New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-18

and that nuisance boat be placed at the wharf
to carry the filth into the stream, for at present.
it is awful to behold, and worse to SMELL
The committee also recommend the approval
Of the sale of the contract for opening Orleans
street, and effer resolution accordingly
Vhey also recenmend the e-sale Of the con-
tract for cleaning Marigny Canal, on account of
the former purchaser, James Clinton. r
They also report in favor Of granting the PEI
tition for brick sidewalks in Perdido street, as
the street is thickly settled, and they are much
wanted, and they offer resolution authorizing
the sale Of the contract to make them.
+ N. g. BAILEY, Chm.
j. B. DoLHONDE,
e,ss-4 r. B. SYKES.
The following resolutions, presented by Mr..
Bailey on behalf Of said committee, were read
twice, and seyerally adopted by yeas and nays
unanimously:
Resolved, That it is the intention of the Com
mon Council, provided no satisfactory opposition
be made thereto, to cause the following streets
to he opened!
Dryades street to be opened and widened into
Carroll street.
Bacchus street into Coffee street.
Felicity Road, from Religious street into
Tchoupitoulas. under til act Of April 8, 1882,
providing for the opening, laying out and i'm
proving streets in the ii ;. OF New0rleans, and
the act amendatory thereof, approved May 8,
1847 and the Mayor is hereby authorized to
give public notice, in French and English, of
said intention, during thirty days, in the Bee
and Crescent-said street to be opened accord
ing to plans and specifications, to be furnished
by the Surveyor. ~
Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and he is
hereby, authorized to have wharf constructed
between Pleasant and Toledono streets, suitable
for nuisance wharf, and that the same be, and
it is hereby, appropriated and established as
the nuisance wharf of the Fourth District in
stead Of the one now used at the head of Pleas
ant street.
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby,
authorized to enter into the necessary contract
with, John Paul, for the construction Of two, in
stead Of one nuisance boat, with the necessary
buoys, chains, etc, in accordance with terms
and specifications under which the sale was
made, and at the price Of adjudication, viz
eleven hundred dollars.
Resolved that the action Of the Street Com
missioner, in employing men and carts to per-
| form the work Of cleaning and repairing the
| streets, on account of 7. Ward, and also having
the necessary repairs done to the Poydras and
Beef markets, injured by the late storm, be, and
the same is hereby, approved.
| Mr. Bailey, from the same committee, pre-
sented the following, which was read twice, the
rules being suspended, and moved its adoption :
| Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is here
by, authorized to enter into the necessary con-
tract with Patrick Mooney, principal, and
Michael Hussy, security, for the clearing and
ditching of Orleans street, from the Matairie
Ridge to the Lake, in accordance with the speci-
| fcations under which the sale was made, and at
| the price Of adjudication, viz: Thirty -one dol
lars and seventy cents per acre for clearing and
grading, and forty ight cents per running foot
| for ditching. ~
The yeas and nays being called on the motion
Yeas-Messrs. Alpuente, Bailey, Burthe,
Eustis, Hermann, Mackey, Sykes and Watkins
| -. g.. "a .E or
| .Nays-Messrs. Leeds, Mccormack, Nixon,
Place, Shaw, Stetson, Summers and Wilson's.
| A majority not voting in favor Of the resolu-
ton, it was consequently not adopted.
! Mr.. Bailey presented the following resolutions,
which were laid over:
Resolved, That the Comptroller be directed
tosell at auction, after ten days notice, on ac-
count and risk of JAS Clinton, the contract for
cleaning out and deepening Marigny Canal, in
accordance with specifications in the Surveyors
Office, by which the previous contract was sold.
Resolved, That the Comptroller be and he is
hereby directed to sell at auction, to the lowest
bidder, after ten days notice, the contract for
the construction Of brick side walks, with wood
en- cutters, on Perdido street, from st, Mark to
Galvez street; work to be done in accordance
with specifications on file in the Surveyors Office.
Mr.. Hermann having voted with the majority,
moved to reconsider the vote on the resolution
authorizing the contract for the opening Of Or
leans street. which motion prevailed, ssi
The resolution being again before the Board,
was, on motion of the same member, laid over
to Tuesday next, the 23d inst. III.
Mr.. Nixon moved to suspend the rules, which
was carried, and offered the following resolution
which was read twice and adopted:
Resolved, That when this Board adjourns, it
adjourns to meet on Friday evening next, and
\ at said meeting the following subjects shall be
made the special order of the day, in the order
in which they are named, viz:
\ l. Report of Police Committee, increasing the
Police force, presented September 10, 1852.
2. Ordinance for the government Of the Fire
Department, presented October 10, 1852.
g. Report Of Judiciary Committee, October 10
on the subject Of bridge over the New Canal
A. Report of Committee on improvements
and Buildings, November 4, 1852, respecting the
Vegetable Market on Tchoupitoulas street.
g. Ordinance reported by Police Committee
November g., on the subject Of Public Balls.
g. Ordinance for the government Of House o
Refuge, reported October IL, 1852.
T. Report of Committee on Streets and Land
ings, October u, 1852, on the subject Of Sprink
ling Streets.
Mr.. Stetson moved to suspend the rules 70,
the purpose Of taking up an ordinance presented
by him on the 10Th Of September last, in
creasing the Police force, ETC., which motion wa'
!. lost by the following vote-a vote of two-third'
being required to suspend them:
Yeas--Messrs. Bailey, Hermann, Mackey
Mccormack, Shaw, Stetson, Summers, Sykes
i Watkins and Willson-10.
Nays-Messrs Andrews, Burthe, Derbes
/ Dolhonde, Leeds, Nixon and Place..
Mr.. Watkins moved to suspend the rules TO
the purpose of taking up the ordinance concern
ing the Markets, etc., presented at the las
meeting blythe Finance Committee, which mo
ton prevailed. 7as4 5 = 81
!. The first article was read and adopted withou
amendment ~ So
On esecond article being read,
, Mr.. Derbes moved to amend, by inserting al
ter the words ssfarmers or lessees" the word
4 Immediately $" to strike out, after the .wor
<sah all. ?, the words Rithin two! davs'.s 1