New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-10
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE TO- 1858.

every one Who should engage in it would be
liable to indictment.
| Alderman Zacharie objected to receiving
| the report, as this Board would have short
session, and might not be in existence to-
morrow. Report received and spread on
the minutes.
| Report from the Streets and Landings
Committee, with resolution from lower
| Board for certain improvements, raising
banquettes and curbs on Canal street from
| Magazine to Rampant. Resolution amended
| by condition that the work should not
| exceed in cost FIVE hundred dollars.
I Resolution to pay q. d. Grief $l953sl2
for supplies furnished the suffering poor in
1862 was unanimously adopted on its final
| reading.
Resolution of Alderman Zacharie in refer.
ence to railroad tracks on Canal street was
taken up, and Alderman Woolhey withdrew
| his motion to reconsider.
| Alderman Woolfley offered an ordinance
to establish right of way for street rail-
road on Canal, Common, Carrollton avenue,
and other streets, for passengers only,
| which was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
| Petition from Paul Waterman & Co. for
| the right to establish floating baths between
Canal and st. Louis streets, on the river
| front, was referred to the Committee on
| Streets and Landings.
Resolutions authorizing the adjudication
of F.. Wintz's railroad contract for a rail-
| road on Esplauade and other streets; ap.
| proving sale of right of way of VilleTe,
| Dumaine, Marais, and other streets; and
authorizing contract for cleaning city sinks
were passed on final readings.
At halfpast eight O'Clock tine Board went
| into executive session.
Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
This Board met in regular session last
| evening, MIR. Chadwick presiding, and
Messrs. Sterry, Sullivan, Mary, Kearny,
Dunn, Shields Breen, Thezau, Perkins,
Scott, and JOubert present.
| Treasurer Howell reports receipts for
week ending 9th instant, Sl2l, 544 So; ex
| i6G Is.
The following message from his honor
Mayor Heath was read:
| GENTLEMFN-The action of General Bu.
/ Chanau in pOstponing the meeting of the
| Legislature until November next, if carried
| out will work such serious damage to the
interests OF the city that feel constrained
| to Call your attention again to the subject
| Of the city finances. The serious losses
| which the city sustains in making its pur-
| Chases, and which all the departments of
the government, including employees and
| teachers Of public schools, suffer
in receiving their pay in deprecated
city currency, and for which no relief can
| be obtained for six months to come if we
wait for the meeting of the Legislature have
| painfully affected my MUD and led me to
hope that some method will suggest itself
| to YOUR wisdom by which to eXtrcate the
city from its embarrassments. Although the
plan Of Mr.. Avegno is liable to some Objec
tions, yet lit has been successfully resOrted
| to IN other cities and countries, not less
| sCrupulous On the subject of morality than
| are the American people, and it seems to
| supply . certain and reliable remedy for the
al AZ .. .#T.Ea
| present labor. AS deTnier resort, mas
much US we have exhausted other prOpO'
sitlOns which have not met the popular
expectations, / therefore recommend its
prompt consideration and Immediate
adoption.
Some correspondence was read concern
| ing the new canal bridge at Magnolia street.
Reasons why the structure has not BEEN
completed we're explained. 1t was an
nouuced by the contractor that the bridge
| will be open to the public next week. Sur
veyOr Bell states that the bridge should
have been turned over to the city over four
| months ago,
Surveyor Bell requests that Julia street
bey nd Magnolia stree be macadam z d and
maze passabie Tor loaded wagons, Ill order
that steamboats, may not be compelled to
come this side of the bridge to deliver
freight. The subject was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
The France Committee reported in favor
of releasing Mr.. Kelar the contractor Of
the Kelar market, from his Obligations to
the city. This resolution Mr.. Dunn op.
posed, and favored instead an extension Of
time five or ten years without any addition
al expense to the contractor, because he
believed Mr. Kelar to be public spirited
citizen who deserved encouragement i'll his
enterprise, and was entitled to favorable
consideration from the city.
Mr Cuud Uipk offered as an nTnaudmpnt
that the contract be extended from fifteen
to twenty-five years, on condition that he
should complete the banquette at his own
expense.
This Mr.. Dunn opposed on the ground
that it would he no relief to Mr.. Kellar, aud
moved that the matter be referred to the
Finance Committee. The motion was car
-iel.
On motion of Mr.. Sullivan the Board of
Aldermen was invited 20 form Joint session
for the purpose of electing directors for the
houses of refuge and other officers. MIR.
Shields opposed the passage Of the resolu.
tiOn aud offered his protest. This election
should have been held during the month of
May.
The upper Board was announced, and on
motion, Alder uan Graham presiding, the
Council proceeded to the election of com
missiouers of the houses OF refuge for the
ensuing year, aud the following gentlemen
we're eitCteu. y. n w tsuy, j. . hduHsellt
T. W. Bothick, H. Milspangh, W, B Arm.
strong, william McDuff, + bert Watts n,
Edward Thompson, Augustus De 3, Hughes,
Lewis Banks. Robert Bowie, D. B. McCar
thy, f. Nick Damn.
The upper Beard then withdrew.
The Finance Committee reported an ordi
nance embracing the features proposed in
Mr.. Bernard Avegno's plan for the absnrp
tion of the city currency, action upon which
on motion of Mr. Dunn was postponed until
the next meeting.
The Board then adjourned till next T0es
day evening
ADJUSTMENTS.