The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-18


of the stock has already taken by citizens of Lafayette
and upper part the Second Municipality and there
appears be aerng prospect oil the of the scheme
The citizens of the Second Municipality certainly have
no objections to it the contrary it is their interest
have the improvement completed practicable.
outlet the Lake would certainly increase the value Of
properly in the vicinity OF its city terminus and have tend
eney to draw large amount of business up town.
Another meeting of the friends of the enterprise held
Saturday evening in the Council Chamber of Lafayette
and the proceedings and statements made give positive
assurance of the success Of the improvement,
An interesting letter from Hugh Grant, City Surveyor was
then read This letter into full description of the char
Of the lands through which the proposed road to
Mr.. Grant estimates the cost of a required -.
Draining Canal at s24 81 90
The clearing OF lands at ,.,..,..'..'.''''' Iii3 %
required emhaukment At.......,.......,, 4l,3l6 o.
BalIasting, sheling seepers, rails, etc. a. 4SS65 ~
Cohunseh'e' L2,oI "
sn5,2l5 %
vote ofthauk was then passed to Mr. Grant for his
pompttude in making his valuable estimate and plans
A letter from Mr. II. E. Lawrence read, offering
complete the proposed road within for the of
sl2OOOO Mr. Lawrence further proposed to take one thou
sand shares the stock of the company and to give sasac
tory security for the performance of the work This letter
referred to the committee plans and estimates
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence, it was resolved, that the
prospectus should be changed enable the
increase its stock from $50 900 TO SOOOO required by the
exigencies Of the company.
One hundred sixty five shares of the stock were sub
cnbed for during the evening and the whole number Of
shares taken is now nearly fourteen hundred.
OF thanks rendered to UGH papers as had
UNFAIRLY given publicity the proceedings OF the company
and the meeting then adjourned TO saturday evening next
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ar,,bar f, ,I .bont ton n,rIock nj the corner of
! FL Ei,iIz rI - ,rofs Third NupicinoHtv /,
nqed in tb 1,ti and must have been the work of an
rerdi,rv "a M fire had bean used in the upper part of the
building for some DAYS The bou~9 belongs the of
NcDonorh We did not learn the amount OF damage
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acmu, Whe stahulhs III rum VI iiet' -, "s ue
came iFsh'eheu al soue'i"s' "" I1su up 'p,,i' o
at a furious rae. me C.'" was M, ' pn ~ '' 'oi
unatsy' not dangerously injured Inc morse zen al the cor
ner oil common ana o. Chae' S'rees' anu was
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H"S' A r ~ - It - ~ -. $500
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uiS % ,rss.snIr and batter ryara r,ssed
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F0URd DrOpHed-An inquest was held on Saturday last
the body OF white man, name unknown who was found
floating in the river, opposite Toulouse First Munc
psliy. The deceased German, apparently about fifty
years Ofage.
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leased had been again arrested by the Second Municipality