New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-21
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

CHAS. W. HOPKINS, Secretary pro tenn.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
TUESDAY, May IS, 1858.
The Board met this day pursuant TO adjournment.
Members present: Messrs. Conway, DeLabarre,
Dupre, Howell, Landry. vennard and Wilt.
Mr.. Landry was called TO the chair.
The reading Of the minutes was, on motion, dis
pensed with.
The rules being suspended Mr.. vennard, on behalf
Of the Committee on Streets and Landings, offered
the following report, which was adopted
The Committee Of Landings have the honor
report spon The preamble and authorizing
Comptroller TO sell after days notice. for tbs
1y @ feet u d
ad shall be completed shall be
sold by the Comptroller after days notice. for the consue
eSs from Nsyadss % Lake. ~ ETC. The
sns syss The @ Of s city ss:
by engaged the attention Of the City Council from reports Of
passSr hour when danger an
.w and The fears excited hers sgsn ssyed BY the
the opin Of commit this work should be longer de
lnged such roodly portion with
Of damage property and in endeavors the City Council 70
Thousands Of dollars and also the injury c chartered
reputation and commercial nteres-a considered with the
arrived when the vss should be Ons:rac'ed
should be entirely disspated let expense be what may
more mpsrsiive mon o1 and onr he
ed in the fears Of flow Of the ssissippi by
duty Of Council constituency, respond
by adopting sad smbe and resolutions the said evee
anxousy expected be constructed and citizens be
Permea calmly and securely to gaze upon the Father Of
above the mountain source from whence the Mississippi in It's
Your would by inserting
thirty days 10 lieu o. ten DAYS. and that our view. may
Necessary to convey thai after the
pIe'ed by these resolutions hst railing be erected
and also that toll be built said road and
gsher win The cllee = toll. from ali riding
driving said shell road all be done by and in -ccor
with ordinances Of the iacomi Council recommended
for The railing the toll collections. etc.
will be in order and due time when laid evee and road
eessos hopng that they will perfect this work have pro
benefit project and improve city Concluding with these
re marks from the vast importance Of the subject aensnded
amble and resolutions.
s. T. 1 pnsGIaBARRE,
The following preamble and resolutions were, on
motion, adopted, the rules being suspended. after
having been amended as recommended in the fore
going report, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs Conway, DeLabarre, Dupre, How
ELL Vennard and Wits.
Where's the Mississippi river its of high water from
time 70 lime threatens our city with an ovsIaw Of ITS bank.
Sauve's plantation, in the parish Of Jefferson;
such Calamity Se inessniaS and
Where's j. Is DUTY the Common Council owes The city and
its inhabitants 10 devise against such unlocked
for n s ssds % r. Sds 70 R5oft Ss
| OF o hers beyond on limits therefi re,
BE resoeed That the Comptroller be and he is hereby
tho ed SELL after thirty notice in he official journal
for the construction Of along the upper Limit Of
to be sky the base thirty wide iop
O. sufficient height to guard the city sgsins all overhow'
Be further resoyed That said leyee shah have
70 @ @s SOce Gf sTa
tract for the srutol Of shell road twenty feet in width
the whole work 10 be executed in accordance with thu
sales be subject to the approval rejection Of the Common
Council
The following message was read
| MAYoRALrr OF WV ORLEANS,
| City Hall, May Is, 1855 )
ESD making demand Of the ely Of New Or
Blque Pene injuries alleged inlictet
The Keeper Of the Police Jail requested transmit
your honorable body Tor your consideration and action
Your OOsd GHas ssF N " yATERMAN. Na,or.
NorE-The communication referred to is transmitted to thu
j. B. WALTON, seey Mayoralty
The following communication was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings:
| STREET CoNMssIoNERis OFFICE
To the Common Council of New Orleans may H. 1890
entlemenIn conformity With resolution No 392S Of you
honorable body Ihave examined the blacksmith shop
CO ner Apollo Josephine Streets Fourth District
that blacksmith shop has been built ourtee
by your late ordinances The building wooden tn
|
cannot in my opinion, be called nuisance.
Respectfully Eo1S' ST4o1. Street Commissioner.
The following communication was read:
STREET CoMMIssIoSER's OFFICE,
City nall, May Ii, 1875
Observation-Disclosures have the honor forward lette
from Mr. Frema-x of The Parish Prison he subject Of tn
cleaning Of the privies of the same for action
would .a your attention to te necessity Of raising III
sa lower than the sidewalks at the extreme
and when Il rains i Az up and hs water runs into The jail
est bat very little aud the necessity of cleaning the prvea
In another very great nuisance would
TO raise tn grade Of the gutter stones back Of II
down BY The weight Of the balls this wonld ALLOW the water
ent, eing offensive 10 the whole neghborhood Tn
t | cha &c would cost but very little.
r A. GUYoI, Street Commissioner
: On motion, the first part of the foregoing commit
nicaton referred to the Finance Committee, an
the second part to the Committee on Streets an
Landings.
The following communication was read, and, o
notion referred to the City Attorney, with il
structions to compel MIR. Cronan to comply with th
/ conditions Of his contract
sURvEroR's DEPARTMENT,
- City Hal, New Orleans, May Ii, 1883
Gentemen-lt becomes my duty report Mr..
block paving Of Ro7a and Streets as 6svir
the work 3 begun IL the ten days following he approval
the adjudication by the Comm Council. Thirty two da
No $50 approving Of the SdjSdisSen BY the oo@proile
and has been made by the
commencement of the work.
ii remain, respectfully,
You Eo SSfs f Il! i Sffs City Surveyor.
!, The following communication was read:
BOARD ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
May 8, 1883.
To the honorable the President and members
s OF The Board OF Aldermen
GeutIemeuI have the honor to inform You that the fol o.
ing resolution adp ed b, honorable body
l. | in by this Board
resolution awarding the numbering the hous
and lots Of the city to james Walsh-Ed Oshannessy
y | ty etc.
You respectfully invited the following re-,
4 | luons adopted by this board
,ution directing the Surveyor to make plan Of
belonging the city, situated in the square bounded by FultC
New Levee, ST. Joseph and Julia streets, etc.
resolution to publish the petition OF property
| Common street, praying for a sewerage, etc
resolution authorizing the Assistant City Attorney to
Of satisfaction Of judgments In various suits against
D. N. a. Canal anu Naviga ion Company, etc.
81 luton authorizing the comptroller to warrant in ay
ID o! the Creole Prlting Unmp.ny for S3O3 IS.
resolution sundry Adopted May 1883.
resolution authorizing the Street Commissioner TO have
terminus Of the railroad and the village BAYOU ST. john
resolution auhorzng Commissioner notify
for keeping repair the shell roads OF the city,
repair forthwith the roadway Com street. from the
ia said other side OF Claiborne
n resolution insrueng the Surveyor oil lamp
be placed each side Of the bridge the canal at
In half way house. etc
Id resolution authorizing the purch
twelve Thousand feet OF plank Tor repairing the roads OF
at First District.
N. resou ion requesting the Comptroller make
NJ field the Of belonging
c city bounded South Market Deord Fulton and Front
i'd persisted ard the Committee Streets and Land
amounted a OF the = blect: