The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-03

before the public, and placing the blame, il any.
where u properly belongs, to herewith respectful
| ~ lay before you statement of all the bailsst
have received since came into Office on Jaiy 2,
l-6s, and also specifying where 1t has been used
at the same time premisirg that much mofs work
would he accomplished aud the streets iu q better
condition. II il possible get ballast fos use
during the time the weather s favorable but the
| delay IN getting acquisitions signed by the men,
bers of committees. has become almost an iusur-
| mountable difficulty, and entirely neutrafzss nv
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 10 remain unsigned since January 26.
In company with l.. Surgi, Esq, have recently
made an inspection of the ballast roads In need Of
| repar, and we have mutually come to the
| opinion that at least 100 tons Of ballast will be
| required to put them in good serviceable condi-
ton. would, therefore, respectfully ask your
enable 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 i'll
still shall have to wait so long for materisl Lean
hardly De e1pecred 10 MAKE much progress with
the city work.
Memorandum of amount of ballast In my depart
ment from July I'd to date, and where placed,
viz:
$50 tons on St. Bernard and Lafayette avenue.
l25 tons on Claiborne street.
500 tons on Front street, Second District.
z0O tons on supdry places In First and Fourth
Districts, say on Julia, Magnolia and Delord
streets.
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.
800 tons on Levee street, First District.
50 tons on Locust street.
3I75
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 Ihave 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 l regret to say that the terrible
heavy ram storm of yesterday has damaged large
number Of them, which will cause a considerable
outlay to repair.
l am, your obedient servant
JOSEPH MURPHY,
Street Commissioner.
Referred to streets and landings committee
Mr. FISHER, under suspension Of the rules, in
troduced resolution extending to March lst, the
time Tor payment OF city licenses. II was adopted
and sent up for concurrence.
The finance committee recommended lease Of
the wharves, and advised that an ordinance intro
duced last fall, and bearing upon this subject, be
taken up and acted upon with amendments
IL also offered a resolution providing for the
farming OF city licenses for the year 1869, under
specifications to be furnished by the finance COM
mittees, under the advice Of the city attorney.
Also, resolution authorizing the mayor, treas
urer, controller. ard finance committees to ISSUE
under date of March lst bonds for So 900 OO0 paw
able In forty years, at i've per cent. per annum ia
semi-annual coupons, said bonds only to be ured
In exchange, at par. for city money.
SEC. 2. Authorizing same parties to'issue under
same date 81 600 900, pay able in twenty years, at
six per cent, In semi-annual coupons, said bonds
only 70 % os asea ey sale or exchange for the pay
standing warrants prior to December 3lst 1868.
Sd. Registered bills in the order in which they ap-
pear on the controllers books. prior to December
81, 1868, 4th. Moneys due by the city to the con-
solidated fund and railroad fund. 9th. Moneys
due by the city to the Fink Asylum fund 9Th.
fund.
Also a resolution declaring null and void tbe
contracts for cleaning paved and unpaved streets,
and repairing unpaved streets In the first, second
fourth, hfth sixth. tenth and eleventh wards, and
directing the readudicstion of the same.
Mr.. PaDdely offered a resolution declaring the
leasing of the revenues OF the wharves impolitic
ard as detrimental to the interests Of commerce.
This, with the finance committees resolution,
were referred to a Joint committee of seven con.
sistDg OF Messrs. Montgomery, Grandpre, Morphy
and Aitkens on the part Of this board.
The streets and landings committee reported a
series OF resolutions approving adjudications un-
der provisions OF various ordinances already re-
ported. All were adopted. ;,
The committee on fire reported resolutions pro-
Vlding for repairs TO the houses OF fire engines
No. and s. Adopted. =.
Also, paying J. X. Mingle superintendent Fire
Alarm Telegraph, $26S 20. for expense inquired
n extending the wires 10 the new station bAk ON
.aharpe street. Adopted. ~
Mr.. Wynne offered q resolution requesting the
urveyor to break. level and grade the Claiborne
,ansl, between Poland street and the Pongebar-
rain railroad, said canal being a nuisance t0the
light and ninth wards" II was referredrs the
urveyer for report at next meeting. x.
resolution requesting the city attorfey to
raw up petition to Congress to be sigyad by
he mayor and chsirmen Of both boards, asfipg
hat body to donate to the city the United Flstes
lint building, TO be occupied for court purp sss,
vas offered by Mr.. Camp and was adoptedAi
The committee on Improvements and bujIliu
eported resolution making it unlawful, ei:hin
hrty days after the passage thereof to stors 9ph-
ha, Dltro-glycerine, petroleum, benzine, al.cll
tc., otherwise than as herein provided, viz ali
ut coal oil in suitable buildings, and coal 1ll tn
70 kept In stores in quantities not exceed az so
allons, IN packages OF not more than five asft,ns
ach, marked and labeled, and placed with ten
eet OF main entrance, under penalty Of s5GQ II
sas referred to q special committee consistirg'of
iessrs. Breen, Farrell, Kesrny and Pemberbn
The special committee appointed to report upon
be circumstances attending the sale of the: mar.
cts, reported that the purchases had, In ttsir
pinion, been made In good faith, for city money
ID recommended that the consideration Of the
inject be indefinitely postponed. Received.
without further business Of importance tie
Dard adjourned.
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