Blas Puche, head of the night watchmen of New Orleans, certified that he and his ten men (names listed) each worked thirty-one days during May, guarding the streets and lighting the lamps of the city. The town government owed him and his crew 170 pesos for the month's work. City Steward Juan de Castanedo and City Magistrate Rodulfo José Ducros certified that they paid Puche.