The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-01
Che Daily Cresesnl.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Of the CouarH Of tie Second Municipality.
Published Every Day-(Sunday Excepted)-
BY j. IL. MADDOX a. CO,
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UpvCR....N No. S8 ST. CHARLES
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Council of Municipality No. Two.

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Council of Municipality No. Two.
TUESDAY. April 80. 1851.
The Council met pursuant TO adjournment.
Present-The Hon. James II. Caldwell, Presi.
dent Aldermen Brugnens, Emerson, Etter,
Hawthorn, johnson, Lawrason, Perry, Renshaw,
Shortridge, Stewart, Sykes, Voniagen, Wheee-
han and Yancey.
The journal was read and approved.
The following message of the Mayor and accom-
panylng communications. were read:
MAYoRALTy OF New ORLEANS. April q, 1851.
TO the Honorable President and Members
Of The Council If .uunicipallty No. TDO:
.GRNTLEMEN-I have the honor of transmitting
To you herewith, copies Of three separate comn'l-
nications, addressed to me by your Surveyor, Mr..
Grant, In reference to the various works underta-
ken on behalf of the First and Sscond Municpali-
ties, for the protection of the city from overflow,
by virtue of resolution of your honorable body Of
10Th March last. These communications were ac.
companed by The various pay rolls of the aborers
engaged on this extensive work, all of which en-
close Tor your examination and approval. Ii affords
me great pleasure 10 be enabled TO state, on the
authority OF the Surveyor, that the several embank
ments now completed, in his opinion of suffi
Gent strength and solidity to form permanent
protection against inundation, for the portions
Of The First and Second Municipalities, and con.
sidefed in this point of view, are calculated to he
located IN that direction but also to the interests
OF the community at large.
with great respect am sent'n; your ob't seTN't
TO the Hon. "A. ID. Crossmon, Mayor
SGR-You are aware that the Levee Protection
Works were stopped several days ago, when it was
believed all that was important for the security of
the city was completed, leaving unfinished the
Carroton Avenue, or Grave Yard District, only
Harfassed by so many poor men seeking their pay,
it would have been well for me- could | sooner
have forwarded to you the accompanying accounts.
lime 10 collect the returns, and to make such
measurements as would explain the value in labor
and materials, and the actual of Levee con-
structed under my superlntendence, however
necessary, and with my other pressing duties to
perform, this has become the earliest opportunity |
could embrace to report to you on the subject.
These works commenced the afternoon OF the
l4th OF March, by reason OF your communication to
me OF that date, directing me to take at once the
necessary steps to protect the city. | at that time
afforded the requisite help to Syndic Bisnvenue,
then at work on the Hoeyvle Levee above Car
roIlton. The Councils OF the First and Second
Munlc cpalities have since authorized the city pro-
lection Levee to be continued
The repairs OF this Protection Levee commenced
on Felicity Road, at head of White street, and
continued distance of fifteen hundred and
plnety-seven feet on Felicity Road
Turning thence, three hundred and thirty seven
feet to Melpomene street
Down Melpomene twelve hundred and fifty.
eight feet to the Claiborne Levee;
Along the Claiborne Levee thousand ant
twelve hundred feet to the Shell Road of the Orleans
Canal
Making the distance to the Shell Road fiity-twc
thousand and four feet, very nearly one mile
Deduct sIuice openings forty-nine feet,
And there is left htty-one hund red and fifty fv,
feet OF Levec, of which fifty mine feet is Levee
OF thirtyone feet wide,
Add the new wide Levees at the engine house
one hundred and litty.thr feet
And the length Of improved Levee south OF the
Navigation Canal is hity-three hundred and elgh
feet twenty-eight feet more than mile
At head OF Willow and Claiborne streets, on the
north side OF the Navigation Canal five hundred
and forty FIVE est of new Levee;
Thence along the Canal eight hundred and thirty
five feet OF Levee already perfect;
Thence to the head of Broad street Cana
twenty-seven hundred and eighty seven feet, whcl
has had considerable repair;
Thence little past the Hagan Avenue Canal
twenty-eight hundred and ffty-three feet, mucl
raised and streng thened
Making on side OF the Navigation Canal sever
thousand and twenty feet. one and quarter mil
four hundred and twenty feet
OF which eight hundred and thirty-fve feet on "
as above mentioned, found in good condition
Along Hagan Avenue | have made the Levee,
may say, altogether The slight rregula
originally distributed at the bottom, is NOR
than compensated by the additional size, helgh an
strength, which deemed it prudent to give to thi
bevee, as one designed to be, with the Claborn
Levee, and with proper dams, permanent mai
protection TO the city.
Its length to Canal street, inclusive of turning
at Common and Canal streets, is thrty-four hur
dred and elghty-nine feet;
To which is to be added one hundred and tWent
feet in length of mound, or embankment on Cor
mon street, not less than thirty y-nne feet wide, b
an average height of three feet;
Making three thousand six hundred and nine fee
in length Of finished Levee, on Hagan Avenue.
On the Navigation Canal, below CarrolIto
Avenue, there is twenty-one hundred and thiri
feet of Levee much raised and streng thened
that II il now complete.
And on Carrollton Avenue, from the Navigato
Canal to Bienville street, there is forty-one hundrt
and thirty feet in length, including turnings
streets, OF which two hundred and fifty eight fe
complete, one hundred and five feet nearly con
plete, nine hundred and ninety nine feet half mad
five hundred and ninety-four feet partly mad
seventeen hundred and sixty feet cleared and Il
Levee commenced only, and four hundred and fou
teen feet not touched.
My estimate of the preceding, made as follow
1897 feet of Leves repaired on Felicity, valued at .o,.
1885 eei Of feyes % on The turn and down Claiborne
street, repaired, and valued at " cents per ,,-
1914 feet Of Levee on Claiborne street. valued at 81
cents,,........ Observation-Disclosures, 1,l67
Road. Of large size. and having long wheel ,,.
o3 feet enhauk ment Levee al north side Of Clai- -
borne Engine house, 81 76...,............ %
so feet embuDkment Levee at south end OF Cai- .
borne Engine house, SOC. neutrality-suspicious.. "
80 feet embankment Leyee in rear of Claibome -
Engiae-house, 81 o.. 52
541 feet OF new Leyee, north side of the Naviga- -
ton Canal, al 81 II per fOet lineal......,. 63
ls3o teet oL good l.evee not touched ...........
27s7 feet OF finished eyee, much repaired. at 40sc l
sS53 ieet OF finished l.evee, much repaired and 49,
strengthened, at 81 OS Observation-Disclosures, 3,08l
3489 feet Oi finished Lsvee Hagan Avenue,
having digging with hacking, clearing stumps
and trunks OF trees, raising and rammng, at
12O iee of mound on Common street, 80 feet wide
by feet deep the average, and requiring
10 be wheeled there, So 4...,.............. "a. 25
2l30 feet finished Levee north side OF the Navi-