New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-21

This board met lat evening present, Col, Bos
worth, in the chair and Messrs Stithr Whitney,
Clark, Smith, Mcknight and White.
The reading Of the minutes Of the preceding
meeting was dispensed with.
communication was received from Mr., j. K
Mngle, superintendent Of the fire alarm telegraph
asking for leave OF absence Of thirty days from
the 10th Of August in order to allow him an op-
4 portunity to examine into the working of the fire
alarm telegraph in other cities, and such new i'm
/ provements as have been made, with view OF in
| roducing them here. Referred.
/ A resolution from the lower board, repeating
the present ordinance fixing the coroner's salary
| at $1,000 per annum, and placing it at $4,000 as
/ before the war was concurred in.
| An ordinance establishing the pond districts
taken up and referred to the streets and land
1 ings committee.
A petition against the opening of Casacalyo
street, read by title and referred to the streets
and landings committee.
q resolution authorizing the controller to war
1 rant on the treasurer for $1,000, in favor of the
Il mayor for contingent expenses and charitable
Il purposes: was adopted.
! The following resolutions were received from the
n lower board for concurrence:
] resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into
Ella contract with the Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
a ship Company, to cancel a contract entered into
: with the military authorities, said company bind
e ing itself to return to the city all that portion Of
lie the levee and wharves, and all Improvements
g. thereon occupied by the company provided, the
a city of New Orleans will return the notes fur
~ nished by said company for rent of said evee and
} wharves, and to pay to said company S25 600 for
lie their work and improvements. Concurred in.
ef resolution granting permission to all city rail
road companies to erect shelters for the starters
cars and for the turn-tahle men employed by sale
companies, Concurred in.
A resolution authorizing the cooptroller to war
rant on the treasurer in favor of R. B. Bell for the
v sum of $4,000, provided said Bell shall abandon al
- claims against the city for work performed unde
ei any contract heretofore awarded to him. Con
oy CURED in.
q ha ornal i0h n W aDt
nd read. The purposed contract provides for tn
-. payment of S45 for old lamps and $55 for neV
q lamps; the company to place down thirty-tw
III miles Of main pipes in the several districts Of tn
city.
= which had been ELECTED from the Gas Company
be tract or were the people in the suburbs still to b
ge kept without lights in consequence failure t.
9,s come to an understanding with the Gas Company
Mr.. Whitney stated that he felt great nteres
latin the matter but thought that the present pric
M of S45 per lamp was sufficient He did not think
however, that the Gas Company would accept til
:, 4 proposed contract
ou Mr.. Stith spoke in reply at length, showing tn
nd great necessity for some action, and he had bee
ier assured that the company could not place dow
mi the new pipes out in the suburbs for less than So
J. per lamp.
RS Mr.. Whitney again replied, speaking in favor q
the allowing the contract to go on as it is now at lj
Wit he contract having nine years yet to run,
an The original resolution upon being called up wa
yn ldopted, Mr. Stith voting in the negative.
'he The board then adjourned until next Thursda
ny, Evening.