The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-22

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board TO meet them in joint session at 81 O'clock
| to elect clerk of the City Workhouse was re-
ceived and adopted by substituting o'clock for
| s. O'Clock.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Kaiser suthoriz.
ing the sale of the contract for the extension of
| the Ninth Street Market.
Mr.. Kaiser explained that the extension Of the
market was necessary as it was absolutely crowd
ed at present. and if made would pay for the cost
building in three or four years.
Mr.. Prados was willing to vote for the resolu-
ton, but wished the probable cost of the exten.
sion ascertained. Mr.. Prados also preferred wait.
ing month or two before acting on the resolu-
lion because the city was bound to lose too much
while its currency remained deprecated. The
resolution was referred to the streets and landings
committee.
A resolution authorizing the surveyor to mscad.
amize Caliope street, the stones for the purpose
to be broken by the inmates Of the city Work.
house.
Mr.. Prados wished the resolution referred.
Mr.. Kaiser stated that all the members Of the
committee on streets and landings were aware of
the necessity of the resolution. Adopted and
sent for concurrence.
resolution to sell for one year the contract for
burying the INDECENT dead, and for conveying sick
persons TO the Charity Hospital. Concurred in.
A resolution to pay 500 so TO John F. Walsh for
| repairing soraparu Market. Adopted.
Mr. PIadOs offered resolution that after the
passage of this resolution all orders, reQuisi.
lions, certificates and bills shall be signed by the
chairman OF committee of each board from which
they emanate, and one member Of each of said
committees.
Mr.. Prados said that SO many thousands of dol.
lars bad been spent by committees who knew no.
thing of the business for which the amount was
expended, that it was necessary to pass the reso-
luton.
Mr.. 'Brien favored the resolution.
Mr.. Kaiser opposed the resolution on the ground
that it was increasing the labor without doing any
good.
fhatt tbo yuft nm IA
had cost 5000, whereas the work, according to
practical men, was not worth more than s2J90,
let alone value of the square granite blocks which
were displaced to construct the gutter.
resolution from the lower board approving Of
the bcrd Of Jos. Murphy, street commissioner for
$4,000, with E. Rgney as security, was concurred
iD.
A resolution TO the effect that whenever the
surveyor shall need stones to macadamize Streets
he shall use the labor Of the inmates of the city
WOTBhouse TO break the stones. COncurred in.
A resolution that the assistant city attorney en-
force the collection Of all back taxes and all un.
satisfied Judgments from the year 1852 to the year
1867, inclusyely, and that the mandate given by
ordinance No. 7OS, new series, be revoked The
resolution provides for the payment of 5 per cent
commission to the assistant city attorney on all
sums collected by him, provided that all costs at
tending unsuccessful attempts TO enforce said
collection shall be at his risk. The resolution was
referred to the city attorney.
\ resolution to sell the contract for furnishing
the city with lumber for one year. and resolu-
tion TO sell the contract to supply the city with
coal for ore year, TO be payable in greenbacks,
was amended, on motion of Mr.. Kaiser, by pro.
viding for the payment in city currency.
A resolution permitting the proprietors of the
Buletin TO erect a steam engine their premises,
l04 POy dras street. Adopted.
A resolution providing for the sale Of the con-
tract to fix up the Seventh District court room,
and TO be paid for in United States currency.
Amended by striking out the provision for the
payment in United States currency, and then
adopted.
The board then met the lower board in Joint
session TO elect clerk of the city Workhouse.
(See proceedings of Board of Assistant Alder.
mtn) Returning the Board of Aldermen ad
journed to Tuesday next at half past six O'Clock.
Board OF ASSISTANT ALDERMES-The board
met last evening at $3.50. President Kearny in
the chair present Messrs. Breen, Farrell, Camp,
Sturcken. Fisher, Wynne, PembertOn, Rose, Pan
delly, Atkins and Walker.
The treasurer's report for the past week showed
the receipts $l9S7l 03 : no expenditures bal.
snce on hand, $l3l ,529 "a. And for the previous
week-receipts, $50 252 %; expenditures, $l3-
267 IA balance on hand, sl3l ,529 "a. Referred
TO finance committee.
The controller reported that checks had been
drawn upon the treasurer to the amount of
s69,l05 6S.
A resolution by Mr.. Farrell calling for a joint
session at $50 p. NJ, for the purpose of eecting
clerk Of the Workhouse, was adopted and sent up
for concurrence.
sity for republication of the application of prop
erty.holders on Peters and other streets for i'm
pTovements; also in favor Of the improvement in
sewerage around Magazine Market
resolution from the Board Of Aldermen, au.
thoriSDg the payment of 1888 to A. ID. Grief, for
money expended in behalf of the suffering people
Of New Orleans, was concurred in.
The resolution for Joint session was returned,
amended to read "at o'clock, and as amended
was concurred in.
resolution. that no warrant be drawn upon
the treasurer by the controller, and that no war
rant be paid by the treasurer until the boards
shall have 80 ordered by resolution, was referred
| to the committee on finance.
The finance committee reported upon various
subjects referred 10 them, and offered a resolution
approving the bonds furnished by Joseph Murphy,
| street commissioner. Adopted on second reading.
resolution from the upper board, authorizing
the macads mization of Calliope street from RAM
part TO Magnolia street, was adopted on its
| second reading.
sale of contract 10 repair and keep in repair the
bridges in The Third District was referred 10 the
| streets and landings committee.
| Another resolution by Mr.. Sturcken, providing
for The sale OF contract for Keeping IN repair the
paved streets of the wards OF the city, was
| amended by Mr.. Fisher so as TO provide for the
| bids being made in United States currency, and
wes similarly referred.
A ,hrd resolution by Mr.. Sturcken, providing
for a similar contract with regard TO the ballast
roads, was similarly amended and referred.
| resolution, by the same member, authorizing
| the employment of WorkhOuse inmates for break
| ing ballast, was adopted on its second reading.
| A resolution by Mr. Farrell for sale Of con.
/ tract for providing the city with lumber for one
/ year, was amended to provide for payments being
| made in United States currency, and was adopted.
| Another resolution by Mr.. Farrell, authorizing
sale Uf contract for supplying the city with coal
/ for one year, was adopted
| An ordinance to inforce the payments Of judg-
| uents and taxes against the city from the years
1852 10 1867 nelusively was passed on its second
| reading and sent to the upper board Tor concur
| renee.
| he committee on Improvements and buildings
| recon mended that the rooms for the Seventh Dis
| tIict Court be located between the Third and
| Fourth District Courts, and Offered resolution
/ selling a contract for fitting up the said rooms.
( Adopted and sent up for concurrence.
| A resolution BY Mr.. Fisher. allowing the pro-
| prietoTs of the New Orleans Commercial Bulletin
to erect a small engine at No. III Poydras street
| was adopted.
A resolution by the same member, providing for
90 for rrovlinC the cItV C.fipga