The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-29

require 5000 yards of sand, and there is clause
that provides for payment, but by monthly install
ments, on certificate OF Surveyor.
Mr.. Grant and Mr.. Blanchard further state,
that they are clearly of opinion, from a careful
scrutiny of the said contract, that this Municipal
ity had no claim whatever to the sand taken out
by Ward, in the fall of 1850, and of which the
late purchase of $ll25 was part, and that the
price of As cents per yard paid for the same was
reasonable. -
From the foregoing synopsis from the contract,
and the testimony, your committee are of opinion
that the main object and design contemplated in
the contract of P. Ward, was to clean and keep in
repair the streets in his district and he was to use
batlure sand or brick rubbish for that purpose,
and not street scrapings; and that Of the 5000
yards OF sand required to be gotten out by said
contract, only so much of it belonged to the Mu-
niclpaty as was necessary TO keep the streets in
his district in good order and condition, and the
monthly certificate of the Surveyor, issued under
said cont tract, to he the evidence that the
contractor had complied with the conditions of his
contract, and the evidence on which he received
his monthly payments; and this is evidently the
view of the contract taken by Mr.. Dunbar, in
having its provisions carried out.
The contract should have been worded differ
emily to have entitled the Municipality to have
claimed any residue of any of the 5000 yards of
sand annually taken out and not required to be
used to keep in good order and repair the streets
in the district
In conclusion, your committee further report,
that in their judgment, from critical examination
OF +. wards contract, and a laborious examina-
ton of Witnesses that any sand taken out from the
batture by Ward, and not necessary to be used
to keep in good order and repair the unpaved
streets in his district, righ,fully belonged to him,
and consequently, the sand lately purchased of
him, and which is the principal subject of this
investigation and report, was in his right to sell
dispose OF; all OF which is submitted, together
with documents from number one to sixteen and
tn ha pha fho G,r-
ther consideration CT the subject.
A. BROTHER.
HENRY RESsHAw.
The undersigned, member of the committee. is
still OF tha opinion that the sand in question is that
which Ward got out under the requistion of his
contract, but as the certificate of the Surveyor is
made by the terms of the contract the condition
OF payment, and an acknowledgment, on the part
OF The Municipality, that the acquisitions of the
contract had been complied with, the undersigned
is constrained to assent 10 the conclusion of the
majority OF the committee, that the certificates
being obtained, the Municipality cannot legally
claim the property in dispute. CD YAscrY.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay the following
sums on the warrant of the Mayor, viz:
To Graham, Martin, McLanathan and Davis,
for raising wharves, etc, four thousand five hun
dred and twentyfour dollars and forty five cents
ToF. A. Conant, for extra work on Jackson and
jefferson School houses, two hundred and ninety-
four dollars and sixty.fve cents.
| To Wheeler, Pettus & Co., for work on Dredge.
boat, one hundred and eleven dollars and ninety
five cents.
To John Paul, for boxing trees and repairing
fences of Public Squares, etc., three hundred and
ninety-eight dollars and seventy.five cents
To Wm Pellenz. for repairing public lamps, ETC.,
one hundred and eighty three dollars and ten cents
To J. G. Gaines, for ice-water box for Commit.
| tee Room, five dollars.
To George Sherlock, for repairing roofs of En-.
| gine houses, forty-two dollars and seventy cents.
To Uriah Sadler, for inspecting lumber for the
| Municipality, thirty five dollars
To c. Funk, for sundres furnished for Munich
pay Offices, seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
To New Orleans Commercial Bulletin, for one
years subscription, twenty-fou dollars.
| To Louisiana Courier, for publishing election no.
tice for election of Constable, twenty dollars
To Moreau, for refreshments furnished at the
| Fifth Ward Polls, thirty dollars.
To j. w. Young, for refreshments furnished at
the sixth Ward Polls, thirty dollars.
| To l.. Walton, for refreshments furnished at the
| Seventh Ward Polls, thirty dollars.
To House. keeper of Mississippi Fire Company
No 2, for cleaning Engine-house after election for
| Constable, five dollars.
TO G. Bernard, for cleaning Louisiana Hose
| House, Sixth Ward, after election for Constable,
| five dollars.
| To j. H. Burroughs, for removing dead animals
ETC., ten dollars and fifty cents.
Mr.. Stewart appeared and took his seat
| Mr.. Renshaw, as Chairman of the Committee or
Streets and Landings, presented the following re
port and resolutions, which were severally adopted
after suspendng the rules
The Committee on Streets and Landings, to
| whom was referred the message of the Mayor spe
| cifying the adjudication of contracts to the follow
| ing persons, d. Moores, for laying plank side
| walks Patrick Ward, for cleaning and repairing
the streets of the Third District; Thos. Duffy, fo
tbo vI1ttar lraip
| the Seventh Ward, and J. M. Forgay, for paving
| Poymnia street-beg leave to report the following
| resolutions, in favor of contracting with said
| parties.
HENRY RENsHAw,
| fassssD g. ssG1H1sa WaurLrH.r,
| I. B. B ssfKss: sHasTa1por.
| TMSNty 5d"S 4 4 HrssssI ssIssDs,
| Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and he is
hereby, authorized to contract with ID. Moores as
| principal, and II. K. Spores as security, for fur
| nishing all the material, and laying such plank
| sidewalks may be required by the Council, fol
one year from the signing of the contract, at the
| rate OF eleven and a half cents per running foot
| The work to be done, and the payment made
agreeably to the terms of the specifications.
Resolued, That the Surveyor be, and he il
hereby, authorized TO contract with Patrick Ware
as principal, and G. Johnson and P. o. Shaugh
messy as securities, for cleaning the wed and un
pdVeu stT6etS, anu HlhfkelS, ana Keeping II
repair the unpaved streets and bitches of the Thrt
District, comprised within the following mits
Between the River, north side of Eselle, Benjamin
and Thalia streets, the rear of the Second Ward
and centre of Felicity Road, from the signing OF
the contract, up to the seventh day of February
1858, at the rate of four thousand three hundred
and twenty dollars per annum. The work to be
done, and the payments to be made, in accordanc,
with the terms and conditions of the specifications
Resolued, That the Surveyor be, and he j
hereby, authorized TO contract with Thos Duffy a
principal, and d. Cronan and Jno King as securi
ties, for opening out the gutter drains of Jackson
PALMYRA, Banks, Common, Gravier, Perdldo POy
dras, Cypress, Mrol and Tonti streets, in the Sew
enth Ward, al the rate Of three cents per running
foot The work to be done, and payments made
agreeably to the terms and conditions of the speci
fcations.
Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and he i
| hereby, authorized to contract with ]. M. FOrga
. as principal, and Henry Bier as security, for flu
d nlshing all the material, and paving with the be!
r round stones, Polymna street. between Prytani
and Coliseum streets, at the rate of one dollar an
> eighiy-hve cents per square yard The work to /
K done' and payments made, in accordance with ii
/ terms and conditions of the specifications.
RESOLVED, That the two thirds of the cost of sa
d paving snail be paid by the properly holders {
i each side of said street, on the completion of Il
v work the remaining one. third to be- Maid bv ii
= Municipality. r'''N "
q Resotoed, That A. G. Blanchard the prese
First District Surveyor, be, and he ia hereby.
thorized to act as Surveyor for the First and s.
l. ond Districts. ~
Is Mr.. Hawthorn, as Chairman of the Commit,
on Police, offered the following reports and reso
tions, and they were adopted, after suspension
!. the rules: