New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-01
CITY couMcIL--oFFIcIAL.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
Regular Meeting
CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
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Regular Meeting
CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
February n, 1868.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, Mr.. W. T. Hepp, President, an6
Messrs. oglesby, Perkins, Whitaker, Flood
Moore beaumont, Smith, Sullivan Scott
and Bonzano.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The following communication from the
City Attorney was read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
CITY ATToRxEY's OFFICE, /
New Orleans, February %, 1853.
To the President and Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to address
you on the subject of a suit for the opening
OF Lafayette avenue, which is pending In
the fifth district court OF New Orleans.
The projected improvement is in part oil
the city which is at present entirely unin'
habited, and will cost great deal of money
without any propOrtionate benefit to the
city or to the proprietors of the land. In
deed, those very prOprietOrs who at first
petitoned the Council to open this avenue
are now opposing the report of the Commits.
aiOners, Lu account of the eXcessiveness OF
ehe assess nent, Under these circumstances
N&nld recommend to the Council to per-
milne to discontinue the suit. If the sub
iect Is referred to the Finance Committee
WouN furnish further details on the sub
iect,
1 beg ave to submit herewith commu.
nieationN on Judge Handlin, who is one of
the princt Nal proprletors of the land through
which tho projected extension OF Lafayette
avenue pal es and who was the principal
signer of q h original petition for the open
ing Of the ler ne.
Very respectfully,
A. NJ. BUCHANAN,
City Attorney.
Comm tee was received and the resolution
accompanying adopted on its several read
ings by unanimous vote:
FlNANcE COMMITTEE, CITY HALL, /
New Orleans, February 3 1853. !
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTEEMEN-The Finance Committee has
the honor to report upon the following sub
jects referred to them:
On the petition of the drectresses of the
st. Ann Asylum, dated February IA, 1868.
Favorably by resolution.
On the letter of the City Attorney, dated
February Is, 1858, recommending that H.
D. Ogden be employed by the city to prose
cute certain cases in the supreme court.
Favorably by resolution.
On the petition of various agents of life
insurance companies for reduction of their
AlCeubeS lOT 1905. Adversely.
On the petition Of tenpin alley keepers for
reduction of their licenses for 1868. Ad.
Versely.
On the application of Robert J. Ker, pro-
prietor of the Julia street railroad, asking
permission to use for twenty years lot in
square bounded by Julia, Notre Dame, and
Water streets, for the erection of a passen-
ger depot, etc, building to revert to the
city upon expiration of the contract, etc.
Adversely.
On the letter of John F. Walsh, claiming
certain compensations for repairs to Sora-
puru market, under adjudication by the
Controller, we recommend that it be re-
ferred to arbitrators, two to be ap-
pointed by the city and two by the pc
titioher. J. H. OGLESBY,
c. C. SAMPSON,
J. L. whitaker,
Finance Committees.
RESOLVED, That Judge Henry D. Ogden be
appointed and employed to represent the
city of New Orleans in the suits now pend
ing on appeal in the Supreme Court, and en-
titled, ''The city praying for the opening of
Casacalvo and MOreau, otherwise called
Royal and Charities streets" and second
1.-THE city praying for the making of new
!ePee at the tobacco warehouse, in the third
district"
BE a further resolUed, That the Mayor of
the city of New Orleans be and is hereby
authorized and solicited to contract with
JudgeH. D. Ogden for his services in the
above suits, provided that the fees do not
exceed $3.50 for the first named suit, and
$3.50 for the second named suit.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
A petition from Mrs. Catherine Corkhill,
praying for permission to erect and keep an
apple stand at or near the Canal street ferry
landing, was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
A petition from the property holders on
Josephine street, from Apollo to Liberty
street, stating that the plsnks of those
reads were taken up and used by the city
authorities, and praying that they be re-
placed at the expense of the city, was re-
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A petition Of James Fallon and 7. o. Con.
nell, praying that some action be taken in
relation to certain contracts purchased by
them. was referred to the same committee.
A petition of property holders residing on
Bienville and Broad streets, and Hagan
avenue, complaining Of the bad condition
Of these streets, and praying they be filed
up and graded. Referred to Streets and
Landings Committee.
A petition of F. Bondou to erect a bake
oven at No. Al Spain street, fourth district.
Referred to Improvements and Buildings.
A petition from property holders in
the vicinity of Galvez canal, praying that
said canal be filed up, and that the cutters
be deepened as far as Broad street. Re
ierred to Streets and Landings.
A petition Of the agent of the administrator
Of the estate Of the late David E. Twiggs,
stating that the City Attorney refused
TO deliver him certificate redemption from
taxation for the years 1862, 1853, 1864, and
1865, and praying the estate be exempted |
from payment of taxes for 1866.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The following resolution was adopted ON
its several readings by the following vote:
Yeas; Messra. Hepp, Oglesby, Perkins
whitaker, Moore, Smith, Sullivan. and
Scott.
Nays: Messrs. Sampson, Davies, Flood.
Leaumont, and Bonzano.
Resolved That the Mayor be and he il /
hereby authorized to enter into contract ov
notarial act IN behalf Of the city OF New Or /
leans, with John B. Fitch as principal and |
G. CoTre5Olles as security, for repairing and |
keeping in repair the paved streets Of the /
third ward, for the sum Of nine thousand |
BYE hundred dollars (&9500) per annum, for |
seln. Of three years. The work TO be done |
% a-fiet aecordance with specifications on |
nle ln ne ollce Of the Street Commissioner