New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-24

Eneft uf their bill for repairing and putting In order
The steam fire engine Young America, latterly
used in pumping water from The river into suices
for the soldiers at Camp Lewis.
hf. Beggs opposed the payment, on the ground
that Camp Lewis was in Jefferson Parish; that the
engine had been ordered there by the State and
not by the city authorities and that this Council
had 10 business to accept any such bill He moved
TO lay it on the table, and the motion carried.
Other petitions were rele,5 5e,i.
A resolution authorizing the City Physicians to
purchase medicines at the city's expense whenever
necessary, was referred 10 The Finance Committee.
resolution to pay John Coleman s. Co.'s bill for
street paving was referred.
The Board of Aldermen reported substitute for
this boards resolution for The repairs Of Pogdras
Market. The substitute was concurred in.
The Board Of Aldermen asked Concurrence in
the ordinance reinstated and amended by~thGf
gulatiDg the size and weight of loayes of bakers
bread, stamping the loaves, stablishing bread
inspection, penalties, etc. The ordinance was
read and unanimou-y concuned in, with the ex
cepinn or the fifth and eighth sections, for which
sections Mr. DuprG tfeEed Hsubstitute, more fully
defining the inspection of bread, and the penalties
for violations Of the ordinance coniscaton and Dis
position OF light loaves, ETC., which substitutes
were adopted.
Mr. Daprt: offered an additional section. pre5cri-
bling penalties for bakers using alum or other drugs
| in Sne making OF their bread. Adopted.
The ordinance, as amended, was then adopted as
a whole.
The Finance Committee reported against placing
$1,000 at the disposal Of the committee for the relief
OF families OF absent volunteers, petitoned for
and presented a resolution tl pay $1,000 TO John r.
Beais, as damages sustained BY him in the break
| ing his leg. caused by his horse, which he was
riding, stepping upon displaced iron bridge plate
on Levee street, the fall ct the horse breakiDg his
leg, and rendering HIM cripple for life. The reso-
| luton was lost, only seven voting for it.
The committee presented other resolutions of
| minor import, which were adopted.
| hr. l-eeic presented 4 report from the special
! Committee on City Defences, and moved that the
| -hpSh
hitherto had been in secret be read and made pub
tic. The report set forth the action that had been
taken towards tortifying the city by batteries on
both sides of the river, above aud below thc city
| the progress Of the works already commenced
the preparations for establishing q powder mill
| back OF the barracks, etc. With the report was a
resolution appropriating $50 900 to these works, is
helng uGderstnod that SO soon az this sum is eX-
hausted the Council will appropriate another 20 ;
on0, and SO on until the defences are complete.
| Tne report aud resolution we're adopted.
The Board adjourned.
| BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Board met last night,
| Mr.. Ntirh in the chair. ard quorum present.
The reading Of the minutes was dispensed with.
The Board Of Assistants, By nesss gn, Informed
this Board OF their concurrence iu sundTy res0lu-
tions elranatne with them, and asked concurrence
! III the DlOwing
| Resolution approving the adjudication Of con
| trac with John Moore, Fl. tcGuinn and John
| Lane, were referred 10 Committee Streets and
| Landings.
| Several peftOnS ana communications were read
| aud appropriately referred
Tpr Committee Of the Volunteer Aid Association
| asked that some action be taken by which the
! families of volunteers might be provided for. Re-
| ttrred to COmnittee on Finance.
| Nj. Cox offered resolution apprnpriating $1,000
per month for the relief of the families of Ddgent
volunteers. noS in the service Of the Confederate
States. This amount to be paid in semi-monthy
| iDstal4Ients to the persons TO be relieved. Re
| ferred to Finance COMMITTEE. g.
| The COMMITTEE Finance made their usual
| weekly report. URfavorabiy upon the application
Of r.. Solomon asking an appropriation of $3.50 for
| The celebration of the Fourth of July at Camp
| Lewis, and upon the resolution eFyiug tax uRnI
| the property OF nOn-residents. That part of the
report referring to The ap ,rnpration for the cele
| bration of the Fourth Of July was referred back
| to the committee.
The Committee on Streets and Landings also
| presented their report. They recommended the
| adoption of resolution granting permission tc
| Prot. Wilbur TO make H balloon ascension on the
| 4th August, on Place d'Armes. provided be depo
sit ESQ as security for the square not being in,
jured in any 1naruet Adopted
| Mr., Buckins gave notice that he would move a
| recolsidera,n Of his vote on this resolution
at next meeting The Committee also r0cDm
| monaed the adoption Of 4 resOu ion granting per
| mission to AIbcrtson & Nudge to er-ct steam
engine at the corner OF St. Peter and ST. Claude
Streets Adopted.
| A resolution to prevent the encunbering of the
heads of streets The river in the Fourth District
emanatng with the Board of Assistants, con
CURED ill.,
| The Special Committee. composed of the mem
bers OF the Streets and Iaud!uga Committee iii re
| gard to the Fourth Dislrict ferry, presented thri
| report, accomp 4ned BY resolution annnljing tlv
contract between the city and j. kimbail. for tht
lease Of the Fourth District terry privileges, u TAKE
effect on the Path D-cenhrr 1861, and directing
the advertisement and adjudication Of lease IA
| these privileges, twn-tnirds OF the proceeds o
which is to come to the city, and the hBllHce t,
60 to the Police Jury Of the parish OF Jefferson
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