New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23
THE CITY COUNCIL
IoOs14sUrD yROa THIRD rAeB.l
Office of the City Surveyor, your committee
respectfully report favnrably.
t II. SHIELDS, Chairman.
PETER KAISER,
La. PESSOI
and the accompanying resolution

Is. PESS0U.
and the accompanying resolution;
RESOLVED, That the Controller be and he is
hereby authorized, after ten days notice IN
the official journal, to adjudicate to the
lowest bidder or bidders, contract TOT the
extension Of ''Ninth Street Market" the
work to be done in strict accordance with
plans and specifications on file in the Office
of the City Surveyor.
Was adopted on the fret reading, and the
rules being waived adopted on the second
reading by the following vote;
b Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs.
Brady. KAISER, o'Brien, Pessou, Prados, and
Shields-7.
Nays: None
Mr.. Shields verbally reported favorably
on the following resolution, which was laid
on the table for one week:
ReSolped, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to enter into contract
by notariai act, on behalf of the city OF New
Orleans, with the Southern Paving COM
pany-securitv, Il. J. Hart & Co.--for paving
Race street, from Fchnupitoulas to Coliseum
street, with the Nlculson pavement, at three
dollars and fifty cents (S3 SOY per superficial
square yard, the work to be done according
to plans and specifications on file in the
Office of the City Surveyor.
The following resolution from the other
Board was concurred in:
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen DO
and they are hereby requested TO meet this
Board in joint session on Tuesday evening
next, the eighteenth instant, at eight O'CLOCK,
for the purpose of electing thirteen com
missioners OF the House of Refuge and one
director for the New Orleans, 0pelousas and
Great Western railroad company.
The following, from the other Board, was
Concurred in on the first reading, and the
rules being waived, read second time and
concurred in by the following vote:
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs.
Brady, Kaiser, O'Brien, Pessou, Poynot,
Prados and Shields-s.
Nays: None.
WHEREAS Major General Buchanan has
informed this Board, through the Hon.
John Breen, that he would cheerfully res
tore to the G tg the Police Jail. now oc,
cupied by the military, for the purpose of
having the same used as an asylum for
lunatlcs. be it
Resotoed That the lunatics now confined
IN the Muh property be transferred to the
Police jail, whtre, prior to the war, it was
customary 10 keep them.
Resolued further, That the Surveyor be
authorized 10 place said Police Jail in order
for the comfortable reception of said
lunatics, provided said repairs do not cost
over $500.
A communication from City Treasurer in
relation to his action in postponing cOllec-
ton of taxes, similar to that published in
minutes of Lower Board, of this date, was
received and referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Hereupon the Boardlwent into executive
session.
The doors being reopened, the members
drew for the appointment of long and short
terms with the following result:
For short term-Messrs Boguille, Kaiser,
Markey, and Pessou.,.
For long Germ -Messrs. Brady, 0'Brien.
Poynot, sFrados, and Shields
0Hfmotion adjourned.
n w. b. LANCASTER,
Secretary.