New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-16

BOARD OF ALDERMEN - Tuesday Ereaing,
Feb 15Tbe Board held its regular meeting last night
Present, ten members, W o. Q. Claiborne in the Chair
The reading of the minutes was, usual dispensed
with.
petition presented complaining of a wooden
building the south side of Victory street as nuisance
Referred to the Police Committee.
A communication from General Cronan in relation to
his contract for paving around Jackson Square was re-
ceiyed resolution pay for said paving was referred
to the Finance Committee
petition from Fire Company No 81 asking the assign
meut of certain property referred to the Fire Com
mittee
An invitation to the members of the poard to visit tbe
painting Of the battle OF New Orleans Thursday newt
accepted ~
resolution authorizing the keeper of the public ar
chiyes to receive from the old Police Jury records Of this
parish certificate Of taxes paid and unpaid that the
latter may be sued for. was adopted
report Of the Finance Committee recommending that
teacher Of astronomy be employed at fixed salary to
lecture before the public schools aud to illustrate his lee
lures by Barlow Panetarium recently purchased BY the
| city. was referred to the COMMITTEES on Education
resolution authorizing the Mayor to give public no.
ce that the two lots in the Triangle between Camp aud
Race streets and Coliseum Place will be appropriated TO
public use amended to exempt the CITY from
cost charge in carrying out the provisions Of the
resolution aud further amended so that the owners Of
property said Triangle shall pay all the expenses in
CURED in fitting it up for public Adopted amended
resolution approving the sale of the for the
opening of Orleans street. P Mooney the I'd of Au
gust last and authorizing the Mayor TO sign said contract
adopted.
resolution authorizing the transfer by the proper an
thortes Of the Parish Of Jefferson of the Court House and
Jail in the late city of Laay ette the city of NeyOr-
leans, for $1,000 adopted.
carts in The rity Of N,w,,rleans to b.va ia ,bs 81
said carts branGea on thrn, wac a1ontaS Wv Vi
RrPoRrs or CONNuTrEEs,-The Finance Committee re-
pnrted adversely TO the claim al no Nev0risas NO NJ
s12zo far nuh;c nripting Aaont.d ~ " %
Also Adversely 10 The pettion III the oy,srs NJ tho shin
Ocean Oueen lar the refIndinr soos Tva In nni99
twice in consequence of having boon o,,iId 20 M
back into port to repair an accident. Adopted
nnhiic notics 70 ha ,iysn Of tba so,o ,F 80 tt
having NJ certain streats- onn,,r,.a5 ~ ~ " '
For LAYING banonsttes ,round ths NOW ,a,ta al Ia ;
borne styeet-concurred in ' -''i'>'' III ''''
For the innrovement If sr,ar,, str,o.s h. ,o,;
bitches from Gaiyaz strsat 10 ~ II ti; ~ ~ ~ =
Carrollton ayeuue-referred back ''N '''Ns> N ~
Authorizing the appointment of committed ia enter
into Tho ,,ccsssar or 81 ,t ttee ~, ~ eti
yersary Of the bTtb of t5 Fat ~ H. 'v m
the 22d inst~eoncurred in - ''' 'H
On a call for m. veas and pors bv q yo+a NJ 10 d
Mersrs Burke Clarke Convarse GirnsI I.batrt / ,ror
buhl and Sewe1l voting in tho atIirmntiyn ,T, NJ
Gasduet Jones and Wood in the negative ~
The Chairman appoined on the committe, SI.s.rs t,
quot Jones Wood Giguel and Burke
The Police Committee reported resolution for the pur
chase of house from II G. Hicks for Sl2OO for the ue
of the sexton of the Fourth District adontrl
The Board then adjourned
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DoAhp Vf AHStSiAN AhpEkhEN.-lhlS pOuy
held their regular meeting last eyeningprcsent fourteen
members Or. Alpuehte IN the char
The reading OF the journal was dispensed with
The emimonthy report Of the Treasurer was then read
and received Of which the following is an abstract sum
mary
Total +, boIa,oa sl,sot s,oo or M,
Balance on hand ''' az 5fS Nc '
co,,op,irn,ior from r.. sr,.
~, from the surveyor ealing attention
'n Ia m M 81 the Magaane street Market House.
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s,i1,.i ~ - 81 -. - ~ W u'eo q l1
,o-,f,r ,,;th a si,; i +. i'i' &c u ny 20
of aIder,r WITH Tho i'm f Vr iu i,ii % ~ ov4r1
Tho ~, o. H - 'tns
,b ~ hj ri VI 'ne oit'n-u"y u tue fa-
The pssi,lent ayy,oirta5 NJ, ,ru+ r,.,,o,,, Co.