New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-08
THE COMMON COUNCIL.

. BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This body held regular
meeting last night President Nixon in the chair and
quorum present.
communication from the Mayor was referred to
Finance Committee 1t Was in reference 70 the CO.
Of Mrs Myra Gaines vs. n. J. Lzard ct a!s., A. m
yolying the interests of the city, etc. Mr.. Hay0A
offered resolution in the connection, which also
referred to Finance Committee.
The monthly statement of the fiscal agent WAS re-
ferred to Finance Committee -
A number OF resolutions were returned from the
Lower Board, concurred in.
A communication from the Assistants invited cor
currence in resolution accepting donation Of steam
fire engine John Adams. which was referred the
resolution authorizing certain committees to cores.
pond relative to purchase of three steam fire engines
was referred to grant the erection of steam engine
house corner Of Robertson street, was referred to
grant the placing Of iron plates cutters in front
Of City Hotel, concurred in that directing gfa-
ding and ditching of Gentiliy road, was referred
preamble and resolution to cause repair Of bridge
Hagan avenue, referred do. to cause IN
quiry to why sundry lamps in back part of city are
not efficient ess
resolution to cause distribution Of nice sausagea
for regaling vagrom dogs wthal, was referred the
cause warranting in favor of Commissioners OF estt
mate in the opening OF Royal late Casacafvo street,
and their clerk, concurred in; that authorizing
conveyance Of half of certain property to john b..
Daniel In consideration Of his services in substantial
ting the claim Of the city. was concurred in q pre-
amhle and resolution to cause WaterW W0rks Company
to have pipes laid for full supply Of water in tho
Third District was referred the resolution to cause
to provide for protection Of children from GER
tain vehicles was referred the resolution, adopted
last evening, to sale OF contract for filling up
Water street and building levee thereon, was re-
| ferred.
| Petitions were referred.
| A resolution directing construction OF certain
| bridges was referred.
4 Streets and Landings committee recommended
concurrence in resolution permitting Messrs =. b
De LIse Co. to erect cotton press as to the con-
currence upon the adjudication of twenty-five con-
the Assistant Board should recede and the action Of
this body thereon heretofore accordingly stands Re-
port accepted and resolution relative to erection Of
| cotton press concnrred in.
rant in favor of NJ A. Foute, District Attorney, FOR
l32O not being concurred in by the Assistants, ths
Board persisted and committee Of conference Was
| appointed.
| preamble and resolutions setting forth that
Messrs. Seymour and Patterson. contractors for fr
| nshing blanks and doing certain printing for the
city had assigned their contract and obligations 70
| W. G. Seymour, and recognizing him as assignee,
taken up and the favoring action OF the Assist
ants last evening concurred in. Adjourned.
Board OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-A quorum pre-
| sent, and Mr. Waldo in the chair.
| The Mayor sent in message, recommending that
the counsel for the city In the Of Myra Clark
Gaines vs. the city of New Orleans be instructed to
prepare himself By brief and otherwise to defend the
in which Court Mrs. Gaines has lately laid claim 70
large piece of city property near the Bayou ST. john
| Referred to the Finance COMMITTEES.
| The Treasurers weekly report was read, showing
q balance on hand Of $3l .794 O6. Referred.
The Comptroller reported having received no sealed
proposals for the sale to the city Of 1000 tuns OF red
gravel and reported having adjudicated contracts for
cleaning Hagan canal, Claiborne ditch, Galvez canal,
and enclosing the neutral ground OF Canal street with
iron posts and chains. Referred.
The monthly report of the Fiscal Agent was read
and referred.
The subject Of Gamewe & Co.'s Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph being called up, and it being un-
derstood that the Board would go for the purchase
and establishment OF the invention, that partof the
proposal relative to the terms Of payment was speci-
ally referred to the Finance Committee, for them to
report upon Jointly with the special committee At the
next meeting.
resolutions and asked concurrence in others as fol-
lows: For authorizing the Street Commissioner to
shells belonging to the city upon roads now being
opened; coneurred in; For continuing ditehes and
digging new ones and laying bridges in the Third
District referred. For putting gas lamps in tho
Ninth street Market; referred. For placing gas
lamps at two intersections in the Fourth District re-
/ ferred.
The Board of Aldermen reported rejection Of the
resolution allowing Thomas Buckley extra time for
the completion Of his levee contract in the Third Dis
trict. Concurred in.
"A resolution was offered for allowing Seymour &
Patterson to transfer their contract for printing the
city blanks to VIM G. Seymour their securities being
willing.
Petitions were read by title and referred to tht
The newly.framed pound ordinance was called up
and after brisk debate, and an amendment exempt
ing hogs aud goats from pound penalties was
adopted. @
, The Board Of Aldermen asked concurrence in q
resolution for paying Mr.. Foue for services as Dis
trict Attorney in the First District Court, during
certain period Concurred in.
II resolution for layiag Diagonal crossing across
Common street. from the end of Clara street to tiai.
y borne market was adopted
3 No report from the Finance Committee.
/. The Street and Landing Committee reported back,
Il without comment, the proposal of Snrgi Persac
to erect fountain in Lafayette Square with recon-
mendation that it be referred to the Finance Com
mittee and submitted the following resolutions For
2 paying ]. G. Costley $500 for work done on the
f wharyes adopted. For relaying diagonally the
square blocks Of New Leyee Tor Peters, street, from
Canal to Customhouse, and the same street from
St. Ann TO Espanade; being substitute resolution
This was debated at length and pending the debate
the original resolution called up, for relayng ths
whole of New Levee from Canal to Espanade, ard 4
continue the relaying OF Tuhoupitonlas from Hante
to Race. The substitute was laid on the table AM
then the original resolution was SO amended as Il
strike out the relaying of Tehouptoalas from Hunte
to Race, and to relay only those parts Of New Levs
al street between Canal and Cnstonhouse ard betWee
6 st, Ann and Esplanade; and so amended va
], adopted
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