New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-19
REG VLAR MEETING.
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,

n CITY HALL, NEW LEW, o u isAs
Mayor Flanders called the Council Il
order at seven o'clock this evening.
Roll called.
& Present: Administrators j. R. West Qp
vrovements), Alfred Shaw (Acc9unts), j.
r. Delassize public Buildings), S. G. Emile.
Z fCommerce), E. W. Pierce (Police), j. s
Walton (Finance), and H. BoRzano assess
usents).
4 The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Department Reports.
First in the order, of business was The
reception Of reports from Administrators.
Administrator Delassize offered the follow
sng resolution, which, on motion of Mr.
Walton, was carried:
WHEREAS. A contract for building an en-
rine house for Milneburg Fire Company No
n was sold by the late Controller of the city
on December l, 1863, and sdjudlcated Apri
L, 1870, to j. G. Demon, as principal, anC
8. Field, Senior as security.
And whereas, The work IN fulhiment O
said contract has Tot been commenced, MOI
4he. contract sigred, though the terms o
the specification are that the work should
Se commenced ten days after adjudication
therefore be it
Kes0loed, That the adjudication Of the
foregoing contract is, by its terms, null and
void, and it is hereby so declared; and that
the sum of $500 deposited by said contractor
with the Controller as an earnest OF his IN
&enton to carry out said contract, be de-
ciared forfeited.
Resolced further, That the Administrator
of Waterworks and Public Buildings be au-
thorized to advertise, giving ten days
notice in the official journal, tor proposals
for building an engine house for the Mime
burg Fire Company No. l, in accordance
with the specification for said building on
,ile in the Office of the City Surveyor.
Administrator West offered the following
ordinance:
An ordinance authorizing the extension OF
Uaion street, from Philippe 10 Rampart
streets.
WHEREAS Certain owners of real property
situated in the city of New Orleans, on the
prolongation of the line of Union street,
extending from Philippa to Rampant street.
have duly applied by petition to the Council
asking for the opening OF Union street from
philippa to Rampant street; and 49,.
Whereas, Said petition has been duly
published in French and English in the off
cial journal Of the city for and during the
time required by law; and
Whereas, The legal delays have expired
and no opposition or objection to the open
ing of said street has been made;
Be it therefore ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That Uoion
street be opened from Phiiippa to Rampart
street, and that the City Attorney be and he
is hereby authorized and instructed to in
stitute the necessary proceedings under
aud in accordance with existing laws fo1
opening said street, in accordance with this
ordinance and prayer of petitioners.
Received, read by title, and ordered TO be
printed.
Mr.. West presented a petition from tht
property holders on Common street, for eX
+ension of the banquettes, and upon that Pc
eition made the following report:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. /
City of New Orleans, May Is $40
40 the Honorable Counc Of the city of New Orleans
The undersigned has had under consi-
Iteration the petition OF Edward Conery anc
p. Avendaho. owners of block of buildings
On Common street, between Front and Delts
streets, the whole length of said square
praying to have the banquette in front @
their property widened and reports in favor
of the same, and recommends the passage o
che following resolution.
Very respectfully,
Your obediert servant,
J. Il. WEST,
Administrator.
The report was received, and the follow
ing resolution was adopted thereon:
ResoiUed, That the Council authorize ant
sanction the extension OF the baIquette or
Common street, between Front aud Deltt
streets, to a width of eighteen Q8) feet
The work to be done by the owners OF the
property fronting thereon at their own ex-
pense, according to lines and grades to bt
Furnished by the City Surveyor, within ter
{l0) days after the passage of this resolution
and the work to be completed within thirty
(30) days thereafter.
Mr. West submitted to the Council a pro
position of A. W. Moffett to lease certain
unoccupled property of the city, and upon
that proposition moved the following reso
luton:
Resolrcd. That the Mayor is requested
TO present to the Council statement
showing the unoccupied real estate be-
longing to the city OF New Orleans, anG
that he be farther requested to make
recommendations to the Council as to the
disposal of the same.
carried.
administrator Shaw presen led series OF
reports; the first was on the subject of
ALGIERs.
To Tho Council of the city of New Orleans:
Ihave investigated the affairs of the par
zsh Of Orleans, right bank, as far as practic.
able from the books and records which have
reached this Department. AL the proceed.
sngs of the Police Jury for the past two
years, except one warrant book, are miss
ing, and as the inspection OF these proceed
ings is necessary to enable me to determine
1as TO the legality or Illegally of'tbe wal
rants issued and outstanding, their absence
implies gross negligence on the part Of the
late officers having the custody Of these
proceedings, Or design on the part or some
party interested in their suppression.
The warrant book received shows that
since the ninth of July, 1869, there have
been warrants issued to the amount O.
SSa4 1876 49, The Treasurer's books show
shat these warrants have been paid in part
leaving balance unpaid of $23 5S3 81.
The Treasurer alleges, however, that he
hss received, of the aforesaid warrants as
cash, for taxes collected By him TO the
amount OF S37G0 80.
He also states that he has received Metro
puiit&n Police warrants as cash for taxes 10
the amount Of $l4S4 So; and that he is
ready and desires to turn over all these
warrants thus received by him, as cash, in
discharge of his Indebtedness for taxes col
3ected, and it is for the Council to determine
whether these warrants shall be SO received
or not.
II these warrants are received from the
Treasurer as cash, the amount of unpaid
warrants, of the aforesaid issue, viii be re-
duced to $40, ~ 81.
The Controller reports unpaid warrants,
issued previous to ninth July, 1869, to the
amount of S4l49 81.
If these statements are correct, the en-