New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-21


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by section four Of an act entitled "An act to
Great, Recorders court in the City Of
Jefferson approved September Is, 1868.
recommend the payment of the claim. Ke-
turning herewith the papers sent to me,
have the honor to remain etc.,
GEORGE s. LACEY,
rcr's City Attorney
The report was received and adopted,
and the claim referred to the Administrator
Of Accounts for settlement -
On the petition Of j. b. Stamps, Tor com
pensation as Coroner Of Jefferson City, at
the rate of eighty dollars month"; the Clty
Attorney reported as follows:
OFFICE CRY ATTORNEY
July II, 1870. )
Respectfully returned. The fees OF the
Coroner, at The time referred to in the
within application, were specially fixed by
law. and can find no justification for the
agreement referred to in the within petition.
The nrayer of petitioner should be denied,
reserving to him his right to recover his
fees for services rendered as Coroner, in
accordance with law, in such case made and
p''' GEORGE s. LACEY,
r..s-..res .e City Attorney.
Received and ordered to be printed.
Upon an ordinance providing for the pay
ment of certain accounts, which was re-
ferred to him, the City Attorney reported:
OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY
July II, 1870. )
Respectfully returned to the Council with
the statement: That the Honorable Admin
istrator of Accounts has informed the City
Attorney that the reference of that portion
of the ordinance relative to the unpaid rolls
of the city of New Orleans and Jefferson,
was made in error and with the further
statement that it is impossible for this Office
to inquire into the validity Of the claim OF
j. G. Baum, for fees in sundry suits, in
absence of detailed bill.
GEORGE S. LACEY,
City Attorney.
DR.. Cooper, City Physician, made the fol-
lowing report on the condition of affairs at
SURGEONS OFFICE
Metropolitan Police District, :
New Orleans, July Is, 1907
Hon. B. F. Flanders, Mayor City Of New Orleans:
SIR beg leave to present to your Honor
the condition of the City Insane Asylum
taken to have those that are incurable, or OF
long duration Of insanity, sent to the State
Institute at jackson. We have some hun
bred and fifty inmates in the asylum, OF
which eighty or ninety should be sent to
the State institution. Our building is en-
tirely unsuited for the purpose of an insane
retreat, being damp, dark, gloomy, without
any means to separate or classify the dli-
ferent cases. Many are Of such a nature
hat <ho.v
aggravate their malady. If the number
herein mentioned could be removed to the
State institution, it would give us more
room and better facility for the separation
and proper treatment of those left. II no
other proper building can be procured for
these unfOrtunates, humanity prompts me
j. B. COOPER. NJ. D.,
City Physician.
Referred to the Mayor with power to act
Resolutions, Etc.
BY Mr.. West:
Resolred. That the removal of 2. G. Mona
CHAN. ward superintendent of the streets,
eleventh ward, to date the twenty-third day
of April last made by the Administrator OF
improvements, be and the same is hereby
confirmed.
Adopted.
Mr.. West introduced the following resolu-
ton, stating that the purchase was OF such
a nature that it could not be made by con-
tract:
Resolution authorizing the purchase Of a
street sweeping machine.
Resolred, That the Administrator of I'm
provements be. and lie is hereby, author
| lied to purchase. for the use of the city, a
street sweeping machine.
| The yeas and nays were called, and the
resolution was unanimously adopted.
| Mr.. West introduced the following ordi
nance, and suggested its reference to the
City Surveyor and himself:
An ordinance changing the specifications
for the paving of ST Charles avenue.
| Be it ordained etc. That SO much of the
! specifications i'll the contract tor paving
Race and St Charles streets. between the
CITY of New Orleans and the Southern Paw
| ing Company, as relates to the flooring
gutter plank, and blocks, be, and the same
read as follows:
Flo0,iag-A flooring of One-inch pine
boards. not less than ten inches wide, well
covered on all sides with mixture OF coal
tar and pitch shall be laid over the entire
| surface, lengthwise of the street, and
boards of same kind shall be laid at right
angles from curb to curb, under the ends OF
said flooring boards.
Blocks.-Then paralellogramic blocks OF
well seasoned red heart cypress, six inches
long. with the grain of the wood, three
inches thick with straight line faces and
right angles, shall be placed endwise IL
| rows across the street, from curb to curb
with the broad faces fronting up and down
the street; and each row shall be separated
from the other by strip OF pine board
three inches wide, three-quarters OF an inch
thick, and not over four feet long, with the
edge resting on the floor, and each STRIP
shall be nailed with two nails.
The Mayor asked if it was necessary t.
pass the ordinance at this meeting.
Mr. West: No sir.
The Mayor would like to have it laid over
| Laid over accordingly.
BY Mr.. West:
| DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENTS,
| City OF New Orleans, July IS, 1870.
To the honorable the Council of the city of New
| Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully reports til.
following bids as having been received il
| response to the advertisement inviting pro
nosals for banuuettes on Royal street,"
Dennis Cronan bids 81 O5 per superficial
square yard for repairing, etc, old, anG
81 10 per superficial square yard for laying
etc, new banquettes.
Nicholas Cornell bids S. per running foot
for banquette laying, etc, new flags. s. pei
running foot for repairing, ETC., old flags
81 per running foot for German, and 81 81
per running foot for North river gutter.
And the bid of Dennis CrOnan being the
lowest, it is respectfully recommended tina,
the accompanying resolution be adopted
adjudicating the contract to him.