The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25


City Hall, March %, 1862
To the Honorable Common Council:
Genfemen-0n the 4th day of January last
issued my proclamation notifying all persons il
terested, by virtue Of resolution 1l13 new series
of the Common Council OF the city OF New Orleans
and In accordance with existing laws, of the in
tention Of the city Of New Orleans to cause to b
opened and widened the northeast side of Orlean
street from Bayou st. John to Metairie Road to
uniform width Of one hundred and eighty feet.
to, and The time -da ssisnsss led" By law nsS
ing expired, respectfully request that til,
Common Council take such further sctioI
IN the premises as Is necessary to insur'
the speedy opening and widening Of said Orlean
street. Very respectfully. etc..
JOHN 3. CONWAY Mayor.
The following veto messages from the mayo
were read and on motion laid over subject Il
call.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLgANs,
City Hall, March IL, 1869.
To the Hon Common Council:
Gende1nen-I respectfully return without nv
approval the following resolution:
"Resotred, That Mr.. Camp, the mover OF the
resolution TO apply to the Congress of the United
States for the retrocession of the property known
as the Branch Mint to the city OF New Orleans, be
appointed 10 present said petition to the proper
authorities OF the United States; Provided it cost
nothing to the city,"
The city attorney, under q resolution of the
Common Council has been instructed to draft a
petition 10 the Congress Of the United States rela-
i've to the subject matter of the above resolution
The citizens of New Orleans elected the Hon. @.
B. Hunt and Hon. Louis st. Martin representatives
IN Congress. The first gentleman is already in
Washington, and the latter Is nov on his way
thtber. IL is an act of courtesy as we'll as stice
to them that the petition drafted by the city attor
ney should be placed In their hands as the imme.
date representatives OF the people, and whether
admitted or not, that they should be first charged
with the duty representing it to Congress.
Although 1t is provided that the special agent
named in the resolution shall not be compensated
for any service he may render, still am Of opin.
Ion that the proposed method of presenting it will
necessarily, IN the end entail some expense which
would be unnecessary In view Of the fact that cur
representatives in Congress should be made the
agents 10 execute this trust OF the city govern.
ment.
Very respectfully, etc.,
JOHN r. CONWAY, Mayor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
MAYoRALTY OF New OgLsANs,
City Hall, 18th day of March, 1869.
To the Honorable Common Council: f
Ge1ttenefl-The following resolution IL respect-
fully returned TO the board in which it originated
without my signature, for the snbjoined reasons
Resolved, That the street commissioner be
and he is hereby specially instructed to cause 10
be removed all tables and other distractions from
trict, and TO keep all the pavements and streets
In the vicinity thereof clear of every obstruction
not authorized BY existing ordinances, and for this
purpose he shall avail himself Of every legal
means at his disposal.
81 Resolred further That IL shall be the duty of
the street commissioner TO see that the commits
eares OF the various markets do their duties In &C.
cordance with existing ordinances, and immediate
iy report to the Common Council all commissaries
who in the slightest degree fail to perform, or 10
any manner exceed, their duty"
Since the passage Of the resolution instructinp
the street commissioner to take summary steps ia
relation 70 clearing the site of the late bazaar of all
distractions, etc., il has been informally deter.
mined by members of both boards to allow per-
sons TO occupy the plateau until arrangements are
made to build suitable building thereon, pro-
vided, the revenue collected each day is paid into
the city treasury. Agreeabiy to this understand
until some further action should be taken by
the Common Council. In view of the inces-
SAINT and numerous appeals of persons who
occupied and still occupy this plateau, would
suggest that so much of this resolution as relates
to II be modified or reconsdered, at least that
some formal action should be taken touching the
matter.
In relation to that part of the resolution creating
new ONCE for, and assigning new duties to, the
street commissioner. there are grave objections
The Common Council. 81.
The commissaries Of the public markets are an.
ted hvf :
or for i,comnstsncv 90 da,s,..s'ns W INC may
dutjes of these romm;sssr;ss s,s oi.sry lug
IN the ordinance regulating markets. They are |
under the sole supervision of the mayor. To |
perform their savsrsI dn,;as anS " see s.s' 'ney
Common Council would be such an encroscbmsnt
upon the authority of the executive, who alone
nPpo,ns s Ts removes, as was never contemplated
missioner an executive officer. authorizing him to
supervise the appointees of the mayor, and assign
ng nm 20 GUY outside OF his legitimate BUSH
,hrsseologv Of the r.so,n,;on Is teas M r sns
Council Il 10 air In indignant non ;rcono
|elinonent comn;sssr;es IN ths s,sra OF
,tree1 commlssionsr. and TIN. a. e,ns ~ INC
,revions messace the isw rss..s r;,s.s 'na IN
titute tbemseIyss the erscntors If ,ha Ia CON-
II certain ssnitsrv regnlss;ons are -. no, sn,
y the commissafies. the street commissioner
houd report the delinquents to the mayor.
s ,n any commsary snan iai 70 40 MS duty
anly lose no lime in REMOVING him ana sl,;n.
is place with an uoexceptionable appointed.
ut cannot concede TO the street commissioner |
be right TO exercise supervisory control over the
ppointees Of the mayor Of the city, whether they
% olncers OF the puDI1c markets or other wise. |