The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-06

signed clearly condemn them to the workhouse.
! viii refer your honorable body to Leovy's
| Digest, page 1856.
Act Of the Legislature sections 100 and III.
Same digest, page 522 article 1880.
same digest, page $50, sections and 5.
The undersigned will also call your attention TO
the fact that the expense of keeping prisoners at
the Parish Prison amounts to about double what
| they can be kept for in the CITY workhouse, and
in the former prison there is no labor performed,
| in accordance with law.
| Very respectfully.
| JOHN HART.
Chief Warden City workhouse.
| Mr. Psndely rendered his resignation as chair
| man of the committee on workhouse and prisons,
which was accepted.
| Mr. Pemberton here entered and took his seat.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the rules were sus-
pended to allow the board to enter upon an cleo
| ton for chairman of the committee workhouse
and prisons to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Mr., Pandely.
Mr.. J. @. Rose wse nominated and unanimously
elected.
The following communication from Mr.. ]. B.
Eusiis, city attorney, returning the resolutions
relative to the Csrondelst Canal and Navigation
Company and Louis Gagnet, wasreceived:
NEw ORLEANS, Aug. 4th, 1868.
To the Secretary Assistant Board Of Al5ermen
Sri cannot act upon the papers Of the Car
| cially upon what'points my opinion is desired.
| Respectfully, your Obedent servant
| j. b. EUsTIs, City Attorney.
The reading Of the resolutions was called for,
\ as follows:
/. Resolred, That the mayor be and he is author-
| lied 10 enter into contract with Louis Gsgnet.
lessee of Carondelet Canal and Navigation
| Company for the exclusive privilege of using for
the draining of the city all that portion Of the bed
| Of Bayou st. John extending from the mouth OF
| Csrondeet Canal. following said bayou to the N.
| E. or lower side of st. Ann street, according to
| plan Of the city surveyor to be- annexed to the
contract.
| 2. Resolred further, That the said Louis Gagnet
| binds himself to grant said privilege daring the
term Of his lease and to withdraw any and all suits
| which he may heretofore have entered against
the city for damages sustained by him by the
city's draining into isaid Bayou st. John and
Carondelet Canal and 10 hold the city free OF all
damages until the LIST Of February, 1869.
| 3. Resolued further, That the Carondelet Canal
and Navigation Company bind themselves TO grant
to the city for draining purposes the use of the
| channel of Bayou st. John from the mouth Of the
Csrondelet Canal to the N. Z. or lower side of st.
Ann street for the term Of their charter, accord
ing to the plan above mentioned.
| 4. Resolued further, That 10 consideration Of
said privileges the city binds itself TO cease drain
| ing into the navigable channel Of the said Bayou
St. John ard Carondelet Canal from the lat of
February, 1859, and to pay said Gagnet the sum Of
| twenty five thousand dollars.
8. ResOlued further. That in consideration Of the
above privileges and on receiving due notice from
| the mayor Of the completion of contract between
| said Louis Gagnet, lessee, and the Carondeet
Canal and Navigate Company and the city of New
Orleans, the controller be and he Is hereby author
lied 10 issue warrants the treasurer in favor OF
Louis Gagnet amounting in the aggregate to TWEEN
| ty five thousand dollars divided into such sums
the said Louis Gsgnet may require, in full pay
ment of all his claims for damages against the city
| of New Orleans.
6. Resolued further. That upon completion Of
fha off atfo IL fnat faH 20,
| withdraw the appeal of the suit of Louis Gagnet,
lessee of the Csrondeet Canal and Navigation
Company rs. the City of New Orleans, before the
| Supreme Court.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the foregoing reso-
lutions were referred to thecommittee on streets
and landings.
The following resolution from the upper board
was adopted on its first reading:
ResOlued That from and after the passage of
aha 81 iSRsot Ell being issued or delivered shall
! be approved and signed by the two chairmen OF
| the committee from which they emanate, and one
member Of the said committee from each board
The following resolution from the upper board
was adopted on its several readings with the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Aitkens, Walker,
Pemberton, Sturcken, Grandpre, Fisher, Pandely,
Wynne and Farrell.
Nays-Messrs. Camp and Breen.
Rescued That the controller be and he Il hereby
authorized to warrant on the treasurer in favor of
John F. Walsh in the amount of Twenty-Five hun
| bred and fifty dollars, ($29j0) being the amount
due him for repairs TO Sorsparu Market.
The following resolution from the upper board
was adopted on its several readings unanimously:
WHEREAS, 10 view Of the increasing Importance
of travel Canal street and other streets leading
| thereto; and
WHKREAs, The system Of railroads on that street
| is becoming daily more important and complica-
ted several of the railroads having their starting
| points on or that street desiring TO extend
their roads nearer the Clay statue, all Of which
would render i necessary for definite plan to be
| agreed upon, by which the interests OF the city,
property holders, railroads and the community at
large should be taken into consideration;
| Resolred That a committee OF two members OF
this board be appointed by the chair, and that the
Board of Assistant Aldermen be requested 10 ap.
point a committee Of three members, 10 form,
with the committee of this board, special joint
committee TO confer with representatives Of the
different city railroads as TO the practicabiity Of
establishing on each side Of the Neutral Ground,
| on Canal street, a grand trunk road, with the
necessary turnout stations starting points, ETC.,
TO connect with the different lines of city railroads
now in operation and contemplation.
The president in compliance with the foregoing
resolution announced the following committee
Messrs. Psndely. Farrell and Grsndpre. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Pandely, the secretary was instructed
| ~ upper DOaIu Vi tue passage VI tuo
resolution and the names Of the gentlemen COM
posing the committee from this board.
The following resolutions sent from this board
to the upper board for concurrence, were re-
turned by that body as they appear appended to
the respective resOlutions:.
ResolUed, That permission be aud the same is
hereby granted to the proprietors Of the CONNER
cia Bulletin 10 erect small engine In their ON ce,
No. ia Poydras street, for the purpose Of driving
their presses.
Amended by adding: "The privilege TO continue
during the pleasure of the council"
ResolUed, That the controller be and he Is here
by authorized TO adudicate 10 the lowest respOn.
sibe bidder, after five days notice ia the
official journal, the contract, payable In United
States treasury notes, Of hitting up the Seventh
District Court rooms, under the supervision Of the
surveyor and in accordance with plans and speci.
4. fcatiOns now on file in his office.
Amended by Board Of Aldermen so as to strike
out the words payable in United States treasury
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