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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ed by the Surveyor When the biocksa a the joints shall
accurately sd with line and sharp sand mixed nd
After the rain has settled the gravel completely into ME Joints
d three inches Of ns gravel ana ssa5n sHha MIXED
ss ss placed upon INC paving 'n' '' 'AA
GENERAL CLAUSES old wooden cutters and the earth
picked from the street shall be the property Oh the contractor
and shall be hauled away by him. .,..- 49,. .,.,,..e-
nshed the contractor as sll as The n, H. Al. fan
follow the approval Of the adjudication by the Common
Council and to complete the same ninety days AFTER
penalty OF ten dollars day for each and every day
Good and security smount Of 5000 shall be re-
Payments follows ow On hs compilation o. The WORN
and acceptance Of e same BY TIE city me . sum a
balance be paid by the ,he certificates s
to held liable responsible 70. any Of sad bills should The
rights Of the city and seize the properly III case of non
Of sg nall Of a n,a s he CITY prior
ceyng ceraeaes q publication q hs petitions
raoer pssa have The 1t q deannE Of said petitioners
said cost Of publication, ~ ~.
t. n The FIX Se ns ia
which The work. s ssesate the Council shall
right the consc, putting The de
applying justice annul the same and without in
denny and is also well understood that in case the con-
complete the same in conformity his the said
shall IL an 10 I'm as n
city shall be- thereby discharged from any and al
the his shall be held
in sodo unto the city all loss difference the
the work. and the price which may be adiudicated at
Bids to Be- per superficial yard of square block
nshes and laid hs s1sr sone and per supe'e'"
New h paT1s ~ PILE CITY Surveyor
Boards Of The Common ON Council. "
Is'snsd'l H 4 r y HSyaRp, chairmsn.
Registered December 2sth 1858. ,-.,..
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A Car SroRY.-A philosophical old gentleman was
one day passing q new school house erected some
where towards the setting sun borders Of our glorious
Union, when his attention was suddenly attracted
TO crowd Of persons gathered around the door.
He inquired Of boy whom be met whist was going
on?
!, ( Well. nothin' 'cept the skule committy, and
Oh, committee meets to-day? What for ~
{" Well,n continued the boy, you see Bill, that's
biggest boy, got mad the other day at the teach
err and 60 he went all round and gathered dead cats.
Nothn but cats and cats, and cats. O, was orfal
them cats ~
/" Pshaw! what have the cats to do with the school
committee ~ "a s,i -is.y.,9f Z
/" Now, well, you see Bill kept bringing cats and
cats alters pilin' them up yonder.n pointing to
huge pile as large in extent pyramid, and consid-
erable aromatic, " and he piled them. Nothin' but
4 cats, cats ~ Is
Never mindmy son, what Bill did what has the
| committee met for ~ -Ae.
Then Bill got sick handlin' them, and every
| body got sick nosing them, but Bill got madden
and didn't give It up, but kept pilin up the cat
/ snd--'
for,
K why, the skuIe committy are goin' to hold
meetin' 70 say whether they'll move the skule.hous
or the cats -
The old gentleman evaporated immediately.
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CPECIFICA TON 5 for the contract fol
y paving with blocks Magasine street. from Ninth c

q &c If C A ITO N > for the contract Tor
paving with square blocks Magazine street, Ninth
block good hard ssa
in quality TO the granite obtained from Bo on They shall be
inches wiah and less than twelve than twenty
shall Be- well auare having parallel square sides and ends
make ht Joints aud The tors shall be dressed square
stones shall be cut at an an e Of foyye degrees with III
The gutter shall good hard granite cbaiAed from
twelve inches wide and less nine inches thick They
50 as to make Ugh, joais aud The shall be perfectly well
he ed and dressed otherwise they shall be rejected
e sTa Re ID. qn the om The
ne inches wiae and in no case less than four inches in hicA
nes, ..., .. :, =, ,,o has. ,aon ,r,u. ~. o,,..
IAs IN 0s
sound lake shells The sand shall be clear sharp sand Of large
MANNER IN WHICH Work SHALL BE ExEcurEp.-The
by the surveyor and substitute il their stead new curb
grades to be given BY the good joints and in work
from three throughout each cnrbsone
shall have three inches for foot 81 It's hsght
and backed II the most approved manner Aperes for drain
wSensssr reqared s the sa1vsse
pg sidewalks which be found displaced lhs Surveyor
shall be laid with an in linston or slope the same Of
inch booning Of four inches e. London g. el .. Ink
| hardened with the head of bar TN il solid.
