New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-03
OFFICIAL JOURNAL,
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

tuesday, February Goth, 1856
The Board met this day purguant to adio,,rn-
ment. :"
Members present--HonorabIe =. L, Tracy.
PRESIDENT; Messrs. Bartlette, BENT, Cbamhers''
fanre' duyol, Landry, Long and Thayer--9.
no quorum On motion, the Board took a
recess Of ten minutes, at the expiration of
which time the roll was again called:
Members present: Hon e. l.. Tracy. Presi-
dent; Messrs Banister, Bartlette, BENT Bridge.
Chambers, Fabre, Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Ian.
a afy Long, Rusha, ,Stith, Thayer, Violet and
| Wiltz-T.
dispensed with 4.
Mr.. Russia moved to take up the unfinished
| business--carried
Messrs. Barbarin and Eager took their Seats
COMMITTEE ON WORK HOUSE AND PRISONS.
The following report from the above Commit
tee was read and adopted:
The Committee on Worl-House and Prisons beg
leave TO report that they present number of bills
which have not been included in any of the pay-rols
heretofore passed. your committee take this opportu-
My TO report that owing the negligence Of different
parties WHO have furnished provisions and ma terals
these bulls have never been presented at the proper
time for payment; resolution is therefore presented
HANSON KELLY,
E. NJ. RUSSIA,
c. BANISTER,
The following resolution, accompanying the
above report, was read, the rules being sus-
pended, and adopted by the following vote 3
Yeas-Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bartlette,
BENT, Bridge, Chambers, Eager, Guyol, How.
ell, Kelly, Landry, Long, Rusha, Stith, Thayer,
Violet and Wiltz--17
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay on the warrant of
the Comptroller 10 the following persons, for provi.
sons and materials furnished the City w House,
To Presley & Bein, for sundries furnished the
City Work House, from December, 1854, TO
To J. a. Lu'n i Co. for. box lumber fur '-s' ~
To w. R. Bell, for repairs to Black and Red
Maria, and hire of horses TO run the S. sc
To George Hillman, for feed furnished the
horses for the Black and Red Maria. 1870 s.
The following resolution was read, the rules
being suspended, and unanimously adopted
Resolred, That the City Surveyor be requested re-
port TO the Common Council without delay, the COS! o
repairs to the prvies snd sinks attached the Parish
Prison Of the city and parish of Orleans, with view
| to their immediate repair.
The following communication from the Comp
troller was read and, on motion, referred to thu
Committee on Streets and Landings:
I CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
New Orleans, February rs, 1856
TO the Honorable the Common Council :
| GESrLEMES-I have this day, according TO previou
notice, adiudca,ed The contracts for cleaning the
and unpaved and Keeping in repair the unpaved street
of the Fourth and Eleventh wards of the city, as fol
lows:
Fourth ward, a. 81 ,aoo, to Thos. P. Williams. Sc
| cufy, Henry McGuinn.
Eleventh ward at $3.50, 10 Patrick Hartman. Sc
| curties, Thomas Buckley and Patrick Flynn.
have also offered The privilege of running steam
ferry from the foot of Canal street, but had bidder
! Yours, Respectfully,
| o. DeBUYS, Comptroller.
The following weekly report from the Treas
urer was read and, on motion, referred to tn
Finance Committee: