New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-19
By command Of Major General Hancock
GEORGE l.. HARTSUFF,
Assistant Adiutant General.

By command Of Major General Hancock:
GEORGE l.. HARTSUFF,
Assistant Adiutant General.
MI. J. L. Scott entered and took his seat.
The following message from the Mayor,
with accompanying documents, was recciv-
ed and referred to the Committee on Streets
and Landings:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANs,l
City Hail, lTth Day of March, 1863.
To tine Honorable the Board of Assistant Alder
men:
GENTLEMEN transmit herewith a petit.
| ton of citizens of New Orleans and prop
erty owners and residents near the city
park, asking that Murat street be graded
and litched, and bridges constructed, for
the purpose of making shorter and better
route to the park.
Also, a petition from property owners
| and residents near the Canal street and
Metairie Ridge railroad, calling your atten.
tion to the failure of the City Railroad com
pany to run their cars in conformity with
the contract by which they were granted
the fright Of way"
would recommend that the company be
held strictly to the terms of their contract.
Very respectfully,
E. HEATH, Mayor.
The following documents from the Board
of Directors Of Public Improvements were
ordered spread on the minutes:
BOARD OF DmEcToRs or Public SCHOOLS,
80 Burgundy Street,
New Orleans La, March 8, 1868.
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen
GENrLEMES-I am instructed to furnish
your honorable body with the enclosed copy
Of resolutions adopted by the Board of Di
rectOrs of Public Schools, of New Orleans,
at a meeting held on the 4th inst
Vorv roDpCtfutlv
EUG. DESDUNEs,
Secretary Board of Public Schools.
RESOLUTIONS;
At meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Public Schools of New Orleans, held on
the fourth instant, the following resolutions
were adopted, to wit:
ReSOlUed, That the thanks of this Board,
as representing the interests of the Public
Schools OF the city of New Orleans, are due
to his honor Mayor Heath, and TO the Com.
mon Council of the city for their action in
restoring the appropriation for the support
of the Public Schools during the current
year to an amount which will enable the
Board, in the exercise of the strictest econ
omy, to continue the system which has
hitherto proved successful.
ResolUed That this Board pledges itself to
n iudicious and economical disbursement of
the funds so appropriated, and to continued
GnoIbo W DlOHltlG LllG GAAASlGANJ anu u9Clul-
ness of our noble system of public educa
ton.
ResOlred, That q copy of these resolu-
tons be forwarded to his honor the Mayor,
and the two branches of the Common Coun.
Gil.
A true copy EUG. pEspUNEs.
Secretary Board of Public Schools, New
Orleans.
FOR CONCURRENCE.
The following resolutions from the Board
of Aldermen were read twice under sus
pension of the rules, and adopted by a
unanimous vote;
WHEREAS By an act of the Legislature
of the State of Louisiana to incorporate the
| Commercial Bank of New Orleans, approved
April l, 1888, establishing company in the
city of New Orleans invested with banking
| privileges, and to be entitled the Com.
| mercial Bank OF New Orleans" the chief
/ OplecG oil which said company is SC &c The
conveying Of water from the river into the
city Of New Orleans and Its faubonrgs, and
1 into the houses of its inhabitants; ~ +
Whereas, The first section provides the
\ original capital stock shall be three millions
| of dollars;
i whereas, The fourth section provides that
at any time after the expiration of thirty.
five years from the passage OF this act it
| shall be lawful for the corporation Of the
city of New Orleans to purchase from the
| Commercial Bank of New Orleans the
waterworks constructed by said company
Ia virtue of this act, and said company
| shah not refuse to sell the works afore
said, with all the rights and privileges
appertaining to the same on the terms here
matter provided;
Whereas, The thlrty-eighth section pro
Yides that the corporation of New Orleans
shall be supplied by the said company free O
charge with all water necessary for The
! e2tinguishmeRto Of fires and ether public pur
poses, as they progress in laying acqueductl
they shall place free of any charge what
ever two hydrsnts Of proper construction
in front Of each square, and the said com
pRny shall supply a sufficient quantity o
clear, pure, and wholesome water for thl
use OF the inhabitants, at the elevation o
fifteen feet when the same may be required
Whereas, The forty-second section pro
vides that ifafter the expiration Of thirty-fiy'
years the said corporation of New 0rlean
shall beinolined 10 buy the said waterw0Tk
from the Commercial Bank OF New Orleans
the price shall be fixed by arbitrator, fiy,
of whom shall be chosen by the presideA
and directors Of the Commercial Bank 0
New Orleans, and Eve By the City Council
of Neg Orleans-said arbitrator shall tax
into consideration the value of the water
works and grounds appertaining thereto
I AAN bHc di41uNb 80 At5tetA upon small y
payable In bonds bearing Eve per cent In
terest, redeema6la In not less taan ten no
more than thirty years. therefore, be it
Aesolgeo, That the city Of New 0rlean
will purchase tie Commercial Waterwork
upon the terms and conditions as provide
for IN an act Of tAe legislature Of the stat
Of Louisiana TO incorporate the Commercia
Bank OF New Orleans, approved April
1858.
WnsaEAss BY general survev OF Wasl
iugtoa cemetery No. 2, the lots which wer
donated to she Protestant Orphansi Home
$50 superficial feet were taken from Oh
land donated for the avenUa, f0rwhich the
now ask $50 feet for the land taken, adde
70 that which tie city donated 20 sal
. I asylum, therefore ha Il
Bssoloed, That lots Nos. Z, 8 ST and 8.
measuring s99 superhcial feet, ~ Washing
ioa cemetery No. q 10 sad the same
! hereby donated 70 the Protestant Orphan
Hene.
Ree0loed That the oitg Of Rev 0rlcal
accepts the transfer Of tbs real estate an
movable properly arid uoDeys on hand .
ienulns ~ flla Aeufo AlmAAoase nntler 81
aei u the Legisieipre hpp0Faa zsa Bafel
1861. ealiileA lsatt fae ttq fellol of 81
HAfd IS Direetegs 81 aha Tonfe Aim
4HusQ
THAT thc Gig Notary be autho
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