New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-17
strongly urge upon the Council their speedy
adoption; JONI y. WILSON,
@. W. SHAW,
NJ pr,n

strongly urge upon the Council their speedy
adoption; JoHN y. WILSON,
@. W. SHAW,
j. NJ. REIP
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and is hereby,
authorized to purchase from p. G. Wright GER
tain tract of ground, containing fifty arpens
with six arpens front upon the GENTLY road, iii
being the same offered by said Wright to the
Commissioners of the House Of Refuge,) fol
twelve thousand dollars, and that the Comp
troller be, and is hereby, authorized to issue
his warrant upon the Treasurer for the amount
Of the purchase as soon as the titles to the same
are satisfactory.
Resolved, That Immediately after the pur-
chase of said grounds is completed, the Comp
troller be, and is hereby, authorized to sell at
auction. after ten days notice in the official
enclosing said grounds, or such portion Of them
as the Commissioners Of the House Of Refuge
may direct, with substantial fence, at least
twenty feet high; the work to be performed &C.
cording to specifications on file in the Surveyors
office, under direction of said Commissioners,
and subject to their approval.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay, upon the
warrant of the Comptroller, two thousand dol
lars, the same to be subject to the order of the
Commissioners of the House of Refuge, and to
be used by them in making necessary improve
ments for the temporary comfort and security
Of the inmates Of the House Of Refuge.
Resolved, That the inmates of the House Of
Refuge be, and are hereby, instructed to remove
with the least possible delay the inmates to the
tract of ground upon the Gentilly road pur-
chased from P. c. Wright, which shall hereafter
be known as the House of Refuge.
Resolved, That all ordinances or parts o.
ordinances, conflicting with the above be, and
| are hereby, repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following, offered by Mr.. Summers, was
on his motion, referred to the Committee OF
| Streets and Landings:
Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and il
hereby, instructed to sell at public auction
after ten days notice in the official journal, the
contract for layingbrick banquettes, stone curb
ing and wooden cutters, from White to Howard
street, and from Felicity Road to the Shell Road
according to plans and specifications in the Sur
veyors Office, the contract to be sold subject Il
the approval Of the Common Council.
Mr.. Watkins offered the following, and, tn
rules being suspended, it was read and adopted
Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and is here
by, required to examine the present grade {
the banquettes in the. rear of Nayades street, i
the Fourth District, and report on the prophet
of changing said grade so as to avoid the grea
expense now incurred by the proprietors in fill
ing their lots to correspond with the prese1
grade.
Mr.. Nixon moved call of the House, ar
the following members answered to their names
The Hon. F. Alpuente, President; Messf
Il Andrews, Bailey, Dolhonde, Hermann, Iced
Nixon, Place, Shaw, Summers, Sykes, Watkil
and Willson-13.
No quorum being present, the Board was d
clared adjourned by the President to Tuesds
next, the 22d inst, at six o'clock, P: NJ.
WALTER H. PETERS, Secretary.