The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-27
alnnirinaI afairs.


SECOND MUMoIPALrTx CouEorL Tuesday EUenfngs
ZEE S9IIhe Council met pursuant g adjournment, Ne
The snnnfss ~ IN ~, 'esa, @ese read s,,d .nrS5ved
Message was then received from the Mayor which
Communication was received from Recorder Baldwin.
stating that since the last mssng Of he coans be had
ward and lime be distributed in the streets. and requesting
h sausi 4 III GEam offered resolution SSopine hs
acts Of the Recorder and providing sRlaTy Of $100
month each physician and that spohecares bills be paid.
4 commupeaion from the comptroer stated that he hai
is4s to Nichoias Foarn6 for the sum Of s5ssO0.
The Teasurers report was then received and read a.
Balance on hand at last report, s157 IS
Received since S7S2 zl= 5 se u
b9spuiseo S4o -
Balance on hand s43 "a
A communication received from the Surveyor stating
that he had made every exeon e have the streets properly
sides fulfilling the duties OF sp5yeyor snd he therefore
to take sole charge Of cleaning and repairing the streets
npmbeI Of proposals io Tspadng and building bridges
The Attorney the Municipaliy transmitted to the Coun
ell the petition Of the remaining he of DeIahgane. for
Counsel 70 conduct the suit which has been bought against
the Municipality in the u S: Circuit Court.
continuance of his contract for nihng the Dryades Street
Market from the ls 70 the 10th Of January resolution
A petition was received censuring tbs COmmissary of the
CommissaIy had faithfully attended to his duty The petit
ton referred 70 the Aldermen representing the Ward.
ative to nuissnees was referred to the Police COMMUNE
petition to pave st. John street, between Girod and
Julia, referred to the Committee Streets and Landings
Mr. Peters from the Finance Committee reported the pay
meHt Of $l0O to clerks for services in making out tax lists
Mr. Renshaw. from the Committee Streets and Land
ngs reported in favor Of substituting the name of Mr.. Wal
ter for Walter BaeF, in the contract for furnishing 5000
blocks Of granite. Adopted.
resolution was adopted to authorize the Surveyor to ad
ges ten days for groPO1a. 9 open bitches and drains in
T Comm n a ao s epoed that ne Comptroller had at
tenvey examined the condition OF the Streets and had
with their contracts and after due notice had been given and
the contractors had attended their duties the Surveyor
was ordered to place force of the streets to keep
them in oder. at the expense of the contractors.
The Committee on Police reported against authorizing the
creation Of camphine manufaetoy in the 9TH ward
The COMMITTEES on Claims reported in favor of paying
recovered from him by John Duggan for injuries done his
wharf by the steamboat Alabama n Adopted -.
heath 81 the city pe Ros % az a PSH
sieo Medico Society had sanctioned that opinion.
The Finance Committee made a report on the claim OF
claim T. s%e s also pe ad
to the proposition Of ms Kennedy to sell the portion
ADOPTED, t. s''''D'1 " 80 - = -
Waterman to the night watch Adopted.
The Council then adjourned.
COUNCIL OF THE Cry OF LAFAYETTE- Tuesday EueR-
ing, .2-The Council was full, Mayor Beulgny pre-
The only matter of Importance acted upon was the tariff
The ordinance presented at the last sitting by Mr. Mount
in behalf of the Finance COMMITTEES The following are the
rates as far as the Council acted on the bill:
HawkeT peddef $780, coffee houses, $780, payable guar
terry; cabaret with the privilege of selling groceries, Sl75
circus public ball. other public exhibition with the pyi
ege of retailing liquors. during the Performance so for
each permit, and for each permit without the privilege OF
selling liquors. 50; theatre, $780, wholesale or retail mer
chant grocer trader dealer druggist and apotbecary So
broker $2 agency Insurance not chartered BY
the State $3.50 pawn broker $780, negro depot 500 board
ing house, accommodating ten more persons. $2 Iesau
rant 500 brewer dealer in malt liquor selling by the bottle
$50 beer house retail by the glass SO; billiard table $5O
ten pin alley SO; livery stable 500 nonresident trader
(n0t applicable to persons selling goods the eyee from
boats which they have brought to the city for sael
$25; oyster stand $10 uiteTef SO; shop 3d. coal
yard, &25 lumber yard $25; refinery, 500 dsleTy
$780, soap, CANDLE oil factory $50; tanner or trader in
salt green hides, S50 dairy of ten cows upwards, So
The Council had progressed thus far in the BILL when the
nance submitted provided that the should
be taxed $25 each. 1t shown that this system would
work very neqDaby and to the derment of the
Of the city houses great deal larger
than Others, and the effect of taxing proposed would
be to induce the pTOpeo to enlarge the slaughter houses
order to make each for the greatest number of
butchers thus esenng the number Of saughterhouses
butcher. This amendment adopted, and the tax
reduced from $2 to SIS. IL then proposed to reduce
still further, $40. motion also made to return to
the old ground and instead of taxing the butchers directly
to lay It the slaughter houses Half dozen members
made windy speeches. and additional motions
living at once, until at last the Council to use nautical
phrase, got itself in irons, and well knew how to
and half under consideration when Of the members
disguised with the gauty of the speech Makers and the
disposition to talk to Bunc0mbe retired, and the remain
der Adjourned