New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15


Resolued, That the City Surveyor be anc
he is hereby authorized to level the pro
lection levee, put the ditch in order in the
vicinity of Harmony and st. Denis streets,
and properly grade and ditch the roads
where this levee has been built.
Resolred, That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the Canal and
Claiborne streets railroad company, to
repair and strengthen the bridge across
Canal Carondelet at Claiborne street, under
the direction of the City Surveyor, and to
use the same for its railroad during the
pleasure of the Common Council, the city
reserving the right to require at any time
the Common Council may direct the build
ing of new bridge at this point at the ex.
Pense of the Canal and Claiborne streets
railroad company, as required by the
terms of the contract made between the
city of New Orleans and said railroad COM
pany.
The following lies over for one week:
An Ordinance providing for the sale OF
the right of way to establish railroads on
Canal and Rampant streets, st. Philip,
Marais, Morales, and other streets, for pas
sengers only.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolutions came up in their
regular order on their several readings, and
were adopted by the following votes:
Resolved, That the resolution reported by
the Finance Committee on the l4th of Jan
uary, 1868, in compliance with section 124
Of the city charter, estimating the probable
receipts and expenditures of the city of
New Orleans for the year ending December
81, 1868, be and the same is hereby amended
in the column of probable expenditures
under the head of public schools, (white
and colored) by striking out S240, 600, and
n in = bav- - 81 IA
sixty thousand dollars ($360, 000.)
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Clay, Devices, and Woolhey.
Nay: Mr. Carriere.
Resolued, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to have Magnolia
street, between Poydras and Lafayette
streets, macadamizee, using for thatpurpose
the round stone now on hand and being
broken up in the workhouse.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Carriere, Clay, Devices, and Woolhey.
Nays: None.
Resolued, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to build a bridge
across Claiborne canal at the foot of Felic-
ity road.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Carriere, Clay, Devices, and Woolfey.
Nays: None.
RESOLVED, That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to John Doell to
erect a bakeoven on the premises No. IL
Sorapuru street, fourth district, provided
the same be erected in accordance with city
laws and ordinances, and remain during
the pleasure of the Common Council.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs. Car
riere, Clay, Devices, and woelfey.
Nays: None.
The following was read:
| Resolved, That Judge Henry D. Ogden b,
| appointed and employed to represent tn,
| city of New Orleans in the suits now pend
ing on appeal in the Supreme Court, and en-
titled, 1.-The city praying for the opening o
CasacalYo and Moreau, otherwise called
Royal and Chartres Streets" and seconC
1.-THE city praying for the making of a new
| levee at the tobacco warehouse, in the thirI
| district.n
Be atowther resoloed, That the Mayor O
the city of New Orleans be and is hereb
authorized and solicited to contract witt
Judge H. D. Ogden for his services in tn
ABOVE suits, provided that the fees do no
exceed $3.50 for the first named suit, an
$3.50 for the second named suit.
Mr.. Clay moved to amend by striking GU
$3.50" and inserting $500 as the fee 70
the first-named suit.
The amendment was adopted, and tn
resolution as amended passed its frs
reading.
The following resolution came up in il
regular order upon its second reading, an
was adopted by the following vote;
Resolued, That the city of New 0rlea1
accepts the transfer of the real estate an
movable property and moneys on hand b.
longing to the TourO Almshouse, under th
act of the Legislature approved Esd Marcl
1867, entitled An act for the relief Of til
Board of Directors Of the Touro Aim
house."
Resolued, That the City Notary be autho
lied to prepare an act of transfer, in col
formity with the act of the Legislator
aforesaid, and the Mayor to sign the sam
on behalf of the city.
Resolued, That the moneys on hand b
longing to the said Touro Almshouse
paid over to the City Treasurer, and that
detailed statement of all moneys on han
real estate, and personal property of Il
said Touro AlmshOuse, conveyed and tran
ferred as aforesaid, be submitted to Il
Common Council by the City Controller
soon as practicable after said conVeyan
and transfer are completed.
Yeas President Graham, and Messr
Carriere, Clay, Devices, and Woolfey.
Nays None.
The Board adjourned until Tuesday ne.
! at I P. N. -.- ..
HUGH J. CAMPBELL,