New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-24


| trollers office six dollars.
Clerk of Supreme Court costs in suit of Sd Municipality
VS. Levee Steam Cotton Press twenty-five dollars and ten
cents.
Louise ardoun for rent Of Guard-house on Marais st.
| thirty dollars.
Capt Mazaret for stationery furnished Police Depart
ment. Sd Municipality twenty-five dollars.
Trenalc for cleaning prvy of Recorders office, Second
District; fifteen dollars.
Vim Flemming stationery furnished Recorders Office
Fourth District, hundred and sxtythree dollars and
eighty cents.
L. Togni for refreshments ETC. for election. 14th inst
| thirty dollars
Bonfon for refreshments etc. for election 14th instant
| twenty y-fye dollars.
NJ Leferre for Refreshments, for election 18th inst,
eighteen dollars
VI Martin for refreshments etc, for election 14th inst
| (two precincts) forty dollars.
George Bern rd for removing Polls after election and
| cleaning house fifteen dollars.
r. Moreau for refreshments furnished for election 14h
inst nineteen dollars.
Richard Turner Refreshments furnished for election
l4th inst fitting up polls etc. thrtysix dollars and fifty
CIV Hardin, for fitting up polls for election 14th inst
ten dollars.
yvllenauve for carpenters work on draining machine
| five dollars.
W D. Grmsley, fo- extra work on draining machine
| sixty-eight dollars.
| The yeas and nays being called on the passage
of the above resolution, it was unanimously
adopted
Resored That the ordinance ordinances allowing the
m mt, IF & Grk by the G @ no Of
| repealed.
Resored That the Collector of Taxes on real estate in
the Third District be- and hereby instructed to return
forthwith to the City Treasurer all Books Tax bills and
Accounts belonging to the city that may be in his posses
sion.
| Mr. Lanata, from the Finance Committee,
| presented the following, and the rules being
suspended, it was read and adopted;
| Resored, By the Common Council of the city of New
Orleans that from and after the passage of this reso
it shall be the duty of the Recorders of the several
Districts to render weekly account and pay into the
| Treasury all fines collected by them.
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following
resolution, and the rules being suspended, it was
read a second time and adopted:
Resolved That the Mayor be- and he is hereby author
lied to enter into the necessary contract with Richard
sinnott principal james Nimmick and Capt Jno Mclean,
securities for the running of the draining machine and
the drainage Of the First and Fourth Districts in
ance with the terms and specifications under which said
sale was made.
| Mr.. Watkins, on behalf of the Committee on
Claims, presented the following report and reso-
luton, and the rules being suspended, they
were read twice and adopted:
The Committee Claims have had the account of J.
B. Steel under consideration, and from the evidence a-
duced satisfied that the charged therein
furnished the Mayors Court by order of his
Mayor They therefore ask that the following resolution
| be adopted: JNo A. WATKINS
| D. B. FoRBEs,
Reso1red. That the Comptroller warrant on the Trea-
favor OF D. H. dollars fifteen
cens for articles furnished the Mayors Court in 1850
The yeas and nays being called on the pas
sage Of the above resolution resulted as follows
Yeos-Messrs Andrews, Bailey, Burth c,
Dolhonde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Lanata
Nixon, Place, Relf, Shaw, Stetson, Sykes, Wat
kins, and Wiltz--16.
.Ndy-Mr. Wilson,.
The Committee on Claims have had before them the
lnntit pf his rprfir ,,,
posed by the Second District Court against j. D. Hard
ing for introducing ten barrels and twenty half barre
powder into the late First Municipality in contravenor
of article sth ordinances OF said Municipality which
powder sold by order of the Court for the sum
dollars one half of which sum to go to thu
use of the said Trescas as normer They therefore beg
to report in favor of said claim and ur the follow
ing resolution JNo. A. WATKINS,
D. D. FoRBEs,
Rtsoltsa That the Treasurer pay the warrant Of tn
nine dollars and fifty cents. 7
The yeas and nays being called on the pas
sage Of the above resolution, it was unani
mously adopted
Mr.. Herman, on behalf the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented the following report and ordi
nance:
The Judiciary Committee, to whom referred tina
portion of the honorable the Mayors message of the 12
April last, relating to the Coroners fees in the city o
New Orleans, beg leave to offer tte following:
VALENTINE IfER,iAS,
GEo EUSTIs JR..
wv. SHAW,
JOAN W. ANpREws.
Be ordained BY the Common Council Of The City Of Nep
OreanS That from and after the passage of this ordi
the Coroner shall each inquest held in the city
New Orleans, receive seventeen dollars inclusive Of physi
clans fees jurors fees fany burial expenses and ohe
costs incident to the duties of Coroner when no
quest is actually held said Coroner shall receive five dol
lars and the services required by the sccon
section of the 243d act in 1911 other than for thu
burial in which he shall be allowed five dollars.
the above ordinance was postponed until tn
next meeting
The same gentlemen presented the following
to lie over:
The Judiciary Committee, to whom referred tn
resolution relative public carriages for hire in the cit
of New Orleans, beg to report the following:
v HEEHMAsN
| JOHN W ANDREWS.
q. W. SHAW.
| JOHN A. WATKINS.
4n Ordinance relatire to Public Carriages to hire il. The Ct
Of Neuo Orleans.
BE 1t ordained BY he Common Council Of the City Of Me-
, Orleans Article l. That driver, person havin
charge of public hack, carriage, cab for hire ha
charge more than the following rates for each pasenge
to wit For twelve squares less. twenty cents Fo
than twelve and less than twenty squares
cents For than twentyfour squares and less tina
thirtysix squares seycnyve cents by the most drec
route.
Art 2. From the steamboat landings of the First
Second Districts to the st. Louis St. Charles ycrand
Planters or City Hotel twenty y-fye cents
Art. 3. From the steamboat or ship landings of til
Third Fourth Districts the ST. Louis St Charles
randa, Planters, or City Hotel, fifty cents
Art. i. After gunire the driver of cab.
rage hack for hire shall be authorized exact doub
!, the rates prescribed in the foregoing articles.
Art 8, For every trip from either District to the Lax
shore five dollars for the whole carragenot exceedn
four passengers and three dollars for cab gig
dollar for every hour after the first hours
tion at the Lake of said carriage cab gig by the pa
sengers
Art g. For every trip above mentioned
passenger having reasonable amount of baggage sha
pay for the same twenty-five cents.
Art T. Any owner driver of hack cab, carriag
SHALL on the demand of any person persons. convt
him them the distance herein above specified upon Il
:. terms herein set down.
h Art S. Any driver of carriage cab Or hac
may upon agreement with passengers charge at the
of one dollar per hour for the use of the
" Art o. Every driver of hack. carriage,
for hire shall have the number of the painted
lamps in conspicuous figures not less than two inches
length and onehalf inch in width which lamps shall
lighted at dusk every night and continue lighted viii
4. in the streets or on hire during the night.
Art TO- Every driver of carriage, hack, cab shall
main in his seat within five PAGES of his vehicle, and
$, all occasions leave his whip in the same.
z Art H. No driver of carriage cab hack shall dri
speed to cndanger the safety OF passengers
on foot.
s. Art L. Every driver of carriage hack
shall have this present ordinance hung up and kept
r good repair i'll conspicuous place in his vehicle
Art. l3 Any owner. driver, person having charge
authority public carriage hack, cab, for hire
shall contravene any Of the above articles
this ordinance shall be liable to tine penalty of I
ess than ten dollars than one hundred dollar
ton be equally divided between the inforner and
I cit Of