The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30

Present. President Marley, and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, O'BrieD. Prados and shields-e.
On motion, reading of minutes dispensed with.
FROM LOWER BOARD.
Resolved, That by virtue of the authority vested
IN the Common Council of the city OF New Orleans
by section l2S, Of the statute OF 1856. known as
the city charter, Samuel Weeks, superintendent
hereby removed from said bfice because Of want
OF confidence OF said C0D4mon Council in said
Samuel Weeks.
This was received without dissent and con.
CURED In on first reading; the rule was sus.
pended unanimously for a second reading, and it
was coDcurred in on that reading by the follow
ing vote, it being two-thirds of ell the members
elect:
Yeas-President Markey, and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, 0'Brien, Prados ami Shields-6.
NayH-None.
The following were coneurred In on frst and
second readings. the rule being duly waived
thereto, by the vote annexed to each:
WHEREAS. The drainage Of the city and the
the Carondelet Canal and Navigation Company
compel the digging Of q canal on Orleans street
from Bayou St John to point beyond the Me-
fairie Ridge; and
widened TO sixty feet in order to be of sufficient
capacity 10 receive and lead the drainage waters
to The draining machine which IL to be erected on
Orleans street, at the intersection Of Taylor Ave-
nue.; end
WHEREAS, Said Orleans street Is not open from
Bayou St. John TO 81. David street, and that the
portion already open has not the width required;
BE II resolred. That the mayor be and is hereby
authorized to give notice according to law that il
Is the intention of the Common Council of New
Orleans to open and widen On the northeast side
Orleans street from Bayou, st. John to the Me.
tairie Road 70 uniform with of (ls0) one hun
dred and eighty feet.
Yeas-President Marley and Messrs Brady,
Kaiser, o Brien, Prsdos and Shields-G.
Nays-NoDe.
Resolred, That the street commissioner be and
he is hereby authorized to have gas lamps at the
following named places. via:
One at the corner of Vileie and Barracks.
One on Where, between Barracks and Bayou
Road.
One on Where, between Bayou Road and Ursu
Iiues street.
One at the corner of Robertson and Barracks.
One on Robertson, between Barracks and Bayou
Road
One on Robertson, between Bayou Road and Ur
sulines street.
Yeas President Marley and Messrs. Brady,
, Kaiser, o. Brien, Prados ane Shields-e.
Nays-None.
Resolved, That Henry OTIS be and he is hereby
authorized TO erecSa steam engine on his prem.
ises No. 81 Foucher street, between Lafayette
and Girod streets.
Yeas-President Marley, and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, O'Brien, Prados and Shields.
Nays-None.
AN ORDINANCE regulating the construction ofthe Kel.r
Market ana collection Of tie revenues thereof
Resolved, That city ordinance No. 524, new Sc
ries, approved March 23d, l 81, be SO amended as
to expuDge therefrom the words fifteen years.
and substitute therefor the words thirty years.
Prorided, That John II. liar, the grantor of
the square upon which the market house, dis
cribed in said ordinance. will be built, and the
lessor of the same be required to build at has olon
described and specified I'm ordinance No. Sos, new
seriea) the performance of which work must be
accepted by the city surveyor.
Resolved, That all resolutions and ordinances in
conflict with the subject matter of this ordinance
be and are hereby repealed.
PrOUided. That at the expiration of the time
allotted Mr.. Kellar, his heirs or assigns shall re.
turn said market and extensions thereof in good
and first class condition and repair.
Yeas-Presdent Marley and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, O'Brien, Prados and Shields-6.
Nsys-None.
Resolued That the mayor be and he is hereby
authorized 10 sign an act before the city notary to
transfer the contracts of Gabriel Correjolles for
cleaning the streets of the 4th, 9TH and 9Th wards
of the Second District to JOHN Bietry, as principal,
securities remaining the saDfe.
Yeas-Prssident Markey' and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, O'Brien, Prados and Shields.
Nays-None.
Resoloed That the mayor be and he is hereby
authorized to enter into contract, before the city
notary, in behalf Of the city Of New Orleans, with
j. j. 0'Hsrs, as principal, and G. Correjolles, as
security, for grading and Smelling Eighth street
from Magazine TO Tchoupitoulas street, with lake
shells, at dollar and nnety-ive cents per run
ming foot, the work to be done according to speo
fcations on file in the office Of the city surveyor.
Yeas--President Marley, and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, O'Brien, Prsdos and shields-6.
Nays--None.
Resolved. That the city surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized TO have the Magazine Market
repaired, providing the cost does not exceed five
hundred dollars.
Yeas-President Marley and Messrs. Brady,
Kaiser, O'Brien, Prados and Shields
Nsys--None.
Resolred That the sixtyseventh section OF or.
inance SIS N S.. relative to licenses for the year
1865 be and the same is hereby amended, by add.
ing thereto the following proviso, viz:
Provided, That no menagerie, museum OF
natural curiosities, or other exhibition or show
lished in this city. shall be required to pay q
license exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars;
and
"Prorided further, That nothing herein shall |
power of ordering the removal of any such |
menagerie, etc., whenever be deems proper"
Yeas-President Marley and Messrs. Brady, |
Kaiser, 0'Bren, Prados and 5hields-6.
Nsys-None.
The following were referred to the committee |
on streets and landings:
Resolved, That the mayor be and he is hereby |
authorized to enter into contract, in behalf of the
city of New Orleans, before the city notary, with
Robert Meadowcraft as principal and John Clark
security, for building foot bridge across the New
Canal Basin at the foot OF Liberty street, for the
price and sum of six thousand nine hundred and |
eighty dollars (s6ss0.)
Resolved, That the controller be and he Is hereby
authorized, after five days notice In the official
journal, to adjudicste 20 the lowest bidder or bid
aers contract for grading and Smelling with lake
shells the swamp side of Bayou st. John, from
Esplanade street bridge to the city railroad, &C.
cordng TO plans and specifications on file in the /
Office Of the city surveyor.
Resolved, That the mayor be and he Is hereby |
authorized to enter into contract by notsrial act
In behalf of the city of New Orleans, with 8. W.
Cotton as principal, and E. Flood, A. @. Merkel
and V. F. Cotton as securities, for cleaning and /
repairing the unpaved streets of the seventh,
eighth and ninth Wards Of the Third District for