New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-30


ner of Poydras and Johnston streets. Adopted
Mr.. Bailey offered resolution authorizing Ie Mayo
to enter into contract with O. Conne for theaving
choupitouas street with square granite boc now b.
longing TO the city from the termination oil presen
square block pavement to Felicity street atty cent
per square yard Adopted.
The same gentleman offered resolution thorizine
the Comptroller to sell at auction after sixty Is notice
contract for furnishing the city for two ys with I'll
the iron plates needed for bridges. Laid owe
Mr. Watkins reported in favor of concurrn the res
olution of the Board of Aldermen authorit the pa
ment OF 1891 to John Armstrong for materpr BRIGGS
furnished the city. The material consistd iron for
bridges.
Mr. Place objected to it on the ground the price
agreed upon by the Surveyor was atosethep high and
that the weight was not MS much as was cid for. He
stated that on the eve of the election nurs purcha
were made at all sorts of prices and atgh the iron
plates were received by the Surveyor he Aot consider
the city liable. The report was rejected
Mr.. Stetson, from the Police Commit reported in
favor of leasing the building on the corH Greatmen
and Elysian Fields streets Third District Public School
purposes also in favor of repairing thnnuncatlon
street Police Station Adopted
The Police Committee also made I'd in regard to
the lease by the late Lafayette Council alard Arm
istead Of square of ground above thga2ine street
market. 1t appears that the lease e,ds from Aprir
1852 to April 1862 at annual rent twenty dollars
The committee of the opinion thne lease is good
and that this Council has nothing to 9TH the matter.
Discharged from further consideration he subject.
In regard to the petition of residepn Canal street
against the hack and cab stands the Catee submitted
report which was laid over
Mr. Nixon, from the Committee on / offered reso
luton appropriating $500 for repairthe building of
Hope Hook and Ladder Co. No 8. ted.
A resolution providing that all hyds open, shall, on
an alarm of fire be immediately closed remain closed,
until the fire fires have been extshed. Adopted.
resolution amending the chartei Creole Fire Co.
No 9 as passed by the Board of Ald by striking out
the clause providing that the active hbers shall never
number less than 40 or than SAdopted.
A resolution appropriatipg $3.50 die purchase of q
new Engine for jackson Fire Co. No and $3.50 for the
purchase of Hose Carriage for sal tnpany Adopted
resolution that S25 per month expended under the
supervision of the Mayor for ringne bell of the Pres
byterian Church on Lafayette Suu during alarms of
fire. Adopted
The Committee on Improvement Building reported
against the establishment of q Gerry the junction
of Washington and Nayades streesurth District and
against the purchase of square r of the city also
against fencing Tivo Circle said erty being in tiga-
ton. The reports were accepted
The committee reported in avotnlaking certain
pairs to the building known thdton marke for pub
lie school purposes. Adopted.
majority report of the Improert Committee was
in favor of concurring with restn of the Board of
Aldermen. calling for plans and sscaons for putting
up an iron railing around WaShingSuuare The Board
refused to suspend the rules to reS the Report.
Mr. Sykes offered resolution aprizng the payment
of twelve dollars per month to widow Ebingcr who
has two idiot sons. and is in gent circumstances
Adopted.
Mr. Shaw offered resolution dSring the salary of W
Il Peters Secretary of the Boarl Assistants, due and
payable from the lst of April last dopted
The Board soon after adjourned
THIRD DISTRICT ScHoOIsAt I meeting of
the Board of School directors for Third District even
ing before last it resolved II the Superintendent
shall receive salary If $500 pei nun and the Score
tary of the Board 81 pei mont certain series of
English class books were rcom,rded by a committed
and it resolved that ahe obool shall be disposed
of. Some of the members tHBoari devote much of
their time to the schools att II entitled to great credit
for the activity and energy te,4spla7.
The CASE OF FosTi -Some of the goods
found day before yesterday The house of Thomas Eos
ter. by Capt. McGovern habeen identified by Albert
Dodge agent for ID. Goverle depo5es that the
NO ~ Charities street. was ed by means Of false KEYS
on the night OF the 10th Jry and large quantity of
merchandise stolen away, that he identifies two silk
handkerchefs found IN frs house. and on which he
had private marx part the goods stolen from the
store Foster has been rpded to prison for further
examination.
TIE CASE OF HETE@,James Baxter, who
was arrested with Thomas ter was Yesterday taken
before Recorder GenoS Tor ination the charge of
vagrancy. 1t shown thte has been imprisoned in
the penentiary for the robbpf the steamship Fanny
few years ago He sad that had kept himself as close
possible since hs got out off penitentiary and would
leave the State in few days uired to do So lie was
remanded to prison for furtheamination
INQUEST deputy Cord Loze held an in
quest yesterday on the body o1egro man found float
ing III the New Canal itpOuJ ole and half from the
basin. The body was withholding and appeared as
II 1t had been IN the water ior FIVE days. The de-
ceased was about forty years OFF and had the mark of
an Old scar over DIS leiG eye Dict, Died by drown
ing"
A SNAPPER-CP OF uNGGtDERED TRIPLES
Daniel McClusky yesterday oined in the First Dis
trlct Tor mlstaklng the o"nershf silver watch and
gold enameled chain in dispute been him and Bernard
X. Bannon. Sent to the First Dit Court
WATER PlRATE.-Jotn Mitchell, having
sworn by all the powers that WNiitcheu did in the
month of May, 1852 steal from deent A small schnoner
called the Fletcher Detenda4s examined before
Recorder Winter and sent for tito the First District
Court. $3.50 $500 '-'--S'
COMMITTED ray hogerr an assault and
r was 9slS % ane frsC Yet Court, and was
LII 0'''00' i0t " 'sS'''i' anu fry with attempt to
PAG9.-About twenty 'ag,ts were treated
W In" VIZ Ny 'he same svolent magistrate