New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-03

fesr MtSeirALtrY GouSctL.This bedy met last eve
ming in sessontwelye members present, and Recorder
Genos in the chair. = Il.
The message of the Mayor was read enclosing memo
rial from citizens of the Fifth and Seventh Wards
planning of a deficiency Of water.
communication from A. s. Plough, relative to grand
Southern Agricultural and Mechanical Exhibition
tempated TO be made at Montgomery Ala on the LIST of
May next and recommending the appointment of delegates
thereto and letter from Robert Murphy respecting the
wharf and ferry landing and announcing the seizure of
certain property on the suit of Sam1 Smith g. Co.
The paragraph respecting the deficiency of water was
first taken up Mr. Clark stated that he had called upon
the President of the Water Works Company this SUBJ
ect and informed by him that the First Municipality
was in debt to the company and that water should be
furnished until the account should be settled The c
might die for want Of the water but would be fur
nished only on the conditions named.
Mr.. Fabre was surprised that the Mayor should have
thought necessary report this matter the Council
as he had full power to compel the company to furnish
| the water required for public use.
Mr.. Clark offered resolution requesting the Mayor
jointly with the Attorney of the Municipality to take the
necessary steps to compel the Company to furnish full
supply of water for the of the public according
| charter. Adopted.
The paragraph relating Mr. Pougls grand exhibition
referred to the Committee Internal improvements
| That referring to Mr. Murphys letter. and the letter
itself referred to the Attorney the Municipality
The Finance Committee Mr. Blake dissenting reported
favor of allowing Mr. Fortier Collector of
taxes pavements salary $50 per month besides his
| commissions. The report was adopted
Several petitions received and referred to appro-
| pirate Committees.
Mr. Barthe offered resolution authorizing the Mayor,
to take the necessary legal steps for opening Orleans
Avenue Mr.. Blake opposed the resolution and Messrs
Fabre and Burthe spoke in favor The latter declared
himself in favor of all kinds of improvemensn the First
| Municipality. up to the amount of 100000.
Mr. Fabre proposed that the Mayor Recorder
First Municipality jointly suggest three names to be voted
Tor as Commissioners He thought the vast expense Of
opening streets attributable in great the
practice OF appointing men Commissioners
| The resolution adopted
Mr. Richardson offered Resolution authorizing the
purchase from the Mechanics and Traders Bank of a
certain lot of ground adjoining the schooouse property
| of the Second Ward Referred to the Committee on
Education.
\ INeUEsrs-A Coroner's inquest held on Sun
day evening. i'll the Charity Hospital the body of u
white boy aged II years yicenzo rasco who had
died in consequence of injuries received from the cars
the Pontchartran Railroad passing him about a
week ago. The jury rendered verdict accordingly.
second inquest held at the Charity Hospital on
the evening the body of Robert McKee, native
Ireland aged 81 years. the verdict in which case
| i" Died of confusion the head and ntemperance'
third inquest was held on the evening. Mt a
house in Love street. Third Municipality the body
Eugene Boudreau. W c., native of NewOreans, aged
40 pears Verdict" Died from congestion the brain
produced by intemperance,
California Saw-mi Third Municipality, young Ger.
man named Henry Marie, aged % years. who had hanged
himself ina fit of disappointment in love affairs Verdict
accordingly
ADJuDIcArtoNs OF CoNTRAers-AIayor Crossman yeser-
day sold the following contracts to the lowest bidders
The printing of Municipality No Two and of the Coun-
Gil Of said Municipality during the unexpred term of the
year, to Burton Gay 4 Co., for $3.50.
| Building Engine-house for Mechanics Fire Company
No. 6, to Robt. Hamilton, for $685..
SECOND DISTRICT CoURr.-Lee, J.-Wm F. Wallet the
famous clown and jester filed suit in this Court yester
day against spalding, Rogers yanOrden claiming the
sum of 1888, and praying for writ of attachment.
fifth inquest held yesterday ut the Charity Hos.
ptal the body of Joseph Hayne native of Ireland
aged 20 years who had committed suicide by throwing
himself from third story gallery of the hospital into the
yard. Verdict accordingly.
sixth inquest was held at house in Gironde street
between Poydas and Perdido, the body Of Matthew
Furlons native of Ireland aged % years who died from
the effect of injuries received last week by falling from
scaold while at work the St. Charles Hotel building
The verdict rendered in accordance with the facts
Aseventh inquest was held on the body of white man
| named James Cuian Tor Coulin) native of Ireland
aged IS years who died from the effect of wounds re-
ceyed in the afray in Ieva street noticed in our pap.r
of yesterday morning The jury rendered verdict that
deceased to his death by wound in the breast
penetrating the left lung inflicted by small sword in the
hands of some person unknown.
FINEs-In Recorder Caldwell's Court yesterday James
Davis fined SIS for beating John Lewis.
John Clark and Rebecca his wife were fined S. each
for disturbing the peace in St. Paul street by fighting and
believing in a terrible manner.
William Spencer cried watch whcn there was no watch
required and the Waterman brought him to the Watch
house. So the Recorder fined him ST.
James Hickey fined SO for getting up a small firb,
on the Levee
ptcKrocKErs-'fhose who are unfortunate enough te
have money, ought to know that the only safe place or il
is the pantaloons pocket If Mr. Campbell of Tennessee
had known this fact and the ways OF city, he would
at this moment have been enjoying the usufrlc Of $50
upon which adroit young gentle been l,ixu
rating since the fire Sunday night The post-oHice
the Theatre fire and big fight afford temptations hard
to be resisted to the thousand light fingered gentlemen
our city,
ALLEGED LARcENY.-Matilda, slave of Mr. Dcozen
yesterday accused before Recorder enos of having
stolen sundry wearing apparel from him, worth &c.
THE AFFRAY HEWA STREEr,-Thc persons arrested
by Lieut. Hughes Sunday night at Mc9rann's coffee
house in ieva street. will be examined tomorrow Wed
nesday. before Recorder Caldwell We have noticed in
another place the death of Culan one of the mer
wounded in the aray and at the last the re
covery of cQuaid another of the wounded was deemed
impossible
| BEYOND THE LAw.-Philip Gros states that on Sunday
evening he saw, in Tvo Garden, First Municipality
crowd of persons engaged in fight with police Off
GERS and with the object of giving information at the
police Office but his arrested by person named
Adheman Brunei, who represented himself to be polio,
officer and prevented him from giving the alarm war
issued for Brunets arrest Five of the persons
engaged in the fight referred arrested by office,
Tyler OGwn, but their friends so numerous and
they swore so terribly that they not only got off hui
getting the officer in prison in place II,
says he is glad that the Recorder CO. for if they
had been before the First District Court they would
have ruined him by their hard swearing
Married:
Thursday January the Rev. C. Mnenhau
IAGO QUINTERo and Miss LOlSA BEITRAN SANTA CRUZ
| both from Havana.
| Died:
In this city, Sunday February ROBERT MCKEE,
a native of county Downs, Ireland, late from Mobile.