New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-16

ing the adjudication of contract for furnishing
100000 feet Of lumber at $l3 10 per thousand
The Board concurred in resolution rejecting adudi-
cation of contract for furnishing lumber for Keep
high.
Unfinished business called up, and the resolu-
Committee salary Of 800 per month was adopted.
The Board then adjourned to Tuesday evening, at
o'clock.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN-Present Mr..
Waldo in the chair, and a quorum.
The Board Of Commissioners of the Consolidated
Debt reported having accepted the bids of Avegno &
Co. for one hundred and seventy-fve 81 900 city
bonds at 1924 SO per bond, and Of Mr.. Forstal for
twenty bonds at 1920 per bond also, transmitted
rejected bids to be cancelled Referred.
Ihe Finance Committee reported having made
settlement with the Commissioners of the Baltimore
share OF the McDonogh estate by exchanging bills
for taxes due on said property for claims of Balti
more i Tor lands appropriated BY New Orleans, and
resolution tor cancellng said tax bills on
the Baltimore property. The report and resolution
were adopted.
A resolution for depositing in the McDonogb school
fund all moneys received from sales of the McDonogh
property was also adopted.
The Comptroller reported adjudication of contracts
for keeping the ballast roads of the four Districts in
repair for a year, for furnishing lumber for plank.
roads, bridges etc Some Of the adjudications were
approved and Others referred.
o. ahe a Treasurer reported fund on hand of $685.,
353 so; also reported the amount of licenses paid
in, Am amounting uniting G to ssss.73 S. Referred.
resolutions and asked concurrence in Others as fol-
lows: For authorizing the Mayor to receive the
whole price of McDonogh properties in cash, when
purchasers desire to pay in full at once concurred
in For laying wooden crossings over Good Children
street at different intersections concurred in For
allowing the Louisiana Courier to have steam en-
| gine on its premises concurred in.
| The Board of Aldermen reported persistence in
their resolution for laying plank road Clio street.
and appointment of a conference committee on the
| matter
The resolution granting permission to latboats to
land at certain wharves in the First and Fourth Dis.
tricts was returned with amendments by the Board
OF Aldermen and after some debate the amendments
| were concurred in.
The Board of Aldermen reported rejection of the
resolution for stopping the dreadful animal and hand
organ shows with raf1les inside, etc. The Board of
Assistants persisted and Conference Committee
was appointed.
The Board of Aldermen reported amendments to
the resolutions in regard to the protection evee above
the city, and the draining machines and the amend.
| ments were cOncurred in.
Petitions were read by title and appropriately re-
| ferred.
An invitation Of the First District School Board to
the members of the Board to attend the forthcoming
lecture OF Rev Dr. Boiles in the Lyceum, on " Pro-
verbs in common use" was read and accepted.
Mr.. Whitney offered resolution for requiring all
the omnbusses that go down to Royal street to make
their return trips by Bourbon Chartres street. The
resolution was discussed some, and referred to the
| Police Committee
Mr.. Whitney also offered resolution on an ordi.
dance for the protection Of children and minors from
injury by cars and omnibuses for authorizing the
Mayor to appoint certain officers with police powers,
to be paid BY the omnibus proprietors, to arrest all
cars or on the alboards Of omnbuses, and that all
boys and children so arrested be fined from one to
ten dollars for each ofense the fines to be paid by
parents or guardians of white children, and by the
owners of slaves. After an interesting and rather
humorous discussion in which the whole inquity of
the boys in stealing rides jerking omnibus doors and
causing drivers to stop, abusing passengers, causing
passengers in the eyes, etc., was set forth by different
members. The ordinance was referred to the Police
Committee.
A resolution was adopted appropriatng $1,000 to
the fitting up OF the new Recorders Office and lock.
up of the Third District.
The report of the Finance Committee was presented
by the Chairman, Mr.. Magioni but being signed only
by himself was not received.
Mr.. Magion stated that no other members of tina
Committee were present to sign the report, and CON
tended that the report could be received under sus
pension of the rules The question of suspending the
rules was then voted upon and lost.
There was then some rather pungent talk between
Mr.. Magioni and members of the Street and Landing
Committee, bordering upon elimination and recrim-
nation The thing finally taking humorous turn
the question Of suspendng the rules again voted
upon and carried.
Mr.. Magions report was then taken up, and read
and adopted The following resolutions were with it,
For authorizing Mr. Commissary ssrcshnaydre, OF
the Second District Vegetable market, to ploy an
assistant at $25 per month. Adopted.
For fixing the salary OF the above Commissary at
$l5 per month"; for the Fruit MARKET adjacent to the
Vegetable market; being substitute for previous
resolution for raising the Commssarys salary for the
Vegetable market from $50 to $75 per month
Adopted.
For paying sundry bills. Adopted.
For authorizing the City Auctioneer to sell all por
tions of the McDonogh estate, yet undivided between
New Orleans and Baltimore, on the same terms as
the properties already sold. Adopted
The Street and Landing Committee offered the fol
! lowing resolutions
For selling contracts to lay brick sidewalks, curb
stones, and wooden CUTTERS on Elysian Fields street
and to square.bock St. Charles street, from Canal t.
, Calliope.
For contracting for various street improvements il
different parts of the city. Adopted.
For annulling the contract with Mccarthy to repai
, Poydras Market, he falling to comply with his cor
tract and for selling his contract to somebody els,
, Adopted.
For pursuing similar course with Mr.. surgi, col
tractor for building two canal bridges and resein
e the contracts. Mr.. Ranney explaining in behalf
y Mr.. Surgi the resolution was laid over.
: For amending the city railroad ordinance so as
lay the roads on the opposite sides OF the streets pr
It posed from the sides previously named etc. Adopte
l. For annulng the contract with John Fitch CO
tractor for repairing the unpaved streets Of the Fir
9 District, and re.selling the same Adopted.
e For annulling the contract with James Forgay, Fl
repairing the paved streets of the First District
A discussion Of some length and considerab
n warmth here sprang up In reference to the deli
quencies of contractors and to where the respons
bility belonged in Council. Mr. Huyghe, of th
10 Streets and Landings Committee, contended that
N was the Street Commissioners duty to examine pu
lie work done and issue certificates of its acceptance
Of and fault being found with him fr not overseeing Il