New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-21
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THE COMMON 90 UScIh.
~ Assg, or AunEsassS This Beard .sela it, regu-
u sssaslv meeiinQ last night; MI Nixon, Presi
Mas. in the chair and qictnm s.resent
Thc reading Of the minutes I'll last meeting was
asspensed with. .a,a
Ion "a she drainage of he rear Of The city, ana
Transmitting certsn documents IL snsEer 70 . feso
luton of the RnaFd. x.s.a !,
The Board nf Assistants askeu eoiouiiesss eu =
as,lss3rg gesvSsstions, as follows
( i,as5s5si,ii iograting s25 for rep mrs IN
z,5a IF sssa Ienienaas of Police OF the FIRST Ds1
STjSt 4 resolution inviting this Board 70 meet IN
Joint session tor the elecIiom o. sevesas
srrred in All ordinance relating to the leasing et
III markets was referred 10 the Commattee on
Streets and Landings. II
SSseFai petitions were read ana apptopa'assS
MT q rssaas;en was offered by Mr.. Ferstaa for
placing aix 10 lamps on the Bayou p. soaln. l ~
zcffed to Committee on Streets and hAnalags, L, /
,sslpr ENf The Mayor's ofsee. Referred 10 Fizance
Tbs Committee an Sheets and Landings pre-,
aertaa ShGir wbekly reEart unea matters TEteffea
vi, f4sss On slle resolution rGiating to TIE LOADS
~ vst5fies. they recommended certain amend
sassY,ts ard concurrence which was adeFsed. On
f's petition Of prHpertys holders on st. Andrew
StFee Inr the widening that street, = Ieso
8ufien eoinpAging with the petition, esig 70 open
said strea1 from DIyafss % Howard streets
adanted and sent to BoaFi Of AssIs fssts 1or con
cufrenee On tie petisioR 9f propertg noaers on
Josephine street. asking tie ing ap q thae sa1sas,
informed ssss Board thaE Ehen the Cissborue Sanai
Ssgsss opanea III that neighborhood. tAe DIRT would
! Ia used for filling that street. Adopted. lhey
siso recomraended tie laying the table OF reso-
ltfons fay hAing Larrel and Dryedes ssFeess, O,
ths araund that the same course wdnsd be pursued
xoward those streets Us Josephine street. Adopted.
<Tltey aise recommended concurrence IN several
resolutions anjndicating contracts, and recon-
~, r1afC w
were adopted. Alse approving the contract given
to Patrick Zane for brick sidewalks around Mcear-
" Square, Adopted They recommended tne
adoption of q resolution directing the Mayer W
Mostly the propFietors OF thebElding on the corner
of Camp and Canal streets, TO tear it down within
{lfree l1sgs Adopted. Aise e resolution granting
tod R Parish permission to erect certain machin-
efy, 10 be run hy steam at tho Star Cotton fress.
SThe committee recommended concurrence in
the folf6wiDgs
IA resolnsion for placing lamps on St. Paul street:
honoured in. resolution ior enlafging ana
cisaning out Of Claiborne and Dryades streets.
aEoncarredin. They Recommended the adoption Of
tho following resolutions: Afes0lution for reinoy-
inN water plugs from inside Of neutral ground on
Canal street and directing the placing Of uniform
etyleEOf water plugs fer that street. Adopted and
sent I'd Board ok Assistants for concurrence
resolution authorizing Wheeler u Forstal TO erect
steam engine dn the corner OF Magazine and
fsiF8t1 Skreaf4 Adapfed. ii resolution authorizing
Claiborne street specified Adopted.
resalafi0n fur placing six Stone crossings on hs
Eian Fields street AZ specihed crossings Adopted.
4 AfesnlutiDH FOR pacing with flags tie three SIDES
pf LafaYsite sqnaEe which are now paved with
Brick. Adopted Also n resolution for transfer
ring certain iron posts from Canal street to Eapa-
nude streat. Adopted.
Mr. HARRISON gave notice that be Weud call up
St nsSt ineeting resolution for making certain
Improvements Id the streets of the Fourth District
Mrs ForstaI called up the resolution relating to
the paving OF st. Peter street fron besee 70 Marais
apd asked its concurrence. II was concurred in.
