New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-27
COMMON COUNCIL.


BOARD OF ALDERxEN.-This bsauch Of The Com
mon Council held regular meeting ~ NIGHT,
Pres. Nixon in the chair and eight members psesent
communication from the Board OF AAistau1s -
closed number OF resolutions returned concunejn.
communication from tho Assistants invited Con-
currence IN resolution asking additional appsopra
tion OF 4l2 600 for payment OF bills for building
Magazine street market, which action was taken the
resolution to authorize waranting for ~ 500 In favor
Of Board Of Assessors concuffed in; the resolu
tion TO pay sundry bills was concurred in the re8o
luton instructing the construction OF bridges Bayou
st. John was referred resolution 70 cause re pings
outon to cause repair Of gutter on BenyfIle street
was referred preamble and resolution relative to
landing Of coal boats was concured in; resolution
Was .es q e s
nishng of water to the CUTTERS Of Julia street was
referred The resolution approving adjudication q
revenues of Magazine street market, adopted last
evening by Assistants, was concufred 10.
Petitions were referred to proper committees.
The resolution Of the Council Of jefferson. grant
ing right OF way for city railroad, received and
referred 70 Streets and Landings Committee.
resolution requesting the Surveyor to cause tho
raising Of the city evees Immediately, the river
threatens to overflow them, wss adopted and sent
down for concurrence.
contract for continuing Claiborne street canal was
referred
preamble and resolution, relative 70 the pur-
chase of two squares Of the McDonogh property il
the Fourth District referred The property 8 to
be reserved for market-house and public square.
resolution instructiDg the COMMITTEES Of Streets
and Landings to purchase lumber for new bridgeon
st. Charles street, across Melpomene canal, was
adopted and sent down for concurrence.
A resolution appropriatng $1,000 to pay expenses
for securing the levee the sauys plantation, re-
Gently incurred, was referred.
The Finance Committee reported, recommending
concurrence in the resolution appropriatn9 81 600
for fire sufferers Of Third District and n that author
izng warranting in favor of Henry McGunn for sl0l
for repairs made to street near Magnolia bridge.
Report adopted with accompanying resplgticnG.
The Committee OF Streets and Landings reported
to petitions against establishing cotton pckeiu
she Third District, recommending the adoption Of IN
ordinance presented, which fofbds the erection Of
cotton pickeres within certain defined limits and
provides for their freproof construction wherever
erected and orders the removal Of those at present
existing within the prescribed limits, in six mouths
from promugation of ordinances. Ordinance adopted
| Upon the petition Of Samaritan Association relative
to placing soda fountains in Poydras market, thu
Committee reported favorably. Recommended foot
paths wharves 40 to As inclusive. Committee re.
commended non-concurrence in the resolution accept
ing adjudication Of coal contract to B. 6. Devices and
its reseing to another bidder Concurrence WAS recon-
mended in resolution authorizing Mr.. Robert Crozier
to deposit building material on Canal street neutral
| ground accompanying resolution was adopted and
sent down for concurrence. Concurrence was recom-
mended in resolution authorizing erection or new
mooring piles IL that authorizing steam engine on
New Levee street; in that authorizing granite step
at meat market Second District that approving ad-
judication of contract for brick sidewalks on Spain
street to Denis Cronan that approving adjudica-
tion OF contract for furnishing shells to Henry Nc.
Quinn Report and resolutions adopted.
A resolution instructng the Committee Of Streets
and Landings to examine and inquire into the work
done at the sanve levee, under direction Of the
Mayor, was referred.
The Board then adjourned.
BOARD OF AssIsrANr ALpERxEN.-A A quorum
present, and Mr. Waldoin the chair.
The Comptroller reported adjudication Of contracts
for clearing out the Canal. Hagan, and Calves Ca
mails, at $400, $780, and $Il7, per running acre,
respectively; Of q contract to square-block Camp
street from Canal to Callope, at "a per square yard
for the blocks and ss cents yard for the curbng;
of the farming Of the new Magazine Market, to the
3st of December next at SIG 900; and Of the brick
and lumber left from the building Of the said market,
at $106 TO- All referred except that of the farming
of the market, which was approved.
| A resolution was offered for approving contract
for yellow pine umber the resolution being omitted
when the report on the subject was previously before
The Treasurer's weekly report was read and re-
ferred. Balance on hand ~ 1898 86.
resolution for opening Nero street, from Bayou
| road to Kerlerec street, was adopted.
The Board of Aldermen reported concurrence il
resolutions and asked concurrence il others OF their
own; also reported rejection Of several resolutions
for approval Of small paving contracts, down town
which resolutions, or two Of them, were persisted in
| and handed over to Q conference committee. One
resolution for approving the action Of the Finance
Committees during last summers recess, in allowing
the Assistant city Attorney ten per cent On all col
voked long and rather warm debate and was finally
referred to special committee. The resolution ap
proprating $1,000 additional for the fitting up Of the
new Recorders office in the Third District, was con.
Cured in also, the resolution for institutng pro-
ceedings against Chas. Oder & Go. for the amount
expended by the city in repairing the wharves Of
which they lessees. The other resolutions con-
| Cured in were not Of reportable importance.
Another and an important resolution from the
Board Of Aldermen, for authorizing the Surveyor to
raise the levee in front of the city enough to avert
the present threatened overflow of the river was con-
| Cured in.
Petitions were read BY title and appropriately re-
| ferred.
One was from Samuel 8. Smith, eronaut. asking
the privilege Of Lafayette Square for six balloon
tensions, to be given week days, and not on Sun
days. no holes to lie dug in the square for posts or
gas and security for possible damage to be given to
the Street COMMISSIONER This petition. being backed
by the signed consent of all the residents opposite
Lafayette Square, resolution granting the square
was offered and adopted
for paving bills adopted. Also, resolution for
paving the chairrnen Of the Committees on Streets
and Landings 500 per MONTH lost, for want Of a
The Street and Landing Committe submitted reso.
lutions for selling nine contracts for street improve
ments which were adopted.
| The Police and Health Committee reported upon
the lisagreements of the Street Commissioner with
the Coroner and the Board Of Health, and offered
| resolution for empowering the Street Commissioner
to give burial certificates in cases of INDECENT dead
not requiring the Coroner attention. and otherwise
abating the difficulty eysting between the Coroner
and Street Commissioner in reference to burying the
INDECENT dead or bodies upon which the Coroner is
not required to bid inquest This resolution being
debated upon ed lost another offered. requiring
the Coroner view the bodies of the INDECENT dead
whenever talled upon and to furnish burial certif-
Gates tlfenr. This discussed, and finally made
| the opler OF the day for the next meeting.