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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

sh. Joints ard ths shan % perfectly well bewed and
a'fssse shall blue or other
ssys;
from y sx feet long nom eighteen twenty four inches
s e. siss sa
y ~ s % s
"a nss
stones The eurbs.ones shall be according
sSs' sas
asnaa and shall
nss sas me 81
Il he re
ha ss laid with an inclination slope towards the same Of
sd
The old round stone paving and
siisf he sans SHAH have hauled hi
be b. s to
81 the
to be given by the and shall place the top Of the
s 5.% fass
T.
hs blocks sy touch and make close Joints Joints
1ses laid ienis
issp
ROLLER After r. settled r. gravel the
mixed shall be placed paving and the shall be
GENERAL usEs.The old cubstones old gneG stones
aud the old round paving and the earth picked the
street. shall be the property contractor shall hauled
Ali The materials shall be Of the best quality and shall be
furnished by the contractor, we'll as the labor.
ten days following the approval Of the adjudication by the Com
Council and complete the 10th of Novem
penalty Of twenty dollars per day for every day
thereafter the same is not completed.
qured to guarantee the faithful performance Of the contract
Payments to be made the completion Of each and every
and Of the by the Street Commissioner
Of the Street Commissioner in omy with Section 100
Of the new City Charter and to Be collected BY the contractor
said bills should the be paid; aud the
subogaed all the rights of the city and seize the
The contractor shall pay the City Treasury prior to re-
ceivi his cost Of publication Of the petition of
the property holders being well understood that said
shall have the right Of demanding Of said petitioners the
bursement Of the said costs Of publication
s well that in case of failure BY the contractor
to begin finish the work. thereof within the
Rod Fixed III the Council be dissatisfied with the
in which it is being executed the Council shall have the right
required BY article 1905 Of the civil CODE and without apply
ing to court Of Justice annul the and without nden
shall at time abandon his contract not finish and complete
the work in conformity with his contract the said
done by him to the date Of the abandonment and that the
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
resod contractor and his held
and bound to pay unto the city all losses difference
to perform work. he price which It may adjudi
Gated at resale rehabilitation
Bids to be superficial yard for the block paving
complete including The and superficial foot
Of cnrbstones furnished and laid
New Orleans Oct s. 1857 ~ - -, .
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards ef the Common Council;
=. :, {sg snsd JOHN XI F. HOLLAND chairmen.
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tees and Comptroller ps foT BY ssd officers
4 The following resciatoas offered bJ MT. Wilt
were read twice and adopted sne rales peing sas
~ .asss: "a sssass. s,s t.
iss sSs pays q street from Louisa street 70 the to-
's Rssos 4ss the adoption Of This resolution
a.so, g have night wits CHI *,
o''rs' s''s' STANDING coxxrrrHRs.
M Landry, on behalf Of the Committe on Streets
and landings offered the following report which was
adopted md the resolution accompanying the same
4 was read twice and adopted the raes being sus
d sirss sss Landing. ne honor
s: ~ ~ T. f. nss. .gss
ssss, IN to The me rec,
R,e N ssssy e. e
and and to remain ths
| piassara of the Common COUNCIL;
RI hsss T0 ss.
stones belonging to the city y be used and the
~ 9 Ts e eoSi,tes n M o
Issolaons authorizing the sale 81
S and reported BY the Surveyor to the
fsas' ana having been pub
M .ss FIVE NOTICE r. official journal
between Canal carondeist ursunes Roman and
resolution the romptrele to sell to the
lowest bidder after ys DAYS notice il the official Journal
ie z Gsr,Son from Common Orleans
s Sss srss
aahozng tie Mayor % give pasic notice
s Il ss hy
Poland sees .s pan
Isl ! HoNse1..
pistol gallery on
sd galley eonuced asreeaby to srt
during he pleasure q he Common Gunc
The following resolutions, adopted by the Assistant
Board were ccncurred in as recommended in the fore
resolution authorizing the Commissioner to avetwo
fusIs made Ct block at the intersection of Old
Yeas: Messrs. Conway. Dupre, Howell, Landry and
resolution authorizing Comptroller to sell to the lowest
brick Sordesed bs ana
s nd be
\ Yeas: Aessrs Conway, Dupre, Howell, Landry and
Witt g. ~ +, $500.
.dds days naties q the esai journal eontraet
asng ss rod m lake shells
Yeas: Messrs. Conway, Dupre, Howell, Landry and
days ourna A. &c eonae o
making shell road with lake shells the Northwest tide of
!. cas- Messrs. Conway, Dupre, Howell, Landry and
Wiltz--5. g-s ~ II,
a resolution authorizing the give public notice. in
lays the intention Of the Common Council IF the cy
asn Anphns
Yeas: Messrs Conway, Dupre, Howell, Landry and
Wits. ~ = -
On motion, the Board adjourned.
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
SsSspE E's e sEny e sss FFsnesn street. from
hs YG w Of h @ way which is q feet shall
gyen 9y the City Surveyor the contractor filing the same
oo g6 TO- low and picking and hauling the dirt where
bitches two and half feet wide the top foot
