The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-10

Of NJ. Condor. for the sum Of ssss, IN payment Of
20 tons Of ballast ct So per ton and 1900 barrels Of
! oyster shells ct Is cents per barrel.
Resolved, Tbet the street commissioner be aud
I be is hereby authorized and directed to erect or
| cause TO be erected . gas lamp on IRENE street,
| between Bienville and Cont streets.
Mr.. Psndely offered substitute to Mr.. Fishers
resolution providing for the election Of joint
standing committee to be called the Water Works
committee. % follows:
Resotred, That article Is Of the rules Of this
board be 80 amended as TO include ninth stand.
| log committee, TO be called the committee on
Water Works, TO consist Of four members.
The above resolution was unanimously adopted.
The following resolution, coming up on its
second reading, was unanimously adopted, Mr..
sturcken voting blank:
Resolred, That the controller warrant on the
treasurer in favor of F. Mouney. for sixteen hun
dred and sixty two dollars and seventy-dve cents.
for shorts Of the clerks in the rsasurers depart
ment.
The following resolution coming up on its se.
cond reading was adopted:
Yess-Aessrs. Kesrny. Rose. Aitkens, Walker.
Fisher, Psndely, Farrell and Breen.
Nsys-Messs. Pemsertou. Camp and Grand
pre-.
Mr.. sturcken voting blank.
ResotUed, That the controller warrant on the
treasurer in favor of Randell Hunt for the sum of
! $500, for professional services rendered to the
Hon. John R. Conway, mayor.
The following resolution was read and, on mo-
ton, action thereon postponed until next meeting:
Resotred, That the controller be authorized to
Issue warrants on the treasurer, 10 favor OF the
| New Orleans Gas Light Company, 10 settlement
of the monthly bills due said company, and uu-
soS ss esss PEI
| bills OF said company as due In same manner.
The following resolution was read and referred
to the finance committee:
| WHEREAS, The finance committee have been
vaipy endeavoring 10 get from the late city treas
| urer and controller any statement OF their affairs
| whereby definite settlement OF the financial az
fairs OF the city while In their charge can be made
and whereas il appears that the city Il ct present
loser TO heavy amount through the fault Of one
| or both of them, and Of Francis Mouney; there.
/ fore,
| Resolued That the mayor be requested to pro.
eeed by suit through the city attorney against said
Howell and securities, and said hsndel aud secu.
| rites, and said Francis Mouney, Tor the sum OF
| forty.two thousand dollars discrepancy against
| Howell so far as said committee has any informs-
| ton and for such further sum as said committee
may advise said city attorney TO include In said sus
| and for general and final statement Of the &C.
| counts of said treasurer and controller between
| themselves and with the city.
| The following resolution was read and recon-
| mitted TO the finance committee: .rt.I..
Resoired That the Soara Oh Sommlssloners Of y
we conso1;Sated honda Of the ssme class a.
those already issued, to the amount Of $5s5 900,
being the amount of the old city aud municipality
oonos Pala WIN sne ISSUE y, Guy no'o'' unuer INC
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1850 -. ;,s 49,, r.aa;ncs.
wus.v.s Tn. comm;s.ion snnoInted to asses.
the cost of opening Lafayette Avenue from Clai
borne street To GENTLY Road, have placed the
damages az one nunoreo ana twenty'n. tnoossn1
So 90 ~ , ss,ao b.o,Ssr. and
WTxREAs' MANY of the property holders have
opposed the homologation OF the commission
and Ia,
onds,;nn A. the n,sssnt tine 70 expend 40 large !
sum Of money a sixty.three thousand dollars
(se3, 0Oe) be il therefore
Resolved. Ina, the cry a.Iorney DC ana ne !.
~ r,ssh p;s,rict Comrt for ooeniua of Lafsy
cite avenue, from Claiborne street to GENTLY
Road.
The following resolution, offered BY Mr.. Breen
was read and adopted on its several resdingi
unsnim4Dsly; u., ,,,r 49,
hereby authorized TO sdj1dicate, after ten DAYS
notice in the official journal, contract to sh Il
Egn.e sIes., non nsgszins 70 acnonpIIoaia
lions bv The city surveyor.
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