New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-18

the surveyor hos been lost, and asking for
duplicate, having been read,
Mr.. Watkins offered the following, and til
rules being suspended, it was adopted
Resolved, That The Surveyor issue to Thoma
Duffy asduplicate certificate for work done BY
him, to replace the one lost or mislaid.
Nh k STANDING QUANTITIES.
Nj Plaee, On behalf Of the Finance Commit
tse, presented the following report
me Finance Committee have had IN der con
kidsra tion ne following resolutions, petitions
stes.l and ask leave to offer the annexed report
& wit
Your committee recommend that this Boart
do not concnrain a resolution passed by tn
II Board OF Aldermen, transferring to the 6 Com
missioners Of the Consolidated Debt. to be an
plied 70 the extinction Of portion Of the debt o
the former three Municipalities previous to thu
act OF division of 1885, ill assets belonging Il
the fDrmsr General Sinking Fund Of the city 81
NeNQ Orleans, and the Bank Stocks belonging ia
said city together with one-third of the net bro.
ceeds Of the sales Of the Batture in front of the
late Second Municipality.
Relative to a resolution passed by the Board
of Aldermen, amending article tenth Of an ordi
nance fixing the tax on drays, carts, etc. SO MS
" exclude drays, carts, etc, used exclusively
for private use, OF to convey merchandise to the
markets, from the regular tax, recommend that
the resolution be not concurred in
Upon the petition Of James Kealey, eontrac-
p TOT Tor branding and numbering the draws and
carts Of the Third District, asking that he NAV
be allowed twenty eight cents for each dray and
cart, instead Of fourteen cents, the amount al
lowed BY his contract; also, a petition from
= ames barrow, contractor for the same in the
First District, asking that he may be allowed
70 charge twenty five cents, instead Of twelve
andsa half cents allowed by his contract, your
committee report adversely to the PRAYERS Of ne
atitioners, and beg to be discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the subject
Upon the petition of Thomas w. Laster, clerk
~ fhe captain Of Police Of the Fourth District,
complaining that his salary is too small, and
asking Tor az increase, yonr committee report
adversely 70. the prayer of petitioner, inasmuch
as the Council have not the power. under the act
~ sohdations to increase or diminish the AL
ny q any officer during the term for which he
Was elected. LII. PLACE. - -
ssss aHos. y LEEDS,
". HEERMANN.
vs. ga motion Of Mr. Eustis, said report was COM
seidered sesiatim.
On the first paragraph (referrine to the reso-
lution Ct the Board Of Aldermen, transferring
% the Commissioners Of the Consolidated Debts
the assets Of the General Sinking Fund, eta. \
being read, =sss''
Mr. Eustis moved to reject it, and concur in
the resolution referred to, which motion was
44vst9uy stue i0lIOWlug vote: E5Y855
Yens- Messrs. Andrews, Burthe. Derhee
Eustis, Latonr and Wiltz-6.
-Messrs. Bailey, Herman, Leeds.
Nixon Place, Shaw, Stetson, Summers, Sykes
Watkins and Willson-1l. = e,s.'
IN motion OF Mr.. Place the paragraph was
adopted, and the said resolution Of tie Board of
Aldermen consequently rejected.
On the second paragraph Of said report being
M Shaw moved to reject il, which motion
prevailed By the following vote:
4 ksas d, Messrs Andrews, Bailey, Burthe,
Derbes, Eustis. Latour, Nixon, Place, Shaw.
Summers, Sykes and Wiltz-I2. |
Nays Messrs Hermann, Leeds, stetson.
Watkins and Wilson Is. -,
The said resolution referred to ID said para.
graph being before the Board, and being read,
1Nlrs Latour moved to amend it by striking cut
Words & exclusively for private use orr,
which motion prevailed, and the resolution as
auended was adopted as follows:
Resolved, That article 10 of an ordinance
pAssed by the Common Council, and promulgated
6y the Mayor on the 31st December, 1862, fix
III the tax and license to be paid on professions
ARTS, drays, etc, does not apply to drays
sarts, etc, used to convey merchandise to the
markets for sale, and that they shall pay the
LICENSE as heretofore fixed by the General Goun
Ill Of the city Of New Orleans.
On motion the residue Of said report was
sdopted
. The following resolution, presented BY Mr..
Place, was read and adopted unanimously by
ueas and nays
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay the follow
ne sums, on the warrant of the Comptroller, viz:
- sundry persons employed in the Surveyors
department. in January, one thousand and sew
lnty .eight dollars and thirteen cents.
y 10 Hundry nersnna far In bnY, IN NJ
January, three hundred and sixty-one dollars
and Rxtyrtw0 cents. = ;,
~ aundry persons for labor and cart hire in
January six hundred and thirty nine dollars
and Fifty eight cents
70 sundry persons for labor and cart hire in
January, one hundred and sixty.eight dollars
and forty cents.
70 sundry persons for labor and cart hire in
January, three hundred and twenty -three dol. |
lars and thirty seven cents.
To pay roll ct dredge boat for January, forty.
me dollars and sixty -seven cents
70 NeWOrleans GAS Light Company, for light
ng the city and for lamps and fixtures to LIST
lannery, 1898, four months, thirteen thousand
even hundred and sixty-one dollars and seven
To 3. A. Michel, for sundries for Board az
Aldermen, four dollars and sixty 1--WE cents.
10 Thomas Davenport, for one box of candles
Of Board Of Aldermen, fifteen dollars and ten
ents. ~
AZ Charles Mclaughlin, for conveying sick
70 Mary Field, for maintenance Of an orphan
70 months, twenty dollars.
Io. Widow " Schuber, for three months' rent
: MAtch+houae, corner Of Annunciation and
senfn streets, one hundred and twenty dollars, I
~ a brusle, for stationery, one hundred and q
aty seven dollars and eighty five cent? G
III w $500 ismmlng, .or stationery, twenty