The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-19

FIRST JhHRctpatItB COHnCH-Th body held its regular
weekly meeting last evening" Recorder GenOs ia the chair
message received from the Mayor announcing that
IN accordance with resolution Of the Council he had id
yersed for sale the contract for paving with square stone
portion OF Leyee street and the whole of Charities and Condo
streets, said contract having been previously adudcaed
@. W. Wilson In the way the contract for building
bridge Canal Carondee previously sold to A. H.
Mccormick has also been advertised His Honor also an
nOunced that in conformity with existing ordinances he had
advertised the farming of the markets for sale and he init
mated that if changes in the ordinances governing the
markets was contemplated they had better be made imme
diatey.
Mr.. Dupre Offered a resolution insructng the Finance
Committee attend the sale of the markets, and either ac
cep or reject the security offered have the markets
resod on the spot in the security rejected. The
luton adopted
Mr. Clarke offered resolution prohibiting the farmer of
Irene market from renting large number of stalls to any
one person Mr. &. stated that butchers were in the
habit renting number of stalls and distributing ther meat
on them thus reducing the number of cattle killed, and
oreasng the revenue of the Municipality. He also stated
that stalls rented in the purpose Of spec.
ulatinn. An animated discussion snsued Messrs. Fabe
and Clarke opposed to all moropoes and objected to
renting dozen stalls to for purposes of speculation
The resolution was lost by
MIR kabrs moved to instruct the Judiciary Committee to
report such changes might be deemed advisable the o
nances governing the several markets. The motion
The remaining portion OF the Mayors Message was ap
proved of,
The Mayor enclosed letter from f. Garlere ESQ., inform
ing the Council that Of the Municipality given to him
in lSil for lumber and by him transferred to the Citizens
Bank due and had been protested As endorse he had
been obliged to the note, amounting s. 49, and he
asked for relief Referred the Finance Committee with
power to act,
Mr. Bonneval offered resolution in regard to the security
offered by contractors for the faithful performance of con
tracts, Mr., McApin member of the Finance Commit.
tee felt that the resolution direct blow at that commit
tee The resolution precued the taking of any security
Cs2t real estate, Mr. Laughin followed Mr., McAlpn,
and gave his OPINION that the reoluton the most
vanous thing he ever heard Of Considerable debate fol-
lowed, and the resolution finally rejected
communication received from the Secretary OF the
Board OF Lquidators enclosing resolutions passed by
the Board at its last meeting One OF the resolutions notifies the
Council deposit with the least possible delay the sum OF
$780, the Branch of the Louisiana State Bank I'd MUM
cpsy for the payment of obligations past and maturing
in 1870 The other resolution eves per cent on
athe real and personal property of the Municipality to be
called the Liqudaors tax, and be collected The same
lime that the Municipal collected for the payment OF
onewenty fifth part of the debt of the Municipality maturing
IN ISL and the whole amount of interest on the same
Mr. Dupre said that the of per cent would bring
al least S2OeJ, and he OeIed resolution nstructng the
FINANCE Committee TO ask plantations rom the Board
OF qutdato in regard deposit and the tax Of one per
cent.
On motion of Mr.. Fabe the resolution aud the eommun
| cation were referred to the Finance Committee
peuuon numerousy signed aud by many oremen of fire
sompanes was received, asking come aid in the tabsh-
ment OF Hook aud Ladder Company II was rsteed IN
the Fire Committee, with instructions tore .ort
memorial was received from several shin masters ramon
sraling against the nuisance wharf, opposite the Mint Ii
eeHed to the Surveyo, with instructions to report some
plan to obv ate the difficulty.
The Special Committee on the MoDOnugh VIII reported
that in accordance with resolution of the Council, the com
mee had engaged John r. Grymes Counsel to assist in
defending said i should 1t he attacked. Mr. Grymas /.
70 receive retaining fec OF $3.50, and the Of SIS COO in
Vsi' 'h' VIII maintained The sans to be psd Pre- BY