New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-19
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1866.


zation one Of the most distinguished Of the Army
Of Northern Virginia during the late war, was held
last night, at the office of the State auditor. on
Carondeet street, for the purpose of taking
measures to succor those who eed relief, and to
honor the dead of this brigade, that made itself
famous upon many hard fought battle field.
The meeting was called to ords by Col. H. D.
Monier, of the I0.h Louisiana regiao oent who ex-
planned the objects for which the = had been
called together.
The meeting was then organized by Col. E.
Waggaman being elected president pro tem
| Capt. P. R. o 'Roike vice president and Lieut.. A
7. Turner secretary.
On motion, the president appointed IN follow
ing gentlemen committee to procure: suita-
BILE meeting room and to make other secessary
arrangements
Col. Louis Power, Capt Joseph Taylcp, Capt
| Chadwick, Capt William Hoffman and Iapt. Fl.
Puisson.
On motion, the president also appoiMted the fol
lowing committee to prepare constitution and
bylaws, to be presented at the neAt meeting {:
Col. r. D. Monier, Tenth Louisiana; Capt. Thos.
Rice and Mr. r. P. Blake, First Louisiana Capt.
Alex. Marks and Mr.. Geo. F. Bowers, iHitteenth
Louisiana; DR.. H. sauF6, Second Louisiana (. Lieut..
j. b. Fitzpatrick, Fourteenth Louisiana.
Tile meeting then adjourned.
| THE CASE OF RECORDER GAsTIEEL-Thsr su-
Preme court yesterday gave its decision the ,ap-
| peal Of Recorder Gastinel from the Judgment of
TIE Sixth District court, in regard to hls right t.
the Office he holds as recorder Of the Second LIS
tffct.
| Tie suit in the lower court was upon writ Of
t2 1gt,77.azto saed out by lfr. Eugene Stses WAC
was the competitor Of Mr.. .Gastnel Tor the off e
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that as Mr. Gastinel was not thirty years Of ag &
he was n5t legally eligible to tie Office, he, tb e
relator. vas entitled to it, having received the nes
highest number of votes. The lower court SUI +
tained the writ az to the inegibiity Of Mr.. Gas
inel bu. refused to pass upon tbs claim of BIr,
Stses under the form Of proceeding adopted.
The supreme court has affirmed the decision Of
the lower court on the point Of ineIigi0i}ty, and,
ad5ing the opinion that Ar. Staes has no right to
the oa&ice, because he not the popular choiae,
dr1s election to be made by the common eoull-
ci la joint session, to Fill the vacancy in accord
anca with the provisions Of the city charter mt Il
a rsaorder is elected by the people at the ne1,t
regular city election.
BOARD or HBALTH-Under the quarantine law
of l5Go, quoted yesterday the board otlealth il
empowered to enact and enforce ordinances 70 I
.tbe pTntecton and preservation of the health aml
sanitary condition Of the ety provided those orli
FINANCES be adopted by The city council as eitJ
ordinances. In order to facilitate the framing Of
such ordinances as might prove acceptable to the
E.sommcn council the board of health invited that
body to appoint committee of three from among
themselves to form with committee Of six mem-
bers of the board of health, joint committee for
: | 4he purpose. The common council appointed
alderman stith, and Assistant Aldermen Raialey
and Moore Of the committee.
Yesterday the joint committee held its frs
o meeting. There were present, Dr.. Smith, Dr.
t austin Alderman stith, and Assstant Aldermen
/ Paisley ard Moore.
e Dir. AUSTIN, as chairman Of the board of iealE
j committee, called the committee to order.
On motion of Alderman Stith, Dr. Austin wa
e unanimously elected chairman of the joiat con-
mittee, ana DIR. James Burns secretary.
, / On motion of the chairman, the secretary resi
Il the portion of the quarantine Isw of 1855 undo
which ths board os'health purPosad proceeding
It is as follows The board Of health shall have
4 power to remove, or cause to be removed ADl
&. substance which they may dasm detrimental X
the health of the city of New Orleans, and tn
commissioners Of the streets shall execute tAei
;. orders, whenever not in conflict wita, the Gsdi
a nances of the ci5y or the laws of the State; tt
pass and enforce sanitary ordinances 0r the city
4 prosided the same approved by the coanci
n and published as city ordinances; To dafus tn
dugies of officers employed by them and jrapos
il additional dubies on officers appointed under thi
aet TO issue warrants 40 any constable, polio
officer, or sheriff in the State; to apprehe1d an
remove sucA person or persons as sannot be Other
IN wise subjected to the provisions of this act, 0
a. who shall have violated the same"
10 The chairman then explained shat the object G
4 the meeting of the committee to take step
towards the framing of heaAh ordinance unde
se those powers.
II, Alderman Stith laid before The committee dra
rs of headings for ordinance containing such pr,
visions in various sections as seemed calculated
he meet tile end in view. They similar to thos
No adopted in other cities in various parts of II
world, as far as applicable to New Orleans, AZ
,r, imperatiycly called for. He moved that the Sc
retary read tAem.
IA The secretary having read them, together wi
sn a COPY of letter from Mr.. Blair, superintende
AL Of the water works, in reference to the decay,
al caroasses, ofa and other disgusting and inurit
+o matters to be seen at low water at and in d
be neighbOrhood of the suction pipes of the comp&a
yer where sanitary regulations are not entuEge
.,,. the chairman submitted draft of prov $40
M and regulations for the carrying out Of the OS3et
.rt, of the board of health. He stated that A3 h
ali based them on those of the Baltimore h9srd
nm. health.
any Assistant Alderman faisiey' IN reference
the officers necessary to carry out the
han jects, suggested that the street eommissi
eta especially, and other officers, Shsse
With the board of health is empowered to &C
cer maud, would render much fewer necess
will Than would otherwise be required. He fartl
han suggested thdt, in reference to the keeping
swine il the city, the pound limits would he
tai hest to adopt AS those within which it should
was prohibited. He then moved that, on the drS
ON submitted to the committee, and On these sugf
the tous the secretary should be requested 10 dl
up au ordinance and regulations, to be submit
ton to the joint committee at the next meeting.
ing The motion was Unanimously agreed to-
Ou motion of tia chairman the secretary
oers authorized to procure q minute book in whic
record the proc 'tedings of the committee.
This The chairman said he would report to the be
Sen. of health at its meeting that evening, that
joint commIttee had met organized and c
the menced bWsiness
lem Then tie committee adjourned to IL NJ. on
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