New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09

1ue following communication lrolh Ine
Controller was received:
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
New Orleans, August l, 1868.
To the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen
GENTLENEN-I have the honor to inform
you that have made the following appoint.
ments in this Office:
Pascalis Labarre, Deputy Controller.
Emile Tureaud, Book Keeper.
Henry Castarede, Assistant Book Keeper.
George H. Case, Chief Clerk.
l., uis Senechal, Assistant Clerk.
]. q: Landry, Tax Clerk, temporarily.
Duhlho. Messenger.
| will further report that have Cancelled
the following tax bills enormously made,
to-wit:
No. TIA, in the name of G. M. soria :; Co.
No. l24, 10 the name of j. Duggan.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
49, J. O. LANDRY, Controller.
The following communication from the
Warden of Workhouse was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Workhouse and
Prisons:
To the Honorable Boards of Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen:
The undersigned begs leave most respect
| fully to call the attention of your honorable
| body to some facts connected with the City
Workhouse, with a hope that action may be
taken on the subject.
Since the twenty-third dag of July, ultimo,
not one prisoner has been committed by
any of the four Recorders to the City Work
house, while during the interim many have
been sent to the Parish Prison for otfenses
which in the estimation of the undersigned
clearly condemn them to the Workhouse.
| will refer your honorable body to
Leovy's Digest, page 1856.
Act of the Legislature, sections 100 and
12l.
Same digest, page 500, article 1890.
Same digest, page $50, sections 4 and 5.
The undersigned will also call your at
tention to the fact that the expense of keep
ping prisoners at the Parish Prison amounts
to about double what they can be kept for
in the City Workhouse, and in the former
prison there is no labor performed, in &C
CordaDce with law.
Very respectfully,
JOHN HART,
Chief Warden City Workhouse.
Mr.. Pandely rendered his resignation as
chairman of the Committee on Workhouse
and Prisons, which was accepted.
Mr.. Pemberton here entered and took his
seat.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the rules were
suspended to allow the Board to enter upon
an election for chairman of the Committee
on Workhouse and Prisons to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Mr.. Paudely.
Mr.. ]. G. Rose was nominated and unani-
mously elected.
The following communication rom Mr.. j.
B. Eustis, City Attorney, returning the reso-
lutions relative to the Carondelet Canal and
Navigation Company and Louis Gagnet, was
received:
New ORLEANS, August 4, 1868.
To the Secretary Board of Assistant Aldermen:
SRI can not act upon the papers of the
Carondelet Navigation Company, not know
ing officially upon what points my opinion
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. B. EUSTIS,
City Attorney.
The reading of the resolutions was called
for, as follows:
l. Resolved, That the Mayor be and he is
authorized to enter into contract with Louis
Gagnet, lessee of Carondelet Canal and
Navigation Company, for the exclusive priv.
ilege of using for the draining of the city
sll that portion of the bed of Bayou st.
John extending from the mouth of Caron.
delet Canal following said bayou to the
northeast or lower side of st. Ann street,
to the contract.
2. Resolved further, That the said Louis
Gagnet binds himself to grant said privi-
lege during the term of his lease, and to |
any and all suits which he may |
heretofore have entered against the city for |
damages sustained by him by the city's |
draining into said Bayou st. John and |
Carondelet Cana, and to hold the city free |
of all damages until the first of February, |
1863.
3. Resolved further, That the Carondelet |
Canal and Navigation Company bind them. |
selves to grant to the city for draining pur, |
poses the use of the channel of Bayou ST. |
John from the mouth of the Carondelet |
Canal to the northeast or lower side OF St. |
Ann street for the term of their charter, |
according to the plan above mentioned.
4. Resolved further That in considera- |
lion Of said privileges the city binds itself |
to cease draining into the nayigable chan |
nel of the said Bayou St. John and Caron. |
delet Canal from the first of February, 1869, |
and to pay said Gagnet the sum of twenty |
I've thousand dollars.
s.. Resolved further, That in considera- |
ton of the above privileges and on receiv- |
ing due notice from the Mayor of the com |
pletion of contract between said Louis Gag |
net, lessee, and the Carondelet Canal and |
Navigation company and the city of New |
Orleans, the Controller be and he is hereby |
to issue warrants on the Treasu- |
rer in favor of Louis Gagnet amounting in
the aggregate to twenty five thousand dol |
lars, divided into such sums as the said
Louis Gagnet may require, in full payment
Of all his claims for damages against the
city of New Orleans.
6. Resolved further, That upon compile
ton of the foregoing the City Attorney is
instructed to withdraw the appeal of the
suit of Louis Gsgnet, lessee of the Caronde-
let Canal and Navigation company vs.. the
city of New Orleans, before the Supreme
Court.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, the foregoing
resolutions were referred to the Committee
on Streets and Landings.
The following resolution from the Upper
Board was adopted on its first reading:
Resolved, That from and after the pas
sage Of this ordinance all orders, reqaisi-
tions, certificates, and bills, before being
issued or delivered, shall be approved and
signed by the two chairmen Of the commit
tee from which they emanate, and one mem
Der Of the said committee from each Board.
The following resolution from the Upper
Board was adopted on Its several readings
with the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Athens,
Walker, Femberton, Stnrcken, GranGpre,
Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, and Farrell.
Nays: Messrs. Camp and Breen.
Resolved, That the Controller be and he
Is hereby authorized to warrant on the
Treasurer In favor Of John r. Walsh in the
amount OF twenty-nine hundred and fifty
l$2950) dollars, being the amount due him
Tor repairs to Soraparu market.
The following resolution from the Upper
Board was adopted on its several readings