True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-27

Now Orleans, eIh June. 1899.
The following Petitions wcrc referred:
One trem the Butchers Of Poydras Market, TO
Committee of Health.
Of Protection Hose Company, to Fire.
OF residents of Banks Arcade. to the Polic,.
OF certain inhabitants OF Baronne street, laid On
the table, subject to the call Of tho Council
or Eugene Carlin, to tho Finance.
A letter was received from II. M. Carter, ESQ,
rcsigning his Off Of Attorney to tho Municipal
ty.
On motion, the rules being dispensed with, the
Council proceeded to election to fill tho vancan.
cy, when Levi Pierce, Esq, was unanimously clcs-
tod.
Mr. Caldwell, Chairman of the Committee on
Streets and Landings, oilred the following Report
accompanied with tho annexed two Resolutions,
which, the rules being dispensed with, were taken
up and adopted.
REPORT
! OF tho Committee on Streets and Landings.
| Tho Committee beg leave to Report. that they
have received the following letter Of John Grant,
and decmng il a paramount duty in them to pro.
sent for the consideration of the Council that por-
ton of the public improvements most conducive to
| the interests Of this pality-tle health and
increased commerce Of which must necessarily
follow the completion Of tho wharvcs and ladin gs
beg leave to present tho following Resolution.
New ORLEANS, June 2lst, 1891
Dear Sir Tho undcrs gned being aware ithc
difficulty in which the Municipality is placed, by
the refusal of the Mayor to deliver the bonds au
thorzcd to be exchanged FOR the bonds ofthc State
proposes to receive for the labor Of constructing
the wharves, which havc been authorized and not
yet commenced. tho notes of the Municipality, paw
able on the LIST day of July next. 1910, and bearing
interest Of per cent tho works now commenced
.osc''er VIII" inc carriage and commissions on the
timber to be paid in cash, The full amount of ma
terials necessary for the works ordered h,ve been
contracted for, and nearly all ready for deliye
ry portion of their prica will be required in
cash, though feel confident that will bs ab,o to
exchange tho notes of the Municipality for nearly
| all tho materials.
l am, sir. yours &c.
JOHN GRANT.
Resolved, Tint the offer OF John Grant, in his
letter dated tho 2lst OF June, 1889 to do the work
of constructing tho wharlcs in front OF this Muni-
cipality, viii h have been authorised by the COM,
Gil and not yet commcnced-and to receive the
notes OF '|s Municipality, payable tho lst of
July next. 154O and bearing interest at the rn, If
per cent. per nnnnm, for tho same, DO, and tho
same is hereby uccepcL
| Resolved, That the Treasurer DO aud he is hcrc,
by authorised to issue to the order of John Grant.
from tina to me, the certifactc of the Snrycyor
designating the work by John Grant, approved by
the Con'"'ttcc on strcots and Landings, tho note
OF TIE Municipality, payable on tho lst of july.
le4O: Provided that the whole work authorised Lv
tins Council to be dono OH tho wharvcs aforesaid
be COM '"cd by the 18th day of October next.
Resolved, Thar the works already done BY said
Grant, and authorised by tho Courci', so far as
are now completed, together with the cartapc and
commission on the timber by existing contract with
said Grant, be paid for in cash.
JAMES II. CALDWELL. Chairman.
SAM'L J. PETERS,
BENJAMIN WHITNEY.
MIR. Rogers, Chalrm,n Of the Police Committee,
made the following Report. which was adopted.
The foiCe Committee, to whom. was referred
the letter of Thomu" Bragg, praying for the remis
sion of fino, Report:
That believing the said fina TO have boon Justly
imposed your Committee would pray to Le dis
charged from my further consideration of the sub.
jcct. DAVID JNO. ROGERS, Chm
JOHN HALL.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Tho Resolution in relation to prohibiting tho In
connective of the N. o. and CarroIllon Rail Road
from running in Baronnc street, being in order tho
further consideration Of the same was postponcd
until next meeting, and tho petitions for and
against said measure ordered to be printed
10 the Honorable the Recorder and City Council
of,he Second Municipality of tho City Of New
Orleans
The undersigned, property holders and resi-
dents N baronne street. being greatly annoyed BY
the present passage of the locomotive enpincs Of
the Carrollton Rail Road Company through that |