New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-05
CITY coUMcIL-oFFIciAL
BoAHD OF ALDERMES.
Regular session.

Woolfey.
The minutes were read and adopted.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
The following communication from the
Street Commissioner was received:
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
New Orleans, March 81, 1868.
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN deem it my duty to draw
your attention to the importance of imme-
date action respecting the cleaning of the
draining canals. The season is advancing,
and if the work is much longer delayed it
will not be possible to clean them this sea-
son with safety to the public health, or that
of the men engaged in the work. In their
present condition they are nearly useless as
draining canals, filled up as they are with
mud and filth. To permit them to remain
unclaimed may cost the city large number
OF valuable lives. Atno timei in the history
OF this city has there been so large surface
OF filth in these canals exposed to the action
OF the atmosphere, and giving off such enor-
nous quantities of poisonous and noxious
gases, communicating the air for long dis
lance on all sides of them.
me connIiuoD OF me puS2,nn 81: 9onr aet.,u
the necessity of disconunuIng the drainage
into the bayou is also subject requiring
prompt action. The digging of tail race
for the purpose of carrying off the drainage,
as provided for by a resolution now before
you, should be executed as soon as possible.
1t is not necessary for me to speak Of the
subject from its legal aspects, further than
to say that if some change is not made the
city may be involved in number OF law
suits, as the residents in the vicinity OF the
bayou are much annoyed by its poisonous
condition, their health endangered, their
property damaged, and the bayou instead
of being in pure and wholesome condition,
is one mass of corruption, giving off large
quantities of poisonous and fetid gases, in
much worse manner than the draining ca
mails themselves.
My observation of these things in the
course Of my visits to the various parts of
the city, added to the many complaints
made to me by citizens, requesting me to
urge upon your honorable board to at once
complete the legislation on these subjects,
is my excuse for troubling you respecting
matter you have already under adVisement.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM BAKER,
Street Commissioner.
The following communication from the
Controller was received;
CoNTRoILRRs OFFICE, CITY HALL,
New Orleans, 3lst Day of March, 1868,
GENTLEMRN-I would respectfully state
that the house standing in the centre of the
neutral ground of Claiborne street was put
up at auction in this Office in accordance
with ordinance No. S7l, new series, and
adjudicated to the highest bidder, (Mr.
Dennis Cronan), for the sum OF three hund-
red and seventy dollars.
Respectfully, -
DE. MANDELL.
Controller.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF ASSIST
ANT ALDERMEN.
The following resolutions received for
concurrence, passed their first reading:
Resolued, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to establish police sta.
tionhouse in the vicinity of the LeBreton
market, second district, and to place the
necessary policemen required at said sta.
ton for the protection of the inhabitants
of that locality, the rent of said station
house not to exceed twenty-five dollars per
month.
RESOLVED further, That the Mayor be re-
quested to accept, as a temporary arrange
ment, the offer of O. H. Slocomb, Esq, ten
dering free of expense to the city the use of
one of the ticket offices al the entrance Of
the Fair grounds on Gentilly road, to serve
as police stationhouse until a permap ent
one is provided.
Resolued, That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby authorized to give thirty
! days notice to the owner or owners of the
slaughterhouse, situated on Seventh street,
between TchOupitoulas and Fulton streets,
to remove said slaughterhouse within the
| limited time, in default of which, the Street
Commissioner is hereby authorized to cause
the same to be removed at the expense Of
the owner or owners.
The following was laid on the table sub
ject to call:
Be it ordained, That the Street Commits
sioner cause to be placed within the lamps
/ at the corner of each public street in the
| CITY the name of each of the intersectine
| streets, upon a plan proposed by j. 0'Hara:
/ providing the same be furnished at cost o.
L not more than thirty cents for each sign &C
painted and placed therein.
III The iEolIlic following, s;; mes read; .t
Resolued, That the Street Commissioner b.
| and he is hereby authorized to select suit
able place in the neighborhOod of the Jack
son railroad depot as dumping ground fol
the deposit OF accumulated manure o
stables In the first and fourth districts.
ResoIued further, That the Jackson rail
road company be and Is hereby authorized
to transport and distribute said manure
along the line of said road, for fertilizinl
purposes, provided that no compensation
shail be paid by the city to said railroad
company.
out all after the first resolution.
The melton to amend prevailed.
The resolution as amended passed its frs
reading, as follows:
Resoloed, That the Street Commissions
be and he is hereby authorized to select
suitable place in the neighborhood Of tn
jackson railroad depot as dumping groun
for the deposit of accumulated manure {
stables in the first and fourth districts.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. Woolaey;
Resoleed, That such Of the city tax bill
with the books and papers relative therel
/ | for the year 1867, as have been made Of
x and prepared for any one OF more Of u
= districts Of this city, be immediately deli
/ cred to the City Treasurer, that the cole
ton Of such taxes may commence withol
further delay.
The rules were suspended and the resoll
ton passed its first and second reading
and was adopted by the following vot
I Yeas: President Graham, and Messl
!, Burbank, Carriere, Clay, Devices, stapletO
n and Woolhey. v sl .aa nb56
81 1Hds PETITIONS. las atri b
I. or AIbln soulie, requesting tie ps
! ment to him Of the assessment Of eerta
Z property tskeH for the purpose Of widenil
y Claiborne street, wasreferred to the Finan
1 Committee.
q 2.0f I, NJ MARKS, President Of the J
2 chaniea' md Agricultural Fair essaelntl1
vi IN behalf OIL the association, for relief fC
= ca4tain taxes. was referred 10 the FIuau