New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

showed fond on hand Of a5347 OIL. Both referred
to Finance Committee.
The Surveyor reported petitions for The improve
ment Of Margny street, and for making certain FOOT
ways which we're ordered to be published asre4ured
By law.
The Board Of Aldermen reported concurrence in
resolutions and asked concurrence in resolutions OF
their own, As follows For repairing the house and
yard of the Third District Pound cOncurTed ~.
For amending ordinance No. H. so as to take eognl
Zance Of horses getting the banGuettes. Referred
The Board Of Aldermen reported rejection OF the
resolution for allowing s. Wilson 10 make balloon
ascension from the Place dArmes on the th January.
This Board persisted in the resolution and referred
it TO a Conference Committee
Petitions in the usual variety were read By title
and appropriately referred. One petition calling foE
extra police being read, Mr. Phelps under snspen-
sion of the rules offered resolution for authoriz
ing the Mayor to employ seventy five extra police
men, 70 remain in Office during pleasure Of Council
After discussion the resolution was adopted, but not
sent to the Board Of Aldermen for concurrence owing
to the objection Of Mr. Magi0ni.
Resolutions offered as follows For instruct
ing the Street Commissioner and his deputies TO no
tify propretors to mend their banquettes wherever
broken, throughout the city, referred. For requiring
the WhaThngers to keep open, on the brink OF the
leyee, passage way four feet wide, between the
bridges Of the craft and the freight adopted For
altering the grade Of the cutters 0f Jnia street
adopted For inviting the Board of Aldermen to a
J1int session in order TO elect School Director to
the vacancy in the Second District Board, caused by
timing the square block paving Royal street aeross
| Canal street adopted
The Finance Committee reported the usual resolu.
ton Tor paying bills adopted, Also the following
For instruCtng the City Attorney 10 proceed against
d. Cargin, late lessee of the fourth section Of the
CITY WharTes, for $50 302 10 the amount expended
] oy the CITY IN repairing and extending the said
WhaEVesj adopted For approving the ConptrO-
Ter adJudcatons Of the city markets. and ACCEPTING
the securities; adopted. For approving the adiad-
cation Of the contracts for branding carts and drays
etc; adopted.
MIR Magoni Withdrew hia objection to sending nm
for concurrence the resolution for authorizing the
Mayor to employ se7enty.five extra policemen the
said resolution sent to the Board Of Aldermen
! The Special Joint Committee, consisting Of the
| Streets and Landings Committees Of both Boards
to whom referred the proposal of the authori-
ties Of Jefferson City in regard to locating the pro
posed city protection leYee above Jefferson CITY re-
ported against the proposal for reasons which the
gave. The report was adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Landings reported
a substitute for the ordinance for building the new
city railroads which substitute defined. at length
the routes to be used and all the conditions terms
contract, ETC. to govern whoever shall contract fol-
the roads The routes to be down Magazine and PrY
tanfa streets, out Canal and down Rampant. etc. tc
the Barracks double track roads all through fare
five cents for any distance above Canal street. and five
cents for any distance below term of the contract
twenty years the laying Of the roads to begin al
Canal street aud proceed each way simultaneously
the whole work to be under the supervision OF the
City Surveyor etc. Mr. Ranney objected to the ad0p
ton of the substitute as being faulty and incomplete
in different parts. Dir. Phelps also opposed the sub
sttute considering it too hasty, though he was IL
favor Of the object contemplated. Br. Huygbe statet
that the substitute no hasty preparation, tn
Committee having deliberated upon it much, and pos
sessed themselves of all possible information abOu
the working of railroads, before submitting it TO tn
Board. Mr. Phelps finally moved that the substitute
be printed adopted. 1t then, on motion mad
the order Of the day for the next meeting.
The same committee offered resolution for reject
ffna iitt1 fF Mac orFtt r.1
for cleaning out the draining canals of the First Sec
ton, Second District, and having the contract read
Indicated also resolution for approving adudica
tion of contrct to ThOs FITZGERALD for attending tn
canal Carondeet bridges, and accepting securities
adopted. And a resolution for approving the con
tract to build six wharyes in the Sixth Section
= adopted. Likewise resolution for contracting TO
Tepairs to the Beef Market Second District adODted
= And another resolution for square blocking POydra
street on each side OF Poydras Market adopted Ant
still another resolution for contracting to build an e8
tension of Port Market at its lower end adopted
II And yet more resolution for building fOotpatl
to connect the shipping wharvss, from post 3d. Firs
IS District, to post As, Fourth District; adopted.
If The Committee on Police and Health submitted
y brief report several minor matters which repor
was adopted.
Mr. Kearny offered resolution for hiring a nurs
far the city jail at S25 per month; DR.. Deery having
by petition, set forth the urgent necessity OF such
id nurse. Adopted
Il The Committee on Work House and Prisons r,
ported having purchased the refuse granite OF th
ID Ieayng Of Royal street at 81 20 per load for use
ne the Work House, and askedapproYal. Report adop
ls ed and action approved.
Of The Committee on Improvements and Buildings o
fered resolution for expanding $500 in repairs to tt
o. Girls House of Refuge. Adopted.
The Board Of Aldermen reported resolution f
n expanding the sum OF SIS at the intersection Of
e. Peter and Rampant streets to facilitate drai
e. age coneurred in. Also another resolution, about
ce small matter, which was concurred in.
it. Two resolutions for small street improvements L
t1u-1. ware "a faVa1 ar rnFa md
The Board adjourned.
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