New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02
ur obedlent servant,
WILLIAM ROY,
Superintendent Of Bureau,

WILLIAM ROY,
superintendent Of Bureau.
! Upon that report Mr.. West moved the 70
lowing resolution:
l. ResOlced, That the Administrator of I'm
provements be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to take up on the pay roll o.
laborers of the Bureau of Streets for tn
month of June, 1870. laborers employed b,
one Joseph Michon without authority, a
the work stated to have been done by then
has been proven to have been actually per
formed, and for the interest Of the city.
The Mayor asked what the entire amour
would be.
Mr.. West replied: About six hundred dol
lars.
Mr.. Walton: Won't we establish a bad pre-
cedent by allowing anything on this &C.
count?
Mr.. West thought the lesson these men
had been taught would be warning te
others not to hire themselves except to ar
authorized person.
Mr.. Emley suggested that if these men
we're paid for hiring themselves in this loose
way, men would hereafter hire themselves
under any circumstances.
The Mayor inquired what rate of wages it
was proposed to pay them.
Mr.. West replied, not the rate they we're
hired at, which was two dollars and half
day man, and four dollars day for the
foremen. 1t was very difficult to detect
anything of this kind, as the men were
taken way back Of the coy, and the Drain.
age Commissioners and railroad companies
had all men employed at similar work.
MIR. Pierce moved that the resolution be
read second time and laid over, which was
done.
Mr.. West offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Administrator of I'M
provements be, and he is hereby authorized
10 advertise for proposals for a steam dredg.
ing machine, to be used in the drainage
canals; also to negotiate for the purchase of
dredge boat, suitable for the purpose.
de remarked that the Mayor was the only
member OF the Council who had an oppor--
tunity of viewing the work. It was not
resolution to purchase, but only a resolu-
ton to advertise for terms.
Inc Mayor stated that he had examined
the matter some weeks ago, and he, at that
time, suggested the Importance of a dredee
boat to supercede hand labor. The canals
had to be dredged, and the employment Of
. dredge beat was much the cheapest wav
Of doing it, The cost would be considerable
Of course, but if the city could afford the
money, and could get dredge boat on
terms, it would be to their in
crest to get one.
The resolution was carried,
Mr.. West, in introducing the resolution
annexed; stated that it was an alternative
esolution for one which had been passed
" the Council. He found on examination
hat he could get the work done cheaper in
rick than in stone:
RESOLVED, That the Administrator of I'm. |
'rovements be and he is hereby authorized |
adVertise Tor proposals to furnish all ma
erials ior and construct brick sewer in
a, ne centre OF the neutral ground of st.
.uaries avenue from Tivoli Circle to Fell.
IVY road; also, for proposals to construct
TICK sizes and bottoms for all the roadway
rldges IN the avenue from Tiyoli circle to
oledaDo street. '"
The resolution was passed.
Mr.. West presented the following:
esolution authorizing the Administrator of
improvements to sell refuse material be.
longing to the city.
Resolved, That the Administrator of I'm