New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12

SeCOn0 MONDAY aIbeT bne return OF tnelF
election shall have been officially promulgat-
ed, or as soon as qualified according to law,
and shall continue in Office for the terms of
their respective offices herein prescribed,
said terms to date" etc.
All civil officers thus elected g shall con-
tinue in office for the terms of their respect
i've offices herein prescribed The only
officers whose terms OF office are thus pre-
scribed are the state officers; those consti-
tuting the executive, judicial, and legislat-
i've department of the state government.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. S. whitaker.
The chair appointed on this committee
Messrs. Sullivan, Joubert, and Sampson.
Mr. Perkins obtained a suspension of the
rules to introduce the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That when this Board adjourns
it adjourn to meet again Wednesday, eighth
instant, at O'Clock P. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins the rules were
suspended to take up the following report
of the Committee on Streets and Landings,
which was read and received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS
Board OF Assistant Aldermen, :
City Hall April l. 1858.
@A1'ASN-N4N
GENrLEMEN-Your committee have the
honor to report upon the following sub
jects referred to them, viz:
Upon the petition of leading merchants of
the city of New Orleans, recommending to
the favorable consideration of the Common
Council the proposition and plan CT l.. j.
Highly to build and sustain a grain elevator
and forwarding warehouse, your committee
would report that they have as directed,
examined the subject and find that a COM
pany under the title of the New Orleans
Elevator and Warehouse company propose
to build extensive grain elevators, ware
houses, and appurtenances on the square OF
ground bounded by Harmony, Pleasant
Tchoupitoulas, and Levee streets. The
company have purchased the land, and are
ready to proceed at once with the great
enterprise. The benefits which will result
TO the city from the establishment Of an
elevator would justify the utmost iberality
on the part of the city government as well
as the citizens of New Orleans, to encourage
and aid the scheme. By making cheap rates
of freight, economy, and dispatch III the hand,
| ling OF grain, IL Will draw much OF TINS KIND
| OF business from the Northwestern cities,
and will give New Orleans equal if not supe'
rior advantages to New York in Coastwise
and foreign shipments, and by the great in
crease of business it will tend to restore the
| commercial prosperity of this CITY, which il
| has lost by reason of the great reduction in
our staple products.
The pan presents nothing but what is
eminently desirable, and the privilege
asked is most reasonable.
The city is asked to grant the use of q,
feet of the levee, at point opposite
| the square of ground bounded
by Pleasant Harmony, Tchoupitoulas
aud Leyee streets the company t.
build and keep in repair at its own expense
a wharf, to have control of the same, anC
| to be exempted from wharf and leVe,
charges for all boats or vessels while sale
boats or vessels are at this wharf; also to b.
allowed to construct and operate conveyor
from the elevator over Levee street to thei
wharf said Conveyors to be built at suCl
height as not to interfere with vehicle
passing below; these privileges to b.
pranted for a term of twenty-five years
The place at which the wharf is to be bull
is many squares above where the wharve
of the city end, so that granting the frs
privilege can not interfere with the othe
shipping interests of the port. The exempt
ing of vessels from wharf and levee due
while at the wharf of the company will no
be likely to reduce the revenues ofthe city
as all vessels landing at their wharf will b
likely to land at other wharves before leaI
ing this port, where they will then be sui
iect to the regular charges for wharf an
+ levee dues. We heartily recommend tn
granting of the privileges asked, and Ole
r the necessary ordinance.
Upon the communication of the City A
torney, sent to the Board OF Assistant Aide
men BY the Mayor, in which is enclosed a
I order of the fourth district court in tn
, case of the Carondelet Canal ard Navig
r ton company VS.. City of New Orleans, b
/ | which the city is required to appoint an c!
! | merit to meet two other experts, one a.
/ pointed by the plaintiff and the other
the court to estimate the amount OF damas
sustained by the Canal Carondelet Nayig
. ton company by the drainage of the Gil
i. into the Bayou st. John since the 10Th
q March, 1864, and upon the recommendatic
. | of the City Attorney that the Council tai
+. immediate action so that an expert may
! | appointed before the 18th instant, v
. | would report by offering a resolution
1 viting the Board of Aldermen to meet tn
i Board in Joint session this evening for u
: purpose of electing an expert to act on Il
!, part of the city.
Henry Stein to remove daily from the stree
the dead animals of the city in close car
and place them beyond the city limits, al
to pay the city bonus of $500 per annu
; for the privilege, your committee would
} port favorably, with the modification
making the contract for five instead OF
= years.
| Az the pIeb6uV- tllllt hlllo SCI flCC 10 4
u formed by the Street Commissioner, and
an expense instead of source of reyenI
!. The mode of removal, viz; in close carts, "
II also be an improvement upon the presC
- system.
We offer the necessary resolution
= adoption.
u Upon the petition of property own
G asking that sidewalks be built on Pet
u and Clay streets, between Cont and Custc
u y house streets, your committee would rep
= favorably, the proper number Of prope
N owners having signed the petition as
DC auired by the city charter; also upon
same petition that Clay street, betwt
81 Cont and Customhouse streets, be graf
IL and macadamzed, your committee wol
report favorably, as this is portion of
important tnoroughfare leading to the
gar landing. We offer the necessary resC
ton for adoption. -
, F. W. PERKINS,
Chairman
G. S. SAUVINEF,
S. STRAIGHT.
ID The following resolution accompany
tho ,.apowt xuas odo apd sent tn