New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-10

received tor concurrence, was, atter being
so amended as to insert stem engineers" In
stead Of six, including the City Surveyor"
was adopted. and on motion returned to the
Board of Aldermen for concurrence in
amendments:
ResoIued, That the Board of Assistant
Aldermen be requested to concur with this
Board in the election of ten Q0) engineers,
including the City Surveyor, for drainage,
at the joint session Of this evening.
The Committee on waterworks submitted
the following report:
CITY HALL. |
New Orleans, December 8, 1868.
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GEETLEMEN-Your Committee on Water
works have the honor to report favorably
on the resolution to authorize III. Sanchez
and H. Winteler to lay water pipes from
their premises to the river.
Very respectfully,
W. II. PEMBERToN,
El Chairman;
@. PANDELY.
The following resolutions accompanying
the above report were unanimously adopted
on their several readings
Resolued, That permission be and the same
40 heLeoJ EtahtSu 70 NJ neuteter 70 lay
pipe for water from the river to No. 81 st.
Ferdinand street, he relaying the paving to
the satisfaction Of the City Surveyor.
Resolued, That permission be and the same
is hereby granted to 81. Sanchez to lay a
pipe for water from his premises, No. 156
Peters street, to the river, he relaying the
paving to the satisfaction Of the City Sur
veyor.
The following resolution from the Board
of Aldermen was concurred in on its several
readings, with the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. KearBy, Rose, Walker, Penn.
berton, Camp, Montgomery, Grandpre,
Fisher, Morphy, Psndely and Breen.
Mr.. Athens voting blank.
WHEREAS, 1t is important for the welfare
of the city that the Common Council
should be always informed of the probable
cost of all improvements ordered to be sold
by the Controller; and
Whereas, 1t is supposed that rings have
been formed in order to force the city to
pay for materials or work at a price far
above their real value; and
Whereas, In other instances contracts
have been sold below their value, to per
sons not sufficiently acquainted with the
nature of works offered for sale, thereby in
volving the city into endless litigations;
therefore be il
Resolped by the Common Council, That
from and after the passage of this resolution
it shall be the duty of the Controller, in all
sales for public works, to give the first bid
Said bid shall be considered as the price
intended to be paid for said work by the
city, and shall be furnished to him by the
Surveyor.
A resolution from the Board of Aldermen
was SO amended as to strike out the word
Surveyor and insert the words Street Com
missioner in its stead, after which it was
adopted and read as follows:
WHEREAS, The property holders on Clai-
borne street have made arrangements with
the Gas Company to extend their pipes from
Esplanade to st. Bernard street.
Be ii resolUed, That the Street Commits
sioner be and he is hereby authorized to
have the oil lamps in st. Bernard Market
replaced with gas.
Ayes: Messrs. KearRy, Rose, Aitkens,
Walker, PembeTtsn, Camp, Grandpre,
Fisher, Morphy, Pandely and Breen.
Nay: Mr.. Montgomery.
Mr.. Pandely submitted the following or
1inance and asked it's reference to the Joint
Committee on Railroads. Granted:
An ordinance in relation to the New Orleans,
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany, corporation of the State of Ala.
bana.
Be it ordained, That the time limited I'D
est, November "a, 1869, for the completion
of the railroad of the said the New Orleans,
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company,
between the city of New Orleans and the
city OF Mobile, in the ordinances which have
been heretofore adopted by the city of New
Orleans in relation to the said company, be
and the same is hereby extended for the
term of one year, I'D est, until November
"a, 1870, from and after the expiration of
,he time limited in the said ordinances here
,ofore adopted.
The Committee en- Waterworks submitted
he following substitute In lieu of resolu.
ion received from the Board of Aldermen,
out which was found to contain clerical
error requiring correction. The resolution
vas unanimously adopted on its several
to read as follows:
Resolued, That the Mayor, Controller and
Treasurer, and the Chairmen of the Finance
Committees of the Common Council be and
hey are hereby authorized to issue to the
Commissioners of the City Waterworks bonds
o the extent of one million five hundred
thousand dollars, bearing date LIST day OF
1uNotJl AooS, puJdOtC AZ Will yGdIb udISs
With interest at five per cent per annum,
81, 1913, 900, to be paid to said liquid
ors of the Commercial Bank, in
settlement of the purchase of said Water
works, and the balance, $106, 100. to be used
IS may by the Commissioners be deemed
Necessary for the extensions of said Water
works. subject to the approval OF the Com
non Council before action.
Yeas; Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Aitkens,
Walker, Pemberton, Camp, Montgomery,
irandpre, Fisher, Morphy, Pandely and
3reen. es7' -E1t a
Mr.. Montgomery offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The rejection 1y an al
NEST unanimous vote of the ordinance
PASSED by the Common Council, with view
% the relief of the city from its financial
together with the publicly
expressed belief of the citizens at large, that
he present Common Council is unable to
,ope with the many difficult questions
Which daily present themselves for solution,
ire positive proofs OF the lack Of confidence
On the part of the people in this body as
such; therefore be it
Rescued. That the Common Council,
IN a body, believing 1t their duty
% bow to the will Of the people whom
hey profess to represent, hereby tender to
he Mayor their designations, to take effect
IS soon as their successors shall have be On
slected. atg n -
Mr.. Farrell here entered and took his
seat.
The resolution being upon its first reading
! motion to adopt was decided Afirmatively.
Under, a suspension of the rules 1t was
placed upon its second reading. when Mr..
Pandely moved to amend by striking from
the body Of the resolution the words Com,
mon Council" aud substitute therefor the