New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-23

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therefore be it
Resolued, That ordinance No. SIS, new
series, establishing "a uniform rate of taxes
and licenses, ETC., be and the same is hereby
repealed. Be it further
ResoIred, That the schedule of taxes and
licenses, enacted by the Council for the
year 1867 be and the same is hereby adopted
for the year 1868.
Mr. Dunn spoke at length in favor of the
above. He desired the repeal Of ordinance
No. SIS, being of opinion that if the pro
visions of the said ordinance were carried
out it would result in decreasing instead o
increasing the city's receipts. The people
or the majority OF them, suffered from the
burden of taxation last year; an increase
now would cause the closing of many of the
houses from which the city draws the great
est revenue.
Messrs. Joubert and Sampson approved
the resolution,
Mr.. Dunn moved to postpone action
week.
Lost.
Mr.. Straghtsto lay on the table.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Sterry, Sampson, Perkins
mary, straight ana Jouoert.
Nays: Messrs. Dunn, Thezau, and Flood
By the same gentleman:
RESOLVED, That the Surveyor be and he i,
hereby authorized to have properly ditched
and drained the following streets, bott
sides, to wit;
l. Prosper street, from st. Bernard canal
to st. Bernard street.
2. Solidelle street. from st. Bernard canal
| to st. Bernard street.
8. St. Bernard street from Solidelle to
Claiborne street,
Referred to Streets and Landings.
By the same member:
ReSolUed That the City Surveyor, under
the supervision of the Committees of Streets
and Landings ofboth Boards of the Common
! Council, be and he is hereby authorized to
| employ such machinery and such number
| of laborers and mechanics, and purchase
| such material as may be required to repair
| and put in order the leyees and bulkheads
| of third district in the vicinity of Poland
and Clouet streets.
Read twice under suspension of the rules,
and adopted unanimously
By Mr. Straight:
WHEREAS, Conflicting opinions exist in
regard to whose right and duty it is to
direct acquisitions, and upon whom rests
tHG slUu5AulllbJ VI puIClaSlng materials
and supplies for the city; be it therefore
Res0lced, That whenever hereafter any
department OF the city government requires
materials or supplies not contracted for, il
shall be the duty of the head or chief officer
Of said department to apply for such mate
rails or supplies to the committee under
which such department is working giving
name Of the party offering to sell lowest,
with statement of prices. When said com.
mittee believe the required materials or
supplies necessary il snail be their duty to
approve said application, substituting an.
other name from whom the purchase shall
be made only when they can purchase
articles of equal value at lower prices than
those named by the party making it; the
application TO be sent directly to the Con-
troller, who shall issue a rCquisitiOn in
compliance Herewith, taking no response.
bility in regard to where or from whom the
purchase shall be made.
ResolcedJ further, That it shall be the duty
OF the Finance Committee not to direct re-
QUESTIONS or name parties from whom pur-
chaseS shall be made, but to decide III re-
gard to the expediency Of making purchases
Of the desired materials or supplies, basing
their approval or rejection thereof upon
their Information of the necessities of the
case aud the condition of the finances.
RESOLVED, That all resolutions or ordi-
nances in conflict with these resolutions be
A'-A~- Wv" HAS AANANLg -EtNAlCus
Action postponed.
By Mr.. Flood;
ResolUea, By the Common Council, that
none Of the employees of the City Controller
or the City Treasurer be authorized to sign
the city bills Be it further
RESOLVED, That the Controller and Treas
urer of the city be aud they are hereby au.
thorized to employ one or more clerks out.
side OF the city employ to sign the city bills.
Be IL further
RssolUed, That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Referred to Finance Committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolution accompanying
the report Of the Committee on Streets and
Landings of January :, 1868, was read a
second time, and adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas: Messrs. sterry, Sampson, Perkins,
Mary, Dunn, Straight, and Joubert-7.
Nays: Flood and Thezan-2.
l. Reso!oed, That the City Controller be
and he is hereby authorized, after ten days
notice in the official journal, to sell to the
lowest bidders contracts for cleaning the
draining canals Of this city.
2 That for this purpose the draining
tions, as follows:
sEcTIoN /. To include all the draining
canals frcm the upper limit of the city to
the New Canal.
SEC. 2. To include all the draining canals
from the New Canal to Canal Carondelet.
SEC. 3. To include all the draining canals
from Canal Carondelet to lower limits OF the
city. The contracts for draining said sec.
tons to be sold separately; the work to be
done according to specifications to be fur
nished by City Surveyor.
The following, adopted on its frat reading
at the last meeting passed its second read
ing unanimously:
WHEREAS, The New Orleans and Carroll.
ton railroad company have sold to Messrs,
Henry Kern and d. Feliman ell their right,
title, and interest TO certain lot Of ground
inthe square bounded by Poydras, Baronne
Perdidos ana Penn streets, and transferred |
to them the usufruct acquired from the city
BY act passed before Felix DeArmas, notary
public, on the 18th OF July, 1885, therefore |
BE Il resolved, That Henry Kern and b.
FellmRn be and they ara hereby authorized
to erect brick building OF three stories,
with iron front TO the frst story, on the lot
belonging to the ciGyof New Orleans, in the !
square bounded by Perdido, Baronne, POy-
eras, and Penn streets. measuring sixty-two
feet nine inches on Baronne street, seventy
four feet six inckes front on Penn street. |
sixty eight feet four inches IN depth on the
SIDE line nearest PoYdras street and
ssventy-eight feet 10 depth on the other side |
line, according to the plans and specilca.
tons 70 be submitted to Rnd approved BY |
the City Surveyor. n
8e q further resOl0ed, That Il the City |
Surveyor shall on comulation AZ ths. .afesss. /!