New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-20
THOS. R. BRADY,
O. POYNOT,
JOHN A. O'BRIEN.


UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolutions of the Lower
Board were concurred in On second reading
by the vote annexed to each:
Resolued, That the Controller be and he
is hereby authorized to draw a warrant on
the Treasurer in favor of H. D. Ogden for
five hundred dollars, for legal services rem
dered the city.
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs. Bo-
guile, Kaiser, O'Brien, Pessou, Prados and
Shields.
Nays: None.
RESOLVED, That the Controller be author.
lied to issue warrants on the Treasurer in
favor of the New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany, in settlement of the monthly bills due
said company, and unpaid, with interest at
seven per cent per annum from their sew
eral dates, and to settle all future bills of
said company as due in same manner.
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs. b.
guile, Kaiser, oBrien, Pessou, Prados and
Shields.
Nay: None.
ReSolred, That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby authorized to repair the
ballast road on Thalia street, from Rampant
TO Franklin street, provided the cost does
not exceed FIVE hundred dollars.
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs. Be.
guile, Kaiser, O'Brien, Pessou, Prados and
Shields.
Nay: None.
RESOLVED, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to cause to be made
on Claiborne street, from Elysian Fields
street to st. Bernard street, such bridges as
he may deem necessary for the proper
draining of said street into ne canal.
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs. Bo,
guile, Kaiser, o'Briep, Pessou, Prados and
Shields-s.
Nays; None.
Resoloed, That the Street Commissioner
be hereby Instructed to Immediately repair
the streets, bridges and crossings in the
section lately inundated.
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs, Bo-
guile, Brady, Kaiser, o'Brien, Pessou, Poy-
not, Prados and Shields-9.
Nays: None.
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to enter into contract by
notarial act in behalf of the city of New
Orleans, with s. W. Cotton, as principal,
and E. Flood, A. G. Merkel and v. F. Cot
ton, as securities, for cleaning and repairing
the unpaved streets of the Seventh, Eighth
and Niuth Wards of the Third District for a
term OF two years, as follows, to wit:
Seventh Ward at four thousand nine
hundred and seventy-6Ve dollars per an
nun.
Eighth Ward at three thousand nine hun.
bred dollars per annum.
Ninth Ward at three thousand seven hun
dred dollars per nun
The work to be lone in strict accordance
with specifications on file in the office of the
Street Commissioner
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs.
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, 0'Brien, Pessou,
Poynot, Prsdos and Shields-9.
Nays: None.
Resoloed, That the Controller be and he
is hereby authorized, after five days notice
in the official journal, to adjudicaie to the
owest bidder or bidders, a contract fol-
grading and shellingt with lake shells the
swamp side OF Bayou st. John, from Els.
ccoIding to plans and specifications on file
in the Office of the City Surveyor.
Yeas: President Marley and Messrs. 30
guile, Brady, Kaiser, o'Brien, Pessou, Poy-
not, Prados and Shields.
Nays: None.
Resolued, That the Mayor be and he Ii
hereby authorized to enter into contract ii
behalf of the city of New Orleans, beforl
the City Notary, with Robert Meadowcraft
as principal, and John Clark, security, fol
building a foot bridge across the New Cana
basin at the foot Of Liberty street, for thu
price and sun of six thousand nine hundred
and eighty ($69s0) dollars.
Yeas; President Markey and Messrs. Bo
guile, Brady, Kaiser, o'Brien, Pessou, Poy
not, Prados and Shields-9.
Nays: None.
WHEREAS, The numerous complaints o
property holders paying taxes and licenses
Of the Bazaar, situated between the Mea
and Vegetable Markets, as q public nuisanc
and detrimental to the public interests, b
it therefore
Resolued, That the Street Commissioner b
and he is hereby authorized and instructei
TO remove, or cause to be removed, after on
moa&h's notice, any and an stands, stalls o
other membranes now obs rueting III
: lieyee, streets or sidewalks between tn
! Meat and Vegetable Markets Of The secon
! District.
! This was adhered to notwithstanding th
J Mayors veto, BY the following tWorthird
vote.
Yeas President Markey, and Mesars. b