New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-22
DAILY CRESCENT
OFFICIAL JOURNAL

| OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
| Official Report
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS.
TUESDAY, April 20, 1852
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
| Members present: W. G. c. Claiborne, Presi-
dent pro tenn, and Messrs J. M. Burke. G.
Giquel, Arnold Harris, q. Labatut, ]. J.
Lugenbuhl, f. W. Sewell and James Stockton.
| Mr.. J. Robb is absent on leave.
| The minutes OF the last sitting were read, and
on motion, said minutes were amended by the
substitution of the phrase &c The Board of Assis-
tant Aldermen instead of the one used ss The
| Lower Board''
| sign the same
The following message from the Mayor was
read:
MAyoHALry OF NEwoRLsAss, April 20. 1852
To The Honorable Presidents and Members qf Boa,d of ~
dsmen and the Board Of Assistant .4idernen Of Mc Ciy
GENTLEMEs-I have the honor to transmit herewith :.
communication from Mr. q. b. Duncan accompanied by
States in the of Myra Clark Gaines Richard Re
beverley Chew ct al affirming the decree of the Circuit
Court and thus concluding controversy which has
extended over period Of fifteen years The Munich
pality No One of the parties defendant to this
long contested suit and Mr. Duncan the counsel en-
poyed to defend her interests deem it my duty to add
that this gentleman has bestowed great pains and much
labor on this highly important suit and that the interests
condcd to his care have met with jealous and
attention Both before the Circuit and the Supreme
Courts, Mr. Duncan conducted the defence with great
ability and the case having thus been brought a
cessful termination have hesitaney in asking you
take into consideration the the letter re-
ferred to-
avail myself of this occasion to advise you that sale
for the contract of fourteen thousand square yards
block granite paving stones for the paving Annunca-
on street was not acted upon by the late Council
hclpallty NO IW0 said contract disposed of my
office on the 18th March to W g. Stevens at the rate cf
three dollars and forty cents per square yard security
Thomas Hynes and is therefore subject to the approval
the Common Council
have the honor to be- very respectfully.
Your obed't serv't
A. D. CRosshIAN. Mayor
The first part of the Mayors message was ON
motion referred to the Committee on Claims, and
the second part to the Committee on Streets and
Landings.
\ communication from Francis Turner. ON
behalf of the Assessors, praying the Board of
Aldermen to make an appropriation sufficient to
pay their expenses, was, on motion of Mr.
Burke, referred to the Finance Committee
letter from DIR. W. Bertram, claiming sum
of ten dollars, due him by the late 1st Municipal
ity, for medical attendance, was, on motion, of
Mr. Clarke, referred to the Committee on Claims,
with power to act.
Commissioner, recommending plan of organiz-
alton for the Street Commissioners Department,
was, on motion Of Mr. Burke, referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings
communication from property holders on
Canal street, between Rampant and Claiborne
streets, opposed to the construction of the rail
road lately adjudicated to L. surgi, was, on
motion OF Mr.. Clarke, referred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings
Another. from rrnnartv holdaro m rl,:La..,.
and Esplanade streets and their immediate Vi
clnity, stating their opposition to the construc-
ton OF railroad in that portion of the city.
was, on motion of Mr.. Clarke, referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
Two bills Of the NewOrleans Commercial Bull
letin, were, on motion of Mr. Clarke, referred to
the Finance Committee
"A communication from the Recorder of the
First District was read, in which he alluded to
his previous nomination of w. W. w. Wood and
.. Leary as his clerks, and also stated that
the business OF his office was so large as to re-
quire the duties of two clerks.
on motion, the number of clerks to be allowed
to each of the Recorders was referred to the Po
lice Committee
And that part of the above communication
Which has reference to the nomination of those
clerks was laid on the table, subject to call
A letter ON the same subject, from Recorder
Genois, nominating Louis Bozonier and joseph
!'enols, Jr., as his clerks, was received, and on
motion OF MIR. Clarke, wasreferred 10 the Police
Committee.
a petition from Mrs Mary Gray praying for
relef was, on motion, laid on the table
MIR. Harris offered IL memorial from Colonel
Haynes praying relief for some fifty members OF
the Cuba Expedition latelyreturned from Spain.
who, the memorial says, are in immediate need
On the motion of Mr.. Giouel to lay on the ta-
BILE the above memorial,
Messrs.' Burke, Converse, Giquel, Stockton,
and Gasquet voted yea.
Messrs. Clark, Harris, Labatut, Lugenbubl
and Sewell voted nay.
The Chair having voted in the negative the
motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Sewell the memorial was
then referred to the Finance Committee.
On motion Of Mr. Giquel, the vote to Law the
petition OF the Widow Gray was reconsidered.
ana the petition was referred to the Finance
Committee
Mr. Harris offered petition from Sidney Sto-
~ praying for leave to emancpate his slave
Rebecca. On motion, referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. Clark gave notice that he would intro
duce at the next meeting &c an ordinance to take
the sense OF the voters of NewOrleans on the
proprlety of taxation, for the purpose of sub
scrlbing to the stock of the NewOrleans, Jack
son and great Northern Railroad Company
Mr. Burke offered the following resolution
which, on motion, was adopted:
BE il reSored, That this Board do not recognize the
principle of voting the money Of the people for private
charities f''>
On motion of Mr.. Lugenbuhl, the following
resolution was adopted, the rules being dispensed
with:
Resoref That the official printer of the Common Conn
Gil shall furnish bond with two securities in the sum of
five thousand dollars for the faithful publishing of the of
fetal proceedings Of the Common Council and all orduan
ces emanatng from the and other
or notices published in the official Gazette bv order of
the Common Council, advertisements or notices the
publication of which in the official journal is made obipa
tory on the Mayor other officers this corporation at
the rate OF fifteen cents per square of neand for
the other faithful performance Of his duty.
letter from Mr.. B, Olney, candidate for the
office of Wharfinger, was on motion, laid on the
table, subject to call, together with the accom-
panying recommendations.
A letter from VIM. Shannon, candidate for the
office OF Notary of the Common Council, was, on
motion, laid on the table, subject to call
A letter was read from several property hold
ers of the former Fourth Ward of the Second
Municipality, recommending F. W. C. Cooke as
person qualified to take charge of the draining
machine. Referred, on motion of Mr.. Converse,
to the Committee on Streets and Landings.
letter from Mr.. John Altmeyer, Offering
h ~1E i n