New Orleans Republican., 1868-11-12
BRAXTON BRAGG.
Superintendent

to SIS 80, was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The following communications from the
Controller were read, and, on motion, re.
ferred to the Finance Committee:
New Orleans, November TO- ls65.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
GENTLEMBN-I beg leave to report to your
honorable body that Mr.. F. Mouney, the
late Assistant Treasurer, has called upon me
to issue the following receiving warrants,
viz:
On the thirteenth of August, 1868,
amount warranted for on the
pay roll Of police for the month ~, ~
Also for the mouth of April. 6,065 40
And also on salaries for officers for
February, March, April and May. 9,633 9S
Amounting observation-disclosures .S29, ,591 SO
Which amounts he has neglected until
this day to deposit with the City Treasurer
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
j. 0. LANDRY, Controller.
The following communications from the
Controller were read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings:
CoNrRoILER's OFFICE, CITY HALL.
New Orleans, November TO- 1853
To the Honorable the Common Council:
following statement of the one million
bonds signed in this office, and transmitted
to the City Treasurer:
One, two and three years bonds, No.
to No. 2I60 $50 Sl07, 500
One, two and three years bonds, No.
to No. $500, Sl00. ............. 450, 900
One. two and three years bonds No.
l 10 No. 200, $1,000. 200, 600
Total amount nt.............s .s757, 500
Respectfully your obedient servant,
j. o. LANDRY, Controller.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CITY HALL.
New orleans November 10, 1883. :
TO the Honorable the Common Councils
GENTLEMEH-I have the honor to report
TO your honorable body, that on the thirty
| first October, aud after legal advertisement
! in the official journal, l adjudicated the fol-
| lowing contracts, to wit:
l. According to ordinance No. 1882 the
| contract for constructing plank sidewalks
| on one side of Magnolia street, from kellar
| market to Washington street; also on one
| side of Third street from Magnolia TO Will
| low street; ana also on one side of Will
low street, from Felicity road to Jackson
street, to II. c. Brown as principal, security
Henry McGuinu, at torty'two (42 cents per
running foot.
2. According TO ordinance No. 1887, the
contract for shelling Claiborne street, be-
tween Esplanade and E'ysan Fields streets,
to James Fallon as principal, and William
| Cuilinan as security, at one dollar and
ninety-nine cents Isl 99) per running foot.
3. According to ordinal ce No, 1851, the
| contract for furnishing the city with fifty
| thousand barrel of oyster shells, to NJ Con-
dram as principal, and P. Leahy as security,
| at thirty cents per BARREL
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
| PAS. LABARRE,
Deputy Controller.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE. CITY HALL,
| New Orleans, November 10. 1868. !
To the Honorable the Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to report
to your honorable body that this day at IL
NJ, and after legal advertisement in the Off.
cial journal, / adjudicated the following
contracts, to wit:
l. According to ordinance No. 1882, new
series, the contract for grading and shelling
Magnolia street, between Washington street
and Felicity road, to Henry McGuinn as
principal, and John Mcvittie as security, at
two dollars and seventy-fve cents (S2 75)
per running foot.
.. According to ordinance No. 1898, new
series, the contract for shelling Foucher
street, from Calliope street TO Delord street
distance two squares), to Henry McGuinn
as principal, and John McVittie as security,
at two dollars lS2) per running foot.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
PAS. LABARRE,
Deputy Controller.
The following communication from the
Street Commissioner was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Landings:
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, \
City Hall, Room No !, Easement Floor.
| New Orleans November 10, 1858.
To the Honorable the Board of Assistant Aldermen
GENTLEMEN-Herewith respectfully hand
for your consideration the report of Mr..
Wallace, City Gardener, concerning the
planting of trees and the purchase of bulbs,
etc., for use in the public squares and prom
| enades.
also avail myself of this opportunity to
remark that am still laboring under disad-
: vantages with regard to getting sufficient
f lumber to keep all my gangs at work on the
r street bridges, and in consequence of which
e many of them still remain in dangerous
5 condition.
l regret to say that I fear Messrs, st.
Amand Il Co. are unable to supply lumber
S as rapidly as ii is required, in consequence
J | 0f their numerous other engagements;
{ would, therefore, respectfully ask your
I opinion as to the spropiety of sometimes
buying lumber Of other parties in cases oil
Your obedient servant,
:, JOSEPH MURPHY,
o Street Commissioner.
e Mr.. Breen here entered and took his seat
: The following communication from the
0 City Gardener was read, and on motion q
/. special committee of three, consisting Of
4 Messrs. Montgomery, sturcken and Camp
were appointed to investigate and report OF
= the subject:
!. NOVEMBER, 5, 1868.
Mr.. Joseph Murphy, Street Commissioner, city O
q New Orleans:
: SIR-In compliance with your instruc
% tions, have examined the condition OF all
shade trees recently planted in the public
re squares and promenades of the city. | find
" i've hundred of the trees planted by John
/, NJ. Nelson, under contract, in the year 1866
are now dead, and many of those now show
ir ing signs OF life will die next summer
i Whenever such work is done by contract
is the result will be always the same. Most
re of these trees were procured from the low
a swamps by inexperienced persons, who haC
e. sub-contract for the same, and being
of transferred from water to dry soil
nothing else could be expected. Together
he with these eau 'es, most, if not all, were toe
old for transplanting, being three to foui
of inches in diameter, from fifteen to twenty
a feet high, and when cut down to the pro2el
Mt height for planting, there was nothing lef