The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-07


To Henderson ~ Gaines, for gas chimneys, forty
two dollars
10 Thos l.. White, for letter-paper ETC., for
Surveyors Office, three dollars and twenty cents
10 N. o. Bee, for advertising resolution relative
10 6atture, sixty dollars.
!. 10 Louisiana Courier, for advertising slaves no.
Gces oil election and sales of slaves, ETC. one hun
"feI sT ana hity-six dollars and fifty cents.
sunery persons for men and carts smployedat
5he framing machine, six hundred and thirty y-nine
dollars and thirty-seven cents
10 AZ. y. das Light Company, for lamps and
i Pos.S compete, and repairs to Poydras Mar
ket lamps, one thousand seven hundred and tIUen
ty.three dollars and ffty-one cents
10 sloop Shamrock" for ffty-oue cords ,yooJ
for Draining machine, one hundred and seventy
SIX dollars and forty-nine cents
10 Chas' FILTER, for framing and varnisbino,
maps of Municipality, forty-fve dollars. @'i'''HHs
10 W. II. Garland, Treasurer for suDdry indo
ments and costs Of suit paid by him, two hundred
and eighty-fve dollars
To John Calhoun, Secretary, for compiling five
hundred copies of Rules of Police, printing bind
ing, etc, under resolution passed juIv 2d 1s5o
two hundred and seventy-fve dollars y
Approved August o. s6 DGRossMfASP PsI Ssyg sy
No. 2942.
ResoEUea, That the Comptroller be and is hereby
authorized to contract with Messrs. J. w Stanton
" Co., with John Leeds Esq, as security, for the
furnishing to this Municipality for one year from
the 18th OF July, 1850, and from time to time
as it may be required, with winter stained sperm
OIL OF the best quality at the rate of one dollar and
nifty cents per gallon in accordance with adudica-
ton made to them by the Mayor on the said 18th
July, 1890, in virtue of the 18th section of an act
oil the State OF Louisiana, approved March IS, 1850
and resolution of this Council, passed July 2
1850.
Passed August q, $50 T SHIELDS, Pres pro tenn.
Approved August 80. 1850 A.D,CROsSMAN, Mayor.
No. 2943.
ReSotUed, That the Comptroller be and is hereby
authorized to issue to William Sypher duplicate
warrant, No 1l0l for $685. for his services as por-
ter OF the Fisk School-house for the month OF MAY
last past-the original having been lost aud duly
advertised, and never presented at the Treasury.
The said Sypher holding himself liable to the
Municipality for any loss that might come from
the presentation Of the original
Passed August a. 1850 TIL Shields PEST pro ten.
Approved August 30, 1850. A.D.CROSSMAN, Mayor,
No. 294.
ResoiUea That the Treasurer be and he is
hereby authorized from and after the passage of this
resolution, to endorse on all cash warrants pre-
sented at the Treasury for payment, the date Of
presentation, and that he be authorized to allow in
erest thereon at the rate oil per cent per an
mum from said date until payment, and that he
keep a register of the same.
ga,sSd RaSSvsd ApsH Xss3s. "a 5S53 S s6 R
No. 2945
ReSOlUe3, That the Finance Committee be and
they hereby authorized to borrow on the notes
OF this Municipality, an amount not exceeding
seventy thousand dollars the notes issued to be
made payable in January or February next Ant
that the Comptroller and Treasurer be and they ar,
hereby authorized to issue the notes necessary TO
| said loan.
ReS0iUed, That to insure the punctual paymen
at maturity of the notes issued, the Comptrolle
i 4 L. 1 IaI. 1 L -
pledge sufficient amount of the market notes, an
1 the revenue derived from the wharves and levee
for 1851, will secure the notes issued under tn
| foregoing resolution.
