The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-27

SECOND MUNICIPALITY CoUNCIL--Tuesday
evening, September Goth, 1848. Present, Alder
men Renshaw, Gleason, Peters, Bullitt. Graham,
Smith, Thacker, Marks and Lands; Acting Re-
cOrder GOlding presiding.
The following is the aggregate of the Treasures
weekly statements since the last report, Sept 5th
three Weeks:-
On hand at last report. ................$ 222 IS
RRsieyea SINCE 2O5O6 66-207 2 q
On hand 963 81
A message was received from the Mayor inviting
the Council to join the First Municipality in aiding
the Third in repairing the breach in the levee,
caused by the late crevasse, near the Ursaline
Convent. Mr.. Peters argued that if all was need
ed, the Council should have been communicated
with directly by the Third Municipality The
course taken, he said, was irregular, and on motion
the subject referred TO the Committee on Streets
and Landings
A communication from the Surveyor was read
enclosing letter from Geo. Lee Acting President
OF the Commercial Water Works Company in re-
ference 70 the supply of water for public purposes
OF the Municipality. The letter enters into a cal
Culaon to show that the works are unable 10 sup
ply the quantity demanded by the Surveyor, and
which, 1t is alleged, the charter of the Company re-
qulres 1t TO do. This is the burden of the letter
There are some references in it to the spirit in
which the correspondence has been conducted on
the part of the Municipality, and in reply to this
Mr. Dunbar Is quite tart enough. Arguing that the
letter charges him with allowing his feelings to be
enlisted against the Company, he retorts by saying
that II such had been the fact he would have fol-
lowed the example of the CompanV and entered
into minute calculation to show its shortcomings
to the Municipality. This additional correspond
ence was referred TO the Committee on Streets and
Landings, which has under consideration the pre-
Vlous correspondence on the subject.
message from the Commissioners of the Work
mouse, suggesting an improvement of the street
fronting the Work house, by paving, ETC., was re-
ierred 70 the same Committee
Peutions from prOperty-hoders and residents in
me nelghborhoOd Of the site upon which Mr.. w.
b. Mullen Is erecting cotton ickery on Richard
street, against It's erection in that place. as tending
10 depreciate the value of property and render the
Eicuage dsagreeable for residence, was referred TO
tle ToHce Committee. Another petition praying
59' Ihe removal OF the cotton-pickery of Richard
Llue, Oh Ihe same street. as similarly obnoxious,
was referred to the same committee
An application from the Gas Comnanv for liberty
70 discharge the surplus coal tar which has accu-
mulaled AT the works into the Mississppi was re-
ierred 10 the Committee on Streets and Landings
Mr.. Peters, from the Finance Committee, offered
resolution 10 pay John f. Drake $500 for services
as Inspector Of FiTe-wOOd. Mr. p said that Mr.
Drake was appointed Inspector under an ordinance
of the General Council that he had rented an office
and employed persons TO assist him. On commenc.
ing his duties, he found that all or nearly all the
wood-venders refused TO be governed by the ordi-
AlIHtCs du ne lldue pre- tTdtlOS 10 commence suits
against about sixty of them. BY the advice of Re-
corder Baldwin, however, he only prosecuted
one, IN order TO save costs to the Municipality
should the suit be decided nfavorably. Judg-
ment was given against the vendor in the lower
Court, and the case being appealed, the decision
was confirmed, by which fine of 500 was i'm
posed. One-half of this went to Mr.. Drake, and
Mr. Peters said, if he had not followed the advice
of the Recorder, he would from the sixty prosecu-
TONS have derived sufficient compensation. Under
The circumstances, as he had not Mr.. p considered
he had an equitable, although not legal claim for
remuneration. Several members said Mr.. Drake
had not performed his duties, even since the Court
pronounced the ordinance legal, and the conse-
4nence was, woOd-buyers suffered to the amount of
~ or - per cent After some conversation, it was
agreed that the matter should lay over until further
investigated.
Mr.: Renshaw, from the committee on Streets and
landings submitted a resolution authorizing the
surveyor to advertise for proposals for repaving
Magazine street from Felicity to Edward streets,
and to repair the paving of the same street from
Edward to Dupantier. Also, resolution extend