New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-25

.s their second reading, were unaninsusll
adopted:
R@Osued, That the Surveyor be and he i
hereby authorized. and instructed, TO havV
placed st the corner of Girod and belt,
nsireete, In HeEne convenient position, ,
watering trough for the accommodation o
III the stock Of dEa5men.
Resolved That the Surveyor be and he h
- hnreby authorized and Instructed to have
q LEeudais street, Fourth District, graded
and the u eies dug,
Res tged. That the Surveyor be aud he Il
hereby authorized and Instructed TO have q
g Hagged crossing made at the intersection o.
% Customhouse strest ana Exchange Alley.
a, Rssolueds That the Controller warrant or
the Treasurer IN favor Of DR., G. J. Bick
Z ham for his salary as Health Officer from
July Y to August 20, 1867, amounting K
Resotued, That the City Treasurer be ant
q ne Is hereby instructed to receive cit,
money In payment of all market note
maturing from the first to the fourth Sep
: ,tember, 1858, and release the drawers o
SAID notes from payment of all notary
= tees Tor protest, said protests having been
Z unWarranted and unauthorized. 80 hHH q
The following resolution coming up on Id
second reading was adopted: el
Yeas: Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Aitkens,
: walker, Camp, Grsndpre, Fisher, Aorphy,
Pandely, Wynne, Farrell and Breen.
Nay: Mr.. Pemberton.
&c otUed, That the sixty.seventh section
81 ordinance SIS, new series, relative to
licenses for the year 1868, be and the same
10 hereby amended by adding thereto the
following proviso, wig:
ssi tPr0uided, That no menagerie, museum
OF natural curiosities, or other exhibition
or show not of theatrical character, per-
manently established in this city, shall be
required to pay license exceeding two
hundred and fifty dollars; and
7 ,"Propidsd further, That nothing herein
snail be so construed to to deprive the
Mayor OF the power Of ordering the reno
val OF any such menagerie, etc., whenever
he deems proper"
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Breen. was, upon its second reading, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Fisher, referred to the City At
torney, to report if it is in the power of the
Council to annul the contracts referred to
in said resolutions: .....
Resotced, That all contracts entered into
oy Mayor Conway for cleaning the streets
q the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
zenith and Eleventh Wards, and other wards
now in contemplation to be contracted for,
are hereby snnulled.
The following resolution was taken up,
and on motion referred to the City Attorney
to ascertain information upon the legality
OF the Council to grant the interest provided
for in said resolution:
Resolued, That the Controller be author
lzed to issue warrants on the Treasurer in
favor OF the New Orleans Gas Light Compa-
~, IN settlement of the monthly bills due
SAD company, and unpaid, with interest at
seven per cent per annum from their several
dates, and to settle all future bills of said
company as due in same manner.
The petition of Felix Labatut, late Presi.
dent of the Commercial Water Works Com
pany, complaining that the city has failed
to comply with its contract in acquiring
possession of the Waterworks, and asking
the Council to pass the necessary resolution
for the issuance of bonds to the amount of
s., DOC, 900 in liquidation of their claim, was
to the Committee on Waterworks.
The petition of Louis Tregre, asking that
committee be appointed to investigate the
merits of an invention for clarifying water,
was referred to the Committee on Water
works. .....
The petition of Mortimer Sanchez, asking !
permission to erect steam engine at No, |
1856 st. Peter street, was referred to the |
Committee on Improvements and Buildings. |
The petition Of Dennis Cronan, calling the |
attention of the Council to the necessity of |
q tail race at the Bienville draining ma
chine, was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
The petition of Charles Morel, to erect |
soda water stand at the corner of Elysian |
Fields and Claiborne streets, was referred to |
he Committee on Streets and Landings.
The petition of r. ]. Harp, agent of the
branch of the Southern Methodist Publish.
ng House, asking to be relieved from pay.
nent OF city taxes, was referred to the Fl.
lance Committee.
The petition of the farmer of Soraparu
market, asking for repairs to said market.
vas referred to the Committee on Streets
md Landings. 4
The petition of Mrs. Mary Bourdette, ask.
ng to complete frame kitchen now in pro.
'ress of erection in the fire limits, was re-
erred to the Committee on Fires. Il
The petition of DR.. @. j. Bickham, asking
for services rendered as
lealth officer in the Fourth District, was
'eferred to the Finance Committee.
The petition of g. W. Stockton, to erect
team engine corner Liberty and Deiord
sreets, was referred to the Committee on
improvements and Buildings.
The Board then adjourned.
a35g JOHN ToBIN, |
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