New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-25


usual notice the said annulled contracts as
in the accompanying resolutions, which your
recommends the adoption of.
Your committee report in favor of granting the
prayer of petitioners on Josephine street. Fourth Ds
iict, that gunwaie banquette plank be placed on
said street. AID offer for Your adoption Icsni,,;on
authorizing the Street Commissioner 10 have the said
banqletie laid. li.s
Of Third, ST. Dennis and St David streets having ne,
toned for plank sidewalks said streets youT COM
mittee would also recommend the granting NJ. and
offer resolution instruetng the Street Commss stone
10 that effect gssst5. .aga. .5Tt
Your committee recommend the adoption Of The re,o.
nton this Board author ling the Comptroller to sell
At public auction, the privilege q running steam
The preamble and resolution OF This Board directnu
the Street Commissioner To notify all owners Of nron
erty who have parts OF their banquettes paysd with
round s,one 10 have them removed within sixty
Your committee recommend the adoption Of ame,dirg
by filling up penal blank with "ss5 per day MI .
IN conclusion your committee Recommend The ,dor
ton of preamble and resolution, also of This Board
authorizing the Surveyor to have the sidewalts Nv,
Esplanade street, between Robertson and Claiborne,
put the state as they wers before the level o}
said street was changed, amending The same by iu.
serting Sneet Commissioner, in lieu of Surveyor
and apyouidiag IL cost no more than SI5On =
All Of which is respectfully submitted: --7
ISAAC FHAYER
$. HOWELL,
aS7l a4& sSF VIM. H. BARBARfN
On motion of Mr.. Stith, the reading Of the
following resolutions accompanying the above
report was dispensed with, and the resolutions
laid over till the next meeting: E--
Re,sed That the Surveyor be, and he id hereby in
sfuced 10 have the wooden bridges of the cily reou
ring repairs, placed in passabls condition al d. le
expense as possible.
kesolvsa, That the Surveyor be, and is hereby au
torized and instructed 70 have repairs made all the
plank roads requiring the came, taking IN the dsea
parts and substituting shells, and that all rood ps
necessarily taken up be used in repairs of other blank
roads. ysstff - .i=t 49, l7sl5H s-if. ~ 45l
Resolved, the Surveyor be- and he lis
horized 70 have The bridge at GaIrolton Avenue but IN
proper repair b. a3+ --sa s53' - 3&.s 4g4t NJ N
The foot of Josephine street, Fourth Diitricl be al
horized TO keep running said ferry until a new col.
shal be entered into for ferry privilege III liz
Fourth District, OH the same terms and conditions
as are specified in the ordinance granting said prvi
ege for len years, passed by the Council of the late
City Of Lafayette on me Gath April loa5, and as amen
ded August 26tb, i545
Resoved That the contract enteredinto between HE
city Of New Orleans and John Ahern, with John
Henderson, James Gibney and j. II. Carter & CO n
securities, passed before Paul Il Theard Notary on
The 29 day Of January 1855, for cleaning The paved
and udpaved streets, and keeping in repair the un-
paved streets of The First Ward for year for reason
Of neglect the part of the contractor 10 comply with
the specifications Of his contract be, and The same is
hereby declared null and void; and the City Attorney
is hereby instructed TO institute suit against said
contractor and his securities for the sum of $4,000 the
amount Of the penalty provided for in said contract
IN case Of failure on the part of said contractor.
Resoiued, That the contract entered into between The
City OF New Orleans and Thomas Hynes with John
McVtitie, security, passed before Paul r. Theard no.
tary, on the asth day Of january 1885, for cleaning the
paved and nnpaved streets of the Seventh Ward for
one year reason OF neglect the part of the con-
tractor 10 comply with the specifications Of his con
tract be, and The same is hereby declared nulI and
void, and the City Attorney is hereby Instructed ID
bring suit against said contractor anil his security for
the sum of $780, the amount of the penalty provided
Tor ~ said contract IN case Of failure The part
said contractor.
Reselued That the contract entered into between The
City OF New Orleans and Michael Tarpey, with Jas.
