The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-12
City Intelligence.


sion-eght members present
Mr.. Allan elected President
The reading Of the minutes of The last meeting
pen ed with, and the message from the Ma, read
His Honor called tbs attention Of the Council that
clause the ordinance passed the last session hch
ures all co ehouses to their yearly in adv
He thought that this requirement especially
with regard the OF the ged in the
ness referred TO.
He 40 OBJ erve that provision WIS made for bra. ding
days The message taed that it would be the duly
Council 10 appont commissioners for the election for
Wha finger, be held in the First Municipality the
18th inst.
The first clause OF the message was taken up, and Mr.
Coens offered resolution amending the ordinance
make all amounting than s1 payable quar-.
iery, and those amounting $5O and less than $780, pa,
Bile semi.annualyin advance.
Mr. Harris hsugh hit that such amendment would
reduce the OF The city, many would pay
the the business only and throw up their bust
ness hen becams dull He thought ought encour.
resident popu ton and Them for the benefit
OF transient persons.
After some debate the question taken on the re.
solution of Mr.. Coens. and carried in the affirmative.
The clause in the respecting brands and
for drays. then taken up and on motion Of Mr. Harris,
the ordinance amended to make the charge
diton, to pay fifty cents for number, and fifty cents for
branding his draY.
petition az then read from Samuel Smith & Co. TIL, .
r. Barker and other planning of and oneous
under the recently passed ordinance asking
reducon of the applying bankers, brokers. etc. 10
those fixed for persons engaged in commission gene
rally.
Mr.. Harri. offered resolution, which was adopted, alter
ing the 9th and 10 articles of the ordinance 80 az tn
make the dealers in exchange and money
bankers broken, the that fixed by Art g. on
commission chants, $40 for each member of The firm
eng aged
reasonable working of the ordnance to refer il tn
select committee for thorough examination the said COM
mittee thereupon early period. He commended
there impose by the ordinance which
no one a.agn All trades all professions
to be placed the footing and all kinds of
business shouR be fixed at low figure possible making
the capital, which is fixed by law equalze the whole
Mr. Iomptns asked what WIS to be done while the see,
committee should hold this ordinance under con.de ration
Some be collected the first of January and il
ordinance should be ready by that me the Mu
inequalities would proceed to colec, under the old.
Mr. Coleu replied that the ord nance would then 20
effect thaving already passed the Council and been IN
proved by The Mayor. No delay could therefore occur b,
referring if the committee should report befors the
first of January He hoped. however that before that time
the whole ordinance wond be amended. and would then 90
ntn operation in a to do justice to all.
The vote TAKEN and Mr. Colenss motion was carried
The President appointed the committee Messr Colens
Lug enbuh and Waterman.
petition of Edward Purcell. praying for icepss to ped
die small articles about the Streets read The pstitione
stated that he had long resided in this city, and had lost h
years ago by the bursting of cannon which he
firing in honor Of the anniversary of the Declaration
independence He had since been otherwise injured and
in condition Of great poverty and restitution TIL,
petition laid the table, the Council deciding that hat
no power 10 act in the premises.
read and referred, from j. u E. Blanc
and Others residents in the of the Gas Wok
off the and liquids from
that establishment the canal, which formed nuisance
an aggravated character.
The Committee Claims reported several blls,Yhch they
recommended to be paid by warrants. etc. Among the bill
sundry accounts from de newspaper offices. form
an aggregate OF about $50OO for
with the late election The chairman of The COMMITTEES sta
that tue law the Sheriff the authority publish suei
Advertisements such he might prefer and the
COMMITTEES had no control over the matter They had how
Examined the accounts and ionnd them be correct
according the of each published head
of its columns The adopted and the bills ordered
to be paid.
The special COMMITTEES the subject of Naval Depot al
New Orleans made long and able report, dwelling on thu
importance of establishing Navy Ysrj At this place. and
offered resolutions recommending that the subject be laid
with representations beore the Legislature and tina,
copies of the correspondence memorial be transmitted
TO members Of the Legislature and of CoDgreIa
The report and resolutions ado pied
M. Tompkins offered resolution, which was adopted
requesting The Mayor appoint twenty citizens at large tn
represent the in the Raj road Convention 10 be b.d bs
on the 10Th of January next.
Mr. Harris offs ed resolution that the President .nn.;r
COMMITTEE Of three menben of the Council to coufe, viii
the President and Directors OF the Water walls
Tor the purpose oil devisng means full and
supply of water for the OF the citizens At less coat thar
that to which they are now subjected.
The resolution was adopted and Messn Harris DeFsrist
and Tompkins were appointed as the committee
FOURTH DISTRICT CouRT-J w. Hazard VI. u,n;,,
pai'iy No. THO Judge strawbrdgs yesterday rendered
judgment in this case confirming judgment by defn, ara
making decree in favor OF plaintiff for 1850 with cost,
sCAsDALous.-Elzabeth Mason was Yesterday cb.,r.d
before Recorder Genois the affidavit of Pierre niob,
with Keeping soandaous esIabshmsnt IN her room in an,
house corner Of 81 Louis and franklin streets, The Recon
house for month. - ~ ~
hoSoRAsLY DIscHARarD.-Ths charge of breach of
trust preferred aeanst Patrick Griffin and wife by nm Nor
rs some days ,nes Yesterday dismissed after full en-
amhau n. oy Recorder Gsuo and the accused were hon.
orably discharged.
T., a BLACK CHAKsf-Phebe Black yesterday charged
Jefferson Clark with breaking the window, and nemn,in
,0oy % sasS hss asuss, with the shse. Of killing ben and