New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-24

| Communication from the Surveyor stated tEat lie
SJghI % Sne 5est mode Of repairing the break ID the
Eoufth n strlct ieyeE was by snsta huI
1ead Wnch would cost Sl400 also recommended that
the sIFeets 90 both sides Of PoYdras market be paved
/ VIII square stones, etc. Referred to Streets and
| Landings COMMITTEES. -
/ The Board concurred IA the raaoptiop orasyino,
| CoInmIttee on Improvements and Buildings to take
account Of furniture rejected from cit5 or II y1r,s
the resolution authorizing The Treasurer to sign eou
pons OF bonds Of Opel0usas railroad van coTrnrvad
in the passage Of certain bills to payment ss oo
Cured in the resolution of waFFantug in favor for
lawyer John 4. Lambkn for $500 In payment al qar
vices in Pike county, Miss, in suit Of CITY VI Car
land, was concurred in in favor for warTautine Of
City Assessors to amount Of $1,000 EACH referred
the resolution directing ballasting Of Clio street was
referred to Streets and Landings Committee; to
cause selling Of contracts for making walks from Ie-
wee street to certain WharVes In Second District was
conenrred in the Board concaFred in approving ac
1on Of special committee which directed repairs OF
First District courtroom.
Ihe ordinance to establish uniform rate Of taxes
and licenses was made special order Of the day for
next meeting
Various petitions was read by title aud referred
. 1he reporLot tne Cttys Directors in the Board Of
| directors q the New Orleans, jackson and Great
Northern Railroad was presented. It set forth the
progress OF the road the difficulties which had EN-.
t oaIrassed the work, the means by which they had
oeen met and overcome, statement of fha nfesent
cohdOn OF its affairs and the pronisa far Ire f7ty1ra
progress Of the enterprise
af. HARRISON offered resolution the nrearnhIe NJ
FHn Hity ho.
came Ihe holder Of 81 600 600 worth of stock Of fbe
4Ne~ orleans, jackson and Great Northern Railroad.
and Whereas It's completion was Of great to
us tl1y ineeFest the work should be fostered and
encouraged, and that the Board anrrove The efieSs
OF the Citys Directors in the business ~
! them. Preamble and resolutions we're adonte5 an5
sent down to the Assistant Board for concurrence.
! Mr.. Howell offered resolution asking the Msyo-
for information why certain ordinances Or seeto f
| ordinances were not enforced.
| Mr.. Howell stated that his object was to have n
settled whether in Of iHfngemento Of ordinances
| it preliminary necessity for citizen to make
an affidavit, that the Mayor should cause an rne
| diate abatement.
Mr. DeLabarre opposed adoption on the ground that
i was condemnatoTy and casting reprsach upon the
Mayor.
Mr.. Howell reoined, dsayowfng any such design,
and advocating its passage.
1t was finally adopted
Mr. DeLabarre offered resolution to cause the en-.
tension OF Port Market which was referred to Streets
and Landings Committee
Mr. Howell offered resolution to cause INQUIRY
into the matter Of location, cost and particulars
relative to the erection of steam pump on the river
side Tor throwing water into the city cutters to cause
3 current for their cleaning.
The Finance Committee reported unfayorabIy upon
hxing the salary OF the clerk of the Street Commits
soner at $3.50 per month /; the same upon the pe-
ttiOn Of Saml. Mooore, asking certain amount for
t6e recovery Of some city property The report was
adopted
The Committee on Streets and Landings rsnnrte5
|
Union street; ayorabiy upon resolution providing
for laying curbstones st Charles street (ate Nav
ades) from Tivoli Circle to Felicity Road adopted Tt
recommended the firing of one is lb gun at the fnt f
Canal street nightly. and the doing away Of the firing
of guns in the different Districts and resolution ia
that effect was adopted it recommended construction
q banquette on the ieyee at the foot Of Custom
house street 1T recommended opening Of water pup
on fIlere street, opposite IRENE Market The reDoFt
| with accompanying resolutions, was adopted
The Board then adjourned to Thursday evening
unS For 1eF1ttsT ,at1f1 Al
the licenses for the ensuing year.
! BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALpgRMEs.-Present Mr.
| Waldo in the chair and quorum.
| Inc special order OF the evening, to-wit the or
| dinance defining the duties and pay of the Coroner
was taken mp, discussed little, and postponed to the
| next meeting
The Mayor sent in message in regard to the Girod
tnnd, which was read and referred to the Finance
Committee. The exhibit showed the fund to be in a
very prosperous condition.
The ComEtroler's and Treasnrer's weekly renorts
were read and referred. The Treasurers ghoed
q fund on hand Of S52,504 TO-
The Board OF Aldermen reported concurrence in re.
SOLUTIONS and asked concurrence in others as follows.
For rebuilding the chimney of one Of the draining
machines, c0ncurTed in; for allowing the neutral
ground OF Espanade street. near Casacayo to be used
Tor the deposit OF material during the erection of a
new building, concurred in for extending the Third
District nuisance wharf, concuTred in for adding
stone improvements to the shell walks Of the Place
Armes, referred to Committee on Streets and Land
;
proposed city railroads. etc, referred to Committee
on Streets and Landings for purchasing 25 600 feet
of lumber to repair the plankng of Josephine street
Goneured in; for putting an iron railing around the
Jackson Monument, cnncured in.
The Board of Aldermen reported substitute for
the resolution for two more lamps on the purtjcO of
the City Hall the substitute being to authorize the
Mayor to cause the two present lamps to be lighted
nightly The substitute rejected, the original re-
solution persisted in and the whole matter referred
to Committee of Conference.
The Board of Aldermen also reported amendments
to the resolution for compelling the Gas Company to
shed little more light on the evee and the amend
ments were COnCurTed in.
Petitions were read by title and appropriately re-
ferred
Resolutions being in ORDER were offered as follows.
For contracting with John Coleman to extend the
square block paving of Canal street referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Landings. For requesting the
Mayor 10 report the names OF parties whose notes
were discounted with portions of the GrOd fund by
the previous Mayor adopted. Several other Fesolu.
tons Tor market conyenienees and street improve
| mens, were read and referred.
The Board OF Aldermen reported preamble and
resolutions approving report of the Directors of the
| New Orleans, jackson and Great Northern Railroad
all in view of the act that the city has an interest of
$2000,OO0 IN the road and that interested parties
IN mississippi are endpayOrng to prevent the extern
sion OF the road to its contemplated terminus ETC.
Referred to special committee, consisting of Messrs
Ranney Phelps, Moreno and Massicot on the part Of
| the Board of Assistants
| The Finance Committee reported the usual resou.
! tl0n for paying current expenses Adopted. The
committee reported the rejection of the resolution
| for raising the salary of Mr.. Campbell the Ser.
geant.at-Ar Armes of the Board, from 800 to Sl25
per month but notwithstanding their rejection the
Board considered the resolution good and after some
lively debate, adopted it.
The Street and Landing Committee submitted A
routine report, which adopted and resolutions
for constructing foot-Walks between the shipping
wharyes, for leyeling dirt deposits between the
WharRes for erecting certain lamps etc. Wera also
submitted and adopted.
The Fire Committee reported q resolution for an.
proprating S4500 to the Firemens Charitable Assn-
citation more than is set down in the next budget as
compromise, under which the Association NAV be
enabled to accept engne.honses, ETC., which they
have hitherto refused to accept After some discus
sion, in which it was argued that the Association
would never accept the offer the resolution was voted
upon and lost.
a resolution for contracting with bTr. Vignie, the
city auctioneer to sell the McDonogh property. was
made the special order for the next meeting.
The Board then adjourned.
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MURDER IN BRooKLYE.-In Brooklyn, on the 10th
man named Cullen killed boy named John Hart
by repeated blows and kicks. He then made his
escape
DEATH OF Two CHILDREN FROM DRINKING LIoUoE.
little boy, years and six months old named Bay
ard surpass, resdngfn Brooklyn died few days ago
from the effects Of glass of gin given TO it by the