The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-13

10 provide for the payment Of the debts Of the /
Municipalities Of New-orlesns," approved May
4, 1S47. t, 4 ~
Rssoltyd, That the snm of twenty-five hundred
and thirty-ix dbllsrs ($2236) be, and il hereby, |
to the Board Of Health, ia accordance
with the 18th section ofthe Act creating the said
Board, approved March 2lst, 1850, and in confor-
nifty with the requisition Of the Finance Committees
ofthe said Board, dated August I'd, 1851, being |
the pro rata Of this Municipality towards the ex-
penses Of said Board for salaries of Secretary |
Health Wardens, etc, for the year ending 30th I
April, 1852; to be paid on the warrants of the |
Mayor in favor Of the parties interested upon The |
certificate issued to that effect and approved by the
President and Secretary Of said Board. ~ r.
Rss0lysd, That the Comptroller be and he il |
hereby authorized to have the necessary books and
blanks prepared, and to employ, under the super
vision Of the Finance Committee, such assistants
as may be required to make out the tax books and
bills for the year 1851. str ~ II s,rI
Rssolped, That article 9Th Of an ordinance passed
May 8, 1886, entitled >" An ordinance creating a
Comptroller and Treasurer Of the Second Mnnici-
pality Of the City of New Orleans, and for oiher
purposes," be 50 amended as to make i the duty
Of the Treasurer to lay before the Council at their
regular monthly meetings., . statement Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures Of the preceding month
and that he shall no longer be required to make
weekly reports.
Mr. Renshaw, as Chairman of the COMMITTEE on
Streets and Landings, presented the following re-
port and resolutions; and they were adopted, the
rules being dispensed with: n
The Committee on Streets and Landings beg to
report their proceedings since the last regular meet
ing Of the CounciL ~ ~ 3.
4 The Committee, BY virtue Of the authority vest
ed in them by the Council, have engaged the
services as Asssstant Counsel, Of c. Roselius,
Esq., in the suit Of the New Orleans Canal and
Banking Company, against the Municipality,
his fee to be $780, and further fee Of $780, the
event Of the Municipality succeeding
The communication from the City Of Lafayette,
in reference to the opening out of Felicity Road,
has been duly considered, and the COMMITTEES re-
commend the passage Of resolution to carry out
the work = 2 g5ss7 - = ST. g4st
By virtue of resolution passed 18th October
last, the Committee authorized the Surveyor to ap-
pend to the contract existing for building the
shipping wharves, the extension of wharves Nos
q 8, a and s, each so feet, and Nos s, l. s, 8 and
10, each 40 feet at the price of $40 so per square
being the same rate at which the present contract
was taken. tt
The Surveyor has been authorized to enter into
the following contracts agreeaby to the adjudica-
tons by the Mayor, viz with J. Nimick, for sup
plying the Municipality with Pittsburgh coal dur
ing the ensuing season, at 477-S cents per bbl.-
w. Deveaux, security. at.ei e sth -e
With J. M. Forgay, for furnishing all material
and laying sidewalks on Gravier street, from ST.
Mark street to Galvez street, at dollar and
sixty five cents per running fooH. Bier, security.
With D. Moores, for furnishing 700 stage plank,
at one dollar eighty-seven cents per plank--Moses
Eastman, security. -. E-5 t..t
With Henry cGuinn, for furnishing such Lake
shells and sand may be required for one year, at
twenty-one and half cents psr bbl.-J. M. For
gay, security.
With Thos. Cassiday, for furnishing all material
and laying side ewalks on White street, from Fell
city Road to Clio street. and the streets interseet-
| ing between Hercules and White streets, at one
dollar and twenty cents per running foot = G.
l Scholl security.
