New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-24
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resolution authorizing the payment of sundry bills
resolution authorizing the Surveyor to have built
the Ievce Of the Second District Office for the Of
the Wharfnger and Collector of Levee Dues etc.
An ordinance concerning the st7et Commissioners
Department.
An ordinance granting charter to Creole Fire Com
pany No g.
Resolutions authorizing the Treasurer to pay three
hundred and fifty dollars to Jackson Fire Company No
Is, for Hose Carriage and twelve hundred and fifty
dollars for Fire Engine.
resolution authorizing the Surveyor to put Jefferson
Fire Company No Is in possession of that part Of the
in the Of their stable and fronting Franklin street
etc.
resolution authorizing the purchase of lot Of ground
for the use of Lafayette Hook and Ladder Co. No l.
resolution authorizing the emancipation Of various
slaves.
resolution altering the names of various streets
resolution requiring the Surveyor to report to the
Common Council, the number Of Mechanics, etc,
ployed under his direction in each District Of the City
preamble and resolution appropriating twenty-five
hundred dollars fJr the Board of Assessors.
resolution requiring all specifications for contracts to
be let sold at auction by the Comptroller to be pub
ished five times in the official journal prior to the day Of
said sale letting
resolution requiring Surveyor to report the
Common Council at its regular mcetings the works in
progress, under the control of his Department etc.
resolution requesting the Surveyor to furnish to the
Board of Aldermen in secret session estimate of the
probable cost of all works ETC. hereafter to be done by
the city before any action be had the said work etc
resolution appointing Committee of Conference on
the subject of the official printing
An ordinance providing for appropriation Of funds
for the support Of the public schools specifying
mode of distribution. and application Of the same
resolution authorizing the Mayor appoint syndc
for the rural portion of the Third District.
A resolution to appoint committee of three members
of this Board and - members Of the Board of
Assistant Aldermen to carry cut the object of the cee
blation OF the Fourth Of July next
PETITIONS, ETC.
A memorial of the Pelican Division of the
Sons of Temperance, setting forth the evil effects
resulting from the sale Of Intoxicating liquors,
and asking that an ordinance be passed to take
the sense of the people upon issuing licenses to
nj Inp afp raoI onlra rroIf fo
the Committee on Health
Of Z. Chameleon, for compensation for taking
census of School children; of T. Buchanan,
Collector of Levee Dues, relative to the manner
in which the Levee dues of the Chagres line of
steamers are collected in the Second District,
etc. bill of Thomas Willis for services as
Committing Magistrate of the late City of La
fayette; a letter from the Commissioners for
taking the census of the Third District, notify
ing the Board of the completion of same another
to the same effect from the Commissioners of
the Fourth District, and petition of A. Brunei
that his wages be paid him-were read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Of P. Kirwin, in relation to a horse and cart
taken up, belonging to him; of G. Gelp, for a
license free of charge, he having paid for one
for the Jenny Lind Saloon, destroyed by rioters
in August last; of f. Bnet, to be relieved from
molestation by Watchman Moreno and Corporal
Viot; of H. H. Williams, in relation to horse
and cart taken up, belonging to him. of Carl
Loeper, to establish gun shooting establish
i ment on Customhouse street, between Prieur
| and johnson streets; and of sundry citizens,
that the lease of r. c. Armistead of certain
, piece of ground near the Magazine street mar
ket be annulled-were read and referred to the
Committee on Police.
: Of sundry flatboat breakers above Washing
. ton street, to be allowed to break flats for at
least twenty days longer, they having been noti-
. fed To within fnn1 dave. IF
of the Third District, for the paving planking
> of st. Bernard Avenue; of d. L. Holiday,
= Deputy Wharfnger, that the Surveyor be au-
thorized to repair the Wharfnger's office, etc. :;
OF sundry citizens, that the contract for laying
a plank road in First street be annulled Of
sundry property owners on Live Oak street. for
banquettes on said street; of W. Valentine,
that the contract for laying banquettes on Camp
street, in the Fourth District be entered into
with G. w. Wilson; of A. g. Blanchard, Deputy
in d rsa8p s. 8pcf t. hs GtT nf FL ef
to the floating dock at the foot of MandeyillC
street; of sundry property owners on the Gen
n tilly Road for its repair and grading; Of ?. S.
! Nugent, Contractor, for an extension Of time to
0 complete contract; of S. A. G. d. Kelly to be
Q released from the contract for repairing ana
. building of bridges in the Third District; OF
q D. L. Holiday, Deputy Wharfnger, to be allowed
Q an Assistant; and of ID. Moores, that the Sur
veyor be authorized to issue certificate to him
y for the whole of the contract for constructing
5 wooden bridges in the Second District-were
i read and referred to the Committee on Streets
Q and Landings.
Of L. Matthews, President of the Board Of
5 Underwriters, in relation to the public hydrants
0 and the closing of same in particular localities
. in times of fire; of Hope Hook and Ladder
o Company No. 8, for repair of their house, etc
o and of Vigiant Fire Company No. 8, for repair
4 of their house, etc.-were read and referred to
n the Committee on Fire.
: Of S. W. Rawlins, for reimbursement of tax
paid in error-was read and referred to the
Committee on Claims.
OF E. Wood Perry and others, for the appro.
priation of square of ground in the Third
y Ward for public promenade; and of the
% Managers of the Assumption Church to esta-
S blish grave yard in Washington street, in the
s Fourth District--were read and referred to the
i Improvement and Building Committee.
q OF S. and A. Barbarin, for the emancipation
> of the slave Lucinda; of Jean Denis, for same
g of slave Georgini; of R. Castillo, for same Of
Z slave Pauline and child; of r. Mcdowell fol
10 same of slave Joe; and of Stephen Jarvis, fol
. same of slave Nancy--were read and referred tC
. tile Judiciary Committee.
NJ Of J. B. McLin, Collector of Levee Dues
70 Fourth District that an ordinance be passed il
Is relation to same for the Fourth Distrct-was
- , read and laid on the table subject to call
Il Messrs. Alpuente, Relf and Wilson appeared
30 and took their seats.
10 Mr.. Eustis made motion that the resolution
% for the emancipation of certain slaves presented
% by the Judiciary Committee the 10Th instant
= and laid on the table until the requisite numbe
IS of members should be present to consider sai
= resolutions, should be taken up, which was car
50 ried by the following vote:
YeGs-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Dolhonde, ,Eus
tbs, Hermann, Lanata, Leeds, Nixon, Philbrick
4; Place, Shaw, Stevenson, Stetson, Sykes an
y, Wiltz-15
y .Nays-Messrs Andrews, Forbes, Relf, Wat
= kins and Wilson,.
:, The resolutions being before the Board, MI
40 Eustis moved to consider them seriatim, whic
w w was carried.
" The first resolution being read, Mr.. Sha'
,s moved to refer the resolutions back to the com
ts mittee, which was carried by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Forbes
s. Leeds, Nixon, Place. Relf, Shaw, Siewersser
of Stetson, Watkins and Willson-12.
I'd .Nays-Messrs. Burthe, Dolhonde, Eust
I'd Hermann, Lanata, Philbrick, Sykes and Wilt
s.
II, The resolutions being recommitted, Mr. Forbe
b. who voted with the majority, moved to recor
e. slider the vote on the motion to refer them bac