New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-18

Ii. Treasurer,
New Orleans, Feb. Q, 1856
The following letter from the Treasurer was
read, and on motion, referred to the Finance
Committee:
1.-THE statements referred to in the letter will
be found in another column Of this journal.l
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, February II, 1856. !
To the President and Members of the
Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN: beg 10 lay before you the number of
licenses issued this office for the week endu on
the 9th inst. forward statements showing the num-
Der of the licenses, the parties to whom issued and
the amount received. From these statements il will
he seen there have been issued during the week:
Is coffee house licenses,
10 family grocery do
Is retail merchant do
IA commission merchant licenses,
retail apohecary do,
10 wholesale merchant do,
exchange broker d.
10 exhibition do,
/ wo@d dealer do,
/ hotel do,
! restaurant do,
private banking house do,
insurance company do,
l retail dry grocery do,
81 dray licenses, First District,
70 do do, Second do,
4s do do, Third do,
truck license,
wagon do,
IS market cart licenses,
SO cab and carriage do,
omnibus do,
pedd'er do.
WIN II GARLAND, Treasurer
The following communication from the Sur
veyor was read, and, on motion, referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings
SURVEYORS DEPARTMENT.,
CRY ALL, New Orleans, Feb. 12 1855. !
To the Hon the Common Council,
Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GEETLEMEN.in obedience TO resolution passed by
your honorable Board the sitting of the 9Th instant
requesting 10 furnish the Council with the cost of
placing The Bienvile aud Common street Shell Roads
IN proper condition for travelling, have the honor to
report as follows, tU-Wit
Probable cost of repairs to Bienvlle street Shell Road:
For oa0 barrels of lake shells, at IS cents 500 90
FOR hauling and labor. Tvs w
Total Observation-Disclosures. .S675 10
Probable cost of repairs to Common Shell Road:
For 1000 barrels of lake shells, rs cents 600 90
For hauling and labor. Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
Total. ..............s............ 81 $50 90
take this opportunity to again call your attention TO
the bad condition of the Washington and Melaire
shell roads. A few hundred dollars (aboul S5uoI
would put them in good order and prevent them from
going into ruin.
1t becomes my duty this occasion, to mention one
of the OF destruction of all these roads, and
the remedy is in the hands of your honorable Council
10 ask that it be Immediately applied This cause is
the neglect of the contractor OF the draining OF Section
No Q, NJ RS. j. Thorn, in performing the conditions
of her contract allowing The section 10 be, the greatest
part of the time, overfowed, thereby rendering the
foundations of said roads very soft snd causing i'm,
mense damages, not only 10 the same, but also 10 all
the residents in that section. There exists in the
specifications clause which reads thus: &c In case
of any neglect the part OF the contractor; the SUI
veyor shall repor, the same 10 the Council of MUM
cpaly No. One, who shall then fine the contractor III
the of $780, and shall have the right TO declare the
contract, ipso aclo, null and void" therefore res
pecifuy ask that said clause be Immediately enforced
remain, respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
II v SuYUa
A communication from the Street Commits.
sioner, asking who is to defray the expenses o
the cutters, curb stones and other parts Of the
pavements, frequently broken up by the Fire
Department for the purpose of making reser
golrs for their suctions, was read, and, on mo
ton, referred to the Committee on Streets anC
Landngs.
By message this Board was informed tina
the Board of Aldermen had conourred in thu
following resolutions:
29h, 1856
"A resolution to publish the report of The Fnanc
Committee and the budget for 1855.
resolution fixing the annual lax for The year lS5
upon real estate and slaves.
res oiueoh 10 pay sundfy persons for expenses in
Inent.
The following resolutions, adopted by tn
Board or Aldermen, were read, the rules belnl
suspended, and concurred in:
AfeSoluloh ii,sirnctlng the Surveyor 10 cause Tree
TO be planted on Claiborne Circle, etc
Yeas Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, BENT
Bouny, Chambers, Chapella, Ducros, Eager
Fabre, Gifftn, Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Russia
Thsyer and Violett--16
resolution authorizing The Comptroller 10 warrar
on the Treasurer in favor of j, B. Lamo,he, for til
sum of $l2DO.
Yeas Measrs Banister, Bartlette BENT
Bouny, Chambers, Chiapela, Ducros, Eager
Fabre, Glfen Guyol, Howell, Kelly. Rusba
Thayer and Violett--l6.
By q message this Board was informed the