The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-10

Mr.. Breen here entered and took his seat.
The finance committee submitted the following
report:
FINANCE COMMITTEES,
Board Of Assistant Aldermen,
New Orleans, Dec. 8, 1868.
The finance committees have the honor TO sub mi
70 The Common Council propos' ton of Charles
Mour0se. Eco, Of Paris, France, to loan to th
city four millions of dollars in CON- at an nteres
specified in his communication, which is mad,
part hereof, and also an ordinance providing fol
the acceptance Of the propositi n.
The con mittees have carefully considered the
PROF osion and recommend the same to your hon
oTs as The most feasible scheme yet offered to re
lieve the city from her pecuniary embarrassment
tn. F. FISHER Chairman.
ALFRED KEARsY.
joan BREEs.
The letter Of Mr.. Monrose, together with the
preamble and resolutions accompanying the above
report. were read. at the conclusion of which Mr.
Fisher moved that The letter and resolutions be
printed. which motion was decided negatively.
motion finally prevailed to lay the m after over
subject to call.
The special committee appointed to investigate
the causes of the late overflow, submitted the
following report:
NEW ORLEANS, CRY HAIL.
| Nov 80. 1868.
To the Honorable the Members of the Common Council:
Genae1nen-Your committee to examine into
the causes of the late overflow In the rear of the
city have the honor TO report:
| After careful examination of several witnesses
they have come to the following Conclusions
The long intervals between occurrences of over.
| hows from the lake have caused those parties
whose outy II lie TO guard against this danger to
become Negligent OF the proper prec autions aud
10 relax the continued attention which the matter
deserves, so that in several cases they have
suffered the Expressions caused by travel over and
alopg the levees TO remain unrepaired and in some
instances, the earth from the protection levees to
be hauled away aud appropriated to private uses
In the Fourth District and in a portion of the
Fist District the overflow is TO be attributed to
the removal OF the levees bordering the Claiborne
street canal. Your committee have failed to dis.
cover by whose authority that portion of the
ieVee below the draining machine has been re-
moved. That portion of the levee above the
draining machine, extending to Jefferson City,
was removed by authority of the late military
council, thus leaving the Fourth District and
portion of the First District unprotected. The
overflow in that portion of the city situated be.
tween the New Canal and The Csrondelet Canal
was, IN great part, occasioned by the removal
of the levee of the New Canal for the
purpose Of widening the said canal,
and while your committee consider the
procedure to have been highly imprudent,
they cal attach no special blame to the company,
as the levee was being replaced with much
prcmptDess and nearly as fast as it was removed
The company, however, should be di ,ted TO in
crease the elevation OF all the leyees to guard
against all future contingencies, for the good res
son that in several places the water rose above
the banks. The water rose also over depressons
IN the levees Of the Old Canal and Bayou St John
AS 10 the cause of the water remaining in this sec
ion OF The CRY longer than in other places the |
blame Is clearly attributable to negligence on the
part OF the contractor for running the draining |
machine for this section. who failed TO keen the |
machine In proper order, and this negligence has
been displayed during the whole time that the |
machine has been in his charge.
In that part of the city situated between thu |
Old Canal and the lower line of the civ the |
water ca me. chiefly, over the depressions in the
eVee along the Bayou st. John, which have not |
been IN proper order for several years.
We would furthermore state, however that the /
water rose TO an unusually great height aud that
unoer the circumstances your COMMITTEES can at
tsch no especial blame 10 any one but would |
recon mend that all tie proper precautions be
Iaken u the premises, to prevent a recurrence of
these dias'ers.
Your committee have the nonor to submit the
accompanying resolutions.
G. CAMP. Chairman,
PETER KAISER
THos. II. SHIELDS,
E. c. MoRPHY.
The following resolutions accompanying the
above report were unanimously adopted on their
several readings, after which they were, on mo.
tion, transferred to the Board of Aldermen for
BE ii resotued, That the mayor be aud he ia
bereb by authorized and requested to for ward 70 the
essees OF the New Canal, and of the Carondelet
Canal. copy Of the report of the committee to
samine into the cause of the late overao 10 the
rear OF the city," with request that for the 10.
ure security Of the city, they imme diately raise
md repair the levees bordering the said canals.
BE At reSolUed, That the city surveyor be and
BE i hereby requested to Immediately report TO
he Board OF Assistant Aldermen what specific
work or works Is or are necessary to protect the |
'i,y against recurrence of oyer6ows Ia the rear
If the city.
resolution from the Board of Aldermen re-.
'eived for concurrence was, after being 40
'mended as to insert "ten engineers" instead of
tx, " including the city Surveyor" was adopted.
md on motion, returned to the Board Of Alder.
men for concurrence in amendments:
ResoIred. That the Board of Assistant Alder.
nen be requested to concur with this board In the |
lection of ten (l0) engineers, including the city
urveyor, for drainage. at the JOINT session of this
vening.
The committee on water works submitted the
GLOWING report:
CRY HALL,
New Orleans, Dec. s, 1868.
o the Honorable the Board OF Assistant AIderm.n:
Geatemen-Your committee on Water Works
ions to authorize NJ Sanchez and M. WinteIer to
~ water pipes from their premises to the river.
Very respectfully,
W. h. PEMBERToS, Chairman. ,
&. PASDELY.
The following resolutions accompanying the
bove report were unanimously adopted on their
sveral readings:
RESOLVED, That permission be and the same IA
ereby granted to ~ WeDteler to lay pipe for
afer from the river to No. FL st. Ferdinand {
rect, be RELAXING the paving to the satisfaction t
the city surveyor. +,
ResotUed, That permission be and the same ia :
sreby granted to Al. Sanchez to lay pipe for =
alter from his premises, No. l56 Peters street. to
Q river, he RELAXING the paving to the satisfac. 8
IN of ths city surveyor. q
The following resolution from The Board of Alder d
IN was cOncurred in its several readings, with Il
e following vote
Yess-Messrs. Kesrny, Rose. Walker, Pember. b
q, Camp, Montgomery, Grsndpre Fisher, Nor. d.
y. Psndely and Breen.
Mr.. Aitkens voting blank h
WHEREAS. II Is important for the welfare of the d,
y that the Common Council should be ALWAYS
ormed OF the probable cost OF all improve
.nts ordered to be sold by the controller: and re
WBEREAs. Ii Is supposed that rings have been d.
med in order to force the city 10 pay for mate