New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-23

the Committee ON Streets and Landings
A petition Of sundry residents and property
holders of the Third District, representing that
that portion thereof comprised between the
limits Of Esplanade, Goodchildren, Elysian
| Fields, and Claiborne streets, COMPRISING all
parallel and perpendicular streets contained
therein, are greatly in want of repair, and
praying that measures be taken to have the
same done, having been read
MIR. Burthe moved to refer it to the delega-
ton from the Third District, which was lost :;
and on motion it was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Mr.. Place, on behalf of the Finance Commit
tee, presented the following resolution, and the
rules being suspended, it was read q second
time and adopted:
Resotred That the treasurer pay the following
the warrant Of the Comptroller, viz:
To j. b. Correiolles for removal of dead animals from
river ETC. Second District fourteen dollars nd fy cents
To F. Weber for hauling desk to Street Commission
ers Office, Fourth District dollar and fifty cents
TOD H. Maddox for advertising 2211 names defautinc
tax payers five hundred and dollars and seventy
five cents
To Williams for repairing clocks in Recorders Office
eight dollars and fifty cents.
To H. Maddox for advertising slaves sixteen dollars
To Green for repairs to lamps Fourth I.srict two
hundred and sxty-one dollars and five cents.
To H. Woifhart for one months wages as lamp lighter,
omitted in payroll August, thirty-f dollars
To I. j. Wilkinson inquests thousand nine hun
dred and sixty two dollars
To B. Laborde, for collins the DOOR 29d June to Cd
September, fifteen dollars.
10 z Gassel for repairs to Guardhouse, Second Dis
trict fifty dollars.
Assistant Aldermen, four hundred and dollars and
ffty-fve cents
To A. Bruse, for stationery for Police Department
Second and Third Districts hundred aud fty-seven
dollars ard five cents.
To VIM McCracken for chairs, desk ETC. for Chief Po-
ice and Police Office Second District. hundred and
twenty y-eight dollars and fifty cents
10 DR. Foweli for attendance nquests fifty dollars.
To B. Fitch for twenty barrels for use of Public
Schools Fourth District, twenty dollars.
10 Hayes for sundries furnished Street Commission
ers Office, ten dollars and thirty cents
To L. A Michel for sunres furnished the Board of Al
dermen, eighteen dollars.
To Paul Boxe for furnishing cartridges for night gun
in July and August, thirty.one dollars.
si1ty-nne dollars
To VIM. Ahern for horse hire in removing carts and
drays for street, twenty nine dollars.
10 Il. P Williams for advertising in True Delta, paid
by him, seven dollars.
To F. Morgue for dozen brooms, one dollar an d
twenty cents
To c. c. Weingart for sundries furnished Street Com
missioners Office, thrtysix dollars and ten cents
To Jno Batfer Co., for repairs to lamps. etc. First
District two hundred and sixyone dollars and twenty
cents.
To A. Chenvle for refreshments furnished the elections
Of Sheriff and Mayor, and election of Aldermen 18th
April forty-tive dollars.
The yeas and nays being called on the passage
OF the above resolution it was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Place. on behalf of the same committee.
presented the following reports and resolutions,
and the rules being dispensed with, they were
read twice and severally adopted
The Finance Committee to whom was referred the
communication of Davis Graham, Martin and McLana-
than asking for an exchange of securities mpro
prety in granting their request and offer the following
resolution: L. H. PLACE,
J. LANATA.
THos. G.. MAcHEY.
Tb,+4
deliver to Messrs Davis Graham, Martin and McLana-
than the bonds of the late First Municipality amounting
collateral security upon their giving to him thr bond
for the same amount with A. NJ. Laugh'in Jacob Mekli
and Wender Dow securities.
The Finance Committee to whom was referred the COM
municstion of f NJ Address Second Lieutenant of Po-
lice in the Fourth District offering as his recurites the
names of David s. Dawes DR. James Jones and David
Adams report that they deem the security sufficient and
recommend the passage of the following resolution:
| L. II. PLACE,
j. LANATA
THos G. MAcKEY.
Resolred That D. s. Dawes, David Adams and DR. Jas
Jones, be, and are hereby accepted the security
OF r. NJ Andres as Second Lieutenant of Police il
| the Fourth District
NJ The Finance Committee recommend the acceptance OF
ME- Peter Kaiser security for s. Newburger Clerk OF
Recorder of Fourth District and offer the following:
L. II. PLACE.
j. LASATA,
TfIos. G.. MAcgEY
Reo'tsa That Peter Kaiser be- and hereby accented
as security for S. Newburger as Recorders Clerk of the
Fourth District.
The Finance Committee to whom was referred the COM
muncaton of O. DeBuys. Comptroller. offering Buxton
Layton Esq security for his Chief Clerk Mr. Chas
Lea recommend that said security be adopted offer
the iohoWlng resolution: L. II. PLACE,
J. LANArA.
THos. G. MAcKEY.
Resoleea That Buxton Layton be- and is hereby, ac
cepted as security for Cha Lea Chief Clerk of the
Comptroller.
Resol,ed That all claims against the corporation for
extra work connected with contracts shalt not be ncu
ded in the Surveyors certificates to the contractors but
separate bills shall be brought before the Common Coun
Mr.. Place, on behalf of the same committee
presented the following resolution as q substi-
tute for the resolution of the Board of Alder.
men, 'Relative to the Comptroller and work
under contract and the rules being SUSPENDED
1T was read twice and adopted:
Rsolsd That from the passage of this reso
luton the Comptroller comptrong bills for work con-
tracted for by either of the late Municipalities Or late
city of Lafayette and payable in bonds or notes hearing
interest issue cash the Treasurer the
same.
The same gentleman, on behalf of the same
committee, presented the following substitute
for the resolution of the Board of Aldermen,
g Authorizing the Comptroller to control Pat
rick Fox's BILL and the rules being suspended,
it was read twice and adopted I:
Resolttd That the Surveyor issue the following cert-
Gates, viz:
To Patrick Fox for laying square block paving on
Tchoupouas street. according to contract one thou
sand dollars and sixty-seven cents.
To james NJ Forgay for square block paving on both
sides of Lafayette Market the sum of hun
dred dollars and fifty cents.
The yeas and nays being called on the pas
sage of the above resolution, resulted as follows
Yeas Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Dolhonde,
Forbes, Lanata, Lusto, Mccormack, Mackey,
Philbrick, Place, Stevenson, Stetson, Summers,
Sykes, Watkins and Willson-16.
Aay-Mr. Andrews.
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following
report, which was received:
The Committee on Streets and Landings beg leave to
report upon the following subjects referred to them
Upon the Mayors message and the petition of property
holders for bridge the canal at the ntersec-
ton of Carrolton avenue the end of the Common
street Shell Road report in favor of the and
sdor the city too long neglected the measure to the
after the heavy expense incurred id making said Shell
Road they therefore the passage of the
ueXed resolution.
Also offer resolution carrying out the recommends
tons his Honor well that of the Surveyor in
compliance with the petition of numerous property hold
ers whom your committee think upjusty dealt with.
nasmuch they taxed for the support of the city
government without receiving any corresponding advan
tage for they entirely deprived of the of their
properties for the want of to the the Deputy
Surveyor not being able togve them their lines
2 Upon the abandonment of the sale of the cOntrac.
for LAYING square block pavement in Tchoupoulas
by c. Conne your committee recommend that the aban-
donment be accepted they consider it would be inus
ce Mr. Connell to hold him to the adjudication after
great lapse of time viz about six months, offer