The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-06
NEW ORL E A MS:
Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting.
The Joint Committee met yesterday at the mayor ONCE
at O'Clock, P. NJ. Mayor Crossman presiding.
letter received from Mr. DUNBAR In winch ne iad
before the Committee plan for stopping the crevase sub
med by Mr. Wood No action was iaken on TINS. rs MI
W. did not specify any time IN which The "oN was 10 De
finished.
Mr. Fabre introduced resolution nructng the Munich
pality attorneys prosecute who may be dis
covered cutting otherwise Dung the levee bordering the
New Canal and the Canal Carondeet.
Mr. Stewart offered amendment, including those
sons who may heretofore have broken the levees.
Mr. Renshaw opposed to the resolution every point
of view He did think that the evees should have been
rsed the first place. Their effect TO increase the volume
of shove. and If they be repaired Camp street.
and Magazine street, would be inundated. a rise of
two inches would produce that effect The engineers had
told them that the evees did raise the above them
But this he did not believe; MI. FOrshay. gentleman
capable ojudgng had said that rise of six inches would
be the consequence of raising the evee If any evee to
be made it should be made Felicity road where the whole
city would be protected.
Mr. Leeds said that the Draining Company authorized
~ its charter to build the evees alluded to- and inunng
them in any manner was pens! offence w..
To this Mr. Renshaw replied that if the Draining Com
Against that he would nol!ng bat why should this
sns cg BE-
Why should the Second and Fouiih Wards of the Second
pense of work which would only njue themselves AS
the beautiful garens ETC. down town which would be in
had been such places in the Second and Fourth Wards
which now under water
Mr. Leeds remarked that it the duty of the city au
thorties protect the Draining Company its rights and
the ecution of its works. particularly when large
portion Of the city to be ected from overflow The
gardens ETC., town have already received all the
they liable to- and little water would not hurt
them. Those down still intact and they should
be kept So
Mr.. Fabre sorry have introduced resolution which
had caused much debate; but when they had taken
son they should adhere to it, They had Yesterday. by
vote Of passed resolution 70 repair the evees and
passed as amended MessIs Renshaw and Cook Voting in
the negative.
AT this juncure there interesting little episode, in
which the were Messrs. Monayne and Renshaw.
Mr. MonIayne, in his seat made some accusations against
Alderman Goldng for having he said been concerned
cutting the levee onthe North bank of the New Canal Mr.
Renshaw and in state of excitement said that
If hee accusations to be made, they should be
made before the face of the accused party and behind
his back COMMITTEES had been appointed investigate
this subject and it did not become to pejudge
the case.
resolution was Offered by Mr. Fabre and passed, in
struggling Mr. Dunbar with the work tho
Mr. Renshaw offered resolution nstructng the city Sur
veyor to report today the practcabty and expedeney
Of constructing evee along Felicity Road from Apollo
street to the Metarie Ridge.