New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-28

to appoint two expert accountants each, to e&-
anime the books and accounts OF the late ,feas
request from Mr.. Chadwick, late assistant
treasurer, to be allowed $69l 26, which sum his
cash account is short was referred TO the FINANCE
Committee.
Several bills reported favorably by the Finance
Committee were ordered to be paid.
The subject of the securities offered by Hr:
Bellanger as street commissioner; those oiered
by Mr.. Hernandez as treasurer, and those offered
by Mr.. Bermudez as assistant city attorney was
referred to the Finance Committee.
A memorial from E. J. Bobet aud W. j. Shell
don, representing that although they had made the
highest bid for the lease of the Canal street ferry
and offered ample security, the late city author
ties had given the lease to party whose bid was
lower, and requesting that the contract made by
the late authorities may be annulled was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings.
lengthy communication from the street COM
missioner, relative to the condition in which he
found his department upon entering into the duties
of his Office, and making various recommendations,
was referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings. l
A Communication from Mr.. Mohan, the con-
troller, was read, from which the following ex-
tracts are taken:
az deem it incumbent on me to report that the
late city attorney, Mr.. Bright, holds in his posses
sion number of receipts given from this office BY
| my predecessor, which he refuses to deliver up,
causing thereby great annoyances and inconveni-
ences to the good people Of this city.
1 ~ would further report that my predecessor,
Mr.. s. Howell having left this Office rather alb
ruptly, and without delivering into my possession
any of the private documents Of this Office have
| been unable up to the present to discover the
| whereabouts of such documents. In this connec.
ton would respectfully mention that the before
named gentleman packed up and caused to be
carried away from this Office large sized package
the contents of which were unknown to the under
signed"
l The communication was referred to the FINANCE
Committee.
An amendment from the Board of Aldermen K
the resolution authorizing the appointment of ex
perts to examine the books and accounts OF tn
late controller and treasurer was concurred IN
The amendment provides that the chairmen of tn
Finance Committees of the two boards shall
jointly with the treasurer and controller, appoin
the experts and supervise the investigation.
On motion of Mr.. Paisley joint committee t
consist Of one from each district in this board,
divide the area within the corporate limits, int
urban and suburban properties, With a view
make distinction in taxation, as required by th
act passed at the last session of the Legislature
! was ordered to be appointed, and the Chair name
Messrs. Higginbotham, Cunningham, Paisley an
Kaiser, as the committee on the part OF tn
board.
The board then adjourned.
/; RECORDER VEsNARp's CoURT.-Martin Edward
Il was. after examination yesterday. committed Il
:. trial to the Criminal Court a charge Of havin
committed an assault and battery upon ls
. named Duffy.
|
appropriated lot of underclothing and other ar1
:. ces belonging to Mrs. Verges, showed contritit
: for her misdong to the extent Of confessio
= Upon her plea of guilty she was committed wit
:; out examination for trial before the Grimm
u Court.
!, RECORDER AHERN's CouRT-Recordef Tenna;
ii presiding--Samuel Murphy, colored, charged
ts George Washington with stealing fifty dollars a.
y twenty dollars worth Of clothing from him, W
, committed for trial to the Criminal Court.
1r Sam Baker, a colored individual was charged :
p for his violation of law in carrying pistol &C
Ts cealed. The weapon will net bring any mo
> trouble to SAM as it was ordered that it should
in confscated. .,.
I'd Patrick Hawkins for charging passenger me
IT than the law allowed was fined IS, and as he CO
,s mitted contempt of court he sent to the par
prison for twenty flour hours.
4 Hugh Mcfarland, who was charged with
#. tempting to get into room in the City Hotel
" which he had no legitimate business, was &C
to mitted twenty-fo hours to the parish prison.
ey RECORDER LETTEN's CouRr-Jack Graves, v
,rt was accused of raising the wind to the extent
of ten dollars in manner not deemed honest, '
he remanded to wait examination.
;ly Tom Jones, against whom charge of vagral
IT. was made out to the satisfaction of the Record
be was furnished with free pass to workhouse f
for the ensuing three months.
ne Louis Antonio, colored, who was brought up
er threatening citizen in one of the city cars v
IN fined S. for his unruly conduct.