The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-16

such restrictions may be placed upon il by the
Common Council as will insure an adequate SUI.
ply oil water TO all parts of the city, at a reason
able price.
The following resolutions. previously reported
on by the finance committee, were adopted on
their second reading:
Resotued, That the controller be and he is here
oy authorized to draw a warrant ia favor of John
Cousiy for s22 so, as reimbursement of taxes
enormously paid him.
HeS0tCed, That the controller be and he il here
by authorized to modify tax bill on the property
Of 5. Herberger, and cancel the amount derived
from The furniture assessed at $500 and refund to
MN by warrant drawn on the treasurer the
amount OF taxes paid by him on said furniture.
Resolred, That the controller be and be is here.
oy authorized TO alter the tax bill on the property
OF Chas. Campbell so TO change the assessed
value OF said property from $4,000 to 5000, and
that be draw warrant on the treasurer in favor
OF said Chas. Campbell in payment of the differ
erce arising from said alteration.
Resolved That the controller DE and he is here
Dy authorized to alter the tax bill on the property
OF Samuel Wolff so as to change the assessed
value of said property from $4,000 to s6OOO
ReSolced, That the controller be and he is here
by authorized to alter the bill of taxes Of Mrs. E.
C"rcoran--makingth the amount of property assessed
$500 instead of $1,000.
+ Resotred. That the controller be and he is here.
by authorized to cancel the tax bill against Messrs
Durham Dexter, for capital assessed.
Rts0tUed, That the controller be and be is here
by authorized to alter the tax bill on the property
of Robert Freeman so as to change the assessed
value of said property from $500 to $500.
ReSOlced, That the controller be and he fs here
by authorized TO cancel the tax bill on the income
of Louis Miegs.
ResOlUed, That the controller he and he is here
by authorized TO alter tax bill No. 600 and las
transferring the assessed capital Of Michael
amounting TO $4,000, from tax bill No. $50 to tax
bill No. l74S, and making tax bill No. $40 to the
ReSoired, That the controller be and he is here
by authorized to cancel tax bill of Joseph Grouyer,
amounting to $500, on assessed capital.
Mr.. Montgomery offered the following resou-
ton, which was referred to the committee on
streets and landings:
ReSOlUed That the controller be and be il here
by authorized to sell public sale to the highest
bidder after thirty days notice in the official jour
nal, the material of the iron building at the head
Of Canal street, and that the purchaser or pur-
chasers bind themselves TO have the same re-
moved within ninety days after the day of sale.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Mont.
gomery, was read and adopted:
ResOired, That the rules for conducting bust
ness in the Board Of Assistant Aldermen adopted
October LIST 1867, be and the same are hereby re-
adopted by this board.
Mr.. Montgomery, on application, was granted a
leave of absence for sixty days, and, at his re-
quest, relieved from serving on the retrenchment
committee. Mr.. Sturcken was appointed in his
stead to serve on said committee.
The petition of F. C. Mahan, late wharinger of
First and Fourth Districts, praying that his bond
be Cancelled, was referred to the finance commit
tee.
The petition of property holders on Lafayette
avenue, Third District praying that the street be
opened to GENTLY road, and that a market be
established on the neutral ground was referred to
the committee on streets and landings.
The petition of Gabriel Duyigneaud, praying
that he be awarded the contract for farming Clai.
borne Market, was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
The petition Of James Buckley, asking payment
for labor performed on the paved streets of the
ninth ward, was referred to the copmttee on
streets and landings.
The petition of property holders on Josephine
street, asking to have that street shelled or
planked at the expense of the city, was referred
to the committee on streets and landings
The petition of merchants and others, praying
for an extension of the wharves in front of Chaud
ler's Warehouse, Fourth District. was referred to
the committee on streets and landings.
petition from the residents bounded by
Washington, Harmony, Bacchus and Claiborne
streets, praying that the cutters be opened 60 as
to allow an uninterrupted drainage, was referred
to the streets and landings committee.
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Breen,
was adopted on its several readings and sent TO
the upper board for concurrence:
ResolUed, That the city surveyor be authorized
to have the necessary repairs made as per report
on No. and Locust Grove cemeteries Fourth
District provided, the same repairs aud i'm
provements do not exceed five hundred dollars.
Mr.. wynne offered the following resolution.
which was referred to the committee on improve
ments and buildings:
ReSolred That the city surveyor be and he il
hereby authorized to have the lots belonging to
the Touro Asylum. fronting on Moreau Piety and
Desire streets, filed with the rubbish from the
ruins of the Touro Asylum building, and that he
take the necessary steps TO have said lots fenced
10 provided the cost of the whole of such work
does not exceed five hundred dollars.
The following resolution, presented by Mr..
was adopted on its several readings
and transmitted to the upper board for concur.
renee:
ResOlred, That the city surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized TO cause to be constructed a
bridge over the Broad street canal, corner of st.
Louis street. Also, to cause to be erected one
lamp on the lower side Of Broad street shell road,
at the bridge crossing Carondelet Canal; pro-
vided it does not cost five hundred (s5OO) dollars
Mr.. Kearny presented the following resolution,
which was read and referred to the committee on
streets end landings:
Resolced. That the surveyor be instructed to
place iron crossings on Canal street, both sides,
from Camp to Basin streets, similar to those now
laid on Canal street, between Charities and Royal,
and raise the banquette to a proper level.
Mr.. Breen offered the following resolution, which
was laid on the table:
Resolred, That room No. 81, City Hall, be
granted to the coroner of the First and Fourth
Districts and right bank, to use the same as an
office for the transaction of his business on &C.
count of the same being convenient to the tele-
graph station.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Breen,
was read and referred to the city Surveyor
Resolred, That the surveyor be hereby author.
zed to construct culvert on Felicity street, at
he head of the Camp street canal in order to
irsin out the great body Of water coming down on
he upper side Of said street.
Mr.. Breen also offered the following resolution.