New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-14

auction the contracr for cleaning the paved and
pared streets and repairing the unpaved streets Of The
attending the nuisance boat and wharves.
1 resolution authorizing the Surveyor TO give the
lines levels and grades 10 the sidewalks on Common
Philippa and Baronne streets.
resolution appointing special joint COMMITTEES 10
adjust all claims OF the late Fire Department Of New
Orleans upon the city.
Messrs. Eager, Thayer, Chambers, Boany and Guyol
We're appointed as members Of the committee on me
l part of this Board.
your honorable body, persisted in, and the Com
mitee on Streets and Landings appointed as COM
mee of conference on the subject on The part OF this
Board.
i to have constructed flag crossing at the junction of
i Old and New Magazine street TO Felicity street.
4 resolution authorizing the Surveyor 10 have the
1 bridge al Carroon Avenue repaired
An ordinance concerning the grades of sidewalks in
/ The city Of New oreans.
This following resolutions rejected by your honorable
body, We're persisted in, and the Committee Claims
appointed committee of conference on the subject
on the pari Of this Board:
AIesolutfon referring the petition Of r. Gehback
the Assistant City Attorney with power to g. act
resolution authorizing the City Attorney to cancel
| a judgment recorded against P. A. Hebrsrd
JAS 4. HOPKINS, Secretary.
Mr.. Bailey moved that the Committee on
Streets and Landings be appointed committee
of conference on the resolution rejected by this
Board, and persisted in by the Assistant Board,
:" authorizing the Street Commissioner to have
constructed dag crossing at the junction OF
| Old and New Magazine street to Felicity
street lost.
| Ca motion, the Board receded from their &C.
| ton on the foregoing resolution, and concurred
| in the same, with the following amendment:
i Provided that the stone now at the Work-house be
used construct said ootway which is not 10 be more
than six feet wide
| On motion, the resolution was sent to the As
sistant Board to be concurred in, in its amended
form
The Committee on Streets and Landings was
appointed o committee of conference on the fol-
lowing resolution and ordinance rejected by
this Board, and persisted in by the Assistant
Board: s.
A resolution authorizing the Surveyor 10 have the
bridge a. Garrollton Avenue repaired,
An ordinance concerning the grades of sidewalks
in the city of New Orleans.
The Judiciary Committee was appointed o
committee of conference on the following reso-
buttons, rejected by this Board, and persisted
in by the Assistant Board:
A resolution referring the petition of P. Gelback
10 The Assistant City Attorney, with power 10 act.
resolution 10 pay j. M. Duperey S37 81.
resolution authorizing the City Attorney to cancel
a judgment recorded against p A. Hesrard
PETITIONS, ETC.
"A petition Of s. For,ier, asking permission to erect
q steam engine at The corner of Roman and ST. Ann
street, was read
The rules being suspended, Mr.. Dupre offered
and adopted:
Resolved Tha, permission be granted S. Fortier,
Esq erect steam engine his property, situated
at The corner Of Roman and St. Ann streets, the same
remain during the pleasure of the Common Council
The petition of John Gallagher, praying for
the payment of his salary as policeman for a
period Of 81 days, during which he was unable
to perform his duties, on account Of injuries re-
ceived at the Ninth Precinct on the 9th day Of
November last and also for the payment of his
physicians bill, was referred to the Police Com
nsittee. @
"A communication Of Jose Martinez, relative
to q judgment recorded, through error, against
his property for taxes, was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
A petition of citizens Of New Orleans relative
to the licenses on retail grocers, was laid on the
table, subject to call.
A petition of Louis Pilger, claiming the sum
Of sixty dollars for his salary as Commissary Of
the Port Market during the month of June,
1865, was referred to the Finance Committee.
A communication from Louis Gagnet, Score
tary of the New Orleans Canal and Navigation
Company, relative to the bridges crossing Canal
Carondelet, was read.
The rules being suspended, Mr.. Dursll offered
the following resolution, which was read twice
and adopted, and on motion was sent down to
the Assistant Board to be ooncurred in:
Rssolvea, That a joint committee Of three members
Board of Assistant Aldermen be appointed whose duty
it shall be- in conjunction with the Surveyor of the
si.y to confer win Mr Gommuny the Engineer of the
the removal and reconstruction of The bridges crossing
the Canal carondeet rendered necessary BY The i'm
Messrs. Durell, Bailey and Culbertson we're
appointed on said committee
By q message, the Board was invited to con-
cur in the following resolution, adopted by the
Assistant Board, and the rules being sus-
pended, the same was read twice and CONQUERED
in:
IA resolution requesting the Surveyor to report on
the repairs necessary to the plank roads Of the city
and the estimated cost Of the repairs 10 pink and shell
roads for twelve months
The following resolution, sent from the As
sistant Board to be concurred in, was referred
to the Fire Committee
resolution authorizing the Comptroller to sell the
contract fer repairing the house lately occupied by Fire
Company No. 8. i
" RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
The following preamble and resolutions, offer
ed by Mr.. Tompkins, were read
WHEREAS, experience has shown that bar.rooms and
theaers kept open on the Sabbath day and night |
lead 10 dissipation and riotous conduct and con. |
ssideripg that the Common Council has the right |
and power TO make such police regulations as will |
promote the public peace and safety, therefore, be ii
Resolued That from and after the Isl day of January
1855, from and after the expiration of all licenses
now existing, all grogshops cabarets, beer.houses
and theuters shall be closed during the
RESOLVED That any keeper of grog-shop, cabaret |
beer-house, barroom drinking house, shop Of any
kind where sprtuous yinous liquors or beer are |
kept for sale by the glass drink who shall allow the
same to be kept open the Christian Sabbaih-that
is, fom II o'clock Saturday night, to 10 o'clock Sum-
day nght-or shall sell permit 10 be sold any spirit
uous vinons liquors beer said day, shall be
fined for the FIRST offence fdy doars-one hall for the
benefit of the nformer the other half for the benefit of
the sity-recoverable before any competent Court
either of the Recorders, and for the second offence
shall forfeit his OF their license
Resolved, That any owner, proprietor manager of
a theater amphtheaer circus public exhibition of
any kind, who shall allow the same 10 be opened or
exhibited the Christian Sabbalh--that is from IL
O'Clock on Saturday night, 20 u o'clock on Sunday |
be fined for the first offence one hundred
shalt for the benent of the informer the
other half for the benefit Of the ciiyeeoyerabe before
any competent Court, either Of the Recorders, and
for the second, shall forfeit his or their license.
Resolced, That the above resolutions shall be printed
upon the license be issued from and after the LIST
day of January, 1885, and shall be considered form
Ing part of the conditions under which said license is
granted A55
Resolcsd, That all ordinances parts of ordinances
conflicting in their provisions with the above resou-
tions, are hereby repealed
A motion to suspend the rules, in order to |
proceed to the second reading of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions, was lost by the fol- |
lowing vote, the majority required not having |