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

BOARD OF ALDERMEN board met last night
pursuant to adjournment Mr.. Whitney int the chair
Present, Messrs. Clark, McCloskey, White, Stith
and Smith.
The following resolutions were reported from
the lower bOard
To declare forfeited and annulled the contract
entered into by John Bietry with the city, for fill
ing with sand the batture from Canal to Calliope,
and that the city surveyor be ordered to complete
the contract Concurred.in.
To appoiut committee of four, to meet the
same number from the other board, to consider
the feasibility of selling at public auction the
First District police station, Workhouse, Boys
Gnd girls Houses of Refuge and Parish Prison,
and moving Them all to the rear of the city. Con-
| CURED in. Messrs .BCark, McClOskey, White and
Mcknight were appointed.
| To pay j. Brain 800 for work done to the Third
District recorders court, Referred to the finance
| committee.
To authorize the street commissioner to repair
the culverts of the city and make new ones. Re-
| ferred to streets and landings committee
To authorize the city surveyor to construct
| ballast or shell road on Magnolia street from Fe-
! licity Road to the Washington street shell road,
and to put Magnolia street in thorough repair.
Referred to streets and landings committee.
To give the repairing of Soraparu and IRENE
markets to the lowest bidder. Concurred in.
The following resolution was introduced by Mr..
Stith
To grant permission to Leon Smith, agent OF
the Globe Insulated Lines Telegraph Company OF
New York to erect the necessary posts for estab
San Francisco, California, via Houston, San An
tonic, Ell Paso, and all military posts upon the
northern frontier, at such place or places as may
be designated by the city surveyor; and that tht
| privilege be also granted to said telegraph CON
pany to cross with cable the Mississippi river il
front of the city
5 Mr. Stith stated in explanation that there wa
a large company present in the city, and that al
they wanted was permission to lay the posts Il
: the city limits. The resolution was adopted
The streets and landings committee reporte
e the following resolutions:
# A resolution authorizing the controller to sci
after ten days notice. the privilege OF running tn
Canal street ferry for ten years, under the plan
|. from the city surveyor. Adopted,
It resolution authorizing the sale of a contrat
II for furnishing the city with 1900 running feet Of
+ inch pipe, and % snail valves. Adopted.
G resolution to pay S239 to S. B. Cunning
II ham, for his services while acting as recorde
3t Adopted.
n A'resoution authorizing the sale of a contra
ID for building 100 vaults in Lafayette Cemetery N
IN 2, and for inclosing said cemetery with ne
H. fence. Adopted
at Toallow certain private parties to erect an eng
as on Poyfarre street. Adopted.
ot resolution for the boards to meet in joint sc
n sion and elect officers for the Wos khouse, to wi
he one chief warden, one deputy warden, one cler
IS, and four under wardens. Adopted
Nf- resolution repeating the ordinance (36J
le compelling managers to reserve seats for Certa
Il public officers at balls and theaters was adOptt
lis resolution to allow the street commissioner
make contracts for shhing Broad street from
He planade 10 Laharpe street, provided the cost Dc
.ed not exceed $500, was adopted.
she A resolution 10 authorize the surveyor to CT
,s, meet the wharves Of the First District steams
The landmg, up TO post 20. lhat is, by removing
iOu present coal y0ru.(
dis, A petition on tile other hand was read agai
lng the removal of the present cual-hoat laud
oH signed by Gen. Beauregard, the agent Of the NJ
: in gan line, W. G. COye Co., and others.
lie The resolution passed.
NY 4 petition was read from certain property h
ON ers, protesting against the closing Of Clio sn
Don ron Camp to Prytania, in front Of the Eem
3h Orphan Asylum. Referred TO streets and landl
Ia committee.
on Tic resolution was taken up authorizing
and mayor to contract for gas for two years, {
GER mencing in December, under t'ne following C
. q, tiuns; Fifteen miles of main pipes TO be laitl
dur the levee to be paid for ut he rase oi $50
der. s55 per annum; to be lit a halt hour after SUI
rict and until a half hour before sunrise public b
lsed ines TO he paid by U'eter measurement the
VAS company to lay d',wn thirty-rHo miles OF
1Aat main pipes
= u Sir. Whitney stated that if this motion was
d vi, RED through. the city would lose &l65 900.
e 3i city had l.lade a contract with the gas CON
lnish TO run FOR eight years. BY that contract the
boF- comp any we're TO light the CITY for $40 a Il
j aG- WI Il the exception OF 1000 a. $30 ana loog
. lis ~ S55. There was nothing to be gained b