New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-13

Aldermen on the 9th ult granting the use Of
Lafayette Square for the exhibition Of Fire
Works, was read as follows and concurred in
Rsolued That the petition asking the of Lafayette
Square for exhibition of Fire Works for the benefit Of
the Catholic Male Orphan Asylum in the Third District,
be granted
The yeas and nays being called on the final
passage Of the above resolution resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Durbes, Dol
honde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Lanata,
Leeds, Mackey, Nixon, Philbrick, Place, Ra-
mos, Relf, Shaw, Summers, Sykes, Watkins,
Wilt and Winston-21
Nag: Mr.. Stetson-1
Mr. Bailey, as Chairman, etc., presented the
following resolutions, and moved to suspened the
rules for their second reading, which was lost,
so they lie over:
Resolped That the Comptroller be- and he hereby d-
rected to sell at auction after days notice. the
tract for repairs to the paving of the streets of the First
Third and Fourth Districts per specifications file in
the Surveyors Office each section to be sold separately
The Council reservng the right to reject all bids and ad
Indications.
Resored That the Surveyor be- and he is hereby direct
ed to clear Canal street from the lately opened portion of
Napoleon street to the Metarie Road, by cutting the
trees brush and legsng the earth SO as to make it
able for carriages Provided the does
S400 (four hundred dolars)
Mr.. Bailey, as Chairman, ETC., presented the
following report and resolution, and the rules
being suspended, they were read second time
and adopted
The Committee on Streets and Landings to whom was
referred that part of the Mayors message of April u
tive to the sale of the contract to furnish fourteen thou
sand square yards of granite block paving the
paving of Annuncaton street. report in favor Of approx
ing the sale and offer the following resolution.
N. D. BAILEY,
r. b. SYKES.
s. W. PHnBRIcK,
7. B. DoLHoNpE.
Resolved Tha. the Mayor and he is hereby authorized
to enter into the contract with W G. Stevens
principal and Thomas Haynes security to furnish four
teen thousand square yards of block granite stones for
the paving of Annunciaton street at the rate of three
dollars and forty cents per square yard all to be done in
accordance with specifications file in the Surveyors
Office.
The yeas and nays being called on the final
passage of the above report and resolution, re-
suited as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Derbes. Dol
honde, Forbes, Leeds, Nixon, Philbrick, Ramos,
Shaw, Stetson, Summers, Sykes, Watkins, Witt
and Winston--16.
Nays: Messrs Burthe, Eustis, Hermann,
Lanata, Mackey, Place and Relf--7.
:, The following resolution, presented by Mr.,
Bailey, as Chairman, etc., was read twice, the
rules being suspended, and adopted:
Resolved That in all contracts advertised for sale by the
Comptroller the two first insertions shall be accompanied
with the specifications relative to said contract.
I The yeas and nays being called on the final
passage of said resolution. resulted as follows
Yeas: Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Burthe, Dol
honde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Lanata, Leeds,
Maokey, Nixon, Philbrick, Ramos, Relf, Shaw,
Stetson, Summers. Sykes, Watkins, Wiltz and
Winston-2l.
Nay: Mr.. Derbes-1. ..
Mr.. Wilson appeared and took his seat
Mr. Shaw from the Committee on the House