New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-10

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-The board met last
night pursuant to adjournment, Mr. Bosworth in
the chair; Messrs. Stith, Whitney, Mcknight,
Clark, Smith and MGCloskey.
The minutes were read and approved.
a communication was then read and concurred
in from the lower board
A communication from the Mechanics Fair As
sociation was then read for draining the Fair
Grounds
Mr.. Whitney. offered resolution for lighting
the suburbs OF the city with petroleum by using
lamps already belonging to the city and not now
in use. @..-
He stated that two thousand lamps were stored
in different magazines about the city. 1t was i'm
possible to supply every part Of the city With gas
within reasonable time This plan will. supply
the suburbs with light in two months and we
plan the lamps could be filed and left uncared for
until they burned out, costing about cent an
hour.
Mr. Stith thought that petroleum was danger
Gus substance to use. The city wanted gas. There
was danger of acting with too much haste. The
resolution was postponed subject to call.
A resolution was introduced by Dir. Clark, au-
thorizing the city surveyor to drain the fair
grounds, provided the expense does not exceed
$500. Adopted.
A resolution giving Mr.. Richerson $500 for the
Home for the Aged and Infirm. Adopted.
An act of the legislature passed in 1865, to pay
the controller for the enrolment of the militia
1911 So, was adopted.
Aresolutiont TO prevent certain cattle from run.
ming large and defining pound districts-re-
quring the pound Keeper to keep book, ETC.,
was then introduced.
Mr.. Clark, in discussing the subject of mpound.
ing CATTLE stated that he had examined the bitches
dug in the suburbs of the city, and that two weeks
after they had been repaired the new were no
better than the old. In no other city were the
cattle allowed to pasture inside of the city limits.
MI. McCloskey stated that the city in front of the
park was in a most filthy condition, and that it
would cost the city "a thousand dollars month to
keep it in order, as the matter now stands. The
discussion Of the bill was postponed until next
Tuesday night.
The Board then adjourned to attend the indg
nation meeting called forth by the conduct of Gov
Wells.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. board
met in regular session last evening Mr.. Higgin-
botham in the chair, as president pro TEN.
A communication was received from the mayor
| transmitting memorial from the Mississippi Val
| ley Transportation Company, the object of which
| was to prevent the diversion of the trade of the
Mississippi valley from the Mississippi river. The
/ Communication and memorial were referred to the
committee on streets and landings.
| The treasurer's weekly report showed balance
/ on hand Of $4,000 27.
A report was received from the city attorney
in relation to the claims of Messrs. Jesse Cowand
| and Henry McGuinn, as contractors for shelling
certain roads, Immediately anterior to the war.
/ Judge Ogden observed that the claim of Mr. Cow
and depended upon the decision of a question of
fact which was whether the work had been per-
not his province to, determine. Concerning the
claim Of Mr.. McGunn, which was for shelling
Carrollton avenue, the property holders on which
refused to pay their quota for the improvement
because they had not asked for it, a refusal sts
tanned as correct by the supreme court, the city
attorney, without expressing an opinion on the
law question adjudicated by the supreme court
gave it as his opinion that in consequence of Ger
tain other irregularities, Mr.. McGuinn's claim
was not properly presented. Both claims were
referred-that of Mr.. Cowand to the finance com
mittee, and the one from Mr.. McGuinn to the com
! mittee on streets andrlandings.
A letter to the assistant city attorney, asking
to be authorized to cancelIa judgment against th
. Polar Star Masonic Lodge, for city taxes upon tn
property of the lodge, was referred to the hnanc
e committee
= The surveyor requested authority to purchas
certain materials necessary to enable Mr.. Patric
tNugent to complete his contract for laying waite
pipes on Delta street, from Canal to Caliop
streets. Referred to the committee on streets an
/. landings
|. The street commissioner suggested certain mod
;, icatons in the fire limits, and calling the atent0
of the council to the fact that during the militar
:, government of the city many buildings had bee
II erected in disregard of the inhibiti0as of tt
y ordinance as to the FIRE limits, expressed tt
), opinion that the requirements of the Law shou
be enforced but requested the instructions of II
D. council on the subject. The change suggested |
te the street commissioner, related to the Third D
trict, in which the fire limits are not Defined al
;, he recommended that the boundary saould
u specified. The communication was referred to
at special committee of one' from each district.
te The following resolutions from the Board
- | Aldermen came up:
- To sell contract for pfying, with squa
We blocks, Julia street from Rampant to Claiborn
ok Delord street from Rampant to Claiborne, a
IS. Rampartstreet from julia TO Deford Concurred
$50 To sella contraction laying brick sidewalks
~ both sides of EtysiaL Fields street, with Gu
Of stones and woodenP P'utters. from Greatmen str,
ch to Solidelle street, and for repairing the s
~. walks already laid on Esplanade street. G.
,ar CURED in,
To accept bids from certain parties for one tho
at and dollar 5onds to be issued by the city, the b
M being 1927 so, 1910, and $968 95 in United Sta