New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-17
TEE COMMON COUNCIL,

BOARD OF ALDEEMEN.-There was meeting of
this Board last evening Hon Il. NJ Summers in the Char and
The reading Of the minutes was dispensed with.
ton ne C Moya che nd
of the appointment Of Henry Forno to that station.
eating memorial ressns Tie opslousa. k"osd
c~RaI c o s Of the Ra5oad sS due by the
nmmeer ct Of resolutions were eessed from the aoaEd Of
public interest. -l' N'"''','A
resolution from this Board relating to the limits the
city, returned by the Board Assistants with several
amendments which eenc9rred with the exception Of
from The Fs M and Third Districts, The section originally
resolution from the Board Assistants inviting this 3oard
GERS at oeIseE was amended as to read haf past
Resolution from The Board Of Assistants appointing com
me NIT SIX from eeh Basd oar M the '
the sd Dec 1914 and the s, Of Jany is5 and appropriatn
the Of siooo for defreyng the of the Con
ess Harrison, Dupre and Wilt, appointed the Com
Mr. H. H. Place handed in the following communication
oMe Prssfdeat Of the Board aldermen
ber Of the Gy rono s ans sy to as
I SoeTc9 % ,1 hereby respectfully tender my meH
On motion, this communication laid the table subject
The Board here retired to the chamber Of the Board of ss
HG ounf. s in Of @ aeof es M R2 RsUS agreed
resolution from the Board of Assistants exoneratng Lieut.
resolution from The Bonrd of Assistants authorizing the
comptroller issue for the payment of sundry bills,
for incidental expenses. Concnrrtd in.
Finance coTttce employ counsel to assist the City Attorney
This resolution amended read thvt the City At
soraey BE a9ed o to- t. employ and in
crites of A. Guyo Street Commissioner and his deputies.
resolution authorizing the Wharfneer of the Cd District to
employ two additional laboers at salary OF S5 mouth
The Finance Committee submitted their report which
The of the Committee Streets and Landings
submitted and adopted
Mill, to continue operations in said mill Adopted.
The Board then adjourned
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. Present, Mr..
n ritz s senld Of in % % s TO Sp' % aT for
The Mayor reported the resignation Of A r Moynan Chief
oelous"s Bnroa1 Company for sdoo due tho by
j. Ths comptrOer reported the usual list Of checks drawn
branding and numbering the carts drys etc in the
ns ] no As M h M n r9 % The , sealed @ Gs for a m
referred,
The Treasurer reported fund hand Of s32 A. and list
Ihe oaId Of Aermen reported concurrence in sndry
vey"r to estimate the plans and Of erecting iron
accordance with the proposition Mr. Bruce the
S s tsfeaon eaT o Tns n IN r
tons They either concurred referred Among those
iron arch over Charities street opposite his property and an
amendment was adopted for requiring Mr. B. to keep the said
Petitions were read in the usual variety, and referred
Resolutions order, offered
committee to attend the celebration of the I'D OF De
cenoe ana the Sh OF January at expense not exceeding
$1,000. Adopted.
Other resolutions of no particular interest adopted
The Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department his report
relative the different engine houses Referred to the FIFE
Committee.
The Bonrd of Aldermen The City Assessors were
unanimously elected rs follows
First Ditrirt-eo. \. Bright N. Walton Joseph Ette
Louis Boulgny aid +. l.. Tracy.
Second Distrjct-E. Chnrbomet, H. Ducate and F. Cor
reiollss.
| Third Distrit-E. Sonmereau and c. A. Fassy.
| Fourth Distrirt-J. \. Watkins and j. j. Burnett.
To the in the Board Of Directors Of the n O. J.
aud t. N Railroad Company, Alderman B S. HarrisUn
| elected. The Board Of Aldermen then retired.
The Finance Committee reported $Ehdry matters and
submitted resolutions For repeating the ordinance establishing
the chain gAi-aoptcl much debnte, aud notification
from MI Holland TINT he wou have trccoiiered at the
meeting For appropriAting certHH Tor
expenses during the first quarter OF lS5-adopted. For
paying the Coroner ST 26u for uests cd-adopted For
| ing sumlry hls--'cuptei.
The Landing Committee reported specially upon
memorial Of citizens against he dc rsng OF steamboat
cargoes Sunday The report lengthy, weliwor'iel
sumcnatve and what elo 'uert and the OF it was,
that woHl do grant the prayer Of the memons
those OF the other Standing Committees embraced nothing OF
partirur interest After dsposng OF them the Board Hd-
| jGurned.