New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-14
,ITY coUNcIL--oFFIcIAL.
,ARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
Regular Meeting.
Cry HALL, NEW ORLEANS,


Present Mr.. W. t. Hepp, President, and
Messrs. Sterry, Sampson, Perkins, Mary,
Davies, Flood, Dunn, Straight. Sullivan,
and Sauvinet-1l. .a...
The following message from the Mayor
was read and ON motion referred to com
mittee of the whole of both Boards of the
Common Council, to be called by the Mayor:
MAxoRAL1Y OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall, 18th Day of March, 1858. !
To the Honorable the Board OF Assistant Alder
mem
GESTLEaEN-I have the honor of submit.
ting to you, as a means of relieving the city
of New Orleans from its present financial en-
barrassments. a proposal to sell the use of the
various public markets for term of fifteen
years l have made calculation of the
probable receipts arising from this source,
based upon the sale of the same for the
present year. and find that the results are
sufficiently encouraging to justify the belief
that the measure proposed will fully meet
the difficulties under which we are laboring.
Very respectfully, E. HEATH,
Mayor.
The following report of the Committee on
Improvements and Buildings was received,
and the resolution accompanying adopted
unanimously, after suspension of the rules,
on its several readings:
To the Honorable Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on I'm.
provements and Buildings, to whom was
referred resolution authorizing the Street
Commissioner to order the contractor for
erect lamps at the following des
ignated places, to wit, viz: One
on jackson, First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Washington, Melpomene, and Josephine
streets, beg leave to report that they have
found it necessary to erect said lamps at
said designated places, and therefore recon.
mend the adoption of the said resolution.
]. L. STERRY,
Chairman;
JOHN L. DAVIES.
Be il resolred. That the Street Commits.
sioner be and he is hereby authorized to
order the contractor for lighting the city
with oil to erect lamps and light the same
at the following designated places, viz
One on jackson street, one on First street.
one on Second street, one on Third street,
one on Fourth street, one on Washington
street, one on Melpomene street, and one
on Josephine street, all at the intersection
of those streets with the north side of Clai.
borne street.
PETITIONS AND CONGREGATIONS.
communication from two of the ar
bitrators on the part of John F. Walsh, for
the repairs of the sorapuru market, was
laid over.
A petition from R. & ". Salter for per.
mission TO erect steam engine on Dau-
phine street, between Montegut and Clouet
streets, was referred to the Committee on
Improvements and Buildings.
of John Messina, offering to sell to the
city 10000 barrels of oyster shells, was
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings.
OF number Of inhabitants and property
holders on Clara, Poydras, and Lafayette
streets, protesting against the conversion
OF Pat Conry's junk shop into cotton
improvements and Buildings.
of the inhabitants in the vicinity of Gal.
vez canal and Bienville streets. praying for
sidewalks and bridges, was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
Of John Hanly, praying to be refunded
the taxes Of 1867, was referred to the Fl
nance Committee.
| 0fpolice officers, asking to be reimbursed
the amount expended by them in the pur
chase Of their uniforms, was referred to tbs
same committee.
| A petition from I. N. Marks, president o
the Agricultural Fair association, asking a
a donation the old pests and chains former
Iy used by tine city, anu INV lying IN ON
of the depots, was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings, with re
quest to report at the next meeting as L
the disposition that could be made of tn,
said old iron posts, etc.
| OF the inhabitants in the vicinity of Main
st. Ann, Broad, and Bayou st. John, pray
ing for repairs Of streets and bridges, wa
referred to the Committee on Streets an
Landings. ,.......,.
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The following resolution was taken U
and amended, on motion of Mr. Sullivan, :
as to read as follows ~
Resotued, That the Controller be and h
is hereby authorized, after ten days motto
in the Official Journal, to adjudicate to tn
highest bidder the lease of the iron buildin
at the head of Canal street for the term {
two years,
The purchaser of the lease to furnish HI
| eight several promissory notes for the pric
Of the adjudication, payable at three sis
nine, twelve, fifteen eighteen, twenty-on(
and twenty-four months, dating from th
execution Of the contract, and Endorsed
the satisfaction of the Finance Committee
! of the Common COnuciL
The said purchaser Of the lease shall hav
the right 10 use said iron building for a
lawful purposes, and he shall keep the builC
ing in q clean condition, also the interior
the building TO be arranged and improve
by the lessee at his own expense.
The tagging Of the banquette around th
iron building 70 sbe made by the city of Ne
Orleans.
Adopted on its several readings unan
DiouAly, after suspension of the rules.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolutions by Mr. Davie
were segerally adopted on their seyert
) readings unanimously.
Be it ordained, That the Mayor be, and b
is hereby requested to take proper measure
forthwith to get possession Of all the plate
on which any of the city bills have bee
printed, for the purpose of having the sam
DESTROYED in presence OF the city officer
whose duty it Is to witness the destructio
of city bills,
Be L rssolped, That the Street Commi
sioner be, and he Is hereby requested to r
port to this body at the next regular NEE
Ing what city railroad companies, It any
fu ly comply with their contracts with th
city in keeping the nayed and unpave
streets OF the city Ia repair through whic
their respective railroads are laid.
sOn motion, the Board adjourned.
ALFRED BoURGEs,
Secretary,
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