New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-09


spp measuring lo fee; 10 inches said river by Ol
feet in depth. between Erato and Galsnnie strees.
creions which may form Of properly
che city to have quit claim from Mrs Kennedy for the
1 An claims for Naturalization for land taken from her
se street, nov Eaio street BY 9l feet 10 inches in
for The price and SUN Of twenty one thousand dglla-s2l
-seven Thousand dollars on The LIST Of March s9S7OO
per per anaum the last to Be
by mortgage with the issuing aay ote or obi
Mayor aaho1rd sign the Necessary act Or acts therefor
after the shall have been examined by the City Attorney
A motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was
lost, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Conway, Harrison, Landry and
Nays Messrs DeLabare, Dupre and Howell
The chair voted in the negative
On motion, the Board went into executive session
Members present; Hon. H. NJ Summers, Presi
dent :, Messr5; conway, DeLabarre Dupre, Harris.
The following message was read:
MAroRALrT oy NEw oRLEaxs /,
To ,h. po.rd IF ,,s ely Hall, April 9Th, 1858. :
Tho recent session of the Legislature Of bi.
sud az i sd An act TO provide for eveens draining
ny .eeang swamp lands in certain portions of parishes
g,,srar a was passed and approved by the
act which takes effect from and after passage pro
Io Tue drainage Of all that portion Of city Of New
line, and Lafayette Avenue and Bayou ST. John for H.
ye qs Lake m 10 the and the Mississippi
parish Of Jefferson comprised between the uppeT line Of III
city, the Jefferson Ponichsrain Rsroad the liver n
frant and Lake Pontchsr,rain in the rear '' ''' :"
territory is by the act divided into three Leveeng and
The First District embracing all between Julia street and the
IL the s B.s SS 81 d fs LAKE
IAfonde and = Peter street tbs Mississippi river on the
o T SIDE and the Mississippi river 10 front.
Ihe second District mbracng the following portions
pp river az sr npo e Ss mr. Of VIZ beginning 4 he M
70 Mobile Lana9g along said landing Deord street. along
said Canal to Lake Pobchara along te shores or said All
70 ne 1siers9n and Ponteha;in Railroad following
This Third District embracing all between the follouino
along the lower side Of said Canal Carondee follow
Ponehartan along the lake to LAFAYETTE Ave
nue. and following said avenue to the river Mississippi
The act further provides that the Mayor the city Of New
Of o III n ,hs sdvfs and consent Of the Board
ers for each the First and Third Districts and two minis
Of jefferson The Police Jury q the parish Jefferson and The
UGahe o. the town Of Caroton shall each appoint
shall have been 50 appointed they shall for respective
nes constitute the boards Of Commissioners for
The O eighty thousand dollars has by the act been
Land District OF the State to aid in carrying object q
n ~heh sum 50 20 be equally divided
ton to the area Of each district to be drained.
men Of the great works by this act Of the
S1re aud n view Of the immense benefits which will
aimed TO be attained l. in conformity with requirements
e aw hs'epy appoint the following named gentlemen for
the several Districts provided to compose
tbs Board Commission for the Districts viz
BOARD OF commissioners Of the First Draining District
1eofse " LA"rason, Isaac g. Seymour, A. D. Crossman
Edmund tn.is = :. Forstsll James o. Denegre.
Board Of commissioners Of the second Draining District
Jonas ~ 'O' N'S's1
Board of Commissioners or the Third Draining Di,tct-
Jules LayeTgne Louis H. Pile ). A. Brsud Richard Wade
Which appointments respectfully vito you to confirm and
ASK mat your honorable Board will such other proceed
ns AS may 10 good Judgment necessary TO carry into
elect the provisions Of the act.
have the honor to be- your obedient servant,
u, CHAS. NJ WATERMAN, Mayor.
Inc following appointments, made by the Mayor
were unanimously confirmed:
Board OF Commissioners Of the First Draining Drcteo
" Law. son Isaac g. seymour A d. Crossman, Edmund
Board Of Commissioners the Second Draining District on
ne part oil the City OF New OreansWiam Frore George
motion to postpone action upon the appoint
ments made by the Mayor for the Third Draining
District, was lost as follows:
Yea: Mr.. Vennard-l.
Nays; Messrs. Conway, Dupre, Howell and Ian.
dry.
The following nominations, made by the Mayor
were confirmed by the following vote
Yeas Messrs. Conway Dupre Howell and Landry
A.
Nays Messrs. HARRISON and Vennard-2.
Board Of Commissioners Of the Third Draining District
John Communy. 'N'
On motion, the proceedings of the executive SEES
sion were ordered to be published.
On motion, the doors were opened and the Board
adjourned to Tuesday next, 18th inst, at O'Clock
pm.
CHAS. CLAIBORNE, Sec'y.