New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-15
Local Intelligence.


Local Intelligence.
Board OF ALDERMEN.-This body held spe-
cai meeting last night eight members present Alder
man CLARK in the Chair
An executive message stated that the present meeting
was called at the request Of several members
MI Converse, chairman of the Finance Committee.
maze report in relation to the assets and liabilities
the Old municipalities and the city of Lafayette at the
time OF the consolidation of the city showing the
proposed at former meeting for The payment Of The in
teret on the consolidated debt favorable the
Third District than any other plan yet proposed
Ihe ordinance providing for the apporonment among
the several Districts of the tax to be imposed order to
meet he interest the consolidated debt being under
discussion Mr. Claiborne in opposition to the ordinance
took occasion to say that his remarks on the ordinance
on previous occasion had been epresented g IF the
cg papers There official reporter The said for the
Board Of Aldermen and its proceedings should be reported
correctly or not at all.
Mr. Claiborne did not state to what paper he alluded
In his remarks His language general, and may be
considered as applicable either the six papers that
reported the proceedings of the board We will state in
our own defence that neither the occasion referred to-
nor any other occasion have we J,represented Mr.
Claiborne, nor, in fact represented him in any way We
believe that our remarks concerning the gentleman have
been uniformly confined to the that he oceu
pied the Chair as President of the Board We have
better use for our columns than filling them with long
speeches Of Alderman without any prospective advan
tage in the public instruction they convey Mr. Clai-
borne remark that there was no official reporter
vey the intimaton that such officer may be required
by the Board Where the so bold to suffer
tyrdom in the office II created? Echo where
The report Of the Finance Committee submitted by Mr.
Converse above mentioned laid on the table indie
nitely.
The original ordinance apportionng the Consolidated
Loan Tax was. after lengthy debate adopted-Mr Lu
genbuhl voting in the negative
resolution appointing Commissioners and Clerks to
ofciate at an election for Fourth Justice Of the Peace
adopted.
Several resolutions and ordinances offered by Mr.
Burke from the Police Committee, laid on the table
subject to call,
An ordinance from the Assistant Beard for the suppress
sion OF the game Of keno or Lotto concurred in
Mr. Burke reported adversely the proposition to in
stitutc Cemetery in the Third District Laid on the
table. subject to call
The vote the ordinance for the suppression of Keno
or Lotto was reconsdered and laid the table subject
call.
petition from sundry citizens representing that An
nnncaon Square had been decreed private property by
the Supreme Court and had been offered for sale And
testing against the special levied on the property
holders in the neghborhood of said square, TO nav the
cost OF ts edevoton to public use received and laid
resolution authorizing the Finance Committee to en-
ter into contract for the purchase of Annuncation
to report ut the next meeting of the Board
sunday bills were referred the Committee on Claims
ar Burke offered resolution requiring that bills for
the purchase Of furniture stationery etc by the Record
ers, shall first be submitted to the Police Committee
Adopted
Adjourned.
SECOND DISTRICT C0URT - Judge Lea-M-
junction Case "A petition has been filed in this Cont Nv
Thomas H. Woife Attorney the city OF NewOrleaps In
which it set forth that the city is the proprietor OF
draining machine located the Claiborne Canal intend
ed for the draining of the swamp and that there are two
natural drains leading through the swamp into the new
canal that these drains are absolutely necessary To the
successful working OF said draining machine that The
constant and successful working said draining machine
Is u great public utility and that any interference with
flow
1t is ayerred in the petition that II J Ranney is now
engaged in building dams these drains thereby
preventing the flow Of water into the canal which Is
thrown of by the draining machine into these rairgto
the great injury Of the city
The petition concludes with prayer for IN rnnctop
restraining said II J. Ranney from making said dams or
from interfering in any with the free flow Of the
waters through the said drains. The injunction was
It is understood that the defendant will resist this in
junction several grounds
In the first place it Is suggested that these drains sr
about 70 be damned hut the outlets through which
flow all the accumulated fifth Of the ctys rear poisoning
the pelucid waters Of the Cuai he Ralaey rendering Il
ana hthy TO the great discredt of the region
thareabout and to the injury in htalth Of the Ghps
Another objection Is that the inhabitants Of that swampy
dstIict nave great horror Of waerrf ditch water
having had surfrit Of il during the FUNGUS creyasse
since which time they have aured the the article
in strong desps altogether Besides when this aromatic
how was first turned upon the region the first impulse Of
all concerned was to daa it. and they have concluded
will come up for hearing shortly.
FFTH DISTRICT CoURT, JrpGE Bre,L,Nky-
Sat Jo 1eo thousand Dollars Damages On the 10th Of
January. 1852 VIM Bell filed petition in this Court
setting forth that he had been the occupant Of premises
situated in Caroneet street between Poydrn and lpya
streets where he had kept horses aud vehicles for hire
and that during the eonagration Of the St Charles 10
TEL ON tue 18TH OF january, 1901. L. n. Marks then
Alderman Of the late Second Municipality, acting in his
said capacity Of Alderman and assisted by persons acting
under his orders demolished and tore dowg te sheds nd
buildings so occupied by petitioner Llhis done to
prevent the further spreod Of the fire On this showing
the plaintiff claimed ef the late Second Municipality
OF Marks $40 30 damages The case W Is tried v9st,
day The verdict Of this jury was in favor Of Marks
and fer the plaintiff against the city q New Drlan AS
succeeding to the obligations OF the Second Municipality
for $3.50 and costs,
Tue CENorArm-A petition has been fled in
this Court by Little Ndlemss setting forth that they
being carpenters ut the request Of Mondeh Bzulet
built the wood work for the tenotHn erected on Leo,
cite Square TO the occasion of tie funeral ose
ques Of Calhoun Clay and Webster. and furnished ta
lumber and materials for a of which their bill amounts
TO 1900, They alege that Mupdel n Boulc contracted
with the city TO build said Cenuaph aud that they 1.-THE
paintis) subcontractors entitled recover Of
Moudelli \ Bouet, and of the city Of New Orleans
~ otdo the sum claimed, for which they ask judgment
An appeal was taken in this court Yesterday,
wherein the plaintiffs claim of John l. Lewis late sheriff
OF Orleans and another defendant $3.50 for this that the
said Sheriff acting by authority Of ri fuchs issued al
the instance Of his codendant had illegally seized upon
certain property of paintih which is thus uniquely de-
scribed to wit I'VE give the description r6a'n Ct lite
ratHa
COW Of color bay. burned on her back valuated
thirty dollars,
COW Of red quail color yaluated thirty dollars COW
OF pale color vauated Thirty dollars COW spotted of
white aud black VALIDATED thirty dollars cart charrete
late vauated hundred dollars another cart yalu
aed thirty dollars aud two bdons Gu which ones put
milk yduated fourteen dollars"
The petition ends with prayer for damages with in
teresty from the day Of judgment
We give the above as specimen If orthography not
being able to translate it,
HAREAs CORPUS CAsE-A petition was filed
by Widow Mary 1lyand setting forth that her minor son
Patrick lyland aged II years is imprisoned the House
ef Refuge, without any his commitment Pc
ttJner sets forth that through her attorney she de-
manded copy Of the commitment and was told that
none could be- found On this ground, she claims the dis
charge ct said minor
GPANr Jrrs rIepr>Cs.-Tbe Gro-d I,-,
yesterday found Tyr, bli7 against 'ndre laso ro