New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-22
COMMON COUNCIL.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN-This body held a regular
meeting last night President Nixon in the chair and
| quorum present.
communication from the Surveyor reported IA.
vorably upon certain petitions for improvement of
Goodchildren street, of Gently road and of Lafay.
ette avenue He also reported that he had received
and accepted bridges over the Bayou St. John and
the New Canal. On motion, the petitions referred to
were ordered to be published according to law. The
matter OF the bridges was referred to the Finance
| Committee.
communication from the Assistant Board en-.
| closed sundry resolutions. Concurred in and re-
| turned.
| communication from the Assistant Board invited
concurrence in the resolution rejecting the contract
| OF Henry McGuinn for cleaning Canal street canal
which was referred the resolution rejecting the con-
tract of the same person for cleaning Hagan Avenue
canal was referred; resolution rejecting contract
for cleaning Claiborne street ditch was referred a
resolution rejecting the contract for cleaning Galyez
Canal was referred resolution rejecting the con-
tract for enclosing Canal street neutral ground was
referred resolution ordering adjudication of contract
or hllng Up ST. Andrew street, was referred resolu
ton granting permission to erect cotton press be.
| tween Caiope street and the New Canal, was re-
ferred; resolution making it unlawful for omnibus
and Of certain other vehicles to intro
duce any vehicles with tires of wheels less than fonr
inches in width referred.
Petitions referred.
! preamble and resolutions by Alderman Harris
sen, setting forth that unlicensed bars steamboats,
in port sold liquors. and making it unlawful for such
traffic to be carried on, under penalty referred to
the Finance Committee.
The Board then went into executive session.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-Present, twelve
members Mr.. Mnnroe in the chair.
| The new Comptroller's report of checks drawn on
! the Treasurer was read and referred.
The Treasurer's report, showing fund on hand of
| $63,l0S 80, was read and referred.
| Mr.. Dupre offered two amendments to the rules of
| the Board which were discussed at length and one
| adopted and the other lost
| The rules were then adopted as whole and, on
notion 200 copies OF the ordered to be printed
| The Board of Aldermen (old Board) by message
announced concurrence in a number of resolutions,
and asking concurrence in others. That for an.
| nulling Mr. Galloways levee.raisiDg contract was
concurred in. Other resolutions of minor import
were either concurred in or referred.
Petitions were read by title and referred. Several
were from property y-holders protesting against the
square block paving of Carondelet street and Ger
tain part of Tchoupitoulas street, and against the
| banquetting of Jackson street. Another was from
citizens, praying the removal of Thomas Clark from
the office of Wharinger of the First District
| Resolutions were offered as follows:
| For appropriating $500 for the public celebration
Of the Fourth of July, by cannonading aud fireworks.
| Debated all round the Board and adopted inefect
ual attempts being made to raise the amount $l50O
and $1,000.
For taking certain steps in regard to the suit of
Mrs. Gaines against the city for piece of its pro-
perty Referred to Finance Committee.
| For inviting the Board of Aldermen to joint ses
sion at O'Clock at the next meeting for the election
of city officers.
Mr.. Hall announced that Mfr. Dupre had consented
| to serve on the Finance Committee the committee
| not having been filled the night before.
Mr.. Dupre was then, on notion elected by accla.
nation Assistant Chairman of the Finance Committee
| The Board adjourned