New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-07
OFFICE NV ORLEANS CANAL AND NMIGt-
TON Co, NcwOrleans. Feb %, 1853. s


OFFICE NV ORLEANS CANAL AND NMIGt-}
TON Co, NcwOreans, Feb %, 1853.
10 Hon 4. D ErossmGp, .N0Vor:
DEAR SrR-Thc undersigned begs leave to call
your honJr's attention TO the subject ola bridge
across the Bayou st John, which will be required
It some point near the location Of the present
bridge, which should he removed as soon as
practicable
There are three points which are respectfully
suggested ms desirable for the location Of the new
bridge. either one Of which should be acceptable
TO tie company, viz; at the crossing Of Is
nlnaade stree at a point midway between
the present bridge and the turn in the Bayou,
M the foot Of the Netairie Road, or at the ter
minus Of Hospital street at the Bayou, Either
of the ;wo points first suggested, however, would
| he decidedly preferable 10 the latter. The style
of the bridge to be determined hy the city au-
| thorities The opening should not he less than
eighty feet wide The basin Mt the junction Of
| Canal Caron0elet with the Bayou will be COM
pleted by the time the bridge can be erected
1t is hoped that immediate action Will be
taken upon the subject.
Very respectfully, your obi serv't,
rs med P. {. WEI5ur, Director, etc,
A communication from the Surveyor was read
relative to the construction Of a sewer in Clal-
borne street under the site of the market now
building, and was laid on the table subject to
call.
Messrs Gasquet, Sewell and Labatut took
their seats
4 statement Of zines collected in the Recorders
Court Of the Second District during the month
of February, 1858, was referred TO the Finance
Committee
/. 4 Petition Of r. Tramontana, praying TO be
| reimbursed the sum Of twenty five dollars, wa
f referred to the Finance Committee, with power
to act.
A copy Of the resolutions adopted at a mas
meeting Of the mechanics and tradesmen Of th
, city, held at Banks Arcade, on Monday, 2lst ult.
relative TO the tax imposed on them by the Git,
| ! Council Of NewOrleans and transmitted 10 tn
g Board by the committee appointed for that pur
/ pose, was, on motion, referred to the Committe
f on Finance.
| Mr. Clark, chairman Of the Committee o
! Streets and Landings, reported in fav T of tn
| concurrence in the resolution No. SO of til
q Board Of Assistant Aldermen, with the folio win
g amendments, adding s Bagatelle Tor Bourbon
# and Frenchmen streets from Claiborne to tt
5 GENTLY Bridge" The proviso amended as 10
: lows g not to exceed 5000.
,, And the said resolution, in its amended form
h was concurred in unanimously byyeas and ma.
10 rs follows:
d Be it Resolved. That the Comptroller be- an
he is hereby. authorized to sell at auction, aft
je ten days notice, the contract to cut and Gle;
10 the wood IRON and dig the bitches of, the 70
of lowing streets from NHlAGL street 10 tic -h'N'
ty RE Ridge. VIZ: Cont, CustomhOuSe. ttasquc
e Palmyra, Banks, Baulin, D llem6court ullo
~ Grayier, Perdido, Poydras, Lafayette stree
In from Galvez street to the New Canal and t
n Metairie RIDGE Carrollton avenue from Can
q Carondelet to the New Canal, Bagatelle {
te Bourbon) and Frenchmen streets from Claibor
to the GENTLY Ridge; provided, the cost OF sar
or does not exceed seven thousand dollars 1
r work to be done in accordance with plans n
MT specifications on file in the Surveyors otii'
he PARTIES doing the work to have all the woo
ID sale to be made subject to the approval of
r. Council.
he Mr.. Giquel, on behalfof the Committee on FL
he offered the following report and resolution
he which were read twice and adopted, the ru
ed being suspended:
N The Committee on Fire, to whom was referl
nd the petition Of Fire Company No. p, prayi
or for repairs to be done to the Engine House a
etc certain appropriations, came to the conclusi'
M after a very close examination, that the
Mt nands of the petitioners ought to be grant
the and therefore offer for your approval the folio
,ng ing resolutions
yon Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and he
BAD hereby, authorized to have the necessary
ned pairs done to the roof Of Orleans Fire Comps
IA No 81.
the Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and hi
of hereby, authorized to construct for the use
,er Orleans Fire Company No 81, on the lo
nts ground adjoining said company, a shed
ms trough to be ten feet wide and twenty FIVE
i'm long more or less said shed to be covered v
or slate provided it does not cost over two hund
,uld dollars
New Same committee, to whom was referred