New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-08
rom the Board of As

res0lntions passed BY Assistant A1ermen
in which you respectfully invited to concur. viz
resolution (No. 2l7) for the payment OF certain ac
| counts
resolution relative to The employment Of clerks By
| the Collector Of Taxes in the Third District.
A resolution nsructing the Collector of Taxes in the
Third District to forthwith all books tax bills and
| accounts to the Treasurer.
a resolution relative the payment by the Recorders
Of the city Of all fines weekly, to the Treasurer
resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into the
contract for running the Draining Machine in the Fourth
| District.
| Steel.
resolution authorizing the payment of $50 80 to Jas
Trescazes.
resolution authorizing the Commissioners of the
House of Refuge to apportion the appropriations to said
Messrs Shaw, Burthe Witt, Philbrck and Stetson |
have been appointed by this Board their Committee
the celebration ofthe 4th Of July ensuing.
And Messra Stetson Nixon and Maekey have been also
appointed Committee of three on the official print
| ing. am very respectfully.
WALTER II. PETERS, Secretary
| The following resolutions, adopted by the
Board Of Assistant Aldermen, were concurred
| in, the rules being suspended:
A resolution (No. 217) for the payment of
certain accounts.
| A resolution relative to the employment of
clerks by the Collectors of Taxes in the Third
District.
resolution relative to the payment, by the
Recorders Of the city, of all fines, weekly, to the
Treasurer.
A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter
into the contract for running the draining ma
chine in the Fourth District.
A resolution authorizing the payment of S5l
Is to J. B. Steel.
A resolution authorizing the payment Of S39
| so to Jas Trescazes.
A resolution authorizing the purchase of the
note books of the late G. T. Dunbar.
A resolution repeating all ordinances grant
ing salaries to the Collectors of Taxes on CAPT
| tai, drays, coffee houses, special tax, and on
sea- going vessels.
| A resolution relative to the opening of History
and Mysterious streets, and reimbursing prop
| erty owners.
A resolution resembling the contract of Knapp
g. Totten for furnishing iron bridge tops.
Mr. Converse offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, the rules being suspended:
Resolved That the Mayor notify Messrs Knapp Tot
ten of Ptsburg of the cancelipg by the Common Coun
contract which existed between them and the late
Thesresolution passed by the Board of Assist
ant Aldermen, authorizing the Commissioners
Of the House of Refuge to apportion the appro-
priatiol to said institution as they think fit and
proper, was laid on the table subject to call
A reso. tuition passed by the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, requiring all Collectors of Taxes to
return, by the LIST of July, to the Treasurer, all
unpaid tax bills in their possession, was referred
to the Finance Committee.
The following resolution passed by the Board
of Assistant Aldermen was read twice, the rules
being suspended:
Resolred That the Collector of Taxes on real estate in
the Third District be and hereby instructed to return
forthwith the City Treasurer all books tax bills and
accounts belonging to the city, that may be in his pos
| session.
Mr.. Lugenbuhl offered the following substi-
tute:
Resorea That the Collector of the Third District be
and hereby instructed to make settlement Of all
collected by him without delay and return all books
and tax receipts to the Treasurer that said bills may
be recorded.
The yeas and nays being called on the mo-
ton to adopt the substitute, gave the following
result:
Ieas-Messrs. Clark, Claiborne, Labatut,
Lugenbuhl-4
.Nays-NIessrs. Burke, Converse, Sewell,
Stockholm.
The yeas and nays being called on the passage
of the resolution as adopted by the Board of As
; sistant Aldermen resulted as follows
Ieas-Burke, Converse, Sewell, Stockton
.Nnys-Clark, Claiborne, Labatut, Lugen-
built. ,.''''
On motion, the resolution and substitute were
laid on the table subject to call.
On motion of Mr. Converse, the rules being
suspended, it was
Resolred That Census takers be instructed to make
| their returns to the Mayor.
; The following message from the Board of AS
sistant Aldermen was read:
Il BOARD ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
New Orleans, June 20. 1862.
To the Hon. President and Members Of the Board of 4s,ue
GENTLEMEN-L beg to return herewith your honorable
body in which they originated the following resolutions
and notify of the Of this Board therein
| to wit:
preamble and resolutions relative to the 4th of July
ensuing.
resolution granting to L. P Gator the use of Wash
ington Square, Third District for exhibition fire
works.
resolution (2s) authorizing the payment of sundr,
bills.
resolution authorizing the Surveyor to have built or
the Levee of the Second District office for the use
the Whartinger and Collector Of Levee Dues.
resolution requiring the Surveyor report thu
Common Council the number of mechanics. etc, EN-
ployeu under his direction in each district the city
preamble and resolution appropriang $4,000 to thu
Board of Assessors
resolution requiring the Surveyor to report to tht
Common Council its regular meetings the works in pro
> gress under the control of his department, etc.
A resolution appointing committee of conference OF
the subject of the official printing.
The resolution requiring all specifications for contracts
five times i'll the official journal prior to the day sail
sale or letting was concurred in with amendment
The resolution requesting the Surveyor to furnish tn
the probable costs of all works etc hereafter don
u by the CITY, before any action be had the said works
e etc, was unanimously rejected
am, very respectfully
i Your obedient servant.
q WALTER II PETERS, Secretary.
The Board then went into secret session OF
n Executive business.
d The following nomination made by the Mayo
n was confirmed
= NJ Address as Second Lieutenant of the 4tl
District of the city of New Orleans.
:, The following nominations made by the Urea
IL surer were confirmed
Messrs. J. A. Durel, Geo Doan, G. Durel ant
), l. n Philips as clerks in the Treasury De
partment.
ID The following nominations made by the Comp
81 troller, were confined.
~ Mcssrs Chas. s. Lee, Jno. A. Caldwell, Val
es cour Fortier and Henry Durel as clerks in til
Comptroller's Department.
is The doors were then opened.
ID Mr.. Clark announced to the Board the deaf
lie Of Henry Clay
Of On motion the Board adjourned to meet On tn
first Tuesday of September next, with the III
lie derstanding that there shall be a special meet
~ ing on the 3Oth inst, at 6 o'clock NJ for til
purpose of passing resolutions and adopting tn
Id necessary measures to pay last tribute to til
,e, illustrious dead.
ID, CHAS. CLAIBORNE. Secretary