New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
Regular Session.

New Orleans, August 49, 1868.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, President Kearny, and Messrs.
Rose, Atkins, Walker, Pemberton, Camp
Grandpre, Fisher, Pandely, and Farrell.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
The following resolution from the Upper
Beard was, upon a suspension of the rules,
read and concurred in unanimously:
Res0lCed, That when the business for
which the joint session of the Common
Council has been called this evening shall
have been disposed Of viz: the election of a
Board of Commissioners of the House of
Refuge, and one Director of the Opelousas
Railroad Company, that said Joint session
shall resolve themselves into secret session
for the purpose of considering a subject of
considerable Importance to the ciIy's in
terest.
Mr. sturcken here entered and took his
seat,
The following preamble and resolutions,
also received from the Upper Board, were,
after the adoption of motion 10 suspend
the rules, read and adopted on their several
readings:
WHEREAS, An act entitled ian act to es.
tablish metropolitan Police District, and
provide for the government thereof.n ia now
before the General Assembly of Louisiana;
and
Whereas, The said act constitutes as one
district, to be known as the Metropolitan
Police District, the cities of New Orleans,
Jefferson and Garrollton, and the towns of
Algiers and Gretna; and
Whereas, The police force is by said act
greatly increased, and the Mayors of New
orleans, Jefferson and Carrollton, and the
Police Juries Of Algiers and Gretna, are re.
qulred to furnish additional officers sta
lions, lock-ups, houses of detention. fur.
nlture, equimenta, Accommodations, etc., for
the Board, officers and members Of the said
Police; and
Whereas, Said act levies upon the estates.
real and personal, of the above said cities
aEd towns tax to carry out the provisions
OF said act, which at this time will be a
heavy burden upon the people; and
whereas, Said act is a direct encroach-
ment upon the liberty of the people; punish.
Ing misdemeanors as penitentiary oifenses;
authorizing policemen to make arrests for
tr1yialites, and rendering insecure the
personal liberty of the good people of New
Orleans and adjscent cities and towns in.
cluded In the Metropolitan Police District;
and
Whereas, Events have occurred which
have already demonstrated the impropriety
and insecurity arising from the act taking
from the Mayor of New Orleans all control
OF the chief and members of the police force;
and
Whereas. There can be no doubt that the
police force fixed by the present law is am
Ply suilclent In point OF numbers to pro-
tect persons and property, and therefore
the contemplated increase is unnecessary.
and in the unfortunate financial condition |
Of the city unwarranted; therefore.
BE II reSotUed, That joint committee
composed OF two from the Board of Alder |
men and three from the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, be appointed by the Presidents |
OF the Boards OF Aldermen and Assistant |
Aldermen to wait upon the Governor and |
the Committees of the Legislature on Cor |
porations and Parochial Affairs, and present |
our solemn protest against the aforesaid |
act to establish metropolitan police dis. |
trict, and to provide for the government |
thereof" said act being highly detrimental |
would be productive of incalculable mis- |
chief, and perhaps deplorabie results.
stJe " resolved, That copy Of these resoIu- |
tons be forwarded by the Mayor TO the |
Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker |
o. the House of Representatives of the Gen. |
sr ~ Assembly OF Louisiana, and to the com |
mittees aforesaid. tfe
In compliance with the provisions Of the
foregoing Resolution the President caused |
20 DC announced tie following committee:
nleasrs Fisher, Camp and sturcken.
Inc Ireasurer's report for the week end.
Ing August Is, 1868. showing receipts
sTi,777 60, Expenditures none, balance on
hand @4le,974 10, was read aud REFERRED h |
The Finance Committee.
The statement Of the Controller for weeL
snding August 10, 1858, showing "a amount
'hecks drawn $slse, was also referred y
he Finance Committee. ss1r
The following Communication from Che
Controller was read and receifeds
srE CcETRoE1Hn's 0rr1cr !, /
City Hail. New OfIsada, Augnsf la, laSg = i
10 the honorabie Board Of A1slstant AIdsinsa
eEEFLH1rEx--F have me honor 70 report !