New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-25
THE C0MM0E COUNCIL

B0ARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERxEH.-Presems. Mr..
Monroe in the chair. and q quorum. s s
The Comptrolers report Of contracts adfudieated
was read and referred.
The treasurer report, showing the sun of s2s,-
95l 90 in the treasury, was read and referred.
The Street Commissioner reported up0n fhc Elarr
safe condition of the nuisance boats, and The fail
ure of Mr.. Cowan to fulfill his contract, and re-
commenting that said contract be arnniled.
Referred. M sss S
The Surveyor reported favorably upon diGerent
petitions for street improvements, and said peti-
tons were ordered to be published.
Petitions were read by title and referred to tie
appropriate committees. S K Il a zs5s
Mr. De FIsIe rendered his resignation as mern- i
ber Of the Board. Laid on the table, subject fo 4
call.
resolution was offered to purchase 100 copies
of Bloomfield & Steel's Statutes Of the State, at
s5 per copy. Referredto Finance COMMITTEES.
A resolution was offered, requesting the City
Attorney to give Ills opinion Is to whether ii be
necessary for the city to extend the liits Of the
Gas Company. Adopted. ss
A resolution approving the sale Of the Magazine
Market contract 70 Mr.. Wintz, was adopted.
4 resolution to pay Assistant Aldermen Henit@
and Monroe for their services as Assistant Re-
corders, y whilst ~ r;s acting r the absence Of the Re-
i The Board of Aldermen asked concurrence in a
resolution to refer DR.. Delerys report 10 special
committee, TO DEVISE ways and means Ct erecting
new building for a local insane asylum. Con-
| CURED in.
The Board of Aldermen asked concurrence in o
resolution for appointing 9 Joint committee to
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| police and fire alarm telegraph Referred to Fire
| Committee.
A memorial from Mr.. F. W. c. Cook, in reference
to lighting the levee with the calcium light, Was
referred to the Committee on Streets and Land
4 ings.
The Finance Committee offered routine report
which was adopted also resolution granting to :
NJ D. Morrei and Others the privilege of erecting
a market in the rear Of the Fourth District; also
resolutions TO pay Mr. snrgi sl5 ,00o. and 70 pay
the usual list Of weekly expenses All adopted Ss
The Street and Landing Committee offered rcso--
lutions to authorize the Mayor TO take the proper
steps to construct new levee and road in the
Third District, and to take up and relay diag0naEy
the square blocks Magazine street from Felicity
to Washington; both adopted. Also resolution
to sell four contracts one for each Distrct to re-
pair and build bridges for one year. Debated aud
adopted.
Mi. Hall asked leave to reconsider hs vote right
away; lost by the ayes and nays. Mr.. Patterson
Of his a
jected. Motions were made by different memberSs
there were calls to order, rappings of the Speak
| er's hammer; flat denaIs and hot words few across
the Chamber; the Board resolved itself into e I
grand imbroglio, which we could no more repert-
than our readers could understand il were we TO
report. The thing was cut short by q motion to
Il adjourn, and the motion carried.
THE BOARD OF ALpERMEN held It's regular
weekly session last night, President Nixon in the
chair and quorum present.
Two communications from the City Surveyor
read, portions thereof ordered to be published
and the remainder referred.
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