New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-11
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN Board held a regular
meeting last night President Nixon in the chair
and Il quorum present.
communication from the Board of Assistants
asked concurrence in action iexying tax Of three
per cent. on the amount Of every license, Tor pro-
yiding to pay interest on certain railroad bonds,
which was granted; aresolntion levying u tax of
twenty cents on every hundred dollars worth OF
taxable property, specified for raising funds for
payment of interest ou other road bonds being
those subscribed to the New Orleans, Opelousas
and Great Western Railroad, and the New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern Railroad was con
cured in; resolution fixing the consolidated loan
tax at eighty cents on the hundred dollars was con.
Cured in; q resolution to cause examination of
levee opposite tobacco warehouse was referred.
The Assistants having persisted in their rejection
of contracts made by the Mayor for erection of
water-works, the Committee OF Streets and Land
ings was appointed to confer.
The monthly statement of the fiscal agent was
referred.
The quarterly report of the Superintendent of
the Second District Public Schools was referred.
Petitions were referred.
A resolution authorizing the Chairmen of the
Finance Committees to have put up patent gas
burners was referred.
A resolution to authorize the erection of gas
lamp on Robertson street, between Bayou and
Espanade, was referred.
F The Board then adjourned.
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. Present,
quorum, Mr. Munroe in the chair
Inc G0mntf0Hef reported auluulcaUDn a1 Sar-
otls contracts and q list OF the bids OF the differ
ent butchers for the contract to supply the prisons
etc., with meat. Also the weekly list of checks
drawn on the Treasurer.
The Treasilrer's weekly report was read and re-
feired. Balance in the Treasury Ssl4A Is.
The Surveyor reported fayorably upon snndry
petitions for street improvements, and announced
the publication of the petitions for other works
of similar character. Referred.
The Fiscal Agents monthly report was received
and referred.
The Board of Aldermen reported concurrence in
sndry resolutions, including those fixing the taSa
tson Of the present year.
The First district School Board memoriazed the
Board for the privilege of admitting to the schools
children residing out OF the parish, whose parents
are Taxpayers in the parish. Referred to the
Committee on Education.
Petitions we're referred.
Mr.. Magioni offered resolution for selling the
ground and house reserved ont of the Mccarthy
plantation for public school purposes, on account
of the contiguty of an iron foundry, and that the
Third District School Board. after making the SALE
invest the proceeds for new school in some other
locality. Referred to Finance Committee.
petition of property-halders for the opening of
Camp street. from Felicity to st. Andrew, created
much discussion, the question being as to which
committee it should be referred to- that on Finance
or that on Streets and Landings. motion to re-
fer to the latter committee was voted upon and
lost A motion to refer to the Finance Committee
was sout1y opposed by Mr.. Daprt, on the ground
that the city was not prepared 10 incur the expense
Of the work. a motion to lay over was lost HI
nally the petition referred to the two commit
tees Jointly: Mr.. IIuyghe, however, opposing 1t.
The petition of Slawson & Co., and other omni-
bus proprietors that the city indemnify them for
prospective damage to their business by the city
railroads, was laid on the table, subject to call
The report Of the Superintendent of the Third
District Schools was received and REFERRED
Mr. Seicshnaydre rendered his iesgnation as q
member of the Third District School Board Ac.
cepted.
Letters from two of the Assistant Wharfineers
in regard to the condition Of the wharyes were re
ceyed and referred.
Mr.. Leefe offered resolution for authorizing iii,
Mayor to publish the city's intention to pave botl
sides of Rampant street, from Canal to Esplanade
with square granite blocks. Referred.
A document OF some kind flor we were not ner
mitted to discover what it wrs) created quite a st
in the Board. Some members wanted 10 have i
referred without reading; others insisted on til,
reading several lmovedior going into seeretsessioi
about 1t; every member of the Board had some
thing to say, and the heat of debate came nea
bringing Mr.. Dnpre into personal difference witt
Messrs. Moreno and Massieot. Finally the motion
70 read the document was voted upon and carried
Then the advocates of secret session became
clamorous, aud the debate became D genera
wrange. Motions to adjourn were made; and
hnaily the affair was ended by the withdrawal Of
the mysterious document.
After this, there being no other business, the
Board adjourned.