New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-18


Mr.. Burke offered the following, and the rules
being suspended, it was read and adopted:
Resolved, That the Deputy wharingers be di-
rected to send to the Council monthly copies of
their reports to the Wharfnger.
Mr. Burke offered the following, and the rules
being suspended it was read and adopted
Resolved, That the Surveyor be directed to
give certificate to Henry Weadley, contractor,
Tor such portions Of work as may be accepted
by him-said Weadley being contractor for
building and repairing wharves in the Fourth
District
The following message was read:
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
NewOrleans, March Is, 1853.
To the Hon. President and Members
Of the Board of .dldeTmen:
GENTLEMEN-l beg to return you the fol-
lowing resolutions passed by your honorable
body, and notify you of the concurrence therein
Of the Board of Assistant Aldermen, to witt
A resolution authorizing the Mayor to exc
cute, in behalf of the city, certain acts of sale of
Batture property.
A resolution concerning the condemning of
portion of Annunciation Square to public use.
A resolution for the purchase Of lot of
ground in the Fourth District from H. G. Hicks
A resolution directing the firing of the even
ing gun from the Levee
A resolution for the appointment Of COM
mittee to report system of railroads for the
city, (Messrs. Summers, Dolhonde, Mackey and
Andrews being the said committee on the part
Of this Board
A resolution granting the right of way to the
New Orleans, jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company through, and authorizing the
opening of, Calliope street
A resolution authorizing the sale Of the con-
tract for the construction Of sugar platforms in
the Second District.
A resolution for the purchase Of the buildings
in the Fourth District known as the late Parish
Court house and Prisons, etc., with an amend
ment.) ~
The resolution to sell the contract for OPEN
ing and Smelling Lafayette Avenue in the Third
District, was rejected. With much respect
your ob't serv't, WALTER Ii. PETERS, Sec.
The amendment from the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, inserting $4,000 instead of $4,000,
to the resolutions for the purchase of the build
ings in the Fourth District, known as the late
Parish Courthouse and Prisons, etc., was con-
CURED in, and the resolutions in their amended
form were adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is here
by, directed to accept an act of sale before A.
Mazureau, Notary Public, from the Police Jury
of the parish of Jefferson, the city of Jefferson
and town of Carrollton, to be signed by the Pre-
oiucue VI tuc olCc Jury anu Tue 1dyOr5 VI tue
city of Jefferson and town of Carrollton, for the
sum Of four thousand dollars, for the buildings
ETC., in the Fourth District Of NewOrleans, late
city of Lafayette, known as the parish Court
house and Prison and
Be it further resolved, That the Comptroller
control the warrants of the Secretary of tht
Joint Committee of the parish of Jefferson il
favor of the parish of Jefferson, city Of Jefferson
| and town of Carrollton, endorsed by the Presi
Of ba nsrtC Of tbo ofT af
| ferson, to the proper accounting officers of tn
parish of Jefferson, city of Jefferson and town 0
| Carrollton, in the aggregate sum Of four thou
| sand dollars, to be deposited with the said No
tary, and by him to be handed over to the sew
eral parties signing for the parish of Jefferson
city of Jefferson and town of Carrollton, on com
pletion of said act of sale said parties exhibit
ing to the satisfaction of said Notary authority
from the respective corporations for signing sale
act of sale to the city of New0rleans.
The following message was read:
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, I
NewOrleans, March 8, 1858.
| To the Hon. President and Members of tn
Board of aldermen:
| GENTLEMEN-I beg to hand you the followin,
resolutions and ordinances, passed by this Board
in which you are respectfully invited to concur
viz:
| "A TesolutlOu ulrectlnR une puDllsnlug an
printing of the annual report of the Financ
Committee.
A. resolution mo. ssO> for the payment
sundry bills
An ordinance taxing pirogues
An ordinance governing the Fisk Library
An ordinance regulating the deposit of goods
wares and merchandise on the Levee
A resolution imposing fine for chimneys Of
| fire.
A resolution to sell the contract for keeping
| in repair and building new wharves and plat
forms of the First, Third and Fourth District.
for one year.
A resolution for the removal of the inmates O
the House of Refuge to the late Work-house o
the Third District, etc.
l beg to apprise you that the message of tn
Mayor of the LIST inst together with the resolu
contract with p. Mooney for the opening of Or
leans street, have been referred to a specia
joint committee of ten--fve from each Board.
| Messrs. Summers, Burthe, Latour, Sykes an
| Watkins compose the said committee on the par
of the Assistant Aldermen.
With much respect, your obedient servant,
| WALTER II. PETERS, Secretary
The following resolutions and ordinances
adopted by the Board of Assistant Aldermen
| were concurred in, the rules being suspended :
A resolution directing the publishing an,
printing of the Budget of the Finance Commit
| tee.
A resolution mo. 93O) for the payment o
sundry bills Unanimously by yeas and nays.
An ordinance taxing pirogues.
| A resolution for the removal of the inmates
of the House of Refuge to the late Work-houss
of the Third District.
The ordinance regulating the deposit of goods
etc., the Levee, was amended in the first sec.
ton by erasing the words latter three hours writ