New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-28
CITY Intelligence.

| City Intelligence.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This body met yester-
day evening in the buildings opposite Jackson square
Present-Messrs Burke, Clark Converse Harris Labatut
| Sewell Stockton. Gasquet Lugenbuhl.
| Absent-Messrs Robb and Gique
Proceedings of last meeting read. and motion
approved,
| A message from the Mayor, upon the Importance of
adopting efficient for the future protection Of
the city against danger of overflow, was received He
urged that there danger to be apprehended from the
teebleness of the levees above the city recommended
survey them and the construction of necessary repairs
The message enclosed communications from the President
of the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad Company from
the Secretary of the Washington National Monument AS
ISOLATION and from the commissioners of the Custom
| House. asking the use of portion of the wharf
memorial from the NewOrleans and Great Northern
Railroad requesting the city to subscribe s200O000 to
| said Road, was laid on the table subject to call
A communication from the Washington National Monu
ment Society referred to the Committee Streets
| and Landings.
message from the Mayor relative to election expenses
| was referred to the Finance Committee.
The Mayors message relative to the Custom.house was
referred.
| PETITIONS AMP MEmoRIAts,-A memorial from Thos r.
Wolf City Attorney asking to be permitted to appoint
| Assistant Attorney, was received,
MI BURKE moved 10 ge1ef IL 10 tlt flna4cs COMMITTEE
Adopted,
petition from Recorder seuseneau asking the cents
nation Of Mr. Fargo and another elek as Assistants In the
Third District Recorders office and informing the Board
that the office out of stationery, referred to the
| Police Committee,
petition asking for the appointment of Whartnger,
| from Robert Spedden, received
| A petition concerning the Female Orphan Asylum was
received from Mr. Anthony Rasch
Mr. Harris moved that the prayerof the petition asking
| the OF Lafayette Square for exhibition of
fire works for the benefit of the Asylum be granted
| Adopted.
petition, asking be appointed Whartinger of the
First District from G. W Harden, laid on the table
subject to call
memorial in behalf of the 0peousa Railroad. asking
subscription of Sl500000 by the city was laid on the
table subject to call
Mr. H. d. King asked to be considered candidate for
the office of Collector of Levee Dues for the Fourth
| District. Laid on the table
petition from Adophe Delac asking to be appointed
Lieutenant of the Second District Night Watch was laid
| on the table.
memorial relative to the NewOrleans Industrial Con-
venon be held in 1853 was referred to the Finance
| Committee
memorial from the Bee, True Delta and Orleanian,
city papers. asking $3.50 each for publishing election
notices last November referred to the Committee
Claims.
bundle of bills from other papers referred to the
Finance Committee
petition from Mary Walker. asking permission tc
cmancipate her mulatto slave Lucinda referred tc
the Judiciary Committee
like petition from Hazel Green, c.. relative to his
colored wife, referred to same.
A petition from J. W. Fleming asking to he appointed
Engineer of the Draining Company was referred to tn,
Mayor.
memorial from the inhabitants of Ursulne and Other
streets in the Third District recommending the building
of railroad along Claiborne street from Felicity Eoat
the Third District referred to the Committee OIL
Streets and Landings.
| communication from the Board of Assistant Alder
apprsing this Board of their in certain
ordinances and of their the resolu
ton relative to the security to be given by tine Ocia
Journal, was laid on the table subject to call
petition from Adeline Davis relative to the emanci
patton of slave, was referred to the Judiciary Com
| mittee
resolution proposed by Mr. Burke, relative nui
| sance, adopted
Sundry resolutions and ordinances from the Board o
| Assistants were laid over. subject to call
| Reports of committees next in order.
Mr. Claiborne, from the judiciary Committee presentct
report relative to digest of the State Laws concerning
the city of New0reaus, prepared by Alexander Walker
| and contracting for hundred copies of the work
| Adopted
The Finance Committee reported unfavorably to TIN
| petition of Mrs Mary Gray,
The committee reported in favor of paying Ger
tain salaries and claims for services Mr. Harris was o
posed to paying the bills for refreshments furnished
the judges of the elections at the different precincts
The bills severay $45 TO- 25, 80, and other equally
| large sums.
Mr.. Burke moved to allow each precinct S15 for re
reshments, and then renewed his motion to fix the a
owance at s12. After discussion Mr.. Burke will
drew his motion. The claims reduced and the T,
: port adopted
resolution respecting the drainage of the rear Of tn
city adopted,
An ordinance relative to the Street Commissioner an
allowing him deputies dispensation of the rule
read second time and adopted
An ordinance concerning the duties of the Comptroe
and authorizing him to advertise the sale certain col
tracts in the Official Journal amended and adopte
| From The Committee Fire there was no report
d The Police Committee reported ordinance allowir
the Recorder of the First and Second Districts cler
and assistant and to the Recorder of the Third
/ Fourth Districts one clerk each and requiring of the
I. bonds for the faithful performance of their dutie
| Adopted.
The bonds of each fixed at $1,000. A motion
fix the salaries the clerks of the First and Second D
trcts at $1,000, debat ed and withdrawn until the S
lares of the Mayor and other superior officers be fixed
An ordinance to establish Hoard of Health WI
| adopted.
An ordinance respecting the House of Refuge
| dispensaton of the rules, adopted,
Mr. Claiborne submitted series of resolutions relat
to the unfavorabe report of the ngressonal Commit
regarding the establishment of depot at the CT
of New0reans which. dispen alton of the rules we
adopted.
An ordinance regulating awnings sheds, and hangii
signs over sidewalks, and imposing for violations
the ordinance dispepsation of the rules read
second time and amendment that all awnings shs
be eight feet high adopted.
The securities of the Treasurer and Surveyor were
resolution. accepted.
resolution appointing committee of four to conf
with like committee from the Board of Assistants
the subject of selecting place Of meeting for the Comm
3. Council adopted and the committee appointed
lie The Porter requested to convey the resolution
1t the Board of Assistants.
Mr. moved that the official journal be requr
to furnish 100 copies in pamphlet form of the proceedn