New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-03

of William r. Bell for the sum OF twelve
hundred and forty dollars.
The following was referred to the Street:
and Landings Committee:
ReSolved, That the Orleans Railroad com
| pany be and they are hereby authorized to
make change in their route, as follows,
viz: To abandon the right before granted
them to lay their road from Broad street
| down Bayou Road to White street. thence
| down White street to their depot, and to
lay instead thereof track from the inter
section of Bayou Road and Broad streets,
| down Broad street to Laharpe street, thence
down Laharpe street TO their depot.
A resolution for the sale of the lease Of
the "Iron Building, Canal street, was read
Bfr. Tucker moved to amend by striking
ont 1.-TWO years and inserting "ten years.
Mr.. Devices moved to amend by adding
the usual clause regarding the approval Of
the adjudication.
The amendments were adopted.
The resolution as amended, and reading
as follows:
BE Il resolued, That the Controller be and
he is hereby authorized. after five days
notice in the official journal, to adiudicate
to the highest bidder the lease of the Iron
Building at the head of Canal street, for the
term of ten years; said adjudication to be
subject to the approval OF the Common
Council. The purchaser or purchasers of
| the lease to furnish his or their eight prom
| issory notes for the price of the adiudica-
| ton, payable at three, six, nine twelve,
| fifteen, eighteen, twenty.oue, and twenty
| four months; and at every succeeding
| ninety days thereafter, dating from the
execution of the contract, and Endorsed to
the satisfaction of the Finance Committees
of the Common Council, or the purchaser or
purchasers shall have the option of paying
all cash. The said purchaser or purchasers
the lease shall have the right to use said
Iron Building for all lawful purposes, and
he or they shall keep the building in clean
condition; also all repairs to the building
and the interior to be arranged and i'm
proved by the lessee or lessees at his OF
their own expense. The tagging of the
banquette around the building to be made
by the city of New Orleans.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Was read twice under a suspension of the
rules, and adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices,
Kellogg, Stapleton, and Tucker. !
= Nays; None.
PETITIONS
l. OF H. S. Hall, for S65, rent of Armory |
Hall, was referred to the Finance Commit. |
tee.
The following report from the Finance |
Committee was received:
FINANCE COMMITTEE ROOM, |
% City Hall, April % 1853 /
To the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen of the City
GENTLEMEH-Yo Finance Committees
have the honor to report upon the follow
ing subjects referred to them, viz:
Upon the resolution authorizing the paw
ment of twelve hundred and twenty-one
dollars to A. w. McGee for beeyes and
furnished for the poor of this
city at a critical period during the late
revolution, your committee can not change
their opinion in regard to the justice of the
claim, an3 would most respectfully urge |
the concurrence Of the Board of Aldermen
n the passage of the corresponding resolu.
lion.
Also in reference to the proposed compro.
Mise of the claim of John F. Walsh, to
whom the sum of two thousand dollars in
,ity currency is protfered we see no reason
o dissent from our first determination.
md respectfully invite your concurrence.
We are of opinion that Jean Barriere
hould be paid the proceeds of his horse,
which was impounded and sold in the |
month of August last and in conformity
With his reasonable petition therefore offer
he resolution.
JOHN CLAY.
And the accompanying resolutions were
cad twice under suspension of the rules,
md adopted by the following vote:
Resolved, That the Controller be author.
zed TO warrant upon the Treasurer for
he sum Of two thousand dollars in |
ity notes or obligations in favor of
ohm F. Walsh, in full settlement of his ,
lairn arufnsf tho niku IS nrlo 9
epairs done and materials furnished to and :
bout the Sorapuru market. !
Yeas; Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices, /
ellogg, stapleton, and Tucker.
Nays: None. a
Resolved, That the Controller be author q
ed to warrant upon the Treasurer in be.
alf of Jean Barriere Tor the sum of fifty I
ne dollars and fifty cents, being the pro
seds of sale of horse belonging to him
ld impounded last August, the facts hav. +
g been confirmed by the Street Commits
Oner
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices, q
ellogg, Stapleton, and Tucker. !,
Nays: None.
l. Be IL resolued, That the Controller be -
to warrant unou the Treasurer ~
+ the sum of twelve hundred and twenty.
e dollars in favor Of A. w. Mckee, pay g
lie in such moneys as may be in the treas Q
y not otherwise appropriated n
Yeas: Messrs. Burbank, Clay, Devices, 2,
ellogg, Stapleton, and Tucker. Il
Nays; None. ST
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. -
rhe following resolutions came up in their q
gular order upon their second reading, 81
d were adobted by the following vote: I'll
Resoloed, That the City Surveyor be and NJ
is hereby authorized to have Clay street
)m Cont to Customhouse street graded | VI
ID macadamized, using for that purpose u
e round stone now being broken bV the n'
mates of the city wOrkhouse.
Yeas; Messrs. Clay, Devices, Kellogg. u
APPLETON, and Tucker. n
Nays: Mr.. Burbank. tn
That the Mayor of the city of q
w Orleans be and he is hereby authorized ~
enter int contract by notarial act for ~ :
e term Of i've years, on behalf of the CITY ~
tn Mayer Stein and Henry Stein as prin- =.
'als, with good and solvent sureties, to be ~
proved BY the Finance Committees of the W
mmon Council, to remove daily fron the
eets OF the city all dead animals, to be In
zen in close covered carts beyond the
its Of the city. Said Mayer Stein and Il,
nry Stein to keep at a central portion in ~
b district an effice where the public and =;
otncers Of the police and Street Com u,
ssioners Department may at all times =,
ify them to remove dead animals; to pay ~
0 the city treasury at the time OF signing ~
! contract (S500) five hundred dollars, ~
annually, during the continuance Of this
tract, 70 pay into the city treasury Ike of
4 Of 5000 i've hundred dollars; and in va
e Of failure to coEtply with the terms Of
AZ agreement To forfeit to the city the
cunt OF their bond. and also forfeit their kt
ltract tne carts used By the contractors
be Of such pattern as shall be approved
the City Surveyor.