New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-11
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY II, 1866.

Off NJ. Cass, praying the removal of fences.
which obstruCt Franklin street, between Erato and
Clio streets and between Clio and CaHOpe streets
| Referred.
OfMessrs. Elliott & Co., asking permission to
ereeta frame building for an office Of their lumber
| yard at the corner Of BafOnne and ST. Joseph
streets Laid on the table.
| OF vendors Of vegetables in the Magazine street
market, protesting against certain changes recon-
mended by him, which they regard as detrimental
to their interests Referred to committee on streets
and landings.
From citizens of the Ninth Ward, asking that
certain plank road, torn up during the war be re
placed. Referred to committee on streets and
landings.
4 memorial from H. S.. .Fulkerson and associates
Represents that they are negotiating for the pur
chase of the railroad privileges attached to the
charter of the CarOndelet Canal and Navigation
company, which privileges are to run road from
the canal basin at Toulouse street, along the canal
and Bayou ST. John to the lake, and asking that
the city shall allow change of the location and
route Of said road, as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of Basin and Canal streets, on the
north side of Canal on the neutral ground Of
Basin; thence down Basin to BienViile,
with single track to Claiborne; thence
across Claiborne and out Benville, with
| double track to Carrollton avenue; thence
| down CarroltOn avenue, with double track to
Bayou ST. John, at which point would be struck
the route indicated by the charter; and down
Claiborne street at the junction Of Bienville and
Claiborne with single track to Cont; thence
d
up the neutral ground of Basin to the starting
point. The memorial was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and landings.
4 resolution was adopted authorizing the pur
chase Of a lot Of ground from the Carrollton Rail
road Company, in front Of the Poydras market.
An ordinance directing the controller to sell the
right Of way, to the party who shall offer the
largest per centage in gross receipts from paEsgn-
gers, for railroads through Claiborne and about
thirty other Streets in a word, reticuatng nearly
the whole city with railroads, was read first and
second time and unanimously adopted. as the
ordinance was Immediately sent to the Board of
Aldermen for concurrence, we were unable to
procure list of the streets through which the
right Of way is proposed to be sold.
An ordinance imposing an annual license of FIVE
hundred dollars upon each vepder Of lottery
tickets, and imposing fine Of from five hundred
dollars to one thousand dollars upon parties fail.
ing to take out the license, was also read twice
t and passed unanimously and sent TO the upper
! board for concurrence.
The committee on streets and landings reported
as follows
: Unfayorably on the contract adjudicated to L.
Surgi fer the construction of bridge over the
Bayou st. John, at cost of 0,O00, and in favor
Of selling a contract for building foot bridge.
/; Favorably on the adjudication Of the contract
9 to Henry Elleman for the building and repairing o
e the steamboat Wharves of the First District.
# Favorably on propositions Of the city railroad
e companies 10 erect shelters at the starting pont
ana on the routes of the roads, for the employees
! of the roads.
l. Favoraby in regard to the imposition of penal
ties for riding horses or driving vehicles along tht
!. woodwork Of the levees, except horses are rodt
e or vehicles are driven directly from the pavemen
to the point to which it may be necessary for tn,
X party to go, and back directly to the pavement.
& Resolutions in accordance with these items 0
e the report We're introduced by the committee ant
e passed the board
= Mr. Kaiser, from the special committee to WHOM
-t was referred the charge against Recorder Yennar
e of appropriatinL 10 his own use moneys colleCte
e by him fines which it was his duty to pay to tn
in city, reported that they found erasures on tn
books of the recorder, showing the charge to b
IN true and that he refused to give any explanatio
g on the subject.
,e Some remarks having been made on the dspos
tion of this matter, Mr.. Paisley showed that tn
y city charter empowered the Board OF Assistar
10 Aldermen to mpeach in such cases, and the Boar
lie Of Aldermen to try He was in favor of an immt
diate impeachment and suspension.
no Mr.. MOntamat eontended that suspension coul
not be had, or an impeachment be tried, until re
c, ular articles Of impeachment were drawn up. Tf
n. subject should be referred to the city attorney
,T- draw up articles.
nd After some further discussion, the subject WI
er referred back to the committee to prepare article
to of impeachment.
to The following resolutions came up on the
on second reading:
zee sh a cemetery on Canal street Adopted
To allow Nicholson & Co. to erect steam e
CINE on the upper part of Carondeet stree
Adopted.
Directing the street commissioner to repair D
lord street from Liberty to Claiborne. Adopte
lg, Authorizing the sale of a contract for shellii
certain parts of Levee, Eighth and Ninth stree
ice in the Fourth District. Adopted
Directing the repair of the road from the mou
's of Bayou St. John to Milneberg. Adopted.
Ter Allowing David MoCoard an extension of six
lty days for the completion Of his contract for ra
m road on New Leyee and Tchoupitoulas stree
= Adopted,
&c. Approving the adjudication of the contract
to VIM. Tobin, for supplying lumber for rebuiIdi
ln- wharves. Adopted.
ry, The board then adjourned.