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for aoch oence, rcoverable before any court o coen
patent jurisdictioh .
Mr. MlKnight offered the following resolu
tion, which was read; the rules being suspend
ed, and adopted by the following vote':
Yeas - Messrs. Benit, Bridge, Cbambers,
Chiapella, Eager, Howell, Kelly, Landry,
McKnight, Rusha, Thayer and Violett-12.
Nays-Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Fabre and
Ouyol-4.
Resol.ed, That so mueh of trd anee No. ,tt31 as
applies t the licllse eollerteble from the Lousriena
Savings mattittion alld the Noew Orleas Savi tgs I -
stltullont be so atneldcd a to require o:lly thie um of
80s as license front oach of the above Institutions for
the year 1856.
COOMI TTEE ON 1'INAN-E.
Mr. Enger, on behalf of the above committee,
offered the following report, which was read and
adopted:
The Committee on 'laatlooe have the brher to re
port upal the several matters referred to t Ile, as ftul
Upon a resolution, adopted by the Board of Alder.
nell Fcltruary 5. 1856, autlhorizing tae 'Preeeser to
receive from 1'. C.tsllave, agent for G. W.. ohtson,
one-holfthe amoust oftuxes, pay ble ill 185, oil two
lots with impraovements thereo, aitualte i Toulouse
street, your cromrmittee report adversely, for reason
tttat they conlaider it tle duty of every citizen, ownatg
taxable property, to examite the assessment roll
during the tite allowed tlterefor by oaw, so that lis
itterests may be protected within tile delays whiech
the fraters otour statutea havae deemed to be equitablet
alld yof commtittee alltlot, with safety, open the door
to such ap)plices.tio. It wotld virtually umOunt to
tpsettieg the wthole legislatio with regard to the
assessment t of property.
Upon it resolution attopted ty tile Ooard of Aldermen
Febrtlaty2c, 1t56, In fteor of Grojoae & lOeneteaot,
tfor theeum of olleI htundred lld tlhree dollars, y)our
committe reeommolad concurrellee.
Your acommittlee offer a resolatiot for tihe paylaelnt
of sutdry bille.
Reapsetfully,. J. EAGER. Clt!:n.
A. CIIItAPELI.A,
S. HOOVELL,
I. fRIDGF.
The following resolution, adopted by the
Board of Aldermen and referred to in the above
report, was read and concurred in as recom
mended, by the following vote:
Yeas -.Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Benit, b
Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella, Eager, Guyol, c
Howell, Kelly, Landry, McKnight, Rusha, d,
and Violett-14.
A re.:uition autolizinge the Comproller to war- 'II
rant on h Tlreasurer oill favorof reojene & B0elle- I
teau for 0103 00. b
The following resolution, adopted by the A
Board of Aldermen, was read, and on motion,
rejected, as recomended in the above report: A
A resolultion autlhorizing the Treasurer to receive
from P. Cazennve, agent of (. W. Johnsobn. one-aloP
the amount of taxes payabl in 1F56, on twno lots, with
the buildlllg thereon, situate in Toulouse street. S
The following resolution, accompanying the
above report, was read, the rules being sus
pended, and adopted by the following vote :
Yeas - Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Benit,
Bridge. Chambers. Chinpella, Eager, Guyol, r
Kelly, Landry, McKnight, Rusha, Violett and d
Fahre-1-4.
Rwol'(d, Thiatthe Comptrollerwarra: or. theTiea
forer or payment of the fRlleowin bit: e
Alox.B Clirk. for furnishng materiale aind
fiting upbelfrf of St. Patrick's Cethedra
do. do, .2d1 District belfry, Jan.1, '50, $155 00
Jos-pt ltoter, eoebnriotioa ol year fror
October 11, 1.5, Mayor's office for lx
polr 5n..0...... . . .. . . . . ...... 03 00
Adverliing taxrooel', 1fl District. I 0110 19 0(1
A Levy & Co, for unndry bills staionery,
and for ruling, and binding boor for vari
ous offAc-s, for Januarv. l656............ 1,7`3 55 I
Orphanl' Pay Roll for Fel., i5ro .......... 221 00
Emile Vihtz, Recorder o f Moritfe:r for.
uttndlry inseriptions -nd releases o f jldFIg
rent etered, front Malrch 90o,155, to Feb.
4, I i ................ .... . '2: h . 725 00
to in rane fori Feb., 156 ............. 1,0 ( 0
Pe oll xpenses or February.... 7 65 2i o !5
Baore t.eonor. ,o':e o booA. Supt Isaneo
Aoylum for Fehrory, 1-5 4............... 45 0 00
. WVaterman & Co., bill for sundrieo bur
hased on requ n ition::% from -epi. 04,
S155, to Fb. 2olo,15, viz:
Compltioer's Departmeln ........ F- 12
Poin's Jails .....................70 .3
in:lle Arylnn .......... .. 45 37 2010 :0
J. Icl'hero0n saltenary assialt porlter at C:y
al. fr Iebruary, 56 ................. 45 00
I-:ac' T. V]inlon, printiug brief, fo, City At
orllV , io Fbruar 2'2P , 1 :i .............. - - 50
w i:rfirlger'o pay-roll, Flrot District. foo Feb
ruary,1 ...S . ............... .... . 0 00
Corneiliu Crowley, rulilg drailiong m:r
ilnes First nnd Fourth Distr;cth , forc
February, 185(; ........................... 406 07
roen:.or's p:ay-roll for Febiruary, 156 ..... 1:94 33
0. W. C. Campbell, Sergeatl-at-Armns
Board of Asistant Aldermen, for cab-:ire
and sundo ries, 1arch , nI , tO .............. 00 ,
Charles N Oiiier, Coroner. for holding 37
oOoln:or, forn Fenbruar' , n 5r , t 920,- ....00 S03 00 i
;1 Iarloopy. l0ae Sheriff, for bill of eoeso i:
urrctl ill ea.es brought in the fllow-.i:g
D.stricl COmrt :
T'I'hl District Court......... 8 °4 45
Fourth District Cour....... 51, 00
Filfi, Distriet Court..........' 2.:12¢ 55
SIx'hi District Court ........ 1G7(1 "20
0,tCr7 '3 t
T P WVilian o. c'eaning and oi:ri: . i1
- npair all &:e treeP(P the.. of the Fnurtn
;rd for oner month, to Feb:ruary 3l21(0.
'oulltras t' price ....................... .... 50= :33
A 9 Phelps, Slreet Comni iso olner. fr thi
aolflOUt expens':es ine0rred in arreltio g
,0rd seocuring slave Isaac Julo,, e:,aped
rnm ncih.tn-gang ......................... "t . 10 10
• ,,in II Fitch, clear linlg all tie streets a.-d
rtairillg ounpaved streets of 00 iltyern
Ward, ao p.renrgr:ee:ll, for orie mco th,
0nh:0g Feblruary 2, 9 ................ 32 l03 s
S:rese: Commissioner's pay-roll for Feirury,
Shl-rman WVharton & Co, for foreishing,
ruling nld p:rinting b0lllks 1r various of
f0ce,, from November r', 1:55, to, Aao.'oh 1,
1P56 ........ ............................ 71 50
1i. SOroOgO Porler, lwashing lowel anti for
petty epne'ee In February. 1050 ; ........ 6 5 '0
o. 51 oVetlnore,, frolwu-iird l o-t oe fr-f
nisihing3 6 crtificates o Board of Asse
nors onr October, Novemrber and Decem
ber, 1055, 0t 50e ................ ......... 8 0
S. P. Aolhmuty ,alary Secretary Commit
telc on Finoanee, for noneth eiding Fe:0 -
ruar St . 1l50 .............. 15. 000. .
Corvin & Drumnm, tornge oil a lot of slne,
ner order of Aesistant WPharfinger, First
Distlrn l, 7 mol ths, t $S ................. 00 0
Philhp Power, messenger of Mayor, c:le::ry
tr Fleonbrary, l5' ...................... . 20 00
E . Pmalnlicard. Keepor.PolioerJail:
Rations to slaves for Feb, 056....$509 55
Salary s ke eper ..... ............ 5000 )
Blloisbap for chaingoi ng ........... 15 41.
- 41t 70
Joihn A. Staiger, for refreshmenh s furti.bed
Committee Conmon Counlcl on dly ofol
augurllon of Statue of G( t. Jac3o r.... 110
Iloute of Refuore, supplies for Feb 1850t....
Boyt o.........o.. .. ............ ...fot8
G ,rls .... ..........................3:0 47
1,.'61 4
Baptiste Doulart, for resatrs on Custom
house aldl Chartres streels, damaged by
fire ellgiles ..... . ....................... 00
a Courter, osubscription Board of Alderloce
NNov ,5 oNov 5, 156 ............. 12(10
0. Robinl, bills medicines for Fibruaory, I0G50,
Parislh Prisoun ...................... 47 55
Ins.ne Asylum, .....................51 50 05
II G. Pearson, salaor ry as Seeretry 0o Coi- i
omitee Streets and Lanaing, for Fell. 185, 000
N. (O Picaoyune, advertising," as follows:
October2, 1855, /0sessment IRolls, First
District for 1855, ........ ......7 10
Dec. 2, 1855, Stations of flire engioes.. 14 (0I
.De. 2, prlllltg extrl slreets, same,.. i0 (0
F'oy .2, 1850, Annual budget, 1850,..40 00
Dee 29.1905. Notice of meeting Comlt
mi0tee Fire Department........ 0 (10
Oct. 24, 1055, names of citizens re
quesled to meet Committee l f Com
mIlOli Council relative to mailli inil.ees) 18 0l1
Jill. '2!), 10.6. Electionl of Colatlobh, 30 00O
Mlarch 15, 1055, Assoortaot Justice
Supremo Cort ............... 3 00
Auou-t1. 10855, Pritling 50 eopies
earch of indetx for Coomprolletto' Re
porlo of 10502 0tLd 153, each S15,..,0 00
Notices of louse of lofuogo fromAug.
ti, 1o.1 to May 80, 18550 .......... G 60
261 00
Tow Blat Association, for use tow boot An
glo-Norman from it 0min0lUeS to, 7 o'clock,
P'., 3 . .or,, 1t6,lto . o'loct 1. A.,
March 3, lfr use of police:. 3 hours, at g20 460 00
Francis Turner. for correcting Aosessmlelt
Rolls, First Distriet, for 1865............ 450 00
P A. Caboreao, for corectilng Assessment
IYo Rolls, Second District, for 1855......... 300 00
J. A. Lettell, for eorrectillg Assessomentl
Roll%, Third Ditriet,for 1955 ............. 300 00
A, J. Gran04dorff, for correetti0 g Assessment
Rolls, Fourth District for 155, ......... 1200 00
p. Seuzeo;ou, for 15 mollth board of slave
Shedriok, belonging to tile city, alld placed
ll Reeorder's o0ice, Thlrd D;stritl, lt 08
p.r lllllth, ........1.... . ...... 120 00
F. llerghmaa, folt washing towell, ere fr
Secrotary's otfice, Board of .Alderen, for
Jan'y and Feb'y, 150 ............... 3 0O
Total ....... ......... ................... $.. 21,700 23
Mr. Eager, on behalf of the Finance Commit
tee, offered the following special report, which
was read and unanimously adopted :
From tile extraordinary events recently developed
n the fiscal department of the (Cily, the Fitnane Com
mittee deem it advisable to Ily before your houorabllo
body a special report, onfitlned to facts and matters
growilng out of the administlration of aLairs since
the cololsoldatiotl of th City in 1050; as also folly de
tailing the hlefalcationt of the late Treasurer, so tarms
teey have beell able to discover.
