New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-23
City InteIligence.

BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-The Board
met at twenty minutes past six oclockMr. Alpuente
President. In the chair.
Mr. Walter II, Peters appointed Secretary pro tenn
The roll being called sixteen members answered to Their
names
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
communication received from the Secretary Of
the Board of Aldermen, requesting the
this Board in certain ordinances
The resignation of VIM Relf Secretary of the Board
Assistants was received and accepted.
second communication from Mr. Relf was received
stating that ne was unwel and could not attend.
motion made by Mr. Shaw to dispense the rules
and go into the election of Secretary,
The yeas and called for and resulted as fol.
lows: Is yeas, nays
The motion carried
Mr.. Shaw nominated Mr. Peters.
Mr.. Laroque was nominated.
A communication received from Mr. Turgcau offer.
ing his services at $1,000 per annum
Mr.. Peters received 16 votes; Mr. Larouue g. Mr. Pc.
tiers wa declared elected
communication received from sundry citizens re-
commencing Mr., W. II. Atkins for Wharfnger Laid on
the table, subject to call
G. W Haygood petitioned to be appointed Wharfinger
OF the second District. Laid on the table.
James Mckeon asked to be appointed Collector of Levee
Dues OF the Fourth District. Laid on the table
letter from Hugh Grant, advising improvements in
Engine House No. 6. was referred to the Committee
Fire.
G. W. Fleming asked to be appointed Engineer of the
Draining Machine for the First District Laid on the
table
VIM D. Grmsley asked for the same. Also laid on the
table
uriah McCarty for the Office was likewise dis
VIM. Murphy applied for the office of Street PAYER
Disposed Of likewise
An unreadablc petition from widow - asking fof
rete was referred to Dir Sykes the Committee Charity
petition from j. p. Simon relative to pleasure gar
den, was referred to the Police Committee.
communication from Hugh Grant. relative to the
Batture property and stating objections the survey
said property referred to the Committee Streets
and Landings.
The reports of Committees were then taken up
The Committee Prisons and Warehouses brought in
bill of expenses from Mr.. Jonathan Worrel Warden of
the of expenses for the month of April Re-
ceiyed,
The Directors of the Waterworks made report sta
ting the bad condition of the Water-works. Adopted
The resolution attached to the report providing for
board of engineers for experimenting the Waterworks
on the rules being dispensed debated at length,
Adopted.
On suspension of the rules an ordinance concerning
the Surveyors department-being directory concerning
the duties of that officer, and providing among other
things that the Surveyor give $4,000 security read
Mr.. Lanata moved to refer it to the Committee on
Streets and Landings Carried
The Board then passed to the order of the day
An ordinance relative public schools providing that
all fines imposed by the Recorders be applied the sup
port of schools read.
ordinance concerning elections was aid over tn the
next meeting.
Mr. Winston presented ordinance providing for sub
scrptions OF stock by tn city of NewOreans to the New
Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Ordered to be
printed and made the order Of the day the next
Mr.. Winston presented second ordinance providing
that the question OF city subscription the great North
ern Railroad be submitted to the the people,
laid on the table
An ordinance of like import with the two preceding
relative to the opelousas Railroad in like dis
posed of.
An ordinance imposing three per cent tax proper
ty holders for railway purposes laid the
meeting.
resolution relative to the Finance Committee passed
to its second reading and was adopted
resolution relative to the business that shall have
preference before the respective Boards was passed
resolution making the landing opposite to jackson
Square to vessels by
Mr. Winston. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The resolutions and ordinances the Board Of Aldermen
were next in order.
1t moved that the ordinances and resolutions be
FIRST read by their titles only. Carried 5H.
motion to dispense the proceed to the second
reading was carried