The New Orleans crescent., 1868-09-24

the decayed condition of bridges render passage
unsafe at the intersection of St. Claude, Treme
and Marais streets with the Bayou road;
Resolved, That the surveyor be and be Is hereby
Instructed to construct stone crossing at each
of the above named streets.
The resolution from the upper board directing
the controller to adiudioste contract for paving
the sidewalks in rear Of st. Bernard Market com.
ing up on its second reading, was concurred in
unanimously, after being so amended IS to read
as follows:
Rescued, That the city surveyor be and he is
rear Of ST. Bernard Market; provided the cost Of
said work shall not exceed five hundred ($5O0)
dollars.
The following resolution from the Board of
Aldermen coming up on its second reading was
Soncurred in.
Yeas-Messrs.. Kesrny, Rose, Aitkens, Walker,
Camp, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell and
Breen.
Nays-Messrs. Pemberton, Grandpre and Nor
ply:
WHEREAS, The term for which the city phy.
sicisDs elected by the Common Council on the
JOth June, 1865 has not been specified, and where.
as II is customary to proceed to such elections
said Office be fixed;
| Resolued, That the term Of Office for which
CRY physicians are elected be two years. 70 date
from their entering upon the discharge Of their
respective IuncuOns.
The following resolution from the Board of
Aldermen was concurred in unanimously on its
several readings:
advertise in the official journal during Ave days
that sealed proposals will be received at his office
for supplying the city with blanks, blank books
cations on file in his Office as approved BY the
chairmen Of the finance committees.
The following resolutions coming up on their
second reading were unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the surveyor be and he is here
by authorized and instructed to have placed at
the corner OF Girod and Delta Streets in some
convenient position, watering trough for the &C.
conmodstion of the stock Of draymen.
"a ReSotUed, That the surveyor be and be is here.
10y authorized and instructed to have Livaudais
street, Fourth District, graded and the bitches
dug.
ResolUed, That the surveyor be and he Il hereby
sauthorized and instructed to have tagged cross
Ing made at the intersection of Customhouse street
,apd Exchange Alley.
Resolued, That the controller warrant on the
treasurer In favor of DR.. c. j. Bckham for his
sstar as health officer from July 18th to August
2Sd, 1867, amounting to Sl7I 20.
ReSotued, That the city treasurer be and he is
hereby instructed 10 receive city money in paw
tment Of al market notes maturing from lst TO 4th
September, lS6s, and release the drawers of said
notes from payment Of all notary's fees for pro-
test, said protests having been unwarranted and
unauthorized.
The following resolution coming up on its Sec
ohd reading was adopted.
tYeas---Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Aitkens, Walker,
Camp, Grandpre, Fisher, Morphy, Pandely,
Wynne, Farrell and Breen.
,Nsys-Mr. Pemberton. .
ReSolred That the sixty-seventh section Of or. |
dnance SIS, NJ s.. relative to licenses for the year
1865, be and the same is hereby amended, by add.
ing thereto the following proviso, viz:
" PT00tded, That no menagerie, museum Of |
natural curosties, or other exhibition or show /
not of theatrical character, permanently estab.
lished in this city, shall be required to pay a |
license exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars |
and
;'.Prouided further, That nothing herein shall
bs SO construed as to deprive the mayor of the
power of ordering the removal of any such /
menageTie, etc., whenever he deems proper.r
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Breen,
was, upon its recond reading, on motion of Mr..
Fisher referred TO the city attorney to report il
II is in the power Of the council TO annul the con-
tracts referred TO in said resolution
= Resolued, That all contracts entered into by
Mayor Conway for cleaning the streets of the
Second, Third. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Tenth and
Eleventh Wards, and other wards now in contem-
Plation to be contracted for, are hereby annuled.
The following resolution was taken up and on
motion referred to the city attorney to ascertain
Information upon the legality of the council to
grant the interest provided for in said resolu-
tion:
Resolued That the controller be authorized to
Issue warrants on the treasurer, in favor of the
New orleans Gas Light Company, in settlement
of the monthly bills due said company, end ul-
paid, with interest at seven per cent. per alnrr'
from their several dates and to settle all future
bills of said company as due in same manner.
The petition Of Felix Labatut, late president of
tbe Commercial Water Works Company, complain.
ing that the city has failed to comply with its con-
tract in acquiring possession of the Water Works,
and asking the council to pass the necessary re.
solution for the issuance of bonds to the amount
of $4,000 600 in liquidation Of their claim was re.
ferred to the committee on water works.
The petition of Louis Tregre, asking that COM
mittee be appointed to investigate the merits of an
invention for clarifying water was referred to the
committee on Water Works.
The petition of Mortimer Sanchez, asking per.
mission to erect a steam engine at No. l56 st.
Peter street. was referred to the committee on
improvements and buildings.
The petition of Dennis Cronsn, calling the at
tention of the council to the necessity of a tail
vsce at the Bienville draining machine, was re.
terred to the committee on streets and landings.
. The petition of Charles Morel, to erect soda
water stand at the corner of Elysian Fields and
Claiborne streets, was referred to the committee
On streets and landings.
The petition of R. ]. Harp, agent of the branch
Of the Southern Methodist Publishing House, ask.
ing to be relieved from payment of city taxes, was
referred to the finance committee.
The petition Of the farmer of sorapsru Market,
isking for repairs to said market was referred to
he committee on streets and landings.
The petition Of Mrs. Mary BOurdette, asking to
complete frame kitchen now in progress of cree.
ion in the fire limits, was referred to the com.
nittee on fres.
The petition of DR.. c. J. Bickham, asking com.
ensaton for services rendered as health officer in
he Fourth District, was referred to the finance 1
ommittee. {
The petition of G. W. Stockton, to erect steam
rgine corner Liberty and Delord streets, was re-
erred to the committee on improvements and
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