wide at the bottom aud eighteen inches deep shall Dug by
the contractor both sizes Of the roadway sides and
moohed off, 10 cut III line anu We"
Twenty feet in width in the Of the roadway shall be
ashss II m @ Is w ana ds shells
lbs roller three second layer shells six inches
a az s IS shall then be of the first
nss % De 5 and AIM @ the whole
six inches otherwise it shall be rejected
Al tse shall be Of hs Sest quality and shall be fur
The himself to begin ten
Council and complete months after
penalty OF ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
The contractor shall bind himself keep repair the sheled
cepance by the Street Commissioner
to Of $500 shall be required guarantee
Payments the completion Of each three
Of the Street Comm conformity with section II Of the
az faf
tights Of % sue and ssas the properly
of n non,payment Of any or all Of said bills
sa his s.
,a have rsht Of ds,nsaains said petitioners the
bp r Of said costs of publication.
grades to City Surveyor and under the s"psn
tendencc of the Street Commissioner.
1t well understood that in Of failure by the contractor
70 begin finish the work any thereof within the period
bXed in the Council be dissatisfied with the
which the work being executed the Council shall have the
right to annnl the without putting the contractor in de-
autt required by article 1865 o the Civil Code and without
applying of Justice annu the and without in
denny ard also well understood that in the contractor
shall any TING abandon the work not finish and complete
the same in conformity with his contract the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he have for of the work done
by him 10 the date of the abandonment and that the city
shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability Therefore
and also well understood that in the be eod
the contractor and his securities shall held and bound in
sodo unto the city all loss difference price
Mt which the originally contracted perform the
work and the price which may be adudcated resale
rendiudicaton.
Bids to be running foot for the whole work complete
New Orleans, October 9Th, 1851
49, Sisnedl LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees and Landings OF both
Boards of the Common Council.
lSignedI JOHN +. HOLLAND, chairon
OLD st [SignedI A. LANDRY, 5'n"'r"en'
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SPE.G[5aaaFIacsA1,i.QpNss for the contraet the
the north side of poydras street. from Mag
H Sidewalks shall be twelve feet in width.
cuassTosrs-Hewed and dressed earones shall line the
od quality with HEM beve DRESSED on the top to answer hs
Of the sides, from three to six feet long from sixteen to
.5 ana a ii
lengths Of from three to feet throughout the
Surveyor each cubstone shall have slope
ss IT, s and s f a The
proved prevent creyee wash and sinking Of bricks
less than three inches shorter than feet and
IN p Z than a 1e ss G S the
inches @ rs sh o be Ct
sn hsvsd siVs sacrificed inches at
et with pins not less than four feet long by inches in
pn santn The edge the panks aeare sths the
o % ia h e be ns
deep cut out eight feet thereof and in these
FIRMLY spiked said gutter WIKI at least
will be s s sunk q ten n inches wide
e Of dry river sand inches thick ana before
cutters for draining lots
shall be out BY the They shall be four inches wide
cypress panks for sides bottom by
Placed through iSi 's sS Width
lake e as xsk s' a T aks
sssssy aa srs Ely % @ m en- s
RrcSs shall Be vel filed Up with sharp sand and coating
ing Prior laying tSe bricks, the earth ground shall
ss % w spe AS sd he sups
half Of per The ground when TOO low Shall be
Be T 5
in
without any rugged or hollow places that the will
sRa BE- of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractor well
The contractor shall be bound begin the work the
Council complete same on or before The first day Of
eses n e 9 sn o se day
Coed and solvent security ecu e amount 5000 shall be
Of the Street conformity with section liz
Be For
bills should the same not be paid and the contractor be sub
payment any al Of SAID Bills SN' '' properly
ing lis eertiasie the Publication s p pan he
!. berg well nnders that said contractor
asdaS
well understood that in of failure by the contractor
period ass il II Council
IL s9ass IsSa PssE
out applying court of justice annu the and without
indemnity and 1t also well understood that in the
tractor shall at time abandon the work finish and
plee the in conformity with his contract, the said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he have for part Of the
work done by him the of the
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefor and also well understood that the
be reold the contractor and his securities be held and
bound IN soido unto tile said city all loss difference be-
the price ut which the originally
perform the work and the which be adjudcated
at sale or adjudication. t5T5E
Bids to be per running foot of sidewalks complete including
the turning of the corners 70 30 s.-
4 New Orleans, October 8, 1857. rt. f.uf
Signedl LOUIS H. PILE. City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards of the Common Council.
[signedl JOHN r HoLLANDy3 cbairmen.
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sURvEYOR--OFFICIAL.7


