New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-06


BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.--Pfesent, hr.
Bakewell in the chair, and quorum.
The Treasurer's weekly report, showing @ fund
on hand of 500 ,ll0 50, was read and referred.
Also the Treasurer's report of licenses issued.
The monthly report of the Fiscal Agent was
read and referred.
The Surveyor reported favorably upon petitions
for street improvements and adversely to one such
petition
The report of Messrs. DnprG and sSlemmer,
Whariingers, were read and referred to the Com
mttee on Streets and Landings.
A report from the Secretary of the Orphans
Home was referred to the Committee on Educa-
ton.
report from the Board of Commissioners of the
First Draining Section was read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
Petitions were referred.
The order of the day, to-wit: the report of the
Special Committee, to whom was referred the com
munication from Major Ranney, was called up by
Mr. Patterson. The report was read and accepted.
1t favored the appropriation Of strip of land
80 feet wide outside of the New Canal Company's
levee along the Canal from Claiborne street to the
Metairie Ridge for the purpose of constructing a
protection levee, and that the City Attorney take
the necessary steps to make the appropriation,
and that the Surveyor take the necessary steps to
build the said levee Major Ranney having offered
50 feet width of the land belonging to the company
| on the line of the canal to aid in the work..
resolution being offered to make the proposed
| appropriation, Mr.. Patterson opposed it, on the
| ground that the Canal Company did not own the
width of land claimed by them (l20 feet on each
side of the canaO and that under its charter it was
the Company's duty to build any levee that might
be required, as the charter required them to drain
| large tract in the rear of the city,
| Mr. Hall differed with Mr. Patterson as to the
right and title of the Canal Company to land on
both sides of the canal.
Mr. Patterson offered as a substitute for the res
outions offered series of resolutions as follows
That the attention of the Board of Commission
ers of the First and Third Draining Districts be
called to the requirements OF section & OF the Ac
! supplementary TO au act to provide for leveeing
draining, and recIaiming certain swamp lands il
portions Of the parishes of Orleans aud Jciierson,'
| etc, whereby it is made the dnty Of said Comms
sioners to report what works have been or may bt
made condition and cost thereof, what bonds have
been issued amounts derived tharefrom, what as
| sessments have been paid, condition OF the trus
| fund, etc, etc.
whilst Mr. Patterson was advocating the above
! the quorum was broken, and the Board adjourned
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This Board met las
evening, quorum being present, and PrcSIden
| Nixon in the chair.
A report was submitted by the fiscal agont o
the city, and, on motion, referred to the Financ
| Committee.
The Surveyors report was read, rccommendn!
the granting of the petition Of tho property hold
ers on New Levee street, between Cont and Rlen
vile, to pave said street with square blocks, an
the petition ordered to be published,
Several petitions were read by their title, an
appropriate reference was made.
A communication from the Assistant Board o
Aldermen was received announcing concurrence
in q resolution of this Board, providing for fou
bridges on Front street.
On motion, committee of conference was AZ
pointed to confer with committee from the lowe
Board upon the subject OF making shell road O.
| Eighth street.
The lower Board sent message asking concu
renee in sundry resolutions, viz: 10 approve tn
> adjudication of the contract for opening and et
argng Mepomene Canal to ?. Nancy. Concu
red n
r TO approve the adjudication Of the contract
IL W. NJ. Knox, for draining and enarging Cihlborn
Canal, was concurrad H.
To approve the adjudication TO l.. SurgI, ia
. constructing a brick culYert on Claiborne sneet
referred to the Committee on Streets and Lam
il ings. ~,
a Approving the contract Of E. D. White, for Il
paving of Tonti street, and referred to the Con
mittee on Streets and Landings.
Approving the adjudication to Coleman " Co
Il for paving Willow street.
L. A resolution authorizing the Surveyor to ha'
* Camp Street Canal drained, WIS concnrrcd in.
4 resolution ta lave hridras OF Broad street,
the intersection of ST. Philip and UrsuIinoS stree
c A resolution to sell the contract for the nuisan
+ wbarves, was referred to the Committee
ID Streets and Landings.
. On motion OF Alderman Harrison, the preamt
III and resolution inviting general illumination
the night of the 9th lust. was amended by subs
tuting the 22d day of February. a..
& The budget was taken up and concurred in, VI
nj this amendment, viz that $4,000 be added +
improvements to tke City Park. Alderman Harr