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S$ 3sS8I l i# New Orleans, Sth July, 1856.

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pair and condition without delay.
remain RESPECTFULLY I9oTu HEsdfnf H. PE CITY surveyor
communication from the City Attorney, trans
hitting his semi-annual report detailing the number
of cases attended to by him. also giving his opinion
on the Judgment lately rendered by the Sixth Dis
trict Court of New Orleans in favor of the male or.
phans for 100000 as a legacy from the McDonogh
Estate and other matters in regard to the McDonogh
Estate, was read and motion referred to the Eli
nance Committee. (see proceedings Of the Board of
Aldermen of sth July, 1860
The following communications from the Street
Commissioner were read, and on motion, referred to
the Committee on Streets and Landings:
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
To the honorable the Common Council:
selomberg Assistant Deputy M Street M Com
Harman Flynn, contractors for cleaning all the streets and
pe M ,s "s
their work refused and neglected 10 orders
asn aa S 'n tsreoe contrast be
nued by e Council in accordance with the clause therein a
the a1sL s a Il. and as eeF
A0D' ''s. AUG s. PHELPS,
Street Commissioner.
STREET coMMIssIoNER,s; M sSl M RS oFEIeE, SIIeE,
tESTIEmEN@You have doubtless heard much complaint dur
yesterday and today @ t the neglect &c Of cleaning The
yoidabe resulting from possible @
the Gss ee tie First and Second Districts would 5s
ready take charge their respective works on Monday
We ai ca me Gn s late
t tos wod enter upon ther service Monday morning
notified the old contractors o from the work after the
Greatly surprise on Monday @ neither n Of IL the new
In lie al 4th and Gil Wards oals removed yes
e s of the
ssy Gs s e5 n nd
aer tat tine tie Of complaint win cease exist
paved streets Of the city, entered the execution Of said
A''' AUG. S. PHELPS, Street Commissioner
The following message was read: s..:.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,2
To the President and Members Of the Board
of Assistant Aldermen
by your honorable body conced in by the Board of AL
ordinance provide for tho sale of the lease of the New
resolution appointing Joint Committee to make arrange
men for the ih of Jny and appFoprang sum of $500 for
essr Dupre Landry and Harrison appointed the
we're e9 rtss G9s IS M oSd @'os1 " your honorable '0u
Sr ToP W opo Tn'' on the
M the n @ n made adni BY y gn m Al Ahfn m and
resolution dispensing wish tho services of Charles Fago
Acting Warden of the Worouss and dedpcting his salary
for the time he was absent
.-" CIIAs. CLAIBORNE Secretary
Tile following resolution, rejected by the Board of
Aldermen, was on motion OF Mr.. Bailey, persisted in
and Messrs Bailey, Holland and Oliver were appoint
ed as committee OF conference on the subject on the
part of this Board
rssS3.,pn aRsnsaE M ss The ser ssvisss Of chs rs ges9
Tie following resolution, rejected by the Board of
Aldermen, was, on motion Of Mr.. Holland persisted
in, and Messrs. Holland, Huyghe and Reid were ap-
pointed a committee OF conference on the subject:
resolution accepting the poposa made by John Ahern and
Henry McGunn for lighting all the oil lamps Of the city
The following resolutions, adopted by the Board Of
Aldermen, read the rules being suspended, and
concurred in by Che following vote:
Yeas--NIessrs Bailey, BENT, Burthe, Cooper, De
Labarre, Hebrard, Holland Hnyghe, Oliver, Oyerton
and Reid--1l.
resolution authorizing the Comptroller 10 warrant in favor
resolution aatnoFi4Ing ,@ comptroer to warrant to
. The following resolution, adopted by the Board of
on Streets and Landings:
resolution insuchng the Street Commissioner enforce city
By closing lot corner of Lafayette and rchoupou
The following ordinance, adopted by the Board of
Aldermen was read the rules being suspended:
AN ORDINANCE to determine the proportion paid by
s & p S @ s o v to e hs h S2o Ps
ct Of tue city directed by ordinance No 24 of the Com
Rssoe; Thaths property ho5es on the ,aia Esyes street
the completion Of the work and its acceptance by the city said
mos S ' @
WToe nty aud % rgt sI" Je to collect ie same
Mr.. Holland offered the following words rs an
amendment to the ordinance, which was read and
accepted: " It being well understood that such con-
tractor shall have no claim or recourse against the
city for the portion Of such property holder owner
and the city shall i'll nowise be held bound therefor
The ordinance in its amended form was then read
and concurred in by the following vote, and on mo-
ton sent to the Board of Aldermen for concurrence
in the amendment:
Yeas-Messrs, Bailey, Benit, Burthe, Cooper He
brard, Holland, Huyghe, Oliver Overton and Rcid-lO.
By message this Board was informed that the
Board Of Aldermen had concurred in the resolution to
go into Joint session for the election of certain city
officers, with tile following amendment: by inserting
the words and ''School Directors Of the four Dis
trcts.1
On motion of Mr.. Holland, the amendment was re-
jected by the following vote;
l
Hebrard, Holland, Huyghe, Oliver Overton and
Reid-l0.
Nay-Mr De Labaue-1.
Mr.. Holland moved that the Board of Aldermen he
informed of the rejection by this Board Of their
amendment to the foregoing resolution.
Mr.. DeLaharre objected.
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following were referred to the Finance Com
mittee:
OF John NJ. Bell Sheriff. asking payment of hill.
OF Auguste DnnlaNtitr, asking Of bill
OF s. NJ. Wesmore, asking payment Of hill.
OF Johns Restaurant, asking payment Of BILL
OF j. IL Keller, asking payment Of bill,
Of c. w. Pfrhard, asking his
expert for the opening of Rotligrac street
The following were referred to the Committee on
Streets and landings
OF F. A Pruniiiy and schindlGr Co.. relation to the
nuisance at the foot Of Independence street
chine notifying the Council that they will hold the city respon
bc for any damage sustained by them in consequence OF ht
cessation Of the working Of The draining machine
Or residents and property holders Of the Fist and Fourl
Districts asking that bridge be placed the Of Eucp
and Liberty streets.
OF VIM Garland asking that the Surveyor br authorized t.
Issue 10 l,iml his certificate for repairing shrll roads
The petition OF sundrY persons, complaining Of
lumber yard on Carondrlet between Jnlia and st
Joseph Streets nuisance, and asking for its re
movaI, was, on motion, referred to the Police Com
mittee.
The petition Of IL Bogou CLERK Of the Third District Court
New Orleans IN regard the Hptnc condition. Of the Cour
room and Clerk Office Of Sd uice and asking it the
| sAry repairs be wt,t.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
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