The New Orleans crescent., 1868-10-24

fed voters Of the city Of New Orleans.
| sLc. 8. BE afrtter ordained ETC.. That after
ten days proclamation by the mayor in the officia
journal of the city Of New Orleans that the quail
fed voters of the city Of New Orleans be called
upon to approve or disapprove this ordinance.
| REPORTS.
| The following report Of the finance committee
was read and received:
FINANCE Committee RooM,
No. % City Hall, 7
1 New Orleans, Oct. 20, 1851
the Honorable the President and Members of the Board Of
| Ge'aaenen-Your finance committee beg leave
to report as follows:
On the resolution authorizing the controller to
warrant on the treasurer in favor of the New Or
leans Geslight Company, in settlement OF the
monthly bills due said company, with interest at
| per cent. per annum from their several dates,
| favorably.
On the resolution imposing license of $3.50 on
all meDaee cries, museums of natural curiosites or
other exhibitions, favorably.
Your committee have referred to the city attor-
ney, for his opinion, the plan of issuing bonds for
the redemption OF city money, IN accordance with
section 81 Of the act OF consolidation, which pro-
vides that no obligation or evidence of debt Of
any description whatever shall be issued or con-
tracted for unless authorized by a vote of a ma.
joriy of the qualified voters of the city. Should
this opinion be favorable, your committee will
draw up and submit to your consideration an or
dinance TO that effect at your next regular meeting.
JOHN A. O'BRKN.
The reported resolutions, as follows, were con-
Cured in on first reading: ...s
ResOlred, 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, and un-
paid with interest at seven per cent. per annum
from their several dates, and to settle all future
bills of said company as due In same manner.
ReSOlUed, That the sixtyseventh section OF or
dinaDce SlS n S.. relative to licenses for the year
1868, be and the same is hereby amended, by add.
ing thereto the following proviso, viz:
PrOUtded, That no menagerie, museum Of
natural curi0sites, or other exhibition or show
not Of theatrical character, permanently estab.
lished in this city, shall be required to pay q
license exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
and
"PrOuided further, That nothing herein shall
be so construed as to deprive the mayor OF the
power of ordering the removal of<any such
neDagerie, etc., whenever he deems proper.n
The following report of committee on streets
and landings was read and received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDrNGs,)
Board of Aldermen,
City Hall, Oct. 20, 1861
The Honorable the Board of Aldermen:
Gei,temen-YOur committee have the honor to
report upon the following subjects referred to
them, viz:
Upon the resolution sent from the Board of As
ssiaDt Aldermen for concurrence, that the city
surveyor be instructed to at once macadamize
Clay street. from Toulouse TO st. Peter streets, so
as TO make that portion Of the street in every
respect equal TO the portions comprised between
Bienville and Cont, your committee would report
fayoraby.
Your committee report resolution for adoption
that the city surveyor be and he is hereby suthor
ized TO make the necessary repairs to the whsrves
and landings of the city. a-r
Your committee report resolution for adoption,
on the recommendation Of the city surveyor, that
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place of the shell road destroyed by the digging
of the tail race of the Bienvile street draining
machine; your committee beg leave to report
after consultation with the surveyor, that he has
located the said canal as much as possible out of
the center Of sad street. so as to have room for
good road on the southwest side. Mr.. Rust, the
contractor for digging said tail race, proposes to
remove the shells and make another road with
them, on the portion of the street reserved for
that purpose, at q cost to the city OF one dollar
per running foot the proposition Of said contrac.
tor. if carried into effect, will fifty per cent.
of the cost Of new shell road to the city. and
give immediate relief to the public.
THos. b. SHIELDS, Chairman.
l.. PEssoU.
LUDGER BoGUILLK.
The following resolution of lower board, accom-.
psnyiDg report, was concurred in on first and
second readings by the following vote, the rules
being waived:
Resolred, That the city surveyor be instructed
TO at once macadamize Clay street, from Toulouse
to St Peter street, so as to make that portion of
the street in every respect equal to the portions
comprised between Bienyille and Cont and Cont
St Louis.
Yeas President Markey, and Messrs. Boguille,
0'Bren, Pessou, Prados and Shields.
Nsys-None. ..-
The two following were adopted on first and
second readings by the votes annexed to each, the
rules being waived, and ordered to be sent to the
lower board:
Resolred, That the city surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to make the necessary repairs
to the wharves and landings Of the city Pro
uided, The cost of the same does not exceed $500.
Yess-President Markey, and Messrs. Boguille,
O'Brien, Pessou, Prados and Shields-6.
Nsys-None.
Resolued. That the city surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized TO remove the existing shell
road on the center of Orleans street to tse south
" est eide of said street. and have the said street
graded and ditched Pr0rtded, The cost OF said
work does not exceed one dollar per running
foot. 30 .rl
Yess-President Markey. and Messrs. Boguille,
OBriep, Pessou, Prados and Shields-6.
Nays-None.
The following report of finance committee was
received at last meeting:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RooM,)
No. % City Hall,
New Orleans, Oct. l3. 1861
To the President and Members of the Beard Of
Aldermen:
Ge1,Geme,i-- Your committee beg leave to report
as follows:
On the petition of Patrick Mcnamara. claiming
$500 for services rendered in the suit of Fox Vs.
cities of Baltimore and New Orleans, your com
mittee recommend by resolution that he be paid
the sum of $500.
on the petition of Mrs. Catherine welden,
praying to be paid six hundred and twenty-five
dollars for ballast taken and used by the city au
thorites, accompanied by the certificate of the
then street commissioner, your committee recon-
mend that she be paid $500 in full for her claims.
One of the most embarrassing problems before
the present administration is the subject of the
city currency. Your committee is deeply i'm
pressed with its importance, but consider that
they are powerless. The remedy lies entirely
with the State Legislature. This committee made
known 10 that body the wants Of the city, the de-
pressed condition OF its treasury. bill carefully
framed by one Of our best lawyers, with the ad
vice Of prominent capitalists Of this city and the
members of this committee, was sent in, but no
action was taken in fact 1t was scarcely noticed,
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