New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-17
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BoARb or ALpERMEv.-The Board held regular
meeting last night President Nixon in the chair, and
Aldermen Harrisson Howell DeLa5arre Conway,
Landry, Foratall and Vennard, present.
A Communication from the Board of Assistants en-
closed number Of resolutions returned cOncaFred in
among them one relative to nuisance WharVes, to
bridges of Carondelet canal, to repairs to powder
magazine.
4 communication from the Assistant Board asked
concurrence in certain resolutions. The resolution
for the payment Of certain bills for raOns to prisoners
and other police expenses for medicines to city insti
buttons, for advertising, for lumber, hardware and
other merchandise for services, etc., was concurred
in. The resolution directing enforcement Of ordinance
to the running of the CarrOlltOn cars within city
limits The resolution provided that the Chief OF
Police should see TO the enforcement and the cues
tion was raised that it was the Mayors duty under
charter. The resolution was concurTed in. The reso-
luton appropTiating SIS 000 towards the rebuilding
OF Magazine street market was conCuFred in The
resolution to flag stone crossing on Bourbon
at intersection of Canal street was eoncnrred in The
resolution requesting the Mayor to make report Of the
amount of the GirOd fund and the manner in which
it is invested, concurred in. The resolution
thorzing the opening OF wateTplng Yillere street
opposite IRENE market was referred to Streets and
Landings Committee. The resolution appropFiatiHg
$3.50 for the OF the Chief OF Police in taking poT
traits of dangerous and suspicious characters was
COncurfed in.
Petitions were read by title and referred.
Alderman Howell offered a resolution that ban
Quetbe OF proper character be made the eVee,
posite foot of Customhouse street. which referred
to the Streets and Landings Committee.
Aldermen Howell offered resolution to canse the
Chief to have the police gun of the Second District
removed from Congo Square, and fired at point on
the levee as near the middle side of the District as
possible. Referred to Streets aad Landings Com
mittee
Alderman DeLabarre offered resolution TO fix the
salary of the clerk OF the Street Commissioner
per month, which was referred to the Finance Gem
mttee.
Alderman Vennard offered resolution to cause the
Surveyor to report upon the repairs to the break
Water street foot of Saraparu street Fourth District
Alderman Vennard offered resolution for the re,
pair of drainage machine in fourth section, which
was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Streets and Land
| ings reported favorably granting permission to
Crozer i Wing, to deposit building material on E5,
pauade, near CesacalvO street favOrably on repairs
to nuisance wharf of Third District tayorably on
lining Sidewalks of Place 'Armes with curbstones
The committee recommended the adoption of substi.
tutes for some provisions Of preamble and resOlu-
tons relative to the regulation of the running and the
! plan of route of the city railroads now projected
Mr.. Nixon here requested Mr.. Harrison to take the
| chair, that he might advocate amendment that
work be commenced at Canal street. and from thence
the track laid down town and up town simultane
ously, so eXpediting the completion and rendering
finished portions sooner available for the public con
yenience. The amendment was accepted, and also
another by the same gentleman fixing the hours o.
running-the cars to make trip every fifteen min
utes from daylight to 10 o'clock P. NJ, and every
thirty minutes thereafter till II midnight. The pre-
ambe and resolutions were unanimously adopted a.
amended.
Tue committee reported favorably on the purchase
of Is 900 feet lumber for the repair Of plankwak OF
Josephine street; faYOraby upon the resolution o
adjudication Of contract for painting ratings o
squares fayoraby upon the resolution of adjldica
ton of contract for making bitches on various street,
in back part of the city tav0rably upon the res1lu
ton for erection of gas lamp EratO, between Pry
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solution ordering repair Of Dryades street bridge
across Melpomene Canal fayorably upon the resolu
ton extending time OF contract for filling up Wash
nEton Square; iaYOrably upon repairs to Office o
Assistant Whartinger Second District faYorabl1
upon the lighting of tue two gas lights the step
Of the City Hall tayorably on the resolution au
thOrZing the extension and repair OF the nuisance
wharf of the First Districts tayOTably on the resOu
tons ordering purchase Of $4,000 feet of lumber 70
repairs to plankroads Of First District fayorablI
upon the resolution authorizing the City Surveyor
have the untitled contract of the Gas Company t.
supply certain parties OF the lower part OF the cit
with gas complied with favOrably upon the erection
of an iron railing around the monument on jackson
Square favorably upon the petition Of Messrs. Know
i, IL Schwartz for permission to erect q blacksmith
shop. The report, with accompanying resolutions
was adopted.
