New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-24

to the Committee on Streets and Landings
A resolution authorizing the Street Commissioner
10 cause lamp TO be placed on st. Joseph street, be-
tween Foucher md Tchoupi.ouas street, and to re-
move the wooden awning at the corner of Tchoupl-
touas and Foucher streets, If it obstrucs the lamp at
said corner
An ordinance 10 determine the proportion 10 be paid
by property holders for the round pavement to
be made the public road, Third District under ordi-
nance No. 2d7i.
PETITIONS, ETC.
A communication from Gen. II. w Pafrey relative
to an ordinance of the late First Municipality grant
ing annual appropriation of $4,000, for The bene,
Of the Louisiana Legion, was referred 10 The Finance
Committee. a-
The following petitions we're referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings
OF planters residing in the vicinity of New Or
leans, praying the Council allow their slaves 10 sell
vegetables upon tables OH the sidewalks of the Mar
keI, Second District.
OF Thomas Hennessey, praying for the payment of
his account as contractor for the cleaning Of the Camp
Street Canal
OF Peter Nelson, relative to an application made 10
The BOARD OF Aldermen, for payment of his salary du
ring the time he was wounded and unable TO attend
his duties, was referred 10 The Police Committee, with
Instructions to report at the next meeting.
petition of residents and properly holders, in favor
Of the erection of market on the neutral ground on
Espanade street, bounded by Bayou Road Galvez
aud EsPianade streets, was laid the table subject
10 call.
citation, informing the Council that they have selected
Canal street, the junction of ST. Charles and Royal
streets, as site for the proposed monument TO Henry
Clay was referred 10 the following special committee:
Messrs Pride, DurelI, Culbertson and Gilmore.
sOLUTIoNs. 7
Mr.. Durell offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the Finance Committee
Resolvsd, That the Treasurer be-, and he is hereby
authorized TO pay 10 E. D. While the amount that
may be due him, the advice of the City Attorney.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Finance Com
mittee, offered the following report and substi-
tute:
The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred
resolution adopted by the Board of Assistant Alder
men, March 4, 1856, allowing reward of $500 10
Caps. Bowdch and a. F. Moynan, for arrestng w.
H. Garland late Treasurer of the city, have the honor
report, that, in the of Capt Moynan, Chief of
Police, they think the reward excessve that the
seriousness officer of having done his duty is at
all times the best reward, but that in the present
instance, there was expense attending the
arrest, and necessity for an undue of care
entirely his ella i'm TO pecuniarv favor and would re-
commend substitute 10 said resolution Respectfully
N. E BAILEY,
THO. X. PRICE.
ADUPRE.
Resolved That The Comptroller warrant on the Trea-
surer favor Of Capt Bowdch, for the sum Of two
hundred and fifty dollars (S25D.) and in favor of Capt
Moynan for the sum Of one hundred dollars, the same
being as reward for arresting VIM II. Garland late
treasurer while attempting TO abscond from the city
The foregoing substitute was, on motion,
adopted, after having been amended, by striking
out the words 60 and in favor of Capt. Moynan
for the sum of one hundred dollars as follows ::
Resolred: That the Comptroller warrant on the Trea-
surer in favor of Capt Bowditc for the of $3.50,
the same being as a reward for arresting VIM H.
Garland, late Treasurer, while attempting 10 abscond
ON the city.
Mr.. Pride, on behalf of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, offered the following re-
Port and resolutions, which were taken up
seriatim:
The Committee of Streets and Landings have the
honor to report the following subjects referred 10
them, viz:
|. Your committee recommend the grading of Girod
street in the neighborhood of the burial ground tina,
the wafer may be carried off, much complained Of
and offer resolution instrucsing the Street Commits
sioner 10 grade said street-ines 10 be given by the
Surveyor-and that The Surveyor build The necessary
brdges-the cost of the whole work not 10 exceed
S025
curing the Street Commissioner hereafter TO issue no
certificates contractors for repairing and cleaning
The streets of the city, until the same is submitted to
the Chairmen OF the Streets and Landings Committee
for their approval.
Your Committee report adversely 10 the petition of
r D. Shepherd praying the Council to cause the curb
stones Of St Marc street, between Graver and Com
mon streets TO be laid.
Upon the substitute of this Board for the resolution
of the other Board auhorizing the Comptroller sell
the contract for repairing according specifications 10
be furnished by The Committee Streets and Land
ings certain slreets your Committee report adversely
recommending concurrence in the resolution adopted
by the Board of Assistants
Your Committee recommend concurrence in the re-
solution authorzing the Street Commits sioner 10 make
| certain changes in the specifications for running
steam ferry from Canal street, Second District and
Jackson street, Fourth District" and adversely ,e
the resolution auihorizng the Comptroller 10 sell the
for altering the grade cutters and
of Grod street from the Levee to Magazine street."
CHAS. PRIDE,
W. o. DENEGRE
/. Resolred That the Street Commissioner be and he
is hereby authorized 10 grade Girod street the vi
cinity of the Protestant Burial Ground, that the water
may n rn1n pe
with lines and levels furnished by the Surveyor and
that the Surveyor build the necessary BRIDGES the
whole work Of bridges and grading exceed $625
y Resolved That the Street Commits sioner herea fteI
issue certificates to contractors for repairing and
cleaning thu streets of the city, until the be sub
milled for the approval of the Echarmen of the Com.
mittees of Streets and Landings.
Mr.. Durell moved that the first of the fore
going resolutions sauthorizng the Street Com
missioner to grade Girod street in the vicinity
of the Protestant Burial Ground - be referred
back to the Committee on Streets and Landings
---lost
Mr. Durell moved that the resolution be laid
on the table lost.
Mr.. Bailey offered the following substitute
which was adopted.
Resogred That the Street Commissioner be and he is
hereby authorized grade Perreault street, from the
intersection of Grod ST. Paul street, and cons,ruc,
additional culvert St Paul street, from The
North side of Grod street 10 the gutter the South
side of said Perreault street. carry off the
from the North side of Girod street. lines and level
to be given by the Surveyor, provided the cost does
| not exceed $625.
The second resolution offered by the Commit
tee on Streets and Landings, srequiriug the
Street Commissioner to issue no certificates to
contractors without the approval of the chair
men of the Streets and Landings Committee,
was read twice and adopted, the rules being
suspended, and was, on motion, sent to the AS
sistant Board to be concurred in.
That part of the report of the Committee on
Streets and Landings relative to the petition Of
R. d. Shepherd, WIS adopted.
That part relative to the resolution of the
Assistant Board g authorship the Comptroller
to sell the contract for repairing according to
specifications to be furnished by the Committee
on Streets and Landings, certain Streets" was
rejected. and the following substitute rejected
by the committee, was on motion adopted, as
follows:
RsSoluaa. That the Surveyor be and he is hereby
authorized, under the advice and direction OF the Com
millee on Streets and Landings, repair the panl
roads of The city by tpking The worst portion of thu
and using The old lumber taken from such portion
taken up in repairing the balance of the plank roads
provided that the amount so expended shall not exceed
The provided for the repairs of plank roads in ,h
| budget for 1856.
The following resolution, adopted by the AS
sistant Board, was concurred in as recon
mended in the foregoing report.
A resolution authorizing the Street COMMISSIONS
and Surveyor TO make certain changes in the specif
cations for running steam ferry from Canal stree
Second District, and at Jackson street, Fourth Dis