New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-02


to the river is so great, that we recommend
| that Mr.. O'Connor be invited to meet COM
mittee especially appointed for that pnr-
pose, to ARE pge, if possible. on q FAIR vaiua.
ton Of the property, and if an arrangement
| can not be made satisfactory to both parties,
then and in that event the City Solicitor be
| instructed to prepare bill for the approval
of the Legislature, before it's adjournment,
giving the city the right of condemnation
! by appraisement of this particular property
| tor Waterworks purposes.
! The accompanying resolution lie supmls1ec
for your approval.
| Respectfully, ETC..
c. CAMP,
= Chairman Board Assistant Aldermen.
| THOMAS H. SHIELDS,
Chairman Board of Aldermen.
In connection with the above, the follow
| ing communication was read by direction of
| the Chair:
| NEW ORLEANS. La, March 90, 1870.
1 M Thomas Lynne, Clerk of the Eighth District
| wish to dismiss the case in which l am
plaintiff, No. ] in your court, against the
| Board of Assistant Aldermen, eDJolning
| them from acting upon resolution leasing
| the WsterwOrks to Frank Wheaton, ana
hereby dismiss the said suit, and ask you to
make certificates Of said dismissal, to be
w. ~ - THOMAS ONG.
| l do hereby certify that the above order
! is a true copy of the original filed this
| twenty-ninth day of March. 1870, in the
office of the Clerk of the Eighth District
| Court for the parish of Orleans.
THOMAS LYNNE,
Clerk of Eighth District Court for parish
of Orleans.
The following resolution, accompanying
the above report, was read:
| I ResolUeG, That the Joint Committees on
| Waterworks be and they are hereby in
| structed to prepare An ordinance for the
| lease of the City Waterworks by public ad'
| Indication, and providing for the payment
of the principal and interest of the bonds
! issued for the payment thereof, and for the
| extension of said works IN the Ihlro ana
| Fourth Districts of the city.
! On motion of Mr.. Staes, the above resolu-
ton was ordered to lie on the table by vote
of 7 yeas to nays-Messrs. Camp and
| Wynne voting in the negative, while Mr..
Walker was excused from voting.
On motion OF Mr.. Staes. it was further
ordered to lay On the table motion to re-
consider the vote by which the above reso-
luton was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Sturcken here entered and took his
| seat.
PETITIONS.
The petition of property holders and resi-.
dents on the square bounded by Sixth, Sew
enth, Liberty and ST. David streets, Fourth
District, protesting against the proposed
location of q cemetery in that neighborhood,
| was referred to the Committee or Police
and Health.
The petition Of property holders asking
for the enactment of a more rigid ordinance
concerning lewd and abandoned women, was
referred to the Mayor.
The petition of property holders on Good
children street, between Music snd Marigny
streets, praying for the removal of the
cross-ties occupying the neutral ground
along the line Of the Mexican Gulf railroad,
was read.
a petition relative to the City Railroad
Company was ordered sent TO the Beard o!
| Aldermen.
OFFERING OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. wynne-
RESOLVED, That the Street Comm ssi0ner be
and he is hereby Instructed TO notify the
owners to have removed the Cross-ties now
| o5structing and distigurirg the neutral
| grouud along the line of the Mexican Gulf
railroad, on Good ehidren street.
Was, after having been amended by Mr..
Staes SO as to read as above, unanimously
adopted On its several readings.
By Mr. Wynne-
Resolvei, That the sum Of one hundred
! and fifty do lars be ard is hereby appropri
! ated for the purpose of repairing C!ouet
| street. from the levee to Chartres street, and
| the Controller authorized 10 warrant on the
| Treasurer IN favor of Messrs. Szymansk!,
! cunts Il Theard for the above sum.
Was unanimously adopted on its several
readings.
! By Mr.. Walsh
| Resolued, That paragraph first, section
| first, of the ordinance entitled an ordinance
CONCERNING lewd and abandoned women,
approved tenth OF March, 1857, be SO
| amended as to read as follows: That it shall
not be lawful for any woman or girl, notori-
! ously abandoned to leWduess, to occupy. in
habit, live or sleep in any house or building
situated within the following limits:
| ResolUed, That the ordinance as SO
amended be strictly enforced IN al its
provisions.
IaResoIoed, That this ordinance shall go
| into effect from and after its passage.
| Was, on motion of Mr.. Staes, ordered to
lie on the table subject to call.
| By Mr.. Walsh
| Resolued, That ordinance No. 1926, new
| series, be ard the same is hereby repealed,
and the contract made Hereunder with the
+, New Orleans City Railroad Company is here.
| hy raSciu6a6 and declared null and void
Was adopted on it's first reading, the rules
suspended by vote of s yeas to 8 nays
Messrs. Kearny, Walker and Sturcken
voting in the negative, when upon its final
passage it was adopted by vote of yeas
to 2 nays-Messrs. Kearny and Walker
voting in the negative.
Mr. Sturcken having voted with the ma
| iority gave notice Of his intention TO move
at the next meeting reconsiderat ion of the
vote just had.
| By Mr.. Camp
| Resolued, Tha. the Canal ard Claiborne
! Street Railroad Company be authorized to
! change the direction of running the cars OF
| their lines, where it may be necessary in
order to conform to the general rule of run
ming to the right; provided, the same is
effected in manner satisfactory to the City
Surveyor, and provided further that nc
change shall be made at the starting points
of the two lines of said company, and that
the fare to or from the starting point and
the terminus or any Intermediate point OF
each line respectively shall be five cents, and
no more.
Was referred to the City Surveyor.
Arecess of ten minutes was here ordered
to await the return of Mr.. Camp, who wal
appointed committee of one to call on ths