New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-14
official Report.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

TUESDAY, October Il, 1852.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: The Hon, F. A1puente, President
Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Burthe, Derbes, Dol
honde Forbes, Lanata, Leeds, Mackey, McCor-
mack, Nixon, Place, Relf, Stevenson, Stetson
Sykes, Watkins and Willson-19.
Absent Messrs. Eustis, Hermann, Lusto
Philbrick, Ramos Shaw, Summers and Wits
The reading of the journal was dispensed with.
The following message from the Mayor was
read, and that portion relating to the decision in
the case of the McDonogh will, was referred to
the Judiciary Committee, with power to act
that part in reference to the petition of property
owners for side walks on Chippewa street, to the
Committee Streets and Landings; and that
part in relation to the House of Refuge, to the
Committee that institution:
MAyoRALrY NEwoRLEANsl
October II. 1852
To the Honorable President aud Members Of he Board Of n
dermen, and Of the Board Of qssaa .4ae,men, of The city
GESrLEMENJudge McCalcb, of the U S Circuit Court,
has rendered decision setting aside the will Of the late
queathed to the cities Of NewOrleans and Baltimore be-
longs to the legal heirs of the deceased In view of the
great interests affected by this Judgment and of its i'm
your honorable body the necessity of taking an mne
diae appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States
and of providing also for the requisite bond which is
fixed at 100000 We it to ourselves to neglect
nothing that might impair the ultimate validity of the
will and should not therefore, rest satisfied until the
highest tribunal Of the country shall have pronounced
finally on the merits of the question.
beg call the attention of your honorable body the
fact that since the resignation of b. Winston the ty
has not had its full share of representation in the Water
Works Department The late Alderman was n Director
in that institution and deem 1t important the inter
ess of the city that the Common Council should proceed
without further delay to fill the vacancy.
Enclosed hand you petition from tax payers and c
of the Fourth District praying for the construction
of sidewalk the East side of Chippewa street
would respectfully call your attention to this comunc
ton.
deem necessary to apprise your honorable body that
the various contracts for supplying the public offices
courthouses and HOUSES with coal and fuel have
expired and the winter approaching that
time should be lost in having the contract for furnishing
coal sold at public auction to the lowest bidder.
1t becomes incumbent me to inform your honorable
body that the House of Refuge is much crowded
scarcely to admit of the reception of any more den
quens Indeed the accommodations for the present
mates which number nearly hundred altogether
insufficient the doitories being packed SO closely as to
be inconsistent with the proper degree Of ventilation
necessary to health 1t is important therefore that
honorable body should investigate this matter with the
view OF perceving the necessity of enarging the premises
and OF rendering them susceptible performing the
tl0nS for which the establishment designed At
same time, feel it my duty add that the present mum
bero keeperSoGy fours insufficient to main
anu dlScpllne anu that to proper administration Of he
institution and continued supervision Of the offenders
it is desirable that there should be some increase in the
force. The Board of Directors doing all in their
to provide for the comfort and correction Of the
but it Is obvious that their efforts must be partially
trazed If steps not taken to second these exertiun
by rendering the building capable of properly accommo
dating the denquents in the establishment
as well as those that are almost daily sent there.
have the honor to be, very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
A. D. CnossMAN, Mayor.