The Board then went into Executive session.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-Present: Nj
Waldo in the chair aud quorum.
Mr.. Whitney, under suspension of the rules, o
fered a resolution for allowing the Chief of Polio
$3.50 for the purpose OF taking the photographs
thieves pickpOckets, etc, who may fall into I'll
hands of the police The resolution was adopted
and sent to the Board of Aldermen for concurrenc
Mr.. Munroe offered a resolution for fixing OF Clar
Clio and Euphrosine streets with shells and balas
in order to afford proper accommodation to the Y
hCular business connected with the jackson Railroa
]: Adopted, and sent up for concurrence.
$ The order of the day, tOwit: The ordinance sui
Q mtted by the Finance Committee at the prevot
8 meeting fixing the schedule OF taxes and licences
+ professions, calltngs, and other business, and on
; kinds Of vehicles for the coming year, was taken NJ
e The ordinance was read, debated and adopted, SCI
ton by section. There were brisk debates on som
sections of the ordinance, particularly those abot
cotton presses, ship agents, billiard rooms prntn
& Offices and some others. AS the original ordinant
has been officially published in these columns, and
it has yet to be acted upon by the Board of Aide
men, and will doubtless be altered and amended
many parts, need not particular8s now, The 0
!, dnance as passed by the Board Of Assistants wi
! appear in our official columns on Friday.
The ninetyfour sections Of the ordinance havin
: been adopted, seriattm, the ordinance was put
vote asa whole, and adopted.
: Mr.. Phelps called up bis ordinance providing fC
the sale of a contract to collect taxes and licenst
from coffee house, cabarets, etc. Referred to the
nance Committee.
The C0mptrolIers weekly report and that of til
Treasurer were read the latter showing a cash ba
u ance on hand Of $53 800 Sc. Both referred
y The Board Of Aldermen reported concurrence
sundry resolutions, and asked concurrence in Other
of their own. One for lnstruGtlng the street Con
, missioner to see that all roundstOne breaks in tt
street banguettes, such as carriage and alley way
etc, be taken up and replaced with smooth and lev
. paving, was referred to the Committee on Street
and Landing.
Petitions were read and referred to the appropriate
= committees One was for repairing and improvn
% the Breton Market, Third District. Another vi
u from huxters and fruierers of the Second Distri
: Fruit and Vegetable Markets. complaining strong
u of itineran competitors selling their stuff the ba
uun ttpG n
!, Several resolutions for street improvements we
= read aud referred.
= The Finance Committee submitted routine TepG
u and resolutions, as follows: For paying bills
y usual. Adopted. For requiring the Treasurer
= sign coupons for the bonds issued by the city to
u 0peOusas Railroad Company, the signing bbeing
~ matter OF accidental omission heretofore. Adopte
For having the culyerts under the CarrOton Railro
y cleaned out, Adopted. For paying VIM, B. Lam
- kin $500 for legal services for the city in the Garla
y case, in Pike county, Mississippi. Adopted
as The Streets and Landings Committee submitted
lie report, which quashed some propositions and s.
Of tanned some others. Several resolutions for street
cd proyements were submitted with the report a
adopted,
&c Mr. Whitney, of the Special Joint Committee,
ed pointed some time ago to investigate the subject
he the Coroncrs salary and duties, submitted repa
nd which was made the special order for the ut
as, meeting.
to The Committee on Police and Health offered re
ed luton for paying the Louisiana Grays $50 for Gle
ing the mdskets of the Company after their use
for June last. Referred to Finance Committee.
1p. The special joint committee appointed to fix up
Mt First District Court reported progress and asked
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