New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-13
THE CITY COUNCIL.


ness in his office was progressing slowly, rs
several things tended to hinder his opera
tons. The cash is three hundred Thousand
dollars short jackson Railroad bonds.
Mr.. Shaw submitted the following report:
pgaARrMENT or PUBLIC accouNTs,
70 tie Council Of the City of New Orleans:
/ respectfully cali the attention OF chc
Council to the following facts:
On the first of March the late Councii OF
the City of Jefferson passed an ordinance
appointing q special committee, composed
of the Mayor aud eight AldsInen named,
and purportiDg to authorlz1them, CT any
three of them. TO make contracts ior shell
ing or paving the streets and avenues. re
pairing sidewalks, dtching, cleaning OF re-
pairing streets, supplying the city WITH
water, or any public Improvement II their
Judgment necessary.
Under this ordinance The following con-
tracts were entered into:
, March with George Mcneil. To paint
| the City Hail or Market House OF the city;
| Price $lSCO. Signed by Mayor Lowe and
| Aldermen Caulkins, Massie and Brown.
March with John Marks. To keep IN
| repair and di,ched all the unpaved streets
| within the limits bounded By Toiedanop
| Water, Apollo and Joseph streets, for nve
| years, and TO build and repair all bridges
| for said time. Price Sl9. 800 per annum.
! Slg0eO Oy mayor LUMe, anu htuNA iAS-i
| Caulkins Massie and Brown.
| March 8.-With Joseph Kaiser. To re-
| pair all the bridges, to dig all the bitches,
| and keep clean ali the old bitches between
| Apoilo street and Claiborne avenue, tor
| eve years, at six and halt cents per run
ming foot for new lumber. three cents Tor
old lumber replaced. torty-seven and ahaI
cents per running foot for digging dltches
| and $500 Der anuum tor cleaning ditcnes,
| Il Ma fTryht M
Mayor Lowe, and Aldermen Caulkins, Mas
sic and Brown. =,
March 8.-With H. II. Remain. To shell
| Louisiana avenue at So 50 per running foot
| for each roadway: Permission street at s. 90:
MareDgo street at 50 so; Napoleon avenue
at SlS.T5, for each roadway Nalence street
at $l1; Coliseum street Ut Sll; Falmont
street at S.; payable in eight per cent bonds
signed by Mayor Lowe and Aldermen Csui'
kns, Massie and Brown.
March S.-With H. T. Trephagen. To lay
| plank sidewalks on all streets where there
are none, rep&ir imperfect ones, and lay
brick sidewalks on Leyee street to Joseph
street, ard on Magazine street, Louisians
| and Napoleon avenues, at sl.3J and 81 per
running foot for plank sidewalks, ana 80. %
per square yard for brick sidewalks,
| March S-With Frank PettiVain. To MI
NJ with river sand the Market square, and
10 enclose said square with pallng fenCe-
the filling at one doila: per cubic yard, the
fence five dollars per running foot. signed
by Mayor Lowe, and Aldermen Cauik!As,
Massie and Brown.
Marcn S,-Nith Joseph Kaiser and Henry
SatchelI. TO build new ievee III front OF
Jefferson City. the entire length thereof, al
iftY-four cents per cubic yard, and two
dollars aud fOrtV cents per running loot, IN
cluding braces, girders. etc. Signed by Al
dermen CaulkiDs, Massie and Brown. (Nol
by Mayor Lowe.)
IfinG also contract under date OF second
March, 1870, entered into between John I.
Lowe, Mayor, and J. Benz. Chandler by
virtue of an ordinance passed twenty
fourth February, 1870, whereby the latter
ia granted the privilege ID erect park IL
the CITY Of jefferson, and for this purpose
to inClose the squares bounded by st. Denis,
Claiborne, General Taylor aAd Mlan
streets for the space of ten years and 10 De
exempt from taxation and license.
The effect Of the latter may be TO ap'
propriate streets to private use, aud 10
create an exception from taxes, both
which are probably Illegal.
In the minute book of the Council OF Jef
terson City, page T72, find the following
entry:
"Inat the Council DO now accept AMI rat
ify the contracts entered into by the specla
committee appointed by virtue of ordinance
No. -, approx ed and adopted March l, 1870
together with the Mayor, and passed before
John Iaber notary public to wit:
GA contract with II. II. Eomaiue I0r shell
ing certain streets.
"A contract with 4. T. Treplsgan for lag
ing brick and wooden sidewalks ana Dan
quettes.
ing the streets and repairing the bridges
between the river ana Apollo street.
"A contract with Joseph Kaiser tor clean
ing and ditching streets and building
bridges. between Apollo street and C!aI-
borne avenue or canal.
"A contract with George Mcneil, tor paint
ing the City Hall.
"a contract with Prank Pettivaia fol
filing and fencing Market Square.
''Al for the purposes expressed and IN
, tended in said contracts. Tor the purpose Oi
making improvements in the streets, ban
uuettes, bitches and public lots and build
ings. Notwithstanding any verbal or writer
inaccuracies as 20 date.
Mr. J. H. A. Roberts, Secretary OF th'
Council, states that q verbal motion, some
what like the above, was made; and tha
objection beng made by Messrs. Hester a1t
Pratt. the motion WAS cropped. He say
that no written motion WAS made. Abou
five days afteiwaEd he was requested b,
Alderman CaUlbIns to cmbOGy the motion
IN his minutes OF the meeting, as above
The MAYORS signature is not appended
At page Isl OF the same minute book, tint
the following entry, under date Of hitcenh
March, 1870.
"By Alexander Pratt
"ResoIred bv the Common Council Of tht
, City Of Jefferson, That the Controller bt
, and hereby is authorized to warrant on the
Treasurer in favor Of G. e. Fisktor the sun
'' of three thousand and one hundred dollars
as Ger services rendered.
a, ''Approved March Is.
> ~. I. LOWE, Mayor"
''Rules suspended, resolution put OF
final reading and adopted"
The secretary of the Council states tia
the foregoing resolution has never pnsSe(
,, the Council and only appears nov on th'
minutes, at the instance OF Mayor Lowe ant
Alderman Hester, who. three days after th;
GATE of the meeting, requested the secretary
to incorporate it in his records.
REGARDING the contracts made by com
D1ittee of the Council OF the City Of Jetter
son, would remarh-
|. That the acts OF 1867 and 1869, do MOI
seem TO give the council authority 20 MAKE
such contracts, without having them adj
uticated by the Controller TO the lowest
bidder. after due advertisement III the Off
Cial journal.
.. That it is doubtful that q Council hai
the lawful authority TO delegate the power
of making contracts to 8 committee.
There are other considerations which
make i. necessary for the Council at an early
date, to declare its policy il reference II
these contracts and take proceedings fol
their avoidance If necessary.
ALFRED SHAW,
Administrator Of Public Accounts.
Referred to Mayor Flanders ard City
Attorney Beckw,th with power TO act.
Mr.. Delassize, Waterworks and Publ.t
Buildings, stated that some of the walls a
| Il, "a &. = -,an.ks u.are IN 4 ECrY bcd COndi.