The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-08

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Secretary and Treasurer.
OYFIcB CIrY WATER WORKS,
New Orleans, March 81, 1859.
General Braxson Bragg. Superintendent, etc.:
General-Durins the past week the following
IRE plugs, opened without authority and wasting
water, have been closed BY the spanner men:
FIRTs DISTRICT.
and Terpsichore streets.
2. Fire plug corner Tchoupitoulss and ITALIA
streets.
5. Fire plug on Girod street.
4. Fire plug on Camp street, opposite Lafayette
5. Fire plug opposite No. z Carondelet street.
6. Fireplug opposite No. 43 Front street.
z. Fire plug corner ST. Charles and Common
streets, (by scavenger.)
Gasquet streets. (by scsvenger)
o. Fire plug corner Common and Liberty streets,
(by scayenger.)
SECOND DISTRICT.
I. Fire plug on Royal street, rear Of Cathedral,
constantly.
2. Fire plug on Bourbon street, near st. Louis.
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Charities streets, three times In one day.
4. Fire plug on Customhouse, between Dauphin
and Bourbon streets.
S. Fire plug on St. Peter, near Chsrtres streets,
6. Fire plug corner Cbartres and Cont streets.
q. Fire plug on Dauphin, between Cont and
st. Louis streets.
THIRD DISTRICT.
8. Fire plug on Enghein, between Victory and
Moreou streets.
3. Fire plug on Love, between St. Antonio and
10. Fireplug on Peters, between Esplanade and
Barracks streets. 81
IL. Fire plug on Moreau, between Press and
: IL. Fire plug on Greatmen near Enghien street.
Is. Fire plug on Greatmen, near Port street.
IA. Fire plug on Levee, near Marigny street.
is. Fire plug on Spain, near Casacalvo street.
Ie. Fire plug on Enghen, between Moreau and
Making twenty five in all on the books, to which
might be added about five, reported by q. Stewart,
whose book was taken from bis pocket and report
Spsnper men constantly report the covers taken
of by the street cleaners, thus facilitating the
opening Of fire plugs.
Very respectfully,
(signsd) JAMES SrRAwBRrDGE,
Water Registrar.
The following communication from the treasurer
was referred to the finance committee:
IREASURkR OfFICB, OiTI nALL,t
New Orleans, April 5, 1869. I
To the Honorable Board Of Assistant Abdomen. Common
Council New Orleans:
Conference.-The farmer Of the "Claiborner and
"Dryadesn markets has failed to pay certain pro-
missory notes given to the city for the said prvi.
leRe.
would therefore recommend the annullng Of
the said contracts as provided for in ordinances
ll9l and ll92, under which said markets were
Respeotfullv.
W. 3. MOUNT, Treasurer.
The following resolution from the Board Of Al
dermen was cencuned in on its several readings
with the following vote:
Yess-Messrs. Kearny, Rose. Aitkens, Walker,
Camp, Grandpre, Fisher, Morphy, Psndely and
Breen-10.
Nsy-Mr. Pemberton-1.
Resolued, That for the purpose Of properly
| compensatirg Henry ]. Leovy, city attorney, for
the increased services herein named, and for extra
| services already performed, and to enable him to
employ professional aid In special cases, he shall
be allowe ed additionally commission OF three per
| centum on amounts involved In suits now pending
or that may be instituted during his term of OH ce:
| Prouided, The commissions received BY him
shall not exceed ten thousand dollars per snnum: :
| ProUided further, That the commissions herein
| named Of three per cent shall cover all expenses
| and charges for additional counsel he may here
after employ In special cases: Pr0cided further,
That be shall attend to ell suits and all legal mat
| tiers for the Board Of Commissioner of the Con-
solidated Debt, and also to ell legal matters for
| the Board Of Commissioner Of the McDouogh
| Fund, without additional compensation Provided
| further, That on the day Mr.. Levy ceases to be
city attorney legally, this contract shall be null
| and void.
The streets and landings committee reported a.
| follows: