The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-19

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it to the Committee on Police.
Mr.. Yancey moved to lay the amendment on the
table, which was carried by the following, vote:
YenceyMl. Y en's0' ''e"A'' ''n'Aken' "heelshan and
Nays. Messn. Emerson, Lawrason. shortridss and
And the question being on the motion of Mr..
Vontagen, it was adopted by the following vote:
shorrdge. Stewart vontagen, Wheelehan and Yancey-9
Gays-Messu. Emerson. Eter. Lawrason. Perry. Shield.
OF property holders and others in the vicinity of
Poeyarre street, for the opening of said street, from
Camp to Nayades streets-was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landing.
A petition was read from Elias Ezekiel, PRAYING
for certificate Of lunacy to entitle Aaron Ezekiel
to admission in the Lunatic Asylum, when Mr..
Shields offered the following, which was adopted,
after suspending the rules:
Resolved, That Aaron Ezekiel, lunatic and in
INDECENT circumstances, be, and he is hereby, de-
clared fit subject for the State Lunatic Asylum.
A communication from the Surveyor, notifying
the Council of the appointment by him of J. U.
Green as Commssary Of the Batture, and asking
that the Council confirm the same was read, and
Mr. Renshaw offered the following, which was
adopted, the rules being suspended:
Resolued, That J. U. Green be placed on the
pay roll by the Surveyor, during the time his SER
vices were required as Commissary Of Batture
since his nomination by the Surveyor.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Brother, as Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, offered the following resolutions, and
they were severally adopted, after suspending the
rules. t.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay the following
sums on the warrant of the Mayor, viz:
To sundry persons employed as laborers, in NAV
1851, six hundred and twenty.four dollars and
sixty-four cents.
To sundry persons, for carts, employed in Nav
1851, four hundred and eighty-one dollars and sew.
enty-one cents.
To sundry persons, employed in May, 1851, on
Common street Shell Road, forty-three dollars and
five cents.
To asundry persons employed on dredge boat
inMay, 1851, three hundred and thirty dollars auc
ninety-sx cents. rr.. -,.
To Hy. McGuinn, for shells and sand, one hun
dred and eighty six dollars and fifty-five cents.
or Go co6ssb sas bRsnas as oa,f hS5 fixing up polls for
To Jos. Buoch, for clearing Annunciation Mar.
ket two months, fifty dollars
To M. Cochrane, for cleaning Dryades Street
Marked one-thrd of month, eight dollars and
thrty-three cents
To D. Felt & Co., for stationery, twelve dollars
and fifty cents.
To steamer Lafayette, fer towage of dredge
boat, fifteen dollars.
To VIM. Mcleod, for hopping stage plank, one
hundred and seventy six dollars and ten cents.
To VIM. Pheelan, for repairing tools, etc., fifty
seven dollars and eighty-seven cents.
10 l.. Lambert, for hinges, belts, rammers, etc.,
sixtytwo dollars.
To Twibill & Edwards. for a brass cock for
draining machine, eight dollars and fifty cents.
10 SamI Join, for scrapng and cleaning En-
gne House, after elections in April, 1850 and 1851
len dollars.
To J. H. Brandeau, for making ninety.seven cot
fins, two hundred and ninety-one dollars.
To Jas. L. Swan, for repairing scales, etc., of
Poydras Market, three dollars and twenty-five
cents.
To Stark g. Christy, for notarial copies, eight
dollars.
To S. w. Dalton, for medical attendance on
orphan child, fifteen dollars.
To Jos. Baker, for conveying police officers to the
Lake in search Of Lee, charged with murder, four
dollars.
To the Crescent" for advertising prisoners in
Police Jail, fifteen dollars and seventyfve cents.
To Jno. McGrath, for labor on Front Levee,
omitted OH Pay Roll for April, thirty.one dollars
and five cents.
To E. Noyes, for extra work on Jackson School
House, one hundred and fifty-three dollars and
twenty-nne cents.
To Piper u Randolph, for making alterations in
Recorders Office, etc, two hundred and three dol
lars.
To J. Torr, for painting sign for Recorders
Office, one dollar and fifty cents.
10 ~ Mcclure, for cleaning Engine House in
May, 1851, after election, five dollars.
10 Pietro Serafne, for two busts, of Cass and
Webster, for the Council Chamber, five dollars.
To DR.. Goodall, for surgeons fee, attending to
J. w. Hassard, five dollars.
To Allen Hill, for hardware, etc., seven dollars
and fifty cents.
To Washington Artillery, for firing salute in
honor of Gen. Persfor Smith, 2lst ult., twenty
three dollars and twenty-five cents
To the Statesman" for IL months subscrip-
tion, from lHh ult., five dollars.
To John Paul, for extra work done on the Jeffer-
son School House, under regulations March and
and May 6, 1851, and under the supervision of the
Surveyor and Committee on Education, one thou
sand and ten dollars.
Resolued, That the Treasurer pay, on the war
rant of the Mayor to the order Of Hugh Grant, the
sum of one hundred and ninety.six dollars and
forty-three cents for twenty-five days services as
Surveyor of this Municipality, from the 7th to the
2sth February, 1851, both days inclusive. t-
ResolUed, That the proposition of A. Robb to
adjust thirty thousand dollars of the bonds of this
Municipality, issued to the Atchafalaya Bank, and
due on the lst instant, by receiving eight thousand
aoidIs Ill cdSn-SeVen thousand dollars on the loth
January next, and to renew the remainder, under
the act OF May q, 1S47, at five years, upon bonds
bearing seven per cent interest per annum, be,
and the same is hereby accepted. And further
resolved, That the Comptroller and Treasurer are
hereby authorized to draw from the Sinking Fund
OF Municipality No. Two, the amount necessary to
make the cash payment-that is to say eight
thousand dollars. -
ResoSued, That the Treasurer and Comptroller
be, and they are hereby authorized to issue, to A.
hobb, fifteen bonds of this Municipality, for one
thousand dollars each payable in five years, bear
ing interest at the rate of seven per cent. per
annum, payable semi. annually, both interest and
principal payable at the Treasurer's office said
bonds to be of the usual FORM with interest coupons
attached. Provided, thst before the delivery of
said bonds said Robb shall deliver to the Trea-
surer the bonds of this Municipality issued to the
Atchafalaya Railroad and Banking Company and
due on the LIST instant for the same amount-to-wit
fifteen thousand dolars-the whole in conformity
with the act entitled ian act to provide for the
payment of the debts of the Municipalities of New
Orleans" approved May 4. 1s47.
Whereas, by an act of the last Legislature ent-
tied ian act concerning portion Of the batture in
front of Municipality No Two, of NewOrleans," !"
and approved March 81, 1850, the Council of Mu-
nicipality No. Two'is authorized and directed to
lay oil two streets outside of New Levee street, as
represented by plan drawn by Geo. L. Dunbar in
lo4o, and In the event of an agreement with the
original parties to compromise made in 1920 for
the sale OF said batture, then Municipality No.
IUO shall Law off into lofu all If IA