New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26

III cOuueClLOu Win InS ABOVE COmuuQlCa-
ton Mr.. Camp obtained a suspension OF the
| rules to introduce the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted on its
several readings, and ordered transmitted
to the Board of Aldermen for concurrence:
Resolved, That the Controller be and he
is hxeby directed and authorized TO return
to widow P. Dazet the amount of moLey
deposited by the late P. DaZet, at the time
of the adjudication by the Controller of the
sale of the revenues of the Claiborne Market.
Mr.. Walsh having just entered, was ex-
cused from voting on the above resolution
The following communication from the
Street Commissioner was. on motion of Mr..
Walsh, ordered to lie over subject to call:
STREET COMMISSIONING OFFICE,
Room No. !, City Hall, :
New Orleans, March Is, 1870.
To the Honorable the Common Council of New
Orleans:
GENTLEMEE-I have the honor to report
my inability to "lay wooden walks on Miro,
Tonti, Rocheblave, and Dorgenois Streets"
as required by ordinance No. 1872, new
series, for the reason that the exorbitant
charges for lumber, when sold to the city,
has deferred me from purchasing without
further instructions from your honorable
body. Indeed, it is almost impossible TO find
any lumber dealer who is willing to sell TO
the city even at fifty per cent above the usual
rates.
have, also, to report that. in accordance
with the contract with the Gas Company,
have deducted from their bill, for the month
of February, one dollar for each lamp for
the two nights during which the company
shut Off the gas from the street lamps, max
ing an amount deducted Of five thousand
nine hundred and ffty-tWo dollars (S5952).
AS the company did not charge the city with
gas for those two nights, did not think
that, in equity, the fine should be levied, but
as under the contract 10 discretion was
vested in me to remit the fine, it was my
duty to charge 1t, and leave the remission TO
your honorable body, should you think it
proper to makei it.
l have also the honor to request that you
will authorize me to increase the pay Of Ia
borers in this department. to 81 so per day,
instead Of So, which they now receive, be-
cause, owing to the financial embarrass-
ments of the treasury, the brokers refuse
to discount their time at less than thirty
per cent, which leaves them hut q small
amount to provide for their families.
I am, gentlemen,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
JOSEPH MURPHY.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Grand.
pre- offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That the Board OF Aldermen be |
invited to meet this board in joint session |
at half-past seven o'clock this evening, for |
the purpose of electing 8 Keeper of the |
Courts in place of the late O'Neil, deceased. |
The following communication from the |
Controller was received:
CONTROLLERS OEF1cE, CITY HALL, |
New Orleans, March l6 1870. ! |
To the Honorable Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to report to |
your honorable body, that on Thursday,
March 10, 1870, after due notice in the off, |
cial journal, and according to ordinance No. |
1899, new series, ] offered for sale, at public |
auction, the contract for the construction of
brick sidewalks on each side of Josephine
street. from Liberty to Claiborne streets,
but having received no bid, made no adjudi.
cation.
The Surveyors bid being two dollars and
eighty-fve cents per running foot.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
j. o. LANDRY, Controller.