The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-13
OPTICAL.
Council of Municipality No. Two.


The Council met this day present Hon. j. H
Caldwell, President; Aldermen Hale, Hooper,
Johnson, Lawrason, Marks, Montanye, McCor-
mick Pride, Renshaw, Sewe Shields, Stewart,
Sykes and Yancey.
The Journal was read and approved
The following Message was received:
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, June II, 1850
TO te Honorabs Pres.deEt and Members Of the Council
GENTLEMEN-l have the honor tohand you the
result of the sale of contracts for grading streets
and furnishing lumber, made at my office on Mon
day, 10th inst, in accordance with public notice
given in viz tue OF resolution passed by your Hon
orable body, on the Goth ult, viz:
LIST. The grading Of the road bed of Fulton street,
and laying plank road on said Fulton street from
Julia to Canal street
To Dennis ironan, at 81 40 per running foot.
Security, James Davern.
3D. The furnishing and delivery on the line of
said street for the plank road, the following lumber
$4,000 feet broad measure of hard yellow heart
| pine, to II inches wide, inches thick and in
even lengths of 25 and Is feet 81 500 feet broad
| measure of do, 3 by inches, any length over Is
| feet.
To Ward 81 Merritt, at S14 per 1000 feet. Sc
curities, Jas. S. Deas and Curtis & Ranney.
Sd. The grading of 100 feet of the Levee dioin-
ing the present woodwork of the landing, and lay
ing plank the same, between Canal street and
| the steamship wharf
Top shaughnessy at 81 70 per square. Sc
| CuEltlesj ". ". w ulldnlS ana udTLln DrOQerick.
4th. The furnishing and delivery on said work
of the following described lumber: 49s, 900 feet
board measure, hard yellow pine, Is to 20 feet long
to l2 inches wide, and 3inches thick $4,000 do.
3 by 6 inches, any length over over Is feet
To Ward & Merritt, at $l4 per 1000 feet. Sc
| curities, Jas. s. Deas and Curtis q Ranney.
9th. The grading and planking of 100 feet Of
the flatboat landing doining the wood work, and
making two plank outlets to the same; and the
grading of 100 feet on the rear of the Coal Basin,
with plank road from the same TO Fulton street.
To Coleman & Shaughnessy, at 81 so per run
ming foot. Securities, O. c. Williams and Martin
| Broderick.
9th. The furnishing and delivery on the fiatboat
and coal-boat landing of 24S $50 feet of hard yellow
pine, follows: 226, 500 feet board measure, IS to
20 feet long, inches thick, to 12 inches wide
224 $50 feet do, by 6, any length over Is feet
To James Dixon at $13 go per 1000 feet Sc
curity, David Barber
7th. The grading of the road beds and construc-
tion Of the plank roads all the projections OF the
streets, between New Levee and the panking on
the landings from Canal street to Delord street.
To Dennis Cronan, at 81 10 per running foot.
Security, James Davern.
Sth The furnishing and delivery said streets
Of 204 900 feet on hard yelow-he1rt pine lumber as
follows 10000 feet in even lengths of 20 and 10
feet $4,000 feet dO., by 6, any length over Is
To Willis Mcclure. at s13 so per 1000 feet
Security, c. Fl Noble.
enclose you herewith copy Of resolution
passed by the Council of Municipality No. One
at their sitting of the 4th inst, appointing Com
mittee of Conference, to meet a similar one from
your honorable body, relative to a proposed i'm.
provement in Canal street. This is subject o.
much interest, and must beg to call your early
attention to it.
also transmit herewith copy of letter ad
dressed to me from Col. w. S. Campbell, chairman
of the Committee OF Surveys, State Commissioners
with account current Of expenses incurred, and
showing balance due of eight hundred sxty-sevel
dollars and thirtythree cents and asking that yov
would pass the necessary resolution for settn,
your portion Of said balance. From Col Camp
bells letter it will be seen that the hegislatur
made no opposition to appropriate moneys for tn
surveys; but from some inadvertency, bill for tn
refunding of the amount was allowed to go by d.
| fault The next Legislature will no doub. autho
ize the refunding Of the amount expended.
would, therefore, recommend that you take h