New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-30

and thew are hereby, instructed to inquire into
the present state of the city's title to the
property upon which is built the Magazine
Street Market, and to report to this Board on
the same, and suggest the proper action 20 DC
taken by the Council in regard to said market.
Reso,ped. That the Committee on Improve
ment and Building be, and they are hereby.
instructed to report to this Board what action
should be taken by the Council with regard to
the Vegetable Market of the First District, IN
view of an increase Of the revenues Of the city
M Bailey, from the same committee, pre-
sented the following
Resolred That the Surveyor be, and he is
| hereby empowered to select from the archives
| of the late Municipality No. One, such plans,
| documents and papers as may be of use to him,
and to transfer them to his Department.
| Mr.. Forbes moved to lay 1t on the table,
which motion prevailed
| On motion Of Mr. Summers, the Surveyor was
| instructed to inform the Board as to the nature
of the information required, and why he cannot
get possession of plans and documents in the
archives of the late Municipality No. One.
Mr. Watkins, on behalf of the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented the following. to lie over:
The petition Of sundry citizens, asking this
Council to be informed why the Canal and Bank
ing Company has not erected bridge across the
New Canal, at the intersection of st. Paul and
Liberty streets, in accordance with resolution
of the Second Municipality Council, adopted on
the 18th March, 1862, approved by the Mayor
on the 9th of the same month, and published
according to law. in the official Journal having
been referred to the Judiciary Committee, the
:, undersigned beg to report that, having exam
ned the charter OF said Company, they find it
expressly stipulated that the Company &C shall
make and keep in repair, bridges. suitable for
the passage of carriages, where the said Canal
shall intersect any Of the streets in the suburbs
of New Orleans, now established, etc., and that
the city is g empowered to make such regula-
, tons as are deemed expedient, relative to the
making and repairing Of the roads, bridges
, causeways, etc., and to s'open and improve
streets, etc. under certain regulations. BY
reference to survey of the city, it would APP
pear that st. Paul street was laid out, as fal
back as 1920, and that, as Il consequence, the
Company is bound to erect a bridge across the
Canal, at its intersection with said street; an(
further, that it is fully competent for the city
to erect bridges over said Canal, at the intersec
ton of such other streets as have been laid on
subsequent to the date of the charter Of sait
: Company As the Company has neglected ant
refused to erect the bridge ordered by the reso
. luton above referred to; and as it is to the in
g tie est Of many of our citizens residing in TIN
: neighborhood of and on the line of the New
Canal your committee ask leave to offer the fol
lowing resolution JNo. A. WATKINS,
THos. L. LEEDS,
JOIN w. ANDREWS.
Resolved, That the Comptroller be authorizes
to sell at auction, to the lowest bidder, after du
notice in the official journal, the contract 70
q building q bridge across the New Canal, at tn
: intersection of ST. Paul and Liberty streets, O
at the intersection of Magnolia street. provides
the Canal Company should consent that n hridg
+ shall be erected, AT THEN expense, at the inter
section of the latter street, in accordance witt
l. plans and specifications in the Surveyors office
W said sale to he subject to the app oval of thi
"a Council, and payment to be made out of an.
' money in the Treasury not otherwise appro
! priated.
= Resolved, That, in the completion Of sal
y work, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer t
20 present bill for the same to the Canal ao
s. Banking Company for payment, and should sal
Company refuse II neg lect the payment thereof
:, = then it shall be, and is hereby made, the dut
of the City Attorney, to institute suit forth mit
:. to recover the amount paid for said bridge, an
n also take legal measures to annul the charter
o said Company.
Mr.. Stetson, on behalf of the Police Commit
o tee. presented the following reports and resolu
v tons, and, the rules being suspended, they wer
J, read twice and severally adopted
fl The Police Committee to whom was referre
e the petition of Nh. Benz S. Harrpson, for til
removal of Negro Restaurant and Cabaret, sit
n uated OH the corner of Thalia and Colisiul
e streets, beg leave to recommend the same to til
O Chief of Police, with instruction to act prompt
in the premises and strictly enforce the law an
n ordinances upon the subject, as the undersigne
,e believe that said Cabaret is q serious nu
q sanee to the whole neighhorhood.
~ Fl. G. SrErsoN,
$50. 4 s. W. PuILBRIeK,
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