New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-24

1 Resolved. InHt lNtouOFe meyer ncs anu ne Is
hereby, notified to quit the premises by him DC
cupied as grocery store, at the corner of Gus
| tom-house and Bourbon streets, on the LIST of
April next -
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The hour of s o'clock having arrived, the
Board proceeded to the consideration of the bu-
siness fixed for that period.
The resolutions authorizing the purchase of
| the property corner of Lafayette and st. Charles
streets, from Mark Walton, came up ON its Sec
Fond reading.
On the said notwithstanding read
| Mr. Watkins moved to postpone their consd-
Grafton to Tuesday, March lst at s. o'clock p
Ne. which motion was lost.
Mr.. Watkins moved their adoption
Mr. Derbes moved to amend by adding the
| following
Resolved. That the Mayor is hereby author
lied TO purchase from the Wardens of the
! Church Of st. Louis, the buildings now oceupi-
cd by the courts in the Second District, and e3n-
prised within the square bounded by Charities,
Siam, Royal and st. Peter streets, for the price
and sum of ffty-fye thousand dollars; and fur
Their, that the Mayor be authorized to memori-
| alze the Legislature on behalf of the Common
Council. to authorize the city to contract loan
by the issue of bonds or otherwise, to cover the
said amounts,
Resolved, That the Comptroller shall issue
his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of the
said Wardens of the Church of St. Louis for
the said sum of ffty-iiye thousand dollars,
whenever the Mayor shall notify him that the
purchase of and transfer Of said property is
completed
| Mr. Watkins moved to amend the amendment
| by inserting after the words Z" said amounts,
the words 8 provided the Legislature will sane
ton said loan
Mr.. Nixon moved to amend the amendment
offered by Mr. Derbes, by striking ont all after
| the words " fitty-fye thousand dollars, and in
GLIDING the amendment offered by Mr. Watkins
which motion prevailed by the following vote /:
Yeas - Messrs Forbes, Hermann, Leeds,
Nixon, Philbriek, Place, Ref, Shaw, Stetson,
Summers, Sykes and Willson-12.
| .NaYs--AIessrs Bailey, Burthe, Derbes Dol
honde, Latour, Watkins and Witt
| Mr. Derbes moved to refer the resolutions, as
amended, to The Special Joint Committee APP
pointed on the 2Sth January last, on the subject
Of purchasing the building occupied by the
Courts in the Second District, which motion was
lost by the following vote
| YeaS-AIessrs. Derbes, Dolhonie, Forbes, La
tour and Watkins.
.Nays-Messrs Bailey, Burthe, Hermann.
Leeds, Nixon, Phlbrck, Place, Ref, Shaw,
Stetson, Summers, Sykes, Wilson and Wilt
| Mr.. Derbes moved the previous question, being
n motion Of Mr.. Nixon for the adoption Of the
| resolutions as amended, and the motion was
carried.
Mr.. Leeds moved to divide the subject and
| take the vote on each resolution separately,
which motion prevailed.
The question being divided, the yeas and navs
were called respectively on motions, for the pas
sage OF each Of the resolutions and unanimously
| carried, and they were read and adopted as
| follows:
The special committee appointed to confer wit
| NJ. Walton, ESQ, regarding the purchase Of his
property situate at the s. W. corner of Lafay-
cite and st. Charles streets, beg leave to report
in favor Of purchasing the same, as they are sat
ished that it will be to the interests Of the city
to own said property, atfording as it will ample
accommodations for the United States District
Court, Marshars Clerks and other officers at
tached to the Court; and also, for the Recorder,
Captain of the Police and such other city Off
GERS, az in their opinion, should be located near
the City Hall. They therefore offer the follow
| ing resolution, and ask to be discharged from
the further consideration of the same.
JNo. A WATKINS
j. o. NIXON,
EMILE WuTz.
Resolved, That tie Mayor he. and he is
hereby, authorized to purchase from Mark
| Walton, ESD, the property situated mt the COR
ner Of Lafayette and St. Charles streets. aud
| known as tine Oh Municipal Hall, for the sum
of thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars, the
city to assume the payment of the purchase
Of said property, together with the accrued in
terest on said notes, and the balance Of the prr-
chase money to be in cash
Resolved, That the Comptroller shall issue
his warrant on the Treasurer in favor Of Mark
Walton for the balance that NAV be due him in
| accordance with the above resolution, whenever
| the Mayor shall notify him that the purchase of
| the said property is completed
Resolved, That the Mayor Is hereby author
lied to purchase from the Wardens of the Church
| OF st. Louis the buildings now occupied by the
Courts in the Second District and composed
within the square bounded by Charities, st.
Ann, Royal and st Peter streets, for the price
aan sum oi T22,ooV,
| Resolved, mat the Comptroller shall issue HE
warrant on the Treasurer in favor Of the SAID
"ordens Of the Church Of 1t. Louis for the said
| fy him that the purchase and transfer Of said
property is completed
Inc resolutions relative to sundry resolutions
Oh the late FIRST municipality Council in refer
ence 10 the vegetable Market of the Second Dis
| trlet, presented by MIR. Latour on the 2Sth Jam
u M nm HNF - >