New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-09

| z BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,1
1 ~ New Orleans, July 6, 1856
To The Honorable the President and Members
Y of the Board Of Aldermen:
fssnttusa Your concurrence is especfuy requested
a resolution authorizing instruciHg the Street
to enforce the contract for cleaning and
draining the streets of the Fourth District.
A resolution prohibiting the Board of Police APP
pointing any police officers fill vacanes eccassoned
byremoya resignation, ec., and farther, from appoint
ing any supernumierares.
on the Treasurer in favor Of L. d. White, for $50
+ JAMES 4. HOPKINS, Secretary
I The following resolution, adopted by the AS
| sistant Board, was read twice and eoncurred in,
| the rules being suspended:
| Aresoluon prohibiting the Board OF Police to- ap.
/ point any person orpersons 10 fill any vacancy thai
may hereafter occur By the dismissal, removal or
resignation Of any police officer and aboishing any
office that is or may hereafter become vacant IN the
/ The following resolution, adopted by the AS
4 sistant Board, was referred to the Committee on
| Streets and landings:
| resolution instrncfing The Street Commissioner to
enforce the contract for cleaning and draining the
1 streets of the Fourth District
The following resolution, adopted by the
| Assistant Board, was referred to the Finance
Committee
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller to warrant
on the Treasurer In favor of II. ID, White for $50
PETITIoNs, MEMoRIALs, ETC.
+ petition If Louis Pelgsr, Commssary Of the Port
Market praying for the payment Of his salary for the
month Of May, was referred to the Committee on
| Claims. 5,
4 A petition of Fanny Asher, praying that old,
dapdaed building, adjoining her property be pulled
down, wa referred 10 the Committee on Police.
I A bill due to Pelican Hopk and Ladder Company
\ for s75 was referred 10. the Finance Committee.
A petition of policeman Vim, Dslany, asking the
Council 10 allow him pay for the time he was sus-
pended, the charge against him having been dismissed,
was referred to the Police Committee.
memorial of the Ladies OF Providence, benevolent
society u this city, praying the Council TO grant them
! help and relief, was referred to the Committee on
Health.
petition Of residents in the upper part of the Fourth
District praying that the Bone Black Factory of D. g.
Lowber be removed said factory being mostntolera
bic nuisance was referred 70 the Police Committee
bill Of VIM Phelns, for work done for the city In
1868, was referred TO the Committee Claims
4 petition Of Messrs pegruyss and Witt was read,
praying the Board 10 grant them the use of Congo
4 square for an exhibition OF fire Works. &
Mr.. Tompkins offered the following resolu-
ton, which was read twice and adopted. the
rules being suspended
Rssoped, That The of the Place dArmes be, and
the is hereby granted to Messrs j. Degruys and
A. Wiz for an exhibition of fire works on Saturday,
| the 18th inst
RESOLUTIONS
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Tompkins, was adopted: gs
Rssosrea That In consequences Of The severe illness
of Alderman Bailey, leave OF absence be granted him
for four mouths. LII .---
On motion, leave of absence for three months
was granted to Alderman Tompkins.
On motion, Mr.. Durel was appointed Chair
man Of the Finance Committee, to act during
the absence Of Alderman Bailey. &-,
/ The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Du-
rell, was read twice and adopted, the rules being
suspended
Resolrea, That the Comptroller be authorized 10
Fant uponthe Treasurer, when there shalibe money
the Treasury in favor Of Robert e. Kerr for the sum
Of S20s, in full compensation OF his services AS
sisian Recorder Of the Second District, rendered in the
Il
Feas Messrs. Durell, Dupre, Gilmore,
Prague, Price and Pride-6. ICES.
NayMr Tompkins--l. ,sss ~
The following resolution, offered by Mr. Du-
rell, was read twice and adopted, the rules be-
| ing suspended:
Resoleed, That any member of the Board of Alder.
mem who shall absent himself from three successive
regular sitings hereof without leave FIRST obtained
cepted by said Board shall be held have vacated his
seat therein, and the requisite shall be taken
immediately thereafter for the filling of such vacancy
| according 10 law.
The following resolution ,offeredb by Mr.. Durell,
was referred to the Police Committee, with in
structions to report at the next meeting of the
| Board
RssoIped, That the present lookup of the First Dis
trictbe closed, as unfit for the purposes for which the
same is Dow used that the Commute Police be In
strueied TO report 10 the Common Council the proper
locality and building for establishing lock up said
District In place of the one closed by this resolution
and that IN The meantime, a persons arrested by The
police Ct SAID District be sent 10 the Parish Jail.
Mr Duretl offered fhe following resolution:
Resotued, rhatihe Committee Of Streets and Landings
BE- instructed 10 draw up and report 10 The Board
dnance setting forth fully the manner in whichthe
streets ohe city of New Orleans shall be cleaned by
contractors contracting 10 clean the sae the hours OF
NE day In which said work shall be done, how, and al
what Time the cutters shall be ceanseda and the DISPOSE
ton Of the filth taken from The same.
Amotion to dispense with the rules to proceed
to the second reading Of the foregoing resolution,
was lost by the following vote
Heas--Messrs. Durell, Gilmore and Tomp-
kins-3.
Nays-Messrs. Duprs, Prague, Price and
Mr.. Pride, on behalf Of the Committee ON
Streets and Landings, offered the following re.
port. 81 =
The Committee on Streets and Landings have the
honer 70 present their report the following resolu
Isl. Your committee would recommend The adoption
o. me resolution Of this Board requesting the Surveyor
TO hnish The plan for laying of the Batture
I'D The following resolutions of HE Assistant Board
y9ar committee would recommend copcurring IN, TO
The resolution authorizing the Comn,ro,,er In sell
a, auction The contract for akng UP all portions or
plank roads 50 decayed as 10 require REMOVING and
10 nave the same shelled. 7#rg s''#- I.
The resolution authorizing the Surveyor to purchase
oyster shels shnge ballast and gravel for the repairs
10 INC leNee In front of the city.
line resolution authorizing the Compiroller Ia sell
e contract for furnishing the city with lake shells and
Il
me contract Tor cleaning The different canals OF The
ely - ~
ah: To coaclnde-the resolution approving the adiu
aication OF cleaning The streets of Inc
Third Ward 10 John Buiord, and accepting Ills secn
1 hys Il4S 9p st3I sseur
The following resolution was read and adopt-
Cd, as recommended in the first part Of the fore
i going report: s'
ftsopsa That the Surveyor Of the city be requested
70 nhsh as early as practicable, the plan made nv him
for laying of the batara between Calliope and Tbaia
Streets into squares and Streets SO that said pan shall
exhibit The extent of The space which will be len he
The squares and the ends wharves project,
4 ing into the water
The resolutions adopted by the Assistant
Board and mentioned in the second portion Of
1 the foregoing report, were referred back to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
| Mr. FILLMORE, on behalf of the Police Com
adopted: = '--'e- "" "'
me Police Committee, to whom was referred
certain resolutions and petitions, beg leave t.
submit the following report:
l. Against the petition Of The -tso,o,,is r -,
Negease Market ASKING for assistant 10 assist him
quired. ''e isho' re-
Against the increase of the police as II
by the Police Board, the force being amnIe ana ~
funds in the treasury al a very low ebb e ~
/ u Against the petition OF Robert Shaw askin, 10
Ialiow MS goais 10 roam at LANCE being In consso,
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