New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

public utility, and if / had not made it to do
SO, in what sort of q condition would the
streets at the back of the city have been to-
day?-the l6S bridges we have either re-
paired or rebuilt would have been still I'M
done, and the public inconvenience and dis
tress have become unbearable. Even now
many bridges are in need of repairs, some of
them in very public thoroughfares. will
mention one in partiCular-the long bridge
on Washington street, near the Halfway
House, has been in dangerous condition
for several days for want of lumber, and
still remains so, because Mr.. J. B. st. Amand
refuses to supply unless acquisitions are
placed in his hands.
Although the case is not so urgent, the
same inconvenience is felt with regard to
procuring ballast for the public streets, the
delay in the signature of acquisitions caus.
ing great loss of time and money. The
price / pay for it, So per ton, seems to be
Objectionable to the honorable Committee
on Streets and Landings, although they do
not instruct me where | can procure it for
less; might possibly procure it occasion
ally on the levee for 81 or ST rs per ton, on
condition pay for it on the spot in United
States currency, which l am powerless to
do: even then | should have to take it fire..
quently in small lots, and to receive it a
very long distance from where | need it,
thereby enhancing the price by the distance
in hauling. l, however, would respectfully
state that / have made various efforts to
procure ballast under the usual terms at a
less price than So, but without success. Al
though not advocating the giving out oil
public work by contract, still with due def
erence to your opinion, l think it would b.
advisable to sell at auction the contract fol
supplying the city with ballast, and thereby
avoid all delay in purchasing aud fixing the
Price.
will now conclude by asking your hon
orable body'to favor me with immediate &C
ton in this matter, otherwise l tall be
compelled, for the sake of economy, to dis
charge the workmen engaged in ballasting
Liberty street under the orders of the hon
orable Streets and Landings Committees
and also all those working on street bridges
while wait for acquisitions to go through
their round for signature.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
JOSEPH MURPHY,
Street Commissioner.
Mr.. Fisher submitted the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Board of Aldermen be
and they are hereby requested to meet this
board in joint session, at Lalfpast twelve
to-day, for the purpose of electing elect
ing Superintendent of Fire Alarm Tele-
graph.
The following resolutions, from the Board
of Aldermen, on their second reading, were
unanimously concurred in.
ResolUed, That all specifications for con.
tracts to be adjudicated by the Controller,
shall be made and published at the discre-
ton of the Common Council, which speci.
ications shall be approved by the chaiTmen
OF the Committees on Streets and Landings.
ReSoloed further, That all ordinances or
parts OF ordinances contrary to the proyi'
sions of this ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
ReS0lced, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to transfer all of the
thirty inch main and twelve inch iron water
pipes, now in possession of the city, to the
commissioners of the city waterworks.
The following resolution being called on
its second reading, was adopted with the
following vote;
Yeas Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Athens,
Montgomery, sturcken, Fisher, Pandely,
Farrell and Breen.
Nay: Mr.. Pemberton.
ResOlred, That the Controller be and he
is hereby authorized to draw warrant on
the Treasurer in favor of H. D. Ogden for
five hundred dollars, for legal services rem
dered the city.
Mr.. Walker here entered and took his
seat.