New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-26

Il A petition Of residents and properly owner
lin tia neighborhood Of the corner Of Magazin
and Pleasant street, Of the Fourth District
lpraying FIR the removal Of q nuisance Ia Dutcl
hall) was referred to the Police Committee.
STANDING CoMMITTEEs.
Mr.. Durell, on behalf Of the Finance Commit
tee, offered the following report. which was
adopted, and the resolution accompanying the
same was read twice and adopted, the rules
being suspended:
4 Peas Messrs. Bailey, Gulbertson, Durell
Dupre, Denegre, Gilmore, Price, Pride, Prague
and Tompkins-10.
The Committee on Finance respectfully prcsen
The following report upon inc several matters feteFret
Upon tesolution pay snndry persons, adopted b.
The Board Of Assistant Aldermen Oct. 9th, 1855, you
recommend concurrence, with the follown,
exceptions!
Il House Of Refuge for Boys and Girls, pay rolls 70
Supplies during the month OF September as the yonch
ers for furnishing said supplies do not accompany th
| pay rolls.
g. E. PlAnchard, for rations furnished to slaves ii
Police Jail for September, and for other charges
amounting TO 1892 10 The bills are unaccompaniet
by the information asked for by your committee in
previous report.
3. ]. a.. WiGgfeld, bill sundries for expenses O
Young America, and sundry other expenses as Chief
the Fire department Oct Isl, 1856 1927 o. You
committees have deferred action upon his item in the
4. John Forshee, Coroner, for inquess held during
the month of September, 1855, viz 90 nquesls, al $2u
SecMoh sixth of the statute of the State entitled
IAN 10 regulate and define the duties of Coroner
approved March 1a 1856 Provides That IL the Coroner
shall have reason to suspect that the person whose
body he shall have called TO view came 10 his death by
Evioence hen and not otherwise, IL shall be his duty
forthwith proceed and take inquest of said death"
Section iwenty-6fth Of the s.alue of the State, en-
Titled can act to regulate and define costs and fees
es Il o
shall receive twenty dollars, inclusive of all burial
fees; ana when no inquest is actually held, shall re-
ceive Eve dollars for view Of body, and for burial he
shall be allowed Eve dolars.n
II is ain that under section 9th of the of
March 12th,she Coroner is 10 hold an inquest only
when ht shall have TO pect death by vio-
ience; and this reason must be sound and JUS
tilted by he circumstances and notthe result Of caprcc
or Of annodinaie desire to increase the emoluments
of his oice. The Coroner's bill of sixty inqnests at
twenty dollars each, exhibits exercise of sound
Judgment, discriminating between death by violence
and death the result OF of the ordinary diseases of
life Ii ignores The exercise of the rea oning faculty.
called for by section 9Th of the statute Of March
18TH and is wholly blind to the lesser fee ten dollars
provided by section 25h of the statute of the Nth of
March. The larger number of The cases enumerated
in the Cbroner's bill were not, il would appear from
mere inspection, fiji subjects whereupon 10 hold an in
quest and your committee for the law and for the
sons above set forth. cannot sustain officer in The
exercise of an nnsound discretion, 10 the lmpoversh
ment of the city and the enrichment of himself.
Your Commute, considering the charges made by o.
Robin, for medicines furnished the City Prison and
Insane asylum are much too high suggest that the
nutructed 10 gel elsewhere such medicines he in
future may deem requisite.
Upona resolution TO pay u H. Wingfed the sum of
s75 for keeping horse, adopted by the Board of AS
sisant Alder men, Oct Duh, 1856 your committee report
adversely.
VIII regard 10 resolution 10 pay R. e. schlutius
Sl03 Up for dis copies of ugmenis i'll suits of the City
against delinquent taxpayers adopted by the Board Of
Assistants, Oct. 9lh 1856, your committee have de-
ferred action upon the until such time as au-
lhentic evidence of said claim should be laid before
thsm.
