The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-25

sfter them, crying " Halt. halt" See saw the
sergeant 6re at one of them twice afterwards
beard Sergeant Whittier cay Is will shoot any
d-d man who won't stand when order him to
halt" Heard the sergeant say just Afterwards,
while standing in front of Gleason's house, "
don't deny shooting the man. but hred In the al"
He had his pistol in his hand when he said tins.
Mr.. A. IL. Bedls strorI-Did not see the
shooting; but just after II was done he asked
Sergeant Whittier who did the shooting. when he
replied. " done the shooting, and / will shoot
any man who does not halt when order him."
After hearing The above and other evidence 70
the same effect, the jury rendered a verdict to the
effect that Daniel Gleason came to his death by
a pistolshot wound, inflicted by the hands OF Ser
geant Whittier, of the metropolitan police, now
in CUSTODY
The evidence and all other papers in the case
have been sent to the Grand Jury for their action
BOARD OF ALpERxES.-The board met in regu-
lar session last night. Present President Markey,
Messrs. Brady, Kaiser, Shields, Poynot, O'Bren.
Prsdos, Pessou and Boguille. Minutes dispensed
with. ..r s..- .
Mr.. Shields rose to introduce two amendments
to the market ordinance which passed at the last
sssSssE r. # d ahs 81 the bin q he s
ordinance referred to in 1t, and second, a.change
10 the repeating clause as to nclude only those
ordinances whose provisions clash with those OF
the bill. As the bill now stands IL repeals all
former ordinances relative In any way to markets.
He was about to introduce another. when be was
interrupted with an objection to any speaking m.
til reconsideration had been moved. Mr.. Poynot
then moved ,he reconsideration. Mr.. Markey In
the chair decided the motion out of order, when
Mr. Shields moved suspension OF the rules in or
der that the vote be put. Lost. When the whole
was dropped. In the course Of the debate Mr..
Msrkey stated that he had signed the market or
dinaDce.
A resolution from the upper board relative to
the creation of board Of engineers to devise ways
to drain the city, came up. This was amendecby
the lower board SO as to make the board elected
by the council. instead of being appointed by the
mayor, by and with the advice and consent OF
the Common Council
Resolutions from the LO,cer Board sent up for
Conc1uTence.-A resolution instructing the con-
troler to refuse to pay any warrants to A. L. Lee,
State printer. or draw any in his favor, or In any
way TO compromise the rights of the city in re-
gard to the Legislatures printing bill, until the
constitutionsliy of that bill has been pronounced
up on by the courts. Resolution concurred In.
resolution renewing the contract for paving
Foucher street, from Cslliope TO Delord street.
Concurred in.
resolution authorizing the assistant city sttor-
| pey TO proceed st once TO the collection OF taxes
due tie city, under the provisions OF an act OF the
Legislature of October 81 1865, and to Immediately
publish the notice provided for in that act.
/ Mr.. Kaiser arose 10 offer an amendment that as
| by the terms Of the act OF the Legislature the
notice must be published in the official journal
of the State, the attorney would probably there
publish It. and so compromise the city, that that
officer be specially instructed TO publish the cta'
ton in tbs official journal of the city, the CKEs-
CENT. Resolution concurred in as amended. In
the vote on this Mr.. Pessou explained his vote,
which was yea. by saying he cast 1t that way 30
as to save expense to the city.
resolution approving the adjudication OF the
contract for paving and shelling Magnolia street,
between Felicity and Washington streets. Con-
Cured in. .f -.. ..r -
A resolution approving the adjudication Of the
| paving of Claiborne street, between Esplanade
/ and Strapuru. Concurred in.
resolution authorizing the controller to war.
rant in favor OF - FreTet for $500, his salary
in full as secretary of the late board of adjudica-
ton for the purchase Of the Water Works. Con-
| CURED 10.
A resolution granting permission to ]. / Decovas
| to erect soap factory at the corner oil Dumaine
and Gsyoso streets. Concurred in.
A resolution appropristing $40 per month here
after to pay the rent Of. the office of the Gus
todian OF notarial records. Referred to finance
committee. -.. ...
A resolution granting permission to - Bax
ter TO continue a sausage factory at the corner o
Sixth and Annunciation streets. Messrs. Shields
OBrien spd Kaiser spoke at length on this or
dlnsnce, which was conculred IN. Mr.. Shields
gave notice of q reconsideration.
A resolution confirming the adjudication OF 9
contract for shelling ST. Andrew street. Con
Cured in.
A resolution asking for a Joint session OF the
two boards on December 8, to elect twelve asses
sors, q commissioner of the Boys House o
Refuge and q member Of the Board of Health
The resolution was amended by striking out the
provision TO elect assessors, and coneurred in al
amended.
A resolution authorizing the payment of $4,000
to the Board of Directors of the Normal Schoo
for rent of school property occupied by stree
commissioners department.
In discussing this ordinance Mr.. Shields. in re
ply to motion to refer to the finance committee
stated that he would explain about 1t before i
went TO the finance committee, as that committed
would certainly take no trouble TO investigate II
| u nd all 4
reply TO this attack upon the committee which
they represented. and the discussion became
quite personal. The resolution was referred Il
finance committee.
resolution ordering the immediate repair, b.
the surveyor of all slides and caves In the levee il
the Third District, objected to by Mr.. O'Brien, a
he was in favor of doing the same thing all owe
the city and not in one district alone. Mr. Poyno
explained the present bad CONDITION of the ieve
in that district. Amended by providing that tn
cost shall not exceed $500, and concurred In q
amended.
A resolutios confirming the adjudication to Jas
, Fsllon of the grading. etc., Of the east side o
Washington Avenue, from Goodchiidren TO Clal
borne street. Concurred in.
, A resolution authorizing the controller to adju
dicate, sfter due notice in the official journal, tn
contract for grading and shelling Liberty street
from Thsla to Felicity street. COncurred in.
, resolution rejecting the adjudication OF tn
contract for paving Felicity street, from Caron
J delet street. and ordering new adjudication
CoDcusred In. l1., s i. .-ss..l
resolution authorizing the repair OF tn
wharf at the foot OF Josephine and of Sorapar
street. Amended by including the wharf at th
, head of Felicity and Of Jackson street. keferre
TO streets and landings committee.
q resolution authorizing repairs to Engin
Q House No. Is, not to exceed $l00. Referred I
n streets and landings committee.
Q A resolution authorizing the sale OF contrac
!. for keeping in repair the streets of the Sixt
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Wards. Co
cured in.
resolution authorizing the readj1dication
: the contracts for building and repairing u
!. bridges of the First, Second and Fourth District
Concurred in.
. .Petitions.-From John Baker and others, stew
u dores, asking the passage of an ordinance allo'
I. ing stone ballast to remain on the leyee. Stree
~ and landings coHmitA -
rwt@A comm uDication from the property holder
IT association inclosing the fol owing resolution
y WHEREAS, IL is known to this association th
e the present city Indebtedness exceeds tue sum
/, twelve million dollars (sl2, ,O00, ,0O0l aud
Y WHEREAS, The City Council continues TO a
thorize and enter into contracts thereby creatln
an increase Of their Indebtedness and
WHEREAS, Said acts. aud proceedings OF u
= council are in violation of law and particular
u in cobtravention Of an act of the Legislature el
y titled an act to limit the Indebtedness OF the ci
j Of New Orleans, passed in 1856 (See acts