The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25
.pors upo. the following subjects referred to

/ AloeImeu lO[ concurrence, tn6t tu0 'roJol Y
| authorized to have the banquettes on Canal stree
between Peters and Wells streets, placed
| range with those existing on the lower portion
said street. and also the bridges ct the interse'
| tons, your committee report favorabiy.
the surveyor to build bridge across Melpomen
| Canal.
2. Upon the petition of John Coleman Co
asking that the Common Council allow ther
twenty-five (25) per cent additional on the pol
to the late war. for paving with square bloc
/ stone certain streets in the CITY, your committe
report favorsbly, and offer the necessary resou
ton for adoption.
concur in the foregoing report with the excep
| ton of that portion providing for the yment Z
| John Coleman q Co. the additional sum Of twenty
| five per cent, and present minority stating m,
| objections TO same. -
G. FARRELL, Chairman.
The following minority report OF the same com
mittee was read as follows:
New ORLEANS, March 23d, 1869.
To the Honorable the Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
| Gentlenen-The undersigned, chairman of you
| committee on streets and landings offers this, hi
| minority report, relative to awarding Messrs
John Coleman d Co. the additional sum of TWEEN
ty-five per cent. on contracts existing between
the city Of New Orleans and said Jno. Cole
man & Co. for square blocking certain streets Of
the city for the following reason. viz:
LIST. The proposed increase Of compensation to
Messrs. Coleman Co. is equivalent TO the form
alton of new contract, and In accordance with
a. act Of the State Legislature of 1855, it 10 com
pulsory upon the part of the city to dispose of all
contracts, the cost Of which exceeds the amount
ton.
I'd. By section of same act the Common Council
are expressly prohibited from releasing any con.
tractor or contractors from q strict compliance
18th ekA s. sk-.-
etc.
Sd. And also by two resolutions, Nos I57 and
924. new series, granting an extension of time to
said " John Coleman Il Co.. the said John Cole
man Co. having accepted the same, have thereby
accepted OF all the obligations of their original
CONTRACT" without any increase of compensation /;
and, besides, the Common Council deriving their
rights and powers from the city charter. cannot
exceed such rights and powers. and further, can
not grant such extra compensation.
4th. The increase on the proportion to be paid
by the city alone would be over sixty thousand
(s60OOO) dollars; besides, the property hold.
ers would surely refuse to pay
said contractors such excess over and above
their contracts. as extra compensation awarded
on part OF the city, the same being an indirect
additional assessment on them as property holders;
therefore, necessarily, the city awarding such ex.
ira compensation would violate the terms and sti.
pulsiions Of the contracts existing between the
said Coleman 4 Co., city OF New Orleans aud own.
u
Co. extra" compensation. The city. therefore,
would be held liable for the whole amount of said
contracts.
9th. The following contracts now exist between
said Coleman d Go. and the city of New Orleans,
viz:
Rampant street, from Esplauade to Common
street, except two squares, from St. Peter to Du-
maine street.
Common street, from Baronne to Claiborne
street.
Carondelet street, from Poydras to Felicity
Road.
Front street. from Canal to Race street.
Peters street, from Poydras TO Race street.
Julia ST. eet, from Peters to Camp street.
Believing the receiving of said majority report
and the adoption Of any resolution for any com.
pensation TO said John Coleman 4 Co. would be
In violation of law and total disregard on part of
this council Of the chartered rightsr of citizens
and property holders, and also that the Common
Council has no power Of repeating an act of the
Legislature, passed and approved in accordance
with the provisions Of the acts of 1855. Under the
circumstances, | respectfully submit to you that
the present council should not be induced to pass
an ordinance usurping an authority they do not
possess, and allow the said contractors to be bene
d ed at the expense Of a community already over.
burdened and grooming under enormous taxation
OF state and city.
Respectfully submitted.
GERALD FARRELL.
Mr.. Breep here entered and took his seat.
The following resolution accompanying the re.
port of the committee on streets and landings was
read and motion to lay upon the table having
been lost, the resolution was, on motion Of Mr..
laid over, subject to call:
WHEREAS. The contracts now existing between
he city of New Orleans and John Coleman & Co. |
Tor paving with square blocks certain streets of |
The city; and |
WHEREAS, The interest of commerce reouires |
hat certain thoroughfares be paved with square |
blocks and that the late disastrous war has caused
N increase OF over rs per cent. on the price of |
material necessary for said work,
BE itresotUed, That the city of New Orleans pay |
10 John Coleman Co. an additional Is per cent |
IN her portion of the contracts now existing be-
ween said John Coleman Co. and the city.
The following resolution accompanying report |
II the same committee was concurred in on it's |
everal readings by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Athens, Walker,
'emberton, Camp, Fisher, Morphy, wynne, Far.
ell and Breen.
Nays-Messrs. Montgomery and Sturcken.
RESOLVED. That the city surveyor be and he is |
ereby authorized and instructed to build or cause
0 be built bridge across the Melpomene Canal,
ost OF same does not exceed the appropriation
made by law. 5000
The following resolution, reported on favorably
y the same committee, was, on its second read.
q, unanimously concurred in, as follows:
WHEREAs, Four squares on Canal street, be.
Teen Peters and Wells streets, have their ban
uettes six feet wider than those ON the remainder
the street; and
WHEREAS, II Is necessary, In reason of the prox. |
nifty of the steamboat landing, to have as much
,adway as possible,
BE resolved. That the city surveyor be aud he
hereby authorized 10 have said banauettes
laced in range with those existing on the lower |
Drtion Of Canal street. and also the bridges at the
tersections of streets. t- -
Mr.. Farrell, under q suspension of the rules,
omitted the following resolution, which was
adopted on its several readings:
WHEREAS. At q public auction held on the 18th |
" Of March, instant, BY G. Il. Girardev & Co. |
lctioneers. TO effect q partition between the
frs Of the late MsunseIi White, there was adju-
Gated TO the city Of New Orleans the following
scribed property, to-wit:
Eleven lots or parts of lots of ground numbered |
ON Ia to "a, inclusive, forming the whole front
Franklin street of the square bounded by
-ankliB, White, Clio and Erato Streets and
essuring. each, sixty.three feet, eleven inches
ID four lines (6S, IL, ~ in depth between par
lei lines and
Two lots of ground. numbered aud s. in the
uare bounded by Franklin, White. Clio and
Alliope streets, measuring, each, thirtytwo 1877
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