New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-10
THE COMMON co UNoIL.

BOARD OF ALDER11EN.-This Board met last night, |
Mr.. Nixon, President, in the chair, and quorum
present.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
The report of the fiscal agent was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The following resolutions, adopted py the Board
of Assistants, were sent for concurrence
A resolution allowing Adam Jochim to erect ana |
conduct a livery stable on Esplanade street, be-
tween Chartres and Old Levee. Deferred to Com
mittee on Streets and Landings.
A resolution requesting the Street Commissioner |
to fill up the neutral ground on Claiborne street, |
from Common to the New Canal, with street
scrapings. Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Landings.
A resolution for appointing a Joint Committee
for arranging celebration on the Sth OF January,
1861. Concurred in. Mr.. DeIabarre who voted
in the negative, asked leave to change his vote,
and after obtaining permission, gave notice that he
would move reconsideration of the question at
! the next meeting of the Board.
Several communications and petitions were read
| and appropriately disposed of.
| Mr.. Nixon offered resolution for placing lamp
| on Polymnia street, between St. Charles and Pry-
tania streets. Referred to Committee On Streets
| and Landings.
Also, a resolution for donating to the Female
| Orphan Asylum on Camp street small piece OF
| land in front of the Asylum, and directing the
| Mayor to enter into the necessary notarial acts
therefor. Referred to Committee on Streets and
| Landings.
The Committee on Streets and Landings pre-
sented their usual weekly report which was
following resolutions. A resolution for removing
brick wall at the south end of Dryades market and
erecting iron columns instead, at the expense of
| the farmer thereof COncuwed in
4 resolution for making certain bridges on Broad
| street. Concurre0 in.
The committee reported for adoption resolu-
ton for erecting certain bridges on front street at
the intersection Of Calliope, Erato and Thaa
streets. Adopted, and sent to Board of Assistants
| for concurrence.
The Board then went into executive session,
I,rl,o,, ,aj+ To nov
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALpERsIEN.-Pursuant to
| adjournment, this branch of the City Council met
at hnlf-past OclOch yesterday evening" ten mem
bers present aud Mr.. Magion in the chair.
Two reports of the City Treasurer and one of the
Citizens Bank were referred to appropriate com
| mittees.
A report from the wlarfnger Of the Second and
| Third Districts was referred to the Committee on
| Streets and Landings.
A communication from the Surveyor recommend
ing repairs to the house the of ST. Charles
and Lafayette streets, was referred:
A petition from butchers of st. Mary's Market,
asking amendment of an ordinance respecting
scales in that market, was referred to Committee
on Streets and Landings.
The petition of Francis Turner, asking com
pensaton for extra services as Assessor, was
referred to Finance Committee.
A resolution to have necessary repairs made on
the building at the corner of st. Charles and Lafay
ette streets, in which is the First District Police
Court provided the same cost not more than
ments and Buildings.
A resolution requiring the Street Committee to
put in repair the bridges at the intersections of
streets in the Fourth District referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Landings.
a resolution from the Upper Board, for the iu
provement of certain bridges in the First District
was referred to Committee on Streets and Land
: ings.
The Finance Committee presented report, ac
companied by the annual budget of estimated ex
penses for the coming year. The total amount o
expenses under the various heads, OF charity
7 drainage elections, public squares public schools
, police powder magazine streets, Water-works and
Work-house, is $2,649,43 The receipts of the
city for 1861 are estimated at Si,l59560, leaving
deficit of 81 ,669,S74 to be supplied by taxation
The statement of probable expenditures of tht
Surveyors Department, under the several heads o
draining, square block paving, round stone paving
= shell roads, ballast road, plank road, sidewalks
+ public squares, public buildings, bridges, Cit,
Q Water-works, and projected improvements, etc.
amounts to total Of 81 1853 ,0l6 The estimate Q
- expenses for the Street Commissioners Depart
ment for the year 1861, amounts to $I02, ,479. TIL
. budget was made the order of the day for mex
; meeting.
A resolution, appropriating $1,000 to the widow
- of Mr.. Laferanderie, who was murdered while o
i , duty as a watchman, was unanimously adopted.
After brief report from the Committee on PC
. lice and Health, which embraced nothing OF in
o portance the Board adjourned.