sell a lease of the Canal street
ferry for ten years passed.
A resolution authorizing steps to be taken to
omen Chartres street, through the LeFee Steam
Cotton Press and Royal street, from Louisa to
Congress street, passed.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the street
commissioner to make repairs on railroad tracks,
at the expense of the owners of the railroads.
The board then adjourned to Thursday evening.
MOrtuary Reports.
The subjoined table presents the deaths from
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