The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-17
FFICIAL.
Council Of Municipality No. Two


Council OF Municipality No. Two
TUESDAY, April l5 1851.
The Council met pursuant 10 adjournment
Presenl-The Hon. James H. Caldwell, Pres-
dent; Aldermen Brother, Brugniens, Emerson,
Eiter, Hawthorn, Johnson Lawrason, Perry, Rem
shaw, Shields, Shortridee, Stewart, Sykes, Won
iag-n, Wheelhan and Yancey.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved.
The following communication from the Mayor
read:
~ III, mAyoRA5ry e New osEzAss IN y "a Apr s
GFsrLEmEs-i avail myef of the oppo, unity afforded
Your consierston various and ations
wh'h deem OF Importance to the interests and welfare OF
Tne aancia position of the Corporation will necessarily
ncs e o2e last e on Of the Genera
ply IN relation 10 the fiscal concerns OF the city OF New Or
The administration an supervision Of monetary affair,
again in pa,i coofded to and will depend on de
cisou oi the which be shrty expected.
the whole manage ment OF he debt vii not be under
stances thq you will apply you best endeavos
wards he rradna exungui-hmeni Of the debt and hus
TAXATION.
was r med, owing to poron the law having b en- de-
hs Nay An M 1 sefsG ssd
eSy @ a' 10 ss e G Sf % T., @
CAPABILITIES, ind which before the legal tribunals on
viii S The
duty Of your honorable body TO make provision your
pasI due snd matnrine durng the present year
the "s he FSu4
and seventh Wards. i Is uqe Thai great Improvements
the year. by Of plans roads. which tended
e 81 o s P
oiwsr particularly in the sevetnn Ward, Tor III puuoe of
sansemsats viii be riomy made for ihe IN iodaeson Of
s TSse SooSs nSp S hs ct n ' 4 e% 5 to b. Nv
Canal has been most vausb impro emen' but al pres
across Canal would Therefore respectfully recon- mend
the construction of ldg' at ,ha POI to extend The
1t at this place This tua grsuon nor deserving Of co
ns be a I ,o re % ts rps hav
pIdnArg Of Csni The Bridge. impro hrh
Whist su jeet, would Teierae The zee nmenda
w uf No Sns
Neu Ground in Canal his spa has OF la be-
Soiho6d Of h. omnibus stands e The quiel i.
Gon,ay snnOysd 0y s q, OF ID s and OhsI worth
grev9as nuisaoce, snd oI HE tine me being wond recon-
part OF both municipalities to prevent the Neuua Ground
from being n;ea S mPoPer PaIpGses aud also to preserve
s OF Vita mgosnee 'nat the contracts for Cleaning and
epay. should b faithfully attended TO- and the nan
risdy enforced. n T he perfaed TO say that these con-
the streets oien allowed ia bad condition.
The nece s OF raj ing the Mharves and thus facilitating
attention Th, Important the landing of produc
times account OF the wha,yes beng partially
Ny has been frequently directed, by resd
cegt police 70 project them from the Of vag oads
s b ib oon OF bSns FIX eme ami NJ Is nc
doub aust and the parties aggreved entitled 10 due
The and increasing number of beggars renders
ssS y r ou a9u" be asps TO G
ihs pIopIety o sreeng p conjunction wi,f
ton o class of persons. Apart from the obvious relief
such establishment to the community. would al in the
The system di posing al contracts and public works
@ an'o IN M mas as % %y bee
the m ans OF eiiectng lag saving IN the expenditure
pavement OF ,fohouDnGua competed with sapar'
blocks to the line of Laayete, early day
be This an o,tant improvement, and viii adj great,
TO the onvenlence OF commerce. ,
necessity OF adherng strict rule of ecunomy the ad
of affairs nil't shall always be pre-
pared sanction imp ovemen, wh ch has for its ohec
he advanc Of cormerce, and the manifest welfare
the commpny dem II proper 10 add ahat every m expend
avoid d. The advantage of rigid economy branc
psd or @ on your and hope hat no vii oe
eItlny ought not 10 justify any departure iron
subject which ought engage your anxious
city many Of OF all means, and suffering iron
various diseases rhe matter sufficiently mpo lant TO ca
mpottunities on the one hand, and the danger
rasi tfai no time will be lost in to the Muucpa
iy the benefits tina wiz arise from carr ing INTO effect The a.
BY thai law, the compromise entered into betwee
the Mayor, Aldemel and nhabran's Of The 1ily OF Me-
isl been repealed, and the Council Municipality NJ
org nal parties 10 The SAID compromse 10 ay off Two see
he outside OF New Levee street. as represented in II
ois' thu portion is to be so aud the proet be
piled, third towards he quidaon Of the old CITY deb
one third the benefit OF the heirs and third for the
and benefit the Second Nunlcpaly she hlving paid
deceive The great importance OF eneavorng to efcl Il
compromse With the heirs, by these means You viii
Fieaneot complaints are made of the manper in whit
aofnpp nj he hauuu Hnn
nances TO this effect wi be strictly enforced.
The present condition of the Ferry Landing calls for sor
remark E'th9I the object for which was c,esteal ",
ought 10 be earned out, or the wharf should be applied
Before concluding communication extended beyond
usual limits. ma, be allow to express The hope, that
delegates appon ell 10 represent NJ 'nelpaly No. Two
the Railroad Convention, assemb IN this city on w
nesday anG which oIgnatsd IN the m sage had
IHierna improvements the III October lasl, viii
IN ssens sTs4s s oa %pSR o Sr1 RadT matters that are to
have The honor to be. very r1spectinty, your 4bed
servant, A d. CROssMAN, Mayor
On motion of Mr.. Renshaw the above MESA
referred, follows:
That part relative to the Batture and tinan
to the Committee on Finance.
That part relative to Streets, w harves, the N,
tral Ground and the Ferry Landing, to the Co
mittee on Streets and Landings.
That part relative to the appointment OF spec
Police Officer for the Neutral Ground, to the Go
nIlttee Police,
That part relative to the Convention on R
roads, to the Committee on Internal lmprovemel
Mr. Shields offered the following resolution,
the rules being suspended it adopted:
ReSotUed, That a Committee OF three be
pointed, to confer with similar Committees fl
the First and Third municipalities, and the cit,
Lafayette, TO devise for the suppressio
street begging, etc.
The President appointed said Commit
Messrs Shields, Perry, and Wheelihan.
On motion OF Mr. Shields thar mart of the M
ors message relative to street beggars, was reie
to the Special Committee on Pauperism.
The following message from the Mayor was
and referred to the Committee on Streets
Landings:
MAYoRALTY OF SEw ORLEANS, April Is, Is
To the Honorable e the President and aembers
Of hs Council IF .afuIieipaiItU No Tn,
GENTLRMEN-tn accordance with Is y-snIui,,n mass.
honorable uody, the 18th March nnhlic nofief
given through the journal of Municipality No. Two,