New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-22

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| merclal Bank OF New Orleans, the chief
OBJECT Of which said company is to be the
| conveying of water from tine river into ne
city OF New Orleans and its faubourgs. and
into the houses of its inhabitants:
whereas, The first section provides the
original capital stock shall be three millions
of dollars;
Whereas, The fourth section provides that
at any time after the expiration of thirty
nye 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
IN virtue of this act, and said company
shall not refuse to sell the works afore-
said, with all the rights and privileges
appertainlng to the same on the terms here
matter provided;
Whereas, The thirty-eighth section pro-
vides that the corporation of New Orleans
snail be supplied by the said company free of
charge with all water necessary for the
eAthSulsnment OF fires and other public pur-
poses, as lney progress in laying acqueducts
they shall place free of any charge what
ever Two Migrants Of proper construction
IN front OF each square, and the said com
pany snail supply a sufficient Quantity of
clear, pure, and wholesome water for the
use OF the inhabitants, at the elevation of
fifteen feet when the same NAV he reonired
vides that ifafter the expiration Of thirty-fye
years the said corporation of New Orleans
shall be inclined to buy the said waterworks
from the Commercial Bank OF New Orleans
the price shall be fixed by arbitrator, FIVE
of whom shall be chosen by the president
and directors of the Commercial Bank of
New Orleans, and five by the CITY Council
OF New Orleans-said arbitrator shall take
| into consideration the value of the water
WORKS and grounds appertaining thereto
and the amount SO agreed upon shall be
payable in bonds bearing five per cent in
| terest, redeemable in not less than ten nor
more than thirty years; therefore, be it
| hesoLCed, That the city of New Orleans
will purchase the Commercial waterworks
upon the terms and conditions as provided
for in an act of the legislature of the state
| OF Louisiana to incorporate the Commercial
Bank OF New Orleans, approved April /,
| 1888.
WHEREAS, By general survey OF Wash
| ington cemetery No. 2, the lots which were
| donated to the Protestant Orphans Home,
437 superficial feet were taken from the
land donated for the avenue, for which they
now ask j96 feet for the land taken, added
to that which the city donated to said
asylum, therefore be it
| ReSOLred, That lots Nos. Z, 9, 81, and SO,
measuring 1886 superficial feet, in Washing.
ton cemetery No. 2, be and the same is
| hereby donated to the Protestant Orphans
| Home.
Resolced That the city of New Orleans
accepts the transfer of the real estate and
movable property and moneys on hand be-
| longing to the TOurO Almshouse, under the
act of the Legislature approved 23d March,
| 1867, entitled " An act for the relief Of the
Board of Directors of the Touro Aims
house,
Resoloed, That the City Notary be author
lied to prepare an act Of transfer, in con
formity with the act of the Legislature
aforesaid, and the Mayor to sign the same
on behalf of the city.
Resoloed, That the moneys on hand be
longing to the said Touro Almshouse be
paid over to the City Treasurer, and that q
detailed statement of all moneys on hand
real estate, and personal property of the
said Touro Almshouse, conveyed aud trans
/ ferred as aforesaid be submitted to the
Common Council by the City Controller as
soon as practicable after said conveyance
and transfer are completed.
The following underwent its trst read
ing:
ResolUed, That the Surveyor be author
lied to have the necessary repairs made t.
the wooden sidewalks on Hancock and De
lery streets, third district, provided the cos
| thereof does not exceed two hundred dol
lars.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following report of the Committee
on Streets and Landings was received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS
Board of Assistant Aldermen,
| City Hail. March Il, 1858
To the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen:
COMMUNICATIONS committee have til,
honor to report upon the following subject
referred to them, viz;
N s,f q,
Josephine street, between Apollo and Lib
erty streets, asking that the street b.
planked or shelled at the expense of tn
city, your committee would report that a
the city took up and used the planks for re
pairs TO wharves during the war, it is jus
that the loss sustained by the property own
ers who paid for this planking should b.
made good by the city. The use of this lum
Der by the city was necessity at the time
and great benefit. 1t would be right anC
Just also for the property owners to pay som
proportion of the cost of a Lew pavement
as the planks taken up by the city wer
partially worn out at the time they were s
used. As the city finances are now in sucl
an unsettled condition, were commend tina
action be deferred in the matter for tn
present. With the above notifications, W
report favorably upon the petition, recon
mending that when the improvement i
made the street be shelled instead ofplanket
as before.
Upon the petition of property owners Il
the district between Claiborne and Mel
pomene streets, the new canal and Carroll
Ton avenue, asking ihaJ the Gitches Vi "a
streets in said district be opened, your com
mittee would report at the present time un
favOrably, for the reason that this district
at present wholly unimproved, and in tn
present condition OF the city treasury eS
penditures must be confined to the mos
1 vs1fk If
city that are improved and built up.
Upon the petition Of property owner
living in the vicinity Of Galvez canal, be
tween the New and Old basins, asking tina
the Galvez canal be filled up and the gutter
made deeper to Broad street, your commit
tee report unfavorably, for the following
reasons, viz: The interests Of the city re
quire a great and radical change in tn
whole system of its drainage and draining
canals, and these changes and improve
ments are likely to be made soon. 1t wouli
be unwise to make temporary improvements
J or to anticipate the great work which mus
soon be undertaken for the beneht Of tn
whole city. The work proposed in this pet
ton would necessitate heavy expenditur
at this time, when the city is not prepare
for it, and would be only temporary work
F. w. PERKINS,
Chairman;
c. S. sAUvINET,
S. STRAIGHT.
The following ordinance from a commit
tee on the whole Of both Boards Of tn
Common Council was then taken up.
Mr.. Dunn moved that the sales of stalls
stands, etc., terminate within thirty days.
Passed its first reading,
Mr.. Straight offered the following amend
ment TO section five: