New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-15
MORNING, JANUARY Is, 1852.

RY Is, 1852.
real estate saye etc. rendering Of his sccurite
Hm j. Key as substitute for Jno Lceds
On motion said security was adopted
petition of Elizabeth McKson for aid and assistare.
in supporting orphan.
| Was read and referred 10 the Recorder
4 petition OF John Blenler1nnan TO have ,,.ot;ar
passed in his favor amended s TO increase the amount
| already allowed him. etc. I
Was read and laid on the table
communication from the Attorney Of the Nunicira.
lily IN relation to various Municipal suits
Was read. and ordered to be fled away
copy OF petition and citation the case of Pierre
paqnet and VI N. Miller j II Caldwell Recorder o.
| Municipality No. Two. tt
Was read and referred to the Recorder and N,,r,,
Attorney
/ STANDING COMMITTEES
f Brother. aa Chairman Of the Committee on Finance
presented resolution for the payment of sndry bills
and accounts the rules being suspended
Mr. Yancey moved to strike an item in the same
allowing to j. IL Maddox. Municipal Printer the sum Of
S1o5I 32 extra compensation ~ limiting speciaca
ions Of Contracts, Blanks for Mayors Court for Tia,
Collectors Finance Committee and the Directors of public
winch motion was adopted by the following vote
feas,-slessrs Brugnens. Etter johnson Perry Short
q
HagS-Messrs. Brother. Emerson. Lawrasou Renshar
Shields and vontagen. g. ~ ~'
Mr. shortridge moved to strike out Of same an item
allowing NJ. NJ Cohen and H. J. Leovy 5000 for profes
ohai services rendered ex-Aldernan n Marks il, h
defence of suit instituted against him. az an Alderman
oy ohs Petrie former Lieutenant of Police Of this
Municipality which motion was lost by the following yoe.
| le0s-Mr. Shortridge-1
Mqgsmhessrs e Brother Brugniens, Etter, johnson
| tagen Wheelehan and Yancey-13
ANA tue resolution as amended adopted as follows
fesord That the Treasurer pay the warrant of the
Mayor the the following sums. to wit
To William Monaghan. NotariaI Fees eighty vto,r do,
| lars. '' e'ai''' i'''' uo'
&c: W. Hardin, for conveying sick to Charity Hosp
tai in November and December two hundred and wcnty
nine dollars and fifty cents.
10 b. Lally. for Constables Fees in First Jnstices,
! Court sixty dollars
To Marshall & James for fifty par bI,nkots fr po,i
| Jail, one hundred and seventy.five dollars
TO firemens Charitable Association for 63 graves in
Potter's Field one hundred and twenty-six dollars -
TO Campbell for copper stove pine for Surveyors
| of1ce twenty-five dollars and fifty cents
10 "heeer Geddes Co., repairing seal press eighteen
| dollars e' si
To Mrs Widow Eva sctuber for nine months rent In
aate oil watchfouse corner of Robin and Annunciation
| streets three hundred and sixty dollars.
10 Charles Byrne stove. etc, for Wharfnrers Office
thirteen dollars 'e'
To ii. Forno. sudry cxnenses incurred b,y l,;, ,;,,
dollars and sixty-tve cents
To H. Freund, ink for Recorders Office three dollars
and fifty cents.
To L. Wood Perry lampwick one hundred and thirteen
dollars and eighty-fve cents.
10 . Breen glazing public lamps, seventy-onc dollars
and fifty cents. ' ~ ~
To William Pellenz repairing public lamps four hun
| dred and eighty three dollars
10 John Andrews, repairing lamp-post three dollars
To " Hopkins repairing Municipal Offices. two dollars
4 and fifty cents
| forty-fvc dollars '''s
| To A. Bronsena. paper cases f,, romn,i+ta, poo.
twent y-four dollars
To Daily 0rleanian advertising, thirty dollars.
10 K swasey stitching finance reports eight dollars
10 r Cunningham sundry repairs to schools and en-
gin houses eighteen dollars and thirty y-eigbt cents
10 hichard Murphy for refreshments furnished to Po.
ice and Washington Artillery 9th Sept one hundred
and slxty-eight dollars and thirty-fye cents
10 Hyde Goodrich repairing clock in Council Cham
| Der seven dollars.
| dollars. '''' 'N''
To Edward Hoffmark. ladders for la,npighters ten
To Q. Funk sundres for Municipal Offices nine dollars
and ninety five cents
10 + Young repairing fence and conveying sick to
Charity Hospital. fifteen dollars and fifty cents
10 John Morrison repairing hole the wall Of the old
State House four dollars.
To Alexander Levy Il Co. stationery furnished 10 Nm
nlcpa Offices four hundred and trtscven dollars and
| forty-seven cents. $3.50
10 corson Armstrong. stationery furnished to NUM-
clpai offices one hundred and forty dollars and ninety
cents. '
10 a. Hamilton book lease for Surveyors Office twenty
10 Little Iiddemiss for floor and repairs to En-
gine House No IA. cghty-six dollars and ten cents
10 D. r. Lehrman, staff-Bearer to Surveyor twenty
To Leeds Co. sllndres for dredge boat and draining
machine twenty nine dollars and fifteen cents
10 Biwell y Co. roap for nuisance boat seventy
one dollars and eighty cents
To Job Boat Ben Adams for towing dredpe boat to AL
giers fifteen dollars w "
ToJ; Waterman Co., bill of hardware two hundred
and thlrty-three dollars and ffty-two cents
dollars and fifty cents N '
To Boyd Lathrop wood for draining machine ten
To s. = Lee. laying and repairing sidewalks one hun
dred and twenty-six dollars
To Abraham DeYoung sundry plans, etc. thirty-six
To W. D. Grimsley labor draining machine twelve
To sunry persons hire of carts in December nine hu,
dred and ten dollars and thirteen cents |
10 sundiy persons services redgc boat in December
seventy dollars ~
To sundry persons. Surveyors Department in Decam
ber six hundred and seventy-sx dollars and sixtysix
cents ~ ~
sand one hundred and twenty dollars and thirteen cents
70 NJ NJ Cohen professional services in suit of Perie
us, Marks two hundred dollars
10 Henry j. Leory for professional services in suit of
Petrie rs Marks, one hundred dollars
Mr. Brother, as Chairman, etc, from the same Com
mittee offered the following which was unanimously
adopted after suspendng the rules:
me Finance Committee have to report That within the
last few days they have learned with regret that certain
parties who signed the late Act of Compromse heforo n
Cenas ESD notary public. for the settlement of the
Batture question in front of the Municipality had era sed
their thererom upou whcI, informo tinn yn,r o
mttee addressed communication to H. b. Cenas Esd,
lnquirng who were the parties who so erased their
names ne in his reply stated that Mcssrs H. r. Denis
Hunt and Carl kohn who represent several Of the par
ties claimant had erased their about the 5h inst
in person. from the said contract Your committee also
addressed note to Mr. o. Roselus attorney for the Nuni
cpaty in the premises, requesting his opinion whether
or not the parties who had signed the act could legally
recede by crossing out their Mr. Roselius in his
reply (Which is ereunto attached in writing for publica
io states it as his decided opinion that the parties who
had signed the contract of compromise cannot legally
Withdraw or erase their signatures therero that the
contract is complete and binding all whose names were
once attached thereto and the contract is now in as fun
force as though no such had taken place and he
that the sale of the property be proceeded
with as advertised Your committee ave therefore in
the actioeers to proceed with the sales believing
this to be for the best interest of the ciplitv
and in furthernncc of her rights ''
Your committee offer the following preamble and reso
utions A Rpnr,,,,
HENRY RESsHAw, /
- g. d. YANcEf
lhe'tds This Municipality, through her Finance Com
nittce did together with certain other parties in tho
year 1851 sign Act of Compromise before H. b. Cens
notary for the settlement of their respective interests in
The Batture in front of this Municipality and since the
signing thereof several of the said parties have erased their
signatures therefrom which are illegal and do
not release the said parties from their obligations in said
contract And whereas by the of said Act of Com
Promise the Finance Committee of this Municipality is Ii
Vested with authority to pass the titles the sale of said