New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-13
OFFICIAL. L.
OF THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT
..... ALDERMEN.

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TUEspAY, May IL, 1852
The roll was called at twenty minutes past
o'clock, p NJ, and the following members an
swered to their names
DR.. F. Alpuente, President; Messrs Andrews,
Bailey, Burthe. Forbes, Hermann, Lanata,
Leeds, Ramos, Sykes, Watkins, Wiltz and Win
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There being no quorum present, on motion,
the Board took recess of five minutes.
AT the expiration of said recess, the roll was
again called, when the following members an
swered to their names:
DR.. F. Alpuente, President; Messrs Bailey,
Burthe, Forbes, Lanata, Nixon, Place, Ramos
Stetson, Sykes, Watkins, Wilt and Winston
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There being no quorum present, the Board on
motion took further recess Of five minutes
At the expiration of said recess the roll was
again called, and the following members an
swered to their names
DR.. F. Alpuente, President Messrs. Andrews,
Bailey, Burthe, Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis,
Forbes, Hermann, Lanata, Leeds, Mackey,
Nixon. Philbrick, Place, Ramos, Relf, Shaw,
Stetson, Summers, Sykes, Watkins, Witt and
Winston.
The journal was read and approved.
The following message of the Mayor was read
and referred to the judiciary Committee:
.,o MAroaAIrr or=NssosLEAss:
To the Hon. Presidents and Members Of the Board Of Aldermen
and The Board Of assistant aldermen of The City Of New
Orleans
Liqudatng Commissioner Of the New Orleans Navigation
Company announcing that the entire property OF that
corporation will be sold at public auction perceive that
the Commissioner offers for sale
All the rights titles claims and interests belonging
to said Orleans Navigation Company, by virtue Of an
Act enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives Of the United States of America in Congress
sembled approved the third of March 1867. entitled
An Act respecting claims to land in the Territory Of Or
leans and louisiana which rights titles claims and in
teress for the purposes in said section mentioned
Gifted and determined extend to and upon much of
the land Of the then adjacent to the city of
New Orleans as is necessary to continue the said Cana
Carondelet from the said basin to the Mississippi river
which space of ground by agreement by and between
the corporation, Mayor and Aldermen and inhabitants
of the city of New Orleans and the said Orleans Navga
tion Company. by resolution of the said corpora
tion dated the 25th Of November 1907 and by reson-
tion said Orleans avgaon Company dated the Both
November 1907 determined be forty feet wide from
the said basin in the middle Of Basin street. up to the
middle and twenty feet further of that space Of ground
now known as Canal street. and to be also forty 1eet
wide from thence to the river Mississippi leaving the
difference between the width OF the said forty feet and
the width of the called Canal street to be divided
into two equal parts to be each side of the said
forty feet reserved for continuing the said Canal Ca
rondeet from the Basin to the Mississippi river which
pacc each side of the said forty feet forever to
main ma open. as a public highway"
The city of New Orleans cannot recognize that any
such rights titles claims interests vested in the
Orleans Navigation Company does it into the
consideration of any nhabtant of New Orleans that
nct privileges may be revived the sanctionng Of which
might tend to the destruction of two of our principal
thoroughares The matter is too important to be
looked and trust therefore, that the Common Council
will take the necessary steps have the sale enonedso far
at least the rights referred to concerned The 18th
section of the Act Consolidate the city of NewOreans
and which defines the duties of the Mayor provides that
he shall render monthly account and pay into the City
Treasury all sums which he may receive for fees dues
Of every description have now to apprise your Honor
able Body that having years since abolished all fees
attached to the Mayors Office this paragraph of the Law
becomes superuous and that there will be necessity
to allude to the subject again.
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully. your ob't serv't.
A. D. CRossMAN, MAYOR.