New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-15
gHE. COLLATION. COUNCIL.

Board OF ALpEgaEy.-This body held its regular
meeting last night President Nixon in the chair,
and quorum present.
message from the Mayor announced that he
had published the notice that it was intended to
have both sides Of Orleans street paved, and both
sides OF IRENE market paved, and that no objec-
ton mad been made to such Improvements. Re-
ferred.
A communication from the Assistant Board re-
turned number of resolutions previously adopted
by this Board, endorsed with their concurrent
lion. That Board having persisted in its resolu-
ton of adjudication Of shell road contract to
Mr.. T.. Marquee, a committee of Conference was
appointed.
a Communication from the Assistants invited
concurrence in the ordinance creating Board of
Commissioners called the Court House Commis-
sioners, which was referred A resolution appro-
priating money to pay for the picture taking of
rogues by the Chief Of Police was cOncurred in
resolution appointing Representative Of the
city Of New Orleans in its suit with Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines in the q. s. Supreme Court was con-
CURED IN. A resolution authorizing the adjudca-
ton Of six contracts for street improvements, was
referred. A resolution authorizing adjudication Of
contract for lumber for plank roads was referred;
and one to cause the filling up of a portion of
Thalia street, was rejected. resolution to
the removal of shanty from the leyee opposite
Lafayette street. was referred. A resolution to
cause erection of gas lamps on Elysian Fields
street, referred. To cause selling of contract
for taking up paving on New Leyee street, was re-
ferred; as also, that to cause gas lamps to be
placed on Claiborne street. resolution to cause
rebuilding Of bell tower near Woods Cotton Press,
which was referred.
Petitions were referred
An invitation to witness the exhibition of a new
leyee light was referred.
A resolution offered by Alderman Wiltz, instruct
ing that arrangements be made for the enlarge
ment Of draining operations in the Third District,
was referred
A resolution by Mr.. Coke instructed the placing
Of hydrant near Tivoli Circle, and was referred
resolution by Mr.. Nixon authorized the offer
iI,Cfh nv fhn nf n ratt rJ IF
prehension and conviction Of the person who shot
Mr.. Vose on Carondelet street on Sunday night.
Adopted and sent down for concurrence. a.
The Committee on Streets and Landings re-
ported upon the communication of the Surveyor,
recommending that the repairs to the levee in the
Third District, suggested by that officer, be made;
q favorable report was made upon the petition of
the contractor for Improvement OF Josephine street.
| granting him extension of time; favorably upon
the petition of a. Jacobs, for permission to con
tnue his saughter-house Ninth street; the Com
| mittee recommended adoption of the resolutions
directing the sale of the unoccupied property of
the city during the ensuing spring. In this connec-
tion Mr.. Wilt presented paper protesting against
the sale of the portion of the batture property be-
tween Cont and Bienville streets, included with
| the property to be sod and explaining his reasons
| for being opposed to sale of such property. The
reading Of this lead to lengthy discussion and the
majority report of Committee was finally adopted.
Aid. Landry gave notice that he should ask a re-
consideration of his vote the report at the next
| meeting.
| The committee recommended concurrence in
resolutions directing fagstone crossing, corner Of
Piety and Moreau Streets and the digging of bitches
in number of streets down town. Non-concur-
renee was recommended in the resolution TO cause
| the opening of Bayou Road street. Concurrence
| was recommended in nine resolutions, to cause
selling of contract for paving Gasquet street; to
| cause enforcing of ordinance concerning beaiing
| Of drums within the city; in that approving con-
tracts for dtehing large number of streets in the
lower part of the city in that authorizing contract
| faTr f1,ot
| authorizing contracting for square block paving
Erato street, in that directing that notice be given
that it is intended to square block pave North and
South Market streets in that granting permission
to Louisiana Rope Company to rebuild their factory
ia that authorizing the Mayor to give notice that it
is intended ito have Rampant street payed-referred
| back to committee, as majority OF the individual
property holders had not petitioned for the i'm
provement; in that to the filling up Of por
| tion of the levee fronting the wharves; referred
! back to committee. The report was received and
resolutions adopted, with the exceptions above
| noted.
| The joint committee to whom was referred the
communication of the Street Commissioner com
| planning of the Ghairmen of the Committees who
had refused his acquisitions for materials for street
repairs, reported ustfying the course of the Chair
4 men in the premises, and recommending that the
| communication of the Street Commissioner be
erased from the official records of the Board as he
| was laboring under misapprehension when he
| wrote it.
The order of the day being resolutions relative
4 to the management of the McDonogh School Fund.-
came up aud was laid over to await the pending
| action of the Legislature.
Under the unfinished business head the resoIu-
| tion as to the filling up of the ponds on White
street with street rubbish was called up and re-.
| ferred to Streets and Landings Committee. The
| ordinance for the regulation of four wheeled
| wagons for heavy hauling was called up and re-
4 ferred.
The vote on the matter of the filling up of por-
tion ofThalia street reconsdered, and that re-
| ieeted matter referred.
The Board then adjourned.
| BoARD OF ASSISTANT ALpERMEN.-No quorum !;
sonly seven members present. Adjourned to next
| Tuesday evening.
New OPERA HousE.-To-morrow night DeFlo-