Tho office of Contptroller was instituted and organ.
izoed some six years previous to the division of the City
in1o municipal districts, for' the purpose of placing a
cheek and barrier o theT'Preasury department, ound, it
,eelio0 209 and 30 of tie 0004amended01 act, (tle presea0
City Charter. the duties of tile Comptroller are ex
pressoy and fully deltailed. flow far these duties have
been fulfilled wit appear ill the course of this report.
The Committee are not aware Oat ally further le1
i0lation is neces0ary to protect the Tceasury Deplart
ment from m0l0adnlOistratltot. 1xijtltng sta'lutesalld
ordinances are fully adoq tr0e o meet all exlgeneies.
The most importallt, and of all otlhers, tile ruling
qoeslioO, is the character, inlttegrily yad honesty of.tle
officialsl tiless atthi.h, hotlty, siterily alld ellergy
are combined in ltle cumboels of offe, reams of p.
per might be covered wilth bonds, ordilntcres aold lawO.
and be of no ayail, alndss the foregoulg requisites are
combined i te personnel of the various depart meent..
Tile great error which heas led to our pirsent emhasr
rassment has existed from the very beginlgnge and tifs
was a egleet to a dopt a systlem of rigid Comlnptroller
ship over..the various tcceptys which were to come in
to thi Treasury.
The first act afer consolidation wsl tile hbringig
togaelhr the eartous neth cts of the three ltunicipilthtiee
ard tihe City of Labtyettle to eonstitute a general fund
or thle elty. Witi the exceplion of-t partial state
meat ofI the asset i of the iie Mlutieipiilty, no re
cord is to be fotntd of what was brought into Iltih fnltd,
Id certlin It isj, there ls o6 cL'ord from which we call
learnlt whatpotion.Cas collecteid,or whelter all eol
iccted was paid illt thle Treasury.
The tax bills levied'on tile asessments of t851i, and
collectable in 1852. were plaeedin tile hands of the col
lectors of the three MIulniciplhities and Lafhyetll; hbat,
upc to this time; tile accounts of bat ote of those collee
tors have eve bceen examined bIy the proer officer.
Nor is it kodwnl what portinl of the taxes ofthlat year
welre co!leteld. Nor is it kown whether tile mount
collected was all paid into the Treasury.
The tax bills of i5l. artd colleetable Iti 1853, were
madie out by the Comptroller lld placed t thie halds ofc
tile 'recasurer to regitcraad collectl. Thete registerse
il thiee hand of thle'Treasurerre te t only record of tile
tea bills Oil the books of the city, etd strallge as it may
tppenr. the amount of tte tax bills of llat year'is
stilt unktown, tle registers neverIlavinghbeentadded up
lr tlhat purpose. Nor Ihave ihe tax lists of.tlt yearl
'hat pelnion has ete collec ted, or hether thosce eel
ieertled were laid into thle Treasury. i
From ittestigations c e de b expe.ets a ppoitsted cr
thart purposte durig thle past tastol, we ted tlht thers
is still unaceectted fte, ofthe Iee bills c lht year, ttt0rfu4
ehlct hiOlaheilt. Tite iceegel seity ttld ecclheictt ic
the tax lies of tllat yecr, laes, up tohhislime, prevettcd'.
our aseertclnincgl te exaec deftetetty.
Tite etx hlills oc 18h3, and colleeteble int 1851, were
disposed of ip the same Tt ner.
'rThe ateount ofitho tls bills of titl year wys never
eeetaitted nlttil added up by Ihe experts, whtielI
'ework was completed but a c fe days sitnce. ay tie re
port of the experts we find that Lhe tixes of tlhtcyesa
amouented to. . . . 5tlil'.t1,741 15
Amount re portal by thle Trea
surerascollectedby him..$ I,06101 2 1
Amtntt handed to Assistant
City Attorney as per re
cipt ................ . .... . 100,477 81-l ,d154?t20 35 '
Sho.ing a deiciency retained or unne
counted for .............. t...... .. . 36,.20 0 (t
No exa minaItiont of the tax t Ist of ihat oyear has evn
been made t y the properofficer to aserta n Ihe amnount P
collected and plid into the Treasury. I r
T'he tax bills of 1854, collectable in tS55,Woern also c
delivered to the Treasurer wittout knowing the
amount, or without tny record, save suchl s the
Treasurer made of tle same. . 4
By tlh footing of the register we find that the tax r
billts'dr that year amounted to......... $.$1747162 34ii
Amount reported by thie is
Tnreasurer as colliected by at
hi m ........ '............... 1,422,500 00
Amount handed to Assistant fi
City Attorney as per re
ceipt ...................... 21-:f84 eno-ltnt.3a 3 t
Showting a'defieieney retained or tnac- le
ouuttd .or ...................... .... I0St,57 7 45i at
Ofthin amount, we find tI the private drawer of tho m
Treasurer, bills rctained and still uncollected, aalno unt. in
ing tn about $1..t8T27. pr
WnVe ala find in thin private drawner a list of tax nills P'
rntaillnted frotll the Assistant City Attorney and collecteld n
daring tne summer and auntann, and for whienh then
Treaaurer has not aeounnted, amountitng tnl49,.279 24. no
Tl'h-sae bill and record, account for the disnrepaney t pl
Ioftllat yearlnd lead un to suppose thatta portion of the r
deficientt -f o int previous years were collected by tile e
SToreaaurer and never aconuntd ftir by tint. pl
Tile licencen for the neveral yers lnave bern filled up
and .nmbered by the Comptroller and deliveredt to tile
Treasurer for collection.
Tine Treasurer s made hin daily or weekily reports I -
ofI the number .andt amount collected, hat .. it. tie . x
ce-ntin of the year 1t53 the lieen.es issued by the t
Comptroller have never been compared witb tte re. tn
ports of tile Treasurer. Nr is it knownt whether nIl 0
ave leen accounted for or not. IC
By an examinattoan just eontptned, tile Comptroller C
reports there ar, licentes tnaccounted for, for the year to
1i.n5, amountilng to nI,-49I
Tile licenses of tile year are undergotg examlina- p
ticn at this time.
Il the birll 'recei'ab!e nernolntlt we find great i.- !
reguanarity, s also a largo defiieny. Bt tlhe Con:p
troller's reports there sllintd be n-lln- receivable on C
hlnd amounting to ....... .............. ',5 '22
nOt this anouantt ae fitld i the D
vau!'a of the Treasury and ino
bank for eoll;eetion........ .. t N7
In the handl of the Atlltoraey.... 10,6 7i n
---- 07,8;20 74 t
hoawing a deficiency unaenounted for oi.. 61."i5 49
t)f tile iltea ilunOcountled ftr wte find reeonrdtnof i t
portiol beig discounted ill lt :n, say......n.-$fin10 nIt0
Di!to ill f-ta ary. 1855 ................32,.iflt o0
Ditto u Fe brucayryt3n i.............. 5,.11(5 It
It iting,. of lwhichll no trae can e fotlltndl..... 18.54-it 7
In the vaults If tile Treasury twi find two nlotes of
fnnI00t talth.given by t1ile town of CnrrollIont to oile ciy a
of Nento Onleanso fon tan'eo maned thattoor tlte
llrpote of tuilding a levee. [:pon tile books ,f tilea
C omnptroller tlis amonnt stands chlargtd lo ':loan n. a
count," and appeara onlyns nn item of the expendi- I
lures of tlattyeaIr, lnl thereosf no reoemrdof itslteint a
an asset of the city, eithnr in the list of bills raeceivable
or of claims due the city. a
It is thu shown lthat sinci consolidation, so flr as
receipts are ncerttned, the nity ha bft rn entirely at the i
ro-rcy nfth,,Tliosaorera,alth neithier cheek or aecounf- -
ability to any othr depalrtment save sune alls lie hoce ]
voluntarily to nake.
ESTI A TE t DEFICIT.
Tile Treasurer's Caslh Book
calls for ..... . ......... $1 1,300 75
Catl in Bank r and il thile
List t1fuLd in hit drawer of tax o in.- l- -- -
3 le Ioed dur-ng tS5. antd 1ot elntered on
te Ilrks orI the Treasury to hin debit.... 44,279 21
IDil-s receivab n olelle:ed antd noat:lecnltn
led oro ................................. 42,6'2 91
ann-iool ftnd aollctedt and not Iolttttcd for 15.!O.0 10
lDlvidend from w~ater-WVorks lint ';" 18112000 00
Deflcit in Ttlru fndns ................ .. ... 35f.00 no
3 Total defi it ascertnained ....-.. ............ f "
To the alove liltltlltIt s to lie added, when aseelr- -
0 olinod. tletamllou cotlleold front tlit misingttax btll.s,
from lincence, and from in cing bills reteivablte, and '
such tilher defiaieoces as may appear fronl further in
Sve'tligation.
nVe wiii also a ttt e tatl from the deficiency as yer
I forecoing statemcnt. it is but right to suppose [list
p rtinl offsets could be furnished Iy the late Treasurert
werehe itn. a posttiolto settle is aeoollts wiatlho te
city.
