New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-14


co. 7piete and irregularIy kent, and r recommended
NAT regular get Of b99ks IL F5rni It'd IN tEe
in titut. on anu mat balance sheet 1e sent 10
The cont oilgr @ monthly, exhibiting the state Of it's
iaccounts The report was received
A message SVas received from the navog no.
niuating a5 con 'ratssiOneTs of DRAINAGE MeE7rs
N. E, Bailey, Fl. s. Pulkerson, Davidson Pcan,
David MeCoard and John Davidson, for the FIRST
District, and hess,s. a. s. Pile, J. ". Lapfce P.
/ Peterson, John Mclean and Geo. Hestton for the
| Third District. A motion was made TO confirm
these nominations, but Messrs. Kaiser and sturkin
| opposed it. They argued shat no bensf, was de-
rived BY the city from the commission sh u taxes
were collected for drainage hut. after slll, the
whole expense fell noon the city treasgFy ) and
then one half the time the draining system lei the
streets flooded Mfr. Kaiser moved the refer, ,ence
Of the nominations to the finance committee, and
the motion prevailed.
a petition from MessTs. VIM. Hunter & CO.,
proposing certain notifications concerning the
privileges granted TO them in the Third DistFc5 bD
the late military go7ernment of the city for bha
landing OF the New Orleans and Liverpool line OF
steamers, Of which they are agents, was re ferTs6
to the committee on streets ano landings.
commuaication from the city attorney, trans
itteG by the mayor, relative to expenses inct Tred
in sending persons from tie city 80 the JAG, kson
Asylum, was referred TO the committee on
finance.
A message fro7n the mayor suggest ;ng relief to
the Home for tke Aged and Fnfirm m anaged by
Mrs., Richardson, was referred to the finance
committee.
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on haad of s2l,7eS 81.
The. surveyor, to whom was referred a r,etftion
for the grading and draining Of the streets be-
tween Canal, Broad and Common streets ard Car
rolltOn avenue, reported favorably, and the sHb-
jeet was referred to the committee on streets aud
landings.
The street commissioner reported Andrew Com,
nell, contractor forrepaing stFeetgin thesevsntEE
ward, delinquent: suggested the removal of cab
stands from the corner of Canal and St. Charles
streets, as since the establishment of the St.
there embarTas5 the passage of vehicles: and fa-
yore5 the petition of the Ladies of Providence for
plank sidewalks to the Institution under tfeir man
agement- The report Wasreferred to the commit
tee on streets and andinEs,-
The ordinance, originating in this board toregu-
ate the storing Of powder camphene, petroleum.
and BenZtne within the urban limits of the
city YVES returned from thet Board of A ATderTnana
with an amendment allowing ten barrels instead
ot one barrel, to be stored in ire-proof buildings
in the city and the subject yyas reeommerdedfffo
| the special, committee by when the ordinance was
prepared.
A resolution from the Board Of Aldermen
granting the right Of way through the cty fr the.
Hines proposed 10 be lara by Teon sritb 33ga1t
| the Globe IRsuiated Line Telegraph (JomnanT Of
New Ork, and the right to lay d cable across the
river was CCaeuyred in.
On motion of Mfr. Montarnat the resol1+fa1,
passed at the lass meeting to buTd raorque on
tAe leFee was reconsdered, and, after some de-
bate, 1t was referred to special committee Of one
from each district,
Upon the pefitoa of Mr. j. H MinqTe suneriu
tendent OF the a4arAo telegraph, facilities were or
deFed 10 be given for FIRE alarm at the Fair
Grounds dnring the approaching fair
A resolution from the Board of Aldermen ar-
thcFizing the purchaae of a square of ground on
Rofheblave street; in the Third District as ia site
for scheo house; was referred to the committee
on education
| Aresokution from the Board Of Aldermen grant
ing emnibuses and other unlicensed vehicles to run
to and from the Fair Grounds during the fair,
without paying License. provided they do not
charge eEer twenty-five cents for passage, to or
from. was eoncurrad in.
| Are ordinance renewing for FIVE years the con
Etract with the Firenlen7s Charitable Association
flor tie distinguishing of fires, was taken up and
tpassed: both readin gsy with but one amendment,
which gives the fire ooEnmittees of the council,
Jointly with the association, the right of locating
The engines in the different districts Of the CITY,
BY thu ordinance the associations are to supply all
| the engines and apparatus and pay all expenses,
in consideration wheraof they are to receive
| $l20,09G per annum.
A joint session of the-tEo boards washed for
the election Of officeTltos the W6rkhouse for the
term to eXpire on the LIST Of June next. The fol-
flowing were chosen without opposition H. B.
Myatt, CHIEF warden John Brohan, deputy war
fden, and P. pairchildscclefk.
A communication from the directors of the
tWaterworks Company suggesting acomnsistee Of
direction, in relation tonfatters Of mutual interest
| between the company and the city, arising from
/ the approach OF the period when the privileges of
the company may be purchased by the city, April,
4 1868, was read, and Msssrs. Paisley, M0ntanat,
/ l4urges nd Kaiser were deputed to represent this
4 board in the conference.
4 aiourped.