True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-11
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TUESDAY, OH Octuber 1888.


and Sewell.
The Journal of tho preceding meeting having
been cd and approved.
The weekly statements of the Treasurer for the
weeks ending the 25,h Sept. 2nd & 9Th October,
were submtled The first showing tho receipts
to have amounted to S2,7l7 40. Balance u.s.
1856. Balance last report Is 044,7i Elk en-
aiturs sll,09H,30
That of the 2nd Oct, Receipts $40 1874 IS.
Municipal notes issued sls,975, Balance s2S22O,.
20; Balance last report S2642 So Expended
S3J,7l4, Is; notes redeemed 80 IS.
That OF this day. Received s4,0l7 Al; issue
of notes Sill 675 balance $226 33l 6s; Balance last
report s27 9o4 20; Expended Si397l ID; notes
redeemed Is 81.
The following communications and Petitions
were read and referred TO the Committee Streets
and Landings.
OF the N. o. Draining Company, relative to
plan for draining the Municipality.
N. o, g. Carroliton Rail Road, praying 4 com.
nit,ec of conference to Just the difficulties exist
ing between tho two corporations.
Two proposals OF Elw ard Rigney to lay the
roun stone pavement at 50 cents tie square yard,
and the other 10 do the fa,gins and guttcrlny OF
tho Poydras Market .-...5.
OF tho inhabitants Of Carroten asking aid to
complete the Canal Avenue from the Now Canal
at Carrolton.
Of Mortimer Turner, complaining of certain OBJ
structions the Levce.
OfSteam Ferry Company, and petition in ia
vor of same asking the privilege Of establishing a
new Ferry.
OF the inhabitants in the vicinity of the Hospi
tai, praying that the Surveyor DO required to give
certain lines.
Or the inhabitants in the vicinity of Hercules
street, praying tie removal IT houses Of i'll fame
from that neighborhood, referred To the 2 lice.
Mr.. Peters as chairman of the Finance Commit.
tee introduced the following resolution, which, the
rules being dispened WITH was taken up and adopt.
e..
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay to Robert
Aiken, on tho warrant of the Mayor, tho sum of
thirteen hundred and forty nine dollars and ighty
four cents, teiug tho batance due him for 745 l,3
square yards OF paving stonHs, delivered con.
fotmty with resolution Of the Council, duted 6ta
Marcr, 1888,
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The ordinance. introdL ccd by Mr. Calds ell at a
previous mseti g, being in order, was taken up;
the first section heing under discussion, on meton
OF Mr.. Peters the same ordinance was referred to
the comm ttce on treets and Landings.
On melton ot Mr.. Lockett, it was
Resolved, That the Comptroller DO and he is
hereby authorize to Contract with the Commec r,a
Bulletin of New Orleans, for all printing not incu
ded in the ordinance creating u pri ter for tn
Municipality, and defrayng the duties of that OF
icer provided said Commercial Bulletin will charge
as low therefor any other p,perol extensive CIR
eulation.
Mr.. Peters, in behalf of tho MAORI Of tn. com.
mtt on Streets and Landings made the follow
ing report. accompanied with the suhjoined resou.
tons, and moved that the rules be dispensed with
to take he into consideration, which was
ca ried.
Tho Committee on Streets and Landings have
examined with all the care its great Importance
merits, the ordinance referred to them, entitled.
An Ordinance on Pouing" and beg leave to
report ID follows:
But one mon,h has elapsed since the subject was
deliberately discuss d, and was repor,e, on by this
committee, but only in reference the relative
advantages OF the square stone d rebbc stone
pavement az adapted TO the wants and the means
ot the people OF this municipality that quest on
was then settled by dcclsoa OF this Council in
favor OF the round stone pavement, only Que mem.
Der dissenting your committee therefore cannot
beheve t at 4 repetition of the arguments then
used and of the facts then stated can be necessar>
nor do they deem it essential to inlrude on the
Inns OF the Council in order to prove the great
improprIety OF investing $320,0DO in wooden
paVcnents which eighteen months ago we're con.
eenned 10y the unanimous vote OF this Council as
pavement OF general use, and as beng utterly
UNITED To our Climate, circumstances and means
special cotnnttec then appointed, co cctcd n.
formation from Europe and the cities of the North
on the subject all OF which went to prove conclu-
siVeiy, that wood as material for paw q street.
on an extensive scale had been abandoned in eyerv
city OF the United States where it had been used
experimentally; an is, by the statement of the
street commissioners of Now York, shown TO br
the most expensive and thu least durable pacies of
pavement perhaps used. SINCE, then, your
committee are uwFe OF no new facts favorable to
wood pavement: two experiments h We baen made
here, neither of which has stood sufficient length
OF time TO furnish much information. Ii ia
known only, That the wooden pavement in s.
Charles street does not answer firm and az even
as was expected, and that the dsag ecabe filuvia
arising freH It's surface from the ACTON of the sun
after rain or damp weather. is ii cause of much an
Eoyanco 10 the residents OF the immediate vicinity. |
This is Inscribed ty to the circumstance that
the surface retains impure and filthy substances
thereon upon 1t. which UNIV hSlesome waite. would |
speedily disappear from the surface of stone pave.
nlent.
The Committee of Streets and Landings will
proceed to examine the ordinance presented for
their consideration; confirming themselves to the |
question OF the proprety of the Municipality bind.
ing itself through this Council 10 pave tie 10 .
lowing named streets, within and withou, the in |
corporated or taxable limits, with cubic blocks of
granite al the probable of 473,0V0 dollars, to
DO made within two years Gravier street from
Circus to ST Marc street Common from Caronde.
lot to Claiborne; Circus from Canal to Julia street
landing; Canal from B2ronne to Claiborne; Poy-
dras from Baronne to ST Marc; Perdido from Ba |
rome to st Mare; Camp from Delurd to the upper
line OF the Municipality; Carondcie from Grod 10
Triton Walk. And to pave with wood so 900
square yards in the following named rae,s at
probable expense OF $4,000 dollars within and ,
without the taxable limits OF the municipality He.
via street from Carond let 10 st Paul; Jackson from
Bash 10 Claiborne; st Mare from Common to the
Protestant Cemetary; Franklin, Robertson Marais
and Trcme streets from Canal to Common street
Philippa from Canal TO Julia ST John, St Peter,
and st Paul, from Common to Julia street landing;
st Mary, Frere and G.; ende from Common TO tho
Protestant Cenctary.
l, has been up to this time the fixed poiicy f this
Council to regulate the expenditure OF the public
funds by general considerations; and inasmuch as
III The prosperity OF commerce depends the pros.
perty OF GU city, its fret attention has been direct,
cd Ito the improvement of the port, by the erection
OF extensive whsrves throughout its whole extent,
oy extending and widening the quays or landings,
&C. he cheap and easy transportation of pro.
duce and mefchand Re through our streets to and
from ships and steamboats, AMI the stores md ware.
houses Of our merchants a muttar not second
in importance TO tho first. and consequently the
pavisg has first been made in those streets of the
greatest commercial Importance: nd as property |
Is valuable IN proportion to its proximity to bus
ness so has the pavement regularly progressed from |
inc most valuable and most frequented points, keep
ing pace with the wants of the community. the
ability of property holders to pay their respective
proportions, and tho growing resources OF our
treasury.
1t seems to the undersigned that more jus, and
equitable rule than this could not be devised and
UP to tins period The whole population ofthis mu-
inequality have acquiesced in its propriety. The
committee of streets and landings have from the
period of its organization rigidly adhered to it and
all lis r. comnendation ofpublic proyement have
been based on it. The member who introduced
tho ordinance the provisions of which now