New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-03
COMMON COUNCIL.

| BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-There was a meeting of
this Board last night, Mr.. Nixon in the chair, and
| quorum present.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
The report of the Fiscal Agent of the city was
read and referred to Committee on Finance.
The Board of Assistants by message informed this
Board of their concurrence n sundry resolutions and
| asked concurrence in the following:
resolution giving permission to Mr.. G., Stumpf to
erect blacksmith shop on his premises,
| A resolution inviting the Board of Aldermen to
meet in joint session on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at P. NJ.
Concurred in.
resolution requiring the Directors of the Public
Schools of the Third District to erect school house
in Milneburg Concurred in.
preamble and resolution in relation to the appro.
pration for the Public Schools of the Third District
| Concurred in.
A resolution for the payment of J. B. Lepretre,s
claim fur repairing Powder Magazine. Concurred
in.
A resolution approving VIM. Randolph's contract
for running Third District Ferry. Concnned in.
resolution apprOpriating for the payment of sun
dry bills; conCurred in.
A resolution for repairing all the sheroads in the
city where there are no contracts referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Landings.
A resolution requiring the cleaning out of the
Camp street Canal from the Orphan Asylum to Fell
city Road ConCurred in.
A resolution for contracting for repairing all the
shelIroads OF the city, dividing the city into two
grand contracts re.erred to Committee on Streets
and Landings
A resolution requiring Commissares of all the
markets to wear the police badge and do police duty
during the time of their service in the markets con
Cured in.
And other resolutions for repairing certain city
properties, ETC., were appropriately disposed Of
Several petitions were read and referred to appro-
pirate committees
On motion of Mr., Howell the railroad resolution
was taken up and referred to Committee on Streets
and Landings This resolution provides for selling
the privilege Of railroad from the upper limits of
tn cfra n,
Canal, thence to Rampant, and down Rampant to Es-
panade, and through to the Third District 1t also
provides for the building of similar road on Maga-
zine street.
routine reports, which were adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Landings reported
adversely to the petition of property holders Mag
azne street. on the subject Of a square block pave.
ment there not being majority of property owners
signing the petition.
The same committee presented resolution for ad
Indicating the contract for keeping in repair the nu
sance wharyes and boats of the city, for the next
year; which was adopted.
Also q resolution for raising the grade of the ban
quetes on the corner Of ST. Peter and Rampant
Adopted
Also resolution inquiring the cost of properly
furnishing the First District Courtroom. Adopted.
Also resolution for having tWentynine bridges
and bitches made in Fauburg de Ia Course. Adopted
Also resolution repeating so much Of the ord
nance relating to the Garrolton Railroad Company
tuel W INC ultCHGa On tne line OF
their road on st. Charles street. Adopted.
The Finance Committee presented lengthy report
regarding the McDonough School fund of which they
have been the managers for the past three months
They stated that after the eyees and roads on coun
try property had been properly repaired the amount
in the City Treasury to the credit of the fund would
be exhausted They also stated that the partition
with the city of Baltimore had not yet been made
and asked that some action be taken regarding the
slaves OF the estate also, asked for action in regard
to the heavy judgments against the estate, and ad.
vised speedy sale of the property. The report was
adopted, and resolution carrying into effect the