New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-15
COMMON COlItIClE.



BOARD OF ALDERMEE.-Ths Board met last even
ing ~ o'clock, Hon. . O. NlxGn in the cha r
tue r Receer @ tSe seeond ID se and for eec
tionof Cmp and Aldermen and AssSten A1esen for
M eS oun SSH Of tSs Gs boa q S to place
the of ces Of courts on the pay roll Of the city
also Fesog!ion for the payment IN Of # cer'en N bis
in ont session his nesdny eve in at O'clock in relation
the election Of three Directors in the New Orleans and Jack
4 connlHnicson was received from ressrs. Stanley
showing The great dec in collecting levce dues from
and I e %hse Ry akn PER
Referred to hs Fisance Committee ,,,..u -.
First district, was received and accepted
ataueton ii tie oIcn Of Morean street and for the improve
msnt Of other st Gets which were c1ncqrred ,n
M The + GT5d r e. Ademen TO pure"se @ sG
Also resolution Stopping all works progress,
Of the depressed stare the and the
4 motion ,he Committee Streets and
Mr. Harrison contended that the restitution should not s act,
ed on without and He ccsde while he ed
OF affairs which showed the city unable to meet its engage
S Nixon warmly supported the resolution and maintained
n neS ] to M
6aRmr ahd he hoped The re resolution would pass ,,.s
The Board then proceeded 10 The chamber of the Board
Assistant Aldermen in JOINT session. and after which adjourned
| BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-This Board
met last evening, Mr. II 'gioni in the chair
the day. Up read and
10 rcport upon It at tie next meeting and he meantime
receive aud consider tue amendments which members had j.
and a. Davs Gpop f H. the P tee nro. IF tho
meeting taken up, vii the resolutions Committee
npS ND tsSa The I'll yoS s,ss o 9STt
s. And.e% with sand and scrapngs and to resell said con
TO hs sS eSntrae with Hen Henry NsGnin keep in
To reject the contract raise ROBIN from Front Leve
10 a. New LeTee; H., Aa0p,ea ] with ,,o, u. J.. 0or T.; ,o
r. 4t; M s @ rG Of hs sy AGPs
the bridges of Carondte Canal for three and
To reject te R: Miller grade
o street
oa Ssa and q f. i any were ssed e. IN f
New Orleans aud Great Northern Rro9d Company
sea z the New M @ % and ,b F
su;nsss sf his fS"E pr proceeded s xh m
ton r4ursd to BE he'd % Monday JMne 3D. for Gomptro
% S n s ors ns
for Fist Second Third AID Fourth Districts and Assnr
Aldermen for didcrent Wards the Of the
bents rxpng and advised that Council make the usual
Nj Beggs pre- resolution notify the Central Boar
Of mas M hS t for I'll
The weekly reports from the Treasurer and snrveyo
G s. ssR1e s 1Ta E F nd
eves dues now eoleetct not uStifyng tn
| Committee and The Surveyor.
Other petitions referred. One from E. H. Argt
mar, in reference TO his plan for stopping
onmunic alton from the Commissioners Of the Third DraI
ing District the engine o. their draining
chine, read ald referred
proposition from citizen el 10 the city lot of grou
which powder Chs present magazi
being in danger OF falling he rVer) read retrre
inquire the eXpedenCy of reducing the city
pense and thereon possible Adopted
Mesrs lee Dupr1, Hall and Patterson appointed beha
of this Board.
to1e mmeJaey whut pubic works viii be need
| within the next months
Leefe offered preamble and resolution to apnropa
$4,000 The support of the families of soldiers ensng
by special joint committee of four from each Board of Il
10 Council Referred to the Finance Committee
Mr.. Icefe presented resolution the public schoo
+ June the lsJ of November and
fecd Special Committee Reducing City Expense
offered the resolution with great reluctance, and
| p'nined the necessity of il.
Mr. I5eebe offered resolution abolish
at Rampant and Burgundy eetS, and to replace the
- | with square block paving. Referred
The Finance Committee presented the City Attorney rep
question whether Council had power levy addition
of the warlike Of the country. The
was, that under the law ,hc Counc Ind hory to ley
additional unless in of invasion Surrecnn,
he did think circumstances warranted fear
- either calamity Mr.. Beggs opposed the which
bsed upon the City Attorneys, and urged that the
over order get up plan to raise money for ci
- defence the necessity prepn ing in way for
:, | defence, he urged in the warmest language.
Mr. replied that the Governor could easily b,
Of emergency The adopted
The usual resolution rAy bills read and adopted
The of the Committee OIL Streets and Landings
r beirg read, when
n A mo ion 10 adjourn Wa m'dc and carried.