The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-18
BoArD OF AssIsrAxr ALDEnME
REGULAR SESSION.
CRY HALL. NEW ORLEANS, I
February l6, 1869. (

The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-President Kearny. and Messrs. Rose
Athens, Walker, Pemberton. Camp, Montgomery
Wynne, Farrell and Breen.
Under Q suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Fisher
moved to amend section first Of the rules 30 as to
change the hour of meeting Of this board to 81
O'Clock P. N. The motion having been voted upon
the rules we're amended accordingly.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with.
The tressurer's report for the week ending
February Is, 1869. showing receipts $29,005 IL;
expenditures, $26O,572 "a balance on hand,
$2l7,s79 81; was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
The following communication from the controller
was referred to the committee on streets and
landings:
$50 ..-g CONTROLLERS OFFICE.
Hss City Hall. New Orleans. Feb. Is, 1869.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
honorable body that on the 18th inst, after due
notice In the official journal, and according to
ordinance No. 1857, i adjudicated the following
contracts for digging, cleaning and widening the
several draining canals, 90 follows, to-wit:
Clio street, 20 feet at top. feet at bottom, and
feet deep, to Christy Connell, security b. Dawes
ct fifty ($50) dollars per running acre. s
2. Melpomene street Canal, from Camp street TO
Drysdes street, 20 feet at top, 10 feet at bottom
and feet deep, to Christy Council, security H. G.
Dawes, at one hundred ($lOO) dollars per running
acre. ErtrgI
8, Melpomene street Canal, from Dryades to
Claiborne streets 80 feet wide at top, l6 feet at
bottom, and feet deep, to Christy Council, sc.
curity 81. G. Dawes, at one hundred and ninety
4. Canal street Canal, from Claiborne street to
Hagan Avenue, 30 feet at top, l6 feet at bottom,
and feet deep, to John Rooney, security F. Wintx
and Geo. d. McCullum, ct one hundred and sew.
s. Canal street Canal, from Hsgsn Avenue to
St. Patrick street, 30 feet at top, 16 feet at bot
tom, and feet deep, to John Rooney, security F.
Wintz and Geo. d. McCullum at two hundred and
twenty (s220l per running acre.
6. Galvez Street Canal, from New Canal to
Carondelet Canal, rs feet at top, IL feet at bot
tom, and Z feet deep, to Hy. McGuinn, security
VIM. Henry, ct one hundred and sixty ($l60) dol.
lars per running acre.
Z. Broad Street Canal, from New Canal TO
Carondelet Canal, rs feet at top, ii feet at bot
tom, and feet deep, to Hy, McGuinn. security
VIM. Henry, at one hundred and thirty ($l3o) per
running scre.
s. Broad Street Canal, from Carondelet Canal to
tom, and feet deep, to H. c. Brown, security
Spencer Field, ST., at one hundred and twenty.
five lsl25) dollars per running acre.
8. Broad Street Canal, from Esplanade street to
Marigny Canal, rs feet at top. II feet at bottom
and feet deep, to b. G. Brown, security Spencer
Field, ST., at ninety. eight (sSs) dollars per run.
ming sore. .,.-- -
10. Carrellton Avenue Canal, from New Canal
to Canal street, 80 feet at top, l6 feet at bottom,
and feet deep, to James Fallon, security VIM.
Oullinan, at one hundred and forty nine (sl49)
dollars per running acre.
IL. Carrollton Avenue Canal, from Canal street
to Orleans street, 80 feet at top, 16 feet at bottom
and feet deep, b Fl. McGuinn, security VIM.
Henry. at one hundred and ninety ($lsO) per dol
lars running acre. r gtrr
IL. Marigny Canal, from London Avsnne to
Elysian Fields, IS feet at top, 81 feet at bottom,
and feet deep, to John Wolf, security J. A. Flo.
rat, at two hundred and sixty dollars ts26O) per
running acre. .. Is
Is. Elysan Fields Canal, from Marigny Canal to
Claiborne street. rs feet at top III feet at bottom
and feet deep, to John Bietry, security B. 8.
Harrison, at two hundred and forty (s240) dollars
per running acre.
street to Claiborne street, Is feet at top, ii feet
at bottom and feet deep, to James Fallon.
security VIM. Cullinan, at two hundred (s200)
dollars per running acre.
10. Orleans street Canal, from Claiborne to
Bayou ST. John, % feet at top, l6 feet at bottom
and feet deep, to q. O. Brown, security Spencer
Field, ST., at one hundred and nineteen (sll9)
dollars per running acre.
l6. Claiborne street Canal, from Esplanade to
Elysian Fields, rs feet at top, ii feet at bottom
Correjclles, at one hundred seventy-fve (sl75)
dollars per running acre.
IL. Claiborne street Canal, from Esplanade to
Orleans street, rs feet at top, IL feet at bottom
and an average depth Of feet, to 81. c. Brown,
security Spencer Field, ST., as ninty five (ss5)
Is. Claiborne street Canal from Carondelet
Canal to Palmyra street, rs feet at top, 16 feet at
bottom and an average depth of three feet, to
John G. Wire, security G. Cerrejolles, at one
1s. Carondelet Walk Canal, from Galvez to
Hsgan avenue, Is feet at top. feet at bottom
snd6 feet deep, toJohn Rooney, security F. Wintz
and iGeo. D. McCullsm, at fifty dollars $500
TO- Claiborne street Canal, from ToIedano to
New Canal, 80 feet at top, l6 feet at bottom and
z feet deep, to VIM. Henry, security P. Halpin,
at three hundred ($S00) dollars per running acre.
And on Saturday, the 18th inst, and according
to ordinance No. 1243 N. s., sdjudioated con-
tract for building two hundred and fifty feet Of
whsrves between Jackson and Sorsparu streets,
TO Henry Ellermsn security Charles A. Eager, at
dollars and fifty cents per superficial
square OF one hundred superficial feet.
All of which 10 very respectfully submitted.
PAS. LABARRs, Deputy Controller.
Mr.. John Wolf, to whom the twelfth contract
was adjudicated, refused to make the necessary
deposit upon the grounds that he thought he was
bidding on the thirteenth contract, and could
not offer the same for readjudicsion all the bid.
ders and the public having left the Office before
was aware that he would not comply with ordi-
nances governing sales.
Respectfully your obedieut servant, .
Pas. LABARsE, Deputy Controller.
9 The following communications from the city
surveyor were referred to the committee Of streets
and landings:
SURVEYORS OPFIcE,)
Room No. Is, City Hall,
City Of New Orleans, Feb. Is, 1869.
To the Honorable the Common Council beard Of Assistant
Aldermen:
Gendenen-I beg leave to inform you that the
petition of property holders on the south side Of
Gravier street, between Baronne and Dryades
streets, praying to have their banquettes raised,
has been published In accordance to law. It now
becomes the duty of the Common Council to order
the sale Of q contract for the execution Of the
work prayed for. %
resolution requesting the surveyor to break.
level and grade Claiborne street canal from the
east side OF Lafayette Avenue to Poland street,
having been referred TO me, will state that said
canal is, in It's present condition. perfect nuts.
ance. 1t ia too small and too remote from the
draining machine to be Of much service; during
heavy rains, the levee on its north bank backs up
the water for several squares and interferes ma
terially with the drainage OF the front streets;
this canal IL made on the upper side Of Claiborne