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

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De'' o'a""'ns ''hpehs"s'oh 'of sheu
p"'e0 uo%", oy oruef Vi ah hiue'hah' 10 PfeVeh.
the spread oi the hre on the 18th January last OF
n a. g. 1nnips' .or remission Oh iihe anu Oh "of,
uoh o''ei' i'f 'alae-"efe feaa anu referred
of Martin Flowers, for reelection to the place
of Watchman of Thomas Gordon. for permission
to ere ct blacksmith shop on the corner of Julia
and Commerce streets of w. Robertson, for the
appointment of James Fitzgerald as Day Police
Officer of residents on Gravier street. between
Carondee and ST. Paul streets, for the removal OF
lewd nd abandoned woman from ,be;, y;c;o;,v .
or Marin R,rro, a cr;nnla e., na,,isa;o,, .. ,ia
I'll - ~ ~ T ~ - , ~ 80 ~
SINAI, pot on Tue siae"aik at the west emo OF 81
MARY market, 1or the purpose OF selling sundry
small articles; of Char les Deake, and others, rep
resenting beer house. saloon and garden, kept by
Fasnacht g. Brand. Al the corner of Annunciation
and poavfsr,s s,,es, .s +. nuisance and nrsyin,
"' o ys"..s,l" - r' . "Nu p'a1,'s
of is reho'ai anu vi ci.~eiS' iol '''e fe'io'ai VI
FRANK wilson from Inc folice, lor cruelty 10 a
prsoner-were read and referred to the Committee
on Police.
OF sundrv ci,izens recommending the construc
,;,, or h,;doas IN Calvev s,,e., u,es r..d ond 70
II =, ne ,-.-.;,. - c..,T
ie'ieu W '',e oo'n'''ee on S'iee.s anu LahoI.gs.
letter from committee OF the fhyslco-M Medl
cal Society, inviting the Council to attend the lec-
lures OF Df. j. L. SlnODQs, on wednesday ana
Friday evenings next, was read. and said invita-.
lion ooos,,s5
~ Wy
pe''''h Vi " "" raffins'on' asking leilli,
bursenent oil portion OF his license, was read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Brother, as Chairman of the Committee on
Finance presented the following report and resolu-
ton. and thew were adopted. the rules being sus-
,onded.
lhe finance Committee to whom was referred
the resolution Gallng on the surveyor 70 examine
the iecofus VI nus ONCE, anu report as 10 whe'ne'
there any eVuence that te three thousand GU Gno'C
yatos OIL sanu required oy .ne contract OF I. F" arc
mas oeen deiiVefeo' nave thoroughly investigated
all the iacts connected with the same' anu beg
ieave 10 hiake 'ne ioiio~ihe report
your commuee directed thelr inVestgauon
manly 10 the iacts connected win 'ne iate pur
chase oil eleven huhnreu IA ana twenty-nye dollars
worth OF sand from r. W ard, and whether or MOI
said sand belonged to Ward, or had been paid fo'
by TINS municipality, under MS contract 10 clean
and keep the streets in repair. Consequently, the
contract itself, and correct construction of it.
obligations the contractor and liabilities of the
Municipality, becomes the most important test
mony to solve the question OF right and liability
Said contract was entered into November 2, lSi7
between VIM Thornton Thompson, Surveyor o
the Municipality, of the first part, and Patrick
WdTu Oi tne stCohu part, LOT tntee years, LOT keep
ing in repair the unpaved, and cleaning and keep
ing in repair the paved and unpaved streets Of the
Second District, of the Second Municipality
the said District comprises all this Munici
pality, including and above st. Joseph streets
The specifications Of said contract are in sub
stance as follows; The said Ward is to keel
in repair the unPaved streets to keep clean thu
paved and unpaved streets within the said Secont
District to fill up with brick rubbish she'll or dr.,
sand, all ruts and carriage tracks in all the unpave'
streets; to carry of, every morning, all anima
and vegetable matter; to scrape up all the dust ant
dirt on the paved streets, and carry off the same t.
the place designated by the Surveyor, but not to b.
allowed to use street scraPings to repair the streets
to get out annually from the batture three Thousand
cubic yards of earth, to be used in filing up ruts
holes, and repairing the unpaved streets.
lhe Second Municipality to pay said Ward 70
keeping in repair the unpaved Streets and for clean
ing the paved and unpaved streets, the sum q
$lo51o2 per annum, the one-twelfth part to b
paid monthly, provided the said Surveyor shall frs
certify that the party of the second part has faith
fully performed his duties under the contract, an
that the paved and unpaved streets, within tn
imits oil SAID District, are in good order and col
dit1Sn.
Inc foregoing extracts from the contract en-
Dface all tnat your committee deem important ,