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

pended, and was, on motIons sent TO the ASSIST
ant Board to be concurred in
Resovsd, That the Street, Commss Toner be, and he is
hereby Instructed, nfemoying the earth taken from the
camp street place AZ mach Of the same as is
necessary, IT EosliSeuHi square 10 grade the same.
Resotroa 5arthsy That lie Surveyor be, ard he is
hereby iustrncted 10 have wooden rafting and trees
PLACED aIoand SAID square, provided the cost does
The following preamble and resolution, offer |
ed by Alderman Bailey, were read twice and /
adopted, the rules being suspended:
Yeas----Measrs. Bailey, Culbertson, Darrell, |
Denegre, Dupres Lugenbnh1, Price and Pride
--8 -
Nays-Messrs. Gilmore and TompEins--2
HAsreus, The shell roads of this ctysare fast going
to ruin for the want of small outlay in repairs and
whereas such roads can be kep. IN perfect repair at
Ana tcAersa provision has been made Ia the budget
Of expenditures for the repairs Of said roads, which
sum % be insufficient, unless said roads receive i'm
Therefore De rescued. That the Comptroller sell at
auction, AFTER ten days, notice in the official jour
three years the shell roads of civ according to
the specifications file the Surveyor Office sale
TO be made subject 70 the approval of the Council
sTANDINa COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bailey, on behalf OF the Finance Commit
tee, offered the following report, which was
adopted and the resolution from the Assistant
Board mentioned in said report, WAS On motion
coucurred in. = #
Yeas, Messrs. Bailey Culbertson, Durel1, Dem
eyre, Dupre, Lugenbuhl, Gilmore and Price
s.
The Finance Committee recommend concurrence IN
the resolution adopted the Board Assistant Alder
men, authorizing The Street Commission to issue a
certificate in favor Of John !ahern for the OF
per centage reserved the certificates already issued
10 him.
NE BAILEY, s-s5-
a@ @ JESSE GILMORE,
g -" A. DUPRE,
THO.h PRICE.
f Mr.. Durell, on behalf Of the Judiciary Com
mittee, offered the following report and resoln-
ctions, which weresread& twice and adopted, the
! rules being suspended:
& The Judiciary Committee, to whom were referred
resolutions saad petitions, hereinafter set forth, beg
leave to report thereupon as follows:
Upon resolution authorizing The Mayor to convey
10 Mr. Didier much OF The grounds was conveyed
by said Dider inerror TO the city for the opening of
Broad street, adopted by the Board ofAssssant Alder
man, Dec. 49, 1856 committee report in favor of
Upon resolution authorizing the keeper of the
Court-Houses 10 purchase beds and bedding for the
ures, adopted by the Board OF Assis der
men 29th January: 1856, yourscommitlee report ad-
versely. r-5@. ANS
Upon the petition of numerous members of the Bar,
praying that The Sixth District Court may be removed
10 the building the North side of the Church of ST.
Louis, land that The First District Court be removed to
the building on the North side of said Church; your
committee report adversly-for the reason thar the
room present occupied by The Sixth Dslrc, Court
is wholly unfit for the sit,ings Of the First Distrc',
/ or Criminal Court. of New Orleans.
Upon the resolution authorizing The City Attorney
take proceedings bring the of j. B G. Ar
nouttvs the City of New Orleans, before the Supreme
/ Couriof The United Staes adopted by the Board OF
1 Assistant Aldermen, December Z 1855 Yonr commit
tee report adversely for the reason that in opinion
of your committee, the Supreme Court Of the United
! States have no jurisdiction in the matter.
Onlhe petition of Jno. Laborde, asking reduction
of license, your committee report adversely; your
committee being of opinion that il is within their
power to interfere with the decisions of the
law.
i =. pom petition of Jose Martinez plhyfng for relic
frau II re n6p in ia rnffh
him for taxes upon property of which he disclaIms
be the owner your committee report adversely, mas
much said petition is ccompanied with proof
| the statements therein sci forth.
