New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


ROARD OF ALDERMEN
Regular session.
TUESDAY, January Ia, 1865.
The Beard met pursuant to Adjournment
Present: President Graham, and Messrs.
Burbank, Clay, Carriere, Devices and
stapleton.
The following communication from head
,,,,ar,ars fifth military district was received:
urApouARrERs FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
New Orleans, La. January g. 1858
" ,,inl Orders No. 4.
!E1tract,l
Christian Schneider is hereby ,ap-
NJ uted a member of the Board OF Alder
I nj a of the city of New orleans La'' WIZ
A. D, Grief, resigned.
ev command of Major General Hancock.
GEORGE L. HARTSUFF,
Assistant Adjutant General.
omcial:
L NArHANfR BURBANK, ~ d.. r;.,.
sec. Lieut. Thirty-seventh Inty, Bvt. FIRST
f5enf T. S. A., Acting Assistant Ad-
ietant aerak
81 MAYoR's MEssAGR.
IL fal wing message from the Mayor
~ MHxoRAIrY OF NEW ORLEANS.
y Hall, l4th Day of January ls6S
r,Ehe -- lie the Board OF Aldermen:
a. 81 II desire again to call your
An b.. he fact that the charter of the
rs~e hank of New Orleans expires
fmAp,.. " and to the necessity for inn
medi' e Z, on, N order 10 carry out Inc
prev.S,nLs 81 said charter.
II Is Prov ed in the said charter that at
the tx zEiea of thirty-ive years 1t shall De
lawh the city to purchase from the
Commercial bank the waterWorks con,
structed by said bank, and that the said
bank shall not refuse to sell the works atore-
said with all the rights and privileges apper
tanning thereto on certain terms, as proVl-
ded in said charter. -,
Past experience has shown the great dis
advantage of having the waterworks under
the exclusive control of private corpora
tiOn. The charter Of such corporation pc
ing limited, and the company looking Tor
ward to the expiration Of the same, the sup
ply of water has not been in proportion to
the advancement of the city, and to-day a
comparatively small portion OF our city Is
sufficiently supplied with water.
Earnestly recommend that committee
OF the Council be appointed for conference
with the Commercial bank in reference TO
the purchase ofthe present works.
Very respectfully,
And referred to the Finance Committee.
COMMUNICATIONS BOARD ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The following communications received
from the Board of Assistant Aldermen for
concurrence were disposed of as fellows:
l. With reference 10 the Chairmen of the
standing committees.
Laid on the table subject to call.
?. Instructing Controller to sell at public
auction the iron building foot of Canal
street, and Dryades ard Claiborne streets
markets.
Referred to Streets and Landings.
3. Requiring the Superintendent fire
alarm telegraph company to remove the
striking machine from the third district
police station TO the Fair grounds.
Laid on the table.
4. Authorizing the Mayor to contract with
John Page for repairs to engine houses Nos.
IA, 1920, %. and "a, for sss75; and
s. Granting permission to Crescent City
railroad to lay certain water pipes.
We're cOncurred in upon tkgir first read
ings.
6. Authorizing Controller to employ add.
tional clerks.
Laid on the table.
2. Authorizing Mayor to purchase bell
for fair grounds.
Not CONQUERED in.
g For warrant in favor Of Judge Alex
ander Walker for $4,000 for professional
services in procuring refundment of internal
revenue tax on city currency, amended as
follows on motion tf Dir. Burbank:
To strike out $4,000 and insert $4,000, to be
paid upon the receipt of the money refunded
by the City Treasurer.
.. The following:
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he Ia
hereby authorized to contract, by notsriaI
act before the City Notary, on behalf Of thu,
city OF New 0rleans, with Robert J. Ker as
principal, and P. Rooney, ]. O. A. Fellows.
and John Croft, as securities, Tor 1.-THE right
OF way for the Julia street railroad, at one
ana thirteen-siXteenth cents pell passenger
according 70 the terms Of sale and specifca.
lions in the Controllers office.
Passed Its first and second readiS % under
. suspension of the rules, and was Co CURED
in by the following vote
Yeas; President Graham, and Mebsrs, Bur
bank Clay. oarriere, Devices, and Staple.
ton.
Nays: None.
I. ora. ,. McCnlloch. to transfer a CON
tract to II. McCuinn. Streets and Lapdinea
2. OF II. NJ. Miller and A. W. Merriam.
and number Of billiard saloon keepers, for
reduction ofiieense. To Finance COMMITTEES.
ORIGINAL REs0L UTIoRs.
By Mr.. Devices:
Reached, That the City Sury eyor be and
ne Y hereby authorized and Instructed 70
build Two bridges across Claiborne Canal.
one a. JACKSON street, and one at Third
street, in the Fourth district
The rules were suspended, and the resoiu-
tion was adopted upon IL frst and second
Readings BY the following vote
Yeass President Graham, Messrs. Bur.
baa.k, GaEriere, Clay, Devices, and Staple
ton.
Nays. None.
By NJ. Devices.
hesoleed, ThAt The City Surveyor be ana
ne - iereby authorized 70 rsfasufa - /
thonsand barrels Of oyster SHELLS. 10 s. |
purchased FOR eccoun9 aud use Of the CITY OF /
New Orleans. belonging 70 John Measini- !
price swenty-aiN cenfs peg baFrel--ier the |
lmmedirse repairp Of Julia street. fro0 /
Rampant 70 Magazine streets. and (;aliione
street, from humpar street 10 the NV (r, |
leans, Jackson, and Great Northern ssiiroad |
depot
me rules were suspended. ana the seaolu. /
iion was adopted on its irst and second
readings hg the following vote.
Hsass Pr~iasut Grahurs. ana alsssrn. f,s.s.
benk. espsEe clay, Devices, eaa Staple