New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,

nent
Members present Honorable Z. L. Tracy
President; Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, BENZ
Chambers, Eager, Fabrs, Giffen, Guyol, Howell
Kelly, Landry, Long, Mcknight, stith, Thayel
Violett and Wiltz--lS
Tho reading Of the journal was dispense
with.
By message from the Board Of Aldermen
this Board was informed that they had con
Cured in the following resolution adopted b,
this Board.
resolHiion rejecting the adjudication made by ih
Comptroller OF the working of the Fire Department,
resolution approving the adjudications of the DIFF
fereni markets made by the Comptroller on the Sd
December, 1855.
The following message was read
a. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, i
New Orleans, Dec 5, 1855.
To the President and Members Of the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen:
Conference.-The following resolutions, adopted b,
your honorable body were concurred in by the Boar
A resolution approving the adjudication made 10 4
Levy Co, for furnishing the city Offices with sta
tinneyy.
resolution approving the security Of +. Lafargue
eommissary OF Meat Market Second District
A resolution 10 pay the Female Orphan Asylum
&1,546 33-lO1
Arssoiusion authorizing The Surveyor to make tn
necessary repairs to the City Hall.
resolution granting TO the President and Director
Of The Public Schools Of the Third District, vacant 10
Of ground belonging 10 The city situated IN said district
Y and allowing them the use of the money saved BIZ
them from their yearly appropriation, for erection
81 OF a school-h house on said vacantlot.
Aresontion instructing the City Attorney 10 pray
for partition of the McDonosh estate by SALE rather
than by division in kind
resolution to pay sunday persons for services rem
dered the Commercial Convention,
The following resolutions and ordinance adopted BY
your honorable body, were rejected
AresOlnuou authorizing The Street Commissioner TO
have constructed dag crossing the junction of Old
and New Magazine streets to Felicity Road.
resolution authorizing the Surveyor 10 have the
n fsnrrn Inn INNS rama Trad y
An ordinance concerning The grades Of sidewalks in
the City Of New Ofleanss
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller 10 warrant
on the Treasurer in favor of ]. NJ Duperey, for the
sum cf $50 So for excess Of taxes for 1851, paid
A resoluiion authorizing the petition Of r Gelback
70 be referred 10 ,se City Attorney with power can
Arssoin.ion authorizing abe City Attorney to cancel
Judgment rende red against RI Hebrard in favor 81
the late Second Municipality \
Respectfully,
The following resolutions and ordinance.
rejected BY the Board of Aldermen, were, on
motion, persisted in, and the Committee on
Streets and Landings appointed as q committee
: Board
resolution authorizing the Surveyor 10 have The
bridge AZ Carroton Avenue repaired.
resolution anthorizing the Street Commissioner to
hnye constructed flag crossing At The junction Old
ana New Magazine streets 10 Felicity street
An ordinance concerning the grades of sidewalks in
Pie city Of New Orleans.
The following resolutions, rejected by the
Board Of Aldermen, were, on motion, persisted
IN, and the Committee on Claims appointed as q
Commute OF conference on the subject on the
part Of this Board:
Aresoiuiion 10 pay J. M. Duperey S37 57-lO0,
resolution authorizing the City Attorney 10 cancel
judgment recorded against r. A. Hebrard
resolution referring the petition OF p. Gelback TO
the Assistant City Attorney, with power to act
The following resolution, adopted by the
Board Of Aldermen, was read, the rules being
suspended, and on motion, referred to the FL
nance Committee:
resolution authorizing The Comptroller 10 warrant
On ne Treasurer in favor Of Denis Cronan for the
amount due him on assessments for the construction
Of hanquetes on Common street.
The following resolutions, adopted BY the
Board Of Aldermen, we're read, the rules being
suspended, and unanimously concurred in
resolution authorizing the Surveyor 10 give the
INES, levels and grades 10 the sidewalks on Com
mon, fhllippa and Baronne streets.
= A resolution appointing special joint committee ID
asns. AL claims Of the late Fire Department New
orleans upon the city.
On motion, the Chair appointed on the com
mittea asked for in the above resolution. the
Ahairmen Of the first FIVE committees, to wit
s9nyol
Msssss, Bartlette, Chiapella and Russia took
their seats.
resolution authorizing the Comptroller TO sell at !
paved streets and repairing the unpaved streets of the
h and Iith Wards and also contract for attending
the nuisance boat and wharves.
The following ordinance, as adopted by the |
Board of Aldermen on the 9th December, 1866, |
Has read, the rules being suspended
An ordinance concerning the Fire Department.
Mr.. Mcknight offered the following resolu- |
tion as substitute for the above ordinance,
which was read and lost by the following vote !: /
Yeas -- Mesars. Fabre, Landry, Long, Me-
Knight, Stith and Wiltz--6.
Nays-Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bartlette,
Benit. Chambers, Chispella, Eager, Giffen,
Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Russia, Thayer and VIC
lett-14,
Rssosusa, That committee of five members be APP
pointed BY the Chair 10 confer with The Fire Depart
Il sa y an
On motion, the ordinance was concurred in |
by the following vote
Peas essrs Banister, Barbarin, Bartlette, |
BENT, Chambers, Chiapella, Eager, Giffen,
Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Rusha, Thayer and Vio-
lett--14
Nays-MesHrs. Fabre, Landry, Long, Nc
Knight, Stith and Wiltz-6.
The report Of the Special Joint Committee on |
She ordinance concerning the Fire Department
OF New Orleans, las published in the proceed
ings Of the Board Of Aldermen of the 9Th De- l
cember, 1885, was read and adopted.
Mr.. Fabre was called to the Chair.
MIR. Stith offered the following ordinance.
which was read, and, on motion, made the spe-
cial order Of the day for the next meeting:
AN ORDINANCE farming out the collection of he
revenue OF The city Of New Orleans On bar-roon,s I
coffee shouses, cabarets and beer-houses and fixing
the rates Of license on The same for one year
SEC. l. Be ordained BY the Common Council Of the
cy @ Nesc Orleans, That the Comptroller shall adiu
dictate 10 the highest bidder AFTER days. notice in The
official Journal the revenues of the city arising from
tho tax on coeehonses bar-rooms, beer-houses or al
other places where liquor malt liquor or wines are
offered for sale IN less quantities than pint for one
year from day of January 1885, and III like
every succeeding year thereafter, said sale 10 be made
upon the following terms and conditions, viz : 1
ne said sale shall be made by districts commencing
WIN the First District and continuing until The four
districts Of The city sold. The said farmers or pur
shall on the 10h day of January next succeed
ing saia safe and its approval by the Common Council
pay thto tne Gity Treasury onefonrth The amount OF
saia IN cash, and or the balance he shall give
ms three several promissery payable quarterly in
advance, with good and solvent security 10 The salts.
faction the Common Counc 80 $3.50
SIC 2. Be HrtAer ordained ete That he ay,ne,
purchasers of the collection the revenues named in
the rst section of this ordinance shall moi he eiilled
TO collect any other dues than those hereinafter
toned, 10 wit: For each and every cotaa-house har.
roon beer house cabaret where spifituous maIt n,
other liquors are sold by retail iii quantities less ,ba
pint, one hundred and ly dollars payable quarterly
in advance ss5es5 3 800
SEC. 9. Be e further ordained That nothing hereip
contained snail Dc so construed prevent said les
sees or contractors from making such rules or repun
lions lot the collection OF said revenues aforesaid
may be satisfactory the payees OF said licenses. mo-
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