With B. Gantz, for painting, white washing and
| repairing St. Mary's Market, for s475 - Martin
With WIN. McKesgue, for painting, white.
washing and repairing Poydras Market, for $445-
D. J. WATSON, security. n
All of which, together with the following reso
luton, is respectfully submitted for the approval o.
the Council HENRx RENsHAw,"
Pa A. BRoTHER,
/ X s5 BKR'p. WHEELEHAN,
80 JOHN G. STEWART.
Rssoived That it is the intention Of this Coun
ciL Lafayette concurring, and provided that there
is satisfactory opposition made thereto, to
Felicity Road to be opened out and in 1 straight
line from Religious to Tchouptoulas streets, at the
intersection Of the latter street with Num- street
and in width corresponding with the part from
Religious to Bacchus street, or forty -four feet nn'
inches perpendicular width, the half OF which
said Felicity Road falls within the limits Of thi
Municipality. Said opening to be made under th
act passed Sd April, 1882 regulating the opening
laying out streets, etc. in the City Of NewOrleans
and the act amendatory thereof, approved Sd May
\ 1847. aSS =.
Rssolvsd, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby
authorized to give public notice during ten day
in the official paper, and in the NewOrleans Bee
in French and English, Of said intention.
Resolusd, That the Mayor be authorized an
requested, after giving ten days notice in the off
cia paper to sell at public auction the contract 70
erecting an apron each side Of the St. Mary
Market, agreeably to the specifications tobe flu
nished by the Surveyor, and published with sal
notice. Bids to be subject to the approval Of Il
| Council. - q + .'Sls-s'.,tT
Mr.. Lawrason, from the Committee ON Edus
tion, offered the following, which were adopte
after suspending the rules: .s e, "a Z. 3
J An Ordinance eryLsnatny of an Crdt7sasa
Il yeiating to ths Pablo Schools. n
II Whereas, Doubts have been suggested respec
ing the meaning and intent Of the first article
the ordinance for the establishment of Publ
Beit therefore ordained, That the said artic
. 1st Of the ordinance for the establishment Al
| organization Of Public Schools within Municips
y ity No Two. approved 7th February, 1851, sh
u be construed and understood that the said Pub
SCnOOis are In6 STdtultOuS eQuCdll
Il Of children who are residents Of and whose parer
or legal guardians reside in, this Municipality.
Rssolvsd, That the use Of the Lyceum Hall
: granted to the Marshall Institute on Saturd
!. evening next for the purpose Of having deliver
!, Eulogy ON the Life and Character Of the Il
!. Judge Bullard, provided the same does not conR
% With any previous engagement Of the Hall by
). Board Of School Directors.
,g Mr. Hawthorn, as Chairman of the Commit
r. on Police. presented the following reports and
j. solutions; and the rules being dispensed wi
they were adopted: ~
The Police Committee beg to report that th
n have examined the qualifications of the differ
!. persons elected as supernumerary Night Wat
men, on the 18th and 2Sth October and find Il
Lewis Genest, VIM. Moorhead, Richard Room
ne Owen Kerns, Patrick Hanihan, Thomas Qui
ct Patrick Hennessee, Michael Sullivan, Jacob F,
ner, John McGinn, Charles Klar, David Eng. (.
y thur Duffy, Patrick Mohan, John Burke, Patr
nd Harmon, J. Kraft, Fredrick Kneib, John Du
I j. H. Schmidt, Owen Mccormick P. Keal
elected on the 14th October, and that George II
OIL J. H. Jones, Martin Flowers, John Clark, Pat
Z. Gersghty. Thomas McGoey, John Mangan, IT
,up Murphy, Thomas McNamara, Peter Kirwin,
rick Murphy, James O'Bren, and Jacob Wea
at elected the 2sth October all possess the rec
he site qualifications under the ordinances, and h
Ia been reported to the Chief of Police for duty;
st, that George Evans and Hy. Evans were foun,
inc be one and the same person, who, with PatI
IT, McFarland, Peter Oxie, L. w. Dodge, Georgs
to Brown, and Owen Mathews, do not possess
AZ requisite qualifications to enable your Commi