Approved August 90, is56 H.DCiRsossMAN, MayG tSc
No. 2gl6.
| Resolved That the Attorney is hereby instructs
| 10 institute proceedings against James Dixon, an
| his security, David Barbour, for all damages an
loss sustained by the Municipality by his non. con
| pliance with the adjudication made TO him by th
Mayor on the 10th of June of the contract for sur
| plying Lumber; and also against Abel Lafrancoiq
| and security Dennis Cronan, for non. compliance
with the adjudication made to him on the 81 o
June for the supplying Of Spikes;
Passed August q, 1850. TH.SHIELDS Pres't pro TEN
Approved August 80, 1850. A,D.CROSSMAN,M Mayor
No. 29l7.
Resolved, That the Commssares the Wards arr
hereby directed to notify all owners of lots tha
require filling, to have the same filled to proper
level within thirty days, under penalty of fine o
five dollars per day, recoverable before any Cour
of competent jurisdiction, for every dav after ih
notification that said lots remain untitled and tina
the Surveyor be and is hereby directed 10 have al
lots that may remain untitled after said thirty day
from notification, filled at the expense of the own
ers thereof.
Passed August 27. 1850 TH, H,sHIELDs, Pres't pro TEN
Approved August 3d. 1850. AID. .CROSSMAN, Mayo
No. 29l8.
PeSO1i,eI That the or Straats ou,
| Landings ara hereby authorized to employ, tempo
| rarily, an Engineer for the Draining Machine, at
salary not exceeding eightythree and third dollar
| per month and also Fireman, 10 be recommend
ed by the Engineer, at salary of forty dollar
| per month.
Passed August 81, 1S5o TIL sRIELDs Prs't Pro ten
No. 294g.
| Resolved, That the Mayor be and he is hereh
| authorized and requested, after having given te
| days notice in the official paper Of this Munic
paY, TO sell at public auction to the lowest bidde
the contract for making all the necessary repairs
| the TowbOat and Steamship Landings, agreeaby
| the plans and specifications on file in the Survey
| Or's Office;
Also, the contract for the furnishing and deliver
| at such places as the Surveyor may designate, 81
| hundred hard yellow heart Pine Staging Planks c
the best quality, three inches thick by twelve inche
| wide, and thirty-two to thirty five feet long,
| Also, the contract for the erection of Two self
acting FioOd-gales in connection with the Draining
| Machine, agreeably TO the plan and specification
| on file in the Surveyors office.
| Passed August q, 1850 T.H.SHELDS Pres,t pro ten
! Approved August 30, 1850. A.D.CROSSMAN, Mayo
No. 295O.
/ RGSolUedl, That from the passage OF this resou
| tion it shall be the duty of the watchman statone
| on the beat which includes the fire bell Lafay
| cite Square, to perform during the night the dut
of Fire Bell Ringer, defined by the resolutio
passed 9th March, 1913.
| Be 1t also ReS0tUed, That during the day one
the day police stationed at the Hall shall discharg
the same duty.
Passed August 27, 1850. TH,sHIELDs, Pres't pro tel
| Approved August 10, 1850, A.D.CROSSMAN, May
No 295I.
| ReSoIUs2, That the Treasurer pay on the wa
rant OF the Mayor, to E. Commit, one hundred dc
lars, being in full for the value of his horse kill
| by falling through the bridge on the corner
| Camp and Girod streets.
E1SS ESSdys5 ApgU q lSg S s,G P pSG
No. 1852.
ReS0lUea, That the Treasurer and Comptroll
be and are hereby authorized TO issue to Pers
verance Fire Co. No. 13 note at six months dat
to the order Of Jno. Agnew, bearing seven P'
| cent. interest," for one thousand dollars.
Passed AUGUST q, 1885, TIL. SHIELDS PTeSt p,99 @ ea
! Approved August 30, 1850, A.D.CROSSAAN' "iSSo
No. 1858,
: ReSOlred, That the Treasurer and Comptrolle
he, and are hereby authorized TO issue to LoulslaI
Hose COMPANY a note, at six months daie, bearl.
seven per cent interest," for Three hundred dollars.
Passed August a. 1850. TIL, SHIELDS Pres pro tel
Approved August w. 1891. A'DUf~OS9HiAN "aS'