New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-27


Surveyor eight dollars
To j. H. Maddox for advertising, three thou
sand five hundred and forty -four dollars aud
| City cents
Mr.. Place moved that the President appoint
committee Of four, to meet like committee from
the Board Of Aldermen, to inquire into the le
rality of the purchase Of Il lot of ground made
for Lafayette Hook and Ladder Company NJ, |.
which motion was carried.
The President appointed on said committee
Messrs, Nixon, Eustis. Watkins and Wiltz.
Mr.. Andrews appeared and took his seat
Mr. Bailey on behalf Of The Committee on
Streets and Landings, offered the following re
| ports and resolutions, and the rules being sus
| pended, they were read and adopted unanl-
mousy by yeas and nays:
| The Committee on Streets and Landings. TO
whom was referred the complaint Of citizens
against distinctions in the streets in the neigh
/ borhood Of the Annunciation Market, etc, re-
| port, that the ordinances now in force, provide
| for the removal of all nuisances of the kind, and
that they have called the attention Of the Street
! Commissioner to the complaint and also, that
after resolution from this hoard for paving
fchoupit0ulas street shall have passed the Board
of Aldermen, contract will be sold for laying
down the square stone which now cucumber the
streets.
! The Committee report resolutions TO authorize
the Street Commissioner to raise the cutters and
/
repair the tagging around tho Beef MARKET,
Second District, aud also, 10 have n lamp placed
at the intersection of Canal and Dorsier streets.
The Committee report in iavar Of the petition
# property owners asking fer the opening Of
streets in the rear of the First aud Second Dis
tricts, and ask the passage OF resolution TO that
effect now lying on the table
In relation to the resolution Of this Board rs
to the expediency Of aboishing the Dredge
| Boat, which was referred TO them, the Commit
| zee beg leave to report, that they have consid-
cred the subject very carefully. that they have
/ consulted with the Surveyor. and are Of opinion
that it would be unwise inexpedient, aud inju-
rious to the interests of the city to do so at the
present time The Committee find that the oc-
casonal use of the Dredge Boat has been of great
service tcertan points in front ofthe steamboat
and steamship landings, and also in front of the
fiat and coal boat basins, aud that its services
| viii soon be again required ut some of these
places.
The Committee contemplate at the proper
time, offering resolution which will materially
reduce the expense of maintaining the Dreage
Boat.
/ On the petition of property holders fronting
| on and in the vicinity Of FIRST street, Fourth
District, praying to he relieved Of Mr.. Barker
us contractor. and that measures be taken for
the speedy completion Of the First Street Plank
Road from Magazine to Apollo street, beg leave
10 fep0rt,tllt te contract IS ore entered lDlO ne
tween the late city Of Lafayette and Mr.. Jourdau
Barker; that the Specifications define no time for
the completion, nor impose any penalty for non
fulhlment of the contract; the Committee recon-
mend that the petition be referred TO the City
Attorney, in order that is opinion and advice
may be given on the subject
| The Committee recommend to concur in the
following resolutions from the Board of Alder
men
d. raeo1ut;on o,,tb ,;u,, ,I,c Straot Co,nr,;s
sioner to replace certain broken and useless
| lamps in the Second and Third Districts
| A resolution directing the Street Commissioner
to have all the street sweepings deposited be-
tween the wharves situated at Hospital and
Barrack streets
The Committee also offer a resolution instruct
ing the Attorney to place tuN contractor tor
draining the Marigny Canal in default, aud
also offer resolution to resell the contract On
| his account and risk
| The Committee recommend 10 the Board to
| approve of the sale the contract made nv the
Comptroller for erecting bridge across the
New Canal at Carrollton Avenue and offer the
necessary resolution.
ON the application Of Messrs Snow Gli,ldon
| & Co, asking permission of the Council to locate
a dry on this side Of theIyer, the Commit
tee recommend that the lrayes Of the petition
ers be granted, and offer a resolution in regard
| to the matter. n f. BAILEY,
j. y. DoLFoNDE,
! u. II. SYKES
| Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be,
and he is hereby, authorized to raise The cutters
| and repair the tagging around the Beef Market
| of Second District provided lie cost Of doing
| the same shall not exceed the sum Of three hun.
dred dollars.
Resolved. That the Street Commissioner shall
cause lamp TO be placed at the intersection Of
nnVsiar md Capp1 stpeAte
Resolved, That the City Attorney be, and he
is hereby. instructed to take the necessary steps
to place james Clinton, the contractor for clean
| ing the Marigny Canal, in default, said Clinton
having abandoned his contract
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is here
/ by, authorized to enter inter into the necessary
contract with K. Tramontaina rs principal. and
/ Mariana Sparicio, security for the collection
| of the dues from persons selling oysters on the
Levee, between the two Markets Of the Second
District, according to existing ordinances for
one year, for the consideration of the sum of two
thousand and seventy five dollars
| Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and he il
hereby, authorized to have constructed the
necessary eulyerts for draining under the Pont
chartrnin Railroad
Resolved, That the Surveyor he, and he is
hereby, authorized 10 construct a bridge across
the Canal of the NewOrleaH7 Canal and Bank
ing Company, at St. Paul street. according 70
plans and specifications on file in his office
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell at public
auction, after ten days notice, the contract for
cleaning and Digging the Claiborne Canal. in The
First and Fourth Districts The work to he
performed aud payments made according to the
specifications on file in the Surveyors Office
Council
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be-
and he is hereby, authorized 70 have enclosed aud
filed up TO its proper level, two lots Of ground
west side Of Magazine street, between st Mary
and Felicity streets, Fourth District, belonging
to the city, the same to be used as a depot
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell at auc-
ton, after ten days notice in the official jour
nal, the contract for laying brick sidewalks in
front of and enclosing the lots Of the property
situated on Esplanade street, between Roche
blame and Mirol streets, donated to the city hy
Mr.. b. Beauregard, on expires, conditions The
work to be performed and payments made agree
ably to the specifications ca file in the Survey
sale to be made subject to the approval of tie
ors office.
Resolved, That the Mayor he, and he is here.
by, authorized to enter into the necessary con
tract with John williamson, rs principal, and
John MeNittie as security, for building bridge
across the New Canal at Carrollton avenue. for