New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-17
THE COMMON aoHRaLL.


Board or ASSISTANT ALDERHEs.-Present Mr..
Bakewel in the chair, and quorum.
Mr. Hopkins, the Secretary, being still confined
at home BY sickness, Mr.. Pearson was again ap-
pointed Secretary pro tenn.
The Comptroner's report, advising. adjudication
OF contract for sidewalk paving was read. Re-
ferred.
The Treasurer's weekly report showed abalancea
on hand of s24 Alb 10. Referred.
The Board of Aldermen reported concurrence inu
certain resolutions from this Board and announced
persistence in the resolution, rejected by this
Board, to repair the clock in the German Catholic
Church on Josephine street. at an expense of $500.
Messrs. Hall, Toedano and Fremauxl were ap-
pointed to confer with the Upper Board upon this
matter.
Petitions were read by title and referred to the
appropriate committees.
The reportzo the Assistant Wharfnger OF. the
First DistEisQ& referred to the Committee ON
resol1N WAS offered to sell contracts, to-
clear out and Nenlarge Claiborne street canal to
/ upper line Of the city, and to similarly Improve
| Melpomene canal, from Dfyadss to the Draining
1 Machine. Referred.
| resolution was offered to authorize the Sur
i veyor to pull down, or have pnled down, the
building at the southeast corner Of Camp and Canal
/ streets, Judson & Co.'S banking and exchange
ofice1 it being in an unsafe and dangerous con- r
1 dition. 1.-THE building being. reported dangerous,
| by the Surveyor.l
The resolution was debated bydferent members,
4 and defended by Mr.. Bakeweil, who had offeredt,
4 and who vacated the chair in order to describe
/ the state of the building, and to state that his
4 object was to prevent an accident which would
| probably destroy human life when It occurred, as
it certainly would occur, if not attended to before
| hand. %,
After further debate, and an ogerhauing Of the
| ordinances, MFR. Dnpre offered substitute that
| the Mayor be requested to notify the owner or
agent of said building, within three days of tho
service Of said notice. to have that building pulled
/ down. Mr.. Rakewell accepted the substitute, and
| it was unanimously adopted.
motion to send the resolution at once for eon---
currence of the Board of Aldermen was leat it
hAfpf 1-ftpfr that ttnf naplh
Mr.. Magion thereupon moved that q copy Oft
the resolution be furnished to the Mayor, thathes
might take all the prompt and necessary stapss
| within his power to have the dangerous building
| vacated and pulled down. Adopted unanimously
message fromth Board of Aldermen request
| ing the appointment of members to joint ooIa-
mttee to consider the subject of establishing aaa
| Insane Asylum for the parish of Orleans, was
read and the committee filed out as requested.
| MIR. Magioni, in accordance with notice given, N
the last meeting, moved ~ reconsideration of tn :
resolution for the sale of the property of the ess
Of John D. Fink, deceased and the custody of u e
proceeds by the city for the purpose of baiiaf oe
the asylum proyidedf for by Fink will. Garried
Mr. Magioni then moved that the resolution he
so amended as to strike out the Bank of New fr
leans as The bank Of deposit for the proeead Q
the Fink estate, and that the bank OF danss il Il,
decided u9on by the Common Council in jaaa ses
sion; and explained his reasons. -
hlr. Dupr6 secondedMr. Magoni, and at anotI
argued the merits and dement's OF the di Heren
palihS. as teSnFaeu 1iell felAtlohs WILLIE ie city
soHetndiisha i .nsir relasiYe saIeHy y q posito
Mr.. Hall differed with Mr. pupre ons9sa no;nts
and there lengthy debate. Other mamhar
joined in the debate there a long al snnta he
tween the friends of the Louisiana St ate pani
and the Citizens Bank, as to which Sac MID ha III
depository of the Fink Asylum fund. Y "
1t was finally voted upon and, daeise Il bv q IN 4
that the Louisiana State Bank should he the hanL
of deposit for the Fink fnnd.
The original preamble and resalU finn far tha
sale of the Fink property, as aneade in referance
= to the Loaisiana State Bank,. thea came mn far
adoption, andtwas adopted f ~
: Mr.. Leefe then gave notice taa at the naxt
meeting he would move a. reo1Esf deratinn of h;s
vote, far regarded the Bank Of Denoat agraa5
upon for the Fink fund.-
4 Mr.. Magioni declared that a Sef .ond racons;a a
ton could not be halon tlg'saraf nnastin, S a =
clared that Mr. Leefe had no my hi IA 4 reronsias
alton Decentralization, thai Leefe was ont =,
oreer. y
Fhe Chair decided Mr.. Magf ,ni ont Of or5sr =, !,
! that genteman apneaied la@ the decision THE
i Ysas and nays against he chair NV ono vota
/ A general debate and sag le disorder which foI
bowed, created general call for adionrnmenf.
Q but upon on urgent Gala from Mr. Dnpr9s tbat
!. necessary and imperta1s business awaited the
action OF the Board meRab ers changed their notion
and voted down the meaN ms to adjourn
The Finance GoRniH presented resolutions
for purchasing blankets and clothing for the in,
mates OF the city PRISON. and jais and the Insane
Asylum foF selling the old horses of ahe city ana
buying ones; and for paying thai usual list of
cqrr@eat @ expenses 3 % ss aeagy bin by the Waytae
!. parish prison. being over $4,000. ali the reso'm
hons were adopted. s iu
MI Beggs presented petition af propert ) hola.
Il ers the planking of seven squares Of Jo
( street, toward the swamp pi.'no
. Before action was taken, the, hoard adjourned. 4
f BoARp OF ALpERMgN- -Thiaaody heR its reonIar
meeting last evening" Alder1aaa Del hharre ;n I tLs
chair, and quoram prese At =
resolution approving die action Of the fo;nt
committee during the recass of the Common GAVIN
Gil was received and cosauryed in
resolution and pseanlble instqacting Sas Citv
l "A man
ing Of Greatmen street, through tse property of the
! Ursuhne Nuns, was eancurred in.
II a resolution authorizing tha City SURVEYOR to
raise the leVees in order to protect the city from
tatafe oy9rtoWs together with gesolation atl-
E the opening of Claiborne street, wefe read and
n concurred in.
Petitions were read and referred.
y resolution providing for the appointment Ay
the chair of each Board of special comnittes to
II examine into and report upon the expedieaey of
a making an appropriation for the erectioa ef an
asylum for The insane. was adopted. = sf
Ill The Beard then adjourned.