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

@ .loh ~ the ONCE OF WharnngeF OF tne Ihira
A letter from Dr.. G.. J. Browning, candidate
| for the situation Of City Physician.
Letters from J. B. Coulter and 7. J. Beck, re-
| commencing Mr.. B. olney, candidate for tic
Office of Wharfnger
A letter from Geo. w Fleming, candidate for
the office Of Assistant Wharfnger for the Second
District
A letter from Richard England. candida to
for the situation Of Deputy Wharfnger in either
the Second or Third Districts q
A communication from the Board Of Directors
Of the New0rleans, jackson and Great Nor
thern Railroad, notifying the Board of Alder
men of their acceptance Of the subscription by
the City of NewOrleans Of sixty thousand
shares to the stock of said road, was received
and laid on the record.
Messrs. Labatut and Giquel took their seats.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Converse, as Chairman Of the Finance
| Committee, presented the following report and
| resolution, and the rules being suspended, they
| were read twice and adopted
The Finance Committee to whom we're referred sundry
cains beg report that they have carefully examined
| following resolution
| Comptroller the following amounts. viz
George Rengenischick glazing Tampa Fourth District
I Z q
San Johns, removing rubbish in First District five dol
lars.
New Orleans picayune, advertising election twelve dol
D A. Harris 14s feet pine lumber Crossings thirteen
| dollars and fourteen cents
| F. olivilla chemical work TWENTY-FIVE dollars
Daily Times advertising specifications etc. one hundred
and thirty-six dollars and sixty-two cents.
| J. II. Maddox. advertising runaways twelve dollars
J. Philips, removing and cleaning Of poll I'D March FIVE
doars q5 5.s5
J. Philips removing and cleaning Of poll 18th April FIVE
Bruen refreshments Judges Of Election sx dollars
ard twenty five cents. $50
| hundred and forty-eght dollars and fifteen cents.
T. Tracy cementng the saraparu market, seventy-fve
| dolars
j. NJ Forgay materials and tagging Circus street. one
hundred and forty-four dollars.
Prisstly y Bein. two kegs powder ten dollars
| Us Walton, stationry. four dollars and fifty cents
| eighty five cents.
A oDonne, refreshments to Judges 18th April thirty
| dollars
o'Donnel refreshments to Judges, 10th April thirty
| dollars
J. r. Freret maintenance of one prisoner four dollars
j. Frere maintenance Of prisoners four hundred and
eighty-two dollars and seventy five cents
j. F. Ereret repairs to Parish prison sixty-our dozrs
1 and twenty-five cents
: f coffey copy Of contracts twenty. nine dollars
Pay roll of carpenters and laborer First District
hundred and twentyeght dollars and ninety y-npe cents
J. i, Coffey copy of bonds, ten dollars,
| j. i, Coffsy, copy oflease, three dollars
| L. q. billiard, cab hire one dollar
| J. Emanuel steel pens. three dollars
j. Freret maintenance Of prisoners. two hundred and
sevent y-twc dollars and seventy five cents.
}. Freret, maintenance Of prisons sxtyseven dol
| lars.
Spzmer. proportion of bill Fourth District four dol
| lars and twenty-npe cents
J. Page, proportion of bill Fourth District twenty
dollars and five cents f.s 80
g. A. Hoersch. proportion of bill Fourth District twelve
dollars and thirteen cents
Lastrae refreshments to Judges 18th Precinct eleven
| dollars and eighty cents.
Jacob Keese, fifty panks seventeen dollars and fifty
cents.
Jacob Keese. fifty panks seventeen dollars and fifty
cents. M
L. Williams, clock to schools eight dollars
b. Nautre Co.. repairs to market twenty fcur dollars
j. tmeyer, refreshments to Judges, Sd May, fifteen
j. Nt vandegr for sundries, four dollars and seventy
| eight cents. 81
Louisiana Courier, advertising four dollars and thirteen
centst
New Orleans Picayuue advertising, three dollars and
| fifty cents. 7g
Daily Crescent advertising ten dollars and thirty
| cents.
dollars.
snoa. Gdden Co., sundres twenty y-eight dollars and
Chalot Fagot Refreshments to Judges fifteen dollars
Lastrade refreshments to Judges five dollars and twen
ty-fya cents IT
r. H. Murphy maintenance of prisoners ten dollars and
fifty cents.
j. Steel, books to schools two hundred and four dol
| lars md ffty-eght cents.
| II. Williams repairs to clocks, thirty dollars.
Brlse stationry to schools, five hundred and ninety
| three dollars and twenty five cents.
| Trinaile, cleansing privy twenty dollars.
j. NJ Vandegrif, one chair, dollar and seventy eght
| cents.
| dinance:
IN Ordinance procde for the Collection of Leree Dues
Be It ordoined That there shall be elected by the Com
mon Council in the month of May each year to enter
to collect the Levee dues steamboats, and
| iatboatss Gs
going vessels and all sailing crafts for the First District
One Collector to collect the Levee dues on steamboats,
| and fatboats.
One Collector to collect the Leyee all ships sea
going vessels and all sailing for the Second District
One Collector to collect the Levee dues all steam
boats 1atboas sea going vessels and sailing crafts fo
the Third District. i9at. '4l45 51geas
One Collector collect Levee dues on all steamboats,
tboats going vessels and all sailing crafts for h
Fourth District.
That the compensation for said collection shall be 81
per cent the collected provided that the
pensation shall exceed $4,000 per for escl
collector.
That the said collector shall each required to
into bond with two good and sufficient securities in th
sum Of ten thousand dollars, conditioned to the faithful
performance Of all duties which may devove them b.
| virtue of this ordinance.
All collectors shall before entering the discharge
their duties, take the oath of Office required by law
The rules being suspended, the above ordin.
ance was read twice, and adopted after havin,
been amended on motion Of Mr.. Lngenbulh, bJ
reducing to Sc five thousand dollars the amour
of the bond required,
On motion, the above ordinance was SEN
for concurrence. ~
Mr.. Clark presented the following resolutions
which were adopted, the rules being suspended
Resolved That the Common Council will meet on Friday
the 2lst instant at o'clock NJ in the chamber Of tn
Board of Aldermen, for the purpose of eectng Phys
clans Notary, aud such other officers may be provide
for by law.
Resotrd That copy of the foregoing be transmitted
the Board Of Assistant Aldermen for their
Mr.. Giquel, as Chairman of the Fire Commit
tee, presented the following ordinance, whic
was read by its title, and its adoption deferre
until it shall have appeared in the 0ficia
Journal: &Ns3
.4n Ordinance or the support and Government Of the FIJI
: Department Of the City Of Nep Orleans
Art l. BE ordained That it shall be the duty Of til
Mayor to nominate and appoint by and with the adyic
consent Of the Board Of Aldermen Chief Enginee
OF the Fire Department Of the City of New0reans VIII
shall hold his office during twelve months, unless soone
removed therefrom by the Mayor, with the consent
twothirds of said Board and that the person SO noni
and appointed shall have been previously elected
by the Fire Department of said city in sucl
majority of the companies thereof may deter
y mine upon
That the said Chief Engineer shall receive salary
!, dollars per annunl, payable quarterly and tina
he shall and exercise general superintendence an,
control over the Fire Department OF said city
all fires that may therein shall station and regulat
the actions and positions of the Engines and other mr.
apparatus and shall the control of the fire plugs
g all fires.
IL shall further be duty to visit each Engine
in said city at least In every three months ana
make reports the Surveyor of the condition Of TN
tta Gnror M Ann