New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-02

M BuRkE
On motion of Mr.. Converse, the letter of Mr.
s. Meilleur, which had been referred to the FL
nance Committee, was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings.
Mr. Clarke, on behalf of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following
report:
The Committee on Streets and Landings to whom vera
referred the resolutions from the Board Assistant Alder
and letters and petitions from sundry persons beg
leave to submit the following:
Resolutions relative to repairing Common street Shell
Road and for the appointment of additional Deputy Street
Inspectors committee recommend the approval Of
2 For the resolution authorizing Surveyor to have
laid sidewalks in Nuns street. the committee submit
substitute authorizing the Comptroller to sell at auction
the contract for the game
On the petitions of property holders Canal
for the Improvement Of said street. " Gen Twggs for
permission to erect veranda of the Surveyor relative
to certain public works of Widow Armaud for permis-
sion to erect veranda resolutions herewith annexed
submitted
The petition of G. H. Crabene and f. Weinspock for
exemption from fines your committee constrained to
report against the grounds that it would be bad pre-
ceaent to establish to remit fine for violating an ordi
to be discharged from the further consideration Of the
subject GEoRGE CLARKE, Chm.
E. w SEwEIL.
The rules being dispensed with, the following
resolutions, offered by Mr.. Clarke, were adopted
Resoired That the Surveyor be. and he is hereby a1-
thorized prepare and submit pan and estimates mn
der the direction Of the Committee on Streets and Land
lngs for the improvement Of the promenade Canal
street.
Rsoled That permission be- and is hereby granted to
General Twiggs to erect veranda in front Of his pro-
pry on Prytannia street. to remain during the pleasure
OF the Common Council.
Resored That the action Surveyor in repairing
certain w1arves in the Fourth District and paving
square of Tchoupitouas street with square blocks during
the of the Council be same is hereby ap
proved of and the Comptroller is authorized to issue his
warrant on the Treasurer for payment Of the same
Resored That permission be, and is hereby granted to
Widow 1. Armaud to erect veranda in front of her
property Old Levee street. between Main ST. Phil
lip Streets to remain during the pleasure of the Common
Council and hereafter parties may veranias be
built of iron, under the supernedence of the City Sur
and to remain during the pleasure of the Council
On motion, the resolution srelatiye to the
Common Street Shell Road" adopted by the
Board of Assistant Aldermen, was concurred in,
the rules being suspended.
The rules being suspended. the following sub
stitute for the resolution passed by the Board of
Assistant Aldermen, relative to Brick Ban
| quettes on Nuns street, from Tchoupitoulas to
| Religious streets, was adopted
Reoced That the Comptroller be- and he is hereby au-
thorized to sell at auction after ten days notice. the
contract for laying brick sidewalks with and gutter
stone on Nuns street from Tchoupitouas to Religious
street in accordance with plans and specifications on file
in the Surveyors Office terms of payment cash
by the city completion Of the work two-thirds
Surveyor '-' W. ''-''''e
| The yeas and nays being called on the motion
| to dispense with the rules, in order to take up
the ordinance from the Board Of Assistant All
dermen authorizing the appointment of addi-
tional Deputy Street Commissioners, gave the
following result:
Yecs-Messrs. Burke, Clarke, and Converse.
.Nags-Messrs. Giquel, Labatut and Lugen-
buhl.
The motion to dispense with the rules was
consequently lost, two thirds of the members
present not having voted for dispensation.
The fourth paragraph of the above report O
the Committee on Streets and Landings wa
adopted.
Mr.. Lugenbuhl, Chairman of the Committe
on Claims, presented the following report, whicl
was adopted
The Committee on Claims to whom was referred tn
petition OF H. L. Rey claiming payment for certain por
tons OF land taken by the late Third unicipality il
opening St Bernard and Lberaux streets beg leave
report that after full and impartial examination of the
claim. they satisfied that the increased value given tc
the remaining portion of his land than
the portion taken to open said streets Your committee
would also state that the said streets opened many
since and that the only possessed
OF the property on the 9Th March, 1852 which, itself
the opinion of your committee his claim doubt
u to anything that may be due your committee there
fore, would most respectfully report against the claim
| J.J. LUGENBUHL.