New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-16
lug tne comptroller 10 reatilui sad contract,
was laid on the table subiectts call.
The following resolutions. referred to in said re-

prcperts forming The Of s. Bernard avenue and John ht
" ~ per running foot on ~ ertnsrd ayoage md 50 % PEI
hereby cete& by the Common Council of the city of Now Or
Rrsoea ,,tae, That the Comptroller and he hereb,
auo zeo rtajuaeato the aforementioned contract to h
work TO be- done agreshy specifications he Surveyor ant
The be subject to the spprov" or rejection of the
| Mr.. Beggs moved that said resolutions be divided
Carried.
Mr.. Beggs moved that the first of said resolu
tons {rejecting the adjudication to j. B. CQrreOes
of the contract therein mentioned) be adopted
| Carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Beggs the second of said reso
lutons directing the Comptroller to rGadjudicate
said ContracD was laid on the table subject tC
call.
The following resolution, referred to in sale
report, was read; on motion, the rules were sus
pended, said resolution read a second time and
unanimously adopted:
Reooi That the Surveyor be and he Is hereby auth rzot
street that have pgn sold by tho city, for The oPenog Of sic
street. with ha delay ros>ib'ethe and conditions
purchasers within thirty days, which lime has expired.
The following resolution, published in the journal
of the proceedings of this Board of the 10th april
last referred to in said report, read, and, on
Emotion Of Mr.. Beggs, was unanimously rejected
tract for making shell road The south side &epomes
The following preamble aud resolution, published
in the journal of the proceedings of this Board OF
the 10th of April last, referred to in said report
| and amended by said committee, as stated in said
report were read as amended:
Preamble aud resolution authorizing the Street. Commissions,
cause br dyes be placed across acomens canal and ols
| On motion, the rules were suspended said pre-
ambe and resolution read a second time and
| adopted.
Yeas Messrs Beebe, Beggs, Davis, Duprt, Hall
Hodgkins, Kingsland, Leefe, kiagioni, Patterson,
Secshnaydre and Shepherd-l2.
| Nay: Mr.. FremauX-t.
The following resolution, adopted by this Board
April 2 1861, amended by the Board of Aldermen
| To in
read amended and, on motion of Mr.. DuprG,
laid on the table subject to call:
Rso ion uhorzpg the ConptrolerEto sell contracts ls
For filing anent from the ae of suburbs Nun and
The following resolution, published in the jour
nal Of the proceedings Of this Board April l6, i861,
referred to in the said report, was read; notion
! the rules were suspended, said resolution read O
| second time and unanimously adopted
r sout on auhG1ng The Surveyor to place pump in
| The following resolution published in the jour
| nal of the proceedings of this Board of the 10th
of April last referred to in said report was read,
and, on motion of Mr.. Dupre, laid the table sub
ject to call.
Re-ono7 agt oyizing the Street Commits
ana wooden posts e placed AT the Intersections OF
The following resolution, published in the journal
OF the proceedings of this Board of the 10th of
April last referred to in said report was read and
on motion, the rules were suspended said resolu-
ton read a second time and unanimously adopted ::
Res rtGn rsung the 70 report on The probable
The following resolution, adopted by the Board
of Aldermen April 3, 1861, referred to in said re-
port was read; on motion, the rules were sus-
pended, said resolution read second time and
| unanimously concurred in:
resolution granting extension of month certain
conrasto Jor lhe commencement OF tbs block and
The following resolutions, adopted by the Board
of A'dermepB april ., 1861, referred to in said re-
port, were read, aud, on motion, rejected
l. rcsolu authorizing the Comptroller adjudicae
I s,te sf o Se 70" RTy VIII blocks
ESQ n2ns ,Gee.s he adjudication to L snrEi for paving
Claiborne street and authorizing the Comptroller rtadj
JOINT SESSION.
The Board of Aldermen here appeared in &C.
cordance with the invitation of this Board for the
purpose of electing Directors on behalf of the
city in the New Orleans, Jackson and Great North
ern Railroad Company, and in the New Orleans
Opeluusas and Great Western Railroad Company
Present: Members of the Board of Aldermen
j. o. Nixon, President; Messrs. Cox, DeLabarre
Forstall, HARRISON, Moreau, Whitney and Wits.
Members of the Board Of Assistant Aldermen
Hall, Hodgkns, Kingsland, Leefe, Magioni, Pat
terson, Seischnaydre aud Shepherd-l3.
