New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-01
u X NEW ORLEANS THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER l. 1868

Breen offered the following resolution,
which Was adopted with the following vote:
Yeas; Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Walker,
Pembefton, Camp, Grandpre, Fisher, Nor
ply, Randely, Wgnne. Farrell and Breen,
Mr.. Stprcken voting blank.
Resslved, That the action of the Mayor in
entering into contract by notarial act with
certain parties, to wit: James O'Hara, G.
Corrtjelles, William Henry and J. Antiques,
for cleaning the streets of the First, Second.
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and
Eleventh Wards, without obtaining the con-
sent of the Common Council, is hereby dis
| approved, and that the Street Commissioner
is hereby instructed to cause to be discon-
tinued all work being done by virtue of said
act of the Mayor BY the parties hereinbefore
| enumerated.
On motion of Mr.. Breen, the above reso
luton, without dissenting voice, was
ordered sent to the Board of Aldermen for
concurrence.
Mr.. Rose obtained a suspension of the
rules to introduce the following resolution,
which was adopted on its several readings
unanimously and ordered to be sent to the
Beard of Aldermen for concurrence:
ReSslued, That permission be and is here
by granted to L. Hart to remove his livery
stable to No. 1856 Magazine street. Provided
| the same be continued in conformity with
existing laws and ordinances, and remain
during the pleasure of the Common Council.
Mr.. Camp, under a suspension Of the
rules, introduced the following resolution,
which was adopted on its first reading
Resolred, That the Controller be and
he is hereby authorized to sell, after ten
days notice in the official journal, to the
highest bidder, all portions OF land on Clai-
borne street, created by the opening of said
street which has not been sold,
ReSolUed, That owners of land on Clai-
borne street, between Common street and
the New Basin, be and they are ordered to
so fence in their property as to inclose all
parts of streets which has become useless
from the opening of Claiborne street.
The following communications from the
City Attorney were received:
OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY, ]
Room No. IS Cit Hall,
New Orleans, September 3 1868.
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen
GENTLEMEN-I have examined the resolu.
ton referred to me, TO pay seven per cent.
interest to the New Orleans Gas Light Com.
pany, on their mouthly bills, and | beg to
report that there is no law prohibiting the
payment of the interest as proposed.
Respectfully,
HENRY ]. LE0yY,
City Attorney.
OFFICE CRY ATTORNEY, }
| Room No. 49, City Hall.
| New Orleans, September %, ls6s
| To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen
GENTLEMEN-With reference to the ques
ton submitted to me as to the power OF the
city to demand currency in payment Of judg
ments, | beg to state that the District
Courts have decided that the city is COM
PEELED to receive city money III payment o.
all debts due to the city. That opinion not
having yet been reversed, mast be taken tc
be the law at present. Ia this opinion 7
Mjchinard, ESQ, Assistant City Attorney
/. concurs with me.
Respectfully,
HENRY ], LEOVY.
City Attorney.
= The following resolution was returned t
the Board of Aldermen so amended as tt
omit all after the words "be aud is hereb.
repealed"
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the original re
solution was persisted in. notwithstanding
the amendment offered by the Board of Al
dermen, as follows:
Resolved, That so much of ordinance No
] 2l76, approved May Is, 1855, as relates t,
the publication III the official journal o
specifications for public works, etc, be aus
is hereby repealed.
Resolved further, That the Controller b.
and he is hereby authorized to have all spe
cifcations for public works printed in slil
form in quantities sufficient to be exhibited
in the office of the Controller, City Sur
| vevOr Street Commissioner. Committees OIL
Streets and Landings and Finance, and il
, conspicuous places about the hail. and il
the Mechanics Exchange.
The following resolution from the BoarC
of Aldermen was unanimously concurred ii
on its several readings:
! Resolved, That the Southwestern Bibl
Society be and is hereby relieved from th
: payment of taxes for the year 1867, on tn,
: property known as the Bible House AM
Southwestern Bible Society, amounting t.
7 the sum of S2T0, said society being a reli
: gious one and making no profits, and sus
tanned by the gifts of the charitable.
An ordinance from the Board of Alder
I men, entitled an ordinance authorizing tn
Mayor to enter into contract with Geo. E
, Pitcher, John F. Caldwell and their assc
ciates, under the style of the New Orlean
: City Issue Redemption Company, for tn
Z redemption and cancellation of (S3,0O0O 900
three millions dollars of treasury notes q
1 the city of New Orleans, upon certain term
and conditions, was read by title, and ac
, ton thereon referred to future day.
Mr.. Camp submitted the following pla
I for the better drainage of the city of NeN
: Orleans, which wss ordered published i
the official proceedings of this body:
. To ths Members of the Common Council OF the Git
of New O-leans:
/ GEETLEMEN-In presenting a resoluto
!. requesting the Surveyor to report plan fo
4 the more perfect draining of this city, m
4 intention was to provide some mode for pre-
: venting the inundation which takes plac
. on our streets every time it rains. | hav
t examined the reports of the Surveyor, an
E find that he has made no provision f this
r and find that the system proposed by hin
S is, in my mind, very defective, and alto
) gether impracticable. The digging of canal
5 in every fifth street of thickly settled part
/ of city, the widening of streets in neigh
, barhoods thiekly built, are utterly impossi
= ble even If it were the best plan. 1t Woul
r be impractieable from the immense cost c
b such an undertaking.
/. The digging of open canals in this fla
1: country, where the waters stagnate am
e soon become corrupted and SO offensive
that the borders are uninhabitable, haY
0 proved that instead of Improving propert'
a as the report says they will, they, in fact
/ depreciate it, as can be proved by the man.
9 petitions to cu.yert some and fill Others o
J. the canals now III existence. The system
i Of culverts as proposed in the following
i plan provides for the Thorough draining o
: the city proper. BY the plan proposed
G the city will never be under water, as it i
f now, after every heavy rain; and as the re
, port above alluded to does not provide 70
+ the city, but merely for the supposed canal
: which never can be dug, you will see thi
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