New Orleans Republican., 1868-12-11

NCJOE.
Yeas: President Markey and Messrs. Bo.
guile, Kaiser, Pessou, Prados and Shields
&c. -Yls. s.. ..
Nays: None.
WHEREAS, The property holders on Olai-
borne street have made arrangements with
the gas company TO extend their pipes from
Espanade TO st. Rernard street;
Be II resolved, That the Surveyor be and
he Is hereby authorized to have the oil lamps
in st. Bernard Market replaced with gas.
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Kaiser, Pessou, Prados and Shields
e,
Nays: None.
FROM The LOWER BOARD.
Resolued That the Committee on Water
works be and are hereby authorized to re-
ceive communications for the leasing of the
Waterwerks now owned by this city, with
view to the leasing Of the same and ex.
tending the same for n term of years.
Be Il further resolved, That said committee
be and are hereby directed to report offers
that they may receive for lease of the
Waterworks owned by this city for term
OF years, with a view to making a lease Of
said Waterworks and extending the same,
and that they report by ordinance or other
wise as they may see fit.
This was referred to the Committee on
Waterworks.
ResolUed, That the Finance Committee be
authorized and instructed to enter into con.
tract with any attorney to prosecute claims
of the city which are not now known to be
under the control of the attorneys of the
city, said contracts to be subjected to the
approval and ratification of the Council and
not Inconsistent with existing ordinances
and contracts of the CITY,
Referred to the Finance Committee.
WHEREAS, The critical and Impoverished
condition ofthe finances of the city of New
Orleans will not authorize a continuance of
the expenditure of money except in cases
where the immediate interests of the city
are at stake;
Resolved, That no more contracts, except
those already approved or ordered to be
sold, for the grading, opening, shelling,
ballasting, paving, repairing and keeping in
repair any street or streets in the city of
New Orleans, shall be adjudicated before the
twentieth day of January, 1869.
Referred to Streets and Landings Com.
mittee.
Resolved, That the Surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized 10 have repaired the
roof stairs aud plastering of fire engine
house No. 20, provided it does not cost over
$500.
Referred to Streets and Landings Com
mittee,
The following were concurred in on first
and second readings by the vote annexed to
each. The rule being waived:
Resotred. That the City Surveyor be ard
he is hereby authorized to raise the ban.
quettes Of Baronne street between Canal
and Common streets to their proper grade.
Yeas: President Markey and Messrs.
Boguille, Kaiser, Pessou, Prados and
Shiel ds-6,
Nays None.
Rt1esoirei, That the adjudication by the
Controller agreeably to ordinance No. HOO,
new series, of contract for repairing the
break-water at Milneburg, fronting the
lake, between Frenchmen aud st. Anthony
streets, to ii. Elerman as principal. and @.
A. Eager as security, for the sum Of SD $780,
| be anu the same is hereby rejected and the
| Controller authorized 10 readiudicate to
| thes slowest bidder or bidders, after FIVE days
notice in the official journal, said contract;
| the work TO be done in accordance with
| Specifications on file in the office of the City
| Surveyor.
Yeas, President Markey and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Kaiser, Pessou and Poynot-5.
Nays: None,
ReSoloed, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to place one or two
culverts across St, Mary street, at the inter-
section of new Camp SO as to relieve st.
Mary street from the overflow of water, and
carry the water to the Camp street canal.
Provided, Tdat the expense shall not ex.
coed five hundred dollars
Yeas: President Markey and Messrs. Bo.
guile. Kaiser, Pessou aud Prados-5.
Nays: None.
Resolved, THAT the Controller be and he
is hereby authorized, after five days notice
in the Official Journal to adju licate con-
tract TO the loves. bidder or bidders, for the
construction oil sidewalks on the southwest
side of st, Andrew street between Liberty
and Claiborne streets. the work to be done
in strict accordance with specifications on
file in the Office OF the City Surveyor.
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Kaiser, Pessou, Poynot, Prados and
Shields-7.
Nays: None.
Be it resolved. That in accordance with the
provisions in the amenament of 1860 to the
charter OF the New Orleans G1slight Com.
pany providing for the lighting of the
levees, SAID company be and is required to
lay down the main pipe for lighting the
levee between Poydras and GIrod streets.
Be 1t resolved further, That the Surveyor
be and he is hereby instructed TO direct the
proper placisg OF lamps, 10 be connected
with said main pipes.
This was ref rred to the Committee on
Streets aud Landings.
| b The resolution of this Board for lighting
st. Bernard Market with gas was returned,
concurred in, with the amendment of sub
stituting the words ''5treet Commissioner,
for the word Surveyor .-....
A motion to adhere TO the original reso-
luton was lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Kaiser and Prados-2
Nays: President Markey, and Messrs. Bo
guile, o'Brien, Pessou, Poynot. Prados and
Shields-6.
The amendment was then concurred in.
Resolved, That in section = Of the market
| ordinance, passed BY this Board on - day OF
| November 1868 Instead of "rates as fixed
by article No. 500 OF Leoyy's Digest" that
the rates as fixed by said article be inserted
in full in said section. u. ).
This was, on motion, laid over until the
next meeting.
| BE ID resolved, That the Mayor be and he
| is hereby authorized and requested to for
ward t5 the essees OF the New Canal and OF
the cArondeiet Canal copy If the report oi
I the Committee TO examine into the causes
OF the late overflow n the rear of the city, =
With request that for the future security
| of the city they imme iaiely raise aud repair
the levees bordering the said canals.
This was concurred in on the first and
second readings, by the following vote, the
rule being waived: