New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-25

Of Felicity Road, from Howard to Dryades
streets, in accordance with plans and specifca-
lions on file in the Surveyors Office. The city's
portion of said banquetting to be paid out OF any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted. The property holders part to be paid in |
cash on the certificate Of the Surveyor. Sale of
the square between Dryades and Hercules to be
made separate from the balance.
The yeas and nays being called on a motion Of
Mr. Watkins for the adoption Of said resolution,
| resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Andrews, Bailey, Burthe, Der
hes. Dolhonde, Forbes, Mackey, Mccormack,
Philbrick, Watkins, Wilson and Wiltz--12.
Nays-Messrs Hermann, Leeds, Nixon,
Place, Stevenson, Summers and Sykes.
The resolution was declared not adopted by
the majority required by law, to wit; fourteen
Mr.. Bailey presented the following resolution,
| which was read twice, the rules being sus- |
pended:
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is |
hereby, authorized to enter into the necessary |
contract with Thomas Finney, principal, and a
security satisfactory to the Finance Committee. |
for furnishing all materials and laying down |
brick sidewalks, bordered by stone curb and
wooden cutters, on all leading and cross streets
between White and Howard streets, including |
the latter street, not now banquetted, in the |
rear Of the Second Ward. The work to be done,
and payments made according to the terms of
/ tuc bptCluCdlOuS Oh LIE III Iue surveyor IT,
| partment.
The yeas and nays being called on motion of
Mr.. Bailey, for the adoption of the said resolu-
ton, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Bailey, Dolhonde, Forbes,
Hermann, Mccormack, Philbrick, Shaw, Sum-
mers, Sykes and Wiltz-10. @
.Nays-Messrs Burthe, Derbes, Leeds,
Mackey, Nixon, Place, Stevenson, Watkins
and Wilson,.
| The resolution contemplating an expenditure
of money exceeding one thousand dollars, was
declared not adopted by the majority required
by law, to wit; fourteen votes.
4 Mr.. Bailey, on behalf Of the same committee,
presented the following as an amendment to the
J resolution of the Board of Aldermen, authorizing
the Surveyor to settle the accounts of Thomas
Hynes for paving done on Bayou Road-to lay
over:
.. Provided, said Hynes relinquishes all claim
} he may have for damages against the city for
} the non fulfllment of the contract on the part
of the late Third Municipality, for paving the
public road near the Convent. =
Mr.. Watkins, on behalf of the Judiciary Com
mittee, who reported on the 18th Of October the
resolution relative to the return of all papers
connected with the manumission Of slaves, etc.,
! and which was referred to the Attorney for his
) opinion, presented the same again with an
amendment, and the rules being suspended, it
, was read, and adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed
to return to the Board of Aldermen all the petit
e tions and other documents connected with the
manumission of slaves, and that such as origi-
: mated in this Board, be retained by the Secre-
t tary until called for by the parties to whom
: they belong.
Mr.. Hermann, on behalf of the same COM
mittee. presented the following report and
resolutions, and the rules being suspended, they
were read twice, and adopted unanimously by
}. yeas and nays:
! The Judiciary Committee beg leave to report
o that the taxed costs in the Supreme Court Of
# the United States, in the of Mrs. Gaines Us
e Chew. Relf and others, in which the late First
IS Municipality was a defendant, amount to ths
sum of five hundred and forty-sx dollars ant
70 sixty three cents, which, by the rules Of sale
court, are to be advanced by the successful
l. party before the mandates of said court can b.
7, fled; to be afterwards recovered from the ad
5, verse party. G. B. Duncan, Esq, counsel il
ID said case, has advanced the allowed taxed costs
and the mandates of the court have been filed
In view of the above, your committee propos
:. the following: v. HERMANN, =,
, Is, JNo. A. WATKINS,
-. ~ G. w. SHAW, :
.. JOHN w. ANDREWS,
- GEO. EUsTIs, JR.
=" Resolved, That the Treasurer pay, upon til
~ warrant of the Comptroller, to &. B. Duncan
y Esq.,, in full payment of the taxed costs in I'll
supreme COurC OF the united SGnJeS, LII The cus
~ of Mrs. Gaines Us. Relf, Chew and others, ad
:" vanced by the said G. B. Duncan, the sum
five hundred and forty-sx dollars and sixty
~ three cents.
% Resolved, That the City Attorney take til
!, necessary steps to recover from Mrs Gaines an,
y ~ her securities, the sum of five hundred AM
~ forty six dollars and sixty three cents, beini
- amount of taxed costs advanced in the case Q
- Mrs. Gaines Us. Chew, Relf and others, in tn
! Supreme Court of the United States.
n, Mr.. Nixon, on behalf of the Fire Committee
s. presented the following report, which was rea
and adopted:
Id The Committee on Fire recommend this Boar
to concur in the resolution of the Board Of al
y, dermen, approving the contract sold to Robel
Gu Hamilton for building house for the use
e. Phoenix Fire Company No. 8.
e. j. o. Nixon,
De JOHN F. WILSON,
rs j. M. RELF,
S. W. PHrIBR1cK.
p The said report being adopted, the followin
d. resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen
was read, and concurred in unanimously b
d. yeas and nays:
y, Resolved, That the contract adjudicated b
n the Comptroller to Robert Hamilton, wit
Patrick Irwin as security, for building fiji
engine-house for the use of Phoenix Fire Con
10 pany No. 8, be, and is hereby, approved.
mp Mr.. Wilson, on behalf of the Committee {
ne Prisons and Court-houses, presented the follow
i, ing reports and resolutions, and the rules bei1
&c suspended, they we're read twice, and SEVERAL
adopted unanimously by yeas and nays:
'h' The committee on prisons and court-hous
rs beg leave to report that portions of the roof
the court house are in such bad repair as
o. Oh seriously endanger the records and furniture
IL some of the court rooms.
The committee have twice notified the Seer
~ tary of the Wardens Of the church Of St. Lot
~ of the repairs necessary, and they not havil
~ been made, they offer the following resolution
.hr JOHN f. WILSON.
. 1;s EMILE WnTZ.
n0 J. NJ. RELF.
49, ~ L. BURTHE.
~ j. J. MCCORMACK
~ Resolved, That the Committee on Prisons u
nm courthouses be, and is hereby, authorized
VIZ have such repairs made to the roof of the coul
be house as may be necessary, the cost of such J
~ pairs to be deducted from the rents due
~ Wardens of the church of st. Louis for said bull
ing. -
Hw. The Committee on Prisons and COURTEOUS
:" to whom was referred the communication of
j. A. Wetherby, relative to the condition of
the Hospital of the Second District prison. beg lea
4l,,+ +bay no uo sitnd that I'll,