The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-01

WIN the lohoWlng result, the seven Republican
members voting blank in each case:
City Attorney. B. Eustis.
Assistant city sttorney-Frank Mickinard.
For official journal, the New Orleans CRESCENT
was nominated, but the city ordinance, providing
that the election of an official journal must BIZ
held in J1ly Of each year, having been read
elected some discussion, and the chair finally de-
cided the election of an official journal at the
present session out of order.
City surveyor-L. Surgi.
City treasurer-W. s. Mount.
City notsry-Andrew Hero.
City suctiOneer-A. Duchiron.
Keeper of City Hsll-w. Fl. Toler.
Keeper of City Park-James Wall.
Keeper of Court House-Hugh Lucas
Keeper of Powder Magazine B.. F. Hernandez
Sexton Fourth District Cemetery-Timothy
Tracy.
Warden of City workhouse-John Hart.
Deputy warden Of City Workhouse- Martin Cos
Clerk Of City Workhouse-J. Leidner.
superintendent Fire Alarm-Samuel Weeks
Assistant superintendent Fire Alarm-Edward
Flynn.
City physician First and Fourth Districts-Dr
Nichols.
City physician Second and Third Districts-Dr.
Henry Bsyon.
Wharfnger First and Fourth Districts-Henry
Gallagher.
wbsrhnger Second and Third Districts-John
Slemmer.
Deputy wharfngers First and Fourth Districts
Frank Andrews and Robert Hamilton.
Deputy wharfngers Second and Third Dis.
trlcts-Antoine Berg and Eugene Dupre.
Collector levee dues First and Fourth Dis.
trcts-E. A. Davis.
Collector levee dues Second and Third Dis.
tricts-Charles Csvenac.
Collector sea-going vessels First and Fourth
Districts-Charles Noble.
Collector sea-going vessels Second and Third
Dlstricts-Joseph Prados.
Assistant recorder First District-Thomas H.
Shields.
Assistant recorder Second District-H. F.
Sturcken.
Assistant recorder Third District-George
Pandelly.
Assistant recorder Fourth District-Peter
Kaiser.
At the conclusion of these elections the Board
Mr.. Breen nominated Mr.. Fisher as chairman of
the nnaDce committee, IN place of Mr.. Gold.
thwaite, no longer a member. Mr.. Fisher was
elected.
Mr.. Aitkens was chosen chairman of the com.
mittee on fires, in place of Mr.. Tomstis, no longer
a member.
communication was received from the mayor.
returning q resolution relative to clearing the
public sinks. on accountof error in its engross.
ment. Referred TO committee on police and
health.
communication from the Board of School
Directors was received, informing the board that
meeting had been held during the past week
which members retire this year. next year and
the year after. The result, as previously pub.
lished, was communicated, and the report itself
was received.
A communication from the controller, stating
that he had offered for sale a contract for the
right Of way on Jackson, Claiborne, Locust, and
other streets, and had received no bids, was re-
ceived.
Also another communication, giving notice of
appointments TO various positions in his Office
DrOtpSf from Tahman L.
election of Charles Grandpre to a seat in the
board, wasread and referred to the committee on
credentials.
resolution was offered by Mr. Pemberton, re.
curing the new chairman of the finance com.
mittee to reorganize his committee. He claimed,
ss matter Of justice, that the minority should
be reDresented in that committee.
Mr.. Fisher expressed himself satisfied with the
gentlemen appointed by his predecessor, and an.
nonnced that the finance committee would remain
as before.
Mr.. Fisher then moved that the board meet on
Wednesday (this) evening to elect an official
printer. as this would cover the provisions of the
city ordinance requiring the election to be held in
July.
A motion to lay this on the table was lost.
Mr.. Pemberton stated that contract, lasting
until August or thereabouts, existed with the
present official printer and until the expiration of
that he did not want to see any other elected and
the city thereby, perhaps embarrassed with q
lawsuit.
Mr. Breen thought an election of official printer
" ould not necessarily impair the contract He
wished further to remind the council that the
members must draw lots for long and short terms
This latter subject was laid over until next
meeting.
Mr.. Fisher then renewed his motion for an
adJournment to this evening for the election of !
ID official printer.
Mr.. Sturcken did not wish to act hastily in the
natter, but was willing to meet for the election
of school directors.
Mr.. Pemberton was desirous of turning the
attention Of the council to more important ques.
ions than the election of any one.
Mr.. Fishers motion was carried, after which
he committee on fire was announced as follows:
9r. Aitkens. chairman; Messrs. Montgomery, |
farrell and Morphy.
'oard had adjourned, and that il would, there
ore, be impossible TO meet in Joint session on the
ollowing evening, Mr.. Fisher moved to recon-
loer his motion OF adjournment to this evening.
)srried.
The Board consequently adjourned TO next
.uesdsy evening, at half-past O'Clock.
MUSICAL SoIREE AT THE LocQUEr INSTITUTE
latterly we have had so many school examine
IONS and exhibitions; so often have we been
allied upon to tell of and criticise the perform
noes of lads and misses, that we had begun
omewhst TO tire Of the task, pleasing as il was
ut last hight our tagging energies in the cause
education were revived, our interest in the
oung people resuscitated, and how this came
bout, and TO whom we are indebted for the
bange, We shall now tell.
For the past few days the lucky holders Of in.
itations to the musical festival to be given BY the
oung ladies' Of the Locquet Institute have been
nxiously awaiting the evening, when, as they
ell knew from former experience, they were to
Dloy rare treat. Accordingly, when we re-
aired there last night, we were not surprised TO
nd the room set apart for the exercises full as il
ell could be. Nor were we astonished that
very door and window had more than its Gus
'mary triple row of black coats, useful enough
winter TO keep out draughts, but terribly
Ut Of place on a warm summers evening.
And now if we say of the various musical
leces and recitations presented by the
'holars that they were all well done, shall we
e accused ofadding another specimen to that of
discriminate and uncriticisiDg commendstion
hich too often forms the staple Of newspaper re-
orts But were we to use any other language
e should fail TO convey 10 our readers just
ea of what the entertainment really was.
uch should we like to dwell for even but a
w moments on each piece presented but
lr limited space compels as TO mention only
W, and those but briefly. OF the music, the" Air
2 Ia RENE de Chypre," by Mile. Leblanc; the
Air de Robin de Bois," by Nile. W. Erein;
LEtoile du Nord," duett on the piano by two
upils of Mrs. Looming; the SOLO, Air de Ia
ate IL av.1 Il II