The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-13


them in the manufacture of chemicals at said place
provided said machinery be not put in operation,
as is prohibited in resolution No. 3140, of this
Council, Of the 11th February last.
The same gentleman presented the following,
which read once:
Resolved, That permission is hereby granted to
d. Mitchell TO emancipae his slave Daniel Slade,
a black aged about thirty-four years and to n J.
Saunders, T. m c., the slave Harriet, grifIe aged
about thirty-two years, and her child Elizabeth,
aged about eight years and that said slaves be
permitted TO remain in the States when their own
ers have given the usual bond and security to the
satisfaction of the Recorder.
Mr.. Stewart Chairman of the Committee on
Claims, presented the following reports and resolu
tions, and they were adopted after a dispensation
Of the rules:
The Committee on Claims, to whom was re.
erred the petition of James Kne for the return OF
ten dollars, imposed on him for running dray
without license, report in favor of the same, and
offer the following resolution
IoHs E; jos11oy STEWART.
ia. BEARD.
of the Mayor to James Kline, ten dollars, being
amount of fine paid by him for running dray
without a license.
The Committee on Claims respectfully report,
that on the 25th of February last, they presented
resolution, which was adopted, exeusing Duncan
Mcfarland from the payment of fine Of twenty
dollars, incurred by him, for running two drays
without {. license. Your COMMITTEES wsre not at
the time aware that he had actually paid fine of
ten dollars on one of the drays; and as the object
Of the resolution was to relieve him from any pay
ment, they offer the following resolution.
T. A. Johnson
J. A. BEARD.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay, on the war.
rant of the Mayor, to Duncan Mcfarland ten dol
lars, being the amount of fine paid by him for
Mr. Marks Chairman of the Committee on Fire,
offered the following report and resolutions, which
were adopted after suspending the rules:
The Fire Committee, 10 whom referred the
petition of Mechanics Fire Company No 6, asking
an appropriation TO pay for their new engine,
now daily expected, beg leave to report in
favor of Tie same, and offer the following resolu-
| lion.
IN, MARKS,
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer and Comptroller
| be, and are hereby, authorized and instructed, to
issue note of this Municipality, at six months
date, bearing seven per cent interest, to the order
| Of Mechanics Fire Company, No. 6, for one
| thousand dollars.
| ResOiUed, That the cooperation of the Council o
the First Municipality be asked, with view to
| the erection Of a fire or alarm bell upon the neu
| trail ground on Canal street.
| Mr.. Sewel. Chairman of the Special Committe.
| to examine the books of the Comptroller ant
Treasurer presented the following letter, accompa
MED by trial balances, ETC., from the Accountant
hessrs seDe4, HaDttOrr and Eaer. COmmittee;
the Composr and Treasurer Of second Muncipay
from the lst January, 1si7 9nti the se,h April. 1850
for first four months of 1850 The statement and baanc
| You have also registry of coupons, bonds Municipa
notes Treasury and certificates, and notes
| paid in The period have examined.
have carefully examined all vouchers calculations OF in
| vouchers for ali moneys paid.
books Of the Comptroller and Treasurer Kept
rect clsar and explicit, and could no' IN my opmon'
| Your Iss ose?EF' 4. B. B'eIFssqi FsParRsroS'n.
New Orleans. March s, Isl. 80
On motion of Mr. Sewell, the committee wei
discharged, the documents ordered to be filed in IL
| archives, and Mr.. Feherston'h's bill for service
| rendered in the examinations, etc. was referred
| the Committee on Finance
The following resolution came up the order
| the day, and was adopted:
ResolUed, That permission be granted to Henr
| b. Kelly to emancipate the slave Henrietta, age
| about thirty years. and that said slave be permtte
to remain in the State, when he shall have give
the usual bond and security, to be approved by tn
| Recorder
Mr.. Etter presented the following resolution, an
it was adopted after dispensing with the rules:
Resolved, That the sum of five hundred dolla
be- and is hereby, appropriated to meet the bills f
provisions etc, furnished to the Work-house durir
the months of January and February, 1851, to
| paid by the Treasurer the warrants of Il
t Mayor, to the parties from whom said purchas
a | have been made.
It On motion of Mr.. Renshaw, the Council pl
= ceeded to elect Collector of Levee dues on shiI
e in place of Mr.. w. H. Rice resigned. Mr. JUL
r. Neville being nominated, received the votes
p | Messrs Beard Brother Etter Marks Montan'
Pride, Renshaw, Shields, Sykes, Stewart a
Yancey1l.
E, Messrs Hooper, Johnson, Mccormick and Sc
i ell, voted blank-4.
$ So Julian Neville was declared duly elected, a
n Messrs. George Kirk and Mortimer Turner, W.
o accepted as his securities.
l. And motion the Council adjourned to Tu
s day next, the 18th inst, at five o'clock, P. NJ.
y JOHN CALHOUN, Secretary