Yourcommitiee offer resolution TO sell a contract
for attending 10 bridge extending across the New Ca
Respectfully submitted ED. H. DURELL,
n. +. BAILEY,
THOS. *. PRICE,
A. DUPRE,
JESSE GILMORE
ResoEced That the Comptroller sell, after Eve days,
notice in the official Journal the contract for attend
ing the bridge the New Canal al Carroon Ave-
nue., ier The term Of year from the date of the ap
prova Of the adjudication of said contract blythe Com
mon lbuncil.
The resolution Of the Assistant Board, to pay
sundry persons, adopted Oct. 9th, 1855, was
in, after having been amended as |
recommended by the Finance Committee.
YeRs--Messrs. Bailey, Culbertson, Durell, |
Denegre, Dupre, Gilmore, Pride, Price, Prague |
md Iompkins---l0.
Tho resolution to pay j. II. Wingfeld the
um pf $75, adopted by the Assistant Board,
vas fejected as recommended by the foregoing
On motion, Messrs Culbertsen and Gilmore
we're appointed members Of the Committee on
Education.
By message the Board was informed that |
he resolution requesting the proprietors of all
sta lishments wherein spirituous liquors are
etaiEed, to close the same on the day Of the
lection, had been concurred in, after having
cen amended by inserting the words +" and
light after the word "day.'
f1vLY 4 /
1rrad in.
The resolution from the Assistant Board, au-
loriking the Surveyor to make repairs to the
ridge over Hogan Canal, also to all bridges
streets and shell roads and plank roads, was
lkeh up, and, on motion, laid on the table sub
ct 10 call.
The rules being suspended, the following let
IT was read:
SURVEY oRS, DEPARTMENT. |
Cry HALL, New Orleans Oct 20, 1865 |
o ". u. Bailey, Esq, member Committee on Streets
and Landings, Board of Aldermen:
ott Accotdng 70 your request have the honor 10
sport that the quantity Of shells which may be required
My Department for Tho next twelve months will Ia
boaE fifteen thousand barres. The shells 10 be en- |
Y repairing all The shell roads ofths city as fol-
in the First Dis.rict---Common street she'll road.
ON Robertson street TO The New Canal; garrollton
Venue shell road from Common street 10 the the New
MAJ and Metairie shell road, from Canal street 10
Q New Canal.
lHtHe Secohu Olklrlct-BenYllle street she'll road,
on Claiborne street 10 Mctarie road; Washington |
reat shell road, from Esplanade street to BAYOU SL
my Metairie shell road, from Bayou ST. John 10 Ca
u street; Grande Route st John shell road from
spanade sreetto Bayou ST. John; and the she'll road
org Canal Carondelet, fiom Claiborne street to The
ayou Bridge -
The Third DstrictWashington street shell road
on Dorgenois 10 Espanade street; Grand Route ST
mp shell road, fiom Espanade 10 Savage street:
ID Louisa street shell road from Casa calYo 10 Girod
rect. ~ !
III the Fourth Districs-None.
The whole extent of shell roads TO be repaired bY the
W, as above enumerated, is 5D352 running feet or
tle over On miles, and the expense for the purchase :
shells for repairing the same will be about $1,000.
have asked the Street Commissioner what would ;
ihe amount of shells and sand required by his De- 7
rtment for keeping in repair the paved streets His
syer was, that he would require none should the re-
iFs be let out by contract but II carried on by him
quantity requiredwonld be between 1S 900 and 90
} bhls, at a cost of about $4,000. 9 Il
remain, respectfully,
Your obedient servant, =
LOUIS III. PILE, i
City Surveyor.
The resolution authorizing the Surveyor TO make re-
rs 10 the Bridge over Hagan Canal, also TO all
fses of streets and shell roads and plank roads was
led up. 47I5-s 597S 1 .
Ir. Dnre moved to amend by striking out the fol-
wing words Also tnn 4