New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-23

| BOARD OF AssIsTANT ALDERAEs,-Present Mr.
Waldo 10 the chair, and quorum.
The Comptrollers and Treasurer's weekly report,
weIs na 1eao 81 aaa M etsed The latter showed balance
The Surveyor reported publication Of petitions ou
street improvements, such laying bsnquettes and
sauaIenlock pavements; one Of the latter on Poyd
North and South streets Referred some Of them
snd ne Comptroller ordered to sdjudicate contracts
for doing others.
The pound ordinance Of this Board bsing reported
rejected by the Board Of Aldermen this Board per-
pointed. r.
The Board Of Aldermen asked concurrence fp rss-
bis salary Is ueutssant Of Police, 9sSs q wbies hs
s was ospsysd Z; q wrongful suspension from oMce,
rsa r. Fof appFoprasing 5000 to TIE Fire
men Cnan!aDie Association. concurred in. For ap-
70 the use Of the Stock Landing Immediately eboye
laid on the table subject to call Foy pgttiue M new
oil lamps in the Fourth District, concurred n. For
apPropriatlng part q the Mccarthy property to
public school, and another part TO public square,
referred to the Committee On Streets and Lsndinu.
For appropriating $40 900 to building nav drsunr
machine in the Third District, referred to Mme Com
mittee For paying the Chairmen Of the Strest and
Landing Committees 4100 per month, referred to Fl
nance Committee.
resolution was offered, fixing the city tax On
real estate, slaves movable property ETC., for ths
present year. at A cents on each 500 worth Adopt
resolution for adjndicating the stalls Of the new
Magazine market, under certain provisions for ths
Iemanoer OF ne present year, was referred to tho
resolution was offered for entering suit sgain&
Joseph Kaiser contractor for cleaning streets il the
roorin District for 1854, the amount expended by
Adopted. - -,
resolution va. offered for instttuting proceedings
against Charles Oder Co.. for money speut BY tie
csy aeye 10 repang the wharves Of which MD rm
resolution was offered for attaching 4lOo 900 Of
the proceeds OF the sales Of the Baltimore share Of
the McDonogh property, in payment Of said city's
etc Adopted. 4
Coroner DauDoy sent In petition, claiming 1890
and over, as money justly due him, for buryng cer
tain tam people during last summers epidemic, when
such hurals were not incumbent upon him, a. shown
by the action OF Council when be was paid by fee
and not by salary. Referred.
A long petition was sent in by coeldealers and
others concerned in the fatboat trade, praying
change in the present wharf ordinance as regards
datboats. Referred.
Numerous other petitions were read by title, and
appropriately referred.
Resolutions were offered:
For whitewashing the trees in the public squares
Referred. -
where Referred.
For ballasting bad part of Toulouse street Re-
ferred. ~ 10
For authorizing the Comptroller to warrant for
the payment Of 81 500 and over to Dourart street
cleaner Of the Second District, for his last months
WORK. MI whitney urged adoption Of the res0lu-
ton, explaining that Dougart had faithfully per-
formed his contract, but could not get his pay be-
cause the Chairman of the Street and Landing Com
mittee had refused to sign the certificate Mr. Huyghe
got up to define bis position gave his for
fnsng to sign the certificate and asking the Board,
as favor to remain after disposing Of the ordinary
business and go into secret session. id order to
to definite understanding in regard to contractors
and the approval Of contracts. This was consented
to- After further discuss0n the subject, the reso
luton was referred to the Second District delegation.
For liking the hour Of meeting Of this Board
during the summer months, at o'clock P. NJ. in
stead Of o. Laid over under the rules
The Board OF Aldermen reported rejection Of the
item in the city expense List of the 9th inst allowing
bennett Lurgers 500 for work done on the cells Of
the First District lookup The rejection was agreed
The Finance Committee submitted the usual reso-
luton tor paying current expenses, which was
The Street and Landing Committee reported upon
divers matters, and submitted the following resolu
tions:
For approving the contrncts with Mr.. Correjolles
Tor repairing the ballast roads Of the First Fourth
and Second Districts, also the similar contract with
Mr.. Jolls for the First District. All adopted.
, For adjudicating four contracts for cleaning the
Canal STREE Hagan avenue, and Galvez street canals
and another canal or ditch in that section Adopted.
For adjudicating twenty-five contracts for cleaning
and repairing the streets Of the city two contracts
for each of the eleven Wards, one for cleaning and
one for repairing the contracts to hold three years.
Adopted.
For laying wooden crossings and making other
small street improvements in different parts of the
city. Adopted.
The Committee on Police and Health reported
their intention of soon submitting plan for the es-
tabshment of city sanghter-houses and strongly in
iavr OF creating the office Of Inspector of Meats sold
IN the city markets An ordinance for establishing the
office was submitted giving the inspector large power
10 inspecting M ats providing for the stamping Of
all shdnks or quarters of meat inspected and certified
good for the seizure of all bad meat, heavily 6ning
the OFFENDING butchers and therefore excluding them
from the markets for furnishing commissaries who
may knowingly permit bad meat to be brought to
market, by dismissal, and exclusion thereafter from
any other city office and for allowing said inspector
discussion, this ordinance was laid the table The
committee reported upon the usual variety of small
matters IN their line, and submitted resolutions to
correspond, which were adopted. Six or eight ofthe
resolutions were permssions for the erection of steam
engines in different parts OF the city.
Inc same committee submitted an ordinance pro-
hibiting the erection of stables for more than two
horses or two cows within the city limits.
The special committee consisting of the First Dis
trict delegation, to whom was referred the memorial
of people in reference to the bad condition of the
streets In the rear Of the Third Ward made their re-
port. They stated that Notwithstanding the memo
rial was conched in exaggerated language and was
dsrespectful to the Council, they had investigated
the several complaints made. The streets they had
found in shameful condition, which they laid to the
fault OF the Street Commissioner and considered good
ground of impeachment against him. The report was
long and strong one. Some allusian being made
to Mr.. Huyghe in signing certificates for street work
committee making any auson to him, he not having
been complained OF in the original memorial. He
asked to have that part of the memorial expunged,
and the thing done. After some discussion the
report was adopted and then
The Board went into secret session.
ADJUSTMENTS LAST EVENING.
TIE ST. CuARLEs,-The hnnse was crowded last