New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-25

To tbs Honorable Boardo Assistant Aldermen:
-GEHTLEMEN-=In response to your resolu.
tion requesting the opinion of the City At.
torDey on the construction Of the act Of the
Legislature, approved September 8, 1868,
entitled, San act to enable the city Of New
| Orleans to procure loan of money! ETC.,
lbeg to say that think IL clear the bonds
issued by virtue of the said act cannot be
| sold at less than pavs The act authorizes the
city TO borrow 81 600, 900, provided that not
more thsn ten per cent. interest is paid for
the same. If sum less than one million
dollars be obtained for the bonds which
bear 500, 200 interest per annum, it ia OBJ.
vious that more than ten per centum inter.
est Is paid on the sum actually received
and thus the condition would be violated
! upon which the Legislature granted to the
city the power to negotiate the loan.
% III gs Respectfully 3IhSyvi = ~ Nv ~
City Attorney.
The following communication from the
Controller was received:
d -..'. 'i ceesTRoLLER's cFrIcE, orTy HALL. !
New orleans, Seprember y, 1865
To the Honorable Common Oouucils vrT
GENTLBMEN-I have the honor 10 report
that according 10 ordinance No. l01l, New
Series, and after due legal advertisement in
the official journal, adjudicated on the six
tenth instant, contract for fitting up the
Seventh District Court to William McVittie
security John McVittie, at nine thousand
seven hu1aIeu ana nity collars (S915O).
have further to report that according to
resolution 1902 | have this day adiudicated
the contract for the extension of the Ninth
Street Market to ]. nj. Howell. security F.
F. w, Bohniug, at nine thousand four humid
red and twenty five dollars ($9425)
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
f# Your obedient servant
Z n 7 ANnDV
The controller,s st.tamant sbo,yin,, oL,ooLs
a. - 49,. -, n1
ula"h ny Tue 1reasuree IRON august 20 10
September %, 1868, amounting to Sll72 50,
was read and referred to the Finance Com.
mitteo IT
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The following communications from the
City SURVEYOR were received, e.-1 s
.-f"5 g., .,..,..'. ..s SURVEYORS oFF1cE.
rIl- - Room No. 10 City Hall,
Vol New Or'eens' september ~ lSSs.
10 the AonoT16is the Common Council Board Of
C 1.ss.s'.-,iV = ~ nv t,ie1
is;. pm s1all In, Can n9I
No. 2 to stall No. 4, in the st. Mary's Market,
this change not interfering with the circula'
ton IN the least possible manner. On
remain, respectfully, o.
Your o6edlent servant,
.s ..tT. l.. SURdl, City surveyor.
i E. o. c,.u :. w. n. Room 40, 10. City Hal,
J.e" ~. of,sAns oepreiAOel q toos
ssi'tsnt HIdeImen ns common 0oun'ii noAfd Oh
GBNTIEMEN-It becomes nv duty 10 in
form YOU That several of the wharyes and
portions of levees have been more OF
less damaged since the receding of the river,
. As there is no longer danger for an in
crease of damage, it is very important for
the interests of commerce that the repairs
should be made as soon as possible.
From careful examination of the work
to be done. + am happy to think that the ne
cessary repairs to the wharves and leyees
will not exceed this season the sum of sixty
Thousand dollars. '- ''-o '-''- - - ~
/ remain, gentlemen, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
|. .fl l.. iSURGI, CITY Surveyor,
ad. The following report of the SURVEYOR. sub.
miLLed in Conformity with a resolution of
the Common Council, relative to the drain
age system. was received and ordered incor.
borated In the published minutes of this
body: hrcas.-'@t-S ''H-lill -i'7.s'f-
To the Honor.b,e the Coumop eounc,l os tbs citv
Of NeV Orleans BoSPd Of HssiSpant Aldermen my
y GENrLEAEN-By q resolution of the Com
mon Council the City Surveyor Is requested
to report plan for the thorough and COM
plete drainage of the city. to remedy the
numerous evils resulting from the present
incomplete system In use. ~ 1.
boz pctoF0 euBBeSVlnk any pau peTmlt Lne To
call your attention to the fact, that, in yir-
tue Of q Law passed In 1858. the drainage of
the city of New Orleans, and q portion of
the parish Of Jefferson, Is in the hands of
Commissioners, who have sole control and
authority over the lands of three Districts
described in their charter. ~
a brief history of che drainage Of New or.
leans viii enable you to understaud how it Is,
Notwithstanding the existence of such a law.
that the city Of New Orleans has to expend
such a large amount of money for draining
purposes when such a work Is Entrusted TO the
care Of three boards of draining commits.
sioners. e--Tri ~ I'd b .IisalI y : 14aI l79.{
y AS early as March. 1885, charter was
granted for a, period Of twenty, wears 10 the
New Orleans Draining Company; il had for
is object TO drain and reclaim, 'by means Of
canals and diiches, the lands compTised be.
tween the upper limit of suburb Livaudais /:
The line Of the New Canal to Lake Pontchar,
trim along the shore Of said lake 10 Bayou
Coohon from Bayou Cochon in a straight
line to- he Esherman,s Canal. thence to ibe
Mississippi river. T'i ~, ,i-.'", -
one ~ he articles Of said charter provides
s.that the ex,ent Of territory above described.
conidr ~ diu;dad in fra ctionaI nayts oach