The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-17
New Orleans. Aph15. 1851. =
W. H EAEIAgD Treasu


PETITIONS, ETC.
OF D:F Burthe for reimbursement of tax paid
in error, read and referred the Committee on
Finance.
OF George MacGregor, for the emancipation of
the slave Moses Norris Of owners OF property Oh
Coliseum street, tn have a regular Wa,chmaH as
signed 10 their ne ghborhood ; and of residents in
the vicinity of Lafayette Square, praying the
Council tn prohibit the firing OF cannon on said
SOU re, were read and referred 10 the Committee
on Police.
OF the st. Charles Hotel Company, for leave %
occupy the banquette for short period with brick
and rubbish read and referred to the Com
miltee Streets and Landings
communication was read from Henry Bier,
E-q Secretary of the Board of Administrators OF
the Charity Hospital, notifying the Council OF the
appointment of Messrs. HeHnen Fenner and Au
gustn, a committee from that Institution TO con-
fer with the City Councils, on the necessity Of pro
viding some asyum other than the Charity Hosp-
al for the reception of emigranls arriving in the
city from on shipboard, with contagious diseases
and communication from said committee setilng
forth the facts III relation to the same, and recon-
mendng the purchase of Luzenberg's Hospital for
that purpose, were read and referred to The Com
miiee on Health.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Rem
shaw, was adopted, after suspendng the rules:
| Resolved, That the Committee on Internal I'm
provemenls be, and they are hereby, appointed to
| attend the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad
Convention as delegates from this Council, in lieu
| of special committee Of FIVE as contemplated by
! motion made and adopted at the sitting of the
| lst inst.
| Mr. Hawthorn presented the following resolu
| lion, the rules being suspended, and made mo-
| ton TO adopt:
tn have ,he erounJs of ths lot purchased for a
watch.house OF, Baronne street properly graded to
fit T. for Pound Tor that district OF the Mun'cl-
| pn1y. h,;x,,x o,,,.a ,ho vote ,,,.s no
Inc yeas ana nays oeihe ca'ieo' '''e fo'e was DIS
us,,,. p,o,bs, R,ror;s,. Eus,.on. Hawthorn
| LawIsson Renshsw. Shields and SYKES ''
.Nays-MesTs Eter, Johnson, Perry. Shorrdge, Stew
ar'' Vonagan' Wheehan and fanceS-o
There being a tie, the President voted IN the neg
atve, and the motion was lost.
~, I--c.r.:
mr fancey offered the following
heSofpea' iha' sPeclai coiii,hll'ee ps appoll''
oy hr chalr; 10 take mo conslderallon .ne propt
ui a i.e u1I u. n Sale, n Go .m'
mlssioners,, upon whom shall devolve all the dutie
| performed ny the Commissaries Oh iile WARDS, al
we'll as that of aiding the Surveyor in his depart
ment, and, likewise, OF diminishing the number
officers now IN the Work house, and retrenchlns
generally the expenditures OF this Municipality.
NJ. p,.ox ,,,.5 H.. f,,,o,;,u .s s,,hs,;
me: :' -'''' '''''''N WV '''''s '' ''
Resolned, That Committee of three be,,l be ap
ing me olcefs IL, .lie W'rKmouse' anu ., m !,
t,s iie eAte'i'eS Vi '''i' Niun'o'p"''s' !" a" II
nJ ,hs ,hs,;,,,. ,,,, ado,,.d .f,sr srsr.,a
ta @ n,I I.s b1' ,h e'n,,,1n '''e'
asoMesr, By Brother Boroiens Emerson, Etter Hau
thorn. Lawrason, Renshaw. Shields and sykes.
apiNvMessrs 'ohn'Sp Perry hortrldse Stewart Vor
: The President appointed said Committee
: | N.sars E,ter Vancsv and Perry
'is''' A1''e'' i""'e y uo e''S'
~ =, an !.
! MIR. Perry offered the following resolutions to Ii
o over:
,e Nesolea, na' m t,e ,.a sh vi .s .
directed 10 Apply Dy letter 10 the uHereht uepar
IN ments OF this Municipality for specifications of til
Il | 1,N,rant L;n1s and ous ntties of school hook
he printed blanks Wrappers enve opes, writing papt
oi | Ind o,har s,ationsrv fnrnimre and fuel vhic