New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-04
Gocal cAntelligeltre.

Ihe minutes OF the last special and regular
meetings were read and approved.
The mayor transmitted a report from George L.
Bright in regard to the charge made against him
by Controller Mohan Of retaining in his possession
number of receipts given from his (the control
ler's) office, thereby causing great annoyance to
the people of the city. Mr. Bright alleges that Mr.
Mohan is wholly incorrect. He says that in every
instance in which he received any claim for the
city he gave receipt to the city treasurer. He
desires to make a settlement Immediately, and re-
quests that the treasurer be authorized to examine
into the matter as promptly as may be, as he {Mr
Bright desires to discharge fully the great trust
that was reposed in him. The communication was
| referred to the Finance Committee.
a communication was received from Controller
Mohan, containing an estimate of expenses tor
the ensuing four months He informed the board
| that in previous report he stated that the late
controller had carried off a bundle of papers. Mr..
Howell had published in the papers that he had
taken away portion of the Girod fund and de-
posted it in bank. He (Mr. Mohan) would like to
know why Mr.. Howell did So The mayor was the
guardian Of the Girod fund. Mr.. Howell also holds
the key of the chest in which is deposited various
city notes. The controllers communication was
referred to the Finance Committee. g.z@
| A communication was received from the sur
veyor announcing that he had assumed the duties
of his office, but he had not had sufficient time to
make report, but he would do SO at the next
meeting.
Communications from Recorders Ahern, Letten
| and Vennard, announcing the appointments of
their clerks of court, and asking that the same be
confirmed was received and acted upon in accord
| ance with their request Recorder Ahern informed
the board that the clerical force in his court was
quite inadequate, and requested that he be author
lied to appoint another clerk. The matter was
| referred to the Committee on Finance.
| communication was also received from the
city treasurer, Mr.. Hernandez, announcing his
appointments. Action in approval was taken.
In accordance with communication from the
president Of the board of assessors, representing
the greatnecessity of electing six additional asses
| sors, the charter requiring twelve. %
A resolution offered by Mr.. Whitney, provided
for a joint session Of both boards next Tuesday
evening, to elect additional assessors, adopted.
communication from the board of police com
missioners requesting room in the City Hall, and
that the same be fitted up for their use, was refer
red to the Finance Committee.
Several applications for offices were laid on the
table.
A communication from Mr. q. ]. Leovy. relative
to publishing new edition Of the city ordinances,
etc, was referred to the Finance Committee.
u communication from the butchers Of st.
Mary's Market, asking certain changes in the
stalls, was referred to the Committee on Streets
aud Landings. .... ..
Of the mayors office, and for secret police pur-
poses, not having been legally passed at the last
meeting, was reconsidered and regularly adopted.
Leave of absence, on motion of Mr.. Bosworth,
was granted Alderman Mcknight for two weeks.
! The resolution from the lower board to author
ize the payment of S26,l06 80 to laborers en-
ployed by the late street commissioner and which
had been referred to the Finance Committee, was
presented by Mr.. Bosw0rth for adoption.
; Mr. Whitney said that he expected an elaborate
] report from the committee. He had been led tC
believe that the payment Of the account would be
a swinde on the people. This sum was for the Labor
: performed during only fifteen days. If those il
office had not performed their duty to the people
t he trusted that they would be properly shown up
4 Mr.. Bosworth remarked that the treasurer Woul
: be authorized to pay only those who would b
e Mir. Whitney stated that contractors had no
d been put in default, although sixty or seventy ha
been placed by the street commissioner to perforf
= the work they should have done There wa
e something wrong.
/. Mr. Bosworth remarked that he was Statistic
/. OF it. .... .-".. ...-.. ....- 81.
q Mr.. White said he was in favor of paying til
. poor men who had done the work, though the AT
. thorities had no right to employ them.
/. Mr.. Bosworth stated that twelve thirteen hun
It dred men had been employed-so that they woul
= vote. The Finance Committee was perfectly sat
sfed that wrong had been done-that it was tax
e ing money out of the treasury to pay voters.
e Mr.. McCloskey objected to the passage of th
y resolution. He wanted q report from the com
mittee.
y The resolution was referred back to the Finance
), Committee.
d resolution from the lower board in regard t.
a contract with Mr.. II. J: Leovy, for printing
digest of the city laws ordinances etc, was retel
y red to the Finance Committee.
: II Mr.. Whitney offered resolution authorizing tn
d controller to advertise for sealed proposals 70
doing all the printing that was heretofore publishe
u in the official papers.
e Mr.. Bosworth said that the Picayune claimed t
r be the official printer until the 18th Of the preset
q month, and offered resolution that the proceed
f ings of the council be published in that paper unit
u that date. The resolution was adopted and sci
y to the lower board for concurrence.
e A communication was received from the lowe
j. board inviting this board to meet in joint Sc
~ sion to elect four assistant recorders, three drec
III ors of the Jackson Railroad and keeper of IL
s, Powder House.
N The Chair being taken by M Bosworth, Go
n Clark presented an ordinance relative to the I
! organization of the police force.
u The chief features of the ordinance are as TO
e, lows: 1t provides for the appointment by tt
mayor of one chief of police, four aids, as spec
officers, four lieutenants, FIVE hundred and fiji
II, day and night police, one chief clerk for the Chi
- of police and two assistant clerks, the former
Ill receive $500 per annum. the latter $1,000 each.
en- The pay to be for the chief, -; aids SlSi
,g each; leutenants, $500 each sergeants, Sl2o
q. corporals, sl0S0; day and night police, $685.
~ clerks of police stations, $1,000.
an One of the aids to be designated as chief al
p and in the absence of the chief he shall exerci
or all the powers vested in the chief
~ The police to be uniformed as follows: Lieute
Ill ants, for winter, double breasted blue clothtr
s. coat standing collar, and pants Of same cloth,
IT. buttons to be gilt with a crescent thereon; q
cir of blue cloth with gold lace band. For sumtnf
49,, blue flannel sack coat and pants.
~ Day and night police, for winter-a sing
we breasted blue cloth frock coat and pants, vi
we white metal buttons with crescent thereon, a C
dr of blue CLOTH with the words city police No
painted on band, and placed in front Of the &c
Ivy For summer--navy blue flannel or material 81
IN liar, sack coat and pants with the same descr
ton Of buttons.
Sergeants' and corporals' dress to be the san
except city police sergeant" or " city pol
III corporal'' to be on the band.
'ur The chief and his aids, when deemed necessal
ew shall wear on the left breast and outside of
,ra coat a metal badge in the shape of crescent
a. a star.
Ids The mayor is authorized to have prepared
ike specimen uniform and to contraction the unorr
er- The qualifications of the police shall be as
a lows: They shall be citizens OF the United STATE
VII" citzens of New Orleans at least five years p
vous to appointment; shall speak and write in
the English language; shall be recommendedby thl
an citizens residing in the immediate vicinity of
-. | applicant either of which must be willing to
h"' come his surety in case of his appointment.
on The police shall enter bonds before the may
or in one or more solvent securities follows: CHI
VII. SIC, 900: aids to chief, $1,000; eutenants $50
80 sergeants, $1,000; clerks, $1,000; corporals, 500
aei day and night police, $1,000.
OF After some remarks by Messrs. Whitney
gly Clarke, it was referred to the committee
uo | Finance with instructions to report at u spe
~ meeting of the board to be held tomorrow ev
y" ing.
the A report from the Finance Committee was
Gal ceived. Resolutions to pay certain bills W
! of adopted.
VI The Streets and Landings Committee repor
TO- that they were busily engaged in attending to
and various suggestions referred to in the able
but comprehensive report of Street Commissio
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ail the neutral ground, Canal street. w.
o The resolution from this board relative to
aim city printing, was received back from the 10