New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23

l. The contract for burying the INDECENT
dead aud conveying sick to hospital, TO
Messrs. Grayer & Mllspaugh, security J. FL.
Williams, for the sum OF two thousand
(S2OOJl dollars per annum.
:. On the SAINT day also adjddicated the
contract for repairing the railing around
Lafayette Square to John Clark, security
john Baker. Tor nine hundred and twenty
| five (S925) dollars.
Respectfully, your ohedeut servant,
J. 0. LANDRY, Controller
The following resolution from the Upper
Board was read and adopted on its several
readings unanimously:
Rescued, That ordinance No. 7O3, new
series, approved September 10, 1857, which
| reads as follows:
THAT the City Treasurer be and he is
| hereby authorized and instructed to receive
city notes in payment for the batture notes
now In the treasury, charging the interest
| due up to payment, as expressed on the face
of the notes.
"ResotUed further, That the proceeds thus
received be set aside for the redemption of
tue batture issue of city noles which notes
| Shall be Cancelled and destroyed in the pres
| ence OF the Treasurer, the Controller, and
| the chairmen of the Finance Committees; y
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Ihere was also resolved from the Upper
Board the following resolution, which was
read and unanimously adopted on its several
| readings:
RESCUED, That the Controller be and he is
hereby authorized, after ten days notice in
the official journal, to indicate to the low
est bidder or bidders a contract for the eX-
tension of ninth Street Market" the work
To be done in strict accordance with plans
ana specifications on file in the office OF the
City Surveyor.
The following preamble and resolutions
sent 20 the Upper Board for concurrence
were returned By that body so amended as
to read as follows:
WHEREAs, The alleged frauds perpetrated
upon the revenues Of the city by several
contractors of the public works OF the CITY,
alued and abettcd, as it is reported, by GER
tam city and eX-city aificiais, have become a
matter OF notorious public scandal, and as a
duty that this honorable body owes to itself,
as well as to the people and the interests it
represents, the investigation and inquiry
into all these transactions and reports are
lmperatlVely demanded; be it therefore
heS0t0ed, That joint committee of three
from each Board, with the City Surveyor"
be appointed, whose duty it shall be to in.
stltute, as soon rs possible, minute and cor
rect inquiry and examination into this con.
tract system, and into the truth or falsity of
the reports and rumors now afloat in regard
10 1t; and for this end, aud for these pur.
poses, that the said special committee be
ana are hereby empowered to send for per.
sons and papers. Be it further
Hes9toed Thet the particular attention of
the said committee be directed to the late
contracts for building the two culverts or
dykes at the intersection of Exchange alley,
Bourbon and Canal streets, and to the
square block paving of Espanade streets.
that correct survey and measurement of
the said works be made. and a fair and inst
appraisement and valuation from experi
enced, responsible and honorable parties be
obtained thereupon, together with all other
necessary facts and information relating to
or bearing upon these works or contracts,
ana tnat the committee be required to re-
port the same at the next regular meeting
NQf this Board.
Mine preamble and resolutions were then
adopted as amended by the Upper Board.
The following resolution, offered BY BIr.
sturSken, was read, and after being unani
nous y adopted on its several readings was
TRANSMITTED to the Upper Board for concur
renee.
ResblOed That the City Surveyor be and
ne Is hereby authorized to cause to be con-
structed bridge over the Broad street
canal, corner OF st. Louis street, provided 1t
does not cost $500.
The following report from the Finance
Committee was read and received:
FINANCE COMMIT zee Room,
No ~ City Hall. !
New Orleans, August Is, 1868
To the Honorable the President and Members of
the Board OF Assistant A aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-In the absence of Legislative
action in relation to the finances of the city, |
your committee are of opinion that the
Common Council should adopt some meas.
ures to relieve temporarily the wants of The
people, and therefore beg leave to submit
the following preamble and resolution to
your consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
TIL. T. FISHER,
Chairman Finance Committee:
ALFRED KEARNY,
JOHN BREEN.
Mr.. Breen here entered and took his seat.
The subjoined resolution accompanying |
the report of the Finance Committee was |
read adopted on its several readings:
Yeas: Messrs. Kearny Rose, Aitkens, |
Walker, Camp, sturcken, Grandpre, Fisher, |
Pandely, Farrell aud Breen.
Nays: Mr.. Pemberton.
WHEREAS, The suffering of the creditors |
Of the city demand some Immediate action
for their relief; and
whereas, The Legislature has been in |
session several weeks without affording the
relief desired;
ResoIued, That ordinance No. 915. which
PROMPTS the payment of the city indebted
ness by the treasurer 10 city money be and
the same is hereby repealed.
On motion, the above resolution was
to the Upper Board for concur
renee.
The following report from the Streets and
Landings Committee was read and received.
COMMITTEE OF srREErs AND LAsprSes
Board Of Assistant Aldermen |
City Hall, August 49, 1865 |
10 the Honorable Board of Assistant Alderman
GENTLEMEE-Your committee have the
honor to report upon the following Subjects
referred to them, viz:
Upon the resolution that the SURVEYOR he
md he is hereby instructed to have a lamp
placed on Gaiennie street, between Annun-
,lauon and rchoupiteulas streets, your COM
Alttee would report unfavorably,
Upon the resolution that the Controller be
md is he hereby authorized to sell, after ten
lays notice In the official journal, the build.
ng OF foot bridge across the New Canal
3asin, at the foot of Liberty street, accord.
ng to plans and spec .6cations on file in the
Surveyors office, since July TO- 1866. your
would report favorably.
Upon petition of citizens of the Third Dis
riot and Ninth Ward, praying that Craps
treet be opened from France to Mazan
treet your committee report unfavorabIy
Is said petition does not conform to section ,
81 of the city charter.
Upon the petition of ]. A. d'Hemecollrt
'raylng tor the construction of two bridges I
IN the southwestern side of Bank street
ne at the corner OF Tonti, aud one at the [