The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-28

the late street commissioner and used by the city,
6. On the petition Of Kuiepert & AlIus. soap
manufacturers, praying to be reimbursed Sal As,
amount of judgment and costs on a suit for taxes,
unfavorably.
7. On the petition of J. F. Gilbert. praying to be
relieved from the payment of the license on hand
! carts, unfavorably.
| AS the time specified by act No. 6S, entitled an
"act to regulate the time for the payment of Ii
censes in the city Of New Orleans" approved
March 2, 1860, is nearly expired, and great num-
Der have not yet had time to comply with the
| law, your committee are Of opinion that the Gen.
eral Assembly should be informed of the necessity
of extending the time for the payment Of all Ii
censes until the first day of March, 1869. A reso
luton to that effect is submitted to your consider
| alton.
Respectfully submitted.
Tn. F. FISHER
Chairman Finance Committee.
JOHN BREES,
........... r. WYNNE.
The following resolutions accompanying the
above report were unanimously adopted on their
several readings:
ReSOLUed, That the controller be and he ishere-
by authorized to warrant on the treasurer in the
sum of two hundred aud fifty dollars in favor of
Mrs: M. o. Clarke, president of the st. Anna
Asylum.
ResolUed. That the controller be and he is here.
by authorized to warrant on the treasurer the
sum Of one thousand dollars in favor OF j. A.
d'Hemecourt, agent for the Sisters Of the Poor, to
repair the building on Laharpe street known as
the Widows Asylum.
ReSolued, That the sum of five hundred dollars
be and the same is hereby appropriated to meet
the expense Of binding. rebinding and otherwise
repairing such of the notarial acts in the Office
and under the care of the custodian of notarial
records as need such work the same TO be con.
tracted for and performed under the direction of
the said custodian of notarial records.
ResOlued further, That the controller be and he
is hereby instructed to warrant on the treasurer
in favor of the custodian of notarial records for
the said sum of five hundred dollars.
Mr.. Pandely here introduced the following reso.
luton which was adopted on its several readings:
ReSolUed, That section ~ Of the ordinance 1206
n. S. be so amended as to read 81 for hand carts.
The committee on streets and landings SUBJ
mitted the following report:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
City Hall, January 16, 1869.
To the Honorable President and Members of the Board
Assistant Aldermen:
Geatemen-Your committee have the honor to
report upon the following subjects referred to
them, viz:
First-Upon the preamble and resolution that
the surveyor be and he is hereby authorized to
cause Levee street to be opened and widened
according to the plan and tableau of assessment
homolgated by the district court Of New Orleans,
your committee report fsvorably.
SeconG-Upon the communication of the city
surveyor January 10, 1869, informing the Com
mon Council that the following petitions have
been published according to law, viz:
l. A petition to have brick sidewalks, bor-
dered with curbstones, on the south side OF Mag
nolia street, from Clio to st. Andrew street.
2 A petition to have brick sidewalks, Dor
dered by curbstones, on Tonti street, from Du.
msine to Espanade street.
3. A petition to have a shell road made on
Locust street, from Felicity road to Washington
street.
Vour oo,nr,;.+oa raoor,r,ond @Lo+ A. o;,,, 80,
troller be authorized to advertise and sell the con-
tracts for the execution of the work pettioned
for, and offer the necessary resolutions for adop.
ton.
GERALD FARRELL, Chairman.
w. w. WALKER.
The following resolutions accompanying the
above report were unanimously adopted on their
several readings:
WHEREAS, The sppraisement of the properties
required for the widening of Levee street, from
Barthelemy street to the Ursulines Convent, has
been homologated and confirmed by judgment
of the Supreme Court; be it therefore
ReS0tued, That the surveyor be and he is hereby
instructed to cause Levee street to be opened and
widened according to the plan and tsbleau of as
sessment homologated by the District Court of
New Orleans.
Resoloed, That the controller be and he is here
by authorized to sdjudicate to the lowest bidder
or bidders, after five days notice in the official
journal, q contract for constructing brick side
walks bordered by curbstones, on Tonti street,
from Dumaine to Esplanade streets, in accord
ance with the petition, specifications Of the sur
veyor and section ll9 of the city charter.
ReSolUed, That the controller be and he is here
by authorized to sell to the lowest bidder or bid
ders after five days notice in the official journal,
a contract for constructing brick sidewalks bor-
dered by curbstones, on the south side of Magn0-
| liza street. between Clio and st. Andrew streets,
in accordance with the petition, specifications of
the surveyor and section ll9 of the city charter.
hat Ia ho av,1 he ,ah
by authorized to adjudcate to the lowest bidder
or bidders. after five days notice in the official
journal, contract for Smelling and grading Locust
street. from Felicity road to Washington street, in
accordance with the petition, specifications Of the
surveyor and section ll9 of the city charter.
The preamble and resolutions granting to Chas.
Morgan certain privileges on the steamship
wharves at the head of Julia street were returned
by the Board of Aldermen 80 amended as to strike
out the word foreclosures" and adding the words
"dnd SAID constructions 10 remain only during
the pleasure of the Common Council
The resolution, as amended by the Board of
Aldermen, was then concurred in.
On behalf of this board the chair announced
Messrs. Farrell, Montgomery, Pemberton and
Wynne the committee to investigate the recent
adjudication for collection of the revenues of the
public markets, and the contracts signed there.
under.
The committee on fire submitted the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON FIRES, Cry HALL
New Orleans, Jan. 26, 1869.
To the Honorable the Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
Ge7ltemen-Your committee to whom was re.
ferred resolutions to have repaired the engine
houses of Lafayette Hook and Ladder Company
No. /, Pelican Hook and Ladder Fire Company
No. 4, and Mlnebnrg Fire Company No. l, have
the honor to report favorably, and offer the
accompanying resolutions for adoption.
J. s. ATHENS, Chairman.