New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-11

COMP fRoLLER'S UFEICE, Cry NEwORLEAEs,
August 30 1852
TO the Hon he Presidents and Members sfhe Common Coa-
ell Of Nep Orleans:
GEnrLEMEs-Pursuant to public notice. have to inform
you that adudicated this day the contract building
two-story fire engine house for the of Phonix Fire
Company, No $, to Robert Hamilton, security Patrick
Irwin at thirty six hundred and seyenty-ve dollars
(ss,675).
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
tsigned) o. DEBUYs Comptroller.
On motion of Mr.. sewell, the above adjudica-
tion was approved Of.
The following communication from L. H. Pile,
City Surveyor, was read
Surveyors DEPARTMENT, CRY HALL
New0reans. 9th September 1852. +
10 The Honorable The Common Council Board of .adermen
GESTLEMEs-In obedience to resolutions, Nos. 245 2e2
and approved August 1852 and relative to plans for
wooden and iron rangs for Washington Square to cost
OF plank road on Metairie road and to and adyan
Lake pontchartrain-I have the honor to report
l. That the probable cost of wooden railing around
iron railing with granite basement will be $4,000 either
Of said ratings to be erected in accordance with acompa
nying plans In my opinion the iron railing, although
costing about double more than the wooden one win
prove more economical its durability may saw for
ever when wooden railing will last six years
Q. Taking basis the price at which the nlank road
to be laid Greatmen street. has been aduicated the
cost OF plank road Metarie from the New Canal
70 Breton not including the bitches both Sides
VIII pe S4l6 when the cost of shell road including
Marquee, will be s26l70. II - =
Road and Lake would be to shorten
three miles the space the planters Genty Road have
to walk to bring their vegetables products to our
markets and to improve the health of that part of the
city. The probable cost of opening and dtching said
street will be 600.
Whilst this subject will state that for Years the
clearing OF the swamps between city and the lake.
have attracted the attention of scientific and ct
zens and that they all concluded that if done it would
highly improve the health and condition of our city
This is therefore worthy of your immediate
consideration and will no doubt meet with your ammo
md dive
to my calculations the cutting down all the trees of
swamps between the New Canal and the Pontohartran
hallroad could be done by twenty in about four
at expense of $1050o per year therefore with
our city could be made in years the heah
est city in the United States
remain, very respectfully, your.most obd,t serv't
lsigned) LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
On motion of Mr.. Clarke the first paragraph,
re'aslve to the railing around Washington
Square, was adopted.
On the second paragraph Mr.. Clarke offered
the following resolution, the rules being dis
pensed with
Reoled That the sale of the contract by the Mayor
on the Goth of March, 1862 to Marquee for the shell
ing and grading of Meaire Road and Washington street.
security F. Sambola All any resolution of this Board
to the contrary notwithstanding
Mr.. Sewell moved to lay said resolution on
the table, subject to call-lost
Mr.. Clarke moved its adoption.
The yeas and nays being called for, Messrs
and Stockton voted in the afirmatiye-S.
Mr.. Sewell voted in the negative-1.
Therefore, said resolution was adopted.
The third paragraph was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings
A letter from the members of Liberty Hose
Fire Company, asking renewal of the Charter
OF said Company, was, on motion of Mr. Stock
ton, referred to the Fire Committee.
A letter was read from Jefferson Fire Com
a nv Nh nOIyI
Cosgrove & Boyle, for Hose furnished to said
Company. Referred to the Fire Committee
A letter was read from Mr.. j. B. Jeannin, in
relation to the lease of house by the late Mu-
nicipality No One, for the use of the Public
Schools, and claiming the rent of said house
until the repairs should be made.
On motion Of Mr. Lugenbuhl, laid on the table
indefinitely. -,
A petition from Thomas J. Spear was read,
asking asking permission to use part Of the Neutral
Ground for a brief period, for the purpose of
holding auction sales for horses, drays. etc.
On motion Of Mr. Stockton, said petition was
referred to the Police Committee. gayl ..
A communication from David Moore and John
Paul, in relation to contract with j. w. Boon,
was referred to the Committee on Finance, with
power to act.
memorial from number of property hold
ers on Gentilly Road, in opposition to the eree-
VI
referred to the Committee on Streets and Land
ings. ~ f = taQ a
A petition from Messrs. G. III. Craline and +.
Weinspock, asking for a remission of a fine i'm
posed on them in the Fourth District. Referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings
A communication from s. Newburger, in re-
lation to furnishing to the Common Council a
copy Of the State Tableau, and asking for in
creased compensation, was read and referred to
the Finance Committee. l
A letter from Davis, Martin, Graham and Nc
Lanahan, contractors for keeping the wharves
of the Second District in repair, asking that
they be allowed to give personal security
for the faithful performance of the work, and
be permitted to withdraw $s12 900 bonds, in
bonds of the late Second Municipality, which
they have deposited, was, on motion, referred to
the Committee on Finance, with power to act.
petion from Mr.. Deyeugsh, asking for re-
lief. was, on motion, laid on the table Il
letter from Messrs. n. Gardare and Thomas
Mcknight was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee I, ssa 50 t..f
A letter from Frank Altman was read, offer
ing Joseph Gontz as his security for the con-
tract for lighting the city lamps, was referred
to the Finance Committee, with power to act.
A letter from Patrick Ward, late contractor
for the cleaning of the streets of the Second
Ward of the late Second Municipality, was, on
motion Of Mr. Lugenbuhl, referred to the Com
mittee on Claims
Aletter from p. Carmody, asking the transfer
of the contract for repairing the bridges and
crossings in the First District, was referred to
! Finance Committee, with power to act.