New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-24


duly considered the various matters referred to
them by the Board. and report as follows:
To concur in the following resolutions from
the Board of Aldermen:
First-In the resolution to abolish the offices
of Pound Keepers, and the Pounds now existing
under ordinances Of the late Municipal Councils
Second-In the resolution granting permission
to the Lafayette and Pontohartrain Railroad
Company to cross the levee of the Draining
Canal, and to use the draining machine of thu
Fourth District, under certain conditions.
Third--ln the resolution to issue TO Joseph
Keiser, the contractor, certificates for the prop
erty holders proportion for plank roads con.
structed or constructing in the Fourth District.
as the Surveyor may receive the work.
The Committee recommend not to concur III
| the resolution to sell contract for opening TO
Gentilly road and Smelling Lafayette avenue
in the Third District
| On the petition of Fergus Gardere, asking 10
be substituted in the place of Jourdan Barker,
as contractor for making plank road on First
street, in the Fourth District he Committee
| recommend that the petition be granted, and
offer the necessary resolution to effect the same.
| The Street Commissioner having reported that
Mr.. E. d. White, the contractor for cleaning
| the paved and unpsved, and keeping in repair
the unpaved streets Of the Ninth Ward, has neg
lected his work, and also that he has failed to
that the contractor be put in default and the
contract be re-sold on his account and risk, and
offer resolutions to accomplish the same.
On the petition of citizens of the Third Dis
trict, asking that lamps may be put up in the
Fourth Ward of that District, the Committee
report that the Street Commissioner has the
work in hand. N. L. BAILEY,
s. W. PHILBRICK,
r. d. SYKES,
II nor unNnr
The following resolutions, presented by Mr..
Bailey, were read and seyerally adopted, the
| rules being suspended
Resolved, That Fergus Gardere be, aud he is
hereby, accepted as the substitute in the place
of Jourdan Barker, as contractor for making
plank road on First street, in the Fourth Dis
trict, provided said Barker and his security
agree in the transfer of said contract, and that
said Gardere shall furnish security for perform
ing the work according to the specifications on
file in the Surveyors office, satisfactory 10 the
Finance Committee, and also provided the neces-
sary act to complete the transfer shall be ap-
proved by the City Attorney.
Resolved, That the City Attorney be, and he
is hereby, directed to place Z. d. White, con-
tractor. for cleaning the paved and unpaved,
and keeping in repair the unpaved streets of the
Ninth Ward, Third District, in default, said
contractor having failed to perform the work or
sign the contract.
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell at public
auction, after ten days notice in the Official
Journal, the contract for cleaning the paved
and unpaved, and keepingi in repair the unpaved
streets of the Ninth Ward of the Third District
the work to be performed and payments made
in accordance with the specifications on file in
| the Surveyors Department. The sale to be on
| account and risk Of e. d. White, the former pur
chaser, and his security.
The yeas and nays being called on the passage
of the above resolution, it was unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell at public
auction, after sixty days notice in the official
journal, the contract for the supply and delive
ny, within the Third District, of thirty five
thousand yards of square block paving stones,
for the paving of the public road from Espan-
ade to Louisa street, agreeably to specifications
on file in the Surveyors Department. The sale
to be subject to the approval of the Common
Council.
The yeas and nays be called on the passage of
the above resolution, it was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Derbes, Dol
honde, Forbes, Herman, Latour, Leeds, Nixon
PhiIbrick. Ref, Shaw, Summers, Sykes, Wat
kins, Wilson and Wiltz-17.
.Nay--Mr. Place..
| Mr.. Bailey presented the following ordinance
| Section l. be it ordained, That all articles
which by existing ordinances are now allowed
to remain on the wharves and levees of the city
| in the several Districts, viz in the First Dis
| trict twenty-four hours; in the Second District
thirty six hours in the Third District twenty
four hours, and in the Fourth District five days,
shall not, after the passage and approval of this
ordinance, be allowed to remain on the same for
longer time than twenty-four hours.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained, That ii shall
be the duty of the Wharfngers of the several
Districts to carry into effect this ordinance
Sec 3. BE it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances or resolutions Of the late municipalities,
or of the city of Lafayette. now in force, and
contrary TO the provisions of this ordinance, be,
and the same are hereby, repealed
Mr.. Derbes moved to recommit said ordinane
which motion was carried by the folloMing vote
Yeos-Messrs Derbes, Dolhonde, Hermann
Latour, Nixon, Relf, Stetson, Sykes, Wilson,
Witt and the President, DR.. Alpuente--11
.Nays-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Forbes, Leeds
| Philbrick, Place, Shaw, Summers and Wat
kins--e.
On melton of Mr.. Bailey the resolution of the
Board OF Aldermen, granting the Lafayette and
Pontchartrain Railroad Co. permission to cross
the levee OF the draining canal, etc, Fourth
District,
And the resolution directing the Surveyor to
issue a certificate, for work done, to Jos Kaiser,
were read and unanimously concurred in
On motion of Mr.. Bailey, the resolution of the
Board of Aldermen, abolishing the offices of
found keepers, was laid on the table subject to
call
On motion of Mr.. Burthe, the resolution of the
Board of Aldermen, authorizing the sale of the
contract for opening and Smelling Lafayette ave-
nue., Third District, was laid over, subject to
call, motion of Mr. Bailey to reject said reso-
luton having been lost
Mr.. Hermann moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose Of offering motion. which motion
prevailed.
The rules being suspended, Mr. Hermann
moved to reconsider the votes taken at the last
meeting on the rejection of the resolutions of the
Board Of Aldermen, transferring to the Com
missioners of the Consolidated Debt the assets
of the General Sinking Fund, etc and the re-
solution of the same body, requiring the Urea
surer to charge to the respective accounts Of
each of the late Municipalities, and city of La.
fayette, all payments for contracts, etc and
said motion prevailed,
The resolutions being again before the Board.
Mr.. Hermann moved to make them the order
Of the day for Tuesday, March l, at 8 o'clock
p NJ, which motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Alessrs Derbes, Dolhonde, Hermann,
Ia4n Dale