The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-18

sra, CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANs,l
September Is, 1868.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Messrs. Boguille, Brady, Kaiser,
O'Brien, Pessou and Shields.
On motion, Mr.. Shields took the chair.
The reading of the minutes was, on motion,
dispensed with.
The following communications were read. re-
ceived, and referred to the committee on streets
and landings:
: STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
ROOM No.7, CRY HALL,
New Orleans, September s, 1865.
To the Honorable Common ConneH of the City Of New Or
leans;
Gentemen-As the pay roll Of my department
shows an increased expenditure Of $500 over that
of last month, deem IL necessary Tor your In
formation, TO respectfully lay before you report
Of portion of the extra work which has been done
crease at the sa time calling your attention TO
the fact that all the work which has been done on
the ballast roads and paved streets, has been so
substantially and thoroughly executed; that the
cost of keeping the same in repair will be very
moderate for the next three years.
On nv instalment in this office, found much
OF the city work in backward condition, caused
probably. by the working force of this department
having been somew what reduced; therefore, to get
the whole Of the city work up 1t should be, and
to do it in such a thorough manner that for
length of time it should not require much further
expense, somewhat increased the force, and al
though the rainy weather has retarded work in
certain degree, yet considering the force under
my control, and the very short time have been
in office, permit me with Difference to say, that a
large amount of work has been done, (as would be
clearly exemplified on examination by any OF your
honorable body and when about thirty days more
have elapsed, / shall be enabled to reduce my
force and expenditures, in large degree, and
still keep all the streets in good condition.
Besides doing all the usual cleaning and repair
ing of the streets Of the city, the following extra
work has been done:
Saw in the First and Fourth Districts-Two extra
gangs have been employed, working on the Lib.
erty street plank road; q large portion OF the
plsnks have been taken mp, and the parts uncoy.
cred converted into good serviceable ballast
road. The sound plank taken up has been used
to repair the central part of the plank road, rem
dering that part servcesble, which before was
impossible; the whole Of which has been done
under orders from the honorable committee on
streets and landings. Elf
A large extra gang has been kept steadily at
work in getting the paved streets of the above
districts in good order, all Of which will soon be
completed in frst-rate condition:
new, substantial ballast road has also been
made on Melpomene street, from Howard out TO
the dredging machine. and an extra gang has
been employed in the Fourth District, wheeling
sand from the river for future use. .-
In the Second and Third Districts an extra
gang has been employed IN repairing the ballast
roads from Canal street TO Toulouse, which were
very much ont of order. and All the Intersections
of the following streets With CIaioorne have been
taken up and substantially repaired, viz: Canal
street, Customho1se, Blenylile. C1nu, ST. Louis,
and st. Ann streets besides cleaning out and
grading nearly all the streets back of the fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth wards. An
extra gang has also been employed In the Third
~. IL ~ eli and from fha riu
The Third District IL the only one in which the
street bridges are under my control; from that
District am glad to say that there are few or no
complaints; but with regard to the street bridges
which are attended to under contract, re-
greet TO say the complaints are so numerous
that have not space enough even to mention
them so urgent have been the complaints that
have had to detail gang TO do the contractors
work, which will be charged to his account for
last month. Indeed, as general rule, II may De
safely considered that work under contract II
never SO faithfully done as the regular city work
Fearing to trespass too long on your valuable
time ! will conclude with one more remark
| which is, that had any notice been given &c
me or had eceiyed the slightest intimstion thai
| large portion of the city work was about being
| given out under contract, have every reason Il
believe that the city might have saved ten thous
| and dollars last month in my department. All Q
of which is respectfully submitted BY your obedl
| ent servant JOSEPH MURPHY,
| Street Commissioner.
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| New Orleans, Sept. 18th, 1858.
To the hon. Board Of Aldermen, City Of New Orleans
/ .Gentteynen-I beg leave respectfully to cal
a,,amt,on % nv afic;al report made on Ia
| ~ nc, wh,cb understand was not read. rela
e;. y, az ,ana;r;ne and keenino in repar tn,
u . ~ Ia n ne Fi-st Sscond and FourtI
| n;.,s;o,s yh;ch are attended 10 under contrac
~ NJ T,oni MuIi;gan.
W - m, snndrn ca1sss the work has been pettin
FROM sunury Sas' INA VIC sva, s;nos ths Mario
more anu nvio . . a,;as ., ,h;s dansr,mept. IN
deed SO, numerous became reports OF detecuv
bridges curing lass monsn, onss ny wort h1
Ssmsd IL nv dntv 70 cause an Official notice I
be handed him, of the number of bridges requirin
immeaiale stenuon az VIC IN he SorS so m
MN tnIly gays :" plins ~ 81 ,.-r,s ~ r.
proper conuiuon, ie4uieu W '-e - =
conuae. a,o,.oa and m. cou
Inc nry uays %e;tSoos ara s,iii 40 nnmsron
plants OF deiecve asv "a. .hao 49,
mat nave not space ~ ,,',,eI,aS 80 aivs ~
am tneieioIe, reiuo.ans 4; pnahi. 20 comol
ophhio on 'ao Ic Of his Agreement and r,
specially request your honorable body to tax
some action in the mater ana a. me ss s,, s1t
iasur e W." ,ba, ,ns rssnsct;vs Contracts FOR oIea
inc and keeping in repair the unpaved streets