New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-30
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tion, the military railroad having been torn up, is
new in good hands, so thatit will soon present
i respectable appearance once more. Our ener-
getic and capable young friend Mr.. Denis Gro
nan, has obtained the contract from the military
authorities for putting this handsome thoroughfare
in good order, and are well satisfied it will be
performed in workmanlike and satisfactory man
ner. Our friend Cronan, during the war, was a
4 member OF that distinguished corps, the Washing
Z ton Artillery of the Crescent City. He carries
4 into the peaceful pursuits of life the spirit
and vigor and brave heart for which he was so
b well known during the trying years gone by. He
deserves success, and we trust he will obtain it in
the fullest measure.
FEREs.-Shortly before one o'clock yesterday
morning frame house on the Bayou st. John,
occupied by coored people was discovered on ilre.
E The premises were entirely destroyed.
About half past four o'clock fire broke out in
the grocery store of Mr.. ofster corner of Eighth
and Magazine Streets 1t was put out before any
serious damage was done.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEs.-This board
met last evening in regular session.
The weekly report Of the treasurer shows bal.
ance on hand of S37.ll2 G5 receipts, $5l, ,74l 20
expenditures, S34,S46 81.
The following petitions were read and disposed
of as stated:
tIt
ing of parties selling goods on the neutral ground
in front of said market. Referred.
From citizens, complaining Of the steam sawmill
of Messrs. Lott Co., on the square bounded by
IRENE, Maras, Toulouse streets and Canal Caroa-
delet, as a nuisance. Referred.
From Messrs. Walton & Deslonde suggesting the
expedlency Of the city purchasing lot Of the
Carrollton Railroad Company, situated in front of
Poydras market and ordered to be sold at auction.
Referred
From the officers Of the Fair Grounds Associa-
ton, asking that the fair grounds be ditched Re-
ferred.
From Messrs. G. W. McCereu & Co., relative to
their claim to sell auctioneers, by direction of
the late city authorities, the batture property.
! Laid on the table.
From D. Stckney, asking for coal boat land
a ing in the Third District. Referred.
From the vestry Of the Church of the Annuncia-
8 ton, asking permission to remove frame build
& ing from the corner of Chestnut and Felicity
streets to the corner of Race and Camp. Granted.
From John Davidson, asking mortgage held by
the city on certain property of his to be raised,
a. he wants TO sell said property, and the city is
otherwise sufficiently secured Granted.
From a large number of citizens against the
practice Of slaughter house proprietors in the
vicinity of the water works, throwing their otfal
into the river above the works whereby much OF
it may be drawn into the reservoir and distributed
through the city to the detriment of the public
health. Referred.
communication from the surveyor in relation
to a remOnstrance from residents and property
owners on the Bayou St. John, against drainage
into the bayou being continued, and stating to the
council that the period during which said drainage
was authorized BY law has expired, was referred
A communication from the street commissioner
pointing out the-need of an ordnance to make il
incumbent on parties designing the erection Of
buildings, within the fire limits to report the char
acter of the building to authority to be desg
mated, was read and referred
petition for the privilege Of railroad to the
Bayou st. John was referred " the Committee OF
Streets and Landings.
petition from residents in that part of the city
above the New Canal, subject to nundation, com
planning Of the neficiency Of the present draining
system, was referred to the surveyor.
a proposition from Messrs. j. 7. and A. A
~ Plattsmeyer, Offering to huitd market with
out cost to the city, for the for ten years
on Poydras street, between Basin and Rampar
streets, was referred
An ordinance passed at the last meeting, in re
lation to the privilege granted Mr.. McCoard for
railroad from Canal street to the barracks, having
been sent to the mayor for his approval irregular
ly, o committee was appointed to wait upon tn
mayor and recall the ordinance. discussion o
some length was had on the subject, in which mem
-bers censured the president for signing the ordi
nance aud the president took the floor to defen
himself. At the same time the ordinance passe
this board, similar ordinance passed the uppe
board, and while the sargeantatarms of the as
sistants was going to the upper board to ask con
currence, the sergeant-at-arms of the upper boar
was on his way to the assistants to ask concul
renee in the aldeTmen's ordinance. Thus the mat
ter rested, neither concurring in the ordinance 0
the other. But one of the ordinances was signed b
the presiding officers of both boards and it wen
before the mayor, aud, barring the parliamentar
irreguarty of the matter, would have become lal
had he signed it, Mr. Kaiser, in his speech on th
matter, came as near covering the whole truth a
such a complicated proceeding would admit. H
said every body was to blame, particularly tn
n MEMBERS for their impatient haste in passing tn
ordinance and the officers of both boards for th
oversight they had made But as he believed a
acted in good faith, he thought it best to say u
more about it.
After the appointment of the committee, a resi-
luton adopted to reconsider the ordinance,
T it was expected it would involve the city in cost
litigation, and the resolution was sent to the boar
of aldermen for concurrence The ordinance thr
Z reconsidered extended the time agreed upon
Mr.. McOoard to finish the road.
kTesolution authorizing the controller to empln
an additional clerk, temporarily, to check the ia
receipts about to be returned by the eXassistal
city attorney, was adopted ..
A substitute from the board Of aldermen for ii
ordinance granting Philip Drum the privilege fl
ten years of the jackson street ferry, referre
+ to the Committee on Streets and landings.
substitute from the upper board for the ordi
e ance renewing to William Randolph his ferry pri
n lege, was referred to the same committee
Messrs. Goldman ard Sturkin rendered the
designations as members Of the board OF police al
health, because they thought the board had treatt
she committee with diScOnresy, because petitio
which they thought should nave been referred
that committee, was otherwise referred. II
original reference was recOnsdered, and the su
ject having been referred to the Police COmmitte
the designations were withdrawn.
A motion offered by Mr.. Goldman, prohibitiI
the issue of any more city bills, was referred
the Finance Committee.
An ordinance authorizing the assistant ci
attorney to employ clerks To prepare list of d
linquent tax payers from 1857 to the present yea
and also authorizing him to have records of deli
quenoies made in the Office of the recorder
mortgages, passed both readings
The Committee on Streets and Landings report
favorably on the petition of Messrs. Van Voorhi
s Co. for permission to place steam engine
their establishment No. l39 New Levee stree
on the petition of citizens for repeal of the
dinance prohibiting the watering of streets; a
of the Gas Company for landing for their. CT
boats-and resolutions in accordance therew
were adopted on the first Ieading together witt
resolution from the committee authoriz
Christian Schneider and others to erect four-stt
building, the upper part to be occupied as a t
ater, on the present site OF the depot of the G
rollton railroad company Poydras street,
conditions being that when the property reverts
the city the corporation will pay the appra
value of the structure about to be erected, VIII
resolution being originally from the upper boa
was coneurred in.
resolution to send all smallpox patients
DR.. Hays hospital, formerly the Luzenburg, '
laid on the table.
The following resolutions passed secc
reading:
Authorizing the surveyor to rebuild the brid
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