 Although during his rule, may crises hit the city, a number of public projects were completed which improved life in Ghent.A number public works ensured the cleansing of the city and gave a first impetus to the elaboration of an urbanisation plan with long term objectives, such as the municipal slaughterhouse and the Guislain Institute (psychiatry) and especially the establishment of an urban education network, which laid the foundation of the present public education system of the city.In 1854, the liberals lost the municipal elections against a list of moderate liberals and liberal-Catholics and Judocus Delehaye became the new burgomaster.