The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-01
NEW ORLEANS THURSDAY MORNING. MAY l, 1851

mentioned Magnolia street adjoins St. Mark
street, of which il form part from Florida Land
ing to Common street, and with Claiborne street it
opens out thorough communication with the
First and Third Municipalities on one side of
the Canal, while Maunsel street leads to the City
OF Lafayette, on the other side. The tendency of
a bridge at this place will be- to make the section
from Magnolia Landing to Magnolia and Maunsel
streets, one of the most densely peopled in this
Municipality.
NV plans, estimates, and specifications are de-
ferred, as much from unusual press of business
as from the necessity of making close investiga-
tons, before recommending bridge of this magni-
tude other than OF the least persfabe materials
possible. am informed that the span must he
sixty feet in the clear 10 conform with the width
of the canal, at its water line, mentioned in the
Canal COmpany's Charter. Were it otherwise a
great saving could be effected in the cost of the
bridge, by advancing the nbutments about fifteen
feet on each side, making together thirty feet and
thus leaving the arch but thirty feet span, which
would permit OF a swivel bridge worked at one
side only.
The object Of this communication is mainly to
show that have given the subject all the atten-
ton which circumstances would far permit :;
and that conference with the Canal Company
might be made advantageous in obtaining smaller
water way than sixty feet if authorized by resolu-
| ton Of the Council.
| IL seems to me that thirty feet would be ample
passage way for such our lake craft.
Respectfully, your obedent servant.
| Surveyor Municipality No. Two.
PETITIONS, ETC.
| OF James N Gallagher, complaining of over
assessment, and praying to be reimbursed the same
bill of DR.. M. Poeman, for services at the Robin
| street Watchhouse and one of John Barry, for
removing nuisance, were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
| A petition of Philadelphia Fire Company No.
IA, asking certain repairs to their house, was read
| and referred to the Committee on Fire.
OF Erastus Wells and J. w. Richardson, Police
Officers, asking investigation into the matter of
their suspension, was read and referred to the Com
| mittee on Police.
| A communication from n Tourne, farmer of the
| Poydras Market, asking the repair of the railing
| around said Market, was read and referred to the
Surveyor, with instructions to have the work done
| orthwiih.
Mr.. Renshaw, from the Finance Committee, pre-.
sented the following resolution, and it was adopted
| after suspending the rules
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer pay the following
sums, on the warrant of the Mayor, viz:
To the Picayune, for one years. subscription
| twenty four dollars.
| To Richard Turner, for conveying sick to Char
| ty Hospital, twenty-seven dollars.
To Robert Hamilton, for removing Washington
Fire Co.'s house, rebuilding stables, ETC., ninety
To James Cosgrove, for sos feet of hose, fur
nshed to Washington Fire Co. No. 20, four hun
dred aud six dollars and forty cents.
To c. Funk, for sundres furnished Municipa
| offices, nine dollars and fifteen cents.
| To Martin Hogan, for cleaning up Engine. house
| No. 2, after election of Aldermen, on 7th instant
five dollars.
To A. O'Donnell, for refreshments furnished a
Seventh Ward Polls, for election Of Senator, 1871
January, 1851, thirty dollars.
| Mr.. Hawthorn, as Chairman of the Committe
] on Police, presented the following report, whic
! was adopted:
|; The Police Committee, to whom was referre
/ the petition of Geo. Pollard, and others, for Ii
| removal oil a nuisance at the southeast corner
St Charles and Gravier streets, beg to report, this
the premises alluded tn have been examined by II
Surveyor who has pointed out to the lessor alters
i lions necessary TO abate he same; inasmuch tn
! committee assured that tins will be done an
! under the directions of the Surveyor, they in
| clined to think the cause of complaint will be, b
this means, removed, they ask to be relieved fror
| further consideration of the subject.
JOSEPH ETTER.
The same gentleman presented the following OIL
| its first reading
ReSolued, That permission be, and is hereb
granted TO Auguste Savssion, curator dd hoe,
| emancipate the slave Ruth Martin, mulatres.
| aged about thiry-eIght years; and that said sav
| De permitted 10 remain In Inc STATE, Wnen he IlH
| given the usual bond and security to the satsfaC
tion Of the Recorder.
| Mr. Yancey, Chairman of the Committee O
Claims, offered the following report, which We
adopted:
The Committee on Claims, to whom was referre
I! the petition of n, Hbhart, praying 10 be refunde
a fine Of ten dollars, imposed upon him for brea
ing horse in the streets, beg leave TO report til
| they have investigated the case, and have asce
| tainpi that the Drt pnV pnty a y
| infraction of an ordinance of the Municipality,
breaking horse in the streets, but also OF threa
| ening and abusing the Commissary of the Seven
Ward, in the discharge OF his duty; they, therefor
report against the prayer of the petitioner, and
to be discharged from further consideration of Il
subject.
J e. p YANokY.
Mr.. Elter, as Chairman of the Special Commit
to examine into the proprety of abolishng Il
Work house, and retrenching the general expens
of the Municipality, presented the following repo
| and ordinances
The Committee, appointed at the session of Il
18th inst, for the purpose of inquring into the
| pediency of making retrenchments in the vario
departments of this Municipality, beg leave respet
fully to report:
That in relation to the reduction of salaries Il
present year, but few, in their opinion, should
disturbed, the most of them having been reduc
l
enactmenis. We propose, however, 10 reduce t
o2 emolumen,s of a few, and to abolish entirely t
- Offices held by others.
10 The only officers who have been charged wi
" receiving e1orbtant pay, are the Collectors on r
Estate. We find, by reference to the payme
made to them by the Treasurer, on their colectid
r for the last seventeen months, to wit:
From Nov. a. ls4s to April 81, 1851 they have -,
The eI pensss Of their flee CLERK, Assistant Col
" ec.ors etc. per month, amounts 10 bout ~
$3.50, being for seventeen months. ... 4,2t
IN Which. deducted from gross amounts of colec- =
We uOns leaves So,oZt
le This amount divided between the two Collect,
n gives each S34l3 06a for seventeen months s
ss vices, or $2400 per annum-a small salary for m
IS, entrusted with and responsible for such lal
II, amounts of money pass through their han
ur The fact here be stated, in justice to all
a ties, that the amounts above referred to- lnell
of the large collections of 1850, made during
ad months of January and February of this year,
ng der the discount of two and half per cent, amou
We ing to 1884 ,453 20-the residue of the oollect
er requiring much labor and exertion to effect. L
IL the Clerk and Assistant Collectors absolut
-, necessary, is apparent from the fact that no mi
~ ~ est can be charged until demand is made,
", ", many of the bills have to be presented a numbe
" | times before settlement can be effected Cl
~, must remain in the office whilst the Collectors
e absent, and even the bills paid in the two mon
before referred to, had all, or nearly ALL to be
oil sented to the parties owing the several amounts
,n' Should the Courts decide, hereafter, that
hr Liquidators' Tax is constitutional, and shall
nv collected-which your committee have every
' son to believe they will not-we would respectf,
suggest that not more than one per cent. be ALLOW
for the collection of the
0. The larger portion of this years taxes hav
ze, been collected, it would be but small saving
cost the Municipality to make any alterations in
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