The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-18

RE5ULAR SESSION.
I; CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
/, December Is, 1868. I
The board met ;ursuant to adjournment.
, Present. -Pres;4ent Markey, and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Brady, Eaiser, O'Brien, Pessou, Poynot
and Shields-s. 8
The reading 81 the minutes was on motion
dispensed with.
The following Communication:
Tk<AsURER's OFFICE, CRY HALL,
Naw Orleans, Decembr Q. ls6s. !
IOsdinance No. 5449.l
Resolred. Thss the treasurer of the city Of New
Orleans be and ks Is hereby authorized 70 appoint
yearly a competent person or persons, whose
business II shall Be 70 brand drays carts, wagons,
etc: such appointment TO be subject to the ap.
proval or rejection of the Board Of Aldermen.
i(SiQped) L. r. BAKEwELL,
President Board Assistant Aldermen.
(Sipuedl j. o. nixon,
!. President Board Aldermen.
1siqned JOHN 7. MONROE, Mayor
Agfeeaby to the above ordinance hereby sp.
point A. McCulloch and ]. Martin TO brand and
1863. W. s. MOUNT, Treasurer.
Was received md on metien referred to q COM
mittee of threi, consisting of Messrs. Brady,
O'Brien and Poynot.
FRoa THE LOWER BOARD.
The following resolutions from lower board
were concurred5p on first reading:
ResoEued, That permission be and the same is
hereby granted to NJ. Sanchez to lay pipe for
water from his premises, No. l56 Peters street, to
the river, he relSvng the paving to the sstisfac.
Resotued Thest permission be and the same is
hereby granted 10 NJ. Wenteler to lay pipe for
water from the river to No. Fl st. Ferdinand
street, he reayh g the paving to the satisfaction
of the city surveyor.
The following were concurred in on first and
second readings by the vote annexed to each.
the rule having heen duly waived:
Rescued, That the controller be and he Is
hereby authorized to warrant on the treasurer in
favor of Mrs. Eliza Lands. tutrix OF the minor
children of the lGte l.. H. Place for the sum OF
S977 81, due said l.. III. Place for services rem
dered as member OF the Board OF City Assess
ors during the year 1861 and part OF the year
1862.
Concurred in unanimously.
Resolued, Tba, the mayor, controller aud trea-
surer and the ch.airmen Of the finance committees
of the Common Council, be and they are hereby
authorized to is!ue to the commissioners OF the
CITY Water Worts bonds to the extent OF one mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars, bearing date
Ist January, 1861 payable at thirty years date,
with interest at i've per cent. per annum 81 1893,
900, to be paid to said lquidators of the Com.
mercial Bank In settlement of the purchase
of said Watefa Works, and the balance,
sIO6 100, to be Iped as may by the commissioners
be deemed necessary for the exile e1sion OF said
Water Works, subject to the approval of the Com
mon Council be!Jre action.
Yeas-Presideat Markey, and Messrs. BoguiIle
Brady, Kaiser, rsessou and Shields.
Nsys-None.
Unfinished BUSINESS.
On motion, tire rules were waived and the I'M
finished business of last session was taken up.
The following resolution of Mr.. Poynot wal
adopted unanimously on first and second read
ings, and ordsIe to be sent down for concur
renee;
Resolued, That the surveyor be and he Is here
by authorized dnd instructed to cause the neces
ssry repairs tcEbe made TO engine house No. s
provided the Sost thereof does not exceed five
hundred dollars.
The following, by the same member
Resolued, That the controller is hereby an
1horized. in tbs settlement of all claims against
The city of New Orleans, to draw his warrants on
the city treasurer as to bear interest at the
rate Of seven yer cent. from date OF issue unit
paid. .s.l
Was referred 10 the finance committee.
On motion Of ,ar. O'Brien, it was
Resotred, That a committee of three be ap
pointed by the chair to examine some work don't
by the street commissioner aud surveyor, fo
account of ths city, on Liberty and Calliop'
streets, and REPORT.
The chair appointed Messrs. O'Brien. Brad,
and Poynot the committee.
The following by Mr.. Breen was referred to the
committee on streets and landings:
Resolred That all contracts now in existence
on the part of the city of New Orleans whict
have not been strictly complied with be and ths
same are hereby delared rescinded, and the par