The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-25

| Ano iOho"lDB resoluIOn from the lower board
WHERE1s. ALarge number of the police of tn,
city left their respective beats and assembled il
Lafayette Square this morning, and there appoint
| ed committee 10 wait upon the mayor TO de
mand the back pay due the force and
WHEREAS, One of said committee did threaten
and notify the mayor that if the police force wa.
not paid on or before Monday next, that the
whole force would take possession of the city
| treasury and pay themselves; and
| WHEREAS, The chief OF police, who was pres
| ent and cognzant Of these facts, and made nc
personal effort TO stay the threatening and riotouI
| conduct Of said policeman,
| RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of the CITY Conn.
| Gil the present chief Of police has shown himself
incompetent to I'll the important trusts confded
to him and to control his subordinates and that
is the duty Of the police commissioners to remove
| him from Office.
Was. on motion, laid on the table indefinitely
upon the following vote:
Yess-President Markey, and Messrs BoguiIe,
O'Brien, Pessou, Poynot, Prados and Shields.
Nays -Messrs. Brady and Kaiser-2.
+ The following resolution Of the lower board:
ReSolred, That the Board of Aldermen be and
are hereby required to meet this board in Joint
session at O'Clock TO proceed TO the election OF
commissioner of the Houses OF Refuge in place Of
Mr.. Clinton, who is a non-res ident.
Was concurred in.
The following from same board:
Resolved That the controller be and he ia here
oy authorized to sell, after five days notice 10 the
omclal journal, the contract for cleaning out all
the draining canals according to specifications in
the surveyors department.
Was concurred in on first reading; also on second
reading by the following vote, the rule being
waived
Yeas-Presdent Marley, aud Messrs Boguile.
Brady, Kaiser, PessOu, Roynot, Prados and
Shields-s.
Nsys-None.
The resolution of this board, striking ont the
clause "at not less than par" in the ordinance
for the million loan, was returned not concurred
in.
On melton this board persisted in said resolution
and appointed Messrs Shields, Kaiser and Poynot
committee to confer with hone from the lower
board in relation thereto.
The following resolutions of the lower board
Resoloed, That the contract adjudicated BY the
controller TO A. Conrad. for the cleaning Of the
sinks Of the public buildings Of the city of New
orleans, in March last, for the sum of (si 500
four thousand five hundred dollars be approved.
ResotUed further, That the mayor be author.
lied to enter into a notarial contract with A.
Conrad according to the terms of the adiudca.
ton.
WHEREAS, The numerous complaints of pro.
perry holders paying taxes and licenses, of the
Da1aai, riAuhteu ntJWeen tue Meat and Vegetable
Markets, as public nuisance and detrimental 10
the public interests, be IL, therefore,
ReSotred, That the street commissioner be and
he rs hereby authorized and instructed to remove
or cause to be removed, after one months notice.
any and all stands, stalls. or other membranes
now obstructing the levee, streets or sidewalks
between the Meat and Vegetable Markets of the
Second District.
ReSoIred, That the surveyor be and he is here
by requested TO furnish the Common Council with
plan Of all the parcels Of land remaining unsold
from the opening Of Claiborne street.
Were concurred in on first reading, and the
rules being waived, read q second time and con.
CURED in seversly by the following vote
Yess-President harkey, and Messrs. Boguille,
Brady, Kaiser, o'Brien, PessOu, POyuot, Prados
and shields-9.
Nays-None.
The following resolutions Of the lower board:
Resolred, Ths, the city surveyor be and is here
BY authorized TO have the roof Of the Magazine
Market repaired, as it leaks very badly.
Resolred, That the surveyor be and Is hereby
authorized 10 have the roof of the Soraparu Mar.
ret repaired, as 1t leaks very badly.
Resolred, That the mayor be and is hereby az.
horned TO enter into contract with Joseph