New Orleans daily crescent., 1854-12-27

BOARD OF ALpERMAN.--Ths Board of Alder
men met last evening according 10 augmentation.
Mr Caldwell in the Chair and Mossrs sinnott Durcl,
Bailey, Prague Gilmore, Gordon.
Tie minutes Of the last meeting partially read
On motion of Mr. Durel the session made secret.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEs.-Thi branch
Of the Council met last eveningMr Place in the Chair
The reading Of the journal was dispensed with.
message received from the Controller, announc-
ing the adjudication Of certain contracts etc Referred
message was reesivea from the Board Of Aldermen,
giving concurrence to resolutions and asking urrence
In others.
resolution, giving the owner Of the big Missouri OF
leave exhibit his animal without taking out license
concurred In.
resolution appointing joint committee to confer
with the heirs OF Gormy to their relinquishment to
the city Of property Felicity road was concurred In
and Messrs Dolbea Thayer and Long appointed on the
resolution authorizing the Surveyor to ill Tobins On
nal with street scrapngs was TO the Committee
Streets and Landings
The ordinance defining election precincts was read and
referred to the Committee on Polco.
resolution TO pay Mrs Falon $40 for months ser
vices as school teacher May last having been
omitted from the pay roll by mistake, was adopted.
resolution appointing joint committee Of the Coun-
ell Of one member from each District to inquire into the
proposed improvements Canal street, for which Mr. H.
rd egatee Of Judah Touro proposes to donate
100000 under certain conditions, was adopted and
Mssars Dolbear Levy Road and Witt appointed on the
part Of this Board Tho resolution was then sent to the
Upper Board for concurrence.
petition from Mons. Bodard the aeronaut, for the
use Of Place d'Aruss, was granted.
RESOLUTIONS directing Surveyor to sell the old iron
and lamps rendered useless by improvements in the Third
District and to place pump in Lafayette Market were
adopted
resolution directing the keepers Of the city pounds not
receive animals brought by boys under eighteen years
CT age adopted.
resolution directing the Street Commissioner to plant
trees In CLAY Square la the Fourth District at cost c
not more than 5000 was adopted.
The report Of the Street and Landing Committee was
adverse Of the Controllers adudtcations
and in favor others The proposition to repair and re-
lease the st. Marys Vegetable Markets. favored aud
numerous other projects Of public improvement recon-
mended referred to.
The Committee reported an ordinance defining thu
space allowed builders for their materials in the public
onehe of the width of each sidewalk
the building in Of erection or repair one
third Of the width Of each street fifteen feet on eact
side of the building orbiddng the damming Of CUTTERS
the placing of over CUTTERS but
temporary bridge instead imposing penalties and a
rectng the Street Commissioner to take to the public
pounds all materials outside the prescribed limits
which. after debate, adopted
After the adoption of onton authorizing the re
sale contracts for cleaning the public pryies AM
paving and Smelling certain streets,
| On motion of Mr. Levy, the Board went into seore
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