New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-11
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.

Mr. Clark offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That Resolution No. 81, approved |
June /, 1852, requiring ''that all bills or certl-
fcates issued from any of the departments OF
the city government, should be approved Of by
the Finance Committee before being comp
trolled,'' be and the same. is hereby repealed.
The yeas and nays being called on the adop-
ton of the above resolution, gave the following
result: r- ,s
Yeas-Messrs. Burke and Clark.
.Nays-Messrs Claiborne, Converse, Harris,
Labatut and Sewell-5. -.
The resolution was consequently lost.
Mr. Clark rendered his resignation as Chair
man of the Committee on Streets and Landings.
Mr.. Burke rendered his resignation as menu
Der of the Police Committee, and OF the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings.
On motion of Mr. Claiborne it was resolved
that the above designations be not accepted.
The following resolutions, Offered by Mr. Clai-
borne, were read twice and adopted-the rules
being suspended: '.Il # -.r.#
Resolved, That the Surveyor be and is hereby
authorized to cause to be repaired or fitted up
four wharves below Louisa street, in the Third
District, the said wharves to be destined for the
accommodation of tow-boats. in laying to and
making up and arranging their tows for de-
parture.
| Resolved, That after the said wharyes shall
| have been so prepared, vessels employed as tow
boats shall not be permitted to use any other
wharves or portion of the harbor of New Or
leans, for the purpose Of making up tows, unless
| by express permission Of the Harbor Master OF
the District where other wharves than those
specially assigned to them may be 80 used.
Resolved, That from and after the first Of IAN
uary next, every boat employed in the iowa sc
Of vessels shall be subject to a tax Of one hun
bred dollars per annum, to be paid into the city
treasury by the owner or owners thereof, under
a license given by the Comptroller, and mention
! ing the name of the boat so licensed.
! Resolved, That every tow boat found in CON
prevention with the above provisions, shall be
liable to fine of fifty dollars, and that,it shall
be the duty Of the collectors of levee dues II
the several Districts to report by name to the
| City COMPTROLLER, in the month Of January o.
each year, and from time to time, as occasion
may require, every boat employed as aforesait
in the towage of vessels, and also report TO I'M
ity Attorney every case of contraventlon witt
the above provisions. -
Mr. Converse presented the following resolu
ton, which was read twice and adopted-th
rules being suspended:
, Resolved, That the Comptroller be and he i
hereby authorized to sell public auction, atte
ten days notice in the official newspaper, tn
I contract for cleaning the privies OF the prisons
accordance with specifications on file In Stree
Commissioners office.
The following message was read:
BOARD OF Ass SLANT ALDERMEN,
New Orleans, Nov. 80, 1852
To the Hon. President and Members OF II
> Board of aldermen.
Gent1emen-I beg to notify you of the col
currence of the Board of Assistant Aldermen
: the following resolutions, substitute anu amen
: menus of your honorable body, to wit:
> The substitute for the resolution authorisil
the Street Commissioner to select u lot for
3" public Pound.
The resolution for the appointment Of con
50 mttee to report upon purchasing the assets
: the Commercial Bank and Water Works Cor
- pany, and enjoining them from declaring
dividend etc.
l. A resolution accepting the designations of
dermen Robb and Stockton.
II A resolution accepting the security of j.
~ Wild.
A resolution authorizing the release from j
Of J. U. Gainnie's slave Jim. ts
A resolution approving the contract of L
on bert Hamilton for building an engine house !
lg Phoenix Fire Company No. 8.
y The substitute for the resolution AUTHORIZE
1.-THE compilation of the ordinances of the Ii
to Municipalities and City of Lafayette, w
e- amendments. ,t .
e. The resolution requiring the City Attorney
proceed against the employees of the city
nd lite City of Lafayette, having funds in M
be belonging to said corporations, with an amer
he ment ~
Iu- The Board have rejected the following re
lutions;
re- A resolution authorizing the payment of
md to Thomas Wagner for batture sand.
is resolution prohibiting the sale Of oysters
the Levee, Second District, between the
ort markets.