The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-04

on motion, dispensed with.
The treasurer's report for the week ending
Saturday. January 30, 1869, showing receipts
sl5l, 7s4 7s, expenditures s66.5sl 40, balance on
hand $685. 6S 0s, was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The following communication from the street
commissioner was read. and on motion referred to
the committee on streets and landings:
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFIcE,)
Room No. z, City Hall,
New Orleans, February 2, 1869. J
To the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen. city Of New
Gentleme1-in consequence of the very bad
condition of the streets under my control, and the
numerous complaints concerning the same, deem
it my duty, for the purpose of generating myself
before the public, and placing the blame. If any,
where il properly belongs, to herewith respectful
ly lay before you statement OF all the ballast
/ have received since came into Office on July 2,
1868, and also specifying where it has been used;
at the same time promising that much more work
would be accomplished and the streets in better
condition, If il was possible to get ballast for use
during the time the weather is favorable; but the
delay in getting acquisitions signed by the men,
bers of committees, has become almost an insur-
mountable difficulty, and entirely neutralizes my
earnest efforts to give the public relief.
/ feel assured that most of the members of the
honorable finance committee are as well aware of
the almost impossible condition Of many of the
streets as am, yet for some underlined reason they
have suffered acquisitions for ballast to repair
Front street to remain unsigned since January rs.
In company with L. Surgi, Esq, / have recently
made an inspection of the ballast roads in need of
repair, and we have mutually come to the
opinion that at least 1900 tons of ballast will be
required to put them in good serviceable condi-
ton. i would, therefore, respectfully ask your
honorable body to pass such resolutions as may
enable me to purchase the same, with the approval
of the honorable streets and landings committee.
Should you do so, pledge myself to have the
work done with the least possible delay; but if
still shall have to wait 80 long for material, can
hardly be expected to make much progress with
the city work.
Memorandum Of amount Of ballast used in my
department from July I'd to date, and where
placed, viz:
$50 tons on st. Bernard and Lafayette avenue.
Us tons on Claiborne street.
800 tons on Front street, Second District.
200 tons on sundry places in First and Fourth
Districts, say on Julia, Magnolia and Delord
100 tons on Felicity road.
200 tons on Magnolia street.
400 tons on Julia street.
zoo tons on Melpomene street.
100 tons on Canal street.
1850 tons on Liberty street,
300 tons on Levee street, First District.
so tons on Locust street.
3l75
325 tons of paving ballast on paved streets in
First and Fourth Districts.
$500 Total.
Before closing permit me TO call your attention
to the street bridges, on which / have worked for
the last five months, and considering the delay
sometimes experienced in getting lumber, the
work has progressed so well, that Of late, there
have been few or no complaints of defective
bridges; but regret to say that the terrible
heavy ram storm of yesterday has damaged large
number of them, which will cause considerable
outlay to repair.
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH MURPHY,
Street Commissioner.
The following report from the controller. was
referred to the committee on streets and landings
CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
City Hall, New Orleans, Feb. 2, 1862.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentemen-I have the honor to report to your
honorable body that, on the 30th of January, ult.
adjndicated the following mentioned contracts,
to-wit:
1. According to ordinance No. 1894, N. s., aud
after due notice in the official journal, a contract
for Smelling and grading DorgeDos street, from
Carondelet Canal to Esplanade street, to Frank
Marquee. as principal, and John McVittie, as Sc.
curty, at one dollar and nnety-fye cents per run
ming foot.
2. According to ordinance No. 1916, N. g., con.
tracts for repairing and keeping in repair the
bridges and crossings and for building new bridges
and crossings in the First, Second and Fourth Dis.
tricts, as follows, TO wit:
First District-To ]. G. Campbell as principal,
and Patrick Halpin, security, at twenty.four hun.
dred and nifty dollars for repairing and keeping in
repair the bridges and crossings, and four cents
per foot for new bridges and crossings.
Second District-To NJ. M. Feeny, as principal,
and A. Foley, as security, at one thousand two
hundred and seventyfve dollars, for repairing and
keeping in repair the. bridges and crossings, and
four cents per foot for making new bridges and
crossings.
Fourth District-To E. Burns, as principal, and
William Henry, as security, at one thousand nine
hundred and fifty dollars for repairing and keep
ing in repair the bridges and crossings, and four
cents per foot for making new bridges and eros
sings.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Pas. LABARRE, Deputy Controller.
Messrs. PaDdely, Wynne, Atkins and Pember-
ton here entered and took their seats.
The following communication from the secre.
tary of the board of engineers was read,
When on motion of Mr.. Breen, it was ordered
Z" that the report be received and, together with
the accompanying communication from the sur.
veyor be published during ten days, in the official
journal, and that committee of three be sp.
pointed from this board, to confer with the State
Senate in relation to the contemplated Ship Island
Canal.
ROOM BOARD OF ENGINEERS ON DRAINAGE
City Hall, New Orleans, Jan. 30, 1863. (
Orleans:
Gentlemen-At meeting of this board held on
the 2lst January, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That in our opinion, the proposed
Ship Island canal would if constructed, render |
the adoption of any general or eff
Gent system of drainage for the city OF New Or
leans.
Resolred further, That the drainage of the city
into said canal, provided the right could be OBJ.
tanned from the corporations to do So would con-
vert the came into q cess-pool, Injurious TO
health and destructive of the value of property.
The following resolution indorsing the report
OF Mr.. l.. Surgi, city surveyor, on the same sub.
Ject, was also unanimously adopted:
hesoIced, ny the Board Of Engineers for the