New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-03
COMMOt! COUNCIL

BOARD ALDERMEN. ms BOar1 met la1L night.
Mr Nixon in the chair and quorum present.
The reading of the minutes dispensed with.
The Board Of Assistants by message, asked con-
currence in the following:
A resolution authorizing the Surveyor to take
charge of the draining machine in the Third Dis
trict, and put it in operation as soon as necessary
COncurred IN.
resolution authorizing the sale of contract
for repairing PoydFas market Referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
A resolution apprOpriating for the payment OF
sundry bills for inclentals. Concurred in.
Sevcrals petitions were read and appropriately
referred.
4 communication was received from a committee
Of officers representing the different companies
| stationed at Camp Lewis, asking al appropriation
of 500 for detray4g in part the expenses OF tnGT
communication was received from the above
| named committee, inviting this Board to their
| Fourth of July celebration Accepted.
The resignation Of Mr. 7. DrOuet was received
| and accepted, as member Of the Board Of School
| Directors Of the Third District
Mr.. Wtz offered an ordinance for farming the
revenues arising from the tax on cabs, carriages,
| draws and carts. Laid over and ordered TO be
| spread on the minutes.
| Mr. Witt offered q resolution Offering reward
of 500 for the arrest Of any Individual who shall
be detected furnishing provisions or supplies to the
enemy. Adopted
Mr. Robin offered a resolution directing the rails
ing of a bridge in the Second District. Referred tC
Committee on Streets and Landings.
The Board ofsA ssistanls asked concurrence in a
resolution cancel!ing certain notes of Mrs FoucEer
| Concured in.
The Committee on Finance reported a resolution
for improving the City Park by leasing it for three
| years Laid over. They also reported a resolution
for releasing the securities Of V. Duplesss, late
| City Comptroller. Adopted.
On motion, the ordinances last week introduced
by Mr.. Witt, for regulating the salaries OF iht
citv officers was called up and read.
Mr. S,h offered as a substitute preamble ant
| resolutions for making general reduction OF sai
res Of city employees of per cent. Inc suhst
tutc also provides that the chairmen OF the fmanG
, | Committees shall address q communication to a
city officers whose salaries cannot be Affected b
! the Council, asking them to make voluntary re
| luction in their pay. The money to be raised b
these resolutions to form a "younteers and iund,
, to be distributed as may be hereafter provided.
Mir. Nixon moved to amend the substitute so {
to make the reduction 10 per cent.
4 After a lengthy debate, the whole matter Wf
postponed to the next meeting.
. The Committee on SrrCcta aud landings ropOrtt
a resolution authorizing the ballast now on Il
> levee to remain there so long as it stal! not be
it the way of business; adopted. Also, q reSolutit
V authorizing settlement of Bennett Il lufGts' clal
/ for building iron house for city waterworks, aft
deductng security adopted, Also concurren
in a resolution for selling contracts For each d
l. trict for repairing and building bridges; concl
y red in NJ
:, The Board then went into secret session, aft
= which they adjourned.
this Board met last evening.
The City Treasurer's report showed that ta
. payers came up beautifully within the past wee
Is there being a balance on hand OF sos 100 70. /
/; report was referred to the Finance Committee.
D. The Board Of Aldermen, by message, asked &C
~ currence in resolutions as follows: To accept t
'' securities of D. Sinnott, :. lsard and james
e. Boyan, as Deputy Street Commissioners;
Id authorize the City Attorney to take nectssa
NJ steps to widen ST. Andrew street; to permit I
ho ladies to hold picnic at the City Park AL &C
oo Cured in The resolution permitti4g Prof. WIFE
ut to give balloon ascension at the Place d Arm
go was laid on the table.
A resolution to repair the floors of the Par
Jail, OF an expense not exceeding S9Oo,
lat adopted. p,
we An Invitation to the Board to join in the FOn
oo of July celebration at Camp Lewis, Sas read Il
It's, A petition for $500 to aid in the proper celeb
we ton of the Fourth at Camp Lewis, was referred
hat the Finance Committee
60 The Finance Committee presented the us
resolution to pay bills also a resolution to /
we Policeman John Harmon 800 Tor Injuries recel
will in the discharge OF his duty. All adopted.
Ike The report OF the tomiliiItee on otetta
III were read and adopted.
The ordinance for giving right of way for
branches of the city railroads through ST. Cha
wn and Apollo, and through Bacchus and Carond
,se, streets, was called up and made the special ol
an, for the next meeting.
III" The Board took recess, to await business f
lies the Board of Aldermen needing concurrence.
Board of Aldermen holding longer session
ere usual and finally going into secret session,
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