New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-23
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN

Regular AEeetiOg.
City HALL, New ORLEANS,
January 81, 1868. !
The Board met in regular session.
Present: NIessrs. Sterry, Sampson Per-
kins, Mary, Flood, Thezan, Dunn, Straight,
sauvinet, and Joubert.
On motion of Mr. Them Mr.. Perkins was
elected President pro TEN.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
CONCENTRATIONS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
The Treasurer's report for the week end
ing January ls, 1868, showing a balance on
hand OF S219, $40 90, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
Mr.. Sauvinet here inquired Of the Score
tary whether the Treasurer had in
the above report " itemi2ed" his bal
ance, and upon being informed that
he had not referred to ordinance No.
SIG, new series, which requests the
TrcssSser to state in future reports the
items Separately, and moved that the Secre-
tary sf,in inform him of the desire of the
board
Mot 4 adopted.
! Tie Controllers weekly statement of
ehecl rawn by the Treasurer for the week
Hndm- January 20, 1868, amounting to
IN o, was referred to the same com.
mA&.
IN flowing communication from the
81 commissioner was received, and the
petit ! referred to set aside:
srnEET oosf,d1ss5oSER,s DEgARrMENr,
RgOa No. City Hall. I
New Orleans, January 20, 1868.
To III, Honorable the Board Of Assistant Aldermen
GESTLEWEN-I return you herewith the:
petition Of sundry vendors of Poydras mar
ket, respecting certain restaurant stand
which has been erected in said market. and
which, it is alleged is a nuisance, and was
by your honorable body referred to me for
examination. l have the honor to report
as follows:
The stand complained of was placed there
more than year ago, and was at first used
for butcher stand, but has been for many
months past used as a restaurant After
careful examination, / only found one per-
son who complained of the stand. The
farmer and commissary of the market are of
opinion that there is no good cause of com
plant.
- Having carefully measured the SPACE &C.
cupied by the stand in question, by com.
partson with other stands of the same kind
II the market, ! ind it occupies three inches
more space. | also find the complaint was
in measure provoked in consequence of
quarrel between the complainant and the
former farmer of the market.
Under all the circumstances, / am of
opinion there is hardly sufficient grounds to
Justify an Interference with the occupant of
the stand complained of.
The matter is one which the commissary
and farmer are fully competent and author
lied to settle.
The commissary Of the market denies ever
having been called on for his opinion in the
matter.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM BAKER,
Street Commissioner.
The following from the Surveyor was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings:
.SUayEroR's oFFIoE.
City OF New Orleans, January p, 1868. :
To the Honorable the Common Council Both
Boards
GETELEMEN-I would respectfully call ysur
attention to the immediate necessity Of re-
pairing the levees of the Third District in |
the vicinity OF Poland street; the banks and |
bulkheads have cayed in, leaving the levee |
q general wreck. I would also state that |
the cave at Post No. SO, Third District, Op- |
posite ClOuet street, requires immediate at |
tentton to arrest the constant abrasion of |
the bank; the line of break Is now very near |
the curbstoEe of the square block street. |
The above repairs should be made without |
delay, as the rise Of six feet in the river |
during the last thirty days, and strong winds |
on shore cause considerable Washings to the |
unprotected banks.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
W. H. BELL,
City Surveyor
The following from the same officer was
referred to the Committee of Streets and |
Landings, with instructions to report
promptly
SURVEYORS eFFEoE. orr4 OF NEW ORLEANS,
January 81, 1865. ! |
To the Honorable the Common Council. Board Of
& GENTIRMEa--I respectfully beg to call your
attention to my comm InieatiOn Of the 9Th |
Of October, 1867, relative to the contract of /
Frank Marquee to construct shellroads, \
Whefeup0n recommended the annulment Il
81 tnt eonttaetl and the ten per cent re- 4
fained By the city be forfeited and further /
suggested that this department be author. 4
lied to place the roads IN good order.
On several occasions since have notified /
Air. Frank Araquez contractor Of shell.
foaosl tnst ms roads were in bad order, and
20 0e8ln the necessary repairs Immediately. /
and to keep and maintain them in good
order, as called for by the terms Of Ms con.
tracts, on the days and dates fsllowing
20 wiz ~
january 4, --shellroads on Eighth
street from Magazine 70 Apollo sfreet.
Ninth street from Leyee to Magazine
January 6. lses-shellroads on Firat
street from Leyee to Magazine street: Al
Andrew from iPrytania to Magazine street
January 6, ls68-To place In thorough
good order the shellroad on Constaace
street from Calliope to Race street
january 1t, le66--Examined and notified 1
Mr. Frank Marquee Of the bad condition Of
Constance street from Calliope to Race
street. asa requiring The following repairs,
toWis; from Calli0pe 70 Meipomsne street
a coat Of tsco inches l0f shells was reqGired
70 give proper surface 10 the road, and |
l1oM MelpQmens TO Race street a good
eoasins q fsee inches was required.
Up y the present date the contractor has
lAilee W repair the roads In proper msn-
ner- re hAs picked 1p the hard parts Of
tAe road@ay, scraped up the side-washlugs.
ana scattered few loads Of rotten shells
sWhnsch N quantity and quality were entire.
,;.. sis-',ie 9ae4e % ne proper repairing
ln conclusion would again recommend
tnas int coatracts be anaulled and this ~,
pettiae1e oe authorized t. place them ir
go9a 04Qet ~ the expense Of the contractor.
Ans onpanging 1lanGSmns pspeFs
rom tle elzsh District Court re- We tn ina
SoAS1Alqa street. W1fk are respectfully re-
terfea 80 guur hoie7able bodg ~ cs,,aiS.
elasiea 4Aey iniiy illustrate the Anal re-
sott t9 Iorce payment for work NOT tene-e
1a,Wtults n eysiem Of plundeging the c0rpomr
SION fes0rled to for number II wears - n
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