True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-05-02
Nroreeutmga of Goumrfl.
OND municipality
TUESDAY, 3Oih April, 1889.

TUESDAY, 30h April, 1889.
The Council mot pursuant to adjournment. press
ent Hon. Joshua Baldwin, and all tho Aldermen.
The Journal Ut the preceding meeting read
and approved
A communication received from VIM. H.
Wheaton, Collector OF taxes on hacks and drays,
md hawkers and pcdlur transmitting q ststcment
Of monies collected by him for the quarter. ending
tho 3lst March, which was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Petitions from R Terrell, Iabez Barney end H.
Pearson, were read and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings.
One from J. A. Beard, whereupon, tho rules be-
ing dispensed with, it was
Resolved, That it DO permitted J. A. Beard,
Auctioreer, TO soil merchandise at public auction,
on the vacant ground between NJ gazne rect and
Levee and Canal streets, on Tuesdays and Fridays
Of each week: provided that this resolution may DO
rescndcd BY this Council at any time; and provided
that said J. A, Beard sh II conform to tho Police
regulations, requiring the side walks and streets
not to be encountered to tho Inconvenience of tho
public.
Mr.. Peters, chairman ofthe Committee of Finance
reported ths following resolutions, which. the
up and adopted.
Resolved, That the Comptroller be and no is
hereby authorised to sign checks in the name of
the Treasurer, during tho ndispesition Of tho lat
ter.
Resolved, That the resolution of the 18th March,
to receive p. o,nissory notes in payment of debts
due this Municipality, be applied only to such
debts as were then due.
Resolved. That whenever il becomes necessary
to bring suit for the payment of debts duo to this
Municipality, the privilege now granted by certain
ordinances, of making payment in notes, shall be
withheld, and cash only received
Mr.. Caldwell, chairman of the Committee
Streets and Landings, made the following report
accompanied with the annexed resolutions, which
tknN t.nHs
up and adopted. On the motion to adopt that in
relation 10 tho opening OF St. Thomas street, Mr..
Freret caltd for the yeas and nays which resulted
in Messss. Cadwo Gloyd, Hall. Lockett, Peters,
Rodgers, sewc'l, Whitney and Yorko voting in the
affirm tive, and Mr.. Freret in the negative.
MIR. Caldwell, introduced tho following Ordin.
ance, which was read, ordered to be printed and
made the order of the day for the next meeting.
REPORT
rOfthe Committee on Streets and Landings.
Your Committee beg leave TO report tho fol-
lowing resolutions upon the petitions referred to
them.
l. Petition of sundry inhabitants FOR opening
St. Thomas street.
2. Petition of Depouilly.
3. Petition of Bento Davilla Toledo,
Whereas-arplication has boon made to this
Council by John IL. Hilton, James Raney, VIM.
ii. Avery, w Bogart James L. Bogart and thr.
teen other owners Of property in the vicinity, to
cause TO DO opened and continued St. Thomas
atrcet in a straight limo from Suzette street 10
Annunciati0n street.
Be il therefore resolved that notice of said appl.
cation be given, in French and English in tho
True American and Bulletin in conformity with
law and that if no opposition be made to said pro-
posed improvement, that this Council will proceed
se-cause said street 10 be opened and continued
isPrayed for by tho Memoriaists, according 10 the
provisions ofthe act tthe 81 April, 1882, rcgu-
latiRg the opening Of streets &C. within tho limits
of thu CITY of Now Orleans
Resolved, That the conduct Of tho Wharhngcr
in removing the distractions from the wharves,
remaining there in violation Of tho existing ordi
and particularly Of the lumber Of Depouilly
90 far from meri,ing complain: against him, de-
serves the appreciation Of this Council.
Resolved that it is mex pedient to grant the pc
tition Of Benito Davilla Toledo to erect an avn
ing ut the head Of the Ferry " hart.
49, JAMES II CALDWELL, Chairman.
D. WHITNEY.
S. ]. PETERS. ~r-