New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-13


{lessrs Forstall, DeLabarre HARRISON and Ian.
were ppoinsd or The fSssgens assss
8, & =. ssrsn ssoisa Of
81 Se e ior rsitiss md extending The vhsrvss 4 sid
1sssutioa directing sarvsyot e have paved With
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s e ss Is e. s.ss siss hs.
II fsds and Morales street. Third
pssss md rssacn authorizing and ips.rue.s the
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CHAELEs CLAIBORNE, Secretary
PETITIONS.
The following were referred to the Committee on
81, a.ss D. . ..al s.gs.a. f s
asking s.s Ss @ ON Their. q,
scsmsreisl .gsncy b reduced. sc:,
ss'
~ % ETC.
asking pad services rendered BY him such before
The following were referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings:
s.lins that Philip street opened from
Of ne s.iss Tssssspa Ins. a.Eng permission to erect.
ass one
J.hn senmsr whsrangsr Second District In regard to
of Daprs Dspaty WharaDger fh section inregard
wS.sss Third District in
e q ~ Fourth p,r. in
gard to tbs condition Of the wharves. 8
The following were referred to the Committee on
Of John NJ Lee complaining Of cotton pickery 1t .hs
Of Orange and Constance streets. and praying for its
citizens Of the Fourh District complaining Of certain
u and stand IN the sorapsu MARKET and praying for
The following were referred to the Surveyor:
Bssonue streets asking that said street b paved with
81 owners q property Prytsns between cAops and
Felicity streets asking that said street be paved with
OF owners Of property Magazine street. from Canal
Felicity street, asking that said street be paved with square
Owners q property Hercules street. asking that said
q property holders asking that sidewalks Win
brick sidewalks the western side Of Espanade street,
Holders skiing Wooden
CUTTERS made sSh .ss q s. Ferdinand street.
proper. hedss ~ brick Sidewalk. eossn
The letter Of +. K. Wharton, inviting this Board to
the course Of lectures instituted in behalf of the Ly
ceum and Library Society, was read and on motion,
said invitation was accepted.
The following communication was read and &C.
cepted and ordered TO be printed with the proceed
ings:
70 the Honorable the Mayor and Common Council
weekly IN Ole aeadsy
& & a s @ was a.
report Of Mr. W. Dean. Assistant to Prof A. D.
s ss IN liz
New the special request Of the New Orleans Acd
The letter was to be sd and the
obsdsnss to the foregoing action Of the New
Academy Ct ssisncs tho honor present copies Of the
Very respectfully, s,,rr
Cor. Sec New Orleans Academy Of Sciences PRO tenn,
COAST SURVEY OrFicE,
Dear WITH the e he Fl S s e. ls5 a
Coast Bsche have the honor Of orwsrdng
s. ssasa ifPs re-
dHr0s shsil " enssgsmana
in scientific oDs'aton' = Very sssl s', .setay
Signed ...,.,, GE1- v; DEAN,
Prof L. RppEII La. Medical University New orleaIs
NEW ORLEANS Ap IL. 1855
II Il ossns
ses Prof = l. R'dds Of The Ioaisia'A Medical Univsi
4. the interview with Pro- Rdde informed him .hst
sas ns, s
ere o s 5
eSsHn 81 xa which,
Prof Kidde n,ima.ed that those difficulties were
they securing the favosssia oppo.ns
which presented by the scientific operations pro-
Of meridan line within city limits and for tie
pleon OF this jee the Academy would PROMPTLY meet
liabilities which might be incurred in the execution Of the
accordance with the wishes the Ac ,demy thus ex
ss y rs ns, sSm as nG, Dc e
abcnt three hundred and for feet with
usts meridian BY vatons Four gran
lie posts monuments each two and half feet in length,
ssp .p. h
marble cutter and builder New Orleans
perniended tbs adjustment of the posts In the following
At point designated for monument an excavation,
four feet in depth and Eve feet In diameter made
sand and hydraulic cement until foundation concrete
feet in diameter and than foot In thickness OBJ
two and half feet embedded In hydraulic cemen
with lis sufaceevel and half below the
upon the flag stone, and the whole embedded
crete Of granite sand and cement which covered with
surface In the center Of the Of each copper
bolt two and half inches in length and theefonrhs Of
made to designate the meridian line
The northern point in the line marked by the ntesec
Sa Il hs 5
north side Of Canal street.
copper far rsctcal from the Instrument which
s thread g. tie AZ s
Fixed with the aid Of the small The.d lite.
To designate Particularly the object for which the
Inscription Meridian L.-U.s.C g. So
The sketch perhaps aid In making
the description more Ineligible.
Ailof which Is very respectfully submitted By
Prof. A. D. BAcHz. W.
supsWSi ssSIns.an = 3 ;. Geass Survey
On motion the Board adjourned until Tuesday
next, the 18th inst, at O'Clock P. NJ.