New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-09
: THE COMMON COUNCIL.

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN met last evening, Mr..
Nixon in the chair, and quorum present.
communication from the Fiscal Agent was
referred to the Finance Committee.
A communication from the Comptroller was laid
on the table subject to call.
A communication from the Board of Assistant
Aldermen returning resolutions of this Board con
CURED in, was read.
communication from the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, with resolution to pay the Assistant
Recorders certain sums for services rendered by
them, was read and laid on the table indefinitely.
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller to sell
to the lowest bidder the contract for the ensuing
year, of building new bridges and repairing old
enes, was eoncurred in.
resolution inviting this Board to meet the Board
of Assistant Aldermen, for the purpose of eiectng
Directors for the Jackson and Opelousas Railroads
was concurred in.
Petitions were read and referred.
An invitation to May party, to be given by the
pupils of Benville Street Girls School, was read
and accepted.
The Committee en- Streets and Landings reported
a resolution to authorize the exhibition of r.
Fees cotton seed shelling machine, with small
steam engine attached, in vacant lot on Tchonpi.
toulas street.
Concurrence was recommended in the resolution
for the prohibition Of further sales in the wooden
stalls near Magazine street market. Concurred in
as also two other resolutions from the Board of As.
sistant Aldermen.
A resolution for the construction of brick side.
Constance, was adopted.
Adjourned to meet the Board of Assistants.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-Present: Mr..
Monroe in the chair and quorum.
The Treasurer's report, showing q balance on
hand of $44 ,514 3S, was read and referred.
The Board of Aldermen reported concurrence in
sundry resolutions, and asked concurrence in the
following: To pave Bourbon street, from Canal to
Esplanade, with square blocks to pave Toulouse
street in the same way, from Levee to Basin; to
Data cfrn in ha mo yVau nvn
to Marais; to lay brick sidewalks on Terpsehore
street; and to raise and grade Poeyfarre street;
all referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings.
Petitions were referred.
resolution was offered to require all officers to
sign their own names to all pay-r0ls, and directing
the Comptroller to refuse all orders given by them
on their salaries. Referred to Finance Committee
Alarm Telegraph, and imposing penalty of $10G
fine upon any one not watchman who shall open
fire alarm box. Referred to Committee on Fire
The Board of Aldermen entered, and joint ses
sion was had for an election OF Rallroad Directors
Messrs Theo. McGill, G. Solomon, and N. r.
Jennings were elected City Directors in the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad
Company.
MessIs. A. Chiapella G. W. squres, and G. Dc
Feriet were unanimously elected City Directors il
the Opelousas and Great Western Railroad Com
pany.
The Board of Aldermen retired.
resolution was offered, requiring the Sur
veyor to report whether the contractors for clean
ing and repairing the streets have done theil
work in accordance with the requirements o
their contracts. Adopted.
The Finance Committe reported, and offered the
usual resolution for paying bills; also, resolu
tion to purchase a pair of horses for the secont
District Black Maria, and to purchase from Patricf
Irwin certain strip of land lately purchased b.
him from the Gormley estate; all adopted
The Streets and Landings Committee offered tht
following resolutions:
TO approve contract to keep in repair the shel
| roads Of the First and Fourth Districts. Adopted
To approve contracts to lay brick sidewalks, tt
| shell Genty Road, ETC., all adopted.
Toreject contract to clean Melpomene Canal
| and to resell the same. Adopted.
To reject various contracts for small improve
ments, and to resell the same. Adopted.
To sell contracts for brick sidewalks, to dil
bitches, build bridges, etc., in different parts OF tn
fo sell contract to lay brick sidewalks, witt
cutters, ETC., around Macarty Square, Third Dis
| trict Adopted.
The Board adjourned.