The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-01
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COMMON COUNCIL.
BOARD OF Ass1srAsr ALDzsn
REGULAR SESSION.

The board met In regular session pursuant {
adjournment.
Present, President Kesrny in the chair, an
Aessrs. Rose, Aitkens, Walker, Camp, Mont
gomery, Fisher, Psndely and wynne present.
The reading Of the minutes Of the previou
meeting was on motion dispensed with.
An invitation from Mrs.. e. Lucy, Mrs. Thoa
Marley and others to attend an entertainment be
Ing held at Odd Fellows Hall, to aid In tn
srsction Of new church for the Rev. J. Moyni
han, was received and accepted, With the thank
of the board. a.- ~
The following communication from the mayor
was read, and one thousand copies Of the report
of the Board Of Engineers accompanying IL or
dered printed In pamphlet form, at the instance
of the controller
-r- STATE OF LOUISIANA
MAYoRALTY OF NBv ORLEANS,
City Hall, 30th day Of March, 1863.
10 the Honorable Common Council;
- Gennenaen-Havng received from Bfaxton
Bragg, chairman Of the board Of city engineers,
their report on city drainage and protection
against overflow, herewith submit the same for
your confederation and, In view Of its importance
board that the said report be published In pamph.
Let form.
Very respectfully, etc.,
JOHN r. CONWAY, Mayor
The treasurer's report for the week ending
March % 1869, showing receipts 81 s9l 20. expen.
ditures $40.420 AZ; balance on hand $780, S5,
was referred to the finance committee.
The following communication from the surveyor
was read, and on motion referred TO the commit.
tee on streets and landings:
Ct SuRvsyoR's OPYICE,
Room No. 10, CRY HALL.
City OF New Orleans, March 80, 1869.
70 ths
Aldermen:
Genaemen-Upon the petition of property hold.
. ers Of the ninth ward, praying the Common Coun.
Gil to cause the reopening Of Craps street. be.
tween France and Mazant, / beg leave to repeat
what have already stated to your honorable body
on similar occasion. The portion Of ground on
the line Of Craps street, from France to Mszant
street. IL and has always been private property,
and II people In the neighborhood wish to have II
opened, they must proceed in accordance with
the provision of section III of the city charter.
will inform your honorable body that, on
Thursday last, after twenty hours of steady work,
the shaft OF the big wheel Of the Benville drain.
ing machine broke. Upon careful inspection,
could attribute the accident to no other cause
than to the brittle nature Of the metal used In its
construction; wrought iron ought to be substituted
to cast iron for the new shaft which will have to
be put on Immediately. The draining Of the SEQ.
ton depends now entirely upon the durability Of
the small wheel, which Is very old and much worn
out.
Being on the subject Of drainage. will remind
your honorable body that since the overflow in
October last, nothing has been done towards the
repairs of the draining levees; three times SINCE
the city has been threatened with the same Gala.
nifty, and 1t is BY mere chance that We es.
The cost of the repairs Is but trins In com.
parison TO the damage which has and will be
caused by their neglect; Sum Of $4,000 will be
amply sufficient to protect the four districts of
New Orleans against the recurrence Of similar
disaster.
The following petitions for improvements have
been published according to law, and the action
Of the Common Council is now required to order
the sale of the work petitioned for
A petition Of property holders on Laharpe
street, praying for shell road on said street,
from Claiborne to Galvez street.
petition Of property.holders on Drysdes
street, praying for brick sidewalks, with wooden
curbs and cutters on the north side of said street,
between Washington and Sixth street.
remain, respectfully, --f-y
Your obedient servant,
l.. SURGI, City Surveyor.
Messrs. Breen and Pemberton here entered and
took their seats.
Under suspension of the rules. Mr.. Fisher In.
troduced the following resolution, which was
adopted OF its several readings unanimously after
which 1t was, on motion, ordered transmitted to
the Board Of Aldermen for concurrence:
Resolued, That the surveyor be and he Is hereby
Bienville street draining machine q wrought iron
shaft, In place Of the cast iron shaft which Ia now
broken and useless.
The following communications from the control.
Ter were read:
CONTROLLERS 'OFFIcE,s
City Hall, New Orleans, March 30th. 1863.
To the Honorable the Beard Of Assistant Aldermen:
Gentlemen--I have the honor to report to your
body that on Thursday, the 25th inst, i
and after due notice in the official journal, sd-
Indicated the following contracts, to-wit:
According 70 ordinance No. 1872, N. s., the
tween ST. Charles and Claiborne streets. to q.
Correjolles securities, Miguel Albert and f.
Wintz at two dollars and forty nine cents ga 49)
per running foot.
contract for grading and Smelling Lspeyrouse |
street. from Claiborne street to Bayou Road, to G.
Correjolles; security, @. Fl. Slocomb at two /
dollars and eighteen cents ($2 ls) per running |
According to ordinance No. 1927. N. g.. the |
,ontract for widening. cleaning and deepening st. /
Anthony street canal, from Josephine street to /
Humanity street. TO John Wolf; security, j. A. /
Florat; At ffty-dve $3.50 dollars per running |
According to ordinance No. 1929, N. g., the
contract for digging. cleaning and widening |
Florida Walk canal. from Lafayette avenue to |
slysian Fields, to Chrisy Council; security, Jas.
heninagn o. nve hundred and ninety.nine dol
ars per running acre. |
According to ordinance No. 1889, N. s., the
contract for constructing brick sidewalks, Dor. |
Tered by curbstone, on Bolivar street, between
lafayette and Common streets, to John Rooney;
ecurity. F. Wintz; ct two dollars and seventy-6ve
'ents (t2 75l per running foot.
According to ordinance No. l340, N. g., the con.
ract for raising the grade Of the banquette ON the
outh side Of Gravier street, between Baronne
md Dryades streets, to Jas. Mccormick; security,
smith lizard; at one dollar and eighty.fve cents
81 $50 per running foot:
And according to ordinance 1874, N. g., the
contract for digging, cleaning and widening Ma
lgny canal, from London avenue, to Eysian
fields, to h. G. Brown; security, Spencer Field,
W.; ct two hundred and ninety nine dollars per
unning acre Of 20S feet. --I
All of which IL respectfully submitted.
Your obedient servant
j. o. LANDRY, Controller.
CoNrRoLLKR's OFFICE, CrrY HALL
New Orleans. March 80, 1869.
o the Honorable Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
Genaenen-Having advertised for sealed pro-
osas for furnishing the city with stationery. etc.
Q per ordinance No. l064, N. s., / opened the |
anne on wednesday, March Gath. and referred |
hem to the finance committee. who have since
wsrded the contract for furnishing said station