The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-29
NEW ORLEANS THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 1850.

To G. Furk. for sundries for Municipal officers,
forty-five dollars and twenty cents.
To Robert Monteith, for desks for Mayors Court,
seventy-four dollars.
To +. r. Stevens, Bro. 81 Co.. for stationery,
fifteen dollars and fifty cents.
To John L. Lewis, Sheriff, for conveying re-
turns of the election, 18th July, TO Baton Rouge,
etc., eighty-one dollars and fifty-six cents.
To NJ Aspill, for erecting polls and refresh-
ments furnished at election, 10th July, seventy dol
lars.
To B. Moreau, for refreshments at election, 18th
July, 1850, eleven dollars.
To F Young, for refreshments at election, 18th
July, 1850, fifteen dollars.
To Malachy Kelly, for refreshments at elections,
July, 1850, eight five dollars.
To J. Prior, fitting up polls for election, Sixth
Ward, 18th July, 1850, ten dollars.
To @. w. Hardin, for fitting up election polls,
Fourth Ward, ten dollars.
To M. Lindo, for refreshments furnished at
election, 18th July, 1850, thirty dollars.
To s. Maspareau IL Co., for Jury Box, &c, for
Mayors Court, eight dollars and twenty-five cents
To Henderson u Gaines, for gas chimneys, forty
two dollars.
To Thos. L. White, for letter-paper, etc., for
Surveyors Office, three dollars and twenty cents.
To N. o. Bee, for advertising resolution relative
to Batture, sixty dollars.
10 Louisiana Courier for advertising slaves, mo-
tees OF election and sales Of slaves, etc. hun-
dred and ffty-six dollars and fifty cents.
10 sundry persons for men and carts employedai
the Draining machine, six hundred and thirty
dollars and thirty-seven cents
10 N. %, Gas Light Company, for lamps and
| lamp posts complete, and repairs to Poydras Mar
| ket lamps, one thousand seven hundred and twen-
| ty-three dollars and fifty-one cents.
| 10 sloop shamrock" for fifty-one cords wood
for Draining machine one hundred and seventy
SIX dollars and forty-nine cents,
To Chas, Ritter, for framing and vanishing
maps of Municipality, forty five dollars.
To w. H. Garland, Treasurer, for sundry judg
men;s and costs Of suit paid by him.
To John Calhoun, Secretary for compiling fv,
hundred copies of Rules Of Police, printing, bind
ing, ETC., under resolution passed July I'd, 1850
two hundred and seventy-fve dollars.
Rssolued, That the Comptroller be and is hereby
authorized to contract with Messrs ]. w. Stanton
u Co., with John Leeds, ESQ.,, as security for th,
furnishing to this Municipality for one year from
the 18th o. 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 an'
fifty cents per gallon in accordance with adjudica
tion made to them BY the Mayor on the said 1Stl
July, 1880, in virtue Of the 18th section of an &C
of the State of Louisiana, approved March 49, 1856
and resolution of this Council, passed July
1850.
ResoEued, That the Comptroller be and is hereb,
authorized to issue to William Sypher duplicate
warrant, No 110l, for $35 for his services as Dor
ter Of the Fisk School-house for the month of Ma,
last past-the original having been lost and dull
I advertised, and never presented at the Treasury
l The said Sypher holding himself liable to Ii
| Municipality for any loss that might come frol
the presentation of the original.
/ ResOEUed, That the Treasurer be and he
hereby authorized from and after the passage Of tn
resolution, to endorse all cash warrants pr
sented at the Treasury for payment, the date
presentation, and that he be authorized to allow il
terest thereon at the rate of per cent per
mum from said date until payment, and that
keep register of the same.
Resolved, That the Finance Committee be an
they are hereby authorized to borrow, on the not
Of this Municipality, amount not exceedir
seventy thousand dollars the notes so issued to
made payable IN January or February next. Al
| that the Comptroller and Treasurer be and they a
; hereby authorized to issue the notes necessary
: said loan.
Resotped, That to insure the punctnal pawn,
at maturity Of the notes so issued, the Comptrol
and Treasurer be and they are hereby authorized
2 pledge sufficient amount Of the market notes. a
the revenue derived from the wharves and leve
: for 1851, as will secure the notes issued under
foregoing resolution.
n On motion, the rules were dispensed and I
| resolutions severaly adopted-Mr. Sewell hs
ing moved to make the interest on warrants six =
cent, but in which he was not sustained.
The same gentleman, Chairman of Comm
tee on Streets and Landings presented the folio
ing report and resolutions:
v REPORT.
The Committee on Streets and Landings b
}, leave to report
= That during the recess of the Council the pub
works under their direction have progressed
:, rapidly as circumstances would permit-the Z
n tails Of which will be found in the report Of {
Surveyor to the Council.
communication received from Alderm
s Burk on behalf of the Corporation of Lafayet
in relation to making some arrangement for I
d draining of Lafayette by means Of the Dran
s Machine, located in the OF the Fourth War
on terms to be agreed upon between the two G,
: poratons. The Committee deeming it inexpedie
e to enter into snch arrangement for the preset
declined acting in the matter, but with view
facilitating the construction Of the draining can
= now being made in the of Lafayette, the Coz
mittee authorized the Surveyor to allow the &C
n tractor to drain into the Claiborne street Can
under certain restrictions, and certain terms,
particulars of which will be found in the report
n the Surveyor.
d The Committee were notified on the 25th Vi
by the Surveyor that James Dixon, contract
1t had failed to comply with his bid for furnish
lumber, and that said Dixon and his securi
: David Barbour, had been repeatedly notified
comply, but that no notice had been taken of sa
p notifications; the Committee therefore request
the Mayor to resell the contract for the account
I, the former bidder and his security, which was do
| agreeably to the returns Of the Mayor, j. H.
> Cormick being the purchaser, and John Villa
the security, and the Committee directed the s
t. veyor, the Sth inst to enter into the necess,
contract with said parties.
lie On the LIST instant the Committee directed
Surveyor to set the Dredge Boat to work to rem,
the bar, fiat formed along the point of the Stes
boat Landing, and they have the satisfaction
e. report that the said bar fast disappearing un
the operation Of the dredge. The Commit
Or authorized Mr.. Wheeler, engineer, to procur
I'd new anchor and chain, they being required for
use of the Dredge Boat.
ed On application of the Carrollton Railroad @,
pany, the Committee authorized said Compa
e, under the direction of the Surveyor, to erect t.
porary platforms along the line Of the road, to L
RS freight on, in order that the bitches might not
obstructed as formerly, sid platforms to rem
in only during the pleasure of the Council.
d. The Horse Draining Machine, used during
erection OF the steam engine, being no Ion
h, required by the Municipality, the Committee dir
al ed the Surveyor to advertise the for sale
ty far, no satisfactory bid has been made for it.
The committee have authorized the Surveyor
al, cause the following works to be done, it being
cessary, agreeably to his report to the commit
AL | viz:
nd To erect bridges at the intervention of HUI
and Levee streets.
I'M To lay plank floor in draining machine buildi
~ to sink a well to supply boilers, and to contil
the cleaning out Of the tail race at the drain
M machine.
To erect bridges on Common street Road, at
of intervention Of Galvez street, Broad street, Hal
Din Avenue.
To repair shipping wharves Nos IL, 10 and