The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-21

uue OF tne t8 race Delng Duift On OfioanS S'reot.
Adopted and sent down for concurrence.
The finance committee submitted . lengthy re-
port about the embarrassed state Of the treasury,
and recommended the sale Of the Water Works,
and that they be advertised for sale at % 600
In Boston. st. Louis and New York. A resolution
to this effect was referred to the Water Works
committee.
! Resolution of lower board to shell st. Andrew
street. Concurred in.
Resolution of lower board to place gas lamp
on Water street. between Girod and Poydras.
Concurred In finally. .Nflr -
The board adjourned. F'I
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERxKx.-Ths board
met at $50 last evening. President KeaYpy in the
chair. Present: Messrs. Rose. Aitkens. Walker,
Camp Pemberton, Grandpre lSturcken. Usher
Morphy, Farrell, Breen. Pandely and wynne.
The treasnrer's weekly report was read. viz:
receipts 3l85,474 20, expenditures $l59, ,955 81.
balance on hand $30.520 70. Referred to finance
committee.
The controller informed the board Of the adju.
dication ofth contract for cleaning and repairing
the unpaved streets of the seventh, eighth and
ninth wards. to 8. W. Cotton, at 1915, $1,000 and
$500, respectively. Referred.
read, viz: .,,.-...., ....-,
1Genaemen-r herewith transmit the enclosed
documents emenating from the Metropolitan Po-
lice Board. The superintendent for maintaining
the police of the entire district, comprising the
cities of New Orleans, Jefferson and Carrolltou,
and the towns of Algiers and Gretns, and parish
OF JeUefsOn ana phrlSn OF ot. berndru, hmOuut5
to 1926, AIS for the year ending Sept. 80. 1869.
Your attention is particularly called to the sp-
portionmeIt of the expense proposed to be met
by the city of New Orleans for the above men,
toned time. amounting to sse5 .635, as follows;
Salaries, s653 1884 general expenses, $35.ll2;
secret sseryice fund, $2S ,S42 purchase of horses
and equipments, SIS 048; extending and operat.
ing police telegraph, s42576; counsel fees and
contingent expenses, s5O72 Total. $500 ,655.
The above apportionment is respectfully submit
ted for such action as your honorable board may
RespectfdHdtom tfHdom determine to be inst and proper.
Upon motion of Mr.. Fisher the message was re-
ceived, and the accompanying documents ordered
printed In the proceedings of the board.
The following resolutions. BY Mr.. Farrell, passed
their first reading:
the finance committee of the Common Council for
payment or salaries alleged to be due members of
Of q body styled the Board of Police Commission.
ers and grave doubts exist as to the legality OF
the enactment creating said Board of Police Com
missioners, as well as the appointments made by
them, and
WHEREAS, 1t Is the duty of this body to protect
the citizens and taxpayers as far as possible
against all usurpation of power or increase OF the
already onerous taxation under which our people
are suffering, =, -.
BE q resoyued That the controller and treas
urer are hereby ordered not to audit or pay any
of the pay rolls of the metropolitan police, the
officers aud large portion OF the force having
been placed on duty by an authority considered
unconstitutional and Illegal oppressive and odous
to tax payers and property holders of this city.
Resolcsd, That his honor the mayor be re-
quested to resist further payment of any police
force, except such as may be organized under the
charter of the city, and placed on duty by the
proper municipal authorities of the city:
Resolrsd further. That the controller be and he
is hereby instructed to reject all applications for
supplies made on him by the chief OF police,
Board of Police Commissioners, or any police de-
partment, known as the metropolitan police force.
Resolred, That the chairmen Of standing com.
mittees and all officers and employees OF the city OF
New Orleans be and they are hereby instructed to
abstain from acknowledging or in any way recog-
niziDg the legal right Of the SO called Board OF
Police Commissioners and their appointees to the
positions they assume 10 hold, and that the Com
mon Council respectfully request bis honor the
mayor to conform to the spirit Of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions. -. . :
Resolued, That the attention Of the city attorney
be specially called to the foregoing, and that he
be instructed to take such steps for the protection
Of the interests Of the city In this matter as may
be necessary, the Common Council hereby pledg.
ing itself TO sustain him In any efforts TO prevent
what is believed to be violation of the rights of
the whole community.
communication from the city attorney rels-
tive to the city printing was read.
A resolution from the Board OF Aldermen In
structng the finance committee to take legal ad.
vice regarding the legality of the metropolitan
police bill was concurred in.
Resolution providing for bridges corner Of Broad
on Elysian Fields street, was passed.
A resolution providing for payment OF the fire
department, was passed and ssnt up for concur
renee.
commissioner to repair streets and bridges in th 9
recently submerged portion of the city, was
| adopted.
From the finance committee came resolution
| paying d. ID. Ogden $500 for services rendered
the city.
Also resolution paying Mr.. Dumonteil $3.50 In
United States currency, for damages sustained by
the breaking Of his windows, ETC.: during the dis
| turbances on the night Of Sept. 22d.
Mr.. Pemberton desired to have this matter in.
vestigated to find who had been right and wrong,
| before paying this claim. He desired its refer.
| ence to committee, who should have power to
| send for persons and papers.
An interesting and spirited debate followed, In.
| voving the question as to whether the first shot
was fired from the gallery of Mr.. Dumonteirs
building or not, on the night In question, and was
finally concluded by the adoption of the resolu-
! tion paying the $3.50.
A resolution for bringing suit against Messrs
| Howell and Mandel, extreasurer and controller,
for a discrepancy in their accounts, was adopted.
A resolution, paying widow z. Lauve t206, was
adopted.
resolution paying P. Brisolsra $500, for dam
ages sustained by him on the night Of September
| ~. 1865. was offered.
Mr.. Fisher moved to insert, after the word
"bim." the words, " in the riot"
Mr.. Camp moved to substitute " in the
slaughter"
The resolution, as amended by Mr.. Fisher. was
adopted.
A resolution paying - Freret the sum OF $500
for services as secretary of the board Of arbtra-
tors for the purchase of the Water Works, was re-
| ferred to the committee on water works.
| From the streets and landings committee came
a resolution for the construction of bulkheads in
| front of the levee between Louisa and Clouet
| streets. Adopted.
The committee on railroads offered an ordinance
| providing for q rairsad On Canal and Common
| streets, Carrolton avenue, and other streets.
Ordered published, and laid over subject to call.
| The committee on police and health reported
| favorably upon the resolution authorizing the
| mayor to appoint commissioners Of private mar
kets at a monthly pay Tor each not exceeding
| $3.50. Laid over.
| A resolution for repair of the breakwater at
| Milneburg, between Frenchmen and St. Anthony
| streets was adopted.
A resolution paying DR.. Crawcour $1,000 for
services in ls6l-2, In investigating three poison.
| ing cases, was, by request Of Mr.. Camp, referred
I hack to the finance committee, who we're also
instructed to confer with the city attorney on the
subject.
The board then voted that when II adjourn II
be to Thursday evening, for the purpose Of taking
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