New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-11


| men have adopted a substitute 81
| Your amendment to the resolution of this Board,
"aulhorzing the Comptroller to warrant upon the
Treasurer in favor of Denis Cronan for the amount
due him assessments, for the construction of BAN
qustes on Common street,' was concurredin.
'r''' CHAs CLAIBORNE
The following resolution, adopted by this
Board, and rejected by the Board Of Aldermen,
was, on motion, persisted in, and acommittee
Of conference was appointed, composed OF Messrs.
Guyol, Fabre and Howell:
A resolution requesting the Street Commissioner 10
lay wooden banquetes certain streets.i
The following resolution, adopted by this
Board and rejected by the Board Of Aldermen,
was, on motion, persisted in, and the Judiciary
| Committee was appointed as q committee Of
conference.
resolution authorizing the Assistant City Attorney
to take an appeal in the Of the city Of New Or
leans praying for the opening of Philip and other
Streets - a-T !
| By message this Board was informed that
the Board of Aldermen had adopted the follow
ing substitute for the resolution authorizing the
Surveyor to cause to be repaired the plank
roads and shell roads where lines of omnibuses
are running:
Reso!red That the Surveyor be and he is hereby
authori zed to cause to be repaired as practical
ble all Plank Roads and Shell Roads, where there
lines of omnibusses running with oyster Shells and
Single BALLAST PyoUided the said shinge ballast does
not exceed in cost 81 per ion, and the oyster shells
cents per barrel The good plank taken up 10 be used
in repairing also, and the work be done under the
control ofthe Committee on Streets and Landings of
both Boards.
Mr.. Fabre moved to amend the substitute by
striking out the following words :' where there
are lines Of omnibusses running" Carried.
! Yeas--Messrs. Barbarin, Bartlette, Fabre,
Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Mcknight, Rusha, Stith,
Thayer and Violett--1l.
Nays-Messrs. Bsnister, Chambers, Eager,
Gifen and Landry-.5.
The yeas and nays being called for on the
adoption of the substitute as amended, the same
was rejected for want Of the legal majority by
the following vote:
| Yeas Messrs. Banister, Barbarin. Cham
berg Fabre, Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Landry,
Mcknight, Russia, Stith, Thayer and Vio-
tlett--l3. f
Nays-Messrs. Bartlette, Eager, Gifen and
Tracy--.4. .sl
The following resolution, adopted by the
| Board Of Aldermen, was read, the rules being
suspended, and concurred in by the following
vote:
Yeas-.-Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bart
lette, Fabre, Giffen, Howell, Mcknight, Russia,
Stith and Thayer---10.
Nays -Messrs. Chambers, Eager, Guyol,
Kelly, Landry and Violet.
resolution appropriang the sum of 1000 10 cover
expenses TO be incurred in the inauguration of the
Equestrian Statue of General Andrew Jackson.
The following communication from the Secre-
tary of the McDonogh Estate was read.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND AGENTS
OF the General Estate of ohm McDonogh.
! New Orleans, goth jan, 1856 J
To the Hon. President and Members of the
! Common Council of the city Of New Orleans:
Gentlemeu-By order OF the Commissioners of the
city of New Orleans, appointed under the will of ohm
| McDonogh, have the honor 10 enclose the port,
documents and vouchers Of the administration of the
general estate Of the deceased, up the 3lst day
Your ob't servant
VIM. P. SINNOTT,
Secretary.
1.-THE report and documents referred to in the
communication are published in another col
umn of this journal]
PETITIoNs.
The following were referred to the Finance
Committee
Of H. G. Pearson. asking payment of bill.
Paul Z. Theard
:: SAINTS Oyster Saloon, asking payment of bill.
{" r. Nash's oyster saloon g I" q
A Lefrancos' Il
1" r. S. Morses I" "a g " &
The petition of Francois Lafargue calling the
attention of the Council to the bad condition OF
the tagging of the Beef Market in Second Dis
on Streets and Landings
The following we're referred to the Committee
on Claims
or Martin Duggan, asking to be paid for worl
done by him for the city.
OF sundry policemen asking 10 be paid for time los
through suspension.
The following were laid on the able:
OF Widow Dederich, asking free license OF gro
Of s,anslas Kaminski, asking for free license o
pedlar.
for the purpose oil circus
Ola Lovelle, asking for reduction Of license.
The petition of Brewster, Van Benthuysen
Co., demonstrating against the removal by the
Street Commissioner of q certain building
erected by them, was, on motion, referred tt
the Police Committee. ......
The petition of George Y. Bright, Recorder
First District, asking that he be permitted tt
subscribe to the official journal at the cost O
: the city, was, on motion, granted.
The yeas and nays being called for on thu
granting of the above petition, resulted as fol
lows:
Yeas--Messrs. Banister, Barbarin. Bartette
Chambers, Eager, Fabre, Giffen, Guyol, How
ELL Kelly, Landry, Mcknight, Rusha, Stith
Thay er and Violett--l6
, The petition of B. Rodriguez, proposing t.
build market on piece Of ground belonging
} to the city, on Esplanade, Bayou Road anl
Galvez street, was read
Mr.. Guyol offered the following resolution il
regard to the above petition, which was read
therules being suspended, unanimously adopted
and on motion, the chair appointed on the com
= mittee asked for, Messrs Guyol, Wilt an
e Bsrbarin.
4 Reolvsd That joint committee of three members
the Board OF Assistant Aldermen, together Win NV
members of the Board OF Aldermen be appointed to ez
anime into the feasibility of erecting market OIL f.
planade street. corner of Galvez street.
On motion, the foregoing resolution was sen
to the Board of Aldermen for concurrence
The petition of L. Bringier, asking permissio
= to erect small steam engine on his property
n was read.
Mr.. Landry offered the following resolution i
l. regard to the above petition, which was rea6
:. the rules being suspended, and unanimousl
ID adopted.
- Resolued That permission be granted TO Mr..
IA Bringipr erect steam engine on Commerce stree
No. 1856, the TO remain during the pleasure of II
a Council. 90 .
Mr.. Fabre was called to the chair.
L RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Mcknight offered the following ord
"a nance, which was read, and, on motion, referre
to the Judiciary Committee:
AN ORDINANCE increasing the number of electio
10 precincts OF the city Of New Orleans
l. That the city be and is hereby divided into twel
.e ty-eghl election precincts, The boundaries where
Is shall be as follows:
2 Those of The First, Second. Third, Fifth, Eight
Ut Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth. Fou
n teenth Fifteenth Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eghieenl
u Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenlyfirst and Invent
49, third shall remain and continue as at present cons
{, tuted by existing ordinances.
VI g. That of the Fourth shall be divided into two ee
ton precincts and constitute the Fourth and FIT
III That of the Sixth shall be divived into TWO dstin
. election precincts, and constitute the Seventh al
e Eighth That of the Seventh shall be divided into w