New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 15 1868

capitalists, to whom the following PROPOSE
than satisfactory;
SECTION /. Be il therefore resolved, That
there be issued certificates of Indebtedness
of the city of New Orleans, signed by the
Treasurer and Controller, and countersigned
by the Mayor, (or the notes themselves
may be stamped in accordance with this or
dinance, at the option of the holder or hold
ers), to an amount not exceeding one mil
lion eight hundred thousand dollars,
Isl, SOC, 000), payable in six equal amounts
Of three hundred thousand dollars $780,
0OO) each respectively, in one, two, three,
four, hve, and six years, in United States
currency, with interest from the first day OF
March last past, at the rate of eight per
cent per annum, payable also in national
currency; the certificates to be of the
amounts of $50, $lO0, $500, and $1,000, ex-
changable for the five, ten, and twenty
dollars city notes outstanding
SEC. 2. All sums presented for exchange
as above after the thirtieth day of June
next ensuing, will be entitled only to inter-
est from the day of presentation.
Sec. 3. That so much of the revenues as
may accrue from receipts from the markets
and the levee dues as may be necessary
are hereby appropriated as q sinking fund
for the payments of the principal and in
terest OF the certificates or notes stamped
as above authorized.
SEC. 4. That all notes received in the
treasury for above exchange and otherwise
the Treasurer is instructed to deface or can
eel, setting them aside to be burnt as hither-
to by the Finance Committee, according to
law.
SEC. 5. That the Commissioners of the
Consolidated Debt be and they are hereby
authorized to carry out the provisions OF
this ordinance.
Sec. 6. That all ordinances, or parts of
ordinances, conflicting with the provisions
Of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
The following majority and minority re-
ports of the Committee on Streets and
Landings were read.
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS,
Board of Assistant Aldermen, \
City Hall, March 10, 1868.
To the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLENEN-Your committee have the
honor to report upon the following sub
iects referred to them:
Upon the communication Of the City Sur
veyor, recommending that contract be
sold for furnishing the city $50, 600 barrels
shells, your committee consider that it
would be better at the present time to con-
tract for less quantity, say 100, 600 barrels,
and offer the necessary resolution for adop-
ton.
Upon the resolution authorizing the City
Surveyor to employ 800 men for the purpose
of cleaning the draining canals, your COM
mittee report favorably, with some modif-
cation.
Upon the petition of Catherine Corkille
to erect small stand adjacent to the Canal
street ferry for the sale of fruit, etc, your
committee report unfayorably, as it is con-
F. W. PERKINS,
@ CTp ArCIIT
J. L. STERRY,
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS, !
Board Of Assistant Aldermen, :
City Hall March no. 1865. }
The undersigned offers the following, a
minority report of the committee;
Whilst approving or concurring in the
provisions Of the first communication for a
contract of loo, 900 barrels of lake shells, to
be furnished for city use, l ain unequivo
cally opposed to the hiring of any number
of men for the purpose of cleaning the
| draining canals Of the city under the super
vision of any city officials.
| If the work is necessary and must bt
done, let it be done according to law, by
contract, and awarded to the lowest bidder
Respectfully submitted,
@. S. SAUVINET.
The following resolutions accompanying
the majority report of the Committee oil
Streets and Landings underwent their sew
eral readings under suspension of tn,
rules and were adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas: Messrs Hepp, Sterry, Sampson
Perkins, Mary, Davies, Flood, Thezan
Dunn, Straight, Sullivan, and Joubert-l2.
Nays: Mr.. Sauvinet-l.
RESOLVED, That the City Controller be an
he is hereby authorized to SELL after te
days notice in the official journal, to tn
lowest bidder, contract for furnishin
the city OF New Orleans with 100, 600 barrel
lake shells; 10000 barrels to be delivere
per month"; at such places upon the rive
bank as the City Surveyor may direct.
Resolced, That the City Surveyor
and he is hereby authorized to employ
sufficient force of men, not to exceed thre
hundred, to clean the draining canals of tn
city, the men to be hired upon the mos
economical terms.
The following report of the Committee o
Improvements and Buildings was read, an
the resolutions accompanying read twic
under a suspension of the rules, and adopte
by unanimous vote.
To the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-Your committee on Improv
ments and Buildings beg leave to report fl
vorably on the following subjects referre
| to them:
Upon the petition of D. F. Burden, pra,
ing that permission be granted to him
build bakers oven upon his premises, M
Al st. Mary street, fourth district.
Upon the petition of Alfred W. j. Mason
praying for permission to erect steam el
| CINE, boiler, ETC., on the premises No. II
New Levee street, to operate new pater
machine of his own invention, and offer th
necessary resolutions for adoption.
J. L. STERRY,
Chairman;
JOHN L. DAVIES,
EDMUND FLOOD,
} ARISTIDE MARY.
Rssolred, That permission be and the san
is hereby granted to ID. +. Burden 10 bull
bakers oven on the premises No. Al S
Mary street, fourth district, provided IL
same be built in accordance with city Law
! and ordinances.
Resolued, That permission be and Il
same is hereby granted to Alfred W. ]. M
son to erect steam engine, boiler, ETC., {
the premises No. 100 New Levee stree
! | provided the same be erected in accordant
with the city laws and ordinances.
The following report of the Committee {
Workhouse and Prisons was received al
= the resolution accompanying adopted {
its several readings unanimously
New ORLEANS, March 10, 1865
To the Honorable the President and Members Of t
Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
GENrLEMRN-Your committee on Wor
house aud Prisons, to whom was referrt
the Mayors message of February Is, recoI
meRding the employment Of the inmates
, the WorkhOuse on the public works OF u
cify hsvinu had the suhipct under cOnsi