New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-17
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To Peter Walker for sundries furnished the
Offices City Hall, three dollars and sixty cents
To E. Wilt, Recorder of Mortgages, for GER
tifcates of mortgages recorded against the city
of NewOrleans, and the municipalities Nos /,
2 and 8, three hundred dollars.
The following, presented by Mr.. Place, was
read a second time and adopted:
Resolved, That the City Attorney be, and he
is hereby, instructed to delay legal proceedings
Commercial Water-works Company, until fur
Their directed by this Council
On motion of Mr.. Place the resolution of the
Board of Aldermen authorizing the payment of
$500 to F. Buisson, was read and rejected
Mr.. Place presented the following, to be
spread on the minutes:
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
City of NewOrleans, March 10, 1853.
Mr.. L. ii. PLACE-Dear Sir: In answer to
your inquiry as to the Interpretation that has
been placed upon the 9th section OF the ordi-
nance, imposing tax upon professions and the
action under that Interpretation by this Depart
ment, beg leave, most respectfully ito state that
the ordinance has been construed as applying
alone to master bakers, ETC., or in the words ofthe
ordinance, to "persons employing journeymen
OF operatives as applying not to the individu-
al, but to the shop or place Of business. Had
not the latter portion of the section been suffi-
GENTLY explicit to remove any doubt as to the
proper application of the word master, the dis
| cussions before the Finance Committee, while
this ordinance was under consideration, would
have fully warranted this interpretation Be-
| fore the committee it was distinctly stated that
| it was not applicable to the individual work.
| man, but to the master workman who gave en-
IL Al. A. Il
| ton from the city for his shop, and would have
an action for damages against it if he suffered
injury from the ineftciency of the police, it was
deemed but just that he should contribute some
| thing towards the support of the City Govern
ment. Regarding, thus, the ordinance as APP
plying rather to the place of business than the
individual, / am not aware of any license or tax
having been received from any one unless he had
| a shop and gave employment to others. Ger
tainly no tax has been demanded upon individ-
ual labor. Yours, very respectfully,
| W. II. GARLAND, Treasurer.
| ~-
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf Of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, presented the following
report and resolutions, and they were read and
severally adopted, the rules being dispensed
with:
The Committee of Streets and Landings re-
port on the petition and complaint of Henrietta
Schmelger, that the city has nothing to do with
giving Of lines on private property; that the
matter complained Of is between the parties, and
can be only settled by the Courts. The Com
mittee ask to be discharged from further con-
sideraton of the subject, and that the papers
be returned to the petitioner
On the petition Of John Thorn, contractor fol
draining the second section, Second District
complaining Of the condition of the draining
lands of the sec tion the Committee believe it t
be but just that the canals should be put il
proper condition to carry the water to the drain
ling engine, and have accordingly authorized tn,
Surveyor to employ few men, in connection
with the chain-gang, to remove the obstruction
in the Canal street canal, and also offer reso
luton to sell the contract for cleaning the Gal
vez canal, work that is much needed, and will
require but, comparatively, small outlay.
The Committee report against the petition Of
Martin Duggan, complaining Of the removal O
| the nuisance wharf in the First District, anS
the withdrawal of the chain-gang from the Clai
borne street ditch, and asking the city TO emplo.
, his carts, or compensate him in the amount Q
four hundred and forty dollars. The Commute
9 can find no just claim set forth or sustained !
the petition, ard ask to be discharged from fur
thor consideration of the subject.
The Committee also recommend the concur
renee of this Board in the amendments made b
the Board Of Aldermen to the resolution of thi
Board, authorizing the sale of the contract fo
, digging the bitches and clearing of lands on tn
4 line of sundry streets from Galvez street to tn
> Metairie Ridge The amendments consist i
adding certain streets, and in increasing tn
limit of the expense to seven thousand dollars
> The Committee have examined and considere
the petition of Mr.. Michael Boylan, contracto
/, for cleaning Hagan avenue canal, asking to b
! paid for work performed by him, and not EN-
braced in his contract The Committee repor
, favorably on that part of his petition, and hay
> received from the Surveyor an account and est
mate of said work, and offer a resolution pre-
viding for the payment of the same. The Con
. mittee report against the advance asked for b
the contractor to enable him to complete his COZ
tract, as the specifications declare that the pay
ment shall be made on completion Of the worl
> The Committee also offer resolution abolish
ing the office of Store or Depot Keeper of I'll
e Second District, and authorizing the Stree
Commissioner to take charge of the depot
: N. E. BAILEY,
j. B. DoLHoNDE,
.eI R. B. SYKES.
n Resolved, That the office of Store or Dep
Keeper, in the Second District, be, and the san
n is hereby, abolished, and that the Street Con
! missioner be, and he is hereby, directed to tai
le charge of the depot
l. Resolved, That the Comptroller sell, at pu1
t. lie auction after ten days notice in the Offici
t. Journal the contract for cleaning the Galv
v canal-the work to be performed and paymen
made agreeably to the specifications on file
l. the Surveyors office. The sale to be subject
$, the approval of the Common Council
The yeas and nays being called on the passa
j. of the above resolution, it was adopted by t
following vote:
le Yeas -Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Dolhond
Ill Forbes, Hermann, Latour, Leeds, Nixon, Plat
Shaw, Sykes, Watkins and Willson--13.
.NayS-Messrs. Andrews and Summers--2.
re Whereas, in consequence of Coliseum Pla
I'D having been filed up, according to the instru
ton of the Common Council, thereby leavi
ed the walks across said place several inches low
al than the general surface; therefore be it
er Resolved, That the Surveyor be, and he
hereby, instructed to have the walks acr
nd Coliseum Place fixed, by having curb stol
ol placed on each side of said walks, and the sp,
he filled up with shells
ry The yeas and nays being called on the p
sage of the above resolution, it was adopted
w the following vote:
o0 Yeas Messrs. Bailey, Dolhonde, Forb
20 Hermann, Latour, Leeds, Nixon, Place, Sha
10 Summers, Sykes, Watkins and Wilson'S.
Nay-Mr. Burthe-l.
for
ng Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and h,
be hereby, directed to- issue 4 warrant on
M Treasurer in favor of Michael Boylan, for
led sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, in p
re- ment of bill for work performed by order of
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