New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-31


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| licenses, First District n"
I g do do, Second do, ~ Y53Mga ~
] cab and carriage licenses, EEss ..-.-s-
| ESs5 3 market cart y A dor HI rs ~ x u
rs ADAM lsE,il'i i ,GsIFFEN Treasprer
ofihe3cfty Of New OLeans.
| 4 Communication from the Street Commits
eioner was read, in regard to the bad condition
Of Lafay street, from ST. Charles to Locust
street, and on motion the same was referred to
the Committee On Streets and Ihndings,
The following message was re :s "A I'll y H.
- w. BOARD OF ALDERMEN
8@ Nh &# March 10Th, 1856
To the President and Members Of the
PA Board Of Assistant Aldermen
GENTlEMR EN- !: The following resolutions, adopted
BY your honorable body, were concurred in by The
Board of Aldermen 5 q A;,5 . .fsg.ss * III a
IA resolution granting permission NichoisonSc CO
Magazine and Robin5 Streets. 4. BE- ss "
sAresoutongTe quising The commissaryo st.. Mary's
and The conmissary of the Vegetable market, Second
District ID act commits Of The. Fruit Market.s
Arssolution y pay sundry persons, adopted March
11lh, 1856. AZ lSsS IL ssS {}5 E4 s5S5
resolution authorizing The Street Commissioner to
make certain changes inthe specifications for running
steam ferry from Canal street, Second District and
| al Jackson street. Fourth District, III .3 ND
"A resolution granting an extension of time 10
August MlerforIthe removal Of his slaughter house
Aresoiution AUTHORIZE rg the CITY Attorney 70 dis
continue all proceedings against Alfred Lowell. alt 4
Resolutions requiring the Surveyor make certain
bridges, and requiring the Street Commissioner
amp-post at the corner of Claiborne street and ST.
Aresolution authorizing the City Surveyor to have
the polls properly constructed for the election of The
t2ilh instant ,3e3 LAX ss ~ as .
held on The gath instant for Mayor Treasurer, Comp
troer, Surveyor, Street four
one from each District members of the Board of
.-ytdf ri van
Assistant Aldermen.
The following resolutions, adopted By your honor
cured cur in, and the second laid on The table:
Resolutions authorizing the Street Commissioner TO
allow the contractor for lighting the lamps of the
Fourth District the cerfcaiefor the deduction made
in December last, and authorizing the Street Commits
sioner 10 replace such lamps as may be unfit for use
The following resolution, adopted by your honorable
body, wa 8 rejecled by This Board. a. s.-.t ..=
Aresolution authorizing the Comptroller TO sell the
contract for altering the grade centre
Of Girod street, from the Levee 10 Magazine street.
! hsSps'''ec; HAs. cLAIBo RNE, sec'y. J,
The following resolution adopted by this Board
and rejected BY the Board Of Aldermen, was,
on motion, persisted in, and Messrs. Russia,
Chambers and Mcknight, were appointed o
committee Of conference on the subject, on the
part Of this Board:
contract for altering the grades of the CUTTERS and
center of Girod street, from the leyee 10 Magazine
street. .s1l.s q.
Board Of Aldermen, were read, anu on MOTION,
CONQUERED in.
A resolution authorizing the City Attorney, together
with the counsel employed on the part the city, in
the matter The CITY OF NeWaofleans ana me
into effect the compromise made with said Company.
A resolution requiring The Street Commissioners
10 repor, under what authority he has caused the lamps
Of The Fourth District to be replaced, and also the
number of lamps thus replaced stssz-
A resolution instfncng the Street Commissioner &c
re port to the Council the number of lamps necessary
10 be replaced. and where required. ~
The following resolution, adopted by the
Board of Aldermen, was, on motion, referred
to the Finance Committee:
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller 10 war
Public School Lyceum and Library Society, for sucl
sum as NAV appear upon The Books OF The Treasury
10 The credit Of said Society.
The following resolution, adopted by tht
Board Of Aldermen, was, on motion, referred u
the Committee on Streets and Landings:
I A resolutionfau,horizing the Street Commissions
to grade Perat street. the intersection of Giro
| 10 st. Paul streets. EtE7
By message, this Board was informed thai
the Board Of Aldermen had adopted the follow
ing substitute for the resolution, &c authorizing
the Comptroller TO sell the contract for repair
ing certain streets, according to specifications
to be furnished by the 81 Committee on Streets
and Landings: f&
Resolvsd That the Surveyor be and he is hereby au
thorized, under the advice and direction OF the Com
mitiee on Streets and Landings, to repair the panl
roads of the city by taking up the worst portion OF tht
plank roads substituting she'll roads in their stead
and using the lumber tsken from such takeI
up in repairing the haance of the plank roads, pro
vded that the amount expended shall not exceed tn
sum provided for ihc5repairs OF plank roads, IN tn
| budget OF 1856. &9s1 ,.24, -. ~ LIZ.
The yeas and nays being called for on thu
concurrencein the foregoing substitute, resulted
| as follows +65f Ma r. H.
Yeas -Messrs. Barbarin BENT, Chambers
Chiapella, Eager, Guyol, Kelly, Rusha, @Stith
Thayer and Violett--l1.
Nays essra. Banister, Bartlette, Bridg
and Fabre-4.
The chair decided the substitute rejected
Mr. Bartlette moved to persistin the origina
resolution. Carried.
On motion, Messrs Bartlett, Fabre, Thayer
| Bridge and Howell, were appointed as com
mittee of conference on the subject, on the par
of this Board.
By message, this Board was informed tina
the Board Of Aldermen had adopted the fol
lowing substitute for the resolution, &C ALLOWING
a reward of $500 to Capt Bowditch and A. F
Moynan, for arresting w. Il. Garland, lat
Treasurer of the City,
Resolusd That the Comptroller warrant on the TFea
surer in favor of Capt Bowditch for The of 25t
| tbe same being as reward for arresng w. Gai
land late Treasurer while attempting to abscond fror
| the city.
On motion, the foregoing substitute was lai
on the table, and the original resolution per
sisted in, whereupon Messrs Guyol, Stith an
Bouny were appointed committee of conferenc
on the subject on the part of this Board.
By message this Board was informed that tn
Board Of Aldermen had persisted in the resolu
ton authorizing the Treasurer to receive fror
P. Casenave, agent of G.. W. johnson, one-hal
the amount Of taxes payable in 1856, on tw
lots, with the buildings thereon, situate o
Toulouse street.
On motion, the Finance Committee was ap
pointed committee of conference on the sub
ject on the part Of this Board.
1.-THE quarterly reports Of the public schools
the First and Fourth Districts were ordere
to be published, and will be found in anothe
column of this paper ]
| PETITIONS.
The following were referred to the Financ
Committee
OfN. O Plcayune, asking payment of BILL
orc. G. Mather, Inspector of Weights aud Mea
sures for the Fourth District, asking TO be turnshe
with standard set Of weights and measures.
Of J. Delhomme, collector Of licenses on cotiet
houses cabarets ETC., for the Third District, asking