The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-05
PETITIONS, ETC.

vi owners and occupants Of property in the
vicinity oil the ditch Felicity Road, representing
the same as a nuisance of H. ]. Ranney, asking
the Council to restrain the Surveyor from laying
OIL portion OF Florida Landing for sidewalk, in
asrnuch as the matter is in court of Patrick Ward,
asking that the public hydrant at the corner OF St.
Ihomas and belchasse streets, be opened for the
use OF poor families in the neighborhood-were read
and referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings, the two latter with power to act.
vi the Captain of the Watch, recommending the
purchase OF Light covered wagon, or other vehicle,
or the conveyance OF persons to the watch house,
unable to walk from intoxicaon and one from the
same officer, reporting the suspension of Watchmen
Thomas Hanley and Patrick Connolly, for miscon-
duct OF John L.. Lee, for the emancipation of the
slaves Julia Ann and her four children of occupants
of stalls in st. Mary's Vegetable Market, for the
removal the watchman OF said market and of p
V. De Gruy, Commissary OF Dryades Market,
recommending the appointment. OF a person to take
charge of the market, between the hours of ten A.
NJ and seven P. M, in order to prevent the occur.
of thefts-were read and referred to the
Committee on Police.
OF James Gulck Fire Company No. II, for an
appropriation to purchase hose carriage of
Volunteer Fire Company No l, to have a fire plug
placed opposite their house; of Ward e. Merritt.
asking payment for material furnished in the build
ing of the engine house of Jackson Fire Company
No. Is, on Caope street, and enclosing bill; of
Henry Cassin, for labor same, and enclosing
bill; and of M. Dobson for same-were read and
referred to the Committee Fire.
OF Thomas l.. Bayne, Attorney for M. G.
Almandinger, contractor for laying plank road on
Liberty street, setting forth that the property
holders on said street refuse to pay their proportion,
and asking relief from the Council; of E. T.
Parker, Assistant Attorney in relation to same of
James s. Hall, Attorney for c. Connell, for the
payment of balance due him for paving and of
Hugh Grant, Surveyor, for payment of salary from
4th February to 1st March last-were read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
OF Bataille q Du6lho, asking compensation for
injuries done their horse, by the breaking in of the
bridge corner of Duplantier and Magazine streets
of Patrick Finnegan, for remission Of fine for
leaving his horse and dray in the street-were
read and referred to the Committee on CLAIMS.
OF James P. Frsret and others, for the use of the
Lyceum Hall on the 4th of July next for schol-
astic exhibition, by the girls of the Camp street
Orphan Asyum-was read and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Letters were read from the following persons,
rendering their securities, Wis From A. G.
Blanchard, offering E. A. Bridge and Arnold Har-
rs; from l.. c. billiard, offering 7. b. Winston
and Matthew Ryan; from F. Young, offering Jas
M. Forgay; from F. Fl. Quick, offering Samuel
Jamison and William H. Cook and, on motion,
said securities were severally accepted.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Broher as Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, presented the following resolution, and it
was adopted, after suspending the rules
Resoiped, That the Treasurer pay the following
sums on the warrant of the Mayor, viz:
To sundry persons, employed as PAYERS, in May,
1851, eighty-six dollars and fifty cents.
To Thomas X. Flanagan, for oyster shells,
sixty-two dollars and eighty. five cents.
To Jamlson e. Mcintosh, for brick and founda-
tion rubbish, thir,y-one dollars and ten cents.
To M. Cochran, for cleaning Dryades street
Market in Way, 1851, twenty five dollars.
To NJ. O'Leary, for raising and relaying curb
stones and sidewalks, sixty one dollars and nine.
teen cents
To Frederick Leerman, for services as Chairman
etc, in MAY, 1851, sixteen dollars.
10 nj. Hogan, for repairing Upper Watch
nouse under resolution of May Is, 1881, one hun
dred dollars.
10 James Lindsey, for repairs on Poydras street
three dollars.
10 Job-boat Ben Adams, for towage of buoy,
five dollars.
To j. Waterman Il Co., for hardware, etc., four
hundred and sixteen dollars and seven cents.
10 Prlestiey o. Bein, for gunpowder, hand cuffs,
etc, fourty-fonr dollars and six cents
To |. +. Stockton, for stage spars for shin
wharves, four hundred and siI dollars and ten
cents. A .,-
To New Orleans Bee, for advertising Ell lection Of
Cqnstabe, fifty-two dollars.