True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-12
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TUESDAY, 10Th July, 1888

TUESDAY, 10Th July, 1888.
The Council me, pursuant to adjournment: pre-
eent, Hon Joshua Baldwin, Recorder; Aldermen
Caldwell Gloyd, Hall, Mcux, Peters, Sowcll, Whit
ney md Yorko.
Tic journal of tho preceding meeting having
been read and approved, XII
The weekly statements of tie Treasurer Of the
3D. and 10th July were submitted; tho frat showing
the receipts TO have amounted TO $2,7S2 20, the
balance $l0,739 81. Balance last report -,
Sc. Expenditures, Sll,07s A, old municipal
notes 10 redeem, $3G6 40.
The hitter showing the receipts nj $27,793 4s,
issue Of municipal notes, $685.; bnlnnce last re-
port, $lD,739 54 expended S 500 10, old notes
to cancel Slit 25; balance this date, $3.S32 So.
+ Hugh Grant, Deputy Surveyor, proposed as one
of his securities, DC. Swain 4 Co. instead of
Swain 81 Co., which was accepted.
Il The petitions of Maurice Cannon, of p. Ceary,
and of j. b. Barbcy were read, aiirfecrred 10 The
Committee o,, Streets and LandA -
:, OF John Macarty, referred 10 Y cepa'N'0e on
On motion of Mr.. Peters, the Mes being dis
pensed with, il was
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay. on the war
rant of tho Mayor, to John Gibson, for advsrtising
tho sum ofone hundred and thirty five dollars. and
to the prsprictors of tke Commercial Bulletin, fo1
advertising, the aum Of ono hundred and seventy
SIX dollars twenty five cents.
On motion Of the sumo gentleman, it was
Resolved, That tho sum of si1ty-two dollars
l6-l06 be paia to Maior Willard, for expenses in.
CURED in firing national salute on tho annivsrsn.
| ry of the Declaration of Independence.
| Mr. Caldwell chairman of the Committee on
Streets ind Landings, introduced the following
report and resolution, which, the rules being dis
penscd with, were taken up and adopted.
REPORT
| OF the COMMITTEES on Streets and Landings.
/ Resolved, That the hcxagonal block pavement
/ cd uit, II he lnid in
Carontclet street, between Girod and Julia streets.
| Resolved, That the contract for oblong block
stone made with Robert Akin be laid in pavement
IN st. Charles street, between Grod and Julia
streets.
Resolved That the scaled proposals of John
Grant for the wood work of tho wharves of this
municipality, under date Goth June, 1888, be, aud
the same is hereby accepted.
The Wharfnger having reported large quanti-
| ties of fiat boat lumber, empty casks, ballast, and
other materials Wh;ch have been removed as III
cumbrahces from the wllafves of the municipality,
| after having lain there in violation OF the ordl-
nanccs, now fill up the depot of this municipality.
no owners Tor which appearing, the present mate
riul must be removed. additional storage be pro-
vded by this council for other material which may
hereafter be removed from the wiarycs and lcvees
1 for contrnvention of he ordinances:
| Be it resolved, That tho Wharfngcr BE-, and he
hereby authorised to to be sold by auction,
after ten days Previous notice i'll two newspapers,
in English and in French, all the flat boat lumber,
empty casks, ballast and other materials now in
the depot of this municipality, removed from the
whurves and lcvces the proceeds to be paid over to
tho OWNERS Of said property, after dcducting the
fines and charges attendant on the same.
/ JAMES III. CALDWELL.
SAMUEL ]. PETERS,
-" BENJAMIN WHITNEY.
On melton of the same gentleman, it was also
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay TO Rsbcrt All
kin, ON the warrant of the Mayor the sum Of cigh
teen hundred and twenty five dollars, being thu
amount of freight one thousand square yards o
pay,ng stones, furnished by him agrecably 10
resolution Of the 9th March last said freight to BE-
paid on the delivery of the paving stones and do
| Quoted from the amount OF tha same.
l On motion, Mr.. w. j.. Breed was accepted as thu
security Of Philip Vidcch, in his contract for fu:
nishing 5000 barrels shells; and Frederick Buissol
as security of Joseph Laurent Il son, for thei
contract 10 deliver 90, 600 barrels sand.
The Recorder laid before the Council the peti
ton and citation in suit instituted before the Dis
\ trict Court by Charles Gcnois, Mayos of New Or
leans, VS.. Henry I.ockett Municipality No 2, AM
others Hher,upon, motion of Mr.. Peters, j
was
/ Resolved, That tho petition in the caso o
Chs rles Genois, Mayor VS.. III. Lockett, the NUM-
cipaity No. 2, md others, be transmitted to tn
Mayor, with the request that he cause this mum
cipaty TO be defended by the attorney of thi
Council.
Be it further resolved, That this Council dsap
prove of the suit Instituted by the Mayor agains
IL Lockc,t, Esq. and the Treasurer of this Mum
cpulity, inasnuch us said suit has been institute
without the authority, and against the consent c
this Council.
On motion, the Council! adjourned to Tucsda
ncxt tho 17tl July, at 5 o'clock, P NJ.
JOHN GIBSON, Sect'y