New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-26
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

A veto from the mayor was received
Of the ordinance giving the right of way for
q street railroad on Dauphine, Main, Bayou
st. John, ETC., on account of the low rate OF
COMPENSATION to be received by the city,
but the board passed the same over the
veto. (The lower board took the same action
thereon.)
The street commissioner requests Messrs.
White, O'Conneli and Crowley to be de.
clared in default for failing in their con-
tracts.
The mayor requests the board to invalid
ate certain issues Of notes made by the
treasurer and controller, which are declared
by him illegal. His message will be found
in another column.
A resolution passed to its third reading,
authorizing sale of contract to repair the
bridges of the third district for three years.
Several other resolutions passed to third
reading, authorizing controller to advertise
for contracting for the running Of various
draining machines.
A communication was received from the
mayor vetoing resolutions originating in the
lower board authorizing him to contract
with certain parties for cleaning the streets
in wards one, two, three, five, six, and
eleven of this city for the next three years.
The communication was read, respectfully
listened to. and commented upon briefly by
Alderman Whitney, who moved to lay the
matter over for few minutes.
| Afterward it was taken up and persisted
| in by seven to one, Notwithstanding the
veto.
| A petition. signed by four or five hundred
persons, was read, praying for right to eX-
tend the track of the Pontchartrain rail-
road up the levee to Girod street.
Alderman Whitney spoke in favor OF grant
ing the same, when it was laid over Tor the
| present A committee Of the board, tc
whom had been referred an ordinance upon
the same subject, reported iayorably, Alder
man McClosky giving minority report
| against it.
Various resolutions passed for contracting
to clean various streets for three years in
different wards of the city.
The ordinance grating privilege toT
street railroads upon Dauphine, Esplanade,
Frenchmen, Liberal, Burgundy, and Canal
streets was finally passed.
An ordinance granting the Pontchartrair
railroad the privilege of extension up th'
levee to Girod street, was again taken VI
and debated, Messrs. Whitney and Smlt!
| advocating the ordinance in order to taclll
tate commerce, and lessen the expenses O
transportation through the CITY,. and All
McClosky opposing, and also obJectlng I
the suspension of the rules for its secon
reading. Two-thirds voting for their sui
pension, the vote was taken on Its secon
reading, and adopted-siX to two.
| A debate arose between Aldermen Stlt
and Whitney relative to the proposition t
purchase the st. Louis hotel building, to b
used as parish courthouse, in which tn
latter gentleman said that the building wa
cracked and shattered by fires, and tha
S25, 600 would not begin to pay for the alte
ations necessary to make courthouse ou
Oft.
After niGe o'clock, the ordinance grantin
certain privileges to the New Orleans Nd
bile, and Chattanooga railroad cOmpan
was taken up. A further proviso was adde
, TO the same, to meet objections OF member
to closing streets. Alderman McClosky stl
opposed it, saying the council had no righ
, to grant privilege to close up streets. Aide
! man Smith opposed it for the same reasol
when the ordinance was voted upon an
lost, five to three.
A resolution passed abolishing the ott!c
: of bridge superintendent in street comml
sioner's department.
! At the lower board an ordinance was rea
: and made the order of the day for neN
. meeting, providing for creating new board
! of school directors by the two boards {
J, council, and for the education Of the coiore
: children of the city.