The shall take tn. old wodn CUTTERS aud plank
road nd shall pick grade the surface If
cordnce with the grades be given by the Surveyor depth
of fourteen inches below the superior face Of the blocks
laid The shall of
the be given by the Surveyor and shall place
of the soing not less than four inches Of
gravel shells sharp mixed shall thorough
ly roll the with 900 b. roller un forms
hard foundation The square block paving shall then
In laying the paw g the shall lay the blocks agon
ally at angle of iorhye degrees with the street line
breaking joints with tier Carefully bedding the blocks
ami hardening the ma,es under the in order that eael
block may rest a foundation. He shall care
lay the blocks. they and make lnts,
joints halt inch in width shall positively reject
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CPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
cleaning the canals Of the First section Sec
bayou st. john til, Caib rne Canal rom Grod
papade street. and the Broad Canal om carondeet Walk 10
s" 4 ,s sns width e. The
deph the level Of he lowest ground hs section
ss ss a h sa
below The & Of the H~ss in hs section s width tho
Top sfeen bottom feet in depth
0w svs & " ssS a sss @ Nicely cut
off dressed according to the lines and levels be
s s s as out S s s u s%
and shall be the 3 Of the city m al r,oos ., The
sides the when msy e disturbed or BY The
in their former condition. previous to the making of set
The contractor shall bind himself to have all dams
by hm opened night as to prevent the water
Thewhole work executed under the supervision of
the City surveyor and 70 The ere satisfaction said ocer
All materials and abor required shall be FURNISHED by
the contractor
days lowing the adndca ion by the Common
Council and to complete the four months after under
p tss same is not completed. $3.50
| the faithful esioImauce Of the contract
Payment cash the completion of each and twenty
Of Of each settlement being
well understood that in Of failure by the
begin in o @ ss wSs # ANY s the ID
which the work being the Council shah have the
fault required By article isos Civil Code and without
applying OF justice annu the without
dennty and is aso well understood that in the
shall time abandon the work finish
complete The ssme IN conformity with his contract the
shall forfeit all claims have for of the
him the date Of the
the CRY shall thereby discharged from and all a,
therefor and Is also well understood that the
esod contractor and his securities shall be held
bound in soldo unto the CITY all loss difference
which the actor originally
perform the work and the price whch may adudcatet
at resale or rehabilitation. =5.
per running of 2s feet for the whole worl
complete.
New Orleans. Nov. 2, 1852. 3.s-5. g.
[Signed LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor,
Approved by the Committees Streets Landings Of
Boards Of the Common Council
: lsgnedl ROBERT HuYGHE c,;a
: iSignedj q. 7. yEENARD, ohhi'heh
Registered Dec. 30, 1855.
, HENRY nUREI,
dSl It fos Comptroller.
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r MAYaRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
5l3 City Hall, Eighteenth day Of December. 1858.
Common Council Of the City Of New Orleans.
I

oi'y nn nsn n ssn ~ Ihs Civ ns Ne - orissns
- No 1851. ]
licenses professions eaings and other business and
s,ssa g. dss s ssss n oa That
from aud after the LIST day Of Janusry 1852 the taxes and
I
and sums set forth In The foil the
State Of Louisiana engaged in buying and selling exchange
Bee Bach every insurance company doing business in
city New sd ssh and
shah or q one Il. on the
been the above said lax Of one per cent
he c II ye s h II no ssse
companies agencs not doing re insurance busnesex
and all doing life insurance sness only one
Sec s. every keeper lessee of thsasr amphthsa
Sec l. on and every raae-course hundred and
Sc Sec g. Every keeper of q cock pit hfty dollars.
On establishment where negroes are kept for
Sec On every private banking house or rm person
buying and selling bs e than
or sale Of pOducs made BY hsn three hundred
Sec g. Every pawnbtoker two hundred md fifty dollars
Sec g. Every broker dealer in uncurrent money or
IN gold and silver bullion, gold dust two hundred and fifty
Every keeper Of hotel boarding house
Sec II Every keeper Of tavern bar cab
spirIuous liquors malt liquors sold by the glass;
and sle drank on the
I IL on or hess
| sold, one hundred dollars.
sold at the BAR one hundred and seventy i've dollars
Sec 4 On keeper or lessee Of cotton press two hun
sc Is Ga keeper Of grocery confectionery store
liquors sold Y II, n ~; n sn a an
Sec Is On keeper Of jewery aud watch
Sec II Every stock note and exchange broker, one hun
Sec. is Every cotion broker, one hundred dollars.
