New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

JAS. 4. HOPKINS, Secretary.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
TUESDAY, February 10, 1856.
The Board met this day pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Members present--Messrs. Bailey, Culbert-
son, Durell, Denegre, Dupre, Gilmore, Price,
Pride and Tompkins-9.
Mr. Bailey was called to the chair. 4
The reading Of the minutes was, on motion,
dispensed with. ~ W ....
The following messages were read:
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
New ORLEANS, Feb, 1856. !
To the President and Members of the
Board of Aldermen
GENTLEMEN: The following resolutions, adopted
by your honorable body. were coEcurred i'll by this
Board:
TO be planted on Claiborne Circle, etc.
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller to warrant
on the Treasurer in favor OF j. B. Lamohe for 900
luton appointing joint committee 10 examine inlo
| the feasibility Of erecting market Oh Espanade
street, corner of Galvez street,, was concurred in.
JAMES A HOPKINS, Secretary
BoARDoF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,)
| NEW ORLEANS. Feb. IG, 1856. !
To tie President and Members Of The
| GESrLEMEN-Your concurrence is respectfully SO
liced in the following resolutions and ordinances
adopted by this Board
resolution appropralIng SlUuO 10 the Mayor TO be
| used for secret police purpose.
IN ordinance for the protection of the equestrian
statue of General Jackson on Jackson Square.
A resolution 10 pay sundry persons
A resolution approving the adjudication made 10
Patrick Nesor for running the draining machines OF
the FIRST and Fourth Districts.
resolution rejecting the adjudication made to Cor
nelius Sweeney.
Resolution TO pay sundry persons.
A olptio IDnk o
EMPLOYED 10 clean the police station and prison of The
Second District 10 clean also the office OF the Recorder
of the said District without extra compensation.
pJA JAS. 4. HOPKINS, Secretary.
The following resolution, passed by the AS
| sistant Board, was read twice, the rules being
suspended:
A resolution appropriatng $1,000 TO the Mayor for
motion to refer the foregoing resolution to
the Police Committee, was lost.
Yeas-Messrs. Denegre, Dupre and Fillmore
s.
Pride and Tompkins-5.
motion to concur was carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Messrs Culbertson, Durell, Dupre,
Price, Pride and Tompkins- IS.
Nays-Messrs Denegre and Gillmore--2.
Mr. Converse took his seat.
The following resolutions, passed by the AS:
| sistant Board, were read twice and CONQUERED
in. the rules being suspended:
Yeas-Messrs. Culbertson, Durell, Denegre
Dupre, Gilmore, Price, Pride and TompkinsS
A resolution 10 pay sundry persons--adopted Feb
A resolution approving the adjudication made te
! Patrick Nesior for running The draining machines
| the First and Fourth Districts.
resolution rejecting the adjudication made to Cor
| nelius SWeeny.
A resolution to pay sundry persons-adopted Feb
18th, 1856.
solution making ii the duty of the person EN-
ployed to clean the police station and prison OF Inc
Second District 10 clean also the Recorders office O
| said District, without extra compensation.
The following ordinance, adopted by the AS
sistart Board, was referred to the Judiciary
Committees .,.,,,
| statue of Gen Jackson on Jackson Square
The rules being suspended, Mr.. Tompkin
called up the message of the Board of Assistan
Aldermen relative to the preamble and resolu
tons to compromise the existing difficulties be
tween the city of New Orleans and the Pont
ehartrain Railroad Company Glaia on me taol
subject to call on the 18th of January, 1eo6)-
said message informing the Board that tn
aforesaid preamble and resolutions had beer
vetoed by the Mayor and persisted in by tn
Assistant Board of Aldermen, notWithstandln!
said veto.
Mr.. Tompkins moved to take up the veto Q
the Mayor. Carried.
Mr.. Culbertson moved to refer the matter t.
a special committee Of three, who should COME
with the President and Directors Of the Pont
chartrain Railroad Company, for the purpos
of ascertaining if they would consent to NOV
their depot down Eysian Fields street, and Civ
} un the vacant space to the city for the purpos
of forming sugar depot.
, Lost by the following vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Culbertson aud Dupre-.Z
Nays-Messre. Durell, Denegre, FILLMORE
Converse, Price, Pride and Tompklns''I.
Mr.. Tompkins moved that the Board OF A
dermen persist, notwithstanding the veto
: the Mayor in the &c Preamble and resolution
to COMPROMISE the existing difficulties betWee
the CITY of New Orleans and the Pontchartrai
Railroad Company adopted by the Board
Assistant Aldermen, May 4, 1865, and concul
red in by the Board of Aldermen, Novembt
Goth, 1859
IS Carried by the following vote: -,
r Yeas--Messrs. Bailey, Durell, Denegre, Gil
more, Converse, Price, Pride and Tompkins--
Nays--Messrs Culbertson and Dupre-2
PETITIONS, ETC.
o A petition of P c. Wright, relative to taxes wror
fully assessed against him, was referred TO the 1u
10 A petition of S Il. Day and w. w. Smith, askil
for the use of Lafayette Square for circus per per
10 mances every night in the week, and especially
Sundays, was laid on the table by the following Vo
70 Yeas--Messrs Culbertson, Durell, Denegz
~ Gilmore, Converse, Price and Pride-'7'
" Nay--Mr. Dupre-1.
% "a bill due N. Mcclure, for fitting up me seTe,
Precinct polls, was referred TO Inc f'ha'ee W
mittee. . H.; wanna
No petition of V. Perlat, relative to his prope
" wrongfully assessed in the Second Dls'fe'' was
ferred TO the Judiciary Committee
as By a message the Board was invited to &C
cur in a resolution adopted by the Assista
rs Board for joint meeting this evening at
o5 o'clock, for the election of on Assistant Rec
~ der, for the Third District, and a i Director
90 the Public Schools for the Second District.
On motion, the aforesaid resolution was q
81 Cured in, the rules being suspended