New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-17

priation of $3.50; and of Volunteer Fire Com
pany No. l, for o new supply ofhose--were read
and referred to the Committee on Fire
OF Arthur O'Donnell for payment of bill of
5000 for furnishing refreshments at sundry cleo
tons, was read and referred to the Finance
Committee.
OF sundry citizens on Common and adjacent
streets, against the nuisance created by the no.
tells on said street; of Simon Maury. to be per-
mitted to continue his gun-smithery as erected
by him, ETC., on Ursuline street; of NJ. Pigeon,
for free license to peddle; of NJ. Weber, for
Thomas, for payment of salary as police officer,
etc., and of S. Williams, policeman, for pay
ment of salary while confined from injuries re-
ceved in the discharge of his duty--were read
and referred to the Police Committee.
Of p. Carmoody, for payment of $4,000 for
extra work connected with, and on account of,
his contract, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings.
Of the Commissioners of the House OF Refuge,
for the payment of the bill of VIM. Kincaid, for
work on that Institution, was read and referred
| to the Committee on the House of Refuge
| A petition of William Brothers, for sidewalks
in front of his property, having been read,
Mr.. Watkins presented the following, the
rules being suspended, and moved its adoption
Resolved, That the Comptroller sell at auc-
ton, after ten days notice in the official jour-
on the south side of First street, in the Fourth
District, between Nayades and Apollo streets,
in accordance with plans and specifications on
file in the Surveyors department--the contrac-
tor to collect two thirds of the amount from the
property holders, the balance from the city.
Mr.. Hermann moved to refer it to the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings, which was lost
The question being on the motion of Mr. Wat
kins, for its adoption, was carried by the follow
/ ing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Burthe, Dol
honde, Forbes, Latour, Nixon, Shaw, Summers
Watkins and Willson-11.
.Nays--Messrs. Hermann, Leeds and Places
Mr.. Latour moved to suspend the rules for thu
purpose of offering resolution, and the motion
was lost. -
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Place on behalf of the Finance Commute,
presented the following resolutions, which wer
read and adopted. unanimously, by yeas an'
nays
The Finance Committee, to whom was referre'
the following communications, ETC., have ha'
the same under consideration and beg to offe
the annexed report and resolution, to wit
The reports of the several Recorders an
Street Commissioner of the amount of fines col
lected by them in February, report that tn
amounts have been paid into the Treasur
agreeably to their statements, to wit:
| Recorder O1Ice, flfSt DlStrlCt. i-duu v
Recorders Office, Third District. ...... 80 5
Recorders Office, Fourth DISTRICT. so Z
Street Commissioners Office. ......... 151 l
The petition of Daniel Block, asking that
Judgment obtained against him by the city 70
a fine of one hundred dollars, for contravenin
the ordinances relative to hatboats, ETC., b
annulled. From the evidence before your CON
8 mittee, they find that the statements containe
l in said dettion are substantially true, and n
| Lott ba ha cyrop a1 and off
. the necessary resolution.
THos. l.. LEEDS,
j V. HERMANN.
Resolved, That the City Attorney be, and
is hereby, authorized to annul the judgment Of
a tanned by the city against Daniel Block, for OF
!, hundred dollars, on said Block paying the COS
Of suit.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay the folio,
. ing sums on the warrant of the Comptrolle
- viz:
. To the Battalion of Artillery for firing n
: tional salutes 4th March, i'll honor of the ina
Is guration Of President Pierce, nineteen dolla
= and sixty cents
s. To James Burger for removing carts, etc.,
=; to the Pound, Third District, fifteen dollars.
u To VIM Hopkins for repairs 20 locks, et'
J, CITY Hall, eleven dollars and twenty five CEN
u 10 Joseph Etter for repairs to Venetian blinc
~ etc., City Hall, fifty -four dollars.
u To sundry persons for services in Noyemb'
- December and January, employed in Suryeyo
Department, two hundred and eighty-two d
lars thirty cents
of To L. D. White for curb stones furnished
ell paving Marigny street three numbered q
forty EIGHT dollars forty cents.
It. To R. Monteith for desk furnished Treas'
id ers office, forty-ive dollars
d. To Delta for advertising, fifty dollars.
To =, A. Michel for sundries furnished