New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-29

| New Orleans by section l2S of the statute c
1856, known as the city charter, Samue
Weeks, Superintendent of the Fire Alarm
1 Telegraph, be and he is hereby removed from
said office because of want Of confidence o
said Common Council in said Samue
Weeks.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, and by unani
nous consent of this Board, the foregoing
resolution was transmitted to the Board Of
Aldermen for concurrence.
The following communication from the
City Surveyor was read, and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Laddings:
t.- SURyEYoR's OFFICE. }
Room No. 10 City Hall,
= Caty OF New Orleans October "a, 1853 }
Honorable the Common Council Board of Assistant
GENTLEXEN-The petition of property
holders concerning the making of ban.
quettes on Peters and Clay streets, between
Customhouse and Cont streets, has been
published according to section ll9 Of the
city charter.
No opposition has been made to said Pc
tition, consequently the Common Council
can order the sale of said banquettes, agree
ably to the petition aforesaid.
Il am respectfully, gentlemen, your obe-
dent servant,
L. sURGI, City Surveyor.
The Committee on Streets and Landings
submitted the following report:
,.. COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS
Board of Assistant Aldermen,
To the Honorable the Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
GBNTLEMEH-Gour Committee have the
honor to report upon the following subjects
referred to them, viz:
l. Upon the petition of Gabriel Corre-
tract for cleaning the streets of the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Wards of the Second Dis.
trict to John Bietry, security ramaining the
same, your committee report favorably, and
offer the necessary resolution for adoption.
2. Upon the petition of property holders
residing on Bayou st. John and the Metairie
road, praying for a shell road OF the swamp
side of said bayou, from Esplanade street
bridge to the city railroad, a distance of
about five hundred feet, your committee
report favorably, and offer the necessary
resolution.
8. Upon the report of j. O. Landry, City
Controller, informing the Common Council
Of the adjudication Of contract for build
ing toot-bridge across the new canal, at
the foot of Liberty street, 10 Robert Mead.
Owcraft, as principal, and John Clark, as
security, for the price and sum of six thou
sand nine hundred and eighty dollars your
committee report favorably, and offer the
necessary resolution for adoption.
4. Upon the the report of the Controller,
ing to Ordinance 1884, new series, he adiu-
dicated contract for grading and shelling
Eighth street, from Magazine to Tchoupi-
toulss street, with lake shells, to ]. j.
O'Hara, as principal, and G. Correjolles
security, at one dollar aud ninety-fve cents
per running foot, your committee report
fayorably, and offer the necessary resolution
for adoption.
5. Upon tie report of the Controller,
informing the Common Council that accord.
ing to ordinance l0lS new series, he adiu.
dicated the contracts for cleaning the streets
and repairing the unpaved streets OF the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Wards Of the
Third District, TOR Term of two years, to
S. W. Cotton, as principal, and E. Flood, A.
G. Merkel and V. F. Cotton, as securities, as
follows, to wit: The Seventh Ward at four
thousand nine hundred and seventy. five dol
lars per annum; the Eighth Ward, three
thousand nine hundred dollars per annum,
and the Ninth Ward at three thousand
seven hundred dollars per annum, your
committee report faverably and offer the
necessary resolution for adoption.
GERALD FARRELL,