New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-09

| ~. tof tne sum Of seven hundred ana thirty
n hlns qollars and fity.lwo cents, (S7s9 62).
| py them TO the city Of New Orienng
during the months OF Jniy. August sspten-
per, October, and November, 1867.
Resolued, That Ordinance No. sls. new
series, be and the same is hereby amended
so rs TO read as followRs IAN keepers Of
groceries selling liquor by the glass, and
coneeeouses, shall pay license OF $3.50,
instead Of $500, per annnm.n
Resol5ed, That, In view Of the financial
depression which now prevails in the city
Of New Orleans. the time for the collection
Of city licenses and taxes on professions,
callings, ETC., free from all casts, be and the
same is hereby extended to the LIST Of
March, 1863
RESOLVED further, That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict with the
above resolution, be and the same arc hereby
repealed:
Action was postponed on the following
resolution accompanying the same report:
Rssolced, That hereafter all applications
i0r regulations from the heads of depart.
ments for supplies and materials to be fur.
nished except those under contIact} shall
| be presented to the Finance Committees of
the Common Council, who may insert there
in the names OF those from whom purchases
for the city Of New Orleans shall be made.
ResolUed, That the City Controller be and
he is hereby instructed to fill out the requi-
sitions as the Finance Committees shall di-
| rect, and send the same to their room for
approval.
RESOLVED further, That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances inconsistent with the
above resolutions be and the same are here
by repealed.
The following from the Committee on
Streets and Landings was received:
Cas6xTTEs OF STREETS AND LANDINGS, !
| Board of Assistant Aldermen.
1 City Hall February 4, 1888.
To tie Honorable the Board Of Assistant Aldermen
| GESTLEMEE-Your committee have the
honor to report upon the following subjects
/ referred to them:
Upon the communication Of the City Sur
veyor stating that Frank Marquee, con-
tractor for building shellroads on Con-
stance, First, Eighth, and Ninth streets, had
failed to comply with the specifications Of
his contracts, and that said contractor had
| up TO the date Of the City Surveyors com
munication failed to repair the roads in q
proper manner, and that said contractor
had disregarded repeated notifications from
said Surveyor to make needed repairs.
Your committee would report that
on the oath ultimo they made a
careful inspection of Constance, First,
| Eighth, and Ninth streets, comparing the
| work with the specifications under which
| the contracts were sold and executed.
The specifications for all these roads re.
quire coating of twelve inches of good
shells well rolled with 5000 pounds roller
SO that when well compressed aud made
solid there should be thickness of six
inches of shells, and that they be maintain
ed for one year in perfect good repair and
condition at the expense Of the contractor,
ten PERCENT Of the amount paid by the city
for building these roads to be retained II
. the city treasury in guarantee Of the faith
/ | full performance on the part of the con
i | tractor of this portion of his contract.
, From the appearance of Constance stree
i | the four blocks from Calliope to llelpomep
streets were fairly constructed, approximat
{ | ing nearly to tho requirements OF the spec
! | ficatiOns, but this portion of the road ca
1 not be considered to be in good an,
/ proper repair and condition necessar
! when road is to be turned permg
/ nently over to the city until 1t is first ful
i nished with coat Of two inches of shells
as directed by the City Surveyor. That poi
& ton of the road from Nelpomene to Rae
I street has the appearance Of never havini
4 been SO well constructed as the portio
. above mentioned, as there are several bal
{ places in it, but had the requirements of tn
!. City Surveyor TO put on this part Of the roa
J, three inches of good shellg been complies
|. with it would be in good order. The action
: 1 of the City Surveyor in refusing to receiv
: this road from the contractor, and to issui
4 | TO him the certificate for the ten per cen
4 retained in guarantee was proper and right
Il and rs it is the Surveyors duty to examine
= and upon his judgment to receive or rejec
n the work upon this and all new roads, an
. | thus protect the interests of the city, hi
) action in this matter was the only course b
which the city's rights could be secured.
"A Since making the examination of Coz
rr 4 stance street, we are informed by the Git
E Surveyor that the contractor has recol
r. sidered his action in the matter OF brllgin
suit to compel the issuing OF the certlhcat
for ten per cent retained, and that said col
tractor is now making the repairs called 70
We, therefore, recommend that the matt,
be slill left in the hands of the City So
- Veyor and action on the part Of the Cor
I'd mon Council be suspended for the presen
The shellroads on First, Eighth, an
a Ninth streets are generally in bad Orde
! clearly showing from their present apes
g. auce that they we're not faithfully built 9
cording to specifications, and that they ha'
n not been kept in perfect good repair az
m order" Their present condition is not ere
lg liable to the city, and not what the trav
n ing public have Q right TO expect. Sol
he portions of the reads last mentioned ha
X. little resemblance to sheliroads at all.
la Yonr committee therefore reeomnei
Ia that these roads be repaired BY the city
ue the expense of the contractor, deducth
nd from the ten per cent retained IN g.larans
Of in the city treTsury the amount Of the E
is penses incurred in putting them in q
%, condition in which they should be accor
ing to the terms of the contract; and !
Id offer the necessary resolution for adoptiu
ra- Upon the petition Of merchants q
at others, asking for the location of q
Of landing in the first district, your comm
"a tee would report that the landing at pl
ng No. %, FIRST district, is the most aFailal
and best for the purpose, and offer the n
essary resolution.
F. W. PERKINS,
Chairman