Sec. 10 Every cotton pckery, one hundred dollars
spraoas 81 mali liquors Or Wines are sold aud rssaes
bur- and where ne liquor. Or %iass are SOD Or
ment, one bundled dollars
business 2, snefe p'aouS or matt liquor
ssc r. Every Eeepss Of able where horses carriages
wagons bugsss KEEP. for sale the whole
ind doing both wholesale and retail business or whoissai
whatever be
where sptnous malt liquors sod seventy do
Sec a. On every commission merchant hundred do
Q Sec. rs. On every auc,oneer, one hundred dollars;
See g On every private hospital seventy five dollars
Sec Is Every keeper OF coal or lumber yard seventy ny
Sec. 2 Every coal ship agsnt hundred dollars
See 80 Every produces merchandise broker one hundrs
Sec Every establishment for the botling Of malt quo
Sec 81 Every keeper where produce good
or merchandise are received storage one hundrs
Every sss sss 4 dollars
| fifty dollars.
Sec s. Every keeper Of enpn alley alleys, hu
drei dollars.
s. Every keeper of pistol gallery, galleries. six
r dollars,
Sec. 81. Every mill planning mill sash blind
y | ry, or brick yard, sixty dollars L. I'D
Sec. 49, livery retail cigar store. afy dollars.
SEQ, So Every printing office doing job work. twenty
dollars. s9-7ig5 ~ SIS Il
10 40 Every keeper Of hotel boarding housr.
modatng less hsnweny persons than oae hu
= dred sersons sixty dsl ars
Sec Al Every jobboas plying in the waers of the pc
sixty d,llars.
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GPE CT LEGATIONS for the contract for
side of neutral ground Eplanads street, from Royal
cgansTosEs.-He and dressed curbstones shall line
the Fast side Of the ground On %
other q equally good quality with them oevslsd
not less than three 1s half inches thick They
St in
levels TO Be given BY The City surveyor snrbstons
shall have slope Of three and half inches for every
Be soidy sed and backed he most
pd IN no he ss ha tx
inches below the surface of the aoibng gutter shall be
GurTrEsThe cutters shall be made Of the best
lengths haved scafed inches
IL sss
IL sss G m se ge s
SHAH Be beyslsd sui and he other outside
out
hsn s
be firmly driven down and with said gnt.er plank with at
nss
e T' river an sesy
s s mi he
and the latter shall be laid with slope Of one inch to-
GENERAL oLAusEs-Al the materials shall be of the best
sSo and shall be furnished by the as well as
The contractor bound begin the work in the
Council complete the ninety days after under
penalty dollars day for each and day thereafter
the same Is not completed.
Security OF $500 shall be required TO guarantee
| the faithful performance Of the contract.
Payment III the completion of the work and accept
| ance Of the by the City surveyor.
well understood that failure BY the contractor
begin finish the work thereof within the Pc
Rod dxd in the Council be with the
which the work being executed the Council shall have the
h @ S
70 ossfi
tractor time abandon the work hnsh aud
complete conformity with his contract the con
forfeit all claims he have or part Of the
work done by him dae of the abandon and That
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefor snd il is also well understood that in the CON
resod the and his securities shall be held
bound IN soido pay the city all loss difference
price which originally contracted
to perform the work and the price which il be adud
Gated at a resale or rehabilitation.
Bids TO be per running foot for the whole work complete
New Orleans, December %, 1858,
| lSgnedl LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings Of bott
Boards of the Common Council.
| [Sgned ROBERT HUYGHE, Chairman
| H. 7. YENNARD. SN
Registered Dec. IS, 1853.
dog 1t t. THEARD. Comptroller.
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substituting ballast ps1k Fra .E street
St Charles street to The river, s,.,,,,
FIRST Gosrnaor-For substituting ballast road for the
sEcoSD CoNraAcr-For substituting ballast road for the
The take up The plank
roads First and Magazine streets in the entire lengths above
grade whole widths Of said between gutter in
City safveyor the filing The same Were too
and picking and hauling the dirt where high After
sned aSsay fs. width The cent? Of
with o. large ss
make close joints On the top coating another coating
sS iass :esss
ro e. this first rolling shall have been ete the
contractors shall the with coating hinge
rolled with said 500 h. roller may necessary
5 n s ee @ n Be-
Ali The materials shall the best quality shall be fur
nhfd I IA nf ad I'D Ts as TIE Be- by the
sss esa ss nf1 be
during after their completion and
by e. h @
Of the prices uP the Of sid
order by re CITY surveyor otherwise shall be for
The contractors begin the work in ten days
he approval Of the By the
ally of dollars day for each and every day thereafter
Security to an Of $1,000 shall be required
the faith ul rformance of the contract.
