New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-22
Respectfully submitted,
MOSES EASTMAN. President.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
The following communications from the
Board of Directors of Public Schools We're
received:
OFFICE or BOARD or SCaOot. DIRECTOR.
No 80 Burgundy Street. ,
New Orleans, March o, 1861.
To the Hon. Board Of Aldermen OF the Common
Council OF New Orleans;
GENTLEMEN-I am instructed to furnish
your honorable body with the inclosed copy
of resolutions, adopted by the Board Of
Directors of Public Schools of New Orleans
at a meeting held on the fourth instant.
Very respectfully,
EUG. DESDUNES. Secretary.
Board of Public Schools, New Orleans.
RESOLUTIONS:
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Public Schools of New Orleans, held on
the 4th instant, the following resolutions
were adopted, to witt
ResOtued That the thanks of this Board
as representing the interests of the Public
Schools of the city of New Orleans, are due
to his honor Mayor Heath, and to the Com
mon Council of the city for their action IN
restoring the appropriation for the support
of the Public Schools during the current
year TO an amount which will enable the
Board. in the exercise of the strictest econ
omy, to continue the system which has
hitherto proved successful.
to a iudicious and economical disbursement
of the funds so appropriated, and to con,
tinued efforts to promote the efficiency and
usefulness of our noble system of public ed
ucation.
Resolued, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to his honor the Mayor, and
the two branches of the Common Council.
: - ~ EUG. DEsDUNES,
Secretary Board of Public Schools of New
Orleans.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD or ASSIST
.- ANT ALDERMEN.
The following resolutions were received
for concurrence, and the following under
a suspension of the rules. passed their first
and second readings, aud were coucurred
in by the following votes:
ReSol0ed, That permission be and the same
is hereby granted to d. f. Burden to build
bakers oven on the premises No. Al St.
Mary street, fourth district, provided the
same be built in accordance with city laws
and ordinances.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Clay, Devices, Dumas, Carrie-e, Stapleton,
and Woolhey.
Nays: None.
ReSolged That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to Alfred W. j. Ma
son to erect steam engine. boiler, ETC., on
the premises No. 100 New Leyee street
provided the same be erected in accordance
with the city laws and ordinances.
Yeas: President Graham, and Nessrs.
Clay, Carriere, Devices, Dumas, stapleton,
and woolhey.
Nays: None.
Be it ordained, That the Mayor be, and he
is hereby requested to take proper measures
forthwith to get possession of all the plates
on which any of the city bills have been
printed, for the purpose of having the same
destroyed in presence Of the city officers
whose duty it is to witness the destruction
of city bills.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
carriere, Clay, Devices, Dumas, Kellogg,
aud Woolhey.
Nay; Mr.. stapleton.
Resolreds That the Controller be aud he
is hereby authorized, after ten days notice
in the official journal, to adjudicate TO the
highest bidder the lease OF the iron building
at the head Of Canal street for the term Of
two years.
The purchaser of the lease to furnish his
eight several promissory notes for the price
of the adjudication, payable at three, six,
nine, twelve, fifteen, eighteen twenty-one,
and twenty-ionr month";, dating from the
execution of the contract and indorsed Ia
the satisfaction of the Finance Committees
Of the Common Council
| The said purchaser of the lease shall have
! the right 10 use said iron building for ali