New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-11
With much respect, your ob't serv't,
WALTER ii. PETERS, Secretary.
The following message was read:

BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
New Orleans, April s, 1858.
To the Hon. President and Members of the
Board of aldermen:
GENTIEMEN-I beg to hand you the following
resolutions and ordinance, passed by this Board,
in which you are respectfully invited to concur.
to wit:
A resolution (No. 1O4s) for the payment of
current bills.
A resolution directing the Comptroller to no.
tify Jas. Really, contractor for branding drays,
to conform to his contract.
A resolution for the payment of eight hun
dred dollars to r. de Armas.
An ordinance defining Flatboat Landing in
the Third District.
A resolution for the placing of stone marks or
bounds to define and indicate the lines and levels
of property, streets, etc.
Nj. Hussey.
A resolution for the paving Of all common al
leys with square stone, under direction of the
Surveyor.
A resolution granting H. Shumacker leave to
continue a blacksmith shop.
A resolution to sell the contract for building
a shed and repairing the house of Louisiana Fire
Company No. 10.
resolution imposing the expense of the al
terations made to the building known as the
Walton property on the parties who ordered
the same DONE
A resolution fixing the tax for the year 1852
on real estate and slaves.
With much respect, your ob't serv't,
WALTER II. PETERS, Secretary.
The following resolutions, passed by the Board
of Assistant Aldermen, were concurred in, the
rules being suspended:
&. resolution (No. 1O4S) for the payment of
current bills, unanimously by yeas and nays.
resolution directing the Comptroller 10 no.
tify James Really contractor for branding drays,
to conform to his contract.
A resolution for the payment of eight hun
dred dollars to r. de Armas
A resolton for the placing of stone marks or
bounds to define and indicate the lines and levels
| of property, streets, etc.
| A resolution for the paving of all common al
| leys with square stones, under the direction OF
| the Surveyor.
| A resolution granting H. Schumacher leave to
continue a blacksmith shop.
The ordinance defining Flatboat Landing
in the Third District, and the resolution for the
| issue Of certificate to Michael Hussey, con-
| tractor, were referred to the Committee on
| Streets and Landings.
| The resolution to sell the contract for build
| ing stable and repairing house of Louisiana
Fire Company No. 10 was referred to the Fire
| Committee.
| On motion of Mr. Giquel, the resolution i'm
posing the expense for alterations made to the
/ Hall of the First District purchased from M.
Walton, on the parties who ordered the same,
| was rejected. -
The following resolution, passed by the Board
of Assistant Aldermen, was read
Resolved, That the annual tax for the year
1862 upon the real estate and slaves, situated
or owned in this city, is hereby fixed at fifty
cents on every one hundred dollars Of assessed
value, according to the tableaux of the State
Assessors said tax to be due and collected in
accordance with the thirty fifth section of the
charter act of consolidation
Mr. Claiborne, having called Alderman Clark
to the chair, offered tho following proviso as an
amendment:
Provided, that the sum total of taxes upor
real estate and slaves ordered by the former
district corporations Of this city, and collected
by the consolidated city from the 18th April
1852, to the 18th April, 1858, shall be appor
toned between the four present corresponding
districts of the city, pro rata upon the assessed
amount of real estate and slaves within eac
district for the year 1852 and such districts a
will be found to have paid more than their pro
portion shall be credited with such excess i
deduction of the tax to be levied upon them b.
virtue of the present ordinance, and this exec:
shall be charged pro rata to the districts whic
shall have contributed less than their proper
ton, and added to their tax of one-half pc
, cent under this ordinance, so as to equalize tn
taxes exacted so far by the consolidated city T.
. defray its government and current eIpendi
Q lures and the remainder of such back take
which may be collected after the i2th Aprli
: 1858, shall be placed in the hands OF the com
: missioners of the Debt, to be by them appileaH IT,
b the payment of the debt OF the respective ois
tricts ,.
And provided, also, that such amounts as ma
have been received by the consolidated city frol