New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-24
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY DECEMBER "a 1868


not less than ten nor more than thirty days
SIC. 3. Whoever shall himself or by any
OF his family, or by any of his servants or
agents, use or waste the water from any
part of the Waterworks, or open any stop.
cock or valve, or shall let on or shut off the
water into or from any pipe, without written
authority from the proper othcer OF the
Waterworks, shall be subject to fine of not
less than twenty or more than fifty dollars,
or in default of payment of said penalty
shall be imprisoned not less than five nor
more than twenty days.
SEC. 4. Whoever, having water license,
shall use the water, or suffer 1t to be used,
from the hydrant designated therein for any
other purpose than that specified, or shall
suffer any person not included in the Ii
cense to use water from said hydrSnt, or
shall suffer such hydrant to remain exposed
to public use, shall be fined not less than
ten nor more than twenty-five dollars, or
falling to pay the fine shall be imprisoned
not less than five nor more than thirty days
for each offense.
SEC 5. Parties paving streets, alleys and
sidewalks are expressly forbidden to de-
stroy or cover up any valve or stop-box at
tached to the waterworks, under penalty
of not less than twenty-five nor more than
one hundred dollars for each offense, or in
default of payment they shall be imprisoned
for not less than ten nor mere than thirty
days.
Sec. g. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to own or keep a key to any stopcock, n.y.
drant or ire-plug of the Waterworks, unless
SO authorized by city ordinances, and any
one so offending shall be liable to fine of
not less than twenty nor more than fifty dol
lars, or if he fail to pay the penalty, shall be
imprisoned not less than ten nor more than
thirty 1907 days.
SEC. Z. 1t is made the duty of all city off.
GERS, as well as the police and Street Com
missioner's department to report all viola
tons of this ordinance to the Superinten
dent of the Waterworks; and the Assistant
City Attorney is hereby required to prose-
cute all parties reported to MIN by the Board
of Water Commissioners for infractions of
the same.
The following resolutions were read and
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings:
By Mr.. Breen:
WHEREAS, The digging of canal on
Orleans street, intended to carry the drain
age of the first section to the swamp back
OF the Metairie Ridge, cut up all communi
cation with and entirely stop the drainage
of that portion of land between Orleans
street, Metairte road and Bayou st. John,
which, in consequence, is now overlooked
and rendered uninhabitable; be it
ReSolued, That the City Surveyor be and
Is hereby authorized to have ditch cut on
both sides of Dumaine street from Metatre
road to Bayou st. John, in order to carry of
the rain water to the draining machine,
and also to have sufficient number of
temporary bridges made, SO as to re.estab.
fish the communication disturbed by the
digging Of said canal.
By Mr.. Wynne:
ReSolUed, That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby authorized to place a
gas-lamps on Dauphine street from Piety
street to Poland street.
By Mr.. Montgomery:
ResOIued That the Surveyor be and he is
hereby instructed to have two coal oil
lamps placed on Cont street, between Broad
and Dupre streets, and the work to be done
without delay.
Mr.. Wynne submitted the following reso.
luton, which was referred to a special com.
mittee previously appointed:
Resolued, That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby authorized to plant
trees around the Macarty Square, provided
that the cost shall not be over five hundred
dollars.
Mr.. Wynne submitted the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Committee
on Waterworks:
Resolued, That the Surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to have the waterworks
| extended from the Levee Cotton Press, on
Craps street, to Independence street.
Mr.. Farrell submitted the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Finance
Committee:
ResolUed, That the sum of five hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby appro-
priated to meet the expense of binding, re-
binding and otherwise repairing such of the
notarial acts in the Office and under the care
of the custodian of notarial records as need
such work, the same to be contracted for
and performed under the direction of the
said custodian of notarial records.
ReSolUed further, That the Controller be
and he is hereby instructed to warrant on
the Treasurer, in favor Of the custodian of
notarial records for the said sum of five
hundred dollars.
The following resolution from the Board
Of Aldermen was concurred in:
RESOLVED, That there be a Joint session of
the Common Council on Tuesday, twenty
ninth instant, at O'Clock, for the selection
and election of fiscal agent of the city.
Mr.. Montgomery submitted the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted
on its several readings:
ResolUed, That on one day of each and
every week all the city notes remaining in
| the treasury of the city of New Orleans shall
be consumed and destroyed by fire, in the
presence of the City Treasurer and at least
| two members of the Boards of Aldermen
| and Assistant Aldermen of the city of New
Orleans, and it shall be the duty of the City
| Treasurer to have each and every member
| of the City Council notified in writing OF
i the day and hour eet apart and designated
| by him for the burning of city notes.
Res0tUed further, That all ordinances OF
parts of ordinances conflicting with this
resolution be and the same are hereby re
| pealed.
Mr. Montgomery submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the. City Surveyor be and
he is hereby instructed to furnish the BOARD
of Assistant Aldermen, at their mex
meeting, with an estimate or estimates o
the actual cost in greenbacks of repairing
the wharyes and levees Of the city OF New
Orleans.
Mr.. Fisher submitted the following ordi.
nance, which was referred to the COMMITTEES
ON Railroads:
WHEREAS, The stock held by the city O
New Orleans, under ordinance No. l463, il
the New Orleans, jackson and Great North
ern Railroad Company has been and now Ii
/ entirely unprodnctive and proftless to the
city, no dividends having ever been paiG
thereon, and it being certain that no divi-
bends will be paid thereon for a long time
to come; and in view of the impossibility O.
disposing of said stock owing TO the iies
thereon existing in perpetuity in favor o
the holders of the bonds Issued by the city
to the said railroad company in payment O
the subscription OF the city to the stock o
said company; and,
Whereas, 1t is greatly to the interest O
the city to strengthen the said company By
| all nraetical mama in order that the cout