New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-18
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY IS, 1866.

Fou,th D5$tr5ct. flames Brewer, DR.. NJ. Dowler,
no hooert ct h9yghe, W. S. Mount, J. G. Parbam and
For Keeper Of the City Hall, W. H. Toler was
chosen.
For commissioner Of the House of Refuge, in |
place Of MIR. Race, Mr. 2. W. Delesdernier was
chosen.
The budget, which will be found in the proceed
ings of the other board, having been read Mr. |
Higginbotham, in behalf of the finance committee
explained that the great deficit owing to three
unusual expenditures; first, 5000 co., under an act
OF the legislature, were to be returned to tax
payers; second, interest to be returned amounted
TO Sl2O,OO0, and third the estimate of the survey
for repairing and rebuilding whaTyes was $3.50 000
making total of 81 100000 beyond the usual out
lay.
The budget was adopted.
A communication from the city attorney, ques
tionng if the writ taken out by Recorder Vennard
to enJoin the board from impeaGhing him. was not
properly issued, in accordance with law, and
recommending that the committee charged with
drawing articles of impeachment, before formally
preferring charges against the recorder, should
hear all the evidence including that which may be
| presented for the defense. The communication
was referred to the special committee, with power
to make theinqpest recommended.
Resolutions II IN the Board of Aldermen were
| received as follows:
For the improvement of Liberty street, between
Josephine and jackson. etc. Concurred in
| For the building of one hundred vaults in Lafa-
yette cemetery No. ?, and the fencing Of the GENE
| terry. COncurred in.
In relation to the improvement of Mccarthy
square. Referred to the committee on streets and
landings.
An amendment to the ordinance defining the
nrhan and suburban limits of the city, coming
back from the upper board with amendment
relative to the Third District, the delegation from
that district were appointed committee Of con
ference.
resolution from the other board appropriating
S50o for the relief Of the St. Am Asylum, was
concuwed in.
A communication from Recorder Vennard was
read, complaining that he had not been allowed au
opportunity Of defending himself from the charges
made against him, alleging that the city controller
? had made those charges upon newspaper reports
and claiming that he was innocent of the aCCusa
9 tions made against him.
Mr Kaiser was astonished at this communica
. ton. The committee had by the appointment ot
Mr.. Vennarl held the examination on a certaiu
day, and every opportunity was afforded him tc
eXcupate himself by any proof he might have x
offer. Ii was false that he had been denied {
+ chance to defend himself The investigation hat
Y been delayed three weeks to allow him to brin
forward his proof.
: Mr.. Montamat argued that the proceedings o
9 the Committee had not been regular.
( i Mr.. Cummings, from the committee on FIRE, sub
mitted an ordinance providing for the farming t
the Firemen's Charitable Association the eXtin
y gushment of fires in the city for five years. fror
Y December next, the association to supply all tn
II apparatus and labor necessary, and to receive
10 compensation for its services the of $3.50 90
~ per annum, payable monthly. The ordinance wa
m referred to the fire and finance committees of bot
" boards, with power to act.
W The board then adjourned to this evening, a
500 hatpast eight o'clock.