Finding the practical controllership of our revenue:
ldefeti., thle precentl Council authorized a horotnoghth
nvestigalon of the accountsl of the difta rent depart
ments and nmore than cven monlllh tilice employed a
-I lanrge ftre of able necauttlntlta for that pynpocse, who
Iave ever since and larestill contoinuinng lheex:llnina
ti-o but, as thley Ibean so nfar bak--ay with tile nac
e :OUntS of t-nt2-tlnd finding so tnlh confusion and
I rreguanrity. their progress Ilnh been exeeodignly slow.
0 As ahis lv estiatn tn wnould Ihave in time nxposed tile
mnal faarnsnne which lItln beean practiced by some. and
the neglect of tir tile commltnnity can wellimnagine
the opposition wte hae metl at every step, ad the diff i
culties we hlave hail to encounter.
It is onr dlty to report that the Comptroller has ren
i dered tle Colnmilte every assistance ill areerlanilng,
the amountll of tIn deftletation of tie T'reusurert and ini
0 m.lotI n this relort.
. Most respeetfully.
J. .At hER,
N. E. BAILEY,
A. DUI'RE.
A CHIAPELLA,
I. BIRIIODRE,
S. HOWEI L.
TIIOMAS K. PRICE,
STREETS AND LANDINGS.
Mr. Thayer, on behalf of the above committee, I
offered the following report, which was read and
adopted:
Tie Committee of Street antd Landinjs have tilet
honor to report oa the following subjetis referred to
them, viz:
Upon the resolutiol "authorizing the Street Com
missioner o cause a lamp to he placed on St. Joseph
street between Foueher and Tchou pilouls streets;
:nd to remove the wonden awning at the corter of
Tcheaupitoulas and St. Joseph treots, if ittruc the
lamp at said corller:' together with the substitute re0
ferre hack to your committee, trile report and recom-
Teld the tladoptionl of the stld ,riinal resolution.
Your conmittee retcolntael ecolcurrener ill the res
olio " authorizing the Comt ptroller to adjudite to
the lowest bidder the contract fr buildintg Iwo bridtes
acroPas eolalI Cronttndelt, one to he placid at Moraos,
aed tte other at Clalborne street
Respect fulv subtniltted.
ISAAC TIIAYER,
NV A. VIOLETT,
S. tHOWELL.
The following resolution, referred to in the
above report, was read, the rules being suspend
ed, and adopted (as recommended) by the fol
lowing vote :
Yeas-- Messrs. Banister, .Bartlette, Benit,
Bridge, Chamber, Chiapella, Eager, Guyol.
Kelly, Landry, McKnight, Rusha, Violett and
A rsolutiont authorizing tile Street CommissioLe
o cause a lamp to be placed on St. Joseph street, he
ttween Foucher hat TehoupptoulO s street, and to re
move tihe wooden antie ntt the cornert of Tehoupi
tolas alld Fouclher streets, if it obstructs the alop at
said coorner.
The following resolution, adopted by the
Board of Aldermen and referred toin the above
report, was read, the rules being suspended,
and concurred in by the following vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Banister, Beoit, Bridge, Cham
hers, Chiapella, Eager, Guyol, IHowell, Kelly,
Landry, McKnight and Violett-12.
Nays--Messrs. Bartlette and Rusha--2.
A resolutiton authorizing tile Comptroller to adjudi
cte to the Iwert Ibidder the rotltraetl for building two
bridges aeross Canal Carotdolet.
Thefollowing ordinance referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings on the 5th
February, 1856, and published in full in the
proceedings of thesame date, was taken up,read
and adopted:
An ordinance to determine tihe proportion to he paid
hb property holdters for the round stone pavements to
be made on the public road, ThirdDistriet, under ordi
nance No. 2171.
On motion, the Board adjourned
JAS A. HOPKINS, Seo'y.
W AS broght to the City Police' Jil, on the Itith
tnst., the gttfl' boy JOE; is Tfeet 5 1-'
inchet sigh: is about 22 tteas tld; hts a cut ont Lis
lower lip. esye he belong; t!o \lr. Robert Carpenterr
tieinlg onl the Yazoao river, F toe of nlissit'Bipi.
The ownler is requested lu call anld claim said slave
ccortding to law.
E. PLANCit RD,
m14 15t Keeper of the City Police Jail.
BOARD. OF ALDERMEN.
"" March, 11, 1856.
The Board met this day pursuant to adjourn
ment,
Membere present--Messre. Bailey, Culbert.
eon, Durell, Denegre, Dupre, Gillmore and
Pride-7.
Mr Culberteonwae ealled to the chair.
Thle rading of the minutes was, on motion,
dispensed with.
The followihg mne.age wasread:
MAYORALTO 0' NEW ORLEANS,
City Hull, March 11, 1856.
To the President acd tMembers of the
" Common Concil :
GETLEat.Ont-In view of the probaltility of a heavy
rise of.tth rivereotd consequetfldtngcr from overflow
or erevasse, on the O29th uht. ..instrtetted the City Sur
wyor to give thle levees- o the city d aaboveb at crile
eeleaommotieon, and ictForm mo as early as possible
of tteir Condition, in order, if nted be that timely pre
cautiols be taken. On yesterday'thaii officer dommu.
nicated to me officially the result of his exaomination.
(wvhich is herewith transmitted you,) in which he in
forms , e that he has nadea oaritical examination of
Stite levee, not only along the city, but also for ten miles
above, as high up ts D'Aquin's plantation i tllhelevee
ont that whole lint he reports as strong, substantial
itlld in ood order, except ai a few' places opposite
plantttottt enttancest Where cattle and vehloles have
run over and cut down the same from one to t'.o feet
below its general height, which places should' be im
mediately attenlded to.
In the opitnion of the Surveyor, from the present
condition of the levee, ill caser of an ordliary rse, no
dangerof overflow or crevasoe tted he tinticipated,
and no precautionary measures therefore retquired; bat
in the event of an exltraordlnary rise, a consletant and
careftl watching .ill be required, both o the parttof
the city and the placters abovey, that the necessaryirn
provements be made in ttne to prev'lnt unforseen a.c
cidetts.
I herewith enclose you the fourth annual Repoitl of
the President and Directors of the New OrleattaOpe
Ilousen and Great Western Raelroad Company, lndt
also a copy of a report and resolutions of said Coin.
patty, that it is inexpedient to increase the taxation,
or to levy a new tax upon tlh real estate of this city,
for.tlte benefit or toe New Orleans, Opelousas and
Gireat Western Railroad Company.
I also herewith sent you the acceptance by the
Pontchartrain Railroad Company of the compromise
proposed in ordinaones No. 2003 of the Common Coun
cil, promulgated ont the 25ttl of Febiuary last.
Also, a communication from our worthy fellow-citi.
eze, Atnold ltarris, to me, enclosing one from Gen.
Ward B. Burnett, of New York, on the subject of im
proving our water-works. Ge. Iartlettl is repro.
sentednas eon of the best engineers in the country,and
is at present in'trleharge of tihe great dry-dock butlding
at Brooklyn,by tlle Navy Departmnent, andI c oonider
the plan proposed by him well worthy your serious re
flection.
PFitally, I enclose you a note addressed tlo me by
Otestrs. L. Hunton astd R, Hunt, counse! of William
H. (Garlntd, ex-City Treasurer, transamitting to me a
letter addressed by Mr. Garland to tittse gentlemen,
i atd which they considered it theirduty to place before
me for disposal. As this lettergives a partial state
'lnellt of thet affairs of IMr. Garlandand may be of im
portanee ill the investigation of the matters eonetected
willt his case, I have thougtt it best to lay it belore
yoau for action.
SUnder tle provisions of the city clarter, I ave issued
Sy pirbelamation for the election of cityofficers to take
place on tle funrtltllonday of this montlt and it. be
* comes your duty to designate the places of holding tle
election, and.to appintlt tIle Inspelctors atld Clerks to
p reside at the same.
All of which is respeetfully ublmoitted.,
JOHN L..LEVWIS, Myoyr.
On motion, the first partof the message in re
Slation to the condition of the levee was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings.
S. That part relative to the reportof Ihe New
:Orleans,Opelousas and Great Western Railroad
SCompany, was referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
That part relative to the acceptance by the
Pontchartrain Railroad Company, of the com
promise proposed in ordinance No. 2G28 of the
Common Council, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The communication from General Ward B.
Burnett was referred to the Committee on the
Artesian Well.
That part relative to the communication of
M.lessrs. Hunton and Hunt, counsel of Wm. H.
Garland, was referred to the Finance Commit
lee.
t That part relative to the election to takeplace
on the fourth Monday of this month, was laid on
the table, subject to call.
A communication from the City Attorney. rel
ative to the suit against Wm. H. Garland and
the seizure of his property in this State and in
the State of Mississippi, was referred to the Ju
diciary Committee. [See proceedingsof the As
sistant Board, March 11, 1856 ]
A communication from the Street Commission
er, relative to repairing of the levee, in view of
the anticipated high water in the Mississippi,
Swas referred to the Committee of Streets and
Landings.
A communication from the Directors of the
Public School, Lyceum and Library Society,
praying that the Treasurer he authorized to
pay them the sum of 85,695 43 to the credit of
said society on the books of the City Treasurer,
was referred to the Judiciary Committee:
The following resolution, adopted by the Assis
tant Board, was read twice and concurred in,
the rules being suspended :
A resolution nppeoitling o speca joeint committee
whoe togother w'th the Surveyor alnd !reet Comlis
st:;oner, shall examlne the protection levees of thr city
andn reort thereon.
The following message was read : tihe
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, I
NEW ORLEANS, Malch 5, 156.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Aldermen-- m
GErTLsMIEe--I have the hollr to inform you that ad
tile following reeluatonls adopted biy our honorablet
bodi, were concurred in by this Board:e
A resolution to sel the contract for building a nnl.nd
aneae "wharfopposite Illdeptndiend atreet, Third Dlis
trict. the
A resolution authorizing tile Mlayor to Issue to thel
Niew Orleans, Opelousas and Great Vertern Railroad
Company thirity heerds of the city of New Orleans of
81.000 each, in rep!acement of like ibonids ,st i their
transmission by mail between tle city of New York
and tile city of Nee Orleans. -
A preamble and resolution atthor'zing the Comp-sit
troller to sell a contract tor repairing and keepint isu
re pair for three years tie shell roads of tile city.
