New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-03

avenue, was reIcfreu " on~
Waterworks.
netition of J. Bayou. for rent and re-
na;rs was referred to the Administrator OF
Public Buildings.
petition of citizens TO have lamps placed
IN Frenchmen street was referred to the |
Administrator OF Police.
petition of Brooklyn Fire Company No.
. (Algiers) for assistance, was referred to
the Department of Commerce.
A petition of property holders on Broad
street for banquette, was referred to the
Administrator of Improvements.
Tax petitions of H. c. Hopper. St. