New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-12
c,rY coumclL--oFFIclAL.
ADJOURNED MEETING.

CITY HALL. NEW ORLEANS,
June 10, 1870
Acting Mayor Emley called the Counci
to order at Ills P. NJ.
Present: Administrators ]. R. West (lm
provements), Alfred Shaw (Accounts), L.
T. Delassze public Buildings), S. G. Emley
(Commerce), and H. BoEzano (Assess
ments).
Absent: Mayor Flanders and Admins
traitor Walton (Finance).
Reading of the minutes of last meeting
dispensed with.
Communication from the Mayor.
The Mayor communicated to the Council
the following proclamation. which be had
that day issued:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Mayoralty OF New Orleans,
City Hall, June 10, 1870.
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR.
In certain suit pending in the Eighth
District Court, parish of Orleans, wherein
the Crescent City Live Stock Landing and
Slaughterhouse Company is plaintiff, and
the city of New Orleans, the Board of Metro
politan Police, ct al, are defendants, q writ
of Injunction was issued, and therein and
thereon the city Of New Orleans has been
eDjoined Ito prevent any and all persons,
except petitioner, from landing. keeping or
slaugh.ering any cattle, beeves, calves,
sheep, swine or other animals, and from
having, keeping or establishing any stock
landing, yard, pen, slaughterhouse
or abattoir, at any point or place
within the city of New orleans; to prevent
the entry into the city of New Orleans OF
any meat designed tor human food, not
cIa tnr ap6 iucpacta5 at tho eli ter
house of the Crescent City Live Stock Land
ing and Slaughterhouse Company; to pre-
vent the sale or offering for sale of the meat
of any animal not slaughtered and inspected
in the slaughterhouse Of said company, in
any of the public or private markets OF the
city of New Orleans, and to prohibit such
sale or Offering for sale through the agents,
employees, inspectors of markets and the
city officers generally
The City Attorney has made due applica.
ton to the Honorable the Eighth District
the ground filed at the time of making his
motion.
The motion to dissolve the Injunction will
no', however. be taken up for hearing until
the eXpira ton of the few days allowed by
the court for that purpose.
In the meantime, aud until the decision
ct the writ, it is the duty of the city of New
Orleans, aud of all good citizens, to pay due
respect and obedience to a judicial process
i.suing from q court Of competent authority.
Now, therefore, I, S. c. Emley, Acting
BY admopish and require all agents and en-
ployes of the city, and do request all cit-
zens and residents of the city of New Or
cans, to obey and carry out all the pro-
visions and requirements of the aforesaid
writ of Injunction, until the same shall have
been duly avoided and set aside, in compl-
snce with the law, in such case, made and
provided.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto af-
liked my official signature. and Caused the
ZEAL of the city OF New Orleans to be here
into placed, ut the city OF New Orleans, this
enth day OF June, 1870.
S. C. EMLEY, Acting Mayor.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.
The communication on motion of Mr..
Vest was received.
Monthly Reports.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPRovEMENrs
City OF New orleaUs, !
juno 6. 1870. }
Hon B. Z. Flanders Mayor:
SIR-In compliance with section 10, city
,h&rter, have the honor to submit monthly
eport Of this department for day.
Operations in the three bureaus of the de-
have been confined to tie preserva.
ion of the public works and to the promo
ion o. cleanliness. These are treated of
hereafter, under their respective headings.
The general information acquired during
he month. confirms the opinion expressed
II my last report, that all matters pertain
ng to the Department OF improvements
we're in very unsatisfactory condition.
Daily travel over all parts of the city,
visits 10 the wharves and land
ngs and inspection Of the draining canals
isclcse 10 me an extent Of needs far beyond
he immediate resources of the CT Y to sup
,ly. Any observer would be amazed to see
n what dilapidaied condition the public
works. really are, and, while remembering
be financial en- balrassments Of the corpo-
alton, be doubtful Of prospective remedies
elng practicable.
Entertaining, in common with my asso-
iates Of the Council, the absolute convic- |
ion that the first great need is restriction |
pom expenditures, operations have been !
ondued to immediate necessities, but |
wing to the nature of these much money
J spent in what may be called patch !
-ork, that has but a very temporary en-
urance, requiring to be renewed and again |
sneWed. Such measures are more costly |
the end than durable improvements, but, |
, far, it has not been found possible to Ell.
age in making them.
STREETS.
A slight change for the better Is notice
Die iu the cleanliness of the city. This is
irtially attributable to such exactions from |
)ntractors as have produced more work,
ut is mainly due to the enforcement of city
-dinances, preventing citizens from throw
x rubbish and offal toto the streets. These |
-dinances have been complied with by the
eople in very good temper, and, although |
'me complaints have been justly made, the
suit at large has been to their benefit. |
18th a continuance of this disposition on
le part of the citizens, vigilance by the |
Ulcers of the Bureau of Streets and the
Of the police, all Of which 1
Ike occasion to gratefully acknowledge, y
eater degree OF cleanliness is hoped tor.
The lack of water supply during the
onth has been seriously felt. The city
orks are not in a condition TO afford much,
Id the cuIverts from the river have just
zen put IN order. at considerable expense,
meet with such fall in the stage Of
ater as renders them but partially avail
Die. In the unpaved sections of Jne city
e cutters are in sad disrepair, and are more
nks than drains. holding dirt and filth that
quires to be constantly removed by hand,
here the cleaning CT the morning needs to
repeated the same day. The total cost
cleaning streets during the month has
zen (including amounts paid TO contrac-
rs), Sl4, $50.
Over such an extended area patch work
pairs are scarcely parceptible. The sum
S6357 60 has been expended in this way
lring the month, including the bridges in
g Fifth and Sixth Districts. The con
actors work upon street bridges for the
cold, Third and Fourth Districts amounts
about $3.50, and the canal bridges have
st Sl197 for tenders and repairs.
In applying means to repairs l have dis
between what would be desirable
d what is necessary. 1t may be desirable
have good access to dwellings and COM
rtable pleasure drives, but at least sound
idges and a passabie condition of business
are necessities. a large por-