Tile substitete of your honorable body for tilhe reo- .
ltioi of this Board " instructing the City Attorney to te
lake all legal measures to save tle city of New Or- tt
leans th amount of the itdebtedneas of \Ve. 1. ar- te
land, and itstrueting him to send suitable persons in
sut.h parishes as the said Garland las property," was
concurreed is.
'iThe following resolution, rejected ty yoar honorable
hiody, was persisted in: and the Judieiary Committee
appointed as a committee of conference on ta e subject sit
on the part of this Board. th
A resolution aulhorizeing ithe City Attorney to ariing
the ease of J. B. G. Arnoult vs. The City of Neh'w O- 1
Sieans before the Supreme Court of the UStaed States.
Respectfully,
JAM ES A. HOPK(INS, Secretay. it
On motion, the Judiciary Committee was ap- a'
printed a committee of conference on the fol
Slowing resolution persisted in by the Assistant
Board l
A resolution authorizing the City Attorney to brhine'
ile case of J. B. G. Arnoult vs. tile City lof New Or
tleans before the Sunreme Court of tile United States.
The following message was read :
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDtIRNEN, 'I
New Orloe nt, Mrch ale, 1850. S
To tSe President and Members of the ti
Board of Aldermen :
GE asTLEasen-Your eoncurrence is respectfully so
licited in tile following resolutions, adopted by this
Boards
A resolution authorizilthe gt Street Commissioner S
to have the benchest ot JiacksonI Square repaired atl p
to hIave ti ieron railing around a aid square re-paroled. a
A resolution granting to the t'aslhington MIonument
Association tile ue of Lafayette Square for the erec
lion ol fa Equestrian Statue of Washington.egl
A resolution authorizing the Street Commissioner
to repair the pavements, and cssl nditotter stonesee
til at maiy be broken tip by t he fire department for the
extinguishment of fires.
A resolution authorizing thie Comptroller to sell the
acontract for running a ferry from the foot of Canal I
Itreet. Second District, and Jackson stireet,Folrth
District.
A resolu.tion declaring te .contea t entered into
wilt C. Counell, for curbing Calliope street, nSll sanid
voidi
A resolution autorzing tlile Sreet Commissioner
and Surveyor to make certain Silenges Ill the speeifi
elatiolls for runnillg a steam ferry from faCanl street,
Secad District, and Jackson street, Fa.urit District.
A resotlution nu.lorizingtlhe Comptroller to sell Ite
contreact for attending the bridge across Baydu St.
John.
A resolution allowing a reward of i500 to Capt.
Banwditchand Copt. A. F. ltoynan, for arresting Wme.
51. Garland, Ilte Treasurser of the city.
Rcsp et'ully,
JAMM;ES A. HOPKtNS, Sceretary.
The following resolutions, adopted by the
Assistant Board, were read twice and concur
red in, the rules being suspended:
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Culbertsleon, Dereal,
Denegre, Gillmore, Dupre and Pride-7.
a A resolution authorizing the Street Commessioner
to have tie benches on Jackson Fquare repairedl, slld
to have tie iron raiiling around said aquare repainted.
A resolution gralting the Wasehingtoea Monument
Associalion tle use of Lafayetlte Square for theerec
e tion of an equestrian statue of VWashington.
d A resolution authorizing tile Slreet Commissioner
to repair the pavements, gutters and curb stones that
t aebe broken utp by the Fire Department for the ex
ta tingusbing of fires.
A resiolution atulhorizing the Comptroller to sell the
cointract for running the ferries from the lfoot of Canal
street, Second Uistrict, a ad foot of JackEOi slreet,
Fourth Dtstriet.
A reisolution declaering tbe contracts entered into
- with C. Connell, for curbing Calliope street, lull andl
55 I eoid.
S A resolution authorizing tie Comptroller to sell the
s contract ior attending tihte bridge across tile Bayou St.
or John.
The following resolution, sdopted by the As
se istant Board, was referred to the Finance
Committe :
A resAutiott allowing a reward of $500 to Captain
SBwditeh and A. . Moynan, for arrestingCW. H.
Garland, late Treasurer of tile city.
The following resolution, adopted by the As
sistant Board, was .reterred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings :
A resolotlon authorizing tile Street Commieslosnr
and Surveyor to make certain ohatges in the'specifi
cationo for rsonning a s:aem foerry from enal street,
Second'Disttict. nod Jackson streetr, Fourth Distrat.
PETITIONS, ETC.,
The following communication was referred to
the Judiciary Committee:
Of tile Presidentof the Pontchartrain Railroad,Com.
palty, inform,ig ihe Cuuacil tlat lh'e Board of Direct
ors of said' Company had accepted the compromise
proposed and specified ill ordinance.No. 2,603.
The following petitions Were referred tp the
Committee on Streets and Landings:
T. D. Shllepherd. praying tlhe Cohncl to cause the
curbhstones ofSt. M.lrkc street, between Graviei atnd
Common streso to be laid.
Of proephty hotlera of the Second District of the
city, praying the Council to autt.rize tie Surveyor to
have ce ditche's in the neighborhood of the Bayou
road to be dug.
The following communication was referred to
the Polite Committee:
Of Jlosrph Beaulieu, Syndie of the Bayou St. John,
inforaming tlhe Board llat the street ontrctaclors neglect
the dfgging'of tia ditcheh from Orlepansto Esplantrae
steets, slind from Broad'street to'the Bdyou St. John,
The following petition was ieferred to the
Judiciary Committee:
Of Larossti &Coa. otering to lease from tho cty
the piece of grou t o the rearlof the St. Lou Ca.
thedral, known by the, name othe Place St. Antoine.
The followieng petitions were referred to the
Joint Committee appointed to report upon the
erection of a m arket house on Eiplonade street:
Of owners of property rind resideats in the vicinity
of the place where Esplanade street crses Basyou
stre:et, praying the Board towithhold theit eooleurreee
from the resolution, adopted by the Assistant Board,
aulthoriziog he erection of a market.is that yicihtty.
A petition of property owners ared Tapidenta of the
btck part of the Second ald Third 'Dotriblts, pryineg
the Coutcil to concur in the resolutitn, passcdhby the
Assistant Board, authorizing the erection of the mar
ket, as proposed by Mr. D. Rodriguezo, on Esplanade
street.
The following petition was laid on the table
OfEddward Ames, praying the Council to allow a
small building erected by him n Exeha:nge Alley to
- A communication from the Board of Com
'missioners of the MoDonogh estate, relative to
a -suit instituted by the oity relative to taxes
alleged to be due by said estate-was read.
The rules being suspended, Mr. Denegre
offored the following resolution, which was re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee:
Yeas--leeosre. Bailey, Durell, Gillmore, Do
pro and Pride--5.
Nay-M.r. Uenegre-l.
t3o it rcolted. That the Assistant City Attorneybhe
lid he is hereby directedto suspend all legal proceed
igc against ihe Ctummisteionert and Agents olf the
olDonogh estate for the' recovery of taxes due the
city.
The following resolution, adopted by the As
sistant Board, was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings:
A resolotion authorizing tte Comptroller to sell the
ontract for altering the grade of the gutters and center
of tircd street.
The following resolution, adopted by the
Arsistant Board, was read and concurred in,
the rules being sunspended:
A resolution. authoriziingthe Finance Committee to
oroloy additional oul oe in the -prosecualion of the
uits of the city against WV. H. Garland.
Yeas-lMessrs. Bailey, Culbertson, Durell,
Denegre, Dupre, Gillmore and Pride-7.
The following resolution, adopted by the As
oistant Board, was read :
A resolution authorizing the Comptroller to tell,
after love doas' uotice, the oontract for repairingeer.
fnin streets, accordlog to specifications to be furnished
by the Comlnittc oil Streets and Landings.
Mr. Bailey offered the following substitute
for the foregoing resolution : -
Resolved, That the Surveyoy be and he is hereby
outhor;zod under the advice and direction of the Com
nitlee on Streets and Landings to repairthe plank
Trods of the ci, by takolg up the worst ortion of the
Ilaik roads aud substiotutng shel roads o tleir stead,
Tad using the old lumber taken from such portiont
rtkell up in repairing dihe.ralance of the plonk roade i
provided that tho amount so expended shall not ex
teed the rum provided for the repairs of plank roads i
the bodget of 1556.
Lost for want of a legal majority.
Yeas---Mesors Bailey, Culbhertson, Durell,
Denegre, Duore and Pride--6.
Nay---Mlr. Gillmore---l.
On motion, the resolution and substitute were
referrod to the Committee on Streets and Land
ings.
RE,5OLUTIOS.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.
Pride, was read twice and adopted, the rules
being suspended :
Resolved, That the Comptroller be instructed to sell a
contract, after ten daos' notice, for cleaning all the
streets and repairirg the unpaved streets of the Sixth
\Vard, according to the speeificationls on file iin the
StreetCommissioherts office, to gointo effect ol the
expiration of, the present contract, subject to the ap
proval or rejectiol of the Common Coultcil.
The following resolution, offered by Mr. Du
Trell, was read and adopted, the rules being sus
pended:
iR.olet.d, That the City Atiorney be instlruotedto ex
rminie ilno the contract enlered into between the late
Mnicilalilty No. I aolld L. Soegi touhillg thekeeping
ill repair the thatroes sld levee of said municipality
under dale of August o d, t050, before 1. Cuvelier, no
late. ano if it ohall appear that said cootraot hase been
filfiy coattieted, then that said City Attorney do cause
I o be erased from the records of the mortgage office,
the otooage gieh by the securities of t aid Euri ill
favor oe ihe tity for thile idue fofillment of said contract.
STANDING CO cMITTEES.
Mer. Durell, on behalf of the Finance Com
mittee, offered the following report, which was
adopted :
Tle Committee on Finance Ihave Iht honor to reort
upon several reolultions adopted by the Ioard of As
sitantt Aldermen and reftred to them, as follows :
CUpon a resolution placing $10f0 at the dtsposal of
the Mayor for secret eolie serviece our committee
report adversely, as the monetary condition of the city
wiltl not justifyttly expenditures of money oter than
suchI as is absolutely neeessary to neet tile current
e tpeses of the city.
Upon a reoolution to pay it. F Schlutius the sum of
tL03 75, for matkilg 415 copies of judgment it suito of
cy!o a:ainst deintquent tax payers, at twenty-five
cents each. Your Commitee thlink that the claim of
elr. Sclhlutins of fifty cents for each copy of jadement
is no more than rquiable. as the law gives tefenty
oiva cents for each cetilicate acttahed, Indepedoent of
tile copy of judglntct, nld would, therefore offer a sub
etitut for said reoolution.
nestoopecuntpy,
N. I. BAILEY,
A. DUI'RE.
The following resolution, adopted by the As
s stant Board, was rejected as recommended in
the foregoing report.
