The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-13
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OFFICIA
Council of Municipality No Two.

COunC1l NO 1WOs
TUESDAY, March II, 1851.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment
Present the Hon. James H. Caldwell, President;
Aldermen Beard, Brother, Etter, Hooper, Johnson,
Marks, Montanye, Mccormick, Pride, Renshaw,
Sewel Shields, Sykes, Stewart and Yancey.
The Journal read and approved
The following communication from the Mayor
was read and referred to the Committee on Streets
and Landings:
MAroRALrT OF NEw M,sah 1n5Etfsi n is5, ;
To the Horerats Prestdsnt e. agd Members If Tie coa"c"
GxsrLEsTS@In Co sequence Of the rapid rising Of the
River Mississippi, instructed Mr. Grant, Surveyor Of Ny
psna9n and examine the line Of levee and the
sa Me- Grant has made e ana M now
which quite gratifying and holds out the assurance mat
ny %n orow '1 Mr. G Gn esns con
alteration and. if properly carried out will have the advan
safety Of the inhabitants from any danger OF a cevasse n.
tance above CarroIn and fully with the report Of
Mr. Grant; the same time cannot be too ylglant in
Gaos aon our With sea re- repect, slsssn' '
A. ID. CRossMAN, Mayor.
SECOND MuNlcrpAL1rY March 9, 1851.
10 the Honordbe a. Y. Crossman, Mayor
SIR-l have made the reconnaissance requested by your
The Parish Synde was occupied in strengthening and rails.
ing in height the Lsvee front Of tn School house below
Diamonds residence The part in front Of Mr.. Charles Da
the field SIDE yet It and ppns Ey Of s1esn
% 5es To e us be bo9p
of the levee of ample strength Portions Of the Old leyee
the CURRENT still adoins the bank
and deposit Of bature making present in the basin be
Proceeding up, found in front of Mr. Maons and that
verge OF the Top Levee and backing it with baea,se This
ought be made thicker the fed side and raised
Opposite Charles Forers plantation. the lower bound
h negroes busy under the overseefs directions in
three hunre feet IN ens h and driving stakes the
bagas pointed out to the overseer place four hunred
feel long IN front neafy OF the upper limit OF the same
way side OF ne eyee BY reason o. crawlsh holes which he
been passing there hours, and by this time he
At MIR Edward Guillot,es observed similar and some
larger holes but appehend danger from them because
there high long Baure outside. with the
front Of panatiqRP PSfs[y opposite to the site Of
are taking the Levee, backed with bagase prevent any
wash of its The main body of this evee
The Leyee approaching Saqye's plantation becomes high
o tbs Ms,spp but s eonstrueted proportion Sy strong
and little leakage apparent IN places on the held side is
including the New Levee the site of the creyasse il
good order would recommend howeyer that the bend a
strengthened by lckenHs the bank at said bends and tha
tween nm oiuoh o. te Vlse puing IS yet IN eAlst
ouislde an acts as break 10 me surface currents
hove Sauyes ulant alton at Minor Kenner's the nsgroe
hsve driven stakes, and engaged IN backing them witt
bagase Some leakage here base OF Levee running sine
Monday, but imme ale danger A broken Lsvee out
.Itle acts here also s a br Dkwater,
ON the whoe cannot feel Just fed now IN reporting
ueCe-.i New Orleans tNpend money repairs aboV
IanotoG-especiay as have city Levees bu
Is.u impOrtant keep eye the works OF the Synd
on the New leyee OF Hoeyyle with view timely aid
should It be nscessary ~
The has been within fourteen inches Of the hghes
water IL Is now within sixteen inches. The tide lowers
during part of each day. When the becomes warmer
the indication viii be that the ice has melted above and
further rise will viii not, be the result, according tn
melting takes place very suddenly slowly.
Ii intention TO examine thoroughly the embankm
and of protection in Of the city The Leyee from
ths Shell Road of the Orleans Banking Company's Canal 4
the Lafayette embaukmen has settled places lowe
than the level of the mark
recommend the Claiborne Canal 10 be widened and deep
ened there and with the materials obtained, the Levee
raised feet above the said level portion OF the Mepo
meme Canal adjoining the Clabane Canal, to
dsepened Respectfully, your obedient servant,
TSigned HUGH GRANT,
Surveyor of the Second Municipality.
The Treasurers report was read follows:
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
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