New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-16

TIE Cry POLICE AND THE CITY COUNCIL
Mr.. John Il. Conway Ercited.-In the
Board of Assistant Aldermen last evening,
the following highly indignant communica-
ton was received from Mayor Conway:
"It becomes my duty as Mayor of the
city of New Orleans to call your special at
tention to the, fact that Major Williamson,
Chief of Police. allowed to-day. as you are
aware, the police to leave their posts as
guardians Of the life, limb, and property Of
the city, and gather for hours around the
City Hall TO demand payment for past SER
vices.
Not only was this connived at by the Chief
of Police, but he voluntarily headed dele
cation who came into my parlor at the City
Hall, while great crowd of the police
awaited the action of the delegation outside
the building. Nor this alone. The Chief
quietly stood by and acquissced, by his
silence, in the threat of one of the speakers
to seize the City Hal and prevent any husi-
ness being transacted by the elected officials
until paid. 1t is due to the dignity of the
city government that the Chief of Police
should be publicly censured for hls di4po-
sition to second a breach of the peace.
Now, so far as the police force is con-
cerned deeply sympathiZe with their un-
fortunate condition. Had it not been for
eXMayor Heath and the brokers, the finances
of the city would now be in healthy con-
dttion. need not recapitulate the events
of the past, known as the Sheridan era, for
every one is familiar with them. 1t is
enough to say that the grossest maladminis-
ton of city affairs during the Heath ad-
ministration has reduced US to the
direst extremity. In view of this, it
isthe settled plan of the enemies Of
the present administration, who trade in
politics as in merchandise, to break down,
and if that can not be done by mobocratic
influence, to destroy the present admins
tration. .....
DESTROYS of doing everything in my power
to pay the police force, respectfully recon-
mend that a joint resolution be passed au.
thorizing that the said police and other
employees Of the city be paid in greenbacks
or their equivalent in city money. If green
backs can not be raised, then advise that
the Treasurer be authorized to pay the
above liabilities in city money, allowing
the discount or difference between city
money and United States Treasury notes.
deeply sympathize with the suffering OF
the police, many of whom are not able to
purchase the necessaries of life for their
families. ! am anxious that they should be
paid as speedily as possible, and when this
Is done we can have abundance Of leisure
to look about us and see what is best to be
done for the further interest of the city.
Assistant Alderman Camp denies the ale
cation relating to Mayor Heath, and Messrs.
Pemberton and Sturcken defended the &C.
ton of the police in an animated manner.
Mr.. Fisher, whom Mr.. McCay, in the
Mouney case before Recorder Becker Mon
day spoke of as zone of our quasi Assistant
Aldermen" offered a series of resolutions
censuring the action of the police in assem-
bling and visiting the Mayor, characteriz-
ing it as 'riotous,n and condemning the
Chief Of Police for permitting it, and asking
that he be erraigned before the Police
Board and removed from his official posi-.
ton, which was adopted and sent to the
Upper Board for concurrence.
After reading Of the resolutions, and be-
fore they were passed, good deal of dis
cussion was had touching the proprlety of
adopting them. Mr.. Breen stated that the
Chief had Informed him that the movement
of the force had been made without his
Mr.. Sturcken took the ground that there
had been an unnecessary delay in paying the
| force any way. He said that the Common
Council had displayed very careless spirit
| about it, and did not seem to care whether
| they were paid or not. He indulged in some
very pointed thrusts at the Finance Com
mittee, and alluded to the fact that some Of
them were paid $500 per month.
Mr.. Farrell controyerted Mr.. Sturcken's
position, and contended that the bonds of
the city could not be made available at par,
and that every possible exertion had been
made to raise money to pay the police and
the other creditors of the city.
BANNER PRRsENTATIoN.-The Grant and
Colfax Club Of the Third District was pres
sented with q splendid banner on Saturday
at Green's Chapel, on Poet street. BY the
Union ladies. Ara. Harriet Moore made the
presentation TO the President OF the Club,
1 Fa,tafn I7rokhhu IN kha folfhuinp address.