A resolution placing r1000 at the d!sposal of the
Mlayor for secret service. e
The following substitute for the resolution to
pay BR. E. Sc.lutius $103 75 was, on motion,
adopted :
Resolved, That the Comptroller warrantton the Trea
surer io favor of R E. Sehtiaius for the sum of P
SPr7 50 for nakilg 415 copies of judgment in suits of
the city ogainst delinquent tax payers.
Mr. Bailey, on behalf of the Finance Com
mittee, presented a special report on facts and
matters growing out of the administration of
affairs since the consolidation of the city, in 1
1552, as well as fully detailing the defalcn
tions of the lats Treasurer, sofar as discovered,
(see proceedings of the Assistant Board, of I
March 11th, 1856 )
Mr. Pride, on behalf of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, offered the following re
port and resolutions, which were read twice,
and adopted, te rules being suspended :
The Coptmiotee oil Streets and Lanldings have the
honor to report on tle following subjects referred to
Ihetm, vizd:
1. A comunlaicatlio has been received by 'our
Committe front imaster drhyloe, complaining of oh
sprupetlco placed on tit balture by the lessees of the
ieve.es ad wharves of thie First Distriet, itl front of
t steamboats--andlhat Front street is reductd by the
ioerns and posts tihi pl.ced, to about thirty feet in
widtb ifasutibltent for tile business dally carried on,
ttd soon to be augmentted by the rising of the waters
of upper rivers, together witlh alterations which oper.
ate detriments y to the interests of the complainants.
Your committee,being aware that the numb-r of
beams thus placed are unnscessary, wouldreemnmead
that olne beam or gunllelliug be laid across the levee,
ill the centre of each square, to prevent dri.itlg there
o slid to preserve the same; and that all the barri
cades complained of, erected by tile lessees of esaid
First Districth be removed by said lessees--for which
it resolution Is presenled-instructing tie Street Con.
tmissionero Ioototify said essees to lave the sate ef
fetedp, without delay slid att their otwn expense.
0. Your committee deem t incumbent upon them to
repot,.opon illtormttionl -rived fromn tile Street Com
missioner that the Cnmp street Coural is being made
the depository for tie stable manure front the dairy of
thie Orplln Asylum at the junctiont of Camp and ry
tania streets--through the sewer--formineg a sediment
and bulkt i said Canal to the length of shout 00 feet,
the whole width of the csanal; and from ti to it feet
deep to tie amounttt of 10 or 15 cart loads--which
rwould shortly fill up said canal, if allowed tocoutinue,
d and with a aterial extremely offe.ive, becoming
thus a nuisance to the neighborhood. Your committee
tt thererore recommend that ary ordinance or parts there
of grnting permisciot for said dairy or cow stables,t be
repealed; slpd that the Street Copnmissponter beaonthor
ized and instructed to have the said nuisance abated as
it expressed ill a resolution presented for your adoption.
Your committee recommend concurrene ina reso
lution autlhorizing the Street Commissioner to employ
to the late contractor fli cleaning tihe Fourth and
a oEleventh Vard, to clean tt said wards an t thie late
:t, contract priees.
Your committee report adversely to the adoption of
to the resolution authorizing tih Comptroller tI, sell a
d contract for repairing the plank and shell roads of the
ity. CIHAS. PRIDE,
hN. E. BAILEY,
\V. O. DENEGRE,
JESSE GILLItORE.
Resole'd, That tile Street Commissioner he and he
eis Iereby istructed to notify tle lessees of the levees
anid wharves of tlte First Distriect to remove thie btmms
in and posts erected by them and obsteructing the batture,
in front oP Ither"tedmh at's, weithhi' tedays from said
notification; ithi !hey c e to erected onetbem
across, the levee through'nt the centre of each square,
o protect the revt e and prevent drivng thereonm and
if he.dme e not complied with the itreetCommitis
aioner will proceed to remove and place the."said
beams in accordance with -ilis reoluttion, at the en
pense af the saidlessees.
iresohred, That the Street Commissioner be and he
Is hereby auti'erlzei and instructed to nptlfy he agentt
or conduceors of4P Female Orphan Ayptplt,,near the
junction of Cao. ad Prytaeina trcet, First District,
to diseontinhe after rixty day. the cow stablinhF and I
dairy on siid premises, by rcmovln g tye cows there.
fron; and if tile said trotice be not complied with, the
Street Commissioner will procerd to abate the toid
nuisance in accor.lnce with law. At' ordinanrea, or
,pyrts a of .,rdinaaes grantia the privilege for' aid
dairy and cow eta4tling are he.eby repealed.
Thefollowing resolution, adopted by the As
sistant Board, was eonaurred in, as recommend
ed in the forieoing report : l
A resonttion aulhorizmlg the Street Commissioner to
employ the late conactaloes hfor cleanilpg th Fourth
and Elevenrh Wards"to clean the said Wards at the
late contract pri.er.
The following resonlutiton, adopted 'ay the As.
sistant Board, was rejected, as rtecommended 'in
the foregoing"report :
A rerolution authori.lng the CpmptrOller to sell the
contract for repauingietetplanh anLdaRhel roads to'tthe
city. -
'Mr. Priden.on behalf of the Committee on the
Artesian W.ll,offered the following report,whidh
waes adopted and. the esolution accempanying
the samemwa w read twice and adopted, the ruleso
hbeig suspended:
The Committee otttte Artesian Weil, in conformity
with.. reeplution passel at the last sltling of the
Coancil, have the honor to report as tollots:
.Tlie death of th rigtinal'contranctor, Me. RIeed, and
the breakingtof a deferitte tube. have combined to de-.
lay the work for several months; bht the obstacles are
being fast rentoveyd (of said tubing) under the direction
ofrlhe. tcLangtlin, who thas undertaken the work at
'a50 per month---workltng three men, whereas the late
Itr. Reed was required to work but two, and received
per.month $360 for his rservices. The tubing is done
five hundred and tet feet attd there is remaining ow
hand ninlety ftet, whleh is sufficient to ecariy the
work through a clay st atlum one hundred feet ill
thickness, wheie sand is found whiclh produces water
freely. laving the rnecessary tubing to penetrate ast
deep am the auger hs beet, and considering the small
-utlay necessary 1 put it down, yoer committer
would reeomend tthe prosecution of tihe work uttil
the tubing is all in the grounad, wh-It n a supply of water
will be reached-cncohrraging to the prosecution tf
this orany yimila relerprise in or near ourcity.
The bills, now in the porssessiton of the committee,
and datilg back as far asMayo 5,1S15, amount Io
$3,14 .hO, less the proceeds of tle erralt of sixty.eightl
feet of tubing, at 83 75 per fool, mnaking $25--'whictt
is deposited it the Treasury, and, deducted from thd
above iamontt will leave ',.Oh0 110 to be paid--the
principal partl of which is for tubingt and as the said
amount is past'doe, aour Committee rcecommeld the
payment lof the same, and ofttr the following resole
oinn :
CHARLES PRIDE, Cln Board of Aldermen.
I:OAAC 'TIIAEIR, Ch'n Board Ass. Aldermeln.
GE:RARD STI'TH,
S. HOWELL. •
Resolved, That the Treaeurer pay; on the warrant of
the Comptroller, the followitng bills:
Two bills of Leeds & Co., for tubinge,
one of ..........a ..... .. S1.9556
andr,one of..a................ 36) 50---2316 12
A. B. Reed, for eerviees................0.... 62000
hMl G. Almhindinger, for labor and material for
platform .................... .......... 185 .
Prieslly & Bien, fpt'hardwatr.........". 70. '
Prie &Coulon, for pumpand leadpipe... 1. 505
Cr. byG feet of tubin'g at8c3 75 per foot, 55 O
The rules being esuspended, iMr. Bailey offttr
ed the following resolution, which was re.ad
twice and adopted : -
Ferol'el, That the boring of the Artesian Well he
suspended from and after tihe p.ssage of this tesoln
.lion.
Mr. Gillmore moved for a re-conideifation of
the foregoing resolution, which motioin, under
therules, was made the order of the day for
the neat sitting.
SOn motion, the Board adjourned.
1. _ ,CHtS.. CLAIBORtNE Sec'y.
The following letter from Mlr. Garland, read at a
nmeeting of the Board of Adistaut Aldermen on the
1lth aMarch, 1856, wasordered totbe lpblished in t!ei
official journal: " Ora, r7
`Boor OP1roee, tarol, ;. IP~d.
tIcor. tlalltOn and ITnt :
Italt first iiar tiewa I diniilctt iltfanlera tol dhat t h errr
tc ca entin c wrong thre tilt- ar iale, Ollt of ncoilry
t , thic t ela t r, nd ft:utt Ii ric.lt hlur committ ed . ,it t that
yel.ulitg tha :t I had could comalnJlnll ,lloild be a )p!jed to eor
revna. eorosors hltke good anl" dhcrtpalaleAl. nthe lder
the ienjuele of the dread of art rrect, conmmitted Ia I',oliql aet.
