New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-17

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8snsismen / herewith enclose copy Of the Repor
ofthe Grand Jury of this Parish, TO- the Judge o. tne
First District Court of New Orleans relative 10 tne
sict Courts ssc and seriously call yonr earliest al
tcntion TO the subject matter thereof.
Very ''s yEoas I. LEWIS, Mayor.
Mr.. Pride took his seas.
P.xTITIoNs, ETC.
uetition 81 Claiborne & Co. preprietors of the
Louisiana Courier, was read, asking permission 10
arect sseamen engine ON their premises.
Mr. Bailey moved to refer said petition to the
Police Committee, with instructions to report al
the next sitting Of the Board lost.
The rules being suspended, Mr.. Durell offered
thefollowing resolution
Rss0lrsd, That fheyprayer of Claiborne Co., asking
leave 10 erect steam engine upon their premises FOL
me ppIpoIe Of carrying % her business as publish
Mr.. Bailey moved to amend the same by add
ing the words, provided, the building be Ere.
proof. and remain during the pleasure Of the
Council "--lost
The resolution was, on motion, adopted and
sent to the Assistant Board to be concurred in.
Mr. Lugenhuhl took the chair.
petition Of residents Of the First Dsirci repre-
senlig that Geo. Purvs, Esq, has now In process of
erection, Clio street, carpenters shop, and that
as Ky nso saa ad en-
permission 70 erect said steam engine, was referred
The Police Committee
asking be refunded the of $3.50, paid for levee
dues, was referred to the Finance Committee
petition Of Denis Cronai, relative 10 bills against
owners OF property Common street, consruc-
iion Of banqnetles which bills The said owners refuse
to pay Without suits at law was referred
TO the Judiciary Committee.
petition Of M. Carvin, lessee Of the fourth section
Of the wharvss and landings Of The city relative 10 lie
privilege granted to the city to load and unload Inc
barge United States" at one Of The most valuable
landings N said section was referred 10 he Judiciary
Committee.
petition Of Edison Hart relative 10 small wooden
building in the of No. Camp street. was referred
10 the Police Committed.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC. ~
Mr.. Tompkins offered the following resoIu-
ton, which was read twice and adopted:
Rssotrs That 1000 copies Of the last financial re-
porloi the Finance COMMITTEE be printed in pamphlet
FORM under the direction Of the Judiciary Committee
for the use nj the Council and The public.
The sense Of the Board having been taken on
the necessity of asking the concurrence Of the
Assistant Beard in the foregoing resolution. re-
Ysss- Meaars. Bailey, culberts0n, Denegre
and Tompkins---4.
and Pride---5 -'ss
Mr.. Drrell offered the following resolution.
which was read twice and adopted, the rules
being suspended, and, on. motion, was sent to
the Assistant Board to be concurred In.
ehesotgsa, That joint committee of three members
" the Board OF Aide ffnan and members OF the
Board OF assistant Aldermen, be appointed to make ar
Ie1gements for due celebration OF the coming SIN of
January, and for the installation of the cdsslrla
statue of Gen. Jackson
Messrs. Dureli, Tompkins and Culbertson vsre
appointed on the above committee.
STANDING GoMMIFrEEs.
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf Of the Finance Com. \
mlttee, offered the following report, which was
adopted, and the resolutions mentioned in said |
report were conourred in as recommended by
the committee. 49,
Yeas-Messrs Bailey, Culbertson, Durell,
Denegre, Prague, Price, Pride and Tompkins
81 The COMMITTEE on Finance to whom were, referred
adopted by The Board Of Assistant Aldermen. nave
given the same their careful attention and would
recommend concurrence on the part Of your honorable
%, 1855. Ne'f'eN e'''o''
5ssouion to pay sundry persons. adopted October
Respectfully, .e4s4s /
N.E. BAILEY,
THoS; K: PRICE,
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf Of the Finance Commit
tee, offered the following resolution, which was
lost as follows: ~
3 Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Culbertson and Du- |
pres.
-Nays-Messra Durell, Denegre, Lugenbuhl,
Prague, Pride, Price and Tompkins--7.
thtsRtHeut Auat lac oilrt Porter Board of
Alderman be and the same is hereby abolished.
The rules being suspended, Mr. Dupre offered
the following resolution--a motion TO adopt the
same Was lost, as follows: 1
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Dupre and Tomp-
kins-3 80 3 -
.Nays-Messrs. Culbertson, Durell, Denegre,
Lngenbuhi, Prague, Price and Pride-7.
Resolved, That the salary Of the Porter Of The Board
of Aldermen be fixed at s45 per month, =
Mr.. Pride. on behalf Of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, offered the following re- |
port, which was accepted:
Ihe COMMITTEE on Streets and landings have the
honor " report that conference was had tin accord
ance Will refefence and appointmeni) by your com
mitsee and that Of the honorable the Assistant Board
ras resolutions thus referred were duty considered
Inc hrst authorizing the Street Commissioner 10
make wooden banqueite on Bacchus street. between
Apollo and st Dennis Streets aseerained 10 be III
error and that street, from Apollo 10 ST. Dennis
the street pelitioned for: correcting said
thus amendingt with sprovided that
me Of psnking said three squares and that
q ING tfss lamps does not exceed S15On Said reso-
recommended 10 be adopted by your honora.
The resolution instrncting the Stree, Commissioner
20 enforce the contract for cleaning and draining the
streets Of The Fourth Dstrico being he second and
consequently concluding said conference, Is recon-
Respectfully submitted,
49, w. o. DENEGRE.
} .J.LUGENBUHL.
A motion to concur in the following resolu-
ton, as amended in the foregoing report, was
lost as follows. ~
Yeas--Messrs. Denegre and Pride--2.
Hays-Messrs. Bailey, Culbertson, Prague,
Pride and Tompkins-
resolution authorizing the Street Commissions 10
Nuke Wooden hanqnette on Bacchus street. between
Apollo and ST. Dennis and 10 piace hires amps in said
neighborhood. ''s1 '"''p' ~ ea'N
The following resolution, adopted by the As
slstant Board, was rejected, as recommended In
the foregoing report =, : -
"A resolution insifacng the Street Comm ssioner Ia
enforce The contract for cleaning and drainon the
streets of the Fourth District, N N'"'As '"'
On motion, the petition Of residents Of the
First District opposed to the erection Of a stenm
engine ON the property Of George Puryis, was
taknn from the Eory;ca Hr,a,r;ttaa a. ~, :. !, -