The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-16


Common streets, against an adjoining Slave De-
pot Of Jozetie Bundy, for leave to emancipats the
slave Julius Caesar; and Of InO, Maginnis q Co,
for Leave to remove steam engine and boiler from
the corner Of ST. Francis and Poydras streets to 103
st. Gharles street, were read and referred to the
COMMITTEES on Police.
A letter from B. w elsh, Clerk Of the Work
house, offering John Heath as his security, was
read ana referred % the Committee on Work-house
and Prisons.
A petition Of George Allan and JAS Dayern, for
the erection Of bridge, and road in continuation
Of same, TO Common street communication from
Hugh Grant Surveyor in relation to the contract
Of Thoa- McFarane, and recommending that it be
annulled; and a petition OF E. King, contractor,
for payment for taking up hndfelaying banquestes,
were read andTeferred to the Committee on Streets
and Landings.
A petition Of M. Gallagher, for pay IS night
watehman, eto., was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Of Mrs. Theresa Chiplsy, FOR free license, was
read md referred to the Committee on Claims.
Of Jno, @. Stevenson and j. B. Cousst to erect
veranda with iron columns, az No. so Common
street. was read and granted
A letter from Vim. Monaghan, Notary Of the
Municipality, claiming the right to have the acts Of
sale Of the Bature property passed before him, was
read and received, on motion Of Mr.. Shields
STANDING UomMITTzKs
Mr. Brother, Chairman Of the Committee on
Finance presented the following resolutions, and
they were adopted, the rules being dispensed with
Resolved That the Treasurer pay the following
sums on the warrant Of the Mayor, viz:
To pay roll Of PAYERS and laborerH, for Septem-
har lraH a41f
seventy-eight cents.
To pay roll Of carpenters, labolefs and earters
for September, 1851, one thousand and ihirty-swo
dollars and ninety-two cents.
To pay roll Of laboreEs on r. Jones's contract
for September, 1851, two hundred and eighty-ons
dollars and twenty cents.
To pay roll Of dredge boat for September, 1851,
three hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty-four
cents.
To Hy. McGuinn, for sand shells, bEicks and
lime, furnished for repairs Of streets and engine
houses seventeen hundred and eighty-three dollars
and thirty cents.
To d, Humbfecht, for sundries furnished fof
use Of Council Chamber and Municipal Offices
forty dollsre and sixty-fve cents.
To Van 1andt 4 Co., foE drugs and medicines
furnished Workhouse, fifty dollars and thirty cents
To VIM. Whtia, for lumber for cotfins made at
Wofkhouse, forty.fve dollars and thisty-seven
cents.
To A. Monsanye q Ca, for liquor furnished men
cleafHR away rubbish after the IRE At ST. Charles
Hotel, eighteen dollars and lhirty-ssven cents
To Patrick Fox, ior round stones furnished for
Robin street, one hundred and eighty-six dollars
and five cents.
TO F. Herman, for services as staff bearer to
Surveyor in August and September, 1851, thirty
six dollars.
ToC H. Mobiles q Co, for one vavl boat for
dFedge boat, forty. three dollars and fifty cents.
To the Picaynne, for advertising notice to tax
payers, fifteen dollars.
To u, Walton, fol repairing fence around Clai-
borne Walk, twenty-five dollars.
10 Thomas Flynn, for painting, glazing, etc.,
engine houses and belfry on Baronne street, two
hundred and twenty y-aeven dollars and Gfty-three
cents.
To John Burden, for white washing fences, ect
Of Washington School, thirty-fve dollars.
Te II. +. Swasey, for ruling and binding books,
Tor Committee Room, twenty-five dollars.
10 Richard Tuner, for cash paid for raising
sidewalk on BaTonne street, between julia and ST
Joseph streets, thirty-six dollars and fity-segen
cents.
TO Hogan, Tureand & Co., for hardware, ETC., fur
nished for school, engine, and market houses, ETC.,
two hundred and twenty-nine dollars and twenty
six cents.
To WIN. Phsalen, for repairing paving tools,
twenty nine dollars.
To Lawrence Kearns, for repairing paving tools,
fifty dollars and tifty cents.
To VIM. H. Waters, fof painting and glazing
lars and forty cents.
10 W. J. Logan, for plastering, white washing
etc. engine houses, two hundred and thirteen dol
lars and sixty-fve cents.
To Allen Hill, for making door bars for engine
house, eight dollars and twenty-five cents.
To James Mulholland and George McGilway,
for labor on engine houses ten dollars.
10 John Armstrong, for cast iron columns for
engine house No. 13, forty-three dollars and
twenty-five cents,
To H. Beebe, for damages sustained by him for
change Of grades on Claiborne street. two hundred
dollars.
To J, Cosgrove, for hose furnished James Gulick
Fire Company, thFty-eght dollars.
10 Day, Klein q Co.. for lumber furnished Jack
son No. ls engine house, sixty-two dollars aud
iorty-iiye cents.
To WA. Eliger ior awning, ETC.. for Protection
Fire Company No. l9, thirty dollars and fty cents.
Io George Hayton, for repairing roofs Of engine
houses Nos. and Is, eighty dollars and fifty cents
~ Mm. Boyoe, for digging Privy for engine
house No. Is, ten dollars
To Neil Miller, for zincking roofs and gundry
repairs 70 engine and school houses, one hundred
and nixty-lour dollars and ninety. six cents
To J. Collins, tor tax Of t64s, paid by him in
error twenty dollars
To VIM. Hopkins, for tax of 1850 paid by him
in error, eight dollars and twelve cents.
Resolusd. That the Collectors on Real Estate,
Slaves, etc., be and are hereby directed and in
structed return to the Treasurer Of this Munich
pality, all tax bills remaining unpaid on the first Of
December, 1850.
Rssolosa t'ltyther, That the Treasurer be and is
hereby instructed to place in the hands Of the A.
torneys Of this Municipality, for suit within ten
days from the receipt from the Tax Collectors, the
tax bills Of all solvent parties.
ResotDsa further, That the Attorneys Of this
Municipality hereby instructed to institute suit
within ten days, on all tax bills put into their hands
for collection BY the Treasurer and to force c0llec-
tons as soon a. the law will admit.
Mr. henshaw, chairman Of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following re-
solutions and the rnles being suspended, they
were adopted:
RssoJDed, That the Mayor be authorized and
requested after giving days notice in the Off
cial paper, to sell at public auction the contracts
For painting, white-washing, and repairing the
ST. Msry's Market.
For paintings whiie-weshng and repairing the
PoydEas Market.
For painting, white-washing, and repairing the
/ Vegetable Market
The work to be done, and payments made, ii
accordance with the specifications furnished by the
Surveyor and to be published with the said natics
RssolyoS, That the Committee on Streets and
Landings be-, and they are hereby, authorized 20
pnfohase and have erected in the tower Of the ST.
PaiIick's Church, on Camp street, a Town Clock,
with illuminated diala, provided the expense there
for does not sxoesd the sum Of $780,
Rss0iBsd, That TIE Committee on Streets and
Landings Be authorized to employ additional ooun-
sci in the case Of the New Orleans Canal and Bank
ing Company %. the Municipality.