New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-23
City Council.

BOARD OF ALnERMEN.-ThlS body held spe- |
cal meeting last night in obedience call OF the Mayor
message received from ths Mayer stating that he
had called the Board together requson of certain
members who would explain the objects of the call
Mr. Burke introduced ordinance for the establish
ment Of Board Of Health which, after lengthy discus
sion, withdrawn.
Mr. Converse introduced a resolution authorizing the
street Commissioner to hire any number of not
ceedng thousand aud many carts and horses shall
be necessary to be employed in cleaning the streets and
Inning the cutters for time not to exceed fifteen days
Also resolution to appoint special joint committee to
purchase any number of barrels of lime not to exceed
three thousand. to be spread upon the streets
Mr. sewel asked tor division Of the question and the
first resolution lost Messrs Converse Burke Braud
Lugenbuh and sinnot voting in favor of the resolution
md Messrs Irwin and Sewell against It.
The second resolution was amended to authorize
the purchase of thousand barrels lime to be spread
| upon the streets. and adopted amended.
Another resolution to employ 200 for fifteen days
| to distribute lime upon the streets adopted
resolution authorizing the Street Commissioner to
appoint fifteen additional deputies for period
coed month-nve for the First District four the
second three for the Third and three for the Fourth
Dsret-at salaries Of $40 per month each whose duty
shall be to visit all Yards of private houses and TO no
y the occupants TO have their lots and yards cleaned
and to sprinkle lime in said lots and yards in of
inability on the part of said occupants to purchase lime
| to purchase it for them-was adopted
resolution to purchase 200 barrels of lime for the
| purpose contemplated in the above resolution,
| edopted
resolution to build bridge across the New Canal at
its junction with st Paul street, the greater coave-
nienee Of conveying the sick and buryng the dead
| adopted.
| 4 message was received from the Assistant Board
stating that the resolution adopted by this Board the
purpose of purchasing 1000 lime to be spread
upon the streets and the resolution employ 200
for fifteen days to distribute said lime had been rejected
| by said Assistant Board
| resolution authorizing the Common Council to elect
annually on the first day Of June Board of Health
consist of fifteen members, more than half of
whom shall be practicing physcians-the Mayor to be
President of said Board-and two Health Wardens at saa
ries not to exceed $50 per month during such time rs
| they shall be needed-was adopted.
resolution to meet the Assistant Board at half past
nine o'clock to elect Health WardcBs adopted,
1 ha Asafgt a I,n, Eay
rei five hundred dollars for the Assessment Rolls the
late second Municipality for the year 1851 referred
/ TO the Finance Committee
Leave Of absence for fifteen days to Ramos Recorder
| OF the Second District cnncurred in.
Tbs Board then adjourned to meet the Assistant Board
| in joint session
| BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN There was
special meeting VI this body last sveungDr Dalton in
The rules were suspended and Mr.. Wright offered
preamble aud resolutions setting forth that in the present
threatening appearance of epidemic, and in view
guard against it by adopting SANITARY regulations that
DC adopted TO cleanse the streets that the Com
mon Council demand from the Street Commissioner and
the contractors for cleaning the strict
amty mat the work be performed by tho city under
the supervision Of the Street Commissioner that no
sufficient funds placed at his disposal for that purpose
ta ne be authorized to employ to perform the work
which contractors have failed to DO the contractors
expense and constituting temporary Board Of Health
to consist Of the Finance Streets Landings Judcia
ry Committees both Boards The preamble and resou
ttons after discussion adopted
The rules were further suspended and a resolution
granting Recorder Ramos the second District leave Of
| absence for fifteen days. adopted
The regular order Of business taken up and the
judiciary Committee who charged with tho duty Of
pre- parns articles of impeachment against Street Commits
so6er samuel ions ported in substance that undrr the
Act of the Legislature regulating mpeacbnens and with
the acts before the Committed they did feel
ztd TO prefer charges of impeachment against the Street
Commissioner and asked to be discharged The report
| was accepted, with but one dissenting voice.
The resolution authorizing the opening Of Washington
street was r"copsidered and motion refer back
| the Committee was lost
Arrsouton from the Committee Claims to pay John
Farrell $500 for furnishing the Assesmrnt-r, for the
second Representative District late second Municpai
| Tor the years 1850 and ISL was adopted
The Committee Claims reported adversely to the pc
tion Of the Coroner pay certain ,s to physicians Tor
assistance attended him in the Lolin Of Eaus.t, Tla
report was accepted
The committee reported in reference tho claim
If John Kelly, q mule Killed by the unsafe caudti. Il
ot the streets that they could n1 agree pending re-
solution made tue special order Of the day for Tues
day next
The rules We're suspended and a letter from Martin
Duslu setting that the Street Commission had re-
FUSED 10 grant him certificate for one months pay q,
contractor n cleaning the streets in the Second District
| Referred 90 tie .lnuittrr on Claims
Two r,scl1tious from the Aldermen pro7iinx for tho
cleaning I'd numbering Of every hattabe street in tic
city were rejected this Board having already adopted
measures tending to the same object
The rules we're Suspended and a resolution providing
for pairs to EBg inc house Mississippi Fire Company
No the cost exceed $500. was adopted
resolution 70 ell ~ auction all the old buildings
Ur.uine qured by the city the late widening
Of thar street within certain limits. was adopted
a resolution to occupy the Breton Mar kct us school
house Tor The the Public Schools and to re-
move the stalls and other iucumbrince- adopted
A resolution 60 construct q bridge across Bayou st
John TarMachu5 street was adopted upon call ot the
yeas and nays
preamble and resolutions setting forth that it is now
evident from the increasing demands INDECENT sick
suffering from Yellow Fever that the Of thousand
gars Recently appropriated il not sufficient 10 meet
their wants and providing for an additional oprislan
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