New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-20
PETITIONS.

Il Y II,
PETITIONS
The following were referred to the Finance
Committee:
OF sundry persons asking payment of bt
of g. Toedano, praying for reduction Of taxes on
his property In the Third District
The petition Of Joseph Beaulieu, syndic of
Bayou st. John, in regard to the inhabitants
on the Metairie road, asking for bridge to be
built at the intersection of Napoleon, Metsirie
and Alexandria streets, was on motion referred
to the Committee ON Streets and Landings
The following we're referred to the Police
Committee:
0fPedro Estemeon, asking the Council to allow him
10 have stands stalls The sale of oysters between
the two markets. Second District for which he will
pay the city Si,ou0 per annum.
OF Nicholson l. Co., asking permission TO erect a
blacksmith shop their property, of Magazine
and Robin street
OF sundry persons of the Fourth District, complain
ing OF certain shanty and stable occupied by negro
slave named Davy, 81. Mary street, between Pry-
tania aud Coliseum streets, as being great nuisance
10 the neighbors.
The petition of John Ahern in regard to his
contract for cleaning the streets of the First
Ward, was on motion referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The petition Of Ell. Gillingham, Director of the
Public Schools, First District, asking for an
appropriation of ST. 500 to make certain repairs
to the Washington and Marshall school houses,
was on motion referred to the Committee on I'M
provements and Buildings.
The petition of Thos Fl. Barlow & Son, Of
Lexington, Ky, offering to sell to the city
planetarian, was on motion referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
The petition OF Bernard Wheelahan, agent Of
Jas. Smith, asking to be paid for an engine fur
nished to Chalmette Fire Company No. %, was
on motion referred to the special committee APP
pointed to settle the claims Of the late Fire
Department.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Guyol offered the following resolution,
which was read, the rules being suspended, and
adopted by the following vote :
Yeas-Messrs, Barbarin, Bouny, Chambers,
Ducros, Eager, Giffen, Guyol, Hebrard, How
ell. Kelly, Landry. Rawlins, Russia and Violet
Id.
Resoesd That the Street Commissioner be and he is
hereby requested 10 have wooden banqneies laid on
The northeast side Of Ursuline street, from Claiborne
10 DerbignY Streets also lay wooden banquees on
the west side Of Rochbaye steel, from Esplanade
Barracks street.-The lumber be furnished from the
city Depot provided the cost Of The same shall not
coed fifty dollars.
The following resolutions were read, the rules
being suspended, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, Tint from and after the passage of this
resontion the salaries or the four Deputy Street Conn
missioners be reduced from one hundred seventy
five dollars per month; that the Office of Superinlend-
ent of Lighting and Cleaning Streets be abolished;
also thai The office of one of The Assistant Deputy
Street COMM in the Third District ba abol.
ished also that the Office OF Assistant Deputy Street
Commissioner Of the Fourth District be abolished !
on Public Squares and Promenades be abolished
Resotvsd, That the Assistant City Attorney be in
srnsied 70 haye cancelled Judgment obtained against
A. H. Plckrell for lax on two slaves assessed twice
error in 1854, the same having been paid.
FINANCE eoMMITTEE.
| Mr.. Eager, on behalf of the above committee,
offered the following report, which was read and
adopted:
The Committee Finance have The honor to report
upon the several matters referred 10 them a. follows
Upon petition of nj Escuder, 0gkigg for feduc-
4 ton on his license, adversely. e.
Upon petition OF sundfy grocets upon the subject
lieense for 1856, your committee will pay due regard
70 their suggestions in framing ordinance regulating
The same.
| upona communication from H. Jackson, Recorder
OF Fourth District advising OF his having appointed
VIM Rasbarn clerk In his office, in place OF John Da-
ly, resigned. Your committee recommend that the
same be sent TO Board of Aldermen, where said mat
| Ter properly belongs.
| Upon resolution in favor of d. Gronan for amount
due him iot construction Of banaueiles on Common
street, adopted by Board Aldermen, December l. 1856
| your committee recommend the following proyiso in
said resolution In pace of the therein contained
PROVIDED inat INC sum warranted for shall ex-
coed seven hundIedand sixteen dollars and
cents the amount which your committee have ascsr-
tanned to be due,
| Your committee offer resolution for the paymen,
Respectfully
]. EAGER, Chairman.
| dbAM ulFFEN,
'-A A CRIAPELLA
b. w. HEBRARD.
The following resolution, adopted by the
Board Of Aldermen, and referred to in the above
| report, was eoncurred in with the amendment,
as recommended in said report, by the following
| vote
Yeas-Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bartlette,
Bouny, Chambers. Ducros, Eager, Citizen,
| auyoi, Hsbiard, Howell, RELY, Landry. Raw.
! ! ll..as, a3asha and Vialet.-.16.
resolution authorizing The Comptroller TO warrant
on the Treasurer in favor of Denis Cronan for The
amount due HIM on assessments for the construction
OF banqueties on Common street