The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-10

and me only important point the steamboat landing viii
De e Hng OF the basin on the OF the steamship landing
If would TPSecuy direct your attention to the grOpey
TO embrace the present hatboat wharf
During The past summer the Council authorized have
block paving near Poydrs street and Louisa street taken 1
and reaid on BED Of shells and sand The work was
aud that portion of it far Julia street. which laid
hauling o qf & se woS s ns sas sa Sed s 5
WI Mcn @ were executed cute p wet weather although well laid
took for several days note Of the hauling and found that
an ayer5se Of about ~ 900 tons passed over daily
any paving to be done except in the dry weather
Many Of best streets which had been newly paved were
almost entirely destroyed by the effects OF the overflow eaus
repaired several times is almost impossible TO keep them
II H. order perdIto and Hercules and portion ak
juIed by this disastrous overflow. ! 80
Tor block stone will not enable topaye TcoupouIas
farther than Benjamin street The paving stopped for
block-sione, at a cost of ss2,OS3 as follows:
On Tchoupitoulas from Canal to Suzette street,
On Julia street between Circus and Baronne S2l iia o
Felicity Road, 2,740 %
During the same period there laid 45, ,IS7 yards
OF round and roughstone, costing 1850 %
Making total for paving during the year s1s 43 90
ca to azee Fy T 4 Ros om 70 Jn $
e Baptist julia sreet from West Circus Baronne, with
Apollo to Hercules Dryades between MePomene and TTa
New Levee to Tchouptouas. st John between tod and
Julia; Julia Landing between St Paul and Pine streets
Circus to St Marc; SouthPoydras. from 81 Paul 70 ST Marc
and Baronne from Canal Grod street-a with rou gstone
lows squares on Tas sieet; f~o sasTe on Poy1
MIA street, Caope street; square Of block
stone on Felicity Road
by OF closing the streets around the Basin repair them
rSedss G a.. imperative e substitute block e head O
sp9 gR on Te 9s @ S R be %
the past three and for this equals
sixth OF the tonnage Of the whole port of NewOreans that
ali Of which COMPOSED Of the heaviest Materials sUeR q:
G bricks lumber sand and shells would recommend you
street to New Leyee street. and also to lay the first block
street, between Girod and Julia. with The % same material ri
would respectuly point ont to the difficulties in the
Walk, both Of streets being submerged for hoa duHs
with the he Ne s CSSs 5T s ,
| OF draining into the head Of the Basin.
The contract Of Waper Co., be delivered from Belgium
c T year 5pi ite block stone paving can be laid pn t
CONTRACTS are made Immediately receive large por
on OF e stone to be laid In the early part OF the la and lat
There is present no contract for repairs of streeiss
der my deetions Since the failure Of the contractor OF
ptet 70 comply with and the annHpen Of h
many blocks entirely relaid bed Of hsrp sand and witt
good order would reeommeUd Sst lie @ eSniTaes far arr Nv
several districts be sold as early as possible.
Fourth WarOne on Howard street. between the The Shell
Hecu hd 10 Pecy owSyr f9@d a s e Other ,l p street from
completed and two and half squares Howard street
During the past year the Council ordered the opening OF
Eu9hr9Syie street in order 70 give additional outlet s
lean was opposed by both properly holders and the Munich
eegon %1aa ~ n 1ge upon y9u TIE necessity carrying into
measure Of great public benefit would also cali
Heyia streets Il unnecessary for me TO point ont 10 yoG
the great advantages which would result from this improve
district and the great advantages of additional drainage
There NOT 81 So S aSe pSooe hSd @ b Be- carried @ into % effect
street, that not directly taxed to large amount II he
eau ali difficulty atssdns its openSg Viii SnSes1 D sn
the property be benefited to extent referring
1850 in which point that the Of $4,000 viii be
cost ewaks should the sirss Beopened Il S eads fs
De seen that proper assessment should embrace the property
The Draining Company has cleared the timber from most
othe land between Canal street and the New Canal and
gEoprietOrs anxious TO obtain for The purpose
enable the District Surveyor 10 give ihe line
for the properties
The erection of the Draining Engine for the rear of III
Second and Fourth Wards has progressed as rapidly as cr
cumsanees would alow great difficulty having been ex
oundaions consequence Of the Who sRa b
Two eet under water but the main difficulty has been
come, and In few days the machinery will be placed in pos
guard levee was constructed during the past winter e
the protection Of The city from overflow The evee IS bu
Felicity Road. Soils and NIepomene streets and on d
any crevsse thai may occur The e o he ois New Can
SH GORsuSng constr S sUa svse on the south bank of
%0Hd Gsme se pG e yoY favor Of the
Dryades street. brick sewer Of sufficient capacity
laid on Camp street and the street graded it. at
placed MelpOmene street, and the street graded over
Sewer SIT Gin high by al in largest diameter, egg
shaped. containing 400 bricks to the foot at 81 per
Filling per foot yards
Total per foot . sI3 S
epOmene street a present j: nuisance but Il severed
will become one Of the nsst streets In II tS e o ,bs Com
nercal Water Works Company to The manner in which T.,
their inefficient repairs and have also requested that the pla
Of laying their pipes % a1der 5 the Euers E Be adOgisd tax
the work done in the best possible manner using hsay
willingness Of the company adopt that course for utaF
work, which will be satisfactory to all parties Tn
WATER and are laying pipe Caope, Polymnia and Pry
In conclusion would respectfully call to your notice. III
frequent and general SoIpSnts of residents and pr0pert
the privileges granted them by their charter would pa
used running their engines and the great danger Tss1n
nO attentions sd by " m USr g % I Sass e ors
qommaTes, and those given by the Surveyor, in relation
bitches along the line Of the Road nSted the Presiden
the Company IN relation @ the paving Of their track d
Immediately made with the contractor for this purpose b.
% e be Rbes nss mas pe o the Sens B s % Of an
been placed IN us original POSITION and rests with the Cou
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be adopted in relation TO it, would cal your attention
the fact that authority gTanted by the city
Council OF the I'd Municipality for double track on Naya
street. Respectfully submitted GEO. T. DUNBAR
Surveyor Second Municpsity.
The First District Surveyor reported that the work Il
Common street Shell Road progressing.
The Captain of the Night Watch reported that the Jail
Baronne street required much repair. Referred the Pot
Committee.
The Deputy Warden of the Work house reported that Ii
institution Of nearly all kinds Of provisions Reerre
to Committee Work house.
Capt ForR0 reported that he had suspended three watel
men for neglect Of duty, dukenne. etc. Referred to PoS
Committee.
| PETITIONS:
Of L. ]. Harris, for payment Of bill against the Wor
house.
OfP Creahan for payment fer house removed to stop
| fire, was referred TO Committee on Claims
OF 3 Campbell, free man OF color for emancipation oil
| slave Margaret; :.
of J. Gnefard, for emancipation Of the slave Flora;
, | OF F. Slouty to be reinstated as Watchman;
of citizens against the PoydFas street Restauranwere
fened 10 Police COMMITTEES.
of the Fremens Charitable Association 10 use Iafave
Square for exhibition of Fire Works, was, motion
9 Mr.. Marks, granted.
OF Committee, for permission to establish Railroad
the Leyee;
OF Capt. Stockton relative 10 the lamps at the Basin;
0fD. Cronan to be paid for paving Oh BarOnne st-w
/ referred to Committee IN nd land