Payment cash the completion of the work and accept
ance Of the same by the City Surveyor
well understood that in of failure by the contractors
begin finish the work part thereof within the pc
Rod fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with the manne
in which The being executed the Council shall have th
right without putting the contractors
default required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and With
applying of justice to annu the same and with
indemnity it is also we'll understood that in case tn
shall at time abandon the work not hDis
complete in conformity with their contract tn
said contractors shall forfeit all claims they have for
| DartOf abandon
and that the city shall be thereby discharged from
all liability herefar and it is also well understood that
be rtsod the contractors and their secure
shall be held and bound in sodo the city all los
difference the price which The contractors origin
ally contracted perform the work. and the price at which
may be adj idical ed at Il resale re-adjudicaOn.
BIDS to be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans, Dec. e, 1883.
[Signed] LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings of bot
Boards of the Common Council.
[signedl ROBT. HUYGHE, lcboirrosr
SiguedJ H. I. VENNARD, A'i'
Registered Dec %, 1858.
: | DOG ll z, THE Ard. Gnmntroller
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lessisnsdl ~ GERARD sTITH, Mayor.

I No. 1882. j
Resope That the Comptroller warrant the Treasurer for
the payment OF the following bills, viz
Thomas NJ Rainfall, services as Assistant City
Porter, City Hail. Tor Nov. 1855 ......;-. $5 W
J. Waterman & Bro, II spittoons for Recorders
Office, Fourth District. 50
One water cooler and zinc pail for office
of Ghisf of Police. ...s............... 10 90
Oushaf dozen haod cuffs for Police De-
e partment. ID bU
Two shoses pokers. tongs stand,
etc, for Mayors Office. ............... 81 80
Priestley 4 Bein assorted hardware for Work
house. furnished in Aug. 1858. "A IS
house, furnished in Nov lS5s.............. 1ls Is
W. G. Cutler 1910 feat inch yellow pine
boards for Work house. ................ l6 10
Daily True Delta twelve months subscription 5l5
for Board Of Assistant Aldermen to Nov. 10,
4 1859. ~ w
Office to Nov. 10, 10 co.
msrs' Aching Mayor in June, isbs...... 10 90
trase on sth june 1858. .............. 200
G. W. Simpson, Constable Second Jus.ces'
Court costs in suits for taxes Of 1925 IS
In city suits from Nos 1920 IL 096........ 269 90
costs IN city suits rom Nos as -. 100 rs
Costs in city suits from Nos. 66o8 to
l26.42. 69S a 90 -
JAS. Goran, fifteen days services in Jan 1858 225
Jas. Pollock, ten days services in Nov, 1855 10 "
F. Sanaset Twelve days services in Nov. 1858 Is 90
q. McChristie, fifteen days services in Now,
signed) CHAs. Ii. WALDO.
President Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) J. o. NIXON,
Il President Board of Aldermen.
Approved December 81, 1855
X tsigned) GERARD sTITH, Mayor. jail
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mo. 1921. j

Whereas IT is known that Leutenan' General Winfield
Scott General nChef OF the OF the United States
and Of the most brilliant battles and most
glorious victories annals Is about to visit the
city Of New oesns and whereas the people and
gratitude admiration Of those who have sustained
national honor hard uht battle and elevated the char
naon and people, by deeds Of gal
Iantry and genius Therefore be il :
csolud Committee Of four Members Of the Board OF
Assistant Aldermen jointly with similar Committee Of tbs
Board Of Aldermen ponted tender to Lieutenant Gen
eral Winfield Scott COMMANDMENT Chief Of the United States
Army, the Inequalities Of this city.
~es Isicnedi s1729 CHAS. II. WALDO
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
TSirned j. q. NIXON.
VIZ President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved December 81 1885
iSirnsdl GERARD STITH Mayor. jail
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POLICE JAH--OFFlCIAL.

WAS brought to the City Police Jail on the
w 18Th of December the mulntto LAvINIA. Says
he belongs DR.. W. D. Smith, who ues above wiamsporr,
Parish Of Poipe Coupee La she five feet inches high
and has large the TACK of The left land.
The will call claim his property according law.
Z. BLANCHARD
Keeper of City Police Jail.
Registered December is. 1858.
d2O l5t CHARLEY LEE for Comptroller.
