New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-29

NUMBER 40.
| communication from the Recorder of the
Fourth District, recommending the remission OF
a tine imposed by him on -- Labarre, was
read and referred to special committee of
three, consisting of Messrs Burthe, Derbes and
Relf
| petition Of the Pontchartrain Railroad
Company for the right of way for horse cars
| through certain streets, having been read.
| Mr. Winston offered the following resolution.
and, on motion, it was referred to the Special
Committee Of Five, appointed on the Goth
inst. in relation to the protest against horse
cars on Claiborne and Esplanade streets
Resoired That the Pontchartrain Railroad Company be-
and they are hereby to place one single trark
Circus Rampant ard Love streets until it forms june
ure with the present track Of above Company Champs
Eysees street Fare to exceed ten cents for single
passenger, or fifty tickets for three dollars
he further reso,red That said track must be commenced
in the next three months after this resolution becomes
na and said track to be finished and horse running
| on it in twelve months after it is commenced
The yeas and nays being called on the motion
to refer, resulted as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Forbes,
Hermann, Lanata, Leeds Mackey, Nixon,
Place, Ramos, Relf, Shaw, Stetson, Sykes, Wat
kins, Wiltz and Wilson-17
Nays: Messrs. Burthe, Derbes, Dolhonde
| Eustis, Philbrick, Stevenson and Winston-1
| A memorial of the NewOrleans, Opelousas
and Great Western Railroad Company, for sub
scription to the stock of said Company, was
read and laid over, subject to call
| STANDING COMMITTEES
Mr.. Bailey, as Chairman of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following
reports and resolution, which were severally
adopted, after suspending the rules:
The Committee Streets and Landings to whom wss
referred the petition of residents and property holders
the of the Fourth District complaining Of the stop
age of the draining canal causing the overflow their
lands beg leave report that the canal closed at the
dividing line between Lafayette and the Second Manci-
pay in conseq ence of some disagreement respecting
the expenses to report in favor of opening the
canal and offer the following resolution.
NE BAILEY,
S. W PHlBRIcK.
Il. b. SYKES
| j LANAIA.
Rso That the Surveyor be and is hereby instructed
to have the draining canal opened to allow the
flow along the canal to the draining machine in the
OF the First District.
The Committee Streets and Landings to whom was
referred the letter Of Mr. Jos relative organization
of the Street Commissioners department beg
| port, that in joint meeting with the Committee
Streets and Landings of the Board of Aldermen they
clued the department should consist of the Com
tant Deputy for the First district one Deputy and one
Assistant Deputy for the Second District Deputy
| the Third and one Deputy for the Fourth District.
An ordinance in accordance with the above will be pre-
sented to the Board of Aldermen this evening
n. +. BAILEY,
| r. B. SYKES
| J. LAsArA.
| S. W. PHILBRIcK.
The Committee on Streets and Landings to whom was
referred the petition of widow Malecee complaining
the injustice Of charging her with one-third Of the .x-
pense of paving the street in front of her property beg
leave to report that they find the charge correct that
her property entirely below the small triangle dividing
front and Old Leyee md
usage to charge the proprietor in front whose property
paving done onethrd the cost thereof Your Commit
tee therefore report agas granting her request and beg
to be discharged from the further consideration the
me. N. Il BAILEY.
| r. B. SYKES r.
| Wv. PHILBRIcK.
I. B. DoLHoHpE,
| j. LANATA
The same gentleman, as Chairman ETC., from
the same Committee, presented the following
and on motion of Mr.. Forbes, it was referred
back to said Committee
The Committee Streets and Landings. to whom was
referred the petition of property holders on Espanad
praying for the opening of said street beg leave
report that the petition signed by only four
which your Committee think is not sufficient expression
Of public opinion to induce the city to heavy
expense Therefore your Committee report against
peg TO De discharged from the further consider
alton of the subject--- n. T. BAILEY.
u. b. DoLHospE.
r II b. SYKES
4 j. LAsArA
4 S w. PHILBRIcK.
The same gentleman, as Chairman, etc. for
the same Committee, presented the following:
The Committee on Streets and Landings to whom
referred the ordinance relating to the Surveyors Depart
ment passed by the Board of Aldermen and also the or
dance introduced by Mr. LaData to report that
they have amended follows By striking ali after the
words BE it ordained aud inserting the following ordi-
nance. introduced by Mr.. Lanata, slightly amended.
n. D. BAILEY.
| r. b SYKES,
J. LAsArA
s. W. PHLBRIcK.
In Ordinance concerning the Surveyors De-
portment Of the City Of .Ne,o Orleans.
On the lst section being read as follows:
Be it Ordained By tile Common Council of
the City Of .New Orleaus-1. That the Survey
or Department of the city of NewOrleans shall
co sist of the Surveyor elected by the people, OF
two Deputy Surveyors, of two Clerks, of one
Draughtslnan and two Chain Carriers
Mr.. Dolhonde moved to amend by striking out
e two" anu inserting s' four'' Deputy Survey
ors, which was lost.
Mr. Eustis moved to postpone the consdera-
ton of the ordinance, which was carried by the
following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Derbes, Dol
honde, Eustis, Leeds, Lusto, Nixon, Stevenson,
Watkins, Wilson and Wiltz--12.
Nays: Messrs Andrews, Forbes, Hermann,
Lanata, Philbrick, Place, Ramos, Relf, Stetson.
F Sykes and Winston--11.
Mr.. Hermann, as Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee. presented the following report, which
on motion was adopted
The Judiciary Committee beg to repoit {. that prn
cipe the emancipation slaves with permission granted
them to remain in this State is deemed by your commit
calculated 10 entail serious trouble aud work
much harm to the public and private interests of this
State and more especially of this city.
Without going into the showing the in,polc,
of adding to the already large number of emancpatet
slaves now in our midst. reasons which natural,
the thoughts of every thinking member of the
murty deem it sufficient to cal! the attention of you
honorable body to the No 315 of the Legislature
which not only throws impediments in the way o
emancipation: but prohibits entirely any residence of al
slaves emancpated six months passage of said act
Your committee not why the spirit reason of sa
law should not guide and therefore, unless stron
be shown. and in extraordinary cases. will deem
their duty to report against emancipation with redenc
, in this State. of all slaves whatsoever
In view of the above, your committee recommend tha
the petition of Hudson in regard the emancipation
and residence in this State of the slaves Rosetta Louis an
Joseph also the petition Charles A. Jacobs in re
gard to the emancipation residence in this State
the save Aaam be rejected. V. HERMAN.
GEo. EusTIs JR.,