New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-27
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1866
urer reportedl a balance or hand Of !

$50 399.
warm debate took place on Communication
from the controller reporting that Athel recorders
OF the Second and Third Districts refused to make
returns to him of their receipts from fines and
ponds upon blanks furnished by him. The matter
was referred to the city attorney. r
While the subject was before the board, Mr..
Paisley made some remarks on the subject, in
which he denounced Mr.. Vennard, recorder of the
Fourth district, for detrauding the city; the
speaker declaring that, as a member of the special
committee appointed to inquire into the charge of
fraud against the recorder, he (Air. P.) had ex
amned the books of the accused, and found
| theIeih1ndubitable evidence of dishonesty.
! The controller announced, among other adiudi-
cations, the sale to L. Surgi of contract for the
| reconstruction of the Bayou St. John bridge at ten
! thousand dollars.
The board concurfed in an amendment from the
upper board to the ordinance providing for river
ponce, the amendment consisting in a provision
for the appointment of sergeant of the force.
A resolution from the Board of Aldermen. allow.
ing an extension of sixty days to Mr.. D. McGuard
| for the completion OF his Chippewa street railroad
contract. was referred to the committee streets
and landings.
communication from Rev. A. D. Mccoy, ask
ing the assistance of the city in his industrial
school project, was referred to the finance COM
mttee.
A memorial from the fire telegraph operators,
asking an increase Of Compensation proportions |
able TO the increase allowed other city officials, |
the operators at present only receiving the same
salaries as they did when specie, its equivalent,
was the currency, was laid on the table.
a proposition from Henry Desau, to pay the |
city S4O0UO per annum for the exclusive privi- |
lege OF saugherng in the city for eighteen years,
was referred to the committee on streets and
landings, and the committee on finance, jointly
) Leave of absence for three months was granted
Mr T. Dorsey, assessor of the Fifth District, pro
! vided he shall draw salary during the period.
Joint Session for Elections.-The Board of
; Aldermen entering, both boards went into joint
session for the election Of directors to represent
the interests OF the city in the Commercial Water
| GOmDanV dirpntOrg Of ~ If
Refuge.
For directors of the Commercial Water Works
i Company-Alderman A. w. BOgwOrth and Assist
ant Alderman W. McCulloch, were unanimously
. chosen
+ For directors of the House of Refuge-Rufus L.
: Bruce, George A. Freret, Geo. W. Race and Jno.
4 L. Gubernator, from the First District; Hugh
Il Guyol, John Eunice and George Cronan, from the
a Second District; John Culbertson, John B. Leefe
and Gabriel De Ferrier, from the Third District ;
e and F. Wing, Henry jackson and James Davis
e from the Fourth District, were elected.
. The Board of Aldermen then retired and the
- Assistants resumed their separate session.
:. A memorial from P. G. Cuvillier, Esq, as attor-
C ney Of the St. Johns church corporation of the
q German Lutheran church, asking permission to
establish cemetery at the corner Of Canal and
"a Anthony Streets referred.
y petition relative to railnad to the Bayou
St. John, was referred to the committee streets
=, and landings.
- A petition from a large number of property
,r holders on Eighth stle t, complaining of the re-
Il moVal OF the plank road from that street,
n ferred to the committee on streets and landings.
a. resolution declaring Clio street. between
Magnolia and Claiborne, in bad condition, was re-
,r ferred to the street commissioner.
Ia resolution for the repair Of the road along the
lake. from the Pontchartrain railroad to the Bayou
Il ST. John, was referred to the committee streets
- and landings.
70 An ordinance to define the limits within which
hogs, goats, ETC., shall not be allowed to run al
tn large, and regulating the fees of poundkeepers il
10 the several Districts, and everything else con
f neeted with the system of impoundage-whi or
~ dinance drawn up by the street commissioner
: and presented through Mr. Paisley-was referred
he to the committee on streets and landings.
d, A report was presented by the finance commit
tee upon several petitions, which, having referenc
oy to matters of private concern alone, or routin
~ business, were without public interest.
~ The committee on streets and landings reporte
re untavoraby the petition for the removal of tn
IN ditch the north side of Claiborne street to tn
"a south side, and submitted several resolutions il
IN relation to the sale of contracts for the cleaning
and repairing of streets, the effect of which Wou
se be to take much of the work at present done b.
NJ the street commissioner out of his control an
49, give it to contractors. Complaint was made tha
.rs the street commissioner had been partial to tn
Third District and he was defended by Mr. Paisley
t In the midst of the discussion the board adjOurne
M without acting on the resolutions.
os- CRIMINAL CoURT-Jatdge A6eR-Charles Dixo
el yesterday tried for larceny, and found guilty
,es Another charge against Dixon, that of entering
no m house feloniously, was dismissed by mol pros.
W murder of Peter Sweitzer, on the Sth of April las
es' was continued indefnitly on account of til
absence of an important witness on behalf Of tn
'IS State.
RECORDER AHERN's CoURT.-John Lyncl
10 charged with the robbery of varions articles
rk, wearing apparel from the boarding house of job
ed. Folgelstein, corner of Girod and Front street
was committed for trial to the Criminal Cour
lp- The prosecutor was John Weisenberg, whose al
me parel, as alleged, was stolen by Lynch.
INV prgI tod fnTt tria To
re- Criminal Court charge of assault and bal
on terry, preferred against him by Joseph AleXande
B. B. Stedman, who it appeared was not a yer
ey, staid man, was committed to the workhouse fl
ro- three months. He hired cab, rode around, al
vas then refused to pay. The recorder believing fro
IAN the evidence given that Stedman was liable
suspicion of being amenable to the vagrant lay
the the judge required voucher as to character, al
in that not being produced the sentence above state
ed was the result of the investigation.
to The charge of larceny made by Victoria Pelebc
600 against Anne ROul was dismissed.
John Connors and Martin Connors were col
llts mitteG for trial before the criminal court on
and charge of assault and battery Other parties vi
'He were charged with participating in the alleg'
Ohensc, were discharged.
ent Moses Menn, charged with assault and bate
i'm on Merte Brown, was committed for trial befo
vas the criminal court. Bail given.
There were no cases, of interest to note in ii
nan courts of any of the other recorders.
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srs The sheriff sells at auction this day, at II o'clo
NJ, at Philip Liners stables Grayier street, O.
"a gray mare, buggy and harness.
for
VALUABLE LoTs ON NAPOLEON AVENUE AND
the PRYTANIA STREET AT AUcTIoN,,-Messrs Walt
& Deslonde sell this day, at the Merchants a
IN IN Auctioneers Exchange, desirable property on
ers above mentioned streets.
les; -s%-p--
me rne THE ORLEANS HousE,-Tf there are few m
yay who can keep hotel there are still less nu
et; ber who are competent to keep irstclass drir
an, ing saloon. The great difficulty appears to be
in the want of spirit of liberaty in the provision
'ket good liquors at the bar, and good viands
lunches. Many proprietors commence very We
re- and for a while show every inclination to d.
fairly with their patrons, but suddenly let dow
en- and their liquors become as inferior as tn
!, in unches are badly cooked or deficient in quail
ted Their avarice gets the better of their good
rive and like the dog in the fable, their greed eau
+barn IN loco tho rnal in raalinu IN oh fba