New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-10

for the benefit Of the Boys Orphan Asylum, beg
to report against the same However mach the
committee, in common with the Council and the
citizens generally, may feel disposed to foster
and extend to this humane institution helping
hand, they are necessarily compelled 10 uni
formly refuse the use IF the public squares for
the aforesaid purposes, az the injury done them
thereby, and the danger to the neighborhood
attendant on said exhibitions, are matters Of
primary. consideration, and outweigh the bene-
fits sought to be obtained
Fl. g. SrErsov,
f.. WITT
s. W PHnBRIcK
The yeas and nays being called on the pessaga
Of the last report, it was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Dolhonde, Hermann,
Leeds, Mackey, Mccormack, Nixon, PhilbrickI
Place, Shaw, Stetson, Summers and Sykes-1s4
,Ndys-Messrs. Andrews, Eusts, Forbes and
Watkins n
The following report, presented by Mr.. Stet-
son, was, on motion Of Mr. Bailey, recommitted;.
The Police Committee have duly considered
the various petitions referred TO them Of Messrs.
james Kirkpatrick Conrad Ramos, JOS. Chris
tan and W, Muller, asking an arrest Of judg-'
ment and remission Of fines imposed on them
for violating the ordinances concerning the cree
ton Of buildings within the fire limits not fire.
proof in accordance with said ordinances, beg
to report in favor Of referring the same to the
street Commissioner, with power, as being most
qualified, to act upon the same. They therefore
ask to be relieved from further consideration Of
the same H. G.. SrETsoS,
f. Witt,
S. W. PHuBRIcK.
The yeas and nays being called on the motion
to reeommit, was carried BY the following vote
Yeas Messrs. Bailey, Dolhonde, Eusts,
Forbes, Hermann, Leeds, Maekey, Nixon, Place
and Watkins-10.
.vays--Messrs. Andrews, Mccormack, Phil
brick, Shaw, Stetson, Summers and Sykes.
Mr.. Nixon on behalf of the Fire Committee
presented the following resolutions, and the
rules being suspended, they were severally
adopted unanimously, by yeas and nays;
Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and is
hereby, authorized to sell at auction, after ten
days notice, the contract for building house
and stable for the use Of Lafayette Hook and
| Ladder No. ], in accordance with specifications
on file in the Surveyors Office.
| Resolved, That the Treasurer pay on the
warrant of the Comptroller, to Chalmeth Fire
Co No %, hundred and sixty dollars
| $500 for eight months rent Of Engine House
| to 1st March, 1853.
| Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and he is
| hereby, authorized to sellat auction, after ten
| days notice, the contract for repairs to the
house of Protection Fire Company No. 10, in
accordance with specifications on hle in the Sur
! veyors office.
/, Resolved, That the Treasurer pay on the
| warrant Of the Comptroller to Louisiana Fix
| Company, No. TO- eleven hundred dollars for a
| new engine, K male in New Orleans, and nine
hundred dollars if made elsewhere provided
that the warrant shall not be issued until the
engine is received and approved by the Sur
veyor.
| Mr. Nixon, on behalf the committee. present
ed the following, which was read once:
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and ne is here
by authorized to offer reward Of one thousan
dollars Isl ,000) for the arrest and conviction Q
any person charged with incendiarism.
Mr. Forbes moved to amend by striking on
some thousand dollars" which was carried.
| Mr. Nixon moved to insert " seven bundre
= and fifty dollars" in lieu thereof, which W.
= Mr. Eustis moved to insert '''fve hundr'
dollars which was carried, and the resoutit
~ as amended was read and adopted, as follows
II Resolved, That the Mayor he, and he is her
f, hy authorized to offer a reward Of FIVE hundri
= dollars (Sj00) for the arrest and conviction
40 any person charged with ineendiarism.
re The yeas and nays being called on thepassai
m Of said resolution, it adopted by the folo1
Of ing vote;
is Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Leeds, Macke
40 Mccormack, Nixon, Place, Philbrick, :Sha
9 Stetson, Sykes and Watkins-l6
At .Ndy-Mr. Summers-1.
Mr.. Nixon, as chairman, presented the 70
y loving, which was read and adopted:
: The Special Joint Committee appointed to il
= vestgate the legality of the purchase of /
: Of ground for the use of Lafayette Hook an
Ladder Co. No. !, have duly examined the ma
: : ter, and find that the 9th July, 1852, tt
" Common Council passed resolution mo. 10
: authorizing the Finance Committee to purcha;
~ lot for the use of the company, the price nj
% to exceed II ,00o: and on the 18th October
u = resolution Go 1851 was passed making an a
= ditienal appropriation of 5000 for that purpos
lot was selected on jackson street, and a
! proved by the company. The titles were ma
" out by the City Notary, accepted and signed
the City Attorney and his Honor, the May
n When the titles were presented 10 the Com
- troller he issued his warrant on the Treasui
e. 81 for Il 200, which was paid.
l" The resolution under which the purchase a
:, pears to have been made, authorizes the Finar
~ Committee to make the purchase As that CO
mittee did not make the purchage, and have l
as approved of it, it follows that the whole pl
= eeedings have been irregular and illegal.
= Your committee, after full investigate
- are of opinion that the property is fully VOL
u the price paid, and well adapted for the purp,
- designed, and as they believe that the sale "
~ made and accepted in good faith and that
I" one has been in any way interested in the ST
except the person selling, they beg leave to
on port the accompanying resolution legalizing
So purchase, all of which is submitted.
re J. o. NIXON
Z, n. WOOD,
he GEO. ECSTIs,
m SAM'L. JONES, Jr.
Il: JNo. A. WATKINS
Resolved, That the purchase of a lot of grou
for the use of Lafayette Hook and Ladder
No. |, situated in the Fourth District, in
re- square bounded by jackson, Rousseau, PHI
to and Fulton streets, said lot designated by
/, to No 4, and measuring 81 feet front on Jack
lr- street. by Is feet IL inches in depth betw
H. parallel lines, be, and the same is hereby,
ird proved.
Mr.. Forbes presented the following, 9
:. moved its adoption
NJ Resolved, That in consequence of the ext
iey ordinary stock of cotton now in the city, and
q. difficulty of procuring storage room for it,
,he Street Commissioner be directed to suspend
IL; sixty days the execution of the several o
nHl nances Of the city, prohibiting the deposi
w. wy. bales of cotton On the streets and sidewa
my provided, the parties depositug the same
NS the side walks aud streets sufficiently clear
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