The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-29
Balance on hand this day ................ Al y
Mem Orleans. .a,.g,ist ". 1850. ssl 07 05
'''" o''ea"S' TUG AS' w. H. GARLAND, Treasurer.

mittee and which the Council refused to have pub
lished by the following vote;
tYEAs-Me:n. Hawthorn. MARKS hen'naw' sske' ana
EASssMss. Hsls, Hoansr Johnson MccOmiek' PRICE,
report from the Surveyor various public
works was referred, vwithou being read, to Com
mittee Streets and Landings
A communication from the Finance Comn-ittee
OF Municipality No. l. relative 20 fees Of Counsel
in defending a suit relative TO wharfage dues, was
referred to Finance Committee.
A report of the First District Surveyor on the
progress Of the Common street shell road, was re-
ferred to Committee Streets and Landings
Report of Capt. Fomo against Waterman FULLY,
was referred to Police Committee.
Capt. Eldredge pettoned for leave Of absence for
one month, which was granted.
A report of Commissary of Second Ward against
the stables of the Carrollton Railroad Company,
was referred to Police Committee.
PETITIONS.
OF Lamplighters for increase of pay;
Samuel Jobson and Mrs. Gray for correction Of
assessments;
Samuel l.. Forgay, relative to amount due him
for sidewalks, were referred to Finance Committee
OF Dennis Cronan relative to plank roads and
paving Baronne street;
Citizens of Seventh Ward, relative supply of
water;
Willis Mcclure, relative to his contract for lurn-
Der;
]. B. Cotton, Attorney of city of Lafayette rela-
tive to opening Felicity Road;
John Gleses relative to veranda on Poydras
street;
Citizens for the improvement of Canal street,
were referred to Committee on Streets and Land
ngs
OfMaj. Gen. Twiggs, for emancipation of slave
Susan
John Pearee, for emancipation of slave Emily,
were referred to Police Committee.
OfMr. Hagelberger, for reimbursements for side
walks was referred to Committee on Claims.
1 nf Fire Cornnanv M Q for an apnronriatnn of
| $3.50 for repairs;
Fire Company No. 10, for an appropriation for
Fire Company No 20, for an appropriation of
$40 for rent, etc., were referred to Committee on
| Fire.
| Communication from D. Nelligans, one relative to
/ B. Duffy, recommendation of A. Dierkes, of Jas
| Clark to be appointed Commissary Of the Batture
i of F. Meyer to be appointed on the Watch, and OF
i Peter Nuss to be appointed Lampghter, read.
/ OF slaves to organize temperance society, was
laid on the table.
1 A communication was received from Billiard and
Roselius, Esqs, relative to defending Batture suit
/ at Washington and Mr.. Renshaw offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which adopted
Resolved, That the Finance Committee be aud
| they are hereby authorized to make the necessary
| arrangements with Messrs. Bullard and Roselins
to have the suit of w. j. Minor VS.. Second MUM
cipality, defended at Washington city ON behalf Q
this Municipality.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The same gentleman presented the following
resolutions behalf of the Finance Committee:
ResolVed, That the Treasurer pay, on the war
rant of the Mayor, the following sums, viz:
To sundry persons for salary watchmen from
date of their discharge to end of the mon tn of June
1850, as per Pay Roll of Day and Levee Police
one hundred and forty dollars and sixty-fve
cents
To sundry persons for salary as Night Watcl
from the date of their discharge to the end of June
1850, six hundred and seventy five dollars and fifty
cents.
To sundry persons employed as Iaborers in June
1850, eight hundred and thirty dollars and ninety
| eight cents.
| To sundry persons employed as laborers in July
1850, seven hundred and fifty dollars and seventeen
| cents.
To sundry persons for their dirt carts employed
in June, 1885, five hundred and fOrty-eig.ht dollar
| and ninety-six cents
To sundry persons for their dirt carts employed
in July, 1880, four hundred and furtyseven dollar
| and fifteen cents
To sundry persons employed in Surveyors De
partment in June, 1850, five hundred and forty-fv
| dollars.
To suudry persons employed in Surveyors De
partment in July, 1850, six hundred and seventy
five dollars and sixty-six cents. *
|, To sundry persons employed on Dsedgeboat, il
June, 1850, three hundred and thirty-fve doari
| and twelve cents.
To sundry persons employed on DR. edge-boat, il
July, 1850, three hundred and sixteen dollars ant
. four cents.
To Martin Coughlin, for cleaning Dryades stree
, Market, one month, twenty-five dollars.
! To Long & Maglone, for copper work for Dredg
i ing machine, eight dollars.
To Wells, Nimlck 81 Co., for coal for Dredge
boat, one hundred dollars.
To d. Dana, for chains furnished Dredge-boa'
fifty-seven dollars.
To Prague 81 Sherman, for lumber for Dredge
boat, two dollars and ninety cents.
To Samuel Hogan, for nails for Dredge-boa
| twenty eight dollars and fifty cents.
To G. Mcclure, for coal for Dredge-boat, on
hundred and forty dollars.
To H. Mcclure, for wood for Draining machine
!, | sixty dollars.
q To D. o Mccain, for iron work for Dredg,
boat twenty eight dollars and thirty five cents.
9 To A. p Simpson, for lumber furnished 70
: Streets etc., six hundred and thirty dollars an
thirty-five cents.
;, To Leeds & Co., for iron work. etc., five hundre
9 and forty three dollars and ninety cents.
To H. Bidwell Il Co., for II coils Manila rop
twenty-nine dollars and six cents
s- To J. MUS, for carpenters work, twelve dolla
j. and fifty cents.
/, To German & McGrath for laying gunwales
Seventh Ward, nine hundred and ninety-seven do
t, lars and eight cents.
{. To Pat, Ward for extra work in carting cart
filling in bridges and conveying sick to Hospta
three hundred and thirty-eight dollars and sevent
M | cents.
To +. Young, tor conveying SICK TO Hosplta
etc. seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
To r. Turner, for conveying sick to Hospits
and removing dead animals, sixty-two dollars al
twenty-five cents.
To ]. w. Stanton & Co., for seven casks Sper
OIL eight hundred and fortynine dollars and invent
five cents
To Hy. Westerman, for tolling bell in CONNER
Grafton Of Gen. Taylor's death, three dollars
To Widow E. Schuber, for six months rent
Watch house. corner of Annuciation and Rob
Streets two hundred and forty dollars.
To W. A. Gasquet for three months rent of B
rome street Watch house, one hundred and eight
seven dollars and fifty cents.
To ]. B. Quinn, for painting and letteril
Watch house capes, fifteen dollars.
To Elias Harris, for removing privy on He,
az street, fifteen dollars.
% ToJ. Emanuel for steel pens, two dollars.
70 To Washington Artillery Company, for firing
salute and minute guns the 9TH and 18th of Jul
one hundred and sixty-fve dollars and seventy fl
cents.
To Bernard Margny, for certificates furnished
the Assessors, one hundred and twenty-eight d
lars and eight cents.
To S. Rechrart, for binding acts of Legislatu
five dollars. M
To Shields u Collins, for engraving seal for
corder's and Mayors Court, twenty five dollars.
To Mr., J. Liyauasis, for a Refrigerator, {
dollars.