The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-14

meeting Of this body was held last night In the
absence Of Recorder Seuzeneau, Mr. Bernard was
chosen to preside
Two tables from the Treasurer were received.
One of these tables shows the " Receipts and
Settlements - and the s. Disbursements and Set
Elements from the LIST April last, when the pres
ent Council came into office, to the 30th Septem-
Der, and the other shows the same from the 10th
September to October IA we do not know why
the last table was not continued from the Both Sep
TENDER, instead Of going back to the 10Th. It's :
way they have " in the Third, we supposed The
tables sum up as follows:
From APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 3d.
Receipts and Settlements s,455 IS
Total...........................,.....245, l8i y
Of 40 which paid for expenses incur o no On
red previous to the lst 25sIls 81
Balance on hand September 30. sl8O62 %
FROM SEPTEMBER IS TO OCTOBER IA. ooo >.
Balance on band September l6 gs9 q
heceps o'A'o =
ss5 sS 3 3
Dsbursed s,4OV e
.Sl4,O58 80
To the uninitated this would look like pros
porous condition of the finances of the Old Third,
but il must be known that of all the receipts as
they are termed in one table, and the receipts
and settlements as they are termed IN the other,
by far the largest portion comes into the treasury
in due bills and warrants and such like evidences
OF I1ueDfeQIl6Ss that nave Dtcl lNnhOA ~ hAo
employees Of the Municipality and have been
bought up by taxpayers at heavy discount, In
the first table we are not told how much OF the
receipts and settlements came into the treasury
in cash. hut in the last the cash received Is shown
TO be SI99S IA from September is to October IA.
A communication was received from the sur
vevor informing the Council that small land slide
has recently taken place opposite the Red Stores,
and recommending that piles be Immediately driven
to prevent further injury to the Levee suggesting
an appropriation of 500 to repair the street lamps,
and also suggesting the appointment of Commit
lee TO define the boundary between the Third and
First Municipalities, al the batture, as he alleges
the wharf of the First Municipality, next the boun-
,ary. is one half on the Third The letter re-
ferred TO the Committee on improvements.
Letters were read from Messrs. Tufts d Hobart,
rsquestipp that about $4,000 Of bonds and coupons
Of the Municipality, in their hands, drawing inter-
est ats per cent. per annum, be exchanged Tor new
bonds, drawing per cent interest; and from Mr..
VIM. Frost making the same request IN relation 10
$500 of bonds and coupons ~ his possession Inc
matter was referred TO tie Finance Committee.
letter was read from the attorney OF Mrs. A.
Cruzat stating that note of the Municipality IN
her hands for $751; had been protested for non-pay
ment and informing the Council that unless pfoyi,
sion be made for the payment OF the notes sns VIII
institute legal proceedings. The letter was Ieierieu
to the attorney Of the Municipality.
The Finance Committee WIS instructed to report
at the next meeting upon bills for printing, by the
pruprietors Of the Orleanian, for $500.
petition was read from a number Of properly
holders on the Bayou Road, complaining that It IS
in bad a condition, it is almost impossible Tor
vehicles, and praying the Council to she'll SO much
Of the road as lies within the limits Of the Munich
pality. Mr. Flanders offered a resolution, winch
was made the order Of the day for the next meeting,
providing that the road shall be sheled thirty feet
wide and six inches deep that those property hold,
ers who have pehuoned for the improvement, shall
pay the whole cost Of so much Of the work fronts
their property; that those properly holders who have
not petGoned shall be required to pay two-thirds Of
the cost # so much fronts their property, the
Municipality paying the other third and that when
the road is Macadamized, each property holder