New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-23
CITY couMcIL--oFFIcIAL.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
Regular Meeting.
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS, [
Tuesday, April q, 1868.

Dunn, Straight, Sullivan, Sauvinet, and
JOubert.
The minutes of April II and II were
read.
On motion of Mr.. sauvinet the minutes
were corrected so as to show that he had
voted yea on the resolution relative to the
"Grain Elevator Company"
The minutes as corrected were approved.
The Treasurer's report for the week end
ing April Is, 1868, showing receipts, SlO7,
2l3 10; expenditures, SlI2.442 OIL; balance
on hand, SlO9, sO2 20; was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The Controllers report of checks
drawn by the Treasurer for one week end
ing April 81, 1868, amounting 10 ss695 CO.
was referred to the Finance Committee.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
A petition Of Charles A. Labuzan, Presi
dent of the Canal and Claiborne streets
railroad company, tor permission to build
an extension from Rampant TO Magazine
street on Canal street, was referred to the
Committee On Streets and Landings.
: A petition of William H. Mcclellan, Presi.
dent of the st. Charles Street Railroad Com
pany, praying that the company be allowed
to extend the railroad track, and run por.
ton of their cars from the south side Of
Canal and st. Charles streets to the river,
returning from thence on the north side of
Canal to the corner of st. Charles, was
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings.
OfP. S. Nugent, stating that he has prose
cuted the parties who robbed the city of the
iron pipes belonging tc the city, on the
leyee, aud requesting thu city to continue
the prosecution, was rei erred to the City
Attorney.
petition of the heirs to and administra
tors Of the estate of the late Charles Maillot,
asking remuneration for certain piece of
ground taken by the city for the opening of
New st. Bernard street, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
A petition of George Clark, President of
the Orleans Railroad Company, for
change of the route of said railroad, was
referred 10 the Committee on Streets and
Landings.
Of Jos. A. Brown, for permission to erect
a small steam engine on his premises, stu
ated in square bounded by Bienville,
Peters, Clay, and Customhouse streets, was
referred to the Committee on improvements
and Buildings.
A communication of George Clark, Presi-
dent Of the Orleans Railroad Company,
stating that said company had purchased all
the rights and privileges of Francis Mouny
& Co. for the construction of railroad under
ordinance No. 637, new series, and asking
the approval OF the Council for the same,
was referred to the Finance Committee.
A communication Of Messrs. F. Mouny &
Co. on the same subject matter vas read,
and also referred, with an ordinance approx.
ing Of said transfer by Mr.. Dunn, to the
Finance Committee.
Mr.. Thezan offered the following resolu.
ton, which, on motion of Mr.. Sauvinet, was
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings:
ReSolUed, That the Orleans Railroad Com
pany be and they are hereby authorized to
extend their road on Broad street from
corner of Bayou Road to Laharpe street,
thence down Laharpe street to the depot Of
said company on White and Laharpe streets.
The following resolution came up on its
second reading, and was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote;
Yeas: Messrs. Hepp, sterry, Sampson,
Scott, Perkins, Mary, Davies, Straight, Sal
Ivan, and Dunn-lO.
Nays; Messrs. Chadwick, Flood, Thezan,
Sauyinet, and Joubert-5.
Mr.. Dunn gave a notice of reconsidera.
ton at the next meeting.
l. Resolued, That the Controller be and
he is hereby authorized to warrant upon
the Treasurer, in favor of Alexander
Walker, for the sum of four thousand dol
lars, lS40O0), in fun compensation for profess
sional services rendered to the city in OBJ
aiming the revocation of the United States
ak on the currency Of the city of New Or
cans.
The following by Mr.. Davies was referred
% the Finance COMMITTEES:
Be il resolved, That e. Bermudez, ESQ.
De and he is hereby requested to take i'm
mediate steps to carry out the provisions of
ordinance No. 7O8, new series, approved,
20, 1867.
Another resolution by Mr.. Davies, in
structing the Surveyor to remove obstrnc.
lions on certain streets In the Fourth
District, was referred TO the Committee On
Streets and Landings. @l
The following BY Mr.. Sauvinet underwent
It's several readings under suspension Of
The rules, and was adopted unanimously:
ResolUed, That the sale Of the iron build.
ng, head Of Canal street, reported by the
Controller to the Council April IA, 1865. be
and IL 10 hereby rejected.
ResotUed Further, That the Controller be
md he Is hereby instructed to sell after
en- days notice In the official journal. the
aid iron building to the highest bidder OF
bidders.
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The ordinance relative to certificates of
Indebtedness, and prohibiting the Treasurer
rom paying out any more city money.
imended BY the Board Of Aldermen, was
hen taken up, and on motion of Mr., sulli.
an It was laid on the table subject to call
The following ordinance from the Com.
aittee on Streets aud Landings as amended
{ the last meeting was then taken 10 ana
dopted on It's several readings by the fol
ewing vote:
Yeas Messzs. Hepp, Sherry, Sampson,
colt, Perkins, Mary, ThezAn, Dunn,
traight, Sullivan, sauvinet, and JOubert-
Nays: 1iessrs. chadwiek, Davis, and
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