New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-13


Resolved, That the CITY Surveyor he ana
he is hereby authorized to level the pro-
lection levee, put the ditch In order In the
vicinity OF Harmony and st. Denis streets
and properly grade and ditch the roads
where this levee has been built.
Res0tued, That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the Canal and
Claiborne streets railroad company, to
repair and strengthen the bridge across
Canal Carondelet at Claiborne street under
the direction Of the City Surveyor and 10
use the same for its railroad during the
pleasure Of the Common Council, the city
reserving the right to require at any time
the Common Council may direct the build
ing of new bridge st this point at the ex.
pense of the Canal and Claiborne streets
railroad company, as required by the
terms of the contract made between the
city of New Orleans and said railroad com
pany.
The following lies over for one week:
An Ordinance providing for the sale of
the right of way to establish railroads on
Canal and Rampant streets, st. Philip,
Marais, Morales, and other streets, for pas
sengers only.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolutions came up in their
regular order on their several readings, and
were adopted by the following votes:
Resolved, That the resolution reported by
| the Finance Committee on the I4th of Jan.
uary, 1868, in compliance with section I24
of the city charter, estimating the probable
receipts and expenditures Of the city of
| New Orleans for the year ending December
81, 1868, be and the same is hereby amended
in the column of probable expenditures
under the head Of public schools, (white
and colored) by striking out S240, 600, and
inserting in lieu thereof three hundred and
sixty thousand dollars CISCO, OOO.l
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Clay, Devices, and Woolfey.
Nay: Mr. Carriere.
ResolUed, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to have Magnolia
street, between Poydras and Lafayette
streets, macadamized, using for that purpose
the round stone now on hand and being
broken up in the workhouse.
Yeas President Graham, and Messrs
Carriere, Clay, Devices and woOlhey.
Nays; None.
RESOLVED That the City Surveyor be anC
4 he is hereby authorized to build a bridge
across Claiborne canal at the foot of Felic
ity road.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs
Carriere, Clay, Devices, and woolfey.
Nays: None.
Resolced, That permission be and tn
same is hereby granted to John Doeu t
erect a bakeoven on the premises No. L
, Sorapuru street, fourth district, provided
the same be erected in accordance with cit,
. laws and ordinances and remain durinl
the pleasure of the Common Council.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs. Car
riere, Clay, Devices, and WoOlAey.
Nays: None.
The following was read:
, Resolved, That Judge Henry d. Ogden b
appointed and employed to represent tn
4 city of New Orleans in the suits now penC
ing on appeal in the Supreme Court, and Ell
titled, The city praying for the opening {
Casacalvo and Moreau, otherwise Gale
Royal and Charities streets" and secon
,'The city praying for the making of me-
levee at the tobacco warehouse, in the thir
4 district
Be it further rescued, That the Mayor
!, the city of New Orleans be and is hereh
2 authorized and solicited to contract wit
! Judge H. D. Ogden for his services in Il
4 above suits, provided that the fees do NJ
exceed $3.50 for the first named suit, an
Z $3.50 for the second named suit.
e Mr.. Clay moved to amend by striking OIL
= $3.50" and inserting 1880 as the fee ft
: the irst-named suit.
!, The amendment was adopted, and I'll
Q resolution as amended passed its fir
q reading.
!. The following resolution came up In
y regular order upon its second reading, al
was adopted by the following vote
= Resolved, That the city of New 0rleal
"a accepts the transfer of the real estate al
a. movable property and moneys on hand
=. longing to the TOurO Almshouse, under t
IN act of the Legislature approved 23d Marc
"a 1867, entitled :" An act for the relief Of t
4. Board of Directors Of the Touro Ain
n house,
w Resolued, That the City Notary be aUthC
III lied to prepare, an act Of transfer, in CO
~ formity with the act of the Legislatu
~ aforesaid, and the Mayor to sign the saI
IL on behalf Of the city.
~ ResOlued, That the moneys on hand
w longing to the said Touro Almshouse
" paid over to the City Treasurer, and tina
detailed statement of all moneys on haI
b. real estate, and personal property of
said Touro Almshouse, conveyed aud ira
ferred as aforesaid, be submitted to
Common Council by the City Controller
ee soon AS practicable after said conveyar
and transfer are completed.
~ Yeas President Graham, and Mess
e Carriere, Clay, Devices, and Woolhey.
Nays; None.
he The Board adjourned until Tuesday ne
10 at P. M.
10 HUGH J. CAMPBELL,