WAS brought to the City Police jail on the
w 18th of December, the black boy GREEN RAWDY.
Says he belongs Mr. Gasayns Breedow who lives in Liy
ipgson Parrish Mics the jackson Railroad. he is feet
inches high and has good looking teeth and
of his fingers Of the right hand
The will call and claim his property according to law
Il, BLANCHARD,
Keeper of City Police Jail.
Registered December Is, 1858.
d2D l5t CHARLEY LEE, for Comptroller.
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An Itlncrant Snowman Among the Free
Lovers.

The Cleveland Plandealer publishes the following
letter. purporting to be written by itinerant show
man who called one day upon the communists Of
Berlin flights:
% Here am at Berlin Kites amung the Free Lovers.
arrove here last To0sday bitterly doc cuss the
Day ever sot foot in this retched place. Ihearn tell
Of these Luvirs for some time Il thawt ide cum
and what kind Of kritters they was pitcht my
tent ia field near the Luv Cure, as they kali IT
foldd my bannir to the Breese. Bimeby the people
gkommenced fur to pour into my show & begun for
70 kcngratalate myself On doing stsvlng bisness
The mems fuses was all kivered with hair and they
looked half starved to deth. The wimmen was WINS
nor the men. They wore trowsis, short gownds and
straw hats with fadid green rbbins onto them they
all kerrid bloc kotton umbrellers in their hands.
Bimeby q perfekiy orful louking female presented
herself 10 the dore. Hur gound was skanderlously
short, and hur trowss was shameful to behold SEE
an e sss Ve found yoe Il
larst at larst at arst" Sez j, yes yu has found
me at arst and you wood have found me at fas If you
had cum sumner = See abe, "ar you man (" See l,
nSpuv oade
will dowtllss Civ W the required infurmashun Seq
she, then yair what the wurld cawls married 7"
sed, yes marin, air" The eksentric female then
GRABBED me by the arm seq she in wild yose, you
sir mine, o you air mine " Scarcely" sezi as
released myself from her irun grasp. She agane
clutched me BY thearm sed, 'you Army afinerty."
Sen i ~ what upon airth is that "Dost thow not
know ~ sez she. "No marm,' ser q dostuntn SEE
shs, Z listen man and lie tell We. Fur years i've
/ yearned for thee. knowd thou vast in the wurld
snmwhares, altho knowd not thy name or phase Of
| residence. Ny hart sed he wood cum & took cur
| rige He has cum-he is hear-yu air hm--yu air
1 my affnerty! 0 tia two mutch--two mutchf and
she bust ont cryin. Yes sea j, think It lie darn
| site two mulch. Hast thow not yearned fur me y
l she yelled ringing her hands Ike female play
actor See i, mot yearn.' III this time CRATE
krowd OF free loyirs had koectid around u.s. d they
ali kommensed fur to holler shame brute beast
etsettery, etsettery. sns jest mad as Martch
hair. Seq yu pack Of ornery critters go way from
Il me q talk this retchid woomun along with yu. My
i name is Artemus Ward, b ime in the show bisinis
4 pay my bills mind my own fairs. ime married
4 man 4 my childrnn all look like me II am show
man don't 60 IN fur setting the laws Of my country
At defiance. amt in favur Of prvatearn or nothing
else Illegal think yure afinerty business Is cusset
nonsense besides bein outrajnsly wicked. poret
4th my Indignation in this way until gut ont of brett
when | stopt. took down my tent & shall leey'
/ town this evening. A. WARD.
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mo. 42S0.1

Il No. 4280.J
Rsolpe That in with the second section Of the
act anbong the city subscription to the pontchaain Rail-
road Company requiring all trades professions etc., to be
the interest," the bonds issued to said Company
three the amount OF license authorized
R 1855 be and the hereby a1ed and levied or the
said company payable from other sources than
" .. Isis iSienedl CHAs. H. WALDO.
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
ISgiedl j, o. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved December 81, 1855
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It is only men Who walk upon stilts that need the
aid Of puf to preserve their perpendicular
Rather insecure prop, too IN this age Of puff and
phantasy.
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~ usn Na0 do anythlng. must endure q deprecla-
69n Of fhef Efforts u istha dirt which their chariot
U6o4lb fhtox ~. The mad and yisionary'' OF TO-
~, hase nIce 10 the temple Of fame on the NOR
~ All = III vysld wags. - 5x
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II il 4 Chinese maxim, that for every man who
does not work, and every woman who is idle. some
body must suffer cold or hunger. All loafers please
notice.