Welsh and John Wolfe securities, passed before
Paul f. fheard Notary the 10Th day Of April, 1856
for cleaning the paved and unpaved Streets and keep
ing IN repair the anpayed streets ofihe Eighth and
Nsh Wards for one year, for ofnegect OH The
part OF The contractor 10 comply with the notifications
of his contract be, and tbs same is hereby declared
null and void and The City Attorney is hereby in
sucled to bring suit against SAID contractor and his
securities for the sum of $3490-the amour, of the
penalty provided for in said contract in case of
failure OIL The part of said contractor.
Resolpa That the conIracs entered into between the
City OF New Orleans and E. d. White, with Richard
Condor, security, passed before Paul E. Theard Mo-
unpayed streets of the Third ection for one year for
reason of neglect OIL the part of the contractor 10 com
ply with the specifications Of his Contract be- and the
same 10 hereby declared, null and void; and the City
Attorney is hereby instructed TO bring suit against said
contractor and his security for The of S5GUO-lhe
amount Of the penalty provided for in said contract in
case of failure on The part of said contractor
Resolces That the contract entered into between the
City of New Orleans and E. d. White, with Richard
Condor, security, passed before PAM f. Theard No
ary on the 3lst of March, 1865 for repairing the paved
streets of the Sixth Secon for year. for reason of
nrslect the part OF the contractor comply with
the Specifications of his contract be- and The same is
hereby declared null and void and the City Attorney
hereby instructed TO bring suit against said contractor
and his security for the sum Of S5000-the amount
OF the penalty provided for in said contract case of
failure on the part of the contractor
RESOLVED, That the Comptroller shall sell at public
auction, after ten days notice in the official Journal the
contracts, viz:
For cleaning the paved and unpaved streets, and
keeping in repair The unpaved streets of the First
Seventh Eighth and Ninth Wards.
For repairing the paved streets of the third fourth
fifth and sixth sections.
Each except the Eighth and Ninth Wards) to be
sold separately and each for year, subject TO the
approval or rejection by the Common Council.
Resotrsd That the Street Commissioner be and he is
he reby authorized and instructed 10 have gulwae
5a s lald on Josephine street, from Jacob to
Maunse streets, and from thence three squares fur
sible.
Resolvsd, Tina, the Stree, Commissioner be, and he
rs hereby authorized and instructed to have plank side
walks made on Third street, St, Denis and ST. David
streets Fourth District, at moderate expense us
possible.
CLAIMS.
Mr., Chambers, on behalf Of the above Com
mittee, offered the following report, which was
read and adopted:
The Committee on Claims beg leave 10 report upon
the following matters referred 10 them
Upon the petition OF Simon Huffman, who repre-
sems mat In July last he opened grocery store, and
called on The Treasurer for license rendering him
one-half the sum of which the yearly license is fixed
mat INC treasurer refused TO receive the same Tor
license for the remainder of the year. and thai he has
since been sued for The amount Of the yearly license
ordinance No. 1903, Art 20, gives 10 persons comnen
eng business on after the LIST of September, the
night license for the remainder of the year upon
payment of one-haf the yearly lax. The petitioner
commenced business before the Isl of September and
u clearly liable for the amount of the yearly tax.
our committee consequently report adversely 10 his
pe,lilon 10 have The suit against him dismissed
Upon the pc ition of Mr.. Boyer, asking for ped
lars license free Of cost. Adversely
k. Il,
lhlfd Justices Conrt asking for recoIs Iteration of
report made by the Judiciary Committee upon his
Dill against the city for making out copies of judgments
against delinquent tax payers Your committee have
gwen the petition rcspectu consideration, have
anlhed The laws bearing npon The subject, and are of
me opinion expressed by The judiciary Committee in
their report.
Upon The petitions of Patrick Mahan and ]. Nj. Du-
percy, with regard to in tax bllls-your
mlltee ask for turlher time examine the assessment
rolls
w. CHAMBERS,
L. BoUNY,
HANSON, KELLY,
q, A. DuCROS,
L. BRIDGE.
October %, 1855.
POLICE.
Mr., Guyol, ON behalf of the above committee,
offered the following report, which was read and
adopted; the rules being suspended, the resolu-.
ton accompanying the same was read and unau-