New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-01

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streets. Report and accompanying resolutions. ssvs
exceptions specified above, received and adopted
Mr.. Harrison asked leave to call up for recouside
ration and to put upon its passsee, the resolution
requesting the Mayor to give notice that i is their
intention to cause the opening, grading and sheng
Of Washington avenue. He moved its adoption afser
reading, and Is was adopted, and, on motion, ssnt
down for concurrence.
Board last night relative to trial Of cabaretkespH
for infringing lcuorse1ling laws, before Recorders
concurred in Jt provides for the prosecution Of
such offending parties before recorderiaf tsibunals
The resolntion instructiDg the Surveyor to taks
possession Of two bridges crossing the Carondeles
And1New Canals, and 10 havs them drawn for tho
PubEc convenience, adopted fsss evening By lower
Board, was concurred in. al f@s
Ine Board then vent into executive semion.
. BoAsD OF ASSISTANT ALDExxIN.--Mr. waldo in
tne e cnair and thirteen members present. g.
IIeasnrers e report read and REFEREE balance on
The Surveyor sent in conmunicsticu relative to
the improved drainage needed around the New BaaiD~
resolution was adopted, authorizing the Jsosecu-
ton OF the work recommended theEeabout ~ the
Surveyor.
The Board Of Aldermen reported coucurveuss fss
resolutions, and asked concurrence In the gollowM9
For permitting the breaking up Of fatbosts wit6iu
the limits Of the Sixth Section q the wharve prov
ded, the lessees agree concurFed ID. For paying
bills dae the sheriff, amounting 70 nesx 5000 con-
Cured in. For recognizing II. H. Stanley . wharf
Ions concurred in. For paying r. G LavIIie IS z7U
49, in fall settlement of bis claims against the city for
services rendered as Assistant City Attorney co..
CURED D. For paying NJ A. pouts sls2o r ssr
trict Court, from June, 1855 to May 1857 debated
Pstf = were read by title, and referred 70 ths
procst aGiittees.
: resaIs:ou vas offered for placing lamps st sub
Ds1icss fdssa sses ~ zoe second a0a 1nna
An ordinasss wa- oasred for prohibiting. bar
ing their bars open whilst port, under penalty Or
not less than s25 for eEh 0Asnse half the fine to 70
to the informer Referred to Police COMMITTEES. =
to- take charge Of two bridges back Of J6rn-
Adopted.
resolution was offered for allowing Messru Fass-
man Collins to erect cotton Pres near the Jack
sod Railroad Depot. Adopted Sss ss II
A resolution to buy two cargoes Of brickhats fom
Jules Blanc for street filings, at Is cents per barrel
was referred
resolution was offered for directing The City A.
torney to appear for the City Recorders, in tbs ~
brought before the Third District Court for writ q
prohibit said Recorders from enforcing the new law
against the sale Of liquor to slaves and further -
peal the case to the Supreme Court Adopted.
resolution directing the Chief Of Police to spend
$3.50 in the annual feast Of poisoned sausages for the
The Finance Committee reported against the pur-
chase of the vacant square bounded BY Bsronne Dry
AIDES, Clio and Erato Streets for public square, the
price being TOO high and the city too short
upon and lost The committee offered the ueual res.
olution for paying bills. which was adopted Also
resolution requiring the Waterworks Company to fur
nish proper supply OF water to the Third District
and in the event Of said company not doing 90, the
Mayor to notify the Attorney General Of the fact.
that he may institute an action agcnst the company
Adopted. Also resolution for annulling the con
tracts with John Coleman to square block Magazine
street from Harmony to Toledano, and ST. Charles
street from Canal to Tyo Circle, in consequence OF
said work not yet being commenced, as required BY
Adopted.
The Street and Landing Committee reported reso-
lutions for small street improvements; adopted. For
repairing the Bienville bridge the Hagan caDa:
adopted. For placing lamps along the levee from
Pety to Poland street; adopted. For grading and
ditchng the GENTLY road from Laharpe street to the
Pontchartrain Railroad, at an expense Of $500;
adopted 5s t=5
The Police and Health Committee submitted reso-
lutions for allowing E. NJ Ivens to erect steam en-
gine at his machinery depot and for allowing Mrs.
Juat to erect engine in her vermiceli factory at
the corner of St. Ann and Claiborne streets; both
adopted. The Committee submit d substitute for
the ordinance prohibiting boys from catching behind
omnbuses, cars, etc. the substitute empowering any
fore the Recorders, and the Recorders to fine white
aud free coored boys So so for each oense ard slave
boys IS. This was adopted.
The Fire Committee reported in favor OF accept
ing the proposal Of the Board of Underwriters to
assist the city in procuring three new steam fire
engines ETC., and offered resolution for authorizing
the Fire Committee and the Board Of Commissioner
of the Fire Department to correspond with the diff
ferent builders of steam fire engines to cost. etc,
and to ascertain upon what terms the Firemens As
sociation will work and eaid engines till their
contract shall expire. Adopted. Also, resolution
accepting the fire engine John Adams, donated by
| the Underwriters, and directing the Surveyor to
| take charge of it. Adopted. asf
| The special committee to whom was referred the
consideration of Gamewell & Co.'s police and fro
alarm telegraph reported at length upon and warmly
in favor Of the invention, detailing its numerous great
advantages and stating the cost of buying and put
ting it in operation to be $57 900; and submitted
resolution for empowering the Charmen Of the Street
and Landing Committees, the Street Commissioner,
and the Board of Commissioners of the Fire Associa
ton, to contract with Gamewe Co. to establish the
| telegraph by the lst June, 1860 for the sum above
named, payable in $4,000 instaments. and Gamewell
& Co. to give security of $4,000 for the faithful
performance of the work. The resolution was made
the special order for the next meeting.
The Board adjourned.
LATER FROM ARIzoNA.-From the Tubac Arizonian
of the 5th of May we extract the following:
Our correspondent at Apache Pass writes us that