New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-12
CITY IntellipenCe.


day, May 1.-THE Board met at hafpast six o'clock W
G. G. Claiborne, President, in the Chair.
Seven members answered to their names
The reading of the journal was dispensed with.
message received from the Mayor relative to the
claim of the Orleans Navigation Company, to right
sell certain portions of Basin and Canal streets Referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings.
communication from the Street Commissioner, naming
who had failed to comply with their contracts
paving certain streets, was referred as above
communication from the same officer, informing the
Common Council of the appointment by him of certain
assistants was laid the table
Certain bills for refreshments furnished to Judges of
elections, referred to the Finance Committee
petition from residents Canal street. concerning
cabs, referred to the Police Committee
Petitions sskng leave to emancpate certain slaves
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
petition from Jefferson Fire Company was referred to
the Committee Fire.
The Finance Committee to whom was referred certain
bills reported in favor of their payment The report was
adopted
The Committee on Streets and Landings to whom was
referred certain ordinances reported in favor of their
adoption.
The Committee reported ordinance relative to Wharf
myers and defining their duties
The ordinance provided for the appointment of one
Wharnger and two assistants for the First and Fourth
Second and Third Districts The salaries the wharfn-
gers fixed at $500 Those of the assistant Wharfn
gers at $500 each.
The Wharfngers required give 5000 security and
the Assistants $4,000 each The ordinance as whole was
adopted
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES AssIsrA
BOARD
resolution relative to nuisance boat.
An ordinance giving to the Surveyor deputies and
quotes, and for other purposes
The reports of Committees were again taken up
The petition of uana Sharp referred to the Com
mittee Claims.
communication from the Wardens of the Church of
st Louis relative to the illuminated clock in that build
ing and asking the subscription by the city of certain
portion of its cost amounting to S435S & referred
the delegation from the Second District
The Committee Claims reported iu favor of paying
DR.. Bertrand $40 for professional services Adopted
An ordinance relative to the City Prison adopted
petition asking leave to construct railroad along
Claiborne street. along any street where the property
holders do object referred the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
petition from division of the Sons of Temperance
praying the Common Council to withhold all licenses for
retailing liquors. referred to the Police Committee
report from the Judiciary Committee relative to the
emancipation of certain slaves, was adopted.
Joiut fesolutiou W ol charges
for the gas supplied the several Districts by the Gas
Light Company adopted.
resolution locating the police posts of the Second Dis
trict at Britton Market and merging them into
adopted.
Resolutions from the Board of Assistant Aldermen
transmitted to this Board-which passed at the
sitting of the Assistant Board received They
| taken up in order
The first resolution granting to the Commissioners
the new house the of the wharf the foot
Canal street until the 18th of September adopted
resolution authorizing the Comptroller to contract
Tor the construction of Nuisance Boat referred
| the Committee on Streets and Landings
resolution to refund Mr. Labarre twenty dollars was
| concurred in
resolution from the Assistant Board relative to i'm
posing fines for giving wrong information to the Commits
soners of the Census was.conculr red in
resolution authorizing the Mayor to sell "a slaves be-
neathed to the City by Stephen rard was concurred in
resolution to prevent the expenditure of the pubo
| money was concurred in.
resolution relative to the lease of the Third District
Ferry to VIM. Randolph. referred 10 the Committee
on Streets and Landings The above resolution without
being reconsidered, was laid on the table
resolution authorizing the SURVEYOR To omen III.
luices so as to allow the water from the river to flow
through the Streets concurred in.
message informing this Board of the concurrence nv
the Assistant Board in certain ordinances and resolutions
was received