New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-01

The report Of the Surveyor in relation 10 the
number Of men and carts employed at present in
W, department, was referred to the Committee
! on Streets and Landings.
\ communication from the Surveyor, praying
| ,o be authorized to employ suitable force to
.build u new protection levee on the Bayou St.
John, was referred to the Committee on Streets
| and Landings.
A communication from Mr. J. Genois. Recor-
der. informing the Board that Mr.. Castera has
instituted suit against him for the sum of five
hundred and thirty one dollars, for services rem
dered as clerk in correcting the errors, etc, in
| the assessment rolls of the Second District was
referred to the Judiciary Committee
| A communication of p. Develle, claiming three
hundred and twenty-five dollars and twelve
cents, for work done on pavilion erected at the
time OF the reception Of Gen. Smith on his re-
| turn from Mexico, was referred TO the Commit
tee on Claims
A petition of Mr. Ordinice Leonan, praying
for free license as peddler, was laid on the
| table
A bill for three hundred dollars, due Mr..
| Bonnet tor ornamenting the City Hall Of the
Second District, for the funeral ceremony in
| honor of Clay, Calhoun and Webster, was-' laid
| on the table subject to call
communication from the Comptroller was
read, informing the Council that he has adiudi-
| Gated the contract for the construction and
! erection OF an iron fallDg TO " aSnlugtOn
| Square, to Pelanne Brothers; security, Fran
cisco MARQUEE, at thirteen thousand five hun
bred dollars
Mr. Clark offered the following resolution
which was read twice and adopted, the rules
being suspended
Resolved, That the sale of the contract to Pc
| lame Brothers, security f Marquee, for the
erection Of an iron railway on Washington
Square, be, and the same is hereby, approved of
A 81,
TO the repairs to be made on the Hospital Of the
Second District Prison, was referred to the Com
| nittee on Work-h house and Prisons
petition of various citizens, relative to the
tax on carriages, hacks, carts, etc, was laid on
the table
The rules being dispensed with, the following
resolution, receiveiTrom the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, was read twice and concurred in
Resolved. That the City Attorney is hereby
instructed to institute suit forthwith against
Francis Buchanan, Collector of Levee dues for
the Second District on sea-going vessels, and his
securities, for the sum of four thousand three
hundred and forty lone dollars and two cents.
amount due the city of NewOrleans by the said
Buchanan, up to the 3lst Of December last
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Converse, on behalf Of the Finance Com
mittee, offered the following reportund resolu
ton, which were read twice and adapted, the
rules being suspended:
The Finance Committee, 10 whom was referred
the petition If Leonard Matthews and others,
asking the city to purchase that portion Of An
nuncjatiOn Square which has by our Suprem-
Court been declared priyateiproperty, ask leave
70 report that having, as far as possible iuves-
tlgated the subject, and finding there are other
claimants to said property than those in whose
favor the Court mas decreed it, and were the
city to purchase from those at presentin posses
sion, there Is no certainty it would be quiet in
its title, and recommend Il It the Mayor take
the necessary steps to have said property con
demned according to Law, and offer the fol-
lowing;
Resolved, That the Mayor be required to take
the necessary steps to have that part Of Annun-
citation Square which has been recently, by our
Courts, declared private property, condemned
for public use, according to law.
NJ P. CONVERSE,
w A. GASQUET.
Mr.. Claiborne, on behalf of the Committee
on Education, reported in favor of the adoption
of the following resolution. which was read a
second time and adopted unanimously, by yeas
and nays:
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell at auc-
ton, after ten days notice, the contract for the
building Of a school-house on Bagatelle street
between Good-Children and Morales streets.
pursuant to specifications On file in the Survey
ors office
The following resolutions offered by Mr.. Clai-
borne we're read twice and adopted, the rules
being suspended
Resolved, That all persons holding property
within the city of NewOrleans, subject to ground
rent, payable to the city at the rate of per
cent per annum upon the capital debt secured
by SAID property, be and they are hereby per-
mltted TO release themselves from such ground
rent by full payment Of the same and of the
capital thereof into the Treasury
un1 L. a.. \
raise any mortgage held bg the city upon prom
erty as above described upon the exhibition Of
the City Treasurer receipt or certificate show |
ing that the payment required hv the foregoing |
resolution has been made.
The rules being dispensed with, the following /
resolution, offered by Mr. Claiborne. wa, read |
twice and adopted
Resolved, That all assets belonging to the
former general sinking fund Of the CITY Of New /
Orleans, the Bank stock belonging to said city, |
together with oue-third Of the net proceeds Of |
the sales OF the batture in front of the late Sc
CONF Municipality as per act Of the Legislature
1t lSao, be aud the same are hereby transferred |
TO the Commissioners of the consolidated debt.
to be by them applied pro rata towards tue ex-
tnction OF that portion Of the debt Of the form
er three municipalities Of New Orleans arising |
vision of 1886.
The rules being dispensed with, Mr. Converse |
offered the following resolution, which was read |
twice and adopted
Resolved, That all resolutions or ordinances /
making annual appropriations to the several /
egions or military companies Of this city be, |
and are hereby, repealed,
On motion Of Mr. Converse, leave of absence
or two months was granted to Alderman Har.
rs, and for three weeks to Alderman Sewel
NH
The following message was read:
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
NewOrleans, january 4, 1858
10 he HoH0rabie President a,ld Members o.
He Board Of ,HidelmeH
GENTLEMEN-I beg to return to your honora-
Die body, in which they originated. the follow
ng resolutions, and notify you of the concur
ence therein Of the Board Of Assistant Alder
men, to wit:
A resolution authorizing the Surveyor to have
tilted mp four waryes Tor the accommodation Of
owboats.
A resolution authorizing the Street Commits
Toner to place lamp at the corner of St John
he Baptist and Girod streets
y resolution granting to Thos Hynes the sum
/ ninety three dollars and fifty cents
\ resolution granting eight hundred dollars
,er annum 10 the Assistant Clerks Of the Re-
arlers Of The First and second Districts
The amendments Of your honorable body to
he third article OF the ordinance providing fol.
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