New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-20
NEW ORLEANS:
Midday MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1852.
lJlsss} - o ffic,i al Report
LDERMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS

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ARla kslDEssMsarr Of 8 TH I q CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS
slrTIrc or DECEMBER H. 1852. VI
nent. = 4 - -
Members presentation. W. q. q. Claiborne.
PRESIDENT; and Messrs Burke, Clark Con- |
verse, Gasquet, Harris, Labatut, Lueenbuhl
and Sewell. ~
The reading Of the Journal was, on motion,
dispensed with. - - - -SI =
me following message from the. Mayor was
Iean, ana on motion the first part was referred
70 the Committee on the Fisk Library, and the
mayor was requested to return the thanks of
the Council to the donors, and the second part |
referred to the Judiciary Committee
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS, . i
=, 5000 December IA, 1862
~ me honorable President and Members of
81 he Hoard Of aldermen and tie Board of
i, assistant aldermen Of the City of .Ne,o
Orleans
Gentlemen--I have the honor to transmit to
you herewith, a copy of a letter from Mr.. B. F.
French, Of New York, accompanied by list Of
Ebooks donated to the Fisk Free Library through
Inc agency of this gentleman, and comprising
contributions from Messrs. J. s. Redfeld, G. Is.
Norton, Fowler & Wells, 3. F. French, the
massachusetts, Historical Society, the American
4ble Society, and the Mayor Of the city of New
Dirk 2 L
&Enclosed beg to hand you letter from Mr..
II. Planchaud, abandoning his property on
& @suline street for the opening and widening of
I'D street, and also certified copy of said
abandonment from the Second District Court.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Tour obedient servant, -
A. d. CRossMAN, Mayor.
A message was received from the Board of
assistant Aldermen, enclosing the following re-
Hlution 52
A. Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen be re-
&uested to meet this Board on Tuesday evening
>xt, the 18th instant, for the purpose of elect
aga keeper of the Court house, a Director of
he Water works in place Of J. Lanata, resigned,
= and for the election Of Director of the Public
schools of the First District, in place of Daniel
Vyrne, resigned ..E
HMr. Clark proposed to amend by making it
Mt Tuesday, 2lst instant, at 8 o'clock, P. NJ,
Ethe amended resolution was returned to the
I'D Of Assistant Aldermen.
4communicationf from the Surveyor was read
sAtive to the Wharyes Of the Fourth District,
a the following resolution, offered by Mr..
nike, was adopted, after having been read
fce, the rules being suspended:
Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and he is
Eeby, authorized to sell, after ten days notice
1.-THE official journal, for account of Henry
tadley, the contract for repairing and rebuild
Il the wllarves of the Fourth District, said
Mtract having expired on the Both Nov. 1852
. Two reports from Captain Sam1 Caldwell,
ring the names of persons arrested in the
Nnrth District, during the month of November,
Ore referred to the Police Committee
I bill due Edward blanchard, amounting to
sS27, WAS referred to the Committee on Work.
house and Prisons.
/ A communication from J. B. Lamotte, COM
planning that the terms of his lease had not
been complied with by the city, was referred to
to the Committee on Finance
!, A,petition Of Joseph Scholl was referred to
the Committee on Claims
A communication was read from Mr.. Blanc,
complaining ofthe negligence Of the contractor
for draining thelands in the rear of the Third
District and was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings
A letter from Mr.. c. B. D. Carpenter wa.
read, sending. his resignation as Director Of the
Public Schools Of the Third District.
On motion the resignation was accepted.
A petition from Joseph Fernandez, policeman
asking for the payment of his salary during tn,
time that he was confined to his bed from inju
ries received in the discharge of his duty, wa
referred to the Police Committee.
|. A letter from Mrs, Aimee Peyson was read
asking to be Unidentified for the loss sustainec
Seco9eas Strict and referred to the COMMITTEE
on Streets and Landings
communication from property holders II
n the Third District, complaining of the neglec
III Of the contractor for the draining machine, wa
' \ referred to the Committee On Streets and Land
| ings, with power to act.
A letter was read from Robert Hamilton, re
signing his contract to build Engine house No. s
| as his security is unwilling to sign the con
tract, and the following resolution, offered b.
m Mr. Clark, was read twice and adopted, tn
rules being suspended:
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell ut auc
ton to the lowest bidder, after ten days notice
and for account of Robert Hamilton, the forme
purchaser, the contract for the erection OF a
Engine house for Fire Company No. 8, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in the SUI
| veyors Office. -
/ A letter from Mr.. Cyrot Gentes was laid o
/ the table.
| petition of the Louisiana Hose Compan,
| praying for an appropriation for the purpose
| aiding them in their necessary expenses, WI
| referred to the Committee on Fire.
| A letter from Mr. Adam Gaisser, relative
the removal of his tallow factory, situated 6
Fourth street, between st. Patrick and )
Denis, was referred to the Police Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following report and resolution, ofert
py MT. converse, On DeHail VI iho iAi"hoo Con
mittee, were adopted, the rules being suspended
The Finance Committee, to whom was referrt
the petition of Thos. Hynes, asking payment
one hundred and eighty seven dollars and fiji
cents for the filling up Of a certain lot of grour
in the Third DISTRICT, under resolution OF tt
Council of the Third Municipality; your con
mttee has made the necessary inquiries col
corning the same, and find that the charge mat
is too high by nearly one half, and recommeI
Il the payment of ninety three dollars and nj
cents, and offer the necessary resolution
a. Respectfully submitted,
W. P. CONVERSE,
.t E. W. SEwELL.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay on the wa
\ rant of the Comptroller, to Thomas Hynes, 7!
sum Of ninety three dollars and fifty cents, i
filing up a certain lot on Love street, betWe'
Elysian Fields and Marigny streets, under a r
solution Of the Council of the Third Municipal
ty, passed March II, 1851.
The following ordinance, presented BY
Clark, was read and made the order OF the ds
for the next meeting:
I'm Ordinance to regulate the Lecee dues an
,seharfage on ships and uessels a'ripingtro
sea, and on steamboats,, tlatboats, ETC., a
4, riving at HE part of .Neto Orleans:
~ Au4aio 4 RI IL o,d q in ad nv the Common Cou