New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-02
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the most complete success of the enterprise: l. N.
Marks, n. Folger, G. A. Breaux, Geo. W. Sizer,
Josiah Cole, G. H. Slocomb, II. R. Swasey, j. Da-
wilson, Richard Swain, o. E. Hall, w. B. Schmidt,
G. F. Knight, N Richards Norman Story, Luther
Homes, Joseph Ellison, Fred. Camerden. John
Pemberton, williamson Smith, A. Bower, A. w.
Merriam
POLICE .DIsMIssED.-A complaint was lodged
yesterday at the Office of the chief of police that
two officers had, without cause or proyocation,
arrested and beaten citizen in a brutal and
shameful manner. The chief at once investigated
the matter and ascertained the names of the off.
GERS to be VIM. Kinsella and j. Glawson, who were
Immediately summoned before him, ignorant of
the charge preferred against them. On examina.
ton it was clearly proven that there was no lust
ground for the assault and in a very summary
manner the chief dismissed them from Office
CoRoNER's INoUEsT.-AAp inquest was held on the
body of Theodule Sauvinot, a native of New
Orleans, aged forty-seven years, found dead at No.
So Laharpe street. He died of gunshot wound
Inflicted by himself. A too frequent use of intoxi.
eating beverages it is said led to the consummation
of this act
REoAPTUEED.-Mr. Roberts, chief of the police
department of Jefferson parish, succeeded yester-
day in capturing three noted burglars, ohm Holly.
Tom Hall and John snaffer, who escaped from the
parish prison short time ago.
They were brought to the city and remanded to
their old quarters in the parish prison.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-Mr. ]. NJ. Caballero, an old
resident of this city, was last evening run over
by street railroad car on Rampant street. and
being conveyed to his residence on St. Louis
street. expired soon after. We have been unable
to learn the particulars of the accident but have
been informed through the fire telegraph that
Alexander Craft, the driver of the car has been
arrested. Mr.. Caballero was an esteemed mer-
chant Of Spanish origin, and his untimely death
will be regretted by "a wide circle of friends and
acquaintance.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-The
board of aldermen met in regular session last
evening; Alderman Geo Clark in the chair.
The following gentlemen responded to their
names: Bosworth, Mcknight, Smith, Wolfey
White and Whitney.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
adopted.
Alderman Clark failing at the last meeting. to
appoint the committee TO revise the salaries of
city officials, would take this opportunity of ap-
pointing Messrs. BosWorth and Whitney on said
committee.
A communication was received from the city
COHuOlItI requesting tl6 approval OF certain aD
pointments in his department; also requesting that
an additional clerk be allowed in his department.
On motion, the matter was referred to the Finance
Committee.
A communication from Mr., Bellanger, street
commissioner was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
A communication from Mr.. ]. K. Mngle, super
intendent of the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph,
requesting the approval of appointments made in
his office, was received and approved.
a resolution was read authorizing the CITY CON
troler to sell the contract for buryng the INDECENT
dead and removing the sick to the hospital.
Adopted.
resolution was adopted granting permission
to Robt. Huyghe to erecta steam engine at No.
56 First street.
A resolution authorizing contract for keeping
in repair the streets of the city, referred to
the Committee on Streets and Landings.
resolution approving the contract entered into
with John Chandler, for cleaning public sinks at
$1,000 per annum, was concurred in.
resolution was read, requesting the city sur
veyor to examine the public squares and ascer-
tain what repairs are necessary preparatory to
placing them in proper order.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings,
A resolution authorizing the city controller to
advertise for contract to keep the bridges
throughout the city in repair for one year. was re
ferred to the Committee on Streets and Landings.
resolution was adopted, granting permission
to N. S. Rossyelly to erect steam engine corner
The Finance Committee reported favoraby on a
number of bills, which were taken up separately
and adopted.
The report of the Committee on Streets and
Landings was read and adopted.
The board then adjourned.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-The board
met in regular session last evening at 6 O'clock
The treasurer's weekly report showed n balance
on hand Of 500, l39 81. Receipts since last report
S42,945 81; expenditures, $S4, ,665 l5.
hD fa1 ,t1,1,n rnF
contractors for cleaning and repairing streets in
default, and that, pending resale of the contracts
he had employed men to perform the work of the
delinquent contractors. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Landings.
A communication from Mr.. John K. Mingle,
superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, an
nounced that he had appointed Messrs. Garret
Winter Charles de Plse and Edward Flynn, opera
tors Thomas A. Menzies, Linesman and Charles
K. Brown, battery men.
The resolution providing for the appointment of
joint committee to report upon the salaries Of
clerks in the different departments having been
returned from the upper board with an amend
ment, the amendment was concurred in.
The surveyor, in reply to resolution concerning
the drainage system of the Third District referred
to the elaborate report made by him formerly, in
which he suggested such improvements as ma
ture consideration of the subject suggested to him.
The surveyor also reported at length on the sub
jeCt of wharfage arrangements, and suggested
some Improvements The communication was
appropriately referred.
report from Recorder Ahern announced that
he had appointed w. J. Hicks additional clerk in
his Office.
resolution from the upper board directing the
controller to advertise the public that no bill will
be paid that has not been previously approved by
the controller, required by the ninth section Of
the ordinance of March 1854
memorial from Henry McGinn, contractor for
keeping the shell roads in rep ir, asking au extern
sion of ninety days for the completion of his con-
of fhn ipta tiOy,T IN Vba
work caused by the late overflow, was referred to
the Committee on Streets and Landings.
request from Mr.. B. Jugard, the purchaser of
the farming of the French market, asking to be
relieved from the lease and to have returned to
him $1,000 deposited by him with the controller as
security, because, after the adjudication was made
the city authorized the space between the markets
to be occupied as stalls, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
Mr. Montamat offered resolution to add one to
the number of members of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, the additional member to
be selected from the Second District which dis
trict had no representative on the committee
Mr.. Paisley suggested that the ordinances re-
strcted the committees to four members for each
and as substitute for the resolution, moved that
the chairmen of the several committees be author
lied to rearrange the committees, so that they
should severalIy consist of one member from each
district
Mr.. Higginbotham called attention to the rules
showing that the rules require the committees to
be elected by the board
Mr.. Montamat withdrew bis resolution and
offered, instead, resolution that the board would
elect committees at the next meeting.