New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-08

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EXPENSES OF REPAIRING AND CLEANING
THE STREETS. the Monroe city ad.
mnistration the expenses of the street COM
missioner's department were as follows:
1866, April, sl9,9ss; May, S28, 400; June,
$26, 500; July, $l7, ,4e6; August, GAS Sep
tember, $50, ,4S3; October, Sl9,42l; Novem-
ber, $l7, 1876; December, S19, ,7G3. 1867, Janu-
ary, Sls,994; February, Sl6O77i March,
S31 ,9Ss. The street commissioners roll
amounted during this period to 1854 9G2.
During great portion of this time, say nine
months, the street cleaning and repairing
of the whOle city was under contract.
The street commissioners payrolls, under
the present city administration, were as fol-
lows; June, 1867, $26,sl4, with forty extra
hands employed; July, SS3 500; August,
$36,6l2 September, S2s, ,277; October, S29,'
2l7; November, $2e, ,14s; December, $780,
1870; January, 1868, $40, $50 or in The
aggregate for eight months, S222, PA.
During this time the street commissioner
macadamized four blocks on Canal street,
between Liberty and Claiborne, and
four blocks on Magnolia street, and
paid, in the month OF August, S3O23 for
repairing ballast roads. The payrolls of
the present street Commissioners predeces-
sor for the corresponding eight months in
1sG6-ls67, amounted to s2O6,6l7, when
cleaning and repairing the streets of the
whole city was under contract.
General Sheridan annulled street cleaning
and repairing contracts Immediately after
sr. Bakers appointment, amounting to
S2O2, 600 for the year, or nearly $1,000 per
month. In eight months this would amount
to Sl3G,OlO. If this SlS6, 900 contract ex-
penditure is added to the amount expended
for the street commissioners rolls under
the Monroe administration the aggre-
gate will reach ss42,6l7. Mr.. Bakers whole
expenditures for cleaning and repairing all
the streets of the city were only S222 ,274 or
eight months, or $l20,s43 less than the Mon.
roe administration.
The figures show that Street Commissioner
Baker has actually made reduction of
about $4,000 per month on the amount ex-
pended for cleaning and repairing the
streets, as compared with similar expendi.
lures under the Monroe administration-an
actual saving to the city of SlsOOOO per
year.
A Fmsr Glass FURNITURE SToRE.-Mr ].
B. Hubbard, who has been established for
many years at the corner of Rampant and
Perdido streets, is now offering induce
meRts to housekeepers or those in want Of
furniture of any kind that can not fail to
attraet their attention. His stock is new,
finely finished, and very complete, and he is
offering ii at prices little if any above cost
With an immense stock on hand, which cost
in the aggregate over one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. be Is prepared to meet the
requirements of any purchaser. Mr.. Hub.
bard has established for himself name fol
the highest probity in all his dealings, and
his customers can depend upon his goods
being tally rs good as they are represented
70 be. HIS establishment is the best place
n the city at which to select complete
outat for house. Do not fail to give him
q can before buying anywhere else.
Bills Of exchange, prOmissory notes, bill