New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-22

| The whole ordinance, amended was adopted
The amendments from the Assistant Board with regard
| to Wharfngers were concurred in
The Board then went into executive session.
| BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. body
| met last evening, DR.. Alpuente in the chair.
The Special Committee, to whom referred portion
the Mayors message relative reported against
any action towards making Leyees at Carrollton
recommending only that protection Levees be
strengthened.
The ordinance from the Upper Board relative to Levee
dues, and Collectors thereof, taken up and CON
CURED in.
The ordinance providing for the appointment Of Wharf
myers and defining their duties also from the Upper
Board. was taken up and amended to make the
tenure of office year instead of two years
The ordinance from the Upper Board relative to the
election Surveyors back amended in several par
ticuars One amendment was that there shall be two
Deputy Surveyors for each District instead of four The
Upper Board made another amendment to the ordi-
nance releasing the Surveyor from responsibility the
acts OF his assistants The amendment caused consdera
Bile discussion. and Mr. Leeds moved to reject it. The
amendment was finally CONQUERED in also all the
others.
message received from the Upper Board rejecting
the ordinance relative to nuisance boat in the Fourth
District and offering substitute authorizing the Sur
veyor to build nuisance wharves in the First Third
and Fourth Districts and procure new boats The sub
stitute adopted.
The resolution of the Upper Board for meeting last
night of the Common Council in the in the First
District was reeetedomnibuses having previously been
sent to bring the members Of that Board up town
An ordinance providing for the establishment of city
prison for the confinement of slaves which originated in
the Upper Board, was taken up and referred,
inc relative the extension OF
referred to the Committee on Streets and Landings
The report and resolutions relative the proposed rail
road IN Claiborne street taken up The resolution
repeats the action of the late Second Municipality Council
in regard to this road The President called Mr. Nixon
to the chair and then moved that the petitions
against the work be read The committee reported against
the project as it would be monopoly for large number
OF years The matter finally postponed till the next
meeting.
resolution submitted authorizing the census
takers to number the houses which require in their Dis
trcts
Mr. Bailey stated that the Committee on Streets and
Landings had project in contemplation re-arrange thu
streets of the city.
Mr.. Nixon opposed postponement but the matter
was referred to the Committee Streets and Landings
The resolution relative to the establishment of Navy
ard and depot at this port read second time and
concurred in.
The resolution authorizing the sale contracts for re-
pairing the streets of the First Third and Fourth Dis
tricts, came up and passed.
resolution was adopted authorizing the Surveyor to
employ the chaingang in making certain improvements in
rear of Canal street.
The ordinance for the government of the House OF
Refuge then came up.
FIRST DISTRICT OoURT-Judge Larue-The
rand jury IN this court yesterday found the following
bills of indictments
Against Vincenzo Vchon for murder in killing on the
10Th OF january last, one Manuel Cutino.
Against James Duffy for robbing Patrick Mullen on the
lith OF April, OF money ETC.; and against DR. Richard G.
Anderson Tor breach OF trust flonousy appropratng
TO his own use several thousand dollars entrusted to his
care on the 9TH of August 1s47 by Moses Greenwood