New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-11
M. VUFKE, Ihalfnan.
JAMES DAVIS.
II. COX.
U. F. SEfCSHNAYDRE.
j. FREMAUX. I.s35s.,a.
I NJ uAVI ~

JAMES DAVIS.
E & i sErcsasAyDRE.
Whereas under Resolution No. 526 the Joint Committees of
sandy contracts IS per oetopsr ana
Pad divers bills which, upon strict esanaon found TO
Rse That the Common Council does hereby approve and
Gomm or soh the The
Common Council, from the slst July to "a October 1890
The foregoing preamble and resolution Of the
Joint Committee was read and adopted by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Bakewell, Davis, Dnpre, Free
maux, Hall, Hodgkins, Leefe, Magioni, Patterson,
Secshnaydre, Shepherd and Beggs-12.
Nay: Mr.. Beebe-I. 9s
The message of the Mayor relating to the open
ing of Greatmen and other streets, laid over
the following preamble and resolution presented
by Mr., Magioni, read and adopted, by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas; BakeweIl, Beebe, Davis, Dupre, Fremaux,
Shepherd and Beggs--12. Mr.. Patterson voting
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Where's The Mayor hss made ts Rsslesslea
% s ss s9s 81 % HsR f ss 9ss odaus % Of s
lower limits q 4 Riseaad property under ordinance
ha I essn s ss IS
g take the proper legal steps to have said street
The following communication from the Comp
troler was read, and, on motion of Mr.. Hall, re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and Landings:
City Hall; New Orleans Oct 8, 1861
To the Honorable the Common Council
ng ne sale o contract for furnishing m eiiy win coal
during next wsS mouths having expired
'ss fespse"us. 'i5i puPLEssIs isti Comptroller
The following communication of the Surveyor
was read, and, on motion of Mr.. Magioni, referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings, viz:
SURVEYORS orrior, Cry HALL,
50 New Orleans, Oct. 3, 1860 )
To the Honorable the Common 3 Council, .,,..
m s W. S morning.
e that ag hs win. began i, blow with considerable VIOLENCE
ssoa, hs % IS e agssns sg with
s. John and New Canals made IN examnsiion
order except four points along the New Canal where per
New and Old canals and Bayou s. john IS we'll the
water outside Of me draining sections rising
afternoon made second the Dsrcts wheh
s sh inches Over preesoo fST sysss
slong The oa Canal Car and bayou IS So John through the
two places the Metariia Road, which has always
guard The city egaint ali overfows from the lake and,
ss e % Gy s e @ a
Canals was unavoidable and could not be stop ed In the
s Il ~ sa s pE Il 5
s s he % es IN es F
that hs along Bayou " John from the od Canal s
by the Of the water the outside, in i've different
BENG s ME- fae
M I st sSa at S in h hs , Of
W. as css GoE ee d e n ths @ @ sMo
th section was IeeSea 1i al me water @ from ne overflow In
Ion inside u protection syess was on levi with she
NJ TaSr oi '1S IN 9 H. a sb % IN S % % @ s t gspg aang
Canals and Bayou St. John employed aborefs and had The
ssss re sq nap nj an5 50 r. ss @ cn
ns hsas @ % soe IL coh.n,
deeper and set and raising the svess in s
weE ana oW tn nv a az WoH M @ W. % lhe n
M; ~ ss aitass sr,,, ~, @ & @
s @ lands s ssd 5 as ssaas and ,ebss
Peeted and disastrous calamity Inc city administration has
s II Se Nav sna abgpu @
the cutting and removing by the Canal Company Of
genee Of my duties aad oher toward The Old Cana rsted
ng thst he overflow was only BY the remoya BY the
This istre that low places existed in The
the New Canal Is ao true that the eyee along the Old Ca
let and aneer eyss built but supposing hs
bad existed that other old levee
nay psen ssa W " oule sui ~ ,aaen p5
he old eyee I IN existence near the draining msebne and
the old levee considered good and sound by
all gave away TO % the pressure @ Of the water outside
sea and avoid I've storms Of Violence had aead aSn
place DE first on the lh Of August last and the other
o. a as snd e sec9R; % aaa mot been ogerpwh
Ind onIs M pssed by the Of jss II M
Of three weeks afe again visit city raise
tue water 10 heen Of sixteen nehes eoove the water Of the
thousands II people whose and loses mas "a &
Where then gross and neg0eneef
Gss either he Gonmsn Council or she Canal Companys
Il III aFa an aons Duties nosd so @ on
ing my wilIingaes 70 perform thsm am comm cd partly
neglect Them @ not hsying endowed me with the gift
ot on s%ee ae that The
evtes along ol and New Canals well along Bayou
" John ana u tne On to the
have ee fes vide al the bse and Eve e ss s &
and BE raised as be fee. above .he last