The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30

the chairmen of the committees on streets and
landings.
.Resoired further. That all ordinances or part
dinance, be and the same are hereby repealed. =
Resolred, That the city surveyor be and he Il
hereby authorized to transfer al of the 80 incl
main and IL inch iron water pipes, now in posses
sion OF the city, to the commissioners of the city
| water works.
The following resolution being called on It'd
second reading, was adopted with the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Aitkens, Mont.
gomery, sturcken, Fisher, Pandely, Farrell and
Breen.
Nsy-Mr. Pemberton.
Resolced. That the controller be and he is here
by authorized to draw warrant on the treasurer
in favor of 81. ID. Ogden for five hundred dollars
for legal services rendered the city.
Mr.. Walker here entered and took his seat.
JOINT SESSION.
The Board of Aldermen here entered, when the
Common Council convened in joint session. Presi.
dent Msrkey, in the chair, explained the object Of
the meeting to be the election of superintendent
of the FIRE alarm and police telegraph. vice Mr..
Samuel Weeks, removed. Nominations being in
order, Mr.. Shields nominated Mr. John K. Mingle,
who having received majority of the votes cast
was declared elected. The Board of Aldermen
having retired, the Assistant Board resumed bust.
ness.
The following resolution from the Board of
Aldermen upon its second reading was, on motion
of Mr.. Fisher, laid on the table: $3.50
Resolved, That the license inspectors on the
levee be and are hereby authorized to arrest or to
have arrested any person or pereons found deal.
ing merchandising or trafickng on the levee with
out the necessary or required license, and to have
them duly arraigned before any recorder of this
city, who, upon due proof that said parties were
carrying on any Of the above trades or business,
shall impose fine Of $40 for the benefit of the
city, one half to go to the informer.
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing
for the sale of the right of way to establish rail.
roads on Canal, Common, Carrollton avenue and
other streets, for passengers only" was read By
title and action thereon deferred until the next
regular meeting.
The petition Of property holders on Tonti, be.
tween Main and Esplanade streets, asking to have
brick sidewalks built on said street, was referred
to the city surveyor.
The petition Of property holders on Magnolia
street, asking that curbstones be placed on said
street and that sidewalks be laid was referred to
the city surveyor.
The petition Of s. Jacobs to erect soap factory
at the corner Of Main and Gayoso streets, was re-
ferred to the committee on improvements and
buildings.
The petition of Firmin Levasseur, asking pay
ment for sixty barrels of sand washed away by
the recent overflow, was referred to the finance
committee.
The petition of II. d. Keen. pound keeper,
First District, praying that the amount of judg.
ment rendered against him in the Fourth Justice
Court be refunded, was referred to the city at
torney.
The petition of residents of the seventh ward,
praying that Frencbmen street be shelled from
Claiborne to Industry. and that the bridges be re-
paired, was referred to the committee on streets
and landings.
Mr.. Fisher onexGl the following resolutions,
which were adopted on their several readings
unanimously
Resolred, That the Office of keeper of the pow.
der magazine be and the same is hereby abol-
ished.
ResoEred. That the city auctioneer be and he is
hereby authorized to sell at public auction after
ten days publication In the official journal, and in
the Bee, Times and Picayune, the property be-
longing to the city lying In the parish of st. Ber
nard, near the jackson Barracks.
Mr.. Pandely offered the following resolution and
moved its reference to the committee on streets
and landings. which motion was adopted:
WHEREAS, The contractor for planting shade
trees on Eysian Fields street. and for replacing
such as may have died, has failed to execute his
contract;
RESOLVED, That the street commissioner be and
he Is hereby authorized to continue the planting
of said trees from Solldee street to the elbow of
Marigny's canal, and that he replace such trees as
may have died; Prorided, The cost does not ex-
coed five hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the board took recess
until O'Clock P. NJ.