New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-15
NEW ORL EANS:
THURSDAY MORNING, DECR is. 1852
OffioisI
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

dent; MeSSrss Andrews, bailey, DerDeS, Dol
honde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Leeds, Nixon,
Place, Ramos, Shaw,i stevenson, Stetson, Sum-
mers, Sykes, Watkins, Wilson and Wiltz-2O,
Absent: Messrs. Burthe, Lusto, Mackey, Nc
Cormack, Ramos and Relf-6. 9l'9t
The reading Of the journal was dispensed
with. 9s
The following message of the Mayor was read,
and that part relative to the donation to the
Fisk Library, was referred to the Committee on
that Institution, and the residue to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
MAYoRAIrY OF NRwORLEANs,
December IA, 1852. III
10 the Honorable President and Members Of
the Bonrd Of aldermen and the Board OF
-assiskdnt Aldermen Of the CITY of .New
~ Orleans sfssi eiss ~ .. D ,7s5
Gehtlenen-I have the honor to transmit to
you herewith, a copy of letter from Mr.. B. F
French, Of New York, accompanied by list of
books donated to the Fisk Free Library, through
the agency Of this gentleman, and comprising
contributions from Messrs. J. s. Redield, @. B.
Norton, Fowler & Wells, B. f. French, the
Massachusetts Historical Society, the American
Bible Society, and the Mayor Of the city of New
York 38
Enclosed I beg to hand you letter from Mr.
"a. Planchaud, abandoning his property on
Ursuline street for the opening and widening OF
said street, and also a certified copy of said
abandonment from the Second District Court.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant, @e
e7 A. ID. CRossMAN, Mayor.
Accommodation was read from the Comp
troller, notifying the Board of the adjudication
ol me contracts 1or cleanlng, embarrassing and
painting the markets, supplying the city with
nells anu sand' cleaning the foydras street
Oahal' piaeins sign poards at the corners OF
s ~ anu ZOE furnishing meats to the work
That portion referring to the contracts for
supplying the Work-House and House of Re-
fuge with meats, was referred to the respective
committees on those institutions, and the bal
ance 70 Inc Gommlttee on streets anu Landings
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A letter from the Street Commissioners not;.
fyinp fhe Board Of the restoration of snndrv
lamp lighters, was read and referred to the Com.
mittee on Streets and Landings
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A communication from the Attorney, trans
hitting his opinion in relation to the removal of
the Mayoralty to the Hall Of the First District,
having ben read, "
On motion of Mr.. Bailey, the following reso-
buttons, presented by Mr.. Place on the 23d Of
November last, and referred to the Attorney,
were read and adopted, the rules being dispensed
with: tye1t
Resolved, That the Mayors office shall be To-
Gated in the building known as the City Hall,
opposite Lafayette Square, First District.
Resolved, That a committee of three members
from this Board be appointed to designate and
prepare rooms for the occupancy Of the Mayor,
and when prepared, request his removal thereto.
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The PRESIDENT appointed on the committee in
dicated IN the resolution Messrs. Leeds, Watkins
MESSAGES FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MESSAGE was received from the Board Of All.
dermen. announcing the concurrence of that
body in the following ordinances. resolutions and
amendments. to-wit.
An ordinance charterinp Red Rover Fire
COMPANY No. 16.
An ordinance concerning public balls. etc.
An ordinance defining the urban limits of the
CITY
x resolution mo. 69) authorizing the paw
ment of sundry accounts y: 80
A resolution appropriating $1,000 to Protec-
ton Fire Company No. 10. go.
A resolution appronriatinp $3OO1o Red M5yer
Fire Co,5sny No ii. :
A ree ttjon authorizing the purchase Of curb
and gutter stones.
A resolution to sell the contract for plank side
walks in the Third District
resolution authorizing sale of contract for
n bridge over the new canal.
A resolution for a Joint meeting of the Com
mon Council, with an amendment; and the
amendments to
A substitute for the resolution authorizing
the compilation of the ordinances of the late
municipalities and the city of LAFAYETTE.
The resolution directing the City Attorney tt
proceed against the EMPLOYEES of the late Mum.
palties and City of Lafayette, having funds in
hand belonging to said Corporations,
By the same message, the Board was informed
OF the appointment of Messrs. Harris, Converse
and Burke as the committee on the part of the
Board Of Aldermen on the resolution relative tc
the salaries Of the Assistant Clerks of the Re-
corders of the First and Second Districts.
By another message, the Board was informed
OF the adoption OF, and invited to concur in, the
A resolution authorizing the Surveyor to sell
the iron belonging to the city.
A resolution granting permission to J. B
Valmoor to erect a blacksmlth's forge. o..
A resolution approving the adjudication O.
various contracts,
A resolution allowing to Christian Jacobs thu
sum of seventy-fiye dollars for salary as SeconG
Warden of the Work house, Second district.
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller tt
sell at auction the contract for cleaning tn,
priyies of the Prisons, Court houses, etc.