The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-30

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proner for the occasion-and your committee fee
] confident that the tribute thus voluntarily sub
scrIbed by those who have it to give will be hun
drediod more acceptable to Father Mathew, thar
| an APPROPRIATION OF The Council Of This Mnnicipal
| ty, when such an appropriation must neceseariIv
postpone the payment of many just and pressing
debts p0''''z
All of which is most respectfully submitted.
Henry SEsi I tkAsMSaRHhAS@SN' ksSaHhAS@SN.
Mr. Renshaw. Chairman Of The Committee on
STREETS and Landings, presented the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, application has been made In this Conn.
cIl by John Glei-s, I. Grima, Samuel Fagot, VIM
Creppe and others, TO cause to be opened Nor,h
ur rtr reet 10 70 Baronns street. and whereas
ton of the Council TO cause said street to be opened
as prayed for, has been given according to law
and no satisfactory objection thereto having been
made;
ResolUed, That North Poydras street be opened
~ straight line from its present Termination
through TO Baronne street, and that the Mayor be
hnu ne - hereby authorized and requested canse
appiIcatlOn TO be made 10 the Honorable the Fourth
District Court, to appoint three discreet and dsln-
terested persons, comneient to serve as Jurors in
said Court, TO act Commissioners Of estimate and
assessment, in conformity with an act, entitled
An act to regulate the opening, laying out and
1882.
On motion, the rules were dispensed with, and
the resolution adopted.
- Mr.. Hawthorne, Chairman of the Committee on
House ct Refuge, offered the following resolution
ResotUed That the sum of seven hundred and
htty dollars be and is hereby appropriated for the
use of the House of Refuge
on motion, the rules were dispensed with, and
the resolution adopted.
On motion Of The same gentleman, the Council
proceeded to the election of Commissioners of the
House OF Refuge, and the President declared tha,
the members of the late Board were duly re.elect-
ed, viz:
Messrs J: A. Mayhin, E Macpherson. James
oau' j. r. Harrison, Wm. Goodrich, J. o. Pier
son, l.. Matthews and H. G. Stetson.
ORDER OF THE DAY:
The resolution relative to Public Printer was on
motion of Mr. Sewell laid over
The resolutions relative to Grading, Planks, ETC.
for the Levee, were taken up.
On motion of Mr. Renshaw, the clause in the
first section, including the taking up of the bal.
last, was stricken out, and the security fixed al
two-thirds the amount of contract
On motion of Mr. Marks, the security must be to
the satisfaction of the Council, instead of the
Committee; and the resolution, thus amended was
adnpted, as follows:
hesotred, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby.
requested and authorized to sell at public auction
alter giving ten days notice in the official ourna Of
thus Municipality in accordance with the 12fh Sec
,lon % Of an act OF the Legislature, approved March
loth lo0O, and with the specifications for the worl,
on file in the office of the Surveyor, the following
works:
lst. The grading of the road bed of Fulton
street, and laying plank road on said Fulton
street, from Julia 10 Canal street
I'd The furnishing and delivery on the line O
SAID street for the plank road the following lumber
Zo2OOO feet board measure Of hard yellow hear
pine z to IL inches wide 3 inches thick. and in
even lengths of 25 and Is feet; 81 500 feet board
measure OF do. 3 by inches any lengths over Is
feet.
2 The uraJiorv of
adjoining the present woodwork of the landing, and
laying plank on the same between Canal street and
the eamship wharf.
4th The furnishing and delivery on said work
OF the following described lumber: 49SOOO fe-
board measure hard yellow pine, Is to 90 feet long
to y inches wide, and inches thick $4,000 do
by inches any length over Is feet
9th. The grading and planking of one hundred
teet OF The fiat boat landing adjoining the wood
work, and making two plank outlets 10 the same
and the grading of one hundred feet on the rear o
the coal Basin, with plank road from the same I,
| Fulton street.
9th The furnishing and delivery on the fat boa
and coal boat landing, of 24S $50 feet Of hard vel
low pine as follows: 226 800 feet ard measnr
70 to ~ long, inches thirk, to 10 inches wide
Y 400 feet do. by 6 any length over IS feet
Ith. The grading of the road beds and construc
ton OF the plank roads on all the projections o
the streets, between New Levee and the pIankins
on the landings from Canal street to Delord street
Sth The furnishing and delivery on said streets
OF 2O4O thousand feet of hard yellow pine heart
lumber as follows: 10000 feet in even lengths
OF 20 and 10 feet $4,000 feet do. by any length
over Is feet.
Security to the amount Of two-ihirds of the con-
tract and 10 the satisfaction ofhe Mayor and Council
for each OF the above works. will be demanded,
and bidders will be expected to furnish said Sc.
cuflty on the day OF the sale, otherwise the con-
tracts will be adjudicaed to the next responsible
bidder, at their expense and risk.
ResoiUed, That so much of the revenue for the
year 1851, arising from the steam and atboat land.
ings, as may be necessary, is hereby specially an
proPriaed for the payment of the works ordered
thereon, at the present sitting of the Council
That part of the Police Report relative to a
Lookup was referred to Committee on Streets and
Landings.
Tne resolution relative to repairs of Engine
Houses introducing water, and building an En-
glne House, were severalIy adopted as follows:
ResotUed, That the Mayor be, and is hereby,
authorized and requested, after having given ten
days notice in the official paper of this Munich
paliy, to sell according to the terms of the 18th
section OF an act passed by the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana approved March 18th, 1850,
the contract, for making the following repairs, ad
dtttonS, alterations, etc, TO the engine houses
hereinafter enumerated in accordance with plans
and specifications file in the SURVEYORS S
office. All the work to be done in good and sub.
stanilal manner to the satisfaction of the Surveyor
and Fire Committee, and the contractor to enter
into bond and security, in truce the amount of his
contract for the faithful performance of his work
The whole of said work to be done prior to 1st of
October.
Engine House No. lon Hunter street-FIoor
Of house to be tagged new nlanA aoyr W staoIe !;
repairs to roof stvP leaks house and premises to
be painted and whitewashed; stone bridge over
gutter in front of house.
Engine House No. 2-Tchoupitoulas street
Additional story TO stable, with new roof to that
and hose house new door frames where neces-
sary painting and whitewashng house and premi-
ses.
Engine House No. 5-Girod street-Additional
story to stable renewal of staircase to outside of
house yard to be tagged.
Engine Houss No 6-Notre Dame street-Re-
pairs 10 roof new copper cutters to building.
Engine Co. No 13-Perdido street-Building
of two story brick stable across rear of lot con
struction of trough, fifty feet long, on iron
supporters, on plan of that of Engine No 5.
Protection Hose COmpanV-Girod street-Ad-
dtonal story to stable yard to be laid with flags
doorway to house to be widened.
Louisiana Hose Company-Perdido street.
Repairs to roof of stable.
Hook and Ladder Company-Girod street
Continuation OF building to wall; widening Of
front door removal of staircase to outside.
Reso1Ued, That the Surveyor be, and is hereby,
authorized to instruct the Commercial Water
Works Co. to introduce the water, and place a
hydrant into the yards of Engine-house No. 5, and
Protection Hose Company
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and is hereby au-
thorized and requested after having given tea days