The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-12

elal readings:
WHEREAS, The contractor for planting shade
trees on Elysian Fields street, and for replacing
such as may have died, has failed to execute his
contract; rr.uT. ---
Resolved, That the street commissioner be and
be is hereby authorized to continue the planting
Of said trees from Sodelle street to the elbow Of
Marignys canal; ProUided, The cost does not ex-
coed five hundred dollars.
Resolred, That the controller be and he is here.
by authorized, after five days notice in the official
Journal to adjudicate contract to the lowest bid
der or bidders, for the const uction of brick side
walks on Peter and Clay streets, between Custom.
house and Cont streets; the work TO be done in
strict accordance with plans and specifications on
file in the Office of the city surveyor.
The committee on streets and landings submitted
a supplementary report, as follows:
COMMITTEES OF STREETS AND LANDrsGs,)
@ BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
City Hall, Nov. 10, 1868.
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen
Genaemer-Your committee, to whom was re-
ferfed the resolution of the Board Of Aldermen
approving the adjudication for repairing the paved
streets Of the seventh, eighth and ninth wards OF
the city to T. o 'Connell, and of the fourth and
| fifth wards TO James Fall0n, beg permission 10
withdraw so much Of their former report as recon-
mends concurrence in the resolutions OF the
Board Of Aldermen. r10 wEE
Your committee are prompted to this course by
reason of the communication accompanying this
report, and addressed to your committee by John
Carbsry, Esq, and which is respectfully sub nit
ted for your consideration, begging to be relieved
from any further consideration of the matter.
Respectfully submitted.
GERALD FARRELL, Chairman.
G. PASDELY,
w. w. WALKER.
NEW ORLEANS, October 20, 1868.
Committee Of Streets and Landings:
Gentlemen-The contract for repairing the
in ha I'd IN
over one year ago for sixteen thousand five hun
bred dollars, is now before the council for sppro.
val. Ipropose to do the same work and furnish
all materials and give ample security, for eight
thousand dollars, which will be saving the city
and taxpayers eight thousand five hundred dol
lars. The following names are those who will be
my security, viz: Robert Carey and Thomas
Bergin.
Very respectfully, JOHN CARBARY.
The above report was, on motion, referred to
the surveyor, with instructions to examine into
and report upon the subject alluded to.
The committee on fires submitted the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON FIRES, !
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
City Hail. New Orleans. Nov. 10, 1865.
To the Honorable Beard Of Assistant Aldermen
Gentlemen-Your committee have the honor to
report on the petition Of Fire Engine Company
No. 81, to have their stable repaired, that the
COulIdCt IcphlIluB salu stdUio WAS bOtu III mdy
last, and the purchaser of the contract declines to
do the work, and we therefore offer the accom-.
panying resolution.
J. s. ATHENS, Chairman,
GERALD FARRELL,
ERNEST G. MoRPHY.
The following resolution accompanying the re-
port was unanimously adopted on its several
readings:
Resolued, That the surveyor be and he Is hereby
IN bQv q q tai M IN
paDy No. Il repaired Provided, The cost does
not exceed i've hundred dollars.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Pandely in.
troduced the petition of Charles Morgan, asking
for further wharfage facilities for the transaction
OF his business which read and referred to the
committee on streets and landings.
Mr.. Pandely presented the following resolution
and asked its reference to the finance committee.
Granted.
Rescued That the proviso of section second of
ordinance No. SIS, N. s., approved December "a,
1867, be and the same is amended so as to read a.
follows; And also provided That in no case
shall eaid license be less than one hundred dollars
for every private underwater of insurance poll
cies.
Upon motion of Mr.. Breen the vote by which
Mr.. Maybin WAS granted authority to repair the
roof of his house on Magazine street was recon.
luton as read, as there is some doubt as 10 the
right Of Mr.. Mdy6in to do so, he asks permission
of your honorable body 10 do So" was stricken
out, and the resolution ss follows unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED, That J. A. Babin be and he is hereby
authorized to repair, with similar material, the
single roof now upon the ne.story brick
building owned by him on Magazine street west
side.) between st. Joseph and DslOrd Streets
The following resolution was submitted by Mr..
Sturcken-s motion to refer to the committee on
police and health was lost-s motion finally pre-.
vailed to refer the matter to special committee
of two, consisting of Messrs. Sturcken and Breen:
Resolued, That permission be and it is hereby
granted to b. Rister to continue her sausage
mandatory, corner of Annunciation and Sixth
accordance with existing laws and ordinances, and
only to remain during the pleasure Of the Common
Council.
Mr. Montgomery offered the following resolu-
ton. which was unanimously adopted on its sew.
eral readings: OH. --tr
Resolred, That the neutral ground or circles on
Canal street at the intersection of Burgundy,
Dryades and Rampant streets, be removed, and
the same be paved with square blocks, the work
to be done by the city surveyor.
Mr. Breen offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the special committee sp-
pointed on that subject, at an earlier stage of the
proceedings:
RESOLVED, That the street commissioner be and
he is hereby authorized to replace the shade trees
which have died on Washington street. Fourth
District by live ones, providing the cost of same
does not exceed i've hundred dollars.
The following resolutions were read and unanI.
mously adopted on their several readings: -,
By Mr.. Rose
Resolved. That the surveyor be and he lie here.
by authorized to cause fifteen new table tops to
be made for the butchers stands IN Drysdes