New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-24

and Landings
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Dolhonde, as Chairman of the Committee
on Prisons and Work houses, presented the fol-
lowing resolution, and the rules being suspend
ed, it was read second time and adopted:
Resolred That the Warden Of the work-house of the
First District be authorized to purchase for the sole
of the above Institution
Ten barrels OF Pork.
Ten barrels of Beef
One barrel of Bread
One cask of Rice
Three barrels of Moasses.
One sack of Salt.
One bag of Pepper.
Also, Bread, Fish Beef Vegetables, Horse Feed. and
Stuff for Summer Clothing for the month of April
Mr. Winston, as n Director of the Weter-
works Company, presented the following report
and resolution, which were read twice, the rules
being suspended, and adopted:
The Directors of the Commercial Water Works. elected
by the Common Council of NewOrleans. beg leave to
Report
That they have obtained statement of the Water
Works and Banking Department of the above institution
which is herewith transmitted and would beg leave to
remark that although the President has done every thing
that drend recsirig stockholders could ask yet for the
good OF the cae rent the health OF the city and
full and adequate supply of water little has been
compshed The question at issue at the last election of
President and Directors amounted to something like this
One candidate for paying dividend and anticipating
the coming expenses and let the city suffer The other
not to all the cash to pay dividend.
and consequently bolster false value to the stock but
to take so $4,000; put the Works in complete
der comply with the acquisitions Of the charter and to
obtain for the institution the standing it deserves and
make it prosperous and profitable to all concerned
1st The present situation of the Water Works and the
which the affairs OF the Company have been and
conducted demand close Investigation from the
Common Council of this city independent Of the Ordi
which in force to prevent all nusances the
City Corporation the right to investigate the affairs of the
Company whenever it is deemed expedient and now is
the time that its authority should be exercised
ID 1.-The npurity of the water and its causes" Com
plants very general particularly in the lower wards
Of city, Of the filthy and nauseating quality of the
water The Charter has these words-Sec 80: And the
said Company shall supply sufficient quantity of clear
pure and wholesome water for the of the inhabitants
at the elevation of fifteen feet ETC. etc In another
section it says that two public hydrants shall be placed ut
or in front of each of the city this has not been
complied with in several portions of the city especially in
the Second and Third Districts.
Now would ask this Company how it is possible for
them to give pure water if the works neglected
they We would ask in all seriousness. how can the
water be otherwise than impure and sickenng when is
polluted by the sediment and various other filth which
has been permitted to accumulate in the reservoirs for
months past and which will not be removed for some time
to come! Why. because If there Is money enough
hand to pay the late dividend the Company will be with
out cash to comply with aud repair the evils
complained of The reservoirs contain large quant
ties of small fish which, getting into the pipes and dying
in the mass of mud form such an aggregate OF aggom
merated matter to render the sometimes unfit
for use The summer months approaching, and il
these reservoirs not cleaned out shall have to stop
peal after appeal to the Company, but they heed them
not The former administration of this institution had
the reservoirs thoroughly cleansed quarterly and such
ought to be the law with this. +
3D. There is an adequate supply of water. This is
matter of paramount Importance and the inhabitants
of the Second and Third Districts suffer to extent that
loudly calls for redress it evil for which there must
be quick remedy, For public purposes the works in
their present condition are defective in the extreme and
will thus remain if the present administration do not
change their policy; especially if the fire plugs of the
Company under their sole and exclusive control In
tbpptnr
should claim particular attention; the supply of
water you will easily perceive after examination is in
sufficient and in parts of the city has not six feet
head much less fifteen, which is required and private
hydrapts for shower and other baths often in
parts of the city useless, so that great many Coffee
Houses Hotels and others who have paid their water
do get the water paid for and these per-
have the painful fact to contemplate Of seeing theil
money paid to foreign and other stockholders
redress it is from them that this appeal comes
requires Immediate decisive and prompt action to oloI
this evil, by adopting the following resolution
| L. B. WINSTON,
| J. LANATA
Resored That the Mayor hereby directed to appoint
with consent of the Common Council. Board of Engi
who with the Superintendent of the Water Works
shall examine and report upon the present condition
the works. and what measures in their opinion are inds
pensaby necessary to increase the supply of water in al
parts of the First Second and Third Districts
obtain at nll times pure water at elevation required
| the Charter.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following ordinance presented by Mr.
| oIto w 'iio ie'o AiASS'iAiSs S"ihV W eN "A
of the day, and the rules having been dispensed
it was read q second time and adopted.
I'm Ordinance to propide Jo' Tie establishment and support
Puddle School Librd1ies and LyeeR and to pfor'de o
| the government Of the
Be Ordained 5y the Common Council Of tie City Of Nea
OrleansThat all fines imposed and collected by the Re
corders OF the respective Districts OF said city from an,
the of their duties under the act
consolidation. shall, often once in each week. 9TH
day of the week fixed by the Treasurer be paid
the clerk of said Recorders into the office OF the Treas
urer which shall be specially appropriated and
apart fund for the establishment and support OF put
lie shoo libraries and lyceums. in the District in whic
the said fines imposed and collected which ibrarie