The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

CITY HALL. NEW ORLEANS,
January 10, 1869.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
REHABILITATION Marley, and Messrs. B
guile, Kaiser, Pessou. Prados and Shields
The minutes were read and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Prados, q ommittee of tire
was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Prsdo
| O'Brien and Pessou, for the purpose of inquirin
into the action of the mayor in instructing th
city notary to draw the market notes payable |
| city money.
PETITIONS.
One from Mr.. Wintz, president of the City Raj
road Company, proposing to concede rights for
trunk railway on Canal street, in exchange TO
certain concessions by the city, was referred Il
the committee on streets and landings.
Ore from the Society of st. Vincent de Paul
for aid in repairing the roof on the Widows Row
was referred to the finance committee.
One from real estate owners on Laharpe street
for shellroad, was referred to the surveyor.
One from L. Poltz, concerning his pavement
was referred to the street commissioner.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Kaiser offered the following, which was
unanimously adopted on both readings, the rules
being waived:
ReSOlUed, That the controller be and he il here.
by authorized to return Mr.. John Haas the amount
OF his deposit made at the adjudication of the
Ninth Street Market.
REPORTS.
The following was received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS
Board of Aldermen,
City Hall, Jan. 10, 1869.
To the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen:
Genaenen-Your committee have the honor TO
report upon the following subjects referred to
them, viz:
l. Favorably on a resolution that the controller
adJucicate a contract for Smelling and grading
Poeyfarre street, between Annuncistion and Mag.
azine streets.
2. Favorably on resolution "that the control.
Ter adjudicate, after five days. notice, a contract
for Smelling and grading First street, between St
Charles and st. Patrick Streets"
3. Upon the petition of ]. NJ. Howell, contractor
for building the extension of the Ninth Street
Market, praying to be reimbursed the sum of one
thousand and fourteen dollars and ffty cents
(slOl4 5O) for extra work done to said extension,
your committee respectfully report, after a thor.
ough examination of said market, would recon.
mend that the amount claimed be reduced to
seven hundred dollars ($700) and offer the neces
sary resolution for adoption.
THos. Fl. SHIELDS, Chairman.
PETER KAISER,
LIS. PEssoU,
LUDGER BOGUILLE.
The accompanying resolutions were as follows:
Resolced, That the controller be and he is here.
oy authorized to warrant on the treasurer in
avor Of j. M. Howell, contractor for the exten.
sion of the Ninth Street Market, in the sum of
seven hundred dollars for extra work performed.
This was unanimously adopted on both readings
he rule being waived.
ReSOlue6, That the controller be and he Ia hare.
~ authorized. after five days notice in the official
ournal, to adJudicste contract to the lowest bid.
Ter or bidders, for Smelling and grading First
treet, between St. Charles and st, Patrick |
treets, the work to be done in strict accordance
With specifications on file in the Office of the city
urveyOr.
This was adopted on first reading, and, the rule |
eng waived, on second reading by the following
ote
fess-Presdent Marley, and Messrs. Boguille,
-sser, Pessou, Poynot and Shields-6.
Nay-Mr. Prados-l.
WHEREAS, The increasing demand in the ponu.
'us portion of the First District requires add.
onal facilities for the transportation of merchan.
se Of all description and
WHEREAS, That portion embraced in the Sec
ON bounded by Annunciation, Delord Calliope
I'd Magazine streets. being entirely destitute of
lch facilities; therefore, be it
Resotued, That the controller be and he ia here.
z authorized, after five days notice in the
fcial journal, TO adudicate a contract n Tho |
Il
oeyfarre street, between Annunciation and Mag.
line streets, the work to be done in strict accord.
ice with specifications on file in the Office of the
~ surveyor.
This was adopted on first reading, and, the rule
ing waived, on the second reading By the fol.
wing vote:
Yeas-President Markey, and Messrs. Boguille.
aiser, Pessou, Poynot and Shieds-6.
Nay-Mr. Prados-l.
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
ReSOlced That the mayor be and he ia hereby
thorlztd to sign an act before the city notary.
insterriDg the contract of j. j. O'Eiars. for
'aning and repairing and keeping In repair the
paved streets of the First Ward First Distrietl
the city to p. Murphy. as principal, securities
naming the same; Provided, the cos. of print.
and notarial act shall be paid by said P.
rphy. 9
This was unanimously adopted on second read.
fesotUed, That the surveyor be and is hereby 8
horned to have the necessary repairs done TO
e Engine No. ID, including the flooring already =
cred; PTOutded the cost does not exceed one
ldred and sixty Is COZ dollars.
his was read second time and unanimously
curred in.
IN motion adjourned to the 22d instant at =
lock P. NJ. y
W. B. LANCASTER, Secretary. \
OFFICIAL. n