On motion, the Common Council proceeded to
the election of three Directors to represent the
city in the New Orleans, Jackson and Great
Northern Railroad Company.
Mr.. Beggs nominated Th7mas Murray and e. II.
Stanley:
Mr.. F'remaux nominated n r. Jennings.
Mr.. Leete nominated Henry Bier, George Clark
and Thomas l.. McGill.
Mr.. Forstall nominated James P Freret.
Mr. Hall nominated D. c. Buddecke and j. J.. Rid
dell.
Mr.. Toledano appeared and took his seat.
There being no further nominations, the Common
Council proceeded in the election when
Messrs.. Nixon, Moreau, Beggs, Davis, Hall,
KingsIand Patterson, Shep herd and Toedano, 8,
voted for Mr.. Thomas Murray.
Messrs. Nixon, DeLabarre, Forstall, HARRISON,
Whitney, Wiz, Beebe, Dupr6, Fremaux, Hodg-
k!ns, Magion, Seischnaydre and Shepherd 10,
voted for Mr., N. r. Jennings.
Messrs. Moreau, Witt, Beggs, Davis, FrGmanx,
Hodgkins, Kingsland, Leefe, Magioni, Patterson,
seischna5dre and Toledano, IL, voted for Mr..
Messrs Nixon, Cox, HARRISON Wilt and Dupr9,
5, voted for Mr.. T. L. McGiIl.
Messrs. Cox, DeL4barre, hforeau, Whitney, Bee.
be, Beggs, Davis, Hall, Ilingsland, Patterson and
Toledan0, H. voted for Mr. H. q. Stanley
Mr. Harrison voted for Mr.. D. C Buddecke.
Messrs Cox, ForstalI, Whitney, Beehe, FrGmaux,
Hndgkins Leefe, Seicshnaydre and Shepherd, 8,
voted for Mr.. Henry Bier.
Messrs. DeLabarre, Forstall, DuprG Hail. Leefe
and MagiOuie, 6, voted for Mr. James P Freret
Messrs. N. R. Jennings and George Clark having
received majority Of the votes, were declared
duly elected Directors to represent the city in said
New Orleans, jackson and Great Northern Rail
road Company
None of the other candidates having received
majority OF the votes, on motion, the Common
Council proceeded in the election, when
Messrs Nixon, Cox Whitney, Beggs Davis Hall
Hodgkns, Kngsand and Toledano, 8, voted for
Mr.. IL. H. Stanley.
Messrs. Del4abarre. Forstall, Witt, Dupre
FrGmaux, Magioni, Seicshnaydre and Shepherd, g.
voted for Mr.. James P. Freret.
Messrs. Harrison, Moreau and Patterson, g.
voted for Mr.. Thomas Murray.
Messrs Beebe and Leefe, 2, voted for Mr.. Henry
Bier
There being election, the Common Council
proceeded to another vote, (Nr. Leefe Withdrew
the name of Mr.. Henry Bier) when
Messrs Nixon, Cox DeLabarre, HARRISON Whit
ney, Beggs, Davis, Hall, Hodgkins KiDgsland and
Toledano, IL, voted for NJ. Il, H. Stanley.
Messrs. Forstall, Moreau, Witt DuptG, FrGmaux
Leete, Magioni, Patterson. Secshnaydre and
Shepherd, 10, voted for Mr.. James P. Freret.
Mr.. Beebe voted for Mr. McG
There being no election, the Common Council
proceeded to another vote, when
MessrS. Nixon Cox, Whitney, Beebe, Beggs,
Davis, Hall, Hodgkins, kingsand, Leefe Patterson
and foledano, H. voted Tor Mr. Il. FL. Stanley.
Messrs, DeLaharre, Forstal, HARRISON, Moreau,
Witt, Dupr6, FrGmaux. Magioni, Seicshnaydre and
Shepherd, TO- voted tu Mr. James p. Freret.
Mr.. IL. H. Stanley having received majority of
the votes, was declared duly elected Director to
represent the city in said New Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad Company.
On motion, the Common Council proceeded to
the election of three Direc ors to represent the
city in the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great
Western Railroad Company.
Mr.. Beggs Nominated Mr., j. r. Conway.
MIR. WiItG nominated Messrs. l.. L. Ace, G. De-
FERRET, aud G. w. Sqnires.
There being no further nominations, the Com
mon Council proceeded TO the election when