Good and solvent security $500 shall be
qured guarantee the faithful performance OF the contract
Payments to be made the completion Of each three
and acceptance Of the Street Commissioner
Said to be made by the property holders the
fcaes of the Steet Commissioner III conformity with section
l19 the city charter and be collected
tractor and the city to be held liable responsible for an,
Of said bills should the not be paid; and the
be subrogaed to all the rights Of the city and seize thu
property III case of Of all of said bills.
The contractor shall Into the City Treasury, prior
the property holders 1t being well understood said
tractor shall have the right demanding said petitioners the
reimbursement OF said costs of publication.
1t is we'll understood that In Of failure by the contractor
to begin finish the work any thereof within the pc
rod hxed In the Council be dissatisfied with the
which the work being executed Council shall
tha right anul the contract without putting contractor
default required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and with
out applying to court Of Justice to annu the same and with
out indemnity and 1t s also well understood that In the
contractor shall at time abandon the work. finish and
shall forfeit all claims he may have any part
work done him to the date Of The abandonment the
city shall be thereby discharged from any all liability
for and 1t is also understood that the resod
the and his securities shall be held bound
lido pay the city all loss difference the price
which the contractor originally perform
work and the price at which be adudaed resale
REHABILITATION. ga
per running foot of sidewalk complete including
the turning Of the corners.
New Orleans, October 6th, 1857. IT, b
Lsiggnedl 49, o,aI LOUIS H Ellie. City Surveyor.
both Boards Of the Common Council. T.
[Siguedl JNO p. HOLLAND, I r,,,o,
st |Sjpupdl A LANDRY. Chartneh.
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract f,, ~,
- ing With blocks Union street, S. CHARLES IA r.

streets. ~ 'Ifa 7TE1,5s " -
oyAirr AND DMENsIoss OF THE MArEsIAIs.-Tles squire
blocks shall be of good hard granite nrar
in quality TO the granite Obtained from Boston They shall be-
oblong in shape less than twelve than sixe
inches In width less than twelve than
inches II length ana net less than nine ineiss in
ends make tight joints and the tops shall dressed
square fiat and free Of The blocks The
gutter stones shall be angle of forty five degrees with
derng the sidewalks 4 ~
The gutter shall be Of good hard eraite not in any
respect inferior in quality the granite obned from Boston
sa be from Twelve 70 thirty inches ohg twelve inches
vide and than Minis inches thick Tey shah be well
aaased hariSg parallel square sides and eads
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4n. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Z
Parish of Orleans City of New Orleans.
Belt remembered that the 18th July 1851 before
undersigned Justice Of the Peace in and for the city aforesaid
personally appeared Charles j. Manson Secretary
Mutual Insurance Company Of New Orleans Who be-
ing duly sworn according to law does depose and
foregoing accounts
from the books of said Company fEf
Sworn TO and subscribed before this 25h july 1887
.+t signedl @. j. MANS0Nl, Secretary.
lSignedl CHAS. NJ. BRADFORD,
Second Justice OF the Peace for the parish of Orleans
The Board OF Trustees have resolved pay
Blk CENT In cash. outstanding certificates
to the holders thereof their legal aud
after the I'd Monday of August proxo declare dy
dend OF ioryhve 40 per cent? the ned pre-
ms OF the company for TIL ending the Both Of June
1851 for which certincates will be Issued 18th pteme
next and resolved further that after .serving ONE MLoS
DOLLARS Of profits that all the outstanding certificates of the
company of the issue Of and 5 per cent
OF issue OF 1852 be redeemed and paid the holders thereof
or their legal rep, esentatiyes, MS follows
That Of 1850 ON and after 18th OF August next.
That OF 1851 on and after 18th of September next
And ~ per cent 1852 and after 18th Of October next
from which date all interest thereon will The certificates
to be produced the time of payment cancelled to the
tent paid.
TH0S. A. ADAMS, President
GEO JONAS, Vice Prasjdent,
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CoMPTRoLLER--oFFICIAL.
CoMPTROLLER's OFFICE.
City Of New Orleans, October 18th, 1851.

n I10 4 " CItyui ESew OreH1s, OctUper I4ti IooI }
Ef 5sa si ~. s.a Ia No. 3545. 'iesgn
Resofped That the Comptroller be- he hereby authorized
to sell to the lowest bidder five days notice the oc
journal contract for paving with square blocks Union
from Charles BaFonne Streets in conformity with
petition of Of real in said for the
and greeaby section No. 12 of the city charter
said work be done in accordance with lines and levels be
given by the Surveyor specifications file
said to be subject the rejection Of The
Common Council III 49, tt
(Signedl j. MAGIONI
~ President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
ISigpedl II. NJ. SUMMERS,
~ ~ ,glfs5 President Board of Aldermen.
Approved October l., 1857. II l-z.7 : q = 5 =
lsignedl CHAs. ii. WATERMAN, Mayor OH
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A ,n.o...,a. -, President Board OF Aiaertn
lsignedl CHS. 81 WATERMAN Mayor.
INo.. s5an.

{ No. $3.50. ] q. II III 81. 4 j.
Iha the Comptroller be- and he isheeby authorized
+ ~ lowest bidder after FIVE days motto the official
eosract LOT making shell road with lake Shells
street from Claiborne Canal Mariguy
t Wv WIN the petition Of owners Of property said
c o SaMe ana ageeahly 10 section No 19 Of the
sn se 70 h. ne d work to be done in with lines
rejection Of the Common couuci 's !" '"e "ips''"' Vi
a3r--'-i sisneul J. MAGToNI,
g 1tesiueat Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
+ ~ - tsisneal II, NJ SUMMERS,
"A ,s. President Board Of Aldermen
+. tsignedl oHAs. NJ WATERMAN. Mayor
1u' eOps' J.b WALTON, Secretary.
Notice Is hereby given that on MoNDAy ,at, ;nst 7
tracts. $780, :. u - 'As th''s eon
blast u Il, THEARD, Comptroller.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

lCOMPTRoLLER,S OFFICE ,
~ -,.,.>. City Of New Orleans July 4 1853 I
NJ y bspaea That the Comptroiler bs, and
atandng in the official JOURNAL that In
Win we ninth section OF ordinance No. 4l2 approved March
w. the Council will any bill against the city unless
under authority Of an order from the Comptroller
lSgnedl Il. l.. TRACY,
ts., President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
lSgnedl L. H. PLACE, -
49,. -, -, 49,, President Board of Aldermen.
tsignedl JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor %
respectfully called tothe foregoing resolution f>
, 8B4a< ~ r. THEARD
1yl6 v -. Comptroller City Of New Orleans
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Orleans, City of New OrleansS
Be remembered that this 18th March, 1851 me- the
subscriber Justice of the Peace in and for the
personally appeared Charles Briggs President H. p
yier Secretary Of Louisiana Mutual
New Orleans, who being duly sworn according
and that the above accounts
correct Transcript from the books Of said Company
CHARLES BRIGGS, President.
...- H. 2. JANVfER, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before this 18th March,
A. D. 1857. G. NJ. BRADFORD
Second Justice Of the Peace for the Parish Orleans.
The Board of Trustees have resolved pay
in cash the outstanding certificates profits
and after the second Monday May declared
scrip dividend of THIRTYFOU PER CENT. the
earned of the year ending February 49, 1851
which certificates will be Issued the first day
june 1857. CHARLES BRIGGS, President.
A. CARRIERE. Vice President.
q. P, JANFIER, Secretary. -
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On Sundays the train will leave the city every
O'Clock A. NJ, until 10 O'Clock T. NJ.
Horse Car will leave the city depot every morning
O'clock and the Lake every night
steam train Extra special trips when required notifying
the conductor. =
Station House has been erected at GENTLY Ridge, which
is also made Flag Station where the will
when required from A NJ to r. NJ except trips III
II and 4ock and trips ll and AZ o'ck Fare each way
in steam trains Is cents. Tickets dow purchased
the ticket office and the conductor notified ~ 781@
The daily Horse Car. and from epty Ridge stopping
required, will come from the Lake at 6s O'Clock H.
will leave as " -
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IMlP0PK ~ TO COTTON PLASTEKs-s7

