New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-16


Of the city is very scant and during the recent at
the poor have suffered seriously for the Of IT, @
in times Of fire; should be literally and plentifuiy dis
tributed throughout the whole city The present works
are too small and submit the consideration Of your
Hon Bodies the necessity of comforting with the Water
rangemsnts as w at ali times SECURE to the CITY large
aud plentiful supply Of this important and essential eie
ment With great respect, have the honor to be-
obedient servant, A. D. CRossMAs, Mayor.
On motion, those portions of the Mayors let
ter relative to the petition of bridges across the
New Canal, ETC.; the protest of property owners
against the sidewalks on Cypress street the
abandonment of the contract by Christy Con-
nell, for laying square block paving the COM
munication of J. Jolls, Street Commissioner, /,
relative to Melpomene Canal; the letter Of j. L..
Davis, relative to bridges in the rear of the
Fourth District; that part relative to better
supply of water for the city, etc. ; and the COM
munication Of Messrs. Ashcraft & Common
were referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings
That part relative to the protest of Geo. Gro
nan, was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
That part relative to the census, etc., to the
Finance Committee.
That part relative to the donation Of B. 7. |
French. ESQ, to the Fisk Library, to the Com
mittee on Education. 4
That part in relation to drainage, ETC., and
the letter of P. G. Wright, Attorney, ETC., to the
| Special Committee on that subject appointed on
the 18th May last
That part relative to INDECENT insane, and the
letter Of james King, Superintendent of the In
sane Asylum at Jackson, to Special Commit
tee of four, one from each District consisting of
Nessrs. Watkins, Andrews, Summers and Dol
honde.
| And that portion relative to the House of
Refuge, etc., to the Committee on that Institu-
ton.
| And part that relative to the Work house, to
the Committee on Work-house and Prisons.
| MESSAGES FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
| message was received from the Board Of
| Aldermen, announcing the concurrence of that
body in the following resolutions, to wit:
resolution authorizing the payment of seventyfve
dollars to I. L. Nicomede.
resolution reimbursing wharfage to the ships r. D.
Shepherd and Judah Touro.
resolution authoriog the payment of five hundred and
| twenty-five dollars to David John Rogers. alc
resolution (No 3s9) authorizing the payment of sun
| dry claims. :.
the Specifications for making plank road Felicity
street that portion requiring the contractor
| lengths Of planking for the top.
resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into sum
| dry contracts
resolution requiring purchasers of contracts to de-
post in the hands of the Comptroller twenty-five dollars
for certain purposes.
resolution authorizing sale of contract for laying
round stone paving in Rof1gnac street
resolution authorizing the payment of one hundred
and fifty dollars to VIM. Allen.
resolution relative to the closing of balls and dance
houses
resolution authorizing the payment of seventythree
dollars to A. j. Perkins, and ten dollars to H. Forno
resolution authorizing the Captains Of Police to make
certain purchases
resolution relative to chalmette Fire Company No 49,
resolution appropriating hundred and fifty dol
for the expenses of the for the month Of
Jnne, 1852.
/ Markets.
resolution relative to the erection of statue to Henry
Clay in Clay Square, Fourth District.
Il And also announcing the concurrence of the
same body Of the following resolutions, with
sundry amendments.
resolution authorizing the payment of thirty dolars
to B Clarity, and thirty dollars to VIM. Northen.
resolutions antherzng the Captains Of Police Of II.
and attend to the firing of the evening gun
resolution relative to the Jackson Square.
resolution relative to the Annunciation Square.
e BY another message, the Board was informed
t of the adoption of and invited to concur in, th
y following resolutions - 5ss-s-
resolution authorizing the payment Of sundry claim
d resolution relative to the contract by the Mayor
f. Marquee for the sheing and grading of the Metar
= Road and Washington street
n a resolution granting permission to Thomas b Lee
- erect an iron yeranda in front of his property.
resolution authorizing the Surveyor to employ 81.
teen tee men at the rate M Of $50 per month to fill in vii
bukheads already made and level the LcTee of the Th
, District from one end to the other
resolution relative to the Comptroller for work don
u under contracts, etc
+ resolution authorizing the Comptroller to comptr,
e Patrick Foxs bill.
resolution granting permission to the Pontchartrai
Railroad Company to erect yeranda.
resolution authorizing the payment of thirtyone dol
y lars to p. Boxell
s resolution requesting the Surveyor to issue certf
g Gates to Joseph Kaiser
resolution relative to the of Washington Squar
for the erection Of statue of Washington thereon.
d On motion, the amendment of the Board 0
Aldermen to the resolution authorizing the pay
L ment of thirty dollars to b. Garrity, and thirt
> p dollars to VIM. Northern-which was to strik
,f out the words s'Members of the Board of Health
d and substitute the words ss Health Wardens
y the amendment to the resolution authorizing tn
.e Captains ofPolice ofthe First Second and Fourt
y Districts to purchase powder and attend to til
'e firing of the evening guns which was to includ
y; the s' Third District" the amendment to til
lc resolution relative to jackson Square, whic
ID was to strike out the words during the sum
t. mer months that is,' and to add after the wor
a 6 November the words &c of each year, an
the amendment to the resolution relative to tn
n Annuneiation Square, which was to substitut
We ssNovember for September were read an
IL severally concurred in.
u The following resolutions passed by the Boal
. :. Of Aldermen, were read twice, the rules beir
ae suspended, and eoneurred in: -
Resoired That the Treasurer pay the following sums
i'd the warrant Of the Comptroller viz: ..e4-'
d, To j. p. Harman, for services rendered clerk
W, Street Commissioner Department. twentyfv dollars
NJ, Rohracher, for Refreshments ut election, Ter
Ward Fourth District, railroad tax BILL eighteen
e. lars. .
er A. +. Cochran & Co., for lamp oil seven hundred a
tn eight dollars and eighty cents.
ais s. Monde for repairing sidewalks of Parish Prison
City Jail, forty five dollars.
icy Trimale: for cleaning privy attached to Recorde
lat Office Third District twelve dollars.
no j. H. Maddox. for advertising slaves. etc. twenty t.
ted dollars
on L. D. Ackey for boat etc. for First District,
dollar and seventy five cents
i've H. McGunn wood for First District Draining Machir
Try fifteen dollars.
lit Jas Oara lettering three sides Wharfnger office, Sc
The ond District, ten dollars.
The DR. j. Carter examination the body of male chi
to inquest. ten dollars.
lat T. poutz lumber, Third District, june two hundr
in and thirty three dolars,and sixty-three cents
fe j. B. Steel stationery, ninety dollars and for
no cents ...
Capt T. McGovefn expenses for feeding prisoners CT
to hire etc. fifty dollars and fifty cents
in A. Jensen repairing csern in Recorders Office var
,he Third District, fifteen dollars
en NJ Seld boarding orphan boy in June and July, twen
a dollars
m Boyle & shumway sundres for the Comprollers off,
be two dollars.
at j. G. Dunlap same for Recorders office, First D
ex- trict nine dollars. . i
Louisiana State Republican, for advertising eectit
ETC., eight dollars
der Jas Syme for drugs for Work House. June fortyeg
tal dollars and thirty-iye cents.
ch D. S. Duvers, three days carting Lumber and SAL
to Fourth District, nine dollars
at IL w. Adns money paid out for labor and piling lu
tu- ber, Fourth District, eight dollars
re Miller H. and W., mating for Recorders ofnce Foui
ect District, fifteen dollars .=-=