Rind amil nlwo holler ing tile pelnlty of my- lullyf It i= rscult's and
pinful to refer t t fthe pat, at l at a eh iat t ot ta e object of tile pre
ta note; bu1 it at. to antelrire y'ou, at liy attone.als, shlloril o e
ce t tarc aeorvc proper taodtnr all I0hat e to he ttpplicdto
correcthmd 11 me ootnl ay discrepucic e t[hat may opyn inr m y
annot ray, or ico~
tator ea tlhese dihscrene.nct . re I cc a tnnot o So rorh
t.trhieyh maLe exonlnined. No stnteluent has reet ttrlIh
me, and uo nlisttict'errore pointed olut. Shotld ntch appenr, it
it more thlanu pto.able they ay be -Orpned; blt, ituantetd
as I lt I ra powerleass. T aooL .nt of bail demandedc
preelaade thle ao-tihility oF. rely Firing y attetion to
either my pIrivte nmtters or those cont ctred ith the city
Under nv premey t slrtultion it iN ilmp,-sblc!.fo me to give
o oareat ta ceneral idea oftheo t ltllc I- cottld oonlalldo;
indtt unatil I cn mlakte stl0etsla With r et'l persons
,ji hllI hive't had Jolint ()ernition. it. is irnpoa-ibla fur me
tottt ho i attlltd. n,, JO.lr tile proallrty I hold ill t ly on
anc fctiven. to trntl' c criutcg that at once. In tonte
qtarre of i Ia.illr tutor to ilt y otltall a a ildren vilOsr t of those
mni? thrlt welre zl,,hxsLed\ tolm sold -nli d ain were adoet il talr
unoe of parties who w+e e johl li intclestetv with me. 3it. Junli
'rttatcclu lnd tt t-telf t itrltht d solt attllre t tt property tld solle
ather sitalll ltetes of Io- atraty. Ottr to.etptctive it:rctt' t, all
ohla t.a a thctlaltt l, a i a ettInent . Ya lu aare a r rar lltt 3tr.
to]en nnll tl I r ll llwlll a ri l'e ma e 1 i'i yllv, + tI n iow l nllrd he
l, rai"ed large : allllnls rolmt hiac owrr Ina ' T l- t t lalcton
large ltaltga lia t ftor erte o'thae Tcallatat' hiioks ilht Itat "'roek
et+ I;,rhllld ,` It'o.; n i.I1 id Jellll Pn e ortin ll of this Pp rlir ch e fiolei
, .till dill. Ihad olt,.d hi lice oni,2rutlioll wh~ie"lt had wvith
, rclatnl t.) ll o have realiz td t tach to late sali. tiid ahi hilt
at t0at re fioings will Vc takt it it intlpot sialac c form e t o tall.
A, M[r. 11111Olltul~ s Mrt. (:ulenwn+ý law y1. e[ i this trIllsaciionl, he
tit , alctrlc aOtlc c ..a"ape at h at 3rao. curlleat tar .,c al
Prllt-chased altlldererd hue~.ltt Ot the t rairtld. a ua r t .pta cti
]rll¢retsi all oill ly ), laiellr "', b' tlll 11 [ OL 1 .,t 0 .. ~Ii'. I"
t ¢ J er. can o ly1 b ., lllt y incrJ i Sa li 'lo rt y air. e -.
tersan Otity. This Ptpeltty i Lra lt partiaty gapt: for. ine
¢statll rottnatt , d'ih 3 r. enrar tuk !tn r Beytt t aftatc 1y.
cnecin wita this Pacttr at e tfitarc iy fnoria to weaure nt
dt. It ia proper to statht t t r. Octat t ud a irt Ataa , have
nn ihaereslin the ('r.stmt n wstaper. Alt. R-. ..IeFnttlad alld
serilf lnl\' in t few .ealnt lotm to ell to clot e our trt llra a ctio l.
I t .ta r ictlictt·'ttt i a 31rt. \ tarc'splan ctin ny inta nest it lin
ottcl. Arh. Wat'r is the ttrlele of iclt chtildren, att d having r o
claitlrlt has rtt petacrttedyerCCsed bin ltention of r iring his
wh'ol e 1*tte til hilde,,: Until ee have an ettlenleut, 1 ralIn
Seiilu intced .Vh' I ]ll~t saw~ 3It' \Ware, there wra. etill
a art oe of the itlrtcllaae mtOact ey act oil thir estat:e. Thls kteh
," iny sitllntioll r sllt n:.esaarlil y ,e itllnperftm t, Liut. ullch nvr t ithi,
t plae it t at yolr dio C rol tie :earnet d-.tirr t aae tltat
all I h.l.c i.dll be n i led to rotot lily obligations. Th tolnly ob
ect fhan I[llan illl akinF a portinlr of IBy plnprrt l l fil ro, w\as
*ih I lldgllI i ,,a nt l al 5[lateaell l o[' aiy it,';, sit++ntinn rmn
ha o vcrytidnug I had it n aitlllaioll to Uie a ) lild tO Illy olllgn
tihll. Thnt I tsch vas einv intenltion, wmld he .t-., it' 1 -ould
lnmaidt letters that I alOtlt;talter Ihad left I hai'e delnen d it
proper to lhlae this mawctcer ynd r yorrol1, ald 'ou will ex
erri'se tourr juoI1Fu vnlt i l diril)oing of it.
]onrs, recl-ctfuly ,
wIT. 11. tqAnL.- ..
First District Pound.
W AS brought to the First District Pound on Dry.
odes street, betwtee Julia and Girod streets, as
estrays
One dark yellow and white she Goal, with one horn.
One dark brown ehe Goal, black face and lege, some
white on the right side.
Which, if not claimcd withti ten days lad the ex
penses thereon paid, will be sold at public auction ati
said pound, on FRIDAY, Ist in.t 10 orat oclock, A.
1. AUG S PHEIiPS,
Street Commtnsioner.
Ntew Orleans, 'March 1o, 1856.
IL a ete conduit au depot du Premier District, rue
Dreades entre leo rues Juli et Girod, commo epavosr-
Une Chevro jaulltetoire er blllote, Rvec oUne setle
tcoel Ckevre brnt fence, la face et les jambes
blanches, et du hlnttc sur le cote droit.
Si les dits aintmaux ne sont pas reclames dans dix
jours et lee detenses payees .Is serott ndus a t i'en
clero publique au dir depot, VENDREDI le 21 do
courat, a lo heures A. 1.
AUG. S. e PIIELPS,
Commissoire des Rues.
N'ile-Oeerans le 10 mare 1856. ttll 15o 2i
Third District Pound.
AS brought to the Third District Pound No. 82,
Elysian Pields street, as estray-
Ob e gray or roane mare Poeey, wtti fal, about 13
1-2 hands high, silod beforet unittelligible branid on
left shoulder.
Ws ich, if not claimed ilihin tell dayo and the ex
penses ttliren paid, will he sod atI public auetionl at
aid poull, on MONDAY, the24 inst., at 4 o'clock
P. M. AUG. S. PHIELPS, Street Comm issiioer.
New Orleant., March 13th, 150., m:4 IS 22
IL a ete collduit au depot de epyves dlu Troisielue
Distlict No. 22, rue dties Chantps-Elizees, comme
eptie
etle petite Jutient grise ou gris batl ave pulai, I
I haute d'etlviro I 1-2 miains, ferree devanil use
etampe ininltelligible a I'epaiule gauche.
Si les dite aillttaux ie sotl pse rlelames duns dix
jours, t les depenses payres, ils seent veldus a P'en
chere publique au dit depoty, LUNDI lx 24 dx eou
rant a 4 heutes P. M.
AUG. S. PHELPS, Commissaire des Ruess.
N'IleOdreans It 13 mars 1850. m14 L A 2"2
S AS brought to the City Polie Jull, oi the 11th
inst., the mulatto hoy JOHN alias Simollde ;
isb feet 9 iiithes high; is abhout 19 years old. Says lh
belongs to Win, Baily, and afterwaerds his real oawnr
was \Valter Even, living in Natchez, Mississippi, who
h Is a cotton platltsr.
hile owller is requested to call atdelaitn said slave
according to law.
E. PLANCHARD,
m14151 Keeper of the City Police Jail.
"."TAS broutht to the City Police Jail, oni the lth
s iWsA.S the negro girl FELICITY; is 4 feel 7
1-4 inches high; is about 18 years oldi; has several
scars onthe face. Says site belongs to a lr. Simontd,
Y livincg in New Orleais.
d The owner is requested to call and elaimsaid slave
e according to law.
E. PLANCIIARD,
if im14S lt eeper of the City Police Jail.
a
is W AS birought o tihe City Police Jail on the 3d of
ilarch, the light grilf boy TIIOMAS is 5 feret
iI inches high; is aout 20 years old; has a mark of
a mule kickt on tle forehead. Says he belongs to Mr.
James Brown, a bricklayer by trade, lving in Rodneyr
ac Tte owner is requested ix call and claetra raitslave
as according to la,
ns E. PLANCIARD,
, m7 t lit Keieper of the City police Jail.
,MAYORAL' OP NEw' ORLEANS.
SCITY 0A1.LLA
Cityof New Orlea., North O10th, ItH.
BY VIR tJo "lf the act to consolidate the city of
10 New Orleaot, and provide for the government
at. administratioa of its afair, approved February o
't-,IYh2, and pursuant totthe act suppleientary to the th
same, amt providing for the incorporation of the mty o
Iof laayette with the city of New Orleans, approved ie
23d of February, I85'2 and in accordanee, i kewise, an
with the provisions of ordinance No. 300,of the Cor- i
mo Counoil, apportioning the representation of the Cc
Iver distriets and wh1d, approved October 14t h,
Notice ishereby gien, that an election Will beheld
by-the qoalihed voters of the City of New Orleans,
on the fourth MONDAY of thiis month, viz" the24th I At
day of iMarch, 100, for the followng executive of$i
ers and membhers of the Common Council, to wit: -
Jlayor of the city of Nteiw Orleans.
Treasurer.
Comptroller. "o
urveyor. o0
Street Commissioner. h.b
The whole ot the foregoing offleers to b electedby 10
general ticket..
gFoer'eott e- lobe01 etobied i' D;treets h viz
One from aeh:istriet df-t.iteelr ty of New "rlh f
Sovet memoise of the Board of Aldermentto t
the vacnicieis oeasivned, by the expired telmof of N. A
E. Bailey, Charles Pride, James Prague. E -.,:Du
rtell, H. L. Peire, f. J. Logenbohl and Jeste itlm te
,viz:
Three Aldermen from the First District.
Two Aldhrmeo from the Second District.
One Alderman from the Third District.
On'e Alderman from.the Fourth Distriet.
Tiventy seven menibters of lthe Board of Asitan
Aldermen, Is follows
Three Assistant l4tdermen from the'First Ward
Four Assistant Aldermen from the Second Ward.1.
Six Asiistant Aldermen from the Third Ward.
Two Assistant Adermeu from the Fourth VWard. -
Three Assistant Aldermen from the Fifth.Ward. (
Two Asiesltnt Aldermen fromtie Sixtl Ward. I*
Two Assistant AldermenTrofto'ttie'eventb Ward. a 1
One Atoitatut Alderman froin the Eighth Ward.
One Assistant Alderman from the inthl Ward. f
Two Assistunt Aldermen from the Tentht Ward.