Upon communication from The City Attorney, I'M
der ,d dae 49, soS The
ton with Its exclusive privilege of supplying tho city
and inhabitants OF New Orleans and its faubourgs
| with water from the Mississippi river, by means Of
pipes and conduiis your committee report in favor
instrucling the City Attorney 10 take the necessary
proceedings law compel said company to perform
its chartered duties and offer the requisite resolution
| Upon the petition of the New Orleans, Opeousas
and Great Western Railroad Company, praying III,
delivering 10 said company of thirty bonds of the Cit
I of New Orleans, of one thousand dollars each, in re
placement of like number and amount of bonds OF III
aion, by mail, from the City of New York 10 the Cit
of New Orleans, from and after the 9th day of SEP
TENDER, 1856 Your committee report in favor Of sal
| petition. and offer the requisite resolution.
, On the petition of p. Cazenave, agent of G. w
Johnson, praying for reduction of assessment upo
property situate in Toulouse street, b.tween Charlie
and Levee streets said Cazcnave, showing by certi
fcates of sale that said properly was valued on thu
9Th of March, 1922, a.sto,ooo; whereas the same il
assessed at SaUdO0 Your committee reportin favor o
granting said petition, and offer the requisite resolu
ton.
On petitions of J. Grosjean and Beneteau, askns
for thu payment of certain number OF claims, PEI
bill thereof affixed 10 said petilion and which were
furnished the courts of law Your committee repor
in favor OF the same, and offer the requisite resolution
join cuLBERTsoN
! JESSE GILMORE.
RESOLVED, That the City Attorney be instructed Il
take The necessary proceedings at law 10 compel thu
Commercial Bank OF New Orleans to perform lis char
tered duties i'll connection with its exclusive privilege
of supplying the City of New Orleans and its fau
bougs with water from The Mississippi river by
of pipes and conduits.
Resotrsa That til. Mayor of the city of New Orlean.
be authorized 10 issue the New Orleans Opelousa
and Great Western Railroad Company, thirty bonds
The city of New Orleans, of one thousand dollars each
TO be dated the first day of May 1854, and numbered
Letter CO. from 7s9 to inclusive, payable in en,!
years from dale and bearing at the rate of sii
Of November and first day of May of each year, viii
:hirty, coupons attached 10 each bond numhere
from three 10 forty lncuslve said bonds 10 be sgne
by The Mayor and Treasurer and counersigned By Iii
Comptroller. Said bonds 10 be issued in Replacement
Of like bonds in number, amount and description, los
in their tran smisslon by mail between the city
York and the city of New Orleans, and after til
9Th day Of September last. Provided The said New
Orleans, Opeousas and Grea, Western Railroad Com
pany do by agreemeni,to BE- signed by its Presden, o.
behalf of said Company obigate itself to hold the cit
of New Orleans harmless from any claim which ma
coupons so los, aforesaid.
Resolred, That the Comptroller warrant upon tn
Treasurer in favor Of Grosjean & Beneteau, for III
sum of one hundred and three dollars in payment o
their bilifor chairs supplied The various courts
from October % to November IL, 1854.
ReSolrea, That the Treasurer be authorized 10 re
ceive of T. Cazenave, agent of 6. w. johnson, one
half he amount of The taxes calculated and liked as
payable in 1856 upon the assumed value of certain
real estate, being Two lois with The buildings thereon
situate in Toulouse street, between Charities and Levet
streets; The 10 be received in full satisfaction
all the taxes levied upon said property, and payable in
1861, having been sfactorily shown, by acts OF
sale that said property was assessed al double its cash
value.
The following resolution was, on motion. CON.
Cured in IS recommended in the foregoing re-
port:
Aresolution authorizing the Mayor 10 convey back
10 Mr. Didier much Of the ground as was conveyed
to the city in error for the opening of Broad street.
The following resolutions were rejected az
recommended in the foregoing report
A resolution authorizing the keeper of the Court
House 10 purchase beds and bedding for the use 0
juries.
A resolution authorizing the City Attorney TO bring
the of J. B. G. Arnoult vs. the City of New Or
leans before the Supreme Coup of the United States
MIR. Culbsrtson, on behalf Of the COMMITTEES
Oh Work Houses and prisons, offered the follow
ing report, which was adopted, aud the resolu
} tions mentioned in said report were, on motion
concurred in by the following vote:.
} Yeas--Messrs. Bailey, Culbertson, Durell
Denegre, Dupre, Lugenbuhl and Price-.-7.
Nay---Mr. Gillmore---1.
The Committee on the Work-house and Prisons, L