Tiae Board of Assistants asked concurrence IL
tlae i@lInwing resolutions
resolution for issuing . duplicate Bill to Messrs.
g. Eli Ssoountb n CO. GoncuTred II.
a resolution directing All butchers who sell
meats i'll the markets 70 keep scales on each Of
asir feE weighing meat as they sellits Con-
Nt5fea ia.
Mr Forssall called the attention u the Board to
HE frequency 81 fires On shipboard in the Second
nEtTiss, ana said that it was the general opinion
That this vas caused BY the STEAMBOATS, running toe
near the shipping lying III that district The Com
4 n1ittse cn Streets and Landings were directed tt
iaEestigate the matter
Tha Board then adjourned to meet the Board o
Assisf8nfs after which it was agreed that the,
shuaid stand djonrnsd till next Tuesday night.
BOARD oF ASSISTANT ALDERaEN This bod
mst lat esening, pursuant 70 adjournment, a quo
ram Dreaent Hi. Bakewell in the chair.
a message from the Mayor Ras read, from whel
we nsake tie following extract, which Is Of interes
xe the public. The Mayor, under a resolution o
this Board to obtain report from the Beard 9
Ufaining Commissioners, Of which Mr.. Bailey is
Inember, asked 81 him report Of the action takel
by the Board, TO which Mr. Bailey, in substance
xepifed as follows:
"a far as the Ssate appropriation relates to
4 fhe First Draining District, (heing member oi
4hat Board can state that the Beard is fully
ranzea, and all due efsrts are being used TO pre-
pnra The maps and tabisaux, in requirements oi
xsie Law. The seventh section of the act Of the
said R1ara, requires that the dimensions and own
ership Of each lot or piece of ground in the sec
tion shall be fatly set forth The tabieau to bt
FLED III the mortgage office before proceeding witt
faia work of draining. iegeeing etc. The pgepara
tfpa d. said tatieau has proved to be work q
great labor. delay and expense, but as it forms tht
very basis OF the claims for reimbursement Of thu
fiss af drainage and redemption Of the bonds issues
undeT said act, great cara il required in Its pre-
paraliola, ia order ia avoid future litigation
a The Board Of Commissioners fer the First Dis
tsiet received from the State Treasurer the sun
af s20,s72 81 which was deposited in the Stat
+ Bank subject to the checks OF the Treasurer Q
the Board, eonntersigned by the President. Q
which there has been expended in tie preparation
a af books, plans. fableaux and saafles, SHIT on
3 having $i5,655 on to the credit Of the Board
X /. Information in relation to other money appro
priated bY tho State for the drainage Of the rea
s of tho city can probably be obtained from th
State Treasurer, or the other Commissioners al
lndea Ia ID The resolution Of the lower Board.
lS EEl Vtt tiit tHHHaes anu
The Treasurer reported balance ~ the Treas
Il ufy pf $4sS9.
4 Communication from tile Comptroller CAV
netica q adjudication of contracts already pub
4 lisEed hy us.
Communication from the Upper Board ar
E0uneed concurrence in sundry resolutions.
Sunafy petitions Were read by title and appre
priatsly referred.
An ordinance ID regard to the duty of all board
ing and pnnls hpuses to keep q vessel to receiv
alI nfiai, etcs, was referred.
Two Communications from the Gas Works Con
pany were referred 10 the Finance Committee.
AIf. Leefe presented aresolugion requiring eac
butcher to have tested scales In the market, whie
WAS aaoptad.s
Arssolation appropfiatIug money to the Assis
ant Secretary was referred to Finance Committe'
Areaoluti0n to9pen 1T. andrew street and wide
Dfyades street, from tho Board of Aldermen, w
reserled tothe Committee on Streets and Landing
The Finance Committee made its report, whic
WINS adopted.
Arasoiution 10 pay sundry bills was adopted,
resolution authorizing the Street Gommi
HIoner received froln the Upper Board to remol
tAe watering plugs from the neutral ground for Il
lise et the omnibus companies, and to provide
place fag new plugs, was referred to Committee I
Atteets and Landings.
Iha COMMITTEE on Peiiee and Health made
report In which they state that the mineral wat
establishment, complained of by sundry citizen
Nas net nuEsance nor dangerous TO health. III
committee suggest thas an analysis be made
Aefeet any danger II itexist. The committee /
ported means for abating sundFy naisances col
nlaiaed 81 By eitlzena.