One Assistant Atderman from the Eleventh WVard. t_
The polls to be opened at such places and under the I t
" superntendnee of such inspectors and clerks as may,
She hereafter designated and appointed according to a
IThe returns of saitd election to be made to theunder
sigiled, layorn, according to aw. -
toil td JNO.L. LE ISaor
r " IAIRIE DELA N'L-.E -ORLEANS, j
. ttel-de-Vlle, le 10to maro 10p. j
rN VERtTU de l'eotc poor ronsotider latville de, la
'.0ouvetlle-Orteat s et pontvor au gouvornement
et a 1'afministration des affaires de Indite vitle, tpe
preonve le 23 fevrier 185212; 'ei onformemfnt a o 'aCte
upptlementaire an precedent.ot pohrvoyant a' t'inaor- I
parattlori de oa ritle de Lafoyette a latviota de la N'tle
tOrleans, approuve to 23 ftvroer 1012'i 0t e.oforme
mert aotssi aux dispopittonr de l'ordonoace.P No, 330
du Cotnseil Commnn, qui determine lanrepresentation
deos differents dlstnectstet arrondiisements, appronvee
le 14 oetobre 1852-
Avi .eat par, e present donne qe e qoatrteme
LUTNDI e'est-o dir le 24 du mois dem<thrs 185gles
electeuo duetit quaotfieh de t la ville deoa Nonvelte
Orleps proeeileront a l'electiiO des olfttiers exectifso
f et des mermbres do Consei Common ei-apres :
Ie Maoire de l'o ille de t. Nouvelle-OOeans.
Le Tresorier. ".l "
Le Comtro'eur.
Le Voyer, .
LhComniaofire des rues.
Toos esoftloiers d oevront etre etns sur un ticket
general. 1 ,
I Qouatre Recorders a elire part le districts, a savoir:
-Un paroclaqoe~distrirt oe la Noavelle.Orleansi
Sdpr memtreb du-Coaeil des'Alderment, pour rem
pllr leos vorances oen asfonnees par, l'epitmtion. do
telnp de 'ervice deto 1oI, N. E Bailey, Charlet Pride,
James Prague, EH.. Durell, M.I.. Peire, 3.. Lu
2 genbuhl htJlesse Gilmore, somra suit :
Trois aldermen pour le premier district.
Deux aldermen pour le secoid-disntict
tin alderman pour ie troisieme district.
U"n aldermon pour e quatrieme district.
Vingt.sept membres du Consei det asossants-alder
men,c omme suit :
Trots assistants-aldermen por loe ler arrondisse
f ment ,
r uatre a sisa ts-aldermen' pour le 2me arrondisse
ment. '
r Six.astistOoitsaldermetl.pour le3me .rrondtssdmeot.
Deux aseistantse-aldermetr pouri le Aimtearrondisse
meont, t t.
Troise assistants-aldermen pour limeme arrondtse
meat.
Deus assisotats-alderme,, pour le 6le arrondi0se
menu. ,
t iDeux'ihsstoo nts-aoldermen pour Ie ome arrondis.e
menu.
e Un asslstant-alderman pour le Sine arrondissement.
Uo assistsit-alderman pour le tme arrondissementt.
Dceux assisaots-aldermen pour le 1ime artondisse
moot.
UTi assisotat.ldermaln pourlet line arrodissement.
Leo polls serout ouvert en 00ts endroits et 0 laes i
I stoue Ia surveillantce de telles personnc qui seront de
* seolles et tomtcto ulterieurtecntt coitormemenlt la
Les relours de la dire election seront fairs au sons
Ssign# lmaire. cornme a lot tole pressit.
o -it td .JN(. L. LEWIS, Maire.
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
CIT'i O NEW OnLTATI,,MarcS 13, 1856.
[ No. 265P. 3
1VherasI shell rhiads of this city are fast going
to runt\ r4-thei wantl of a small outlay inl repatirs; and
TIeresiuachh roads can be kept in perfct repair at ai
much less cos than whm negliecte;i
Aind; tbhn'ns, provision has been nde in he bodget
of expeniditures for the repairs of said roads, which
um wooill be insuffiient, unless said roads rleeive im
merdiate repairs;
Th/refore, tumid reolve, That the Comptroller sell
a i tUCtion Iaf Aer tndays' nlotie i the otheflcatjotrnal,
a cunteeti iur repailing, and kieepig tn repair for
three ynars .the slell roads of this city, aecording to
the specifications on file in the Survero-t onice; sale
to he mad sulo tihe ppronal of the Council.
[Siglned] - I J. LUGENBUIIL,
Prjsideiii Board of Alderlen.
[Signed] E. L. TRACY,
President Board of Assitatnt Aldermen.
Approved starch S, 18511.
[Signed] JOHN L: LEWIS, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given, that on MONDAY, the 241h
inat.,t I-ili adjodiciate at my office, at l2o'chieh Al.,
the DtiSCe contlacee
ml; O. DEBUYS, Comptroller.
City of New Orleans. March 6th. 1856. }
[ No. 2587 ,
Reolvetd. That the Comptroller be and he tr hereby
utlhorized and structed to sell at pubo i uttion, after
te, days' notice in tie official journtal. a cotrNat for
runing the dlraiing machines of 11,. Third Section,
Third Ditrict, for one yeao, from the 30th April, 1850,
uobject to the approval or rejeltion of the Common
Council,
[Signed] E.L. TRACY,
President Bbard Of Arslstant Aldermen.
[Signed] J. J..LUGENBUHL,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved Fhburary 1,1868.
[Signed] JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
[ No. 2t43 ]
.rsoltod, That the Comptroller be instracted to sell
tie contract, after ten days notice, for oepairing ttoe
pavred streets of the first and rsecond ectiots according
to specifications on file it tile Street Commisstollner's
offi e, hubiect to the approval or rejection of the Com
mon Concoil.
[Signed] E. L. TRACY,.
Preoident Board of Aaslstarlt Aldermen.
[Signed] J. J. LUGENBUHL,
President Board of Aldrmenr.
Approved February 20, Ih50
[Signed] JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
Notice is ihereby give l that on MONDAY, 17th
instr., I will adjudicate at in) ofllee, at 12 o'lock M.,
the Iove eolntrats.
I mtd O. DeBUYS, Comptroller.
COMPTROLLER8 OFFICKE,
City of New Orleans, May 1,1855..
Resolold, That the Comptroller be. and he Is hereby
authorijed and required to give notlcer, by a standing ad
vertisement in the ofoial journalt, that in accordanoe
with the ninth sectioo of ordinance No. 1442, approved
StIreh 30, 1854, the Councii will not pay any bill against
the City unless contracted under authority of an order
from the Comptroler, tIn accordance with the nordlnacee
referred to. [Signed] E. L. TRACY,
President Board of Asistant Aldermen.
[SigoedJ L. H. PLACEB,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approvwd Aprilt28,1855.
[Signed] , JOHN L. LEWIB, Mayor.
The attention of the offlicrs of the otty anod of the
publio isto respectfully called to the foregoing resolution.
O. DR DBUYS,
yl9 tif Comptroller City of New Orleans.
Fourth District Pound.
W AS on streete between Conistance Poulld onLau
rel streets, as estray-
One Cow, back, belly and face white head, nre cl
and legs browlt and brown spot on the body; no
marks or brands.
One Heifer, face and body mostly white ; neck, ears
nod egs dark colored or black no ,ttrks or brands. tO
One black half Mtaltcse femanle Goal, white in the
face. it
h\Vich, if notclaimed within ten days and the ex
penser thereon paid. will be sold at public auction at
taid pound, on THURSDAY, the 27Tth inst. at 10 i
o'clock.A... M
AUG. S. PHELPS
Street Comminisioner.
New Orleans, March 15_, i86. m17 21i 6
IL' a elt conduit an depot des Epaves de EQuniri
Scm Distlrict rue Jacksont, entre lo rues Con- u
stoance t Laurel, comme epaves-- i
Une Vacheo, ayant la face, le dos eitle ventre blanoe;
la tete, tes jaimbes et In cou bruits; ct des niches brunsns it
sur le corps ; stil marque nii ettmpte.
Une Gnisse ayrant t n plus grande pattie de nla acei
etdu corps blanes.; lte coa lea oreilles o t lea jambes
brait foce on noir; sans marque ni etampe.
Une Chevre noirt demi Mahtalse, aI face blanche.
Si let dits animoux ne aont pas relitmes dans dix
jours, et. Ina depensrs payees, ils eeront vendus a
L'ettchere publique, au dit depot, JEUDI le 27 du
courtiant a 10 heures A. M.
AUG. S. PHELPS,
S Commissaire des Rues.
N'lle-Orleans l 15S mars 1856. mr7 21506
W AS brought to the City Potte Jail on the 9tat o
S recemter lasnet, tite griff man JAMES O'BRIEN
is 5 feet 8 it s high is about 34 ears old; and
fthe mulatto boy HANDY OBRIAN ; is 5 ftet6
.I inctlles high; is'22 years old. These two slaves
were entered as free men ofo color, but aterwadnl
stated that they belonged to Mr. John .W. Rolinst,
cotton plantero, living in Pike eounty, State of Minissis
rst)pi:
The owner is requested tocail and elima aid slaven
according to law.
E.PLANCHARD,
f15 Im t Keeper of the City Police Jail.
MAYO ALTYýt. ov N5 W 0RLRAND
t cy N n oz COUNCIL.
fllj of Noro OrloanA March 15, I856.
Aral- N'a .I `J6 J -
Rerolcrad. Tha t e?'omprohro dite ro odiealoto
owest bodddr, ,flTren day.' notice rh,- 4'oa
;the official jonrrt ,0rteorraotfoo lldlokwr,6rrf
across theo r.ne Carohdolat tt ite fj ot¶ry ni.
f borne anoMaruikrirlotswilkoaid ooo f"4jtc acondd
enc wirth opecificatl rlotereforoojltoln 0.o
or's offc0, rheos.le td beroobjrcr tthb15a
Common Counocil.
igooed] J J. Ld'Ul
President Broard of
[Signed)' E.L, 1101 0B
-President Board of Asslot tlermaapA
Approved Maroh 15,i8O.
rm17 [I'ldoedb J'QZ'PIS. LEWIS, fapo.o .
Rrsoo'rd, That teIComptro rollenraOrrnIanl thde
sareo in favor of Groojeaooo& Cneteao0,for the PbFFtOof
one hundred and threr dbllars, in payment of Mttv
bill for chairs eopplrrd the various coonrs of law', from
Oetober,23 oi N0ovember 11 185-1.
