New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-14
PETITIONS, ETC.


true copy. L. A. st. CERAS, Clerk.
PETITIONS, ETC.
Of property holders on Esplanade street, for
the opening of said street to Broad street, and of
citizens complaining of the conduct of the late
Second and Fourth Wards (Second Municipali-
ty,) against the Engineer Of the Draining Ma
chine, were read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Landings
Of the officers of various fire companies, sug-
gesting matters pertaining to the future organ
ization of the department, was read and refer
red to the Committee on Fire.
Of Charles Allen, complaining of loss by
street being blockaded, and asking remunera-
tion therefor, was referred to the Committee on
Unfinished Business from the Second District
Statements and estimates of the printing and
blanks required by the heads of departments OF
the city government were received from the Re-
corders of the 1st, I'd, and 4th Districts, and
from the Superintendents of the Schools of the
1st, Sd, and 4th Districts
On motion, said communications were referred
to a committee of three, consisting of Messrs.
Stetson, Nixon, and Mackey.
Applications for office were read from T. R.
Wolf, for Attorney; D. Faner, for Keeper of the
Powder Magazine; DR.. j. A. Cantrelle, for Jail
Physician; Alcee Chastant, for Physician to
Parish Prison; j. B Ducoran, for Keeper OF
the Police Jail: and A. Lange, for the Commits
saryship of the old First Ward, First Municipal
ity, were read and laid on the table, subject to
call.
Offers of security from Messrs. w. Fl. Gar
land, Treasurer, 0. DuBuys, Comptroller, and
S. Jolles, Street Commissioner, were read and
referred to a special committee of three, con
sisting of Messrs. Place, Summers, and Shaw.
Three bills for paving, by Thos. Bell, an,
three Of I. Buckley, for same, were referred t.
the Finance Committee
| SPECIAL COMMITTEES. -.
Mr. Nixon, from the special committee to re
port rules for the government of the Board, pre-
sented the following report, which was received
and the consideration and adoption of SAT-
rules was postponed until the next meeting.
The Special Committee appointed to dra1
rules for the government of the Board, have pei
formed the duty assigned them, and beg leave
herewith, to report the result of their labors.
], o. Nixon,
r. B. SYKES
II VALENTINE HEERMANN,
JNo A WATKINS,
r. b. DoLHoNpE.
Mr.. Forbes, as Chairman of the Committee o
Unfinished Business of the First District, pre-
sented the following, which was adopted afte
suspending the rules
The Committee on Unfinished business of til
First District, beg leave to report the annexe
list of petitions referred to the various commit
tees of the Council of Municipality No. Two, 70
9 | which they are indebted to Mr.. W. H. Peters
= the very efficient Assistant Secretary of tina
y :, body, and to offer the following resolution:
ID. b. FoRBEs, Chairman
ii. Il. STETsoN
q G. W. SHAW.
/, Resolved, That the unfinished business befol
e the various committees of the Council of Nun
e cipality No. Two, as per statement rendere,
If together with the documents relating theret
T. be referred to the same committees of this bod
Y List of Petitions referred to the uariols Con
mittees of the Council of Municipality N
y I'ro.
1s51-April %, W. shuberg. for return
e tax paid in error;
l. October I, M. Zabala and others, again
t hawkers of oysters;
), October IA, Michael Gallagher, for pay
d night watchman;
'f November IL, Horace Keating, complaining
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