The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-31

REGULAR SESSION.
CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS
December 20, 1865. !
The board met pursuant to adjournment, Mr..
Pandey In the chair.
Present: Messrs. Athens, Walker, Pemberton,
Camp, Montgomery, Grandpre, Fisher, Pandey
and Farrell.
The reading OF the minutes was, on motion,
dispensed with and, on motion OF Mr.. Mont
gomery, approved.
The following message from the mayor was
read:
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, Dec. %, 1865.
re the Honorable Common Council
Gerteme1-I return without my signature the
inclosed resolution, authorizing the controller TO
warrant on the treasury for the sum OF (s40)
forty dollars, for each and every month, from the
LIST Of November, 1868, to the 3lst OF October.
1850, for rent ct Office occupied By the custodian
of notarial records.
There is, in my judgment, no necessity for
sppropriatpg the sum Of money proposed Tor
rent OF an Office outside Of the City Hall. The
records, deposited as soon as completed among
the archives of the city, at least until other and
better arrangements could be made, would surely
be more safe In the care OF the custodian OF the
same, and more accessible to officials and
citizens.
Besides, in accepting the position Of city notary.
the present incumbent assumed the custody OF
the records, and IL the emoluments OF his ofice
and the additional advantage OF having access to
them and furnishing copies, be not suf1cient
compensation, his recourse Is resignation.
may add that II IL proposed TO convert the iron
building at the foot OF Canal street into depos-
itoIy for the records Of the courts and city
archives, and pending this plan, as before stated,
the potarial records could be deposited In the
Very respectfully. ETC..
Jso. r. CONWAY, Mayor.
Mr.. Athens moved to persist in the accompany
ing resolution notwithstanding the vote of the
mayor. Lost by vote of eight yeas to two nays,
there not being twothirds of the members elect
voting sfirmatively.
Later in the evening Mr.. Walker moved and OBJ
tanned q reconsideration Of the vote by which the
mayor s:veto had been sustained, when Mr.. Pan
dely moved to persist in the resolution, the
MAYORS objection to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
The yeas and nays were called on Mr.. PsndeIy's
motion, resulting in the adoption of the resolution
az follows:
Resolred, That the sum of forty dollars for each
and every month, from the first day Of November,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, until the thirty
6rst day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, be and the same is hereby appropriated for
the payment of the rent of the Office occupied by
the custodian Of notarial records. in his official
capacity.
Is hereby instructed to warrant on the treasurer
in favor of said custodian of notarial records al
the end of each and every month, during the
period aforesaid for the monthly sum Of forty
dollars aforementioned.
Yeas-Messrs. Rose, Aitkens, Walker. Penn
berton, Camp. Montgomery, Grsndpre, Fisher
Pandely, Farrell and Breen.
Nays-None.
The above resolution having passed over tht
mayors veto by the necessary two.thirds vote O
the members elect, was declared adopted.
The treasurer's report for the week endinl
Dec. 26, 1865, showing receipts sl3,S27 Al, ex
pendtures $2l l79 So, balance on hand si2l 54s IS
was referred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Rose here entered and took his seat.
The finance committee submitted the following
report:
FINANCE COMMITTEE Room, J
No. % City Hall,
New Orleans, Dec. 20, 1868.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the Board
Genaeme,a-Your committee beg leave to repor
On The petition of Police OFF GER Cavauaugh ask
ing to be paid for his services as police Office du
ing illness while on duty in the Keller Make
On the petition of H. Lucas, keeper of the Coul
Houses, asking for additional help, favOrably b
resolution.
Respectfully submitted. :,
Chairman Finance Committee.
r. WYNNg.
The following resolution, accompanying th
above report, was read and adopted on its sewers
readipgs:
Yess-Messrs. Rose, Aitkons, Walker, Pembe
tor, Camp, Fisher, wynne and Farrell
Nays--Messrs. Montgomery, Grandpr6, an
Psndely.
Resolred, That the keeper Of the Court House
be allowed three assistants at $40 per month escl
from the lst of July last to 3lst December, lS6
The committee on streets and landings submit
ted the following report:
COMMITTEES OF STREETS AND LANDINGS,
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
City Hall, Dec. 49, ls65.
To the Honorable the Board Of Assistant ALDERMEN:
Gentlenen-Your committee have the honor
report upon the following subjects referred
them, viz:
lst. Upon the preamble and resolution that Ii
city surveyor be and he Is hereby authorized
have ditch cut on both sides OF Dumaine stree
from Metairie Road to Bayou St. John, your con
mittee report favorably.
GERALD FARRELL, Chairman.
G. PANDELY.
-W w. WALKER.
The following resolution, accompanying Il
above report was unanimously adopted on /
several readings, after which it was transmitte
to the Board Of Aldermen for concurrence:
WHEREAS, The digging of q canal on 0rear
street intended to carry the drainage Of the FIR
section to the swamp back OF the Metarie Ridg
I'll wxrsA etra nit and ant ~ ltr
the drainage Of that portion of land betwee
Orleans street, Metairie Road and Bayou st. job
which, In consequence, is now overfowed al
rendered uninhsbitable,
Be il resolued, That the city surveyor be an
In hereby authorized TO have o ditch cut
both aides of Dnmaiue street. from Metairie Ros