New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23

| it9SSCi anu VIC SdI ObuGAtt Odudl dbN NAV L
ga5iou Company and the city OF New Orleans,
Tue Controller be and he is hereby authorized
4 to issue warrants on the Treasurer IN favor
o L. uis Gagnet, amounting in the aggregate
to twenty-five thousand dollars, ($25 0O0l,
divided iuto such sums as the said Louis
Gagnet may require. in full payment of all
| HIS clHims for damages against the city OF
NV Orleans; and further, that upon com
pletion of the foregoing the City Attorney is
| Instructed to Withdraw the appeal o1 the suit
Of Louis Gagnet lessee OF the Carondelet Ca
nal aud Navigation Company VS.. the city oil
New Orleans, before the Supreme Court.
Your Committee beg leave to report ia
yorably. GERALD FARRELL,
Chairman;
W. W. WALKER,
G. PANDELY,
II. f. SrURCKEN.
The following resolutions, accompanying
the report of the Committee on Streets and
Landings, were read as follows:
l. Resolued, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to enter into contract
with Louis Gagnet lessee of Carondelet Ca
nal and Navigation Company for the eXclu-
| sive privilege of using for the draining of
| the city all that portion of the bed of Bayou
ST. John extending from the mouth of Ca
rondelet Canal, following said bayou to the
northeast or lower side of st. Ann street,
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| be annexed to the contract
2. ReSotUed further, That the said Louis
| Gagnet binds himself to grant said privilege
during the term of his lease and to with
| draw any and all suits which he may here
tofore have entered against the city for dam
ages sustained by him by the city's draining
| into said Bayou st. John and Carondelct
Canal, and to hold the city free of all dam
ages until the 1st of February, 1863.
8. ReSOlued further, That the Carondelet
| Canal and Navigation Company bind them
| selves to grant to the city tor draining pur-
poses the use of the channel of Bayou st.
| John from the mouth of the Carondelet Ca
nal to the northeast or lower side of st. Ann
street for the term of their charter, accord
ing to the plan above mentioned.
4. ReSotUed further That in consideration
of said privileges the city binds itself to cease
draining into the navigable channel of the
said Bayou st. John and CarOndelet C anal
from the first of February 1869, and to pay
said Gagnet the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars.
). Resolved further, That in consideration
OF the above privileges and on receiving due
notice from the Mayor of the completion of
contract between said Louis Gagnet, lessee,
and the Carondelet Canal and Navigation
Company and the city of New Orleans, the
Controller be and he is hereby authorized 10
issue warrants on the Treasurer IN favor Of
Louis Gaguet amounting in the aggregate to
twenty-five thousand dollars, divided into
such sums as the said Louis Gagnet NAV re-
quire, in full payment of all his claims for
damages 5ainst the city of New Orleans.
6. ReSotoed further, That upon completion
of the foregoing the city Attorney is instruc
ted to withdraw the appeal of the suit of
Louis Gagnet, lessee Of the Carondelet
Canal and Navigation Company Us. the city
of New Orleans, before the supreme Court
Upon motion of Mr.. Fisher the resolutions
we're put upon their first reading and
| adopted.
ResOtued, That the Surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to construct or cause to
be constructed two bridges on the south
western half of Banks street-one at the cor
ner of Tonti and Banks streets, and one at
the corner of ROCheblave and Banks streets;
and be it further
Resolued, That the Surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to grade and fl Banks,
Rocheblave, and Tonti streets, around the
depot of the Canal and Claiborne Streets
Railroad.
Mr.. Breen moved to amend by adding the
words provided the whole does not cost
over $780," Accepted.
The resolutions as amended were then put
upon their several readings and unanimous.
ly adopted.
Resolued, That the Controller be and he is
hereby authorized to sell, after five days no.
tice in the official journal, to the lowest bid.
der or bidders, contract for constructing
the following plank sidewalks viz: on Que
side of Magnolia street, from Keller market
to Washington street, also on one side of
Third street, from Magnolia street to Willow
street; and also on one side of Willow street.
from Felicity Road to jackson street, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in the
office of the City Surveyor.
The above resolution was unanimously
adopted on its several readings.
The following resolution was read and
unanimously adopted on its several read
ings:
Rescued, That the Controller be, aud he
Is hereby authorized to sell, after ten days'
notice in the official journal, the building
OF a foot bridge across the New Canal Basin,
at the foot of Liberty street, according to
plans and specifications on file in the Sur
veyors Office since July 10, 1866.
The following resolution was read and
adopted ON its several readings, with the
vote:
Yeas; Messrs. Kearny, Aitkens, Walker,
Pemberton, Camp, Fisher, Pandely, Farrell,
and Breen.
Nays: Messrs. Rose and Grandpre. Mr..
Sturcken voting blank.
RESOLVED, That the Upper Board be in. |
vlted to meet this Board Ia Joint session at |
eight O'Clock this evening, for the purpose |
OF electing an Inspector of Wood and Coal |
for the city of New Orleans.
On motion the above resolution was trans.
nitted to the Upper Board for concurrence.
Mr. Camp offered the following resolution,
which was read and referred to the Street
Commissioner, with instructions to said
officer to report TO the Committee on Streets
and Landings the result of his investiga.
lions:
Resolged, That the attention OF the Street
Commissioner be called to the bad condi.
lion of the bridges in the Third Ward.
Mr.. Fisher here moved reconsideration
Of the vote by which the following resolu-
lion had at the last meeting been adopted:
Resotoed, That ordinance No. 261, of
repesled.
The motion to reconsider having been
adopted, Mr. Sturcken called for the read.
Ing Of the following resolution, which he
offered as substitute to Mr.. Fishers reso-
luton:
Resoloed, That ordinance No. 26l be and
8 hereby amended TO read as follows: Ex-
,ept IN cases where permission is granted by
ne mayor, IT shall be the duty Of the Chief
u Police to arrest all persons who shall be
.ound playing or causing to DO played,
music In any bar.rOom, c0fieehouse or other
llace where liquors are sold; who upon
conviction shall be liable 10 fine Of not more