The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-17

RAaULAR SESSION.
CITY HALL, New ORLEANS,
December Is, 1868.
The board pet pursuant to adjournment.
Present President Kearny. Messrs. Rose, Ait
kens, Walkef Montgomery, Grsndpre, Morphy,
Pandely, WE,ne, Farrell and Breen. Id
The reading of the minutes was. on motion, dis.
pensed with.
The tressulsr's report for the week ending Sat
urdsy, Dec. IL, 1868, sho wing receipts $l20l2 81
expenditurey $48, s6l SO. balance on hand $497.-
13s "A, was Ssferred to the finance committee.
The follow Cog communications from the control
Ter were RETIRED to the committee on streets and
1oSrRoLLER's OFFICE, CIrY HALL,
New Orleans, Dec. Is, ls68. I
To the Honoras the Common Council:
Gerale1ae,{ Il have the honor to report to your
honorable bSjy that, on the 10th instant, sdjudl
Gated the CD tract for grading and Smelling Jose
phine street. o. per ordinance No. 1887, N. s., to
H. McGunr as principal, B. Collins security.
at $50 25) txo dollars and twenty. five cents per
running foot
Also, on Ice 18th instant, the contract for grad
ing and sheSng Craps street, as per ordinance
1881 N. s., 3, F. Marquee. as principal. P. Leahy
as security.tt ($2 35b two dollars and thirty five
cents per n. lining foot.
All OF whsh is respectfully submitted.
J. o. Landry, Controller.
tCosrRoLLER's OFFICE. CRY HALL,
New Orleans Dec. Is, 1868. I
To the HOnoratle the Common Council
Genaen,S-I have the honor to report to your
honorable yody that this day, at IL NJ, adjudi-
Gated the following contracts, to wit:
lst. For Grading and Smelling Constance street,
as per ordisAnce No. 1889 N. 81, to F. Marquee, as
principal ~ Irwin as security, at ts2 O9) two dol
lars and ntse cents per running foot.
3D. For Grading and Smelling Liberty street, as
per ordiDssJe ll49 N. s., to H. McGuinn, as prin.
oipsi. Johls Bietry ss security at (sz JO two dol.
lars and hyty cents per running foot.
Sd. For trading and Smelling Felicity Road. as
der ordins ce No. ll5o N. s., to q. McGuinn. as
principal. John Beuy security, at (s2 09) two dol
lars and nss cents per running foot.
All Of wsiich 10 respectfully submitted.
sa J. o. LANDRY, Controller.
The follswing communication from the control.
Ter was re ,rred to the finance committee
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CRY HALL,
New Orleans, Dec. Is, 1865. I
To the Hono5sb Common Council:
Genhe1 7l-I would respectfully report to your
honorable body that on Saturday, the 9th inst,
adjudiested the revenues of the following mar
kets, vzf
FIRST DISTRICT.
Poydrss Msrket-To A. Dumestre, for $67 $50.
Security g. Gsstillon.
St. Mays Market-To VIM. Maybe, for s26. 600.
Security Jean Dubary.
Drysdes Market-To c. MoseI, for $500 per
month. security. j. Goudier.
Claiborne Msrket-To c. Mosel. for $1,000 per
month. security, J. Goudier.
SECOND DISTRICT.
IRENE Market-To B. Bombay, for s4S, 700.
eecuIity, A. Larquier.
Beef Msrket-To John Fernandez, for $50 400
Security. William Creevy.
Vegetable Market-To Joseph Bate. for $685.
coo. Security, N. Frechaux and j. Michel.
Fruit AIsrket-To Joseph Bate, for SIS 900.
Security Frechaux & Michel.
THIRD DISTRICT.
WASH yton Market-To A. Bousion, for $1,000.
Security Vincent Meas.
ST. Bernard Msrket-To Pierre Delord, for
$500. security, ]. Cers and L. Cronzeles.
Port Aarket-To A. Bousion, for sl7.i00. Sc
curly. gincent Micas.
LIE Breton Market-To Jean Cazesu, for HOO.
Security, - Derethe.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Magazine Market-To o. NJ. Redon, for $3i, 100.
Security, NJ. Bremen.
sorsfsru Market-To L. Redon, for ssO5O. Sc
cuIity. ID. NJ. Redon.
Nintf! Street Market-To John Haas, for ST..
500. SECURITY, Mitchell Peltz
l remain, yours, respectfully,
J. o. Landry, Controller.
The following communication from the con.
uOuef Nhs fcceNcus
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CRY HALL, 4
New Orleans, December Is, 1868.
To the Honorable the Common Council.
Geytemen-I have the honor to report to your
honor {be body, that on the 10th inst. after due
noticeSin the official journal. and 10 accordance
with ddinance No. 1855, N. S., adjudicsted the
following contracts for repairing and keeping in
repsirfhe bridges and for building new bridges in
the FIST, Second and Fourth Districts Of the city,
for thk upe xpired term of Dan'l. Mulligan's con.
tract, fput in default, TO wit;
FirI District Repairing and keeping in re-
pair tie bridges, to II. O. Brown, principal Spencer
fieldfSr. security, at ISIS ,00O) fifteen thousand
dollst. New bridges to the same, same security,
at nv cents (5c.) per foot board measure.
Se,sJnd Distrct-Reparing and keeping in re-
pair fhe bridges, to John Bietry, principal, B. s..
HARMON. security, at (sl4 0O0) fourteen thousand
dollags. New bridges to the same. same security.
at fofr az cents per foot, board measure.
FORTH District-Repairing and keeping in re-
pair fae bridges. to Ed. Burns principal. and Wan.
HEM security. at (s5000) five thousand dollars.
New bridges to the same, same security, at five
cents (5c.) per foot, board measure.
You'd respectfully ask your honorable body
to sSlnul the above. sales and order readJud-
cat1i as soon as practicable, ding
hsyisg occurred, and the parties purchasing being
undf the impression that the price brought was
for Sle upexpired term, say six months, while the
saleJhould have been pro rata per annum.
5,main, yours respectfully,
j. U. LANDRY, Controller.
No. Montgomery, under a suspension of the
rulek introduced the following resolution to cover
the Recommendation made by the controller. 1t
passed its several readings unanimously. after
whth, on motion, IT was transmitted to the Board
OF aldermen for concurrence:
Issolred, That the controller be and he is
her@by authorized to readjudicate the contracts
for Repairing and keeping in rel pair the bridges
and}crossings. and for building new bridges and
orotsnes in the First. Second and Fourth Dis.
tricss, city of New Orleans, for the unexpired
ter.n Of Daniel Mullgan's contract, put in de-
fault.
yhe surveyor submitted the following commu.
nicbton. and after being read, the recommends.
tiof therein contained was adopted:
SURVEYORS OFFICE.
Room No. 49, CRY HALL.
City of New Orleans, Dec. IA. 1868.
Tcehs Honorable the Common Council Board Of Assistant
Nidermen:
SS1entlemen-The contract entered into between
tbS city Of New Orleans and Dennis Cronan, on
he 18th of December, 1867, for the repairing and
u. ming of the Bienville street draining machine
a. nf will 40