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

Mr.. stetson presented the following, the rules
being suspended
Resolved, That permission be and is hereby
granted to Eugene Leonard to erect an iron
foundry and blacksmith shop on the corner Of
Clara and Erato streets; provided the same be
done to the satisfaction Of the Street Commits.
sioner, and to be removed at the pleasure Of the
Common Council
Mr. Place moved to amend by striking out
g to the satisfaction Of the Street Commissioner "
and inserting according to existing ordi-
nances,' which motion was lost
The question, being on a motion for the a1op-
ton Of the resolution, was carried.
Mr. Stetson presented the following report.
and the rules being suspended, it was read and
adopted
The Police Committee, to whom was referred
the resolution passed by the Board Of Aldermen.
requiring the Commissioners ofthc New Custom
house to cause all buildings and materials to be
removed from the Neutral Ground in Canal
street, within sixty days from the passage of the
same-Uls0, petition Of several citizens uuon
the same 3uhiect--hayc had the same under CON
slderatlou, and beg leave TO recommend that this
Board concur IN the same, after amending so rs
to read six months, instead Of sixty days us
passed
The Committee have also had under consider
alton the resolution Of the Board Of Aldermen,
granting permission to Mr.. J B Valmour to
| erect a Blacksmith Forge on Toulouse street, and
recommend that this Board concur in the same
II G STETsoN.
s W PHuRRiCK.
j. BURrHE,
EMILE WUTZ
The said report being adopted, tie resolution
Of the Board Of Aldermen, allowing 3 VAL
noun permission to erect a Blacksmith Forge,
was read and concurred in
And the resolution directing the Commissioners
OF the New Custom mouse toremove the olstruc-
tons from the Neutral Ground, Canal street,
was corcurrCd in, with IN amendment extend
ing the time for the removal to six months.
On further motion Of the same member, TIE
resolution Of the same body TO uAate the uj-
sance Of q soap factory in the Third District,
was read ana concurred in
| Mr. Nixon, on behalf Of tile Fire Committee.
presented the following report and resolutions,
and the rules being dispensed, they were read
and unanimously adopted by yeas and nays
The Committee on Fire, TO whom was referred
the contract for supplying hose, adiudieated ~
the Comptroller to Nessrs Cosgloyp * Plvia,
and various petitions on the subject. have ca .
fully examined She matter, and are reluctunAe
compelled 70 report against approving it.
i. q NNoN.
J. F, WILSON,
J VI. RELF.
( Resolved, That the contract ior supplying
hose, adjudicated by the Comptroller to Messrs.
Cosgrove Boyle, be not approved
Resolved. That the Comptroller be- and he is
hereby, authorized to sell the contract for the
supply Of hose for the use Of the Fire Companie,
of the city for one year, in accordance with speci
fcattons on file in the Surveyors Office
/ Mr., Nixon, on behalf Of the same Committee
presented the following report, which wa,
adopted
The Committee on Fire, to whom was referred
a resolution passed by the Board Of Aldermen
on the eth Of December last, appropriating one
thousand dollars to Hope Hook and Ladder
/ Company No. 2, for new Truck, beg leave tt
report that, in their opinion, the Company are
not in need of such an appropriation; they
therefore recommend the Board to reject the
resolution J. O. NIXON,
JNo. F WILSON
! NJ RELF
The said report being adopted, the resolution
Of the Board Of Aldermen approprating ont
/ thousand dollars to Hope Hook and Ladder Com.
/ pany No. 3 for 4 new Truck, was consequently
/ rejected.
Mr.. Nixon presented the following, which was
read and adopted
I The Committee on Fire, to whom was referred
the amendments to the fire ordinance, beg leave
[ to report against the amendments to the nintl
and tenth sections and in favor Of the amend.
ments to the eleventh section
J. o. Nixon.
J. F. WILSON,
J. NJ. RELF
The said report being adopted, the amend.
ments Of the Board of Aldermen to the ninth and
tenth sections of the substitute for the ordinance
Of that body passed by the Board Of Assistant
Aldermen, concerning the Fire Department
were consequently rejected, and that to the
eleventh section was concurred in.
Mr. Nixon submitted the following communi-
cation and resolutions, to lay as the special
order of the day for the next meeting
To J. o. .Airon, Esq, Chairman Of the Fir,
Committee Of the Board Of assistant A.
dermea, .Aew Orleans.
The undersigned proposes to establish in the
city of NewOreans, General Fire Alarm, Il
be worked by means of electro magnetic appa
ratus, the patent right of which he has already
secured
The proposed plan is rs follows;
There will be erected one main line of telc-
graph wire, commencing Mt point on Pleas
ant street, in the Fourth District, and extend
ing through the city in such direction as the
Council may designate. and terminating at some
point on independence street, in the Third Dis
trict. From this main wire there will be branch
lines to posts or stations, to the number of one
hundred, extending in any direction and loca-
ted al any convenient points, also to be designa-
ted by the Council the whole main wire and
branches to be connected with alarm bells, to
be provided by the city, and to be placed at such
points as may be decided upon as best ealcula-
ted to give the alarm. Attached to each of the
posts connected with the main wire by the
branches, there will be am iron box which caa
be opened at pleasure by the policemen or watch
men, in which will be placed a simple contrivance
for opening and closing the electric circuit AMI
the signal, or ALARM will he given by the consc-
quent motion of wheel provided with irregu-
lar cogs which will indicate by strokes on the
bells the true locality Of the fire This process
will entirely prevent the occurrence Of false
alarms, and indicate to all, beyond the possibil-
ity of mistake, the locality where the ire may
hsppen.
In addition to the above instantaneous and
certain mode of communicating an alarm of fire,
il is proposed to erect City Clock 10 be placed
in some conspicuous and central location, and to
be worked also by electricity, and which will