New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07


was referred to the Finance Committee:
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, Orr. Oh. NEW ORLEANS. /,
City Hail. May &C. 1853 !
TIE the Hongabe the Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
GRNrLEIEN in accordance with ordi.
nance No s6S, new series, offered for sale
to the lowst bidder contract for making
brick sideEalks, with curbstones and wood
en- cutters on Bienville street (both sides),
from Dorenois to Broad street. according
to Specifications on file in this office.
A MIR. Walter Henry became the purcha-
ser at thre dollars and ten cents (S3 10Y
per running foot,
He has allied to comply with ordinance
2l56, articles 1856 and 1888 Leovy.
He has lot offered security or made de.
posit. general Dennis Cronan bid (S4l four
dollars pc running foot. He being the
next lowe9 bidder, shall adjudicate to him
or again advertise and sell?
D. E. MANDELL,
Controller.
The following communication of the Sur.
veyor wasread ,,eeeived, and the appoint.
ments theNin announced approved;
SURVEYORS OFFICE,
Room No. 10 City Hall
CiU OF New Orleans, June 2. 1868 }
To the Honorable Board Of Aldermen of the Com
mon Council:
GENTLEAEN-Ih herewith submit the name
of Mr.. William Fitzner as draughtsman of
this department to take effect from the
twentieth day Of May, 1868, vice Edward
George, redgned
am v.fy respectfully
Your obedient servant,
W. H, BELL,
City Surveyor.
The following report of Mr.. j, A. Noble,
Chief WARREN Of the City Workhouse, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Workhouseand Prisons with power to act:
Cry WORKHoUsB, June 2, 1868.
To the President sHs Members Of the Board Of
Assistant Aldemsn:
GENTLEAaN--Ih have the honor to report
the numhe Of iHh8ates of this institution
this day sol VIZ White males. 81; colored
males, l30 whin iemales, Al; Colored fe-
males, 46.
There isvert little sickness at present,
but hsveAo wdk. Prisoners are healthier,
happier, iflre cHrtented, easier governed
and discipIned Tllen at daily labor than
when idle OF the men now here nearly all
are able.bdied sad capable of doing good
DAYS WORK Bre1fiQg stone in the yard is
the best dnpsdyaent for prisoners here.
From Octaer 70 April, seven months, |
have brok u and delivered to the Survey
ors and SHeet commissioners departments
| 3l69 tons VI SONG, but could have done
twice thal snoult had | been supplied
with mstttal al the time. In order to
make the FIRM 81 Of this institution Offset
the expenitur, 81 is necessary that all the
| prisoners n Ike itst work.
| | beg ttlhe supplied Immediately with
| rock to brAk. Ilsnow of lot of two humid
| red tons n Dryades street that can be
| bought foTS4 per ton in city money.
| respectfully call your attention to the
! importan0 of being prepared to eXtin'
| guish fireanside the yard. There is good
| engine her, butno hose except old rotten
rubber hoe which can not be repaired. /
wish to supplied with 1--WE lengths of
new or secondhand leather or canvas hose,
and am Informed that at several engine
houses tire is good secondhand hose not
in use.
Very respectfully, J. A. NOBLE,
Chief Warden.
A reporof MIR. j. Trudeau, superintend-
emit of tn Insane Asylum, showing total
number eliminates in that institution on
June l, foy males and sixty.six females,
was read, nd ordered filed.
REPoTs OF STANDING COMMITTEES,
The follwing report of the Finance Com
mittee ws received, and the resolutions
accompanying read twice under suspeh-
4 sion of tn rules and adopted by unani;
nous vote
finance COMMITTEE, h
/ City Hal, June 2 1868 5
To the Hontable the Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GEETLEEN- Your Finance Committee,
to whom vs referred the following matters,
beg leave especially to report:
Upon th petition of i. Abadie, Joseph
BeniaRinand others, asking leave to keep
open the hZar market in the second dis
trict aftertwelye O'clock NJ, your commit
tee desired report that In their opinion
the rightstf the property owners and those
who rent stores in the vicinity would be
greatly dslagedi the prayer OF petitioners
was grand. The petitioners ask to be
. privilegedagainst all eustOms,t to keep open
the said aTket the entire day, and, as the
same aregoyeraad and controlled by city
ordinance Gully, We think they should com
4 ply with to general rules and regulations,
We beg arther TO report that we recon,
mend thathe Stalls Ia said market be sold
by the Controller at public auction. on hye
DAYS motto, to the highest bidder.
IJpon tb letter OF the Controller stating
To the Cdncil that he has received from
athe TOTO almshOusep the sum OF 49,,
8gl 95 an thar he has made q special DE
pOsit witt the City Treasurer of the sale
mend thathe City Treasurer be erected tt
4 oven an aeount 10 be called the "TOurC
Fund, > All thRt the same remain in the
hands fine Treasurer OF the city until
! legally di8osed Of as the TourO will directs
( under sue regulations as the Council may
impose.
WITH re.tencet 70 the report of the specia
c0mmittehppolnted 70 carry out ordinance
No. 79S, sW series, your committee bes
leave to rport that the views expressed u
s4id repal, as we'll ae the accompanying
resolution meet With our approval IS beinl
adaptsd / protect the interests Of the city
aud We recommend that the sum Of 81
hundred ollArs be appropriated for thi
pnfnose o supplying the necessary bbok
of record. and that the sum Of one thou
sand be appropriated for the purpose D
paying til register Of mortgages his tee
: faf recording the same. and that the sal
sums b. gid under the direction OF the II
nance Committee.
In eile matter Of the plan Of BernaTt
Avegno ard Others to relieve the city cur
rencv yotr c0mmittee have to report TIP
Mr. AfeRlO haa Submitted to ~ an erdl
names Whph, to come extent has changes
aud mare luliy sea forth the object Of %
nr0isntnrs. and that they have set aside 81
evening dniing the coming week for the 81
Nress 1arpase 0f considering sac came, sH'
that theq hape u 81 enabled to report upo
tbs aama fully az the nexs sltting Of 81
P. auLLEvAN.
CAairman pro ten Esaenee 9emmittee;
III II: aOu8ERT
ahstsTtDb NARY.
Essoissd, That tie Caatrolier be and
hereby authorized to offer It public auction