New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-08

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The following were read and referred to The
lCoG,mittce on Finance:
oi n ssmboa asking sbe Council 70 order the resale o
'o 81 sss's sms ass ASKING OF
psla ID n M I.9 sssSr e oy,as Asym inform
cs sssa i S III sanasssa as %
The following were referred to tue Committee
on Streets and Landings
steamboat and pump pumps capable Of furnishing 2O
u John ssneS Whaaser seeend nd rhd Districts
q the cosditon Of The whasses and landings of tn
asking ina. bridges be marie at m inter
BE- placed N Goi street e far down A. ssyss street
tn psoa s asa y n
wooden gaess Is made on bosh sides of said street. for
The following were referred to the Commute,
on Pohce
of ne Turner'S Society asking that their hall b net san
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& Iss s sss sn asR a T. saioGs ha
hp Ket,erng asking e. fssa1a AZ Sx
Davidson wassls assgg psasSs , + Sse steam
Tie petition 81 Tie Bcf u DiIecas Of the Public Schools
a he sss Il ss
children wards Of taxpayers or business men, eie IN the
lie letter Of Az u Wright, rendering his ressna-
ton as School Director for the First District, was
read, and, on motion, said resignation was &C
cepted
RESOLUTIONS.
1 The following resolution was read, and, on
motion referred to the Committee on Finance:
hs @ q one snd o
dollars cents fol- expenses nenred in proensing the
81 he murder Of Capt Pobar month Of November
The following resolutions were read, and, on
motion, referred to the Committee on Streets and
Resrs That the Street Commissioner be and he is hereby
Hnfo t. pd Sass At the Of St Andrew
Rrs That he Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized
for cleaning Hagan Avenue Canal from Canal carondeet
Rssorea That the City Surveyor be and hereby author
and requested placed lie southwest
done Without delay and At he lowest possible cost
Rd That ihe Comptroller be he is hereby instructed
drew from White street Liberty according to ecca
Rssored That the Gas Company and hereby directed
Greatmen street, being three squares.
The following resolution was read, and, OF
motion, referred to the Committee on Polce
cseea That the Street Commissioner be requeted Civ
some attention to the Of The SIDEWALKS On en
between Bienvlc and Cont which ebst,uctng daily LII
free passage
Mr.. Hall offered the following report, which wa
read and adopted
The Finance Committee have the homer report follows
Upon resolution presented by this Commute honor
a aa sfe IL ssf M Michel ad @
lessees The revenues Of Magazine Market
authorizing tho City 1sasuie with The consent Of The City
M t. o Il sss a n9s 8 Eye hsasaG d1a
herewith present substitute for the and recommend lii
resolution pay snndry bills duly approved
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II. A. PATTERSON.
The following resolutions accompanying the
above report were read twice and adopted, the
rules being suspended:
Yeas: Messrs. Monroe, Bakewell Reebe. BENT
Hall, Huyghe, Leefe, Moreno Patterson, Pettingill
and Kingsland-n.
Rso,es That the Comptroller on the Treasurer in
favor Of Jean Michel and John schuber of the
sd October 1853 for i've bundled and eighty dollars and
I cents e paid s ss osoe sss"a by them
Resolssl further That the City Treasurer with the
n hs Te y two @ 4 sso By then
purchase Of the revenues of said market.
Rep,re That the Comptroller the Treasurer for
the payment Of The following bills, viz: -
F. Flechier Superintendent Insane Asylum ratons to
prisoners Y Nosemees sl2 lSS
retry expenses. L % a m
Mirror Office one years subscription for Board of AS
f'stapt Alasr a,al from sls July is5s 500
keepers of grog shops, on 9Th Now, 1850. 100
House furnished in October, November aud Deem
]. K bison exjndge Fs Jnstces Court costs in
Sun snnars city suits from No 5Ia5 to No 1910 500
John NJ. Hal, provisions furnished City Work House
The hour having arrived, the Board of Aldermen
met the Board Of Assistants in their Hall in
JOINT SESSION.
Members present of Board of Aldermen: Hon.
j. 0. Nixon, President; Messrs. Cox, Della
barre, HARRISON, Landry, Vennard and Whit
ney-7.
Members present of Board of Assistants: Hon.
TIA, n n 4.
BENT, Hall, Huygh6, Leefe, Patterson, Pettingili
and Kingsland-l0.
On motion, the Common Council proceeded to
the election of keeper of the Court Houses, in
place of j. E. Bouligny, resigned.
Mr.J. P. Barnett was nominated, and there being
no other nomination, he was declared unanimously
elected.
On motion, the Common Council proceeded to
the election Of three Commissioners of the House
of Refuge. 45555.
Messrs. Firmin Levasseur, r. H. Reid and DR..
Forward were nominated, and there being no
other nominations, they We're declared unanimously
elected. 5N
On motion, the Common Council proceeded to
the election of three Directors of Public Schools
for the First District e
Messrs. g. NJ Bradford, NJ. A. Foute and A. G.
Brice We're nominated, and there being no other
they were declared unanimously
elected.
The Common Council having terminated the
election, on motion, the Board of Aldermen re-
tired.
STREETS AND LANDINGS.
Mr.. Huyghe offered the following report, which
was read and adopted:
The Committee of Streets Landings have the honor to
sort upon the following subjects referred to them, viz:
Upon resolutions referred back your committee re-
Getting The two contracts awarded by the Mayor Bennett
Larges for The erection of building
'rity Nicholson Coor the of S425o and the other
contracts awarded by the Mayor for furnishing mile east
ron pipes valves etc. to j. X. Duncansecuy John Arm
trong--at the following prices, viz:
Al pipes enumerated III contract No. per tun .SH 90
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Thirty-two six-iDch valves,
-Four thirty winch valves ......,........ 1856 80
. Four twenty -forir-inch valves, }
Together with resolutions authorizing the Comptroller to sell
epor having had the opinion the City Attorney in The
se that the said two contracts awarded by tho Mayor will far
Nceet IN their aggregate amounts the appropriated the
Common Goanc which the Mayor was limited By The
any contract hind the city for greater amount therefore,
aid amounts exceeding the said appropriations your committee
econed the rejection OF said contracts and that
adInicae said the lowest bidder for
ac separately after twenty days notice in the official Journal
accordance with specifications of the City Surveyor
ne SUPERVISION Of said officer said adudcaos 10 be subject
he approval or rejection Of the Common Council.
Upon the resolution referred with the above regarding
furnishing delivery and erecting Worthngion force pump
ofce pumps Of any other patent character your committee
that there proposal the Mayor far
he Worthingion pump and the Mayor recommending change
resolution No 459 allowing other patents TO be advertised
or with the Warrington pumps MI of which capable
uons accordingly presented for adoption amending reol
Ion No 1863 and authorizing the Comptroller aucae to
ne lowest bidder contract after twenty days notice.
shing delivering and erecting in the buing when con
tacted Tor and erected for the the evce double
ctng Worhnson force pumps, force pumps any other
tt or character each force ninp to be capable of lifting and
FINISHING 100000 gallons Of water hour all in accordance
ad adjudication TO be subject the