New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-11

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| ordinances. Adopted. lsss III E7aiJ %s4 CaiG
resolution from the lower board in relation to
me sale OF batture property was referred to the
COMMITTEE on Streets and landings. sSS
| communication was received from the lower
board to meet them in joint session, and the in
vitaton was accepted rs #H 81 SCI
Shortly after the close of the joint session the
board adjourned. ~ fQ-l IN EsEsat
| BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. This board
met in regular session at 6 O'Clock last evening,
President McCulloch in the Chair.
| message was read from the acting mayor,
directing attention to the contents of the annual
report to him of Gen. Beauregard, General Super
lntendent of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great
| Northern Railroad. The acting mayor calls par
uciar attention to the remarkable progress in the
| management of the road since June last, when it
was turned over by the military authorities.
| Bridges have been built and repaired, and large
accessions have been made to the rolling stock,
and the afiairs Of the company are in such pros.
road will be in as good condition for business as
| II was at the commencement of the war. The
acting mayor also brought to the notice Of the
board the suit instituted BY James Robb and others
By taken II defend the interests of the city as a.
! stockholder. The communication was referred to
| the Finance Committee and the city attorney.
A communication from the street commissioner,
reporting his exertions to replace the bridges car
| ried away by the late food, and announcing that
| he expected by next week to have all the cross
ings on the principal thoroughfares in proper con-
| dition for travel, and recommending some action
relative to the nuisance wharf at Toledano street,
was referred to the Committee on Streets and
| Landings. gss WA
A request from the same officer for authority to
appoint an assistant clerk was referred to the Fl
| nance Committee. .glg@,a,5.ssss.s gssI-s {. I'd 81
"A very. lengthy report from the surveyor rela-
4 tive to the works under his charge or subject to
| his supervision was read. In view of the high
rates charged in contracts he snggests that all
wharf building be done directly by the city ITSELF
| The wharves and the levee, he suggests, require
extensive repairs and constructions to place them
inthe same condition for sufdciency Of accomoda-
ton and usefulness, they were i'll when the war broke
out. He recommends the construction of an eff
fective levee in the Third District to protect from
the aorasions of the river, and the widening
Of the public road in that part Of the city rua.
ming beside the river. He regards the present
drainage system inadequate to save the city from
inundation and recommends protection levees1
against both the river and the lake and increase
a great variety of subjects, to a few of which
only we have referred. It was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
| The reading of petitions was dispensed with
and the Secretary was directed to refer them ap-
| propriately, .5 n,
Mr.. Prague, from the Committee on Streets and
Landings, introduced resolution directing the
surveyor to cause to be removed from the leVee all
ratings and buildings erected by steamship com
| panies and restore the entire levee and all the
4 landings now held exclusively BY certain steam
ship companies to general public use. The reso-
! latou was adopted.
Mr. Prague, from the same committee, also of
| fered resolution directing tie surveyor to cause
| TO be constructed a macademized road from the
| square block pavement on Delord street to the
wharf, which resolution was adopted.
| Dir. Prague, again III behalf OF said committee,
offered resolution directing the sale of the bat
| ture property belonging to the city by the city
auctioneer on the 10Th May next. Adopted.
| Mr. Higgnbotham introduced resolution au-
ftnriy inp+t hn mo tn on
sary, to aid the Jackson Railroad Company in de
Tending the company against the suit OF James
| Robb and others.
| Nj PaiseY objected to the resolution. He was
opposed to squdndering public money in this man
ner. It was the duty of the city attorney to de-
fepd the interests of the city, when necessary, in
legal proceedings.
I Mr Prados saw no occasion for the resolution.
\ he presumed the company had its own legal ad.
visers, and would not need assistance from the
city, but if it did, it was the duty of the city at
| torney to appear. -s As all
Mr.. Higginbothan said the resolution only pro.
posed to provide for the case of the company
requiring assistance from the city in the defense
but as opposition was made he withdrew the
| resolution.
| A resolution was adopted authorizing the FL
nance Committee to appoint person to collect
and arrange the archives Of the city, scattered
during the war. .tz.,.5. .s. Ia a.. Nv
aldermen to joint session, for the election of GER
| tain officers.
Mr.. Paisley presented an ordinance authorizing
the assistant city attorney to appoint temporary
inspectors of licenses provided the city shall be
put to no expense thereby. Adopted.
| Joint Session.-The board of aldermen having
entered, the two boards went into convention,
Acting Alderman Clark presiding, for the election
| For fiscal agent, the First National Bank was
chosen without opposition. s v
| For the bank Of deposit, the Mechanics and
Traders Bank was chosen over the Louisiana
| For assessors the following candidates were
elected: Third District Lallande Ferriere; Sew
enth District, Sidney P. Harper; Eighth District,
1 Amidee Roux; Ninth District E. Marin Tenth
| District John B. Leefe; Twelfth District, John
| Bennett. .t. I. ..ez.. yIs.a -sg. Nam. j,
| For Keeper of the court house, A. O'Neil was
elected over Victor Dejean. ---E.-@.s.s
| = For keeper of the public park, Michel George
was elected over P. A. Moran.
| For wharGnger, First and Fourth Districts,
/ Thomas Nolan was elected. -. - " .sa-
| For wharfnger Second and Third Districts,
\ For assistant wbaringers of the First and Fourth
Districts, Thomas Clarke and W. NJ. Wickwar were
elected.
4 For assistant wharfngers of the Second and
Third Districts, J. Brushwood and E, Dupre were
4 elected 5.. .4B GA 5.f rs ,5
For collector of levee dues on sea going vessels
in the First and Fourth Districts, Chas. H. Nobles
was elected. a...-5s 4 i. ,1fstttf. . 5s. ~.
boats and barges in the First and Fourth Districts
John McCuloch was elected. ~. .., ~ -
For collector of evee dues on a-going vessels
, 10 the Second and Third Districts, E. Crevon was
: elected. E.-zr.--.. .Ea..- t
r For collector of levee dues on steamboats,, fat
boats and barges in the Second and Third Districts
, John Simmer was elected.
For sexton of the Fourth District Cemetery
James Hagan was elected.
| The board Of aldermen thenretired and the asss
r tant board adjourned ut few minutes before ten
REcoRD sa VENNiRp's CoURr--J. Cayaux, P
Seysan, o. Dutrey and 0. NJ. "A badie, butchers i,
i the Magazine street market, were arraigned ful
/, occupping stalls in said market without having
permit 60 do SO. They had received freque
no tees to vacate and refusing to do So were
, arrested. Each were required to enter bonds Il
1 the amount of two hundred and City dollars fol
:, their appearance at a future day. --% III
VIM. Wybe5 aud Wm. Vernon were arragnet
= charged with committing an assault upon Mrs
! Rosa Sticking, case TO be continued 6 +
: Geo kann. Peter Wolf and b. Zimmerman
i were arraigned charged with be1hg accessories tt
u the stabbiug OF Peter Schwitzer Trey entered
/, b0nds to the amount of $3.50 each for d further
u hearing. Bill Hartz was arraigned charged witt
4. insulting ladies upon the public streets. He wa
committed TO the parish prison for ten days Jas
Thompson colored, was arraigned charged b.,
Jas. ifondolf with larceny; he was also charget
= by officer OfDonuell with breaking Jail tn,
night OF March Ist He WAS committed to prison
= in default OF bonds.
IL RgcoRDER AuGRN's CouRr.--Bridget Mulra,
k was arraigned, charged with being drunk, unable
to take care of herself, and attempting to conmi
,u;ojla Sba was committed tn the workhuuse fin