New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-24
CITY coUMcIL--oFFIcIAL.
BOARD OF ALDRRMEN.

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and WoolAey.
The minutes were read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
The following message from the Mayor,
with inclosed documents, was referred to
the City Attorney for his decision
MAYoRtLTY OF NEW ORLEANS, |
| City Hall. April a. 1868.
To the Honorable the Members of tine Board OF
GENTLEMEN amount of taxes to be
| collected on account of the consolidated
| debt is fixed by law at six hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars (S650 000) and the interest
| coupons for the consolidated debt and rail,
| road bonds, falling due in the months OF
May, June, and July, amount to two hund.
red and siXty-one thousand nine hundred
and nineteen dollars (S2Gl, 9lO, / recon-
mend that all that portion OF the taxes
levied on account Of the consolidated debt
be collected in United States currency, in
accordance with a resolution passed by the
| Commissioners of the consolidated debt this
day, q copy of which is herewith inclosea.
Article 1866 Of ordinance No. 2645 page
459, Leovy's Digest, providing that sit shall
not be lawful for any Treasurer of the city
of New Orleans to receive in payment of
aly tax due the city of New Orleans for the
payment of the interest on the consolidated
| debt or the interest on the bonds due to any
railroad company by the city anything eX-
cept money" bears upon this case. In order
to make the language more specific recon-
mend an amendment to this article, so that
the latter part of it shall read anything
except the lawful money Of the United
States.n
l would also recommend the repeal of the
third section of ordinance No. ll3, new
series, page 46n, Leovy's Digest, staying the
collection of taxes for the years ls6l-2-3
and 4.
l have the honor to be. gentlemen,
E. HEATH Mayor.
WHEREAS The interest coupons of the
consolidated and railroad debts are made
payable in the city of New York, in United
States currency;
Resolued, That the City Treasurer be di.
rected to collect the taxes levied for meet
ing the same in current money of the
United States.
ResolUed That the City Treasurer be di.
rected to deposit, daily, with the fiscal
agent all sums so collected, apart and sepa-
rate from any other fund, according to the
provisions of the city charter.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF ASSIST
ANT ALDERMEN.
The following were received for concur
renee, and adopted on their first reading
RESOLVED, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to have Clay street
from Cont TO Customhouse street graded
and macadamized, using for that purpose
the round stone now being broken by the
inmates of the city workhouse.
Resolued, That the Mayor of the city of
New Orleans be and he is hereby authorized
to enter into contract by notarial act for
the term of five years, on behalf of the city,
with Mnun7s 2tpiu and Harry Stpin nc vNrin
cipals, with good and solvent sureties, to be
approved by the Finance Committees of the
Common Council, to remove daily from the |
streets Of the city all dead animals, to be
taken in close covered carts beyond the
limits Of the city. Said Mayer Stein and
Henry Stein to keep at a central portion in |
each district an office where the public and |
the officers of the police and Street Com.
missloner's Department may at all times |
notify them to remove dead animals; to nav |
into the city treasury at the time OF signing |
this contract ($500) five hundred dollars, |
and annually, during the continuance of this |
contract, to pay into the city treasury like |
sum of ($5O0) five hundred dollars; and in |
case OF failure to comply with the terms of |
their agreement TO forfeit to the city the |
amount of their bond, and also forfeit their |
contract; the carts used by the contractors |
to be of such pattern as shall be approved |
by the City Surveyor.
An ordinance providing for the sale of the |
right Of way to establish railroads on |
Locust, Freret, jackson, Claiborne, and |
other streets, for passengers only:
SECTION l. Be it ordained, That the Con-
troller be and he is hereby authorized to
sell to the highest bidder, after twenty days
notice in the official journal, the contract
for the right of way for twenty years for
the construction and working of the follow
ing railroads, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth: Said adjudication to
pc subject to the approval or rejection of
the Common Council.
SEC. 2: A single track railroad eommenc.
ing at the intersection of Canal and Maya.
zine streets, and running up Canal to Front
street, thence down Front to Girod street
thence down Girod street to Liberty street,
hence down Liberty street to South Poy.
1ras street, thence down South Poydras
,treet to Magnolia street m Magnolia street
md across the New Canal to Delord street,
Up Delord to Freret street, up Freret street
o Jackson street, down jackson street to
he south side of Claiborne street. up the
Iouth side ofClaiborne street to Sixth street,
across Claiborne street to the
forth side Of Claiborne street, up
he north side of Claiborne street to
Felicity road, up Felicity road to
Locust street, up Locust street to Delord
street, down Delord street to Magnolia
.treet, across the New canal to North Pow
1ras street, up North Poydras street to lis.
sFty street. down Liberty street to Perdido
street, up Perdido street to Carroll street.
up Carroll to P0ydras street, up Poydras 10
fulton street, down Fulton to the starting
point, at the Intersection of Canal and Mag.
izine streets. The purchaser to reimburse
10 the Canal and Claiborne streets railroad
eompany fair and reasonable proportion
d the value Of the proportions Of their rail.
roads used.
SEC. 3. The roads, cars, ETC., to be con
structed In accordance with the plans and
.peciheatiOns to be furnished BY the City
surveyor agreea6ly TO the lines, levels, and
70 HE entire satisfaction.
SEC. 4. The right and privilege TO be
awarded TO the party or parties offering 10
pay 70 the city the largest bonus per pas-
ienger carried In the cars, or per cenfage
" the gross receipts for passenger traffic
m the lines Of railroads, payable monthly
nte the city treasury, on returns made
luaer oath by the contractor TO the City Con-
$50. s. The city Of New Orleans reaervea
be right 10 use the said railroads as a main
runk for other railroads which the CITY
nay from time 70 time order to Be con-
iructed BY reimbursing 70 the Contractor
air aud reasonable proportion Of the value
4 TIC portion o. portions Of the roads 'thus
lsea; said proportion 70 be ascertained By
W dlslntereeted persons, one TO be APP
,o.2see ~ the city, and the other BY the
louttacters ana Ia the event OF disagree
ae1t aa toaaid proportion to be paid by the
~ between SID persons thug appointed q ,
nlra person % unpira shall be appointed
" one q TIE District Courts "a New
, ne ne dscleeAs thereby had to be
ssg. z. The ssIa railroads rolling stock.