New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-12
CITY couMcIL--oFFIcIAL
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Regular Session.
CITY HALL, New ORLEANS, !
September S, 1865, (

NlIf TALL, NEW ORLEANS, !
" ..a- September s, 1865.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: President Markey, and Messrs.
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, Pessou and
Shields-6
A communication from the Street Com
mission was referred to the committee on
Streets and Landings.
The following resolutions from the lower
Board were received for concurrence:
Resolved, That the City Attorney be and
he is hereby authorized to employ additional
counsel to assist him in defending the suits
OF Ascot vs.. City of New Orleans, and
Arrowsmith VS.. City of New Orleans,
provided the fees to be paid to said ad-
ditional counsel shall not exceed one thou.
sand five hundred dollars.
This was referred 10 the finance commit
tee.
Resolued, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to enter into a contract
with Nicholas Connell, as per adjudication
by the Controller, for the grading and
shelling of Josephine street, from Apollo
10 Howard street, at 81 81 per running foot;
| security, Christopher Connen.
This was adopted on first reading, and
the rules being waived, read second time
and 2oncurred in by the following vote:
| Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs.
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, .Pessou and
Shields--G.
Nays: None.
Resolred, That the contract for repairing
the railing around Lafayette Square, adju-
iicated on the fifteenth Of August, 1865, by
the Controller to John Clark, (security,
John Baker), be and the same is hereby ap-
proved.
This was adopted on first reading, and
the rules being waived. read second time
and concurred in by the following vote:
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs.
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, Pessou and Shields
&c.
Nays: None.
Resolued, That Mr.. H. Reimoning be and
he is hereby authorized to lay pipe from
his wool.washing establishment to the river,
to carry off the soap water used for the pnr.
pose Of washing the wool.
This was adopted on first reading, and the
rules being waived, read q second time and
concurred in by the following vote:
Yeas President Markey, and Messrs.
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, Pessou and Shields
-6.
Nays: None.
Resolued, That permission be and IL ia
hereby granted to W. Thiel, for the term of
five years, dating from the fifteenth day of
May, 1863, the sole privilege for himself and
his representatives or assigns of establish.
ing swimming school and bath-house at
tached, at any place on the batture the Sur.
yeyor may select in the First or Fourth Dis.
trlcts: Provided, That the cost of barning
shall not exceed ten cents for each person
bathing; And provided further, That the
baths are adequately constructed and con.
Quoted with due Difference to morals. de-
corum and the public safety, and subject 10
the approval of the city Surveyor.
ne Y ystfteef fesoseed, That In c0nsidsra
tion Of the general utility of such baths. said |
". Thielis hereby granted exemption from |
the usual wharfage dues while engaged in /
conducting said swimming school aud bath
house, which will be from the fifteenth of |
May to the fifteenth of September of each |
year, and then only: Provided further, |
That the said baths shall at no time inter
fere with commerce or navigation, .estab-
lished or hereafter to be established BY law,
and exist subject to the pleasure Of the Com
mon Council.
This was amended by changing the word |
"on,H in the fifth line, to along,s and
adopted on first reading as amended. me
rule being waived, it was read the second |
time and eoncurred in by the following |
vote
Yeas; President Markey. and Messrs. Be-.
guile. Brady, Kaiser, Pess01 ard shields
II. ft5t5f55i &, Il ss I77l-l7-
Nays, None. "a saH
kesoleed, That the City Surveyor be and
ne ~ hereby authorized to die and clean o,t
lhe bitches on both sides OF Easayetfe ave-
nue. from Claiborne street Is Florida
This was adopted first Eaaeing ana the
rule being waived, read second time, an6
coneured il BY The following vote:
Nsaas prezldens Aagkey, and Nessrs