New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-26

lind IL Impossible TO procure them az tnelr
present high rates, and
Council to legislate for the benefit of the
as we'll as the city government,
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That ordinance No. Sls, new
SERIES establishing uniform rate of taxes
and licenses, ETC., be and the same is hereby
repealed. Be it further
RESOLVED, That the schedule of taxes and
licenses, enacted by the Council for the
year 1867 be and the same is hereby adopted
for the year 1868.
MIR. Dunn spoke at length in favor Of the
above. He desired the repeal of ordinance
No. SIS, being of opinion that if the pro-
visions Of the said ordinance were carried
out it would result in decreasing instead of
increasing the city's receipts. The people,
or the majority OF them, suffered from the
burden of taxation last year; an increase
now would cause the closing Of many of the
houses from which the city draws the great
est revenue.
Messrs. Joubert and Sampson approved
the resolution.
Mr.. Dunn moved to postpone action a
week.
Lost.
Mr.. Straight, to lay on the table.
Carried by the following vote;
Yeas: Mossrs. sterry, Sampson, Perkins,
Mary, Straight, and Joubert.
Nays: Messrs. Dunn, Thezan, and Flood.
By the same gentleman:
Resolved That the Surveyor oe and he ia
| hereby authorized to have properly ditched
and drained the following streets, both
| sides, to wit.
| l. Prosper street, from ST. Bernard canal
/ to st. Bernard street,
| 9. Solidelle street. from st. Bernard canal
| to st. Bernard street.
3. st. Bernard street, from Sofdelle to
Claiborne street,
Referred to Streets and Landings.
| By the same member:
Resolued, That the City Surveyor, under
| the supervision of the Committees of Streets
\ and Landings ofboth Boards of the Common
| Council be and he is hereby authorized TO
employ such machinery and such number
| of laborers and mechanics, aud purchase
such material as may be required to repair
\ and put in order the levees and bulkheads
of third district in the vicinity of Poland
and Clouet streets.
Read twice under suspension ofthe rules,
and adopted, unanimously.
By Mr.. Straight:
| WHEREAS, Conflicting opinions exist in
regard to whose right and duty 1t is 10
direct acquisitions, aud upon whom rests
the responsibility of purchasing materials
| and supplies tor the city; be it therefore
ResolUed, That whenever hereafter any
department of the city government requires
materials or supplies not contracted for, II
shall be the duty of the head or chief Officer
of said department to apply for such mate
rails or supplies to the committee under
which such department is working, giving
name of the party offering to sell lowest
with statement OF prices. When said com
mittee believe the required materials Of
supplies necessary it shall be their duty tC
approve said application, substituting an
| other name from whom the purchase shall
be made only when they can purchase
articles Of equal value at lower prices thar
those named by the party making it; tn,
application to be sent directly to the Con
troller, who shall iseue g requisittOn II
compliance therowith taking no RESPONSE
bility in regard TO where or from whom thu
purchase shall be made.
RESOLVED further, That it shall be the dut,
of the Finance Committee not to direct IT
questions or name parties from whom pur
chases shall be made, but to decide in re
gard to the expedieDcy of making purchase
Of the desired materials or supplies, BASIN
1 NHih hpptbNdA VI ATjGCbAuu hnNIGUl hFOA
their information of the necessities of tn
case aud the condition Of the finances.
Resolved, That all resolutions or ordi
nanees in conflict with these resolutions b
and the same are hereby repealed.
Action postponed,
By Mr.. Flood:
Resolced, By the Common Council, tina
none of the employees of the City Controlle
or the City Treasurer be authorized to sig
the city bills. Be it further
| Resolved, That the Controller and Treas
urer of the city be and they are hereby au
thorized TO employ one or more clerks ouI
side Of the city employ to sign the city bills
Be it further
Resolved, That this ordinance shall tax
effect from and after its passage.
Referred to Finance Committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolution accompanying
the report Of the Committeeon Streets an
Landings of january 4 1868, was read
second time, and adopted by the followin
: vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Sterry, Sampson, Pcrkin
, Mary, Dunn, Straight, and Joubert-7~
Nays: Flood and Thezan-2.
: /. Resolped, That the City Controller /
and he is hereby authorized, after ten day
notice in the official journal, to sell to III
lowest bidders contracts for cleaning tn
draining canals Of this city,
2. That for this purpose the drainin
canals of this city be divided into three Sc,
tions, as follows;
Sxcr1oN l. To include all the drainin
canals from the upper limit of the city I
the New Canal.
SEC, 3, 10 include all the draining canal
from the New Canal TO Canal CarOndelet,
SEC. ), To include all the draining cana
from Canal Garondelet TO lower limits OF Ii
city. The contracts fer draining said sex
tions to be sold separately; the work to b
done according to specifications to be flu
nihhed by CITY Surveyor.
] The following, adopted on its first readin
2 at the last meeting, passed its second rea'
ing unsnimousl
WHgREAs, The New Orleans and Carol
ton railroad company have sold to Messr
Henry Kern and B. Fellman all their RICH
title, and interest to certain lot Of groun
a Ia the square bounded by POydras, Baronn
y Perdido, and Penn streets, and transferre
! TO them the usufruct acquired from the Gil
!. BY act passed before Felix DeArmas, notai
4 public, on the 18th Of July, 1885, therefor
!. BE Il resolved That Henry Kern and j
q Feilmsu be and they arc hereby authorize
y 70 erees a brick building Of three storie
with iron front TO the first story, on the /
!. belonging 70 the city Of New Orleans, in Il
square bounded BY Perdido, Baronne, Pc
4 crae, and Penn streets, measuring Bixty-tq
q feet nine inches on BaronlIe street, aevent
q iour feet six inches 'front.' on Penn stree
siKty-elght teet four inches in depth on Il
side line nearest POYdran street. Al
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