New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-16
CITY rntsllisence.

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Evening September 15The Board was called to order at
4 quarter to seven o'clock The following members
answered TO their Names to witt Messrs Alpuente An
oews Bailey Dolhonde Lanata Leeds Lusto Place. Phil
brck Stevenson, stetson Sykes Watkins13 There
oeng no quorum present. of fifteen minutes was
AT the expiration of the fourteen members
| answered, and the Board proceeded to business.
RESOLUTIONS FROM BOARD OF Observation-Disclosures
ing the Surveyor to issue certificate to Joseph Keiser
or paving Referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings.
The resolution rejected at the last meeting authorizing
the sale Of the contract to Marquez for sheug and
grading of the Metairie Road. was racors;dered and
| passed.
Giving the Of Washington Square for the erection of
| a statue of Washington thereon Passed
CoMMuScArIoNs.-Frou the Comptroller, giving notice
of the adjudication of certain contracts was referred IN
the Finance Committee.
From the Surveyor, relative to the cavne in of the
wharf opposite jackson street repairs made thereto
and other matters was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
The Street Commissioner made report of works COM
peted in his department. which taken up article by
article, and referred to appropriate committees.
PETITIONS AND CoMnuNIcArIoNs--From property hold
ers on Felicity Road complaining that said street has
been opened to the river. Streets and Landings
FROM James NJ. Gallagher, asking to be appointed to
some office in the Workhouse. Referred to the Mayor
v,
asking the privilege of laying double track from the
New Canal to the Third District along Claiborne street
Streets and Landings
From sundry citizens protesting against the deposit of
coal on the LeVee in front of Jackson Square resou
ton in pursuance of said petition prohibiting depo-
sit of coal by the U. 8. Mail Steamship Company in
front of said Square to greater amount than in the
opinion of the Street Commissioner the Levee can bear
and making any infraction of this resolution sufficient
for the withdrawal of said permission to deposit
| coal, adopted.
From Charles Pride, resignng his office of Commits.
sioner of the House of Refuge Referred the Common
| Council.
From Orleans Fire Company No 81, asking IN appro-
pration of $3.50 for engine Referred to the Fire
| Committee.
From sundry citizens, asking appropriation for
poor woman. Referred tothe Committee on Charity
From the Clerk of the Second District Court asking an
enlargement of his office Referred to the COMMITTEES on
| Court-houses and Prisons.
From John A. Loze offering to consecrate Cemetery
in the Faubourg Marigny Referred to the Special Com.
mittee from the Third District Delegation.
From the officers of the Washington Regiment calling
attention to the dapdated condition the State Ar
senal Referred to the Committee on improvements and
Buildings.
From citizens of the Fourth District complaining of
the establishment of Hide Yardn in that District
Committee on Police
From Jefferson Fire Co. No TO- in relation to the burn
ing of their house Franklin street. and prayipe to
| it rebuilt. Fire Committee
From Columbia Fire Co. No. s. asking $1,000 to bnild a
new Engine Fire Committee
From the family of c. G. Doan who was killed on the
Pontchartrain Railroad, asking relief Committee on
| Charity.
From man whose wife was in u state of mean-
choly." Committee Police
From O. W Cammack, complaining of the non payment
| n balance of duoh fo,
proprated to public in the Fourth District Finance
Committee.
From r. L. Murphy, ailor of the Third District asking
the discharge of his securities. Finance Committee with
power to act
From Delonge Co, asking permission to erect a We
randa on the corner Of Royal and Orleans streets
Granted
From Paul Merton, asking to be appointed Planter of
Trees Laid on the table subiec t to call
From Trad Ferry Fire Compa ny No H. asking an ap-
preparation of $3.50 for the purchase of new engine
Fire Committee
From L. p Gator asking lea, exhibit Fire on
the Place D'Armes. Laid over.
From Washington Fire Company No. 20, asking an ap-
preparation for the purchase of new engine Fire Com
mtee
sundry petitions for the emancipation slaves
laid on the tabethe time limited by law for such enan
cpation having expired
For the opening several streets in the rear of the
District Streets and Landings.
FROM Hook and Ladder Fire Company No 5, asking an
appropriation for truck. Committee on Fire
From s. NJ. Andrews offering his securities. Finance
Committee.
From property holders Claiborne street. asking the
laying Of plank road said street from Canal to e.
planada steeet Streets and Landings
REPORTS COMMUNICATIVE Committee on Streets
aid Landings recommended that permission be granted in
accordance with the resolution of the Board of Aldermen
10 Aln,v,r lorD d., ,-aI
the Carrolton Railroad for the discharge of bricks
Adopted
In favor of the contract for the erection of bridge
the Claiborne Canal Adopted.
In favor of sheng the Old Bayou Road by the labor of
the chain gang. Adopted.
In favor of laying sidewalks on Num- street, from
Tchoupitoulas to Religious street. Adopted
Representing that the on RATS has not been col
leeted since the Act of Consolidation recommending
shat tax of 81 be levied on the breaking up of all fat
boats. Adopted.
resolution repeating the ordinance aboshing the tax
on hatboats was adopted
resolution making it the duty of the Collectors of
Levee dues in the Third and Fourth Districts to collect
the tax on RATS and latboats, was adopted.
After the transaction of some further unimportant
business the Board adjourned.
OUTRAGEOUS A ssAULT-.NoveI Decision, Pc
ter Sigh was yesterday examined before Recorder Winter
ON te charge OF assaultng and striking with tumber,
on the night before last w. B. Kinney who keeps
gold dust shop at n Magazine street.
Two wines ses testified in substance that on the night
before last the part in Antonos oyster saloon on
Poydras street. where the difficulty occurred The &C.
cused peter sgh) drinking at the bar with friend
enney was in one Of the side boxes eating oysters Sigh
made some remark to his friend which, it seems was Often
sve to Kenney; whereupon kenney cried out, 1t is
lie " This no repeated several times and Immediately
advanced towards Sigh and struck him blow in the face
Sigh then stepped back and with the tumbler which he
held in his hant struck Kenney the left eye Sigh
then threw a second ttumber at Kenney when he was
seized by the hair of the head by Kenueys friends
and held until achan appeared and took the accused
(sgh) to the wat,hhouse. This the substance of
the testimony of two witnesses-one of tham the bar
keeper in the house witness for the tes
led that to the best of his knowledge Kenney did not
strike Sigh st The Recorder sent Sigh trial before
Tho First District Court under u bond of $500
This parallel to read of in the early his
'ory of NewYork prisoner was arraigned before a
worthy and fat Dutch Burgomaster the charge of kill
he saw the strike the sed with an axe So
.at the case clear
witness for the defence fully positively that
he did not see him do it, and the Magistrate finding that
me testimony equal, concluded that Justice should
can to the side of mere to discharge the prisoner
CHARGE OF FRAUD AND FORGERY. Monroe
aclerc who trades and travels under the Milne of Chas