The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-15

General CouRcR-Fhs regular monthly meeting OF this
body was held last evening. Present, Messrs Waterman
Jarvis, BENT, Cuculu CALDWELL Vandergnf Allen Rose.
ius, Lugenbuh, Tompkns. Bienvenu, Vouett Mr. Van
dergrff was called to the chair,
message received from the Mayor stlyising the
Council that the Governor had appointed the 9d inst for an
election 10 fill the vacancy in the Legislature from the Third
Representative District caused by the resignation of the Hon
II. A. Bullard.
The usual number of clerks and inspectors of the election
was appointed, and the places designated for holding the
elections The District is comprised of the Fifth, Sixth aud
Seventh Wards Of the Second Municipality
The resolution of the Second Municipality Council pro
limiting all persons from giving any street exhibitions of
Whatever character without procuring license for one year
vas read and reiened to the Committee Taxes
The Committee Couhouses and Prisons reported that
all necessary repairs had been made to the
presented resolutions for the payment Of the bills They were
adopted.
Mr. Jarvis, from Special Committee, reported that the
committee could lind no law authorizing the payment of the
Sheriff for drawing the jury for the Mayors Court and
same. Discharged
Mt Waterman, Chairman of the Committee on Internal
lnproN emen and 10 whom had been referred the message
OF Tie Mayor the subject the last Meeting submitted
'ouWnous and highly interesting report accompanied BY re-
solutions. The committee in herrepor confined themselves
y, Jour "sune sulect' VIA the Tohuantepec Railroad the
view vreAs ana Jackson Road the Shreveport Plank Road
leading INTO the eastern coune of Texas and the Attska
pas Hatoad The report, after aluling to the apathy
W1h has hitherto prevailed in New Orleans on the subject
VI "'ei"d' improvements expresses the opinion that tho
Sht snt Is last spreading among capitalists that their
ride has been touched and that they have become fully
aroused to the Importance of speedy action The committee
tnE that popular feeling is assuming the right tone, and
that the recommendation Of the Mayor appeal the
masses Is good one and should be followed. In the Opn-
ION OF the committee, all the enterprises mentioned, fully
wln The means Of New Orleans, and that the shares d
'led into small amounts would all he readily taken. AOf
hSe projects were parts of the great system Of internal
Improvements which destined TO enrich New Orleans
10 so great an sScn and all deserving Of public
ton.
Ihe COMMITTEES were proud to say that The liberal
which the Tshuanepec enterprise had rccyed
rom our citizens, had carried the necessity Of sid
nom ne rlty but the Committee would recommend that
"eh the laws on the subject shall have altered the
become siockhoder in the other Improvements nentionsd,
In regard TO the New Orleans and jackson Ralroad the
commentator that the city subcrbe $3.50 O0ths of
S'VVVV to The Shreveport Plank Road and the
to inc Auakapas Railroad. The report gives a detailed
Statement OF the urgent necessity of these Improvements and
ue advantages 10 the city by their comp eou Il
the opllon that although the Municipalities may be
embarrassed they viii he the gamers by lending tie credit oil
the gty Ter thee objzclz
ne resolutions recommend that the views Of the Mayor
as embodied ~ the rspot, be Submitted the cizsrs New
yTeaH' aud that IN order bring about this object tye
copies t The report BE- printed in pamphlet form sud
u""'oHlsa' The EesoRtoas, including pas providing to-