New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-28

Liberty, First and Second streets, Fourth
District.
Yeas: President Marley and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Kaiser, o'Brien, Pessou and Poy-
MOTT.
Nay: Mr.. Shields.
Resoloed, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized and instructed to
have tagged crossings made at the inter
section of Miro and Ursulines streets, and
at the intersection of Tonti and Ursulines
streets.
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Kaiser, Pessou and Poynot-5.
Nay: Mr.. shields-l.
! ResolUed, That the Committee on Streets
and Landings be and they are hereby re.
quesIed to investigate the condition of the
various draining machines, and the manner
In which the contracts for the past year
have been complied with: and also to re-
command measures for the continuance of
the working of said machines.
Unanimously.
| ResolUed, That the adjudication by the
| Controller of contract, iu accordance with
ordinance No. 1850, new series, for gradiDg
and Smelling Felicity road from Baronne to
Howard street, to H. McGuinn as principal,
John Bietry as securi Y, for the sum of two
| dollars and nine cents (S2 O9) per running
foot, be and the same is hereby approved,
the security accepted, and the Mayor au
thorized to enter into contract with the par.
ties per notarial act for the performance of
said work.
Yeas President lIarkey, and Messrs.
Shields-6.
Nay: Mr.. O'Brien-l.
Resolued, That the Aame of the street
now known as St. Mary, which runs be.
| tween Poydras and Julia, be and the same
| is hereby changed to Church street. Be it
| further
ResOlUed, That the Street Commissioner
| be and he is hereby authorized to change
| the name of the signs of the lamps on said
street to Church street.
Unanimously, Mr.. Prados absent
Res0lced, That the adjudication by the
| Controller of contract, in accordance with
ordinance No. ll37 new series, for grading
and Smelling Josephine street, between
Apollo and Howard streets, TO H. McGunn
as principal B. Collins security, for the sum
OF two dollars and twenty-five cents (S2 25)
per running foot, be and the same is hereby
approved, the security accepted, and the
Mayor authorized to enter into contract
with the parties, per notarial act, for the
performance of said work.
Unanimously, Mr.. Prados absent.
ReSotUed, That the adjudication by the
Controller of a contract in accordance with
ordinance No. l13l, new series, for grading
and Smelling Craps street, from Enghein
street to Elysian Fields street, to Frank
Marquee as principal, D. Murphy security
at two dollars and thirty-fve cents ($2 35)
per running foot, be and the same is here
by approved, the security accepted, and the
Mayor authorized to enter into contract
with the parties per notarial act for the per.
formance of said work.
Unanimously, Messrs. O'Brien and Prados
absent.
ReSolred, That the adjudication by the
Controller of the contract, in accordance
with ordinance No. llI9, new series, for
grading and Smelling Liberty street from
Thalla to Felicity road, to Henry McGuinn
as principal, John Bietry security, for the
sum of two dollars and thirty cents (S2 3O)
per running foot, be and the same is hereby
approved, the security accepted and the
Mayor authorized to enter into contract
with the parties per notarial act for the per-
tormance of said work.
Yeas: President ;Markey and Messrs. b.
guile, Kaiser, Pessou, Poynot and Shields
g.
Nay: Mr.. O'Brien-1.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Kaiser offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted on first and sec.
ondreading the rules being suspended, Mr..
O'Brien being absent:
Resolued, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to have pipe
placed in the well Ct Ninth Street Market
for accommodation of fire engines.
Mr.. Pessou offered the following:
ReSo5Ued That the Surveyor be and he is |
hereby authorized andfnstructed to place a |
tagged crossing at the intersection of Es.
pianade and st, Claude streets; Provided, |
That the cost of same does not exceed (Sl50)
one hundred and fifty dollars.
Which was unanimously adopted on first
and second readings, the rules being sus-
pended.
PETITIONS.
One from Henry McGuinn was referred to
he Committee on Finance by the following
yote:
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs.
3oguille, Kaiser, Poynot, Prados and
'hields--6.
Nay: Mr.. O'Brien-1.
One from F. W. Loewen, requesting per.
mission to put ovens in a bakery - be
rected on Grayier street, between Rampant
nd Basin streets, was referred to the Com.
nittee on Streets and Landings.
One from George Merz and other residents
N Carondelet Walk and vicinity, asking
or street lights, was referred to same Com.
nittee.
One from DR.. Miller concerning physi.
ian's licenses, was tabled subject to call.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The following was received:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
City Hall, New Orleans. December q. 1865. !
70 the Honorable the Board OF Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-The Joint Committee of the
common Council to mature general plan 6
or city railroads, having their termini on |
janal street, after careful consideration of ,
ii the plans submitted to them, and con.
ultation with the City Surveyor and CITY
Attorney, report by ordinance, providing ;
or said purpose, the Canal and Claiborne i
street Railroad Company, having agreed
o inaugurate the enterprise.
They have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
THOMAS III. SHIELDS,
..4 Chairman; /
GERALD FARRELL,
CHS. GRANDPRE.
The accompanying ordnance was adopted
IN first reading, as follows:
An Ordinance to amend section two of "An
ORDINANCE providing for the sale of the
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