New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-08
presented the following report and resolutions
and the rules being suspended they were adopted
| unanimously by yeas and nays.

The Finance Committee to whom referred letter
of the Comptroller (advsng the Council Of the adJud
cation Of certain contracts) and certain resolutions ar
horizng the Mayor enter into the necessary contracts
with various parties report in favor OF the acceptance of
John Kussilla Principal D. Wheeler Smith and John
Douy Securities for the cleaning Of the streets i the h
and Sth Wards. third District
Also in favor of the acceptance OF Ihos Barry prnc
pal David 8arbour and Garrett Johnson securities for
the cleaning of the streets Of the 9th Ward fourth Dis
trict.
And also in favor of the acceptance of Martin Brode
rick principal. and John Coleman security for keeping
in repair and construction Of new wooden bridges.
The Committee recommend the adoption Of the resoiu
ons introduced by the Committee on Streets and Land
ings, in accordance with the above report
The Committee report adversely to the acceptance OF
Mr. Jas Menter as security Thomas Tormey (to whom
adudcaed contract for construction and Keeping IN
repair all wooden bridges in the second and ask
that Mr. Thomas Tormey be required to furnish satsfac
mr Joseh seho refuses 10 act as Security for Jules
Your Comnttee therefore ask that Mr. jules A. Guybre
dely be required furnish such security as will prove
| satisfactory to the Council. IHos H. LEEDS,
.G f. SEwIEssoN,
J. IASArA.
Resolpea Thai the Mayor be, and he hereby author
lied to enter into the necessary contract with John Hin
sela; principal d Wheeler smith anu John o pone},
and Eighth Wards Third District in accordance with the
terms and specifications under which said sale was made
and the prices at which they were VIZ. two
thousand hundred and ninety dollars for the Seventh
Ward thousand FIVE hundred dollars for the Eighth
Ward; and also with Thomas Barry. principal David
Barbour Ganett Johnson securities for the cleaning
OF the Of the Ninth Ward District according
to terms and specifications under which the sale was made
the price Of thousand eight hundred and fortyve
| dollars.
Resolved That the Mayor be. and he is hereby, author
lied to enter into the necessary contract with Martin
| Broierick. prncpa. and John Coleman security. for
keeping in repair and construction of wooden bridges
Cor dran and gunwae crossings in the Fourth District
The bridges at u cents per foot board measure and the
crossings !, per running foot all in accordance
with the and specifications under which said sale
| was made.
Resold, That the Treasurer pay the following
the warrant of the Comptroller. viz:
To I j. wilkinson. for holding inquests, ten hundred
| and eighty live dollars.
| To DR.. Alpeunt for holding inquests, ten dollars
To Dr. Lewis Blache for holding inquests ten dollars.
| ToDr p Dure, for holding inquests. twenty dollars
| To DR.. Davezac, for holding nquests ten dollars
To DR.. J n Fowell for holding nquests ten dollars.
10 Fremen's Charitable Association. for hundred
and two graves in potters field, two hundred and four
dollars
To P aher for suntres furnished the Police Station
Second District, thirty-two dollars and thirty cents
To H. + Smith, for months rent Of Armory, First
District. fifty dollars.
| To VIM pens, for repairs on lamps etc. First Dis
trct hundred and eighty three dollars and foryv
cents.
To Philip vorhec for repairs of pump Magazine street
market four dollars.
To s. T Lee for hauling ballast from the Levee in
travention, eighteen dollars
To Thomas K Finley for medicines furnished the Work
house First District eighyone dollars and ninety cents
To VIM Femming. for stationery furnished Street Com
missions Office, two dollars and twenty cents
ToJ. II. Maddox for thirty-tour copies of the Daily
| Crescent two hundred and seventy two dollars.
To w. IL Peters. Secretary of~the Boardcf Assistant
Aldermen for balance due him for clerk hire fifty dollars
TO Joseph Diehlman for boarding the blind girl Magda
lena Echlaut. three months, thirty dollars.
To A. Brue, for stationery furnished the offices Of.
Treasurer and Comptroller Of the late Municipality No
One and the offices of Recorder and Police ais Second
District hundred and sXtysix dollars and fifteen
cents 81
To pay roll of aborers etc for june First District one
thousand six hundred and seventy dollars and nine
| tythree cents.
Topay roof carts laborers ETC. June Second Dis
trict ousa nd hundred and twentyone dollars
and forty three cents.
To pay roll dredge boat for June First District three
hundred and eight dollars and eighty-six cents.
To pay roll of laborer for June Fourth District.
thousand. five hundred and sAtytVe dollars and sixty
seven cents.
TIC pay roll of laborers for June Third District three
hundred and seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
To pay roll of carts for june First District three
hundred and ninety-six dollars.
To Paul Sophia and Phlippi Goquet for the opening
of Barracks street per beaux filed and homoogated
four hundred and forty dollars.
Resora That two members of this Board be appointe,
pro fill the vacancy in the Finance Committee oc
casioned by the absence OF L. H. Place and G. Mackey
The President appointed on said committee
Il Messrs Nixon and Watkins rs required by tn,
resolution.
Mr.. Bailey on behalf of the Committee OF
: Streets and Landing, presented the following
ordinance and resolutions and the rules being
O suspended they We're read a second time ant
# adopted unanimously by yeas and nays.
Be 1t ordatnedb By the Common Council Of OrieansIha
the salary of the Draughtsman of the Surveyors Depart
nent shall be nine hundred dollars per annum, payable
monthly.
Resolved That the Street Commissioner be- and he
hereby authorised have the shells the Common st
Shell Road raked the sides into space of twenty
five feet in the centre and have the same well rolled pro
vded the expense does not exceed five hundred dollars
J. The same gentleman from the same COMMITTEES
presented the following;
'e Be it ordained by the Common Council of New
IS Orleans that the Street Commissioner be and
l. he is hereby authorized to appoint two more AS
sistant Deputies for the lst District; two for th
Sc ID ; two for the 3rd; and one for the 4th VIII
N shall hold office during the pleasure ofthis Coun
Gil and shall receive salary of sixty dollars pc
month
O. Mr. Lanata moved to amend by substitutin!
id $50 for $50 as the amount OF salary per mOnt
which was carried by the following vote:
YeaS-Messrs Dolhonde, Hermann, Lanata
Leeds, Lusto, Nixon and Stetson-7.
j. .Nays-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Forbes, Shaw
H. Sykes and Watkins-6.
l. And the resolution as amended was adopte
es as follows
BE it ordained By he Common Council Of Nem Orleans
That the Street Commissioner be- and he is hereby autho
of sed to appoint assistant deputies for the Fir
District two for the Second two for the Third and or
ne for the Fourth who shall hold Office during the peasu
Ill of this Council and shall receive salary at fifty dola
II. per month,
IN The yeas and nays being called on the pas
sage of said resolution resulted as follows
g Teas-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Dolhond
,;s Forbes, Lanata, Nixon, Shaw, Stetson, Syke
n and Watkins-lO.
nd .Nays-Messrs. Hermann, Leeds and Lus
d. to-3.
Mr.. Watkins in behalf of the Committee c
he Claims presented the following reports and II
=, | solution and the rules being SUSPENDED, the