The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-17

The committee on streets and landings submit
ted the following report
COMMITTEE OF SrREKrs AND LANDINGS.
..rf BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
City Hail. December l5 1865.
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen;
Genaemen-Your committee have the honor to
report upon the following subjects referred 70
them, viz:
/. Upon the message of the mayor, September
luton passed by the Common Council ct situng
September L, 1868, approving adjudication made
by the controller, under resolution No. $40, .,
for paving Race street from Tchoupitoulas 70 20
liseum street, with the Nicoson pavement, and
authorizing the mayor TO enter into contract by
notarial act with the Southern Paving Company"
as principal, and E. J. Hart & Co.. securities. for
paving sald street with the Ncolson pavement at
three dollars and fifty cents ts3 SOY persuperncal
square yard, according to plans and speclncauons
on file in the office of the city surveyor; your
committee after careful examination OF the OBJ.
jections set forth by his honor the mayor, ana
after consultation with the city attorney, beg
leave to offer as part Of this report communi-
cation from the city attorney TO his honor the
mayor; and recommend that the resolution be
adhered to, the mayors veto Notwithstanding.
2. Upon the petition of Joseph Bonpart
asking for the construction of bridge
ACROSS Claiborne canal at Port street. your
committee report favorsby and offer the ne
cessary resolution for adoption.
8. Upon the resolution sent from the Board Of
Aldermen for concurrence, that the city surveyor
be and he is hereby authorized TO have the wharves
and levees of the First, Second, Third and Fourth
Districts put In perfect repair and condition, your
committee report favorsbly.
a. Upon the controllers communication Of No
vember IL, 1865, relating to the adjudicatons Of
contracts for cleaning all the draining canals of the
city per resolution No. l046, N. s., your commit
tee recommend the approval of the adjudcations
of ten of ssid contracts By said officer, the ac-
ceptance Of the securities, and the mayor enter
into contract with the parties for each contract,
separately, per notarial act, viz
/. A contract for digging Melpomene street CO.
nal from Camp street to Dryades street, 20 feet at
top, 10 feet at bottom and feet deep, to John
Mullroney as principal, and VIM. Henry as securi.
ty. at one hundred and thirty-hve dollars per
acre.
2. A contract agreeably to resolution No. 10l6,
N. s., for cleaning Camp street canal, from Fell
city Road to Clio street, 20 feet at top, feet at
bottom and feet deep. to ]. j. o Hara principal,
securities G. Correjoes and E. A. Davis, at eighty
six dollars and fifty cents per acre.
o. A contract sgrooebly 20 resolution No. 104s,
N. s.. for cleaning Melpomene street canal, from
le feet at bottom and Z feet deep, to John Mull.
roney, security VIM. Henry, at two hundred and
fifty dollars per acre.
4. contract agreeably to resolution No. 1046. N.
s., for closing Carrollton Avenue Canal IRON New
Canal to Canal street, 80 feet wide at top, l6 feet
ct bottom and feet deep. to John Wolf, princl'
pal. j. A Fiorat, security. at two hundred and hf-
teen dollars per acre.
S. A contract sgreeably to resolution No. 1O46.
N. g., for closing Carrollton Avenue Canal from
Canal street to Orleans street, 30 feet at top, Is
feet at bottom and feet deep. to John Vol, prn
cipal, ]. A. Florat, security, at two hundred dol
lars per acre.
6. A contract agreeably to resolution No. 1046.
for cleaning ST. Bernard Avenue Canal from Broad
street to Claiborne rs feet at top, ii feet at bot
tom and feet deep, TO John F. Rust, principal,
w. j. Goodman, security, at one hundred and
forty.fve dollars per acre.
N. s.. for cleaning Claiborne Street Canal from
Esplanade to Elysian Fields street, rs feet at top,
III feet at bottom and feet deep, TO John Betry,
principal, B. g. Harrison, security, at one hundred
and thirty dollars per acre.
s. A contract agreeably to resolution No: l046,
N. S.. for cleaning Claiborne Street Canal from
Esplsnade to Orleans street, rs feet at top ii feet
at bottom and an average depth of feet, to A. G..
Brown. principal. 8. Field. ST., security, ct one
hundred and forty five dollars per acre.
8. A contract agreeably to resolution No. 1046.
for cleaning Claiborne Street Canal from Caronde-
let Canal to Palmyra street, Is feet at top,
l6 feet at bottom and an average depth of feet,
TO Pat Mooney, principal, John McVIttie security,
at ninety five dollars per acre.
10. A contract agreeably to resolution
No. 10l6, N. s.. for cleaning Carondelet
walk Canal, from Galvez street TO Hagsn avenue,
Is feet top, 3 feet at bottom, and 6 feet deep.
curiiy, at forty-6ve dollars per acre.
s. Your committee report adversely to the ad-
indications of the controller of the following con.
tracts for cleaning the draining canals Of the city,
per resolution No. l046. viz:
L. Contract No. 4, for cleaning Canal street
canal, from Claiborne street TO Hagan avenue, to
II. McGuinn, security ID. Cronan, ST., at 1866 per
acre.
2. Contract No. 5, for cleaning Canal street
canal, from Hagsn avenue to ST. Patrick street,
n ~ O.
per acre.
8. Contract No. 6, for cleaning Galvez Canal,
from New Canal 10 Carondelet Canal, to 81. Nc
Quinn. security d. Cronan, at $3.50 per acre.
T. Contract No. Z. contract for cleaning Broad
street canal, from New Canal to Csrondelet canal
to H. McGuinn, security d. Cronan, ST., ct $3.50
per acre.
5. Contract No. 8, cleaning Broad street canal,
from Csrondelet Canal to Esplsnade street, to
John F. Rust, security John McVittie, at $245 per
acre.
g. Contract No. 9, cleaning Broad street canal,
from Esplansde street TO Marigny Canal, to Jno.
F. Rust, security Pat. Cannon. az s235 per acre.
Z. Contract No. IL, for cleaning Marigny Canal,
from London avenue to Elysian Fields street, to
John Bietry, security B. 5. HARRISON at s49S per
acre.
s. Contract No. Is. for cleaning and digging
Elysisn Fields Canal from Marigny Canal to Clai-
borne street, to John Wolf, security j. A. Florat
at $3.50 per acre. -
g. Contract No. Is, for cleaning Orleans Canal
from Claiborne street to Bayou st. John, to ]. f,
Rust, security Thos. Mcknight, at $ls5 per acre.
Said adjudicstons are entirely too high. A
resolution rejecting said Gales is presented for
adoption, and authorizing the controller to re.
sdjndcate said contracts after five days notice in
the official journal.
W. W. WALKER,
G. PANDELY.
concur in this report, with the exception OF
that portion relative to the Nicolson pavement.
GERALD FARRELL, Chairman.
Mr.. Pandely here moved to defer action on that
portion of the report referring to the draining
canals.
Mr.. Fisher moved to lay Mr.. Pandely's motion
on the table. The yeas and nays were called for
resulting in the defeat of Mr.. Fishers motion.
Yeas-Messrs. Rose, Athens, Walker, Fisher,
wynne and Breen.
Nays-Messrs. Kearny. Camp, Montgomery.
Grandpre, Morphy, Pandely and Farrell.
Mr.. Psndely's motion was then put and pre-
vailed.
Mr. Fisher, before the vote was announced
asked permission to change bis vote, which the
board refused to grant
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