New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-18
CITY couRoIL--o FElcIAL


CRY HALL, New ORLEANS,
December Is, 1868.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: President Marley aud Messrs.
Boguille, Brady. Kaiser, oBrien, Pessou,
Poynot and Shields-s.
The reading of the minutes was, on mo-
ton, dispensed with.
The following communication:
,TREAsURER S OFFICE. orTr Hall,
Ordinance No. 5449.l
Resolued, That the Treasurer of the city
of New Orleans be and he is hereby author
lied to appoint yearly competent person
or persons, whose business 1t shall be to
brand drays, carts. wagons, ETC., such. ap-
pointmentto be subject to the approval or
rejection of the Board of Aldermen.
(Signed) L. F. BAKEWELL,
President Board Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) J. o. NIXON,
President Board Aldermen.
Approved December 20, 1860.
(Signed) JOHN T. MONROE, Mayor.
Agreeably to the above ordinance here
by appoint A. McCulloch and j. Martin 10
brand and number drays, carts, wagons,
etc., for the year 1859.
W. S. MOUNT, Treasurer.
Was received, and on motion referred to
committee of three, consisting of Messrs.
Brady, O'Brien and Poynot.
FROM THE LOWER BOARD.
The following resolutions from Lower
Board were concurred in on first reading:
Resolued, That permission be and the same
is hereby granted to N. Sanchez to lay a
pipe for water from his premises, No. loo
Peters street, to the river, he relaylng the
paving to the satisfaction of the City Sur
veyor.
Resolued, That permission be and the same
is hereby granted to N. Wenteler to lay q
pipe for water from the river to No. 81 St.
Ferdinand street, he relaying the paving to
| the satisfaction of the City surveyor.
The following were concurred in on first
and second readings by the vote annexed to
each, the rules having been duly waived:
Resolued, That the Controller be and he is
hereby authorized to warrant on the Trea-
| surer in favor of Mrs. Eliza Lands, tutrix OF
| the minor children of the late L. II. Place,
| for the sum of $977 81, due said l.. Il. Place
for services rendered as q member OF the
| Board OF City Assessors during the year 1861
and part of the year 1862.
Concurred in unanimously.
RESOLVED, That the Mayor, Controller and
| Treasurer, and the chairmen OF the Finance
| Committees of the Common Councll be and
| they are hereby authorized to issue to the
| liquidators of the Commercial Bank bonds
| to the extent of one million five hundred
thousand dollars, bearing date first day OF
January, 1868, payable at thirty years date,
with interest at five per cent per annum,
81, 1893, 900, to be paid to said liquida'
tors Of the Commercial Bank in
settlement of the purchase of said Water
works, and the balance, $l06, 100, to be used
as may by the Commissioners be deemed
necessary for the extension of said Water
works. subject to the approval of the Com
mon Council before action.
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Brady, Kaiser, Pessou and Shields-6.
Nays: None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
On motion, the rules we're waived and the
unfinished business of last session was taken
up.
The following resolution of Mr.. Poynot
was adopted unanimously on first and sec
ond readings, and ordered to be sent dowI
for concurrence:
Resolued, That the Surveyor be and he j
| hereby authorized and instructed to caus
the necessary repairs to be made to engin
house No. s. provided the cost thereof doe
not exceed $500.
The following, by the same member:
Resolued, That the Controller is hereb,
authorized, in the settlement of all claim
against the city Of New Orleans, to draw hi
| warrants on the City Treasurer so as to bea
interest at the rate of seven per cent from
date of issue until paid.
Was referred to the Finance Committee:
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien, it was
Resolved That committee of three b
appointed by the Chair to examine som
work done by the Street Commissioner an
Surveyor, for account of the city, on Libert
and Calliope streets, and report.
The Chair appointed Messrs. 0'Brier
Brady and Poynot the committee.
The following, by Mr.. Breen, was referre
to the Committee on Streets and Landings
Resolued, That all contracts now in ex
istence on the part of the city of New Or
leans which have not been strictly compile
with be and the came are hereby declare
rescinded, and the parties to the said con
tracts be legally notified thereof.
The following report was accepted
COMMITTEE OF sTnEErs AND LANDINGS.
City Hall, December 8, ls6s.
/ / To the Honorable Board Of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-Your scommittee have tt
, honor to report upon the following subjec
: referred to them, viz:
! /. Upon the resolution that the Stree
: Commissioner be and he is hereby instructe
= to place or cause to be placed lamp pc
I. at the corner of Washington and st. Thomi
streets, your committee report fayorably.
i 2. Upon the resolution that the Mayor
. and he is hereby authorized to sign an a
before the city notary to transfer the CO
, tract of John Fitch for repairing and keel
: ing in repair the paved streets of the Thu
ward, First District, to Z. D. White as pri
:. cipal, securities remaining the same, pr
!. vided said e. D. White pays the cost
: printing and notarial act, your commit
Z report favorably.
: 5. Upon the resolution that the Survey
. . be and he Is hereby authorized to constru
y or cause to be constructed flag crossing
- the corner of Poydras and Delta stree
= your committee report favorably by 81
y stitute. EAl
. THOS. H. SHIELDS, Chairman;
n. LIS. PESSOU,
3. PETER KAISER,
ID LUDGER BOGUILLE.
The accompanying resolutions were q
posed of as follows:
! Resolued, That the Street Commission
" be and he is hereby instructed to place,
cause to be placed, a gas lamp post at the C
e. ner0 Of Washington and St. Thomas sire
Oh (southwast corner.)
Us Resolved, That the City Surveyor be 8
liz he is hereby authorized to construct.
be cause to be constructed, flag crossings
all the corner Of Poydras and Delta, Graz
g. aud Delta, and Lafayette and Delta stree
r Provided, The cost of said work does
ar exceed Ave hundred dollars $500; also
Ter tagged crossing on Tchoupitoulas street
ais st. Mary's Market, provided 1t do not {
es- over $50.
en- These were unanimously adopted
Oh frat and SECOND readines. the rules be