[orgoed] 1. J. LUGENBU10L,
Prealdroiti ord of AldLemol.
[Signeodl o EL. TOACY,
Pr fat Bioard of Aosislant: Aldermans. -
Approved Marchb 0-1810. 0
tone r copy. H LoWIS, Mayo
. e orropy. .t E Tuaosor, s. o. n
No.: 10064.
t soln o lhe Tbao.fr Washiogton Monomeot Aracra64
cf ofrhi f rw'Orlcoecomposeod of t a afs
oW, o .0iog o'e commolteer, , lz :
t Mdjor Gen.04. Troiggo; Major Gen. Oobo a
l.gwts, Bringz Gee,. E L Troacr Geo M hA p
Gloorly Boark, W.#. fr k'orros. Ii- in'".S crrrabo85
Mlrgao Hall, JO 4la6toektoo P. 3.oracgo, Goa.
Roroshirlo W illm.Croooyh. .Sejsrn'A
-i gro, Geo. {V. Hyrota A Forro dio so.."`eetll0
CharlesA. Lohoaoo asoosl X.Toddr'JorrooA Hop.
laos, Rohert Ltlr, Iamoersel~aso holog romd Wall&r
4 RicoHl, Thomos McClellao, Coorgepores " 1,Wac
'ao,'Ihomas Marra. Holy BioeAr. W{I
ALumsden, S. T. KC Bennelil.L,Gneaf1Mti
L.Jl anielb, John B. Leefe-ls hereby gruaoirloer ,
0to ere0 an Equeslrian Staloe, oO Lafayerta :..
to rho memory of 'Washington,
[Signed] 10. Is. TRACY,
Presidenr B card of Asroolno Aldermaen.
[Ilgosodl , JOHN CUJLBERTSOI(j,
Presidend protlem. Board of AldermsU.
" Approred Mar0h 15, 1100.
I roll [Signed) JO3a I. LEWIO, Mayor.
[ No:26485 J i
Bntoktre Thatthe Street Commiesioner be
Is hereby thorized toemptey the latettont
t.nteanittg df the Fourth nd Eieventh.W
cirty, it the late contract pteero ntetgas he e
ntirefird with their Weor , or untih troor prmvioioalle.
laid worhhtle ride by the Cemmon Council.
6tJgoed] X L. TRACY
6renndentHBoairnb of finiteel Adermenn.
[Signed] IOHN CCLIEBOETSON,
Preeident po tenm. Board te Aldermen.
Approved iMeah 15,1856. -4
rt7 ESigned]' JOttW L: TiUWIB, Mayor
Lesoltee TbThat the SteretvComnnrn otter trq ot
tzed to harnthe Ieron tr che os Jdsoh
painted; and also to h e the le -'
squaroerepainted.
-f Ugtkd] R. L. TRACY,
Presidbt Bard pf.AeisientAird+arýerr
[Signedf 10tZ5 CUBL8166T3O
President pro tern. BotudWf.tJesj
Approved March 15,1858, 0
o17 [Sdigned] JOHN L. LEWR4i8, M or;
[ No. 267. ]
nesolted, That the contract entered inue"y-the nw
with Christian epnnell, for the conbingnof Cnlt'dpe
etreet. from Martin to Clarate~trtet he, and-ttthe ae
hereby declared ulland void.136ld .L.'?~C,'~~
pPretitent Board ofAeeistant AldermteR.
[Stigned] JOHN CtGLBPRTSON,
!'resident pro ter. Board ofAtldermen.
Approved March l5, 1856
n7' [Signed] JOlitL.LEWtS, hayne. -
. No. 2t68. ]
Resaived, That the Comnptroter be, nodnte is hgreby'
anbotednnd instructed tp'sellL at aau,[ioa, ¢ftar
ten da's" notice in the nfthtnt j[dnhint, the ceataest
foe attetiding the Bridge on ;aoyph St. Sohn the on
yrnejto date from the opening of the navigation of
raid>Bavou St. Jhhn.-subject to the approtal or retoe'
tltt of tie Common Cotneil, and in aeotrdance with
specificatiton an file i-rthte S rveyort' ofnice.
[iirgnd] E.,L. TRACY,
President Board otf Aetctt ttdrmetn.
[Signed] JOHN CULBEtLTSON,
Proeidnrt pro ten. Board of Aldermen.
Approved Mrech 15, tilS.
m17 iSigned] JOHN L. bTWIS. Ityor.
[ [No. 2669. ]
ResoJed, That the Comptroller be, and he is hereby
authorized to sell. at public auction, alter ter days'
notice in the officitl loural, to the highest bidder, the
aforesaid Ferry privileges, st parately, for terl yearesi.
each to be established (tihe one at Canl street, teh.:
other at Jackson street) in aeor0lacre with specifief;
tione as amended and on le in the office of the Street
CtommissioneradSurveyor., asid sales to be osubjetto
the approval of the CommonCotoeil'andto date thert
from.
[Signaed] N. L. TRACY,
Preident Board of Assistant Aldert.nl.
[Signed] JOHN CULBERTSON,
president pro tern. Based ot Atdermes.
Approved March 15, i006.
tt7. [Sigred] JOHN ", L5W6S. mayor.
[ No. 2670. ] .
.liesold, That the Finance GomH ittees of tie two O
Boards of the Commo CounCei) be, and are hedreby un
thorized to employ such additiolli counsel as they
Say deem necesary to assist the City Attortey in the
proseutionft of he suits of hecity against tVllliatm .
Harnlod.
[S:gaed] E. L. TRACY,.
Pretidett Board of Assistetnt Aldermen.
[Signed] JOHN CULBERTSON,
President pro tem Board of Aldermen.
Approved oarch 15, IlSG.
ot7 [Signed] JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor..
[ No.Oh71. ]
Resoled, That the Street Commissioner be, sad heis "i
hereby auttlorized and instructed to repair all damages
to the pavementl, gutters and courhbst,ne at the city's
expense, causoedby the requirements of tihe Fire Be.
psrtment in extinguithing fires.
[Signted] " E. L. TRACY,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[Signeld] JOHN CULBHRTSON.
Approved Matoh 15, tEll.
m17 [SiJoed] JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
[ No. 1672 ]
tesoledl, That the chairmen ot the Codimittees on
Streets and Landings be appointrd a special joint
committee, who, together witl the Surveyor and 8treat
Commissioner, shall personally examine the peets.,
tios levees of tie city as early as praetieablte, atnd re-, .
prt ther'eon, suggesting such, measures -as they may
adeem requisite for the effelctual protection of the city
fromeoverflow tlt thttey be requested to calla spe
cial meetiitgofthe Council, should they think it impor
tatt that t-an action stould be aket before the next
regular meeting,
[SIgled] E.L. TRACY,
Presidentt Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[Signed] JOHN CULBERTSON,
President pro tern Board of Atdecrmen.
Aproved March 15, 1856.
[ASigned] JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
A true copy, Tros.t THEORItSee'y. mlT
SPECIFICATIONS
For the Contract lortRuoatrg the Draining Machine
of the Third Section, Third District.
ryHE draining machine is situated at the junction of
T Bayou St. John with Matlgny Canal.
The ection to be drained includes all that extant of
land comfrlsed between Esplanade street. the River,
Press street, Claithorne Cattal, the Pontchartraia Rail
road on Elysian Fields streets,. GenTilly Ridge, MtIar
igny Canal from' Gentill Road to the draining ma
chine, andtBao'ou St. John.
Tihe engine and building sha'll be delivered to the
contractor in good condition, and it shall be the daty
of said contractor to take care of the samee, make atll -
repairs and improvements which should be wantedatst
his own erpense, alwayn heep them ir the best repail
and rohdition, and, at the expiration of his contract,
return to the city tile hald engine and building in pen
feet order and condition.
The contractor shall bind himself to keep at all times
the secttoa free of all rain, domesrte and lake watersn,.
and of all waters coming from the pipes at the river or
from any water-works which are or may be hereafter -
authorized to be construeted by the city, to a depth of.
at least three feet below the surface of the lowest.
ground.
The contractor shall hind himselflto clean andal
ways keep cleaned the dralinlng canals ofthe sections,
at a deptih of five feet below the surfice of.the lowest
gnround atd to repai and always keep in good repair
and cotdition, all the protection levees of the secttona,
i nd should'he fail to comply with this cond:tion the
Council reserves the right to have the workdooe at his
expense and the expense of his security.
All engineere, meu, labor, fuel, oil etc., and all other
materials reqtttsite for the performance of the centraot
shall be furnished by the contractor.
T te co nltractor shall also clean and always keep
cleaned the tail-race of the draining machine, so that
the flood-gate may at all times, have free and preper
action.
Whenever the Common Council shall order any of
the draiinlg eanals to be dug, widened or drepened,.
'he'contractor shall be bound to draint diily, the water
in said canals as low down as the wheel will admit,
until said canals are completed.
The contractor shall frnmieh good and solvent seeO
rity to an amount of $5100, to guarantee the faithful
performalnca of the contraet,
in case of aty neglect ol the part of the contr.ta
to comply strictly with the foregoing rpeifieationts,.
the Coutncil reserves the right to declare the contract.
ipo fac o. null and void, without applying to a court of
justice, atd wilhout itdemnifying the contractor, and
to have the work perfotrmed at the expense of the aon
tractor andof his security.
Payments to be made monthly on the certificate of
the Surveynr.
The cottract to be adjudicated for the term of one
year from the stat of May, 1$86.
Bids to be per year for the whole work complete.
LOUIS H. PILIE,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committee on Streets and Landings.
of the Board of Assistant Alderment New Orletan,
Februtary, 1856.
[Signedl ISAAC THAYER.
Chairman.
Approved by the Committee on Streets attd lauortng
of the Board of Aldermoen; New Orlenst, Februarys,
1856.
i [Signed CHARLES PRIDE,
Chairman=.
6 New Orletns, Febrary t51h, 1856, mrn t. _ '
«Tý11 brougri to the l:ýly Yolree .I art en the IUL.
Ue inst., te .oy.I (Ig RGO f iset Inch'.
es high;,has a Ihr as the nppcrilp;i a toalt tU yeams
0it. Says he belongs to weidow Sally Yage living iti,
(iheni. Carrol county, Kentucky.
The owner is requested to call and clnimn aid al sl
nccording to law:
E.PLASCH4BRD
(cikim Keeper of the Citty Police Jail