The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-21

January 10. 1862
The board met pursuant to adjournment, Mr.
Breen In the chair, and Messrs. Rose Aitkens
Walker, Camp. Grsndpre, Fisher, PandeIy, wynne
Farrell and Breen.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
The following communication from the surveyor
was reerrt TO the committee on streets and land.
ings:
SURvEYoR's OFFICE,
Room No 10, City Hall,
City OF New Orleans January 10, 1863. \
To the Honorable the Common Council Board of Assistant
Aldermen;
Genaemep-The following named petitions hav.
ing been published according TO Ia y, only require
now the necessary resolutions of the Common
Council authorizing the comptroller to advertise
and sell the contracts for the execution of the
work petItioDed for:
A petition 10 have brick sidewalks bordered
with curb on the south eide of Magnolia street
from Clio 10 st. Andrews streets.
A petition to make banquettes on Tont from
du Maine to Esplsnade streets with brick pave.
ment and curb stones.
petition to have shell road made on Locust
street from Felicity road to Washington street.
| remain. respectfully gentlemen,
Your obedient servant.
L. SURGT, City Surveyor.
Mr.. Pemberton here entered and took his seat.
The following resolution was received from the
Board of Aldermen, so amended az to add the
words "esch district to be sold separately" and
on motion the resolution as amended concurred in.
ResOlUed, Thai the controller DE and he is
hereby authorized to readjudcate, after five days
notice in the official journal. the contracts for
repairing and keeping in repair the bridges aud
crossings, and for building new bridges and
crossings. IN the First, Second aud Fourth Dis
tricts, city OF New Orleans, for the unexpired
term OF Daniel Mulligan's contract put in default.
Each district to be sold separately.
The following resolutions from the Board Of Al
dermen were read and concurred in unanimously
on their several readings:
ResolUed, That the controller be and he is here.
by authorized, after three days notice in the Off.
cial journal, 10 receive sealed proposals for the
farming of the revenues and the construction of
powder MAGAZINE" on property belonging to
the city, for the term of five years the work
TO be done in strict accordance with plans aud
specifications on file in the Office of the city sur
veyor, and in conformity with State laws.
BE IL ResolUed. That permission be and is here
by given to the Society of ST. Vincent de Paul."
10 repair the roofs of the houses called the
Widows Row." on Erato street, between St.
Charles and Carondelet streets, donated by the
late Maunsel White with the same material, for
the protection of the inmates thereof.
RESOLVED, That the controller warrant on the
treasurer in favor of John f. Rust for the sum of
five hundred dollars in United States currency in
reimbursement Of similar amount deposited bv
by him at the time OF the adjudication Of the coz
tract for digging canals.
The following resolution from the Board of Alder.
men was read and concuired in on its several read
lngs with the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Rose, Aitkens, Walker Pember.
ton, Camp, Grandpre, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell
and Breen. ID ...r
Nay-Mr. Fisher.
ResoLred, That the controller be and he ia
hereby authorized TO adjudicate, after five days'
notice IN the official Journal contract to the low.
est bidder or bidders, for building two hundred |
and fifty feet Of whsrves between Jackson and |
Sorspar1 streets, Fourth District, for the accom-
mediation of steamships, the work to be done in |
strict accordance with specifications on file in the
Office of the city surveyor.
Messrs Montgomery and Morphy here entered |
and took their seats.
The finance comm ittee submitted the following
report. when the resolution and estimates accom-. |
paDying it were taken up and acted upon seriatin,
and after being amended was adopted as a whole
to read as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Rose, Athens Walker, Pember-
ton. Camp, Grandpt6, Fisher, Morphy, wynne
and Breen.
Nsys-Messrs. Montgomery. Pandely and Far.
re.
BUDGET OF THE PROBABLE RECEIPTS AND ExPENpr-
TuREs or THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS FOR THE
YEAR 1869.
FINANCE COMMITTEE RooM,l
No. % City Hall,
New Orleans, January 10, 1869
To the Honorable Common conncn:
Genaenien-The und ersgned. your committees,
beg leave 10 report for your consideration the ac-
budget OF estimated expenditures
and receipts for the fiscal year ending 3lst Decem.
Der, 1869.
We have given the subject mature elaboration,
and have been compelled, in order TO bring the ex-
nn1i fr,ta axufb in hoa I'd |
some of the appropriations for improvements much |
below the estimates of the city surveyor aud the
street commissioner, and in some instances much
below the amount required for improvements that
are OF great importance to the whole community
We deem it only just to state that q large
amount OF the expenditures 10 the budget for this
year are debts that should have been provided for
by preceding administrations, and including
hese debts in the expenditures to. be provided for
nut OF the revenues for this year, arises the neces
ity for the reduction of estimates for important !
improvement
Tor example: The appropriation for
digging, cleaning and widening
draining canals, on which no work
has been done for six years...... $4,000
Judgments Observation-Disclosures. 100000 |
interest on 10 per cent. bonds. and re-
demption Of first years bonds. which
were issued to provide for floating
lnOeDtednees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35l 600
warrants, registered bills {
and bills made prior to 3lst Deem
Der, 1865. ........................ 6l7,s3s
sl,2ls. 1856 |
rom which should, however, be de- |
Quoted estimated receipts, etc., that
should have been included in receipts
of former administration, and on G
hand 3lst December. 1868, viz: c
en- per cent bonds on hand
3lst December. ............ $93, $50
ity taxes of previous years. 100000
ills receivable Of previous -
years.. ................... 1851 Sbb6. 25l !
esviDg balance to be provided for
in the current year that should prop
erly be charged TO the expenses of 7
former years. of. .................. s5S20S
Respectfully.
(Signed) JOHN A. 0iBRIEN, n
Chairman Finance Committee u
Board of Aldermen.
THos. F. FISHER j.
Chairman Finance Committee u
Board of Assistant Aldermen. d
THos. R. BRADY, E
VICTOR PRADos, -
a poVNOr ! :.