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

The Board met at six O'Clock r. NJ.
Present The Hon. + Apuente, President
Assistant Aldermen Bailey, Burthe, Dolhonde,
Z Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Latour, Leeds, Nc
Cormack, Nixon, Place, Stetson, Summers
Sykes, Watkins and Wiltz--l7.
Absent: Messrs Andrews, Derbes, Lustc'
Msrkey, Philbrick, Ramos, Ref, Shaw Slew
erssen and Willson--l0
The reading of the journal was dispensed with.
The following message of the Mayor was read,
and. on motion of Mr. Watkins, referred to
mecial committee Of FIVE, on which the President
xroonted Messrs Watkins, Andrews, Bailey,
Dolhonde and Summers;
!. MAYoRAIrY OF NXwORLEANs,
January 81 1858. :
TO the Hon. President aud Members Of the
Board Of Assistant aldermen of the City
of .NeD Orleans
GENTLENEN--I have been requested to trans
nit to your honorable body the enclosed petit
ton, signed by many well known citizens, pray
ing that Rarlow's Planetarium, now on exhibl-
ton at the Mechanics Institute, be purchased
; by the Common Council for the use Of the Public
Schools Of this city.
In secopding this Recommendation, as | cheer
fully do, would observe that the inventor OF
this remarkable instrument has succeeded IN
placing before the eye the entire movement OF
the Solar System, as IL occurs from day TO day,
and from year to year, extending throughout
all time aud indicating most accurately the
relative positions of the Earth and Moon and
interior planets, for any date, past, present or
future. An instrument so perfect and so unique
must, in my opinion, aid greatly in imparting
to the youthful mind knowledge Of the science
of Astronomy, and should Of necessity also rem
der the study of that sublime science more
attractive, inasmuch as il makes the move
ments of the heavenly bodies intelligible to the
smallest comprehenson
trust, therefore, that your honorable body
will respectfully take this memorial into early
consideration, by the appointment Of committee
to inquire into the expediency Of obtaining the
Pianetarium for the use Of the Public Schools
| have the honor TO be, very respectfully
your obedient servant,
A. D. CRossMAN, Mayor.
On motion of Mr. Stetson, the reading Of
Communications, Petitions, etc. was omitted (,
and, on a further motion Of Mr.. Watkins, the
Secretary was instructed to distribute those
upon his desk to the Committees to whom in his
opinion, they should properly be referred,
Accordingly, said Communications, Petitions,
etc., are referred as follows;
A communication from the Comptroller, noti-
flying the Board ofthe sale of the refuse and Old
iron belonging to the City and out Of use-to the
Committee on Finance.
ing an estimate of the cost of repairs to the ar
mory on Broome street--to the Committee on
Improvement and Building
A communication from the Street Commas
sioner, reporting certain matters connected with
the Vegetable Market of the First District--to
the same committee
The semi-monthly report of the same officer
Ito the Committee on Streets and Landings.
PETITIONS, ETC.
OF j. N. Schatfer, for permission to occupy
stall in the market OF the Second District for
the purpose of vending Tin ware-to the Conf
mittee on Police.
Of Thomas Wagner, that bill of fifteen dol
lars, due to him by the city, be paid-to the
Committee ON Finance
OF John Ahern, representing that he bought
the contract for lighting the oil lamps of the
First District, under the impression that the
lighting Of the markets was included in said
contract, and asking TO have the matter
medied Of James Walsh, representing similar
facts in relation TO his contract in the Third
District, and asking same of A. Tourn6,
farmer of the Poydras Market asking that sew
eral repairs necessary to same be made, and of
Olivia Higgins, asking the removal of D. l.,
Holiday from offce-to the Committee on Streets
and Landings.
Of -, for a license to peddle for six
months; of d. Leyinson, for same; of Widow
Mary Clancy, for a free license until May next
Ito the Committee on Charity.
OF Protection Fire Company No. 10. asking
for certain repairs to their house, and of a COM
mittee Of the United Board of Firemen,- recon-
mending the establishment of more suitable
alarms for FIRE, and suggesting the eleetro-tele-
graphic alarm--to the Committee on Fire.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Place, on behalf of the Finance Commit
tee, presented the following report and reselu
ton, and the rules being suspended, they were
read and adopted unanimously by yeas and nays
The Finance Committee, to whom referred
the communication of the Comptroller, intorm-
ing the Council that Francis Buchanan, Collector
Of Levee dues for the Second District on sea YES
sells, was in arrears to the Treasury in the sum
Of four thousand three hundred and forty. one
dollars and two cents up to the 3lst December
last Your committee recommend that the City
Attorney be instructed to institute suit forth with
= against the said Buchanan and his securities
for the recovery of the same, and beg leave to
offer the following resolution
l.. ii. PLACE,
V. HEERMANA,
THos L. LEEDS
Resolved, That the City Attorney is hereby
instructed to institute suit forthwith against
Francis Buchanan, Collector of Leyee Dues for
the Second District on sea-going vessels,) and
MS becurltlte ior tue SUN Oh lOuf tuO0SaTl three
hundred and forty lone dollars and two cents
amount due the city of New Orleans by the said
Buchanan, on the 3lst December last
Resolved. That the Treasurer pay the follow.
ing sums on the warrant Of the Comptroller giz :
To J. McVittie, for repairs to the Beef Market
Second District, three hundred and forty u.ne
dollars.
To James Dubuc, for repairs to the roof d lie
Meat and Vegetable Markets, Second District
three hundred and twelve dollars and thirty
cents.
To ]. PEBBLES, for repairs to the Poydras
Market, sixty-two dollars and twenty five cents
To J. Bredegarac, for tubs furnished the Po-
lice Jail, Third District, forty dollars.
To the New Orleans Price Current for Two
years subscription by the Mayor, twenty iour
dollars
To the Commercial Bulletin, for one years
! subscription Board of Assistant Aldermen
twelve dollars
To B. Laborde, for collins to bury the iudi-
gent dead, twenty -four dollars
W Frank, for setting CRATES in the office Of
the Recorder and Street Commissioner, Fourth
District, eight dollars.
10 Corson \ Armstrong, for stationery, three
hundred and sixty nine dollars and seventy
cents