I IMPORTANT TO COTTON PLANTERS-BY
which their Incomes must be Donbled-The undersigned
has invented and obtained letters from the
tor the and combination Of machinery for
ing Seed Cotton into Yarns by continuous from the
Gin through the preparation ard spinning machinery until R
ready for shipment weaving. The saving Of COTTON
the use Of machinery to press the cotton into bales
destructive in their operations the
dspensabe those of ginning and spinning
facures YARNS made of unbroken FIBRE hence
VIII be y PER VII command advanced prices
The undersigned prepared dispose privileges use
his patent and Planters will be informed terms with
plee instructions how It, how obtain ma
chnery and all other necessary particulars application ad
dressed to here, consultation with
corner Front and Dauphin streets, up stairs. :
fe3 1yhW GEORGE G. HENRY. Mobile. Ala.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
that on the 2h January, 1851 before me-
the subscriber Justice Of the Peace for the city
aforesaid, personally appeared Alexander Brother President
and james II. Wheeler Secretary, Of the Home Mutual
Insurance Company of New Orean who being sworn
eorng depose and the are
and true and correct transcript OF the
said Company. A. BROTHER, President.
JAS. H. WHEELER, Secretary.
and subscribed before 18th day of January
1857. CHAs. NJ. BRADFORD Second Justice Of
e the Peace Of the Parish of Orleans,
The Board Of Trustees have resolved pay
cash outstanding profits to the
holders thereof their legal and after
MONDAY, the 9Th of February
The Board of Trustees have also declared dividend Of
FORTY 90 the earned premiums Of the
for the ending 3st December 1856 for which
hcatss will he issued the 18th
H-Ths Company continues insure peril the
seas rivers and loss damage by rates Of
premium. Office No. IS Camp street.
ALEXANDER BROTHER, President.
~, JOHN r. SHAW, Vice President.
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PORTABLE AND STATIONARY STEAM

i ENGINES. .'
HOARD SONS Southern Depot fer the States of Lonis,
lana lAeama Tennessee, Arkansas Texas
established AZ No 70 DRAWER street. New Orleans
subscriber who is sole agent for the above States receiving
from eight TO sixteen every month of sizes from "a horse
power OF these celebrated Engines, which,
years Of upward. Of 500 Engines in all the
All giving the most complete satisfaction being THE ONLY
rSTfIS9s nins hsyiag sslnde. boiler WHICH Is ALI
CESSlBLE INSIDE AND OUT FOR CLEANING; requires
no brick work TO put them in operation special skill to
te up and but the smallest proportion Of fel them
i Also
Nohany in store Sash and Circular Saw Mills; Straub Is
Frame Corn and Flour Mills Newell Cotton Screws for
or power Carver Improved Gin Stands with Shaft
s fue Stands, Boxes and Bolts ready fit out complete
the shortest notice. Steam Cotton Gins: Saw Corn and Flour
as which can be put In operation few days after being
ceyed Descriptive pamphlets with 0 testimonials viii be
sent by mail to any address, SAMUEL II. GILMAN,
-anSl ly&W No 10 Gravier street. New Orleans.
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r~. r..yyvzx,z,t-N NEW ORLEANS, JaCk-
A%3 w. usssEssssl 1SoN AND GREAT NORTHERN

Passenger Train leaves New Orleans, daily, 30
A. arrives at Brookhaven, Miss hundred
eight miles from New Orleans 22s O'Clock P. NJ Returning
leaves Bro7khayen every day 500 O'clock, A. M and
reaches New Orleans at 3;lS O'Clock. p. NJ.
FAREThree cents mile, each Children
years OF free Children between Ave twelve years
age and colored persons, half price
SEASON TICKETS may be obtained at the office the
Company corner Caiope and Magnolia also family tickets
whoe or halves in packages OF twenty price,
CoJred permitted without
pass expressly authorizing them to do and naming
inc stations to and from which they As the viii
be retained by the Conductor and will good trip one
direction ohy those making trip both ways will to be
provided with two. w.
FREIGHT TRAIN leaves New Orleans for Brookhaven
and intermediate stations at 40 A. NJ every Tuesday Thurs
day and Saturday. leaves Brookhaven for New
terredate stations Monday Wednesday Friday
morning at $3.50 o'clock A. NJ This train stops Fridays
Saturdays at Flag Stations midway between regular saons
E- No freight will DO received the New Orleans depot
after o'clock p. ~
7. S. WILLIAMS, sup't Transportation.
~ line OF four horse mail from Brookhaven
jackson jackson to Brookayen every
lhP WIN the passenger trains. So