New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24


the Assistant Board Of Aldermen, in place
Of Hon. @. @. Sampson, resigned.
= +. HEATH, Mayor.
HEADQUARTERS FrFSH MILITARY DIsrRIcT /
New Orleans. La, May 10, 1883
Special Orders No. lOs
lExtract.i
I. Thomas H Shields is hereby appointed
member of the Board of Assistant Alder.
men, city of New Orleans, vice c. c. Samp-
The appointee will file the required oath
at these headquarters upon acceptance Of
the appointment.
By command of Brevet Major General R.
THOMAS H. NELL.
Major Twentieth Infantry, Brevet Briga-
der General U. S, A, Acting Assistant Ad-
jutant General.
Official:
The following message from the Mayor
was read. The first part was referred to the
Committee on Fires, and the balance to the
Committee on Streets and Landings:
MAroR4aEEy Or g. NEE ORLEANS,
To the Honorable the Members OF the Board of
| Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLEmEN-I avail myself Of the occa.
sion of your meeting tonight to inform
| you that the fire among the debris of the
| Montgomery warehouse has again broken
out and is in danger Of extending to the
| United States military depot adjoining.
| This fact was communicated to me by the
| United States Quartermaster through the
| Commanding General.
immediately called the attention of the
| Street Commissioner and the Chief Engi.
neer of the Fire Department to it, who
recommended as follows, viz; That two
steam fire engines be used during the day
and night TO extir ,uisa the flames and cool
the burning bundles Of hay so as to enable
laborers to handle thu same, and early in
the morning employ thirty or forty carts to
remove the same to the pond IN front on the
| levee,
Not being able to see the Committee on
Streets and Landings instructed the Street
| Commissioner to carry out these recon-
mendations, which 1 trust will meet your
approval.
i beg to call your attention TO the tenor
of ordinance No. l07, new series, Leovy's
Digest, page 295, article $40, which author
ICES the occupants of the stalls In the Bazaar
market, second district, to keep open only
during the market hours. They state that
they can not pay the amount claimed by the
city Zone dollar per day and license) unless
I
As this is a source of considerable revenue
to the city would recommend that the
ordinance be so amended as 10 enable them
to sell during the entire day.
Very respectfully,
i. HEATH, Mayor.
The Treasurer's report for the week end.
Ing May lG, 1865, showing: Receipts Sl63,.
$50 III expenditures $50, 2O6 30: balance on
hand 1897, SAG 81, was referred to the Fl.
mace Committee.
The Controllers statement Of checks
drawn by the Treasurer for one week, end
ing May Is, 1865 amounting to $500 IS, was
referred to the Finance Committee.
communication from the Controller
relative to certain amounts turned over to
the Treasurer and referred to the Finance
Committee was referred back TO said com
mittee with a request to report At the next
meeting.
The following communications from the
same officer we're referred to The Finance
Committee.
CONTROLLERS OrIll. CITY HALL, ;
New Orleans May ~ 1865. !
10 the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GESTLEMEN-I have the honor to call youl
! hLLelllOu 10 Illt+ IAIl llLdl VI LLt StGOuu udN
Of October, 1867, in accordance with Ordi
nance No. 707, new series, I adiudicated the
right of way for a railroad or Esplanade and
other streets to +. WintZ for the sum of one
and one thirty second cent per passenger,
securities Messrs. Jackson K Manson, and
Biscoe IL Simms, all of which was commune
Gated to the Honorable Common Council
under date of the eighth October, which
was referred to the Finance Committee
since which time there has been no action
taken.
also adiudicated, as per ordinance No.
901, new series. on the thirteenth day OF
May, to John ". Madden Che being the
only bidder, the contract TO bind and repair
the notarial records at the following prices
Binding (SlO) ten dollars per volume.
Repairing $50 five dollars per volume.
All in conformity with the proposals pub
lished.
Respectfully submitted
D. Z. NANDEII.,
Controller.
CoSTnofrrG's OFFICE. :
New Orleans. May 10, 1863
Honorable the Board OF Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN herewith send YOU the fol
lowing items in relation to cleaning the
sinks of the public buildings belonging tC
the city as per ordinance No Si5, new
series, adjudicated to A. Conrad, sd O
March, for the sum Of $500 per year, G.
Bonet, security, and communicated to thu
Honorable Common Council on 2ith March
Enclosed is list of the number of schools
and sinks, furnished by the Street Com
missioner; sixty schools and seyenty-seveI
sinks .............,....,... Z
City Hall 2, workhouse 8. .......,.......
Pacanier station l, jackson Square
station l.-......,... 5..............-..
Bayou Bridge station l. Poland street
( station 1........-......... ,,..........
Recorders Court and station, fourth dis
trlCt ....,.......... ..,..............--.-
Courthouse and station, jackson Square
Orleans Arsenal, Street Commissioners
Department ......,,..... .....--......
Public Pounds, Street Commissioners
: Parish Prison 3, City Park l.,....,......
Recorders Court, Third District, l, In.
sane Asylum b.. ...".................
IRENE station ....s.....,........
Total .......,-..........,,,, II
One hundred and eleven sinks propose,
to be cleaned by A. Conrad.
In addition to the above, the following
= sinks have been cleaned from January
1867, to January l, 1868, by the city an
charged to account charity:
1867 February 4, Female Orphan
Asylum Camp street. ....... $50 0
| March 8, Home Aged and In.
firm, Second and TchUupi.
toulas streets-y.............. so 0
June %, st. Elizabeth Asylum. l9j 0
August 5, Home Aged and In.
November Ii, Female Orphan
Asylum, Camp street. 49,. 12j 0
1865 April S, st. Vincent de Paul In
FAINT Asylum ..........,..,... s. 0
Total ...,.. S5O5 q