New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-20
CITY ooUNoILL EklciAL'
noARD OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


The minutes OF tho ie'os - =
and approved. -, AZ. ~
The following message from the Mayo
s,,ss read and referred to the Committee o.
worRbouse aud Prisons.
W 49, MAYoRkxrx OF NEW ORI;KAHs,
CJity Han, 18th Day Of February, ls6s
,ovsble Board Of Assistant Aldermen
~ e ~ ruvS II return herewith, witheu
~ SIGNATURE. resolutions authorizing tn
:, civ Controller, after ten days. notice IN Tn
oficial journal, to sell to the lowest bidder
confracts fbr cleaning the draining canal
offhe citv. and dividing the city into thre
sections ior this purpose The work 70 D
done according to specifications 10 DC iuI
nished BY the City Surveyor. ,,..o
On the 10th Of June, Ioo., a.
was passed relative to yagrants coLntnlss ~
q tbe workhouse in the city OF new VI
leans which provided that persons commit
xed II fhe CITY Workhouse under EXISTING
Laws shai be assigned to perform any pup
tic work within the limits OF the cltyl u E11.
the direction and control OF the JVtns S S,a
miftees on Streets and Lanule - assS I,
eases 81 emergency, provided it BE for NJ
f5irla faen EIGHT hours q day, ana ior tern
Lot exc edlng their commitment.
fhare ne at the present time, as appears
ram tile accompanying communication q
Noble, Chief Warden, tto Wh len,
Il oeCtiully nYtte your .o - thfs class
al nble-bodied operatives o. tnls o ,.1.1 !,
~ q 9nefitutien. and see no reason why
fbov should not be Immediately set 20 Work
~ II 4l,tfnes the draining canals OF tne CITY,
5Ftof.iiru IL the requirements ana humane
rf.,yisions Of the above cited orol1snSe.
thee ore recommend lhe au .Il "a
this cOtf as measure s "
very rep Z. HEATH, Mayor.
IS The Trs. sureris report for week ending
February Is, 1858, showing Receipts SEo'''
524 90; expenditures ss5,4se u; balance on
hand 500, s2s 50, was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
The Controllers statement No. IL VI
checks drawn by Treasurer during the week
ending February 8, 1868, amounting to SlS,'
$50 Os, was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The following communication from the
City Attorney was referred to the Finance
Committee with power to, act:
OFFICE CrrT ATTORNEY
lf. No. II City He'll Z
New Orleans, February 1e, 1893.
To the Honorable the President and Members Of the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen
CENTLEMEN---When I was elected City At
forney, there were some cases pending In
the supreme court on appealtrom the iouttn
district court of New Orleans IN which
was retained in opposition to the city.
There were, first, the case OF the city
pravipg for the opening of Casacalvo and
Torean, otherwise called Royal and Char
tres streets;n and second, the city praying
for the making ola new levee at the tobacco
warehouse in The third district
would be very glad If the city would In
trust the management of these cases to the
former City Attorney, H. D. Ogden. ESD,
who tried them in the district court, and
took tho appeals to the supreme court.
Very respectfully, san
A. N. BUCHANAN,
-.5s-5 City Attorney.
REPORTS CT STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following report from the Finance
Committee was read, and the accompanying
resolutions read twice under suspension
Of thsrules and adopted by unanimous
FnSAScr CoAArrrKR, 1
City Hall, New Orleans February 70. 1888, 3
To che Honorable the Board Of Assistant Alder
GEETLEMEN = The Finance Committee
Aave the honor to report upon the following
subjects referred to thems
On the Mayors message Of February IL,
1858, returning without his signature the
resolution estimating the pr0D&Dle feCclDta
and expeDdftnres III the CITY of New Or
7eans ION tl1e current wear on account Of the
snaleuuacv Of tie REORGANIZATION fer the
nublie achaolsg fayerablV bV resolution.
on the Letter 81 tie Controller Of January
q. 1865 stating that on the 18th Of the
same month be had Aojudicated the con-
fracfs for farming ne revenues Of the beel
plnrlzst. eecoad district. and Che Ninth
efreet market. fourth district. for eleven
s1onfhs from February IL, 1868. 70 A. On
messre. far the sum oil 81, 500. security G.,
Dosfillon, and 10 jacob Veith for 5000
<scnTitv Adan ljaisef. and also Tie con irsri
+ For Yfa ina q bannuetts around WeIiar mar
~. g 8. ii. Ksalnf fsr SIS Der fiuifihr fo3f.
/. hecdFitg j. III, Gardina, fsgorablv 81 fesolr
ions. S'is
tff.sstf .s.s.s ~. l.ees.sA
- l6eaires r1as IS reaneed. farorebIV 81
fe16ihfIon.
Df he application Oh w. B. ITxsfdas Il
FsS5nlrg II. 1853: 10 be relieved fsuIn ~
nf5manf 81 wharf dues On barsea eInoIo965
"a t,6Ii1stiaa ehslls "a the civ sf,f''li m
sconfranf adverseIv. Il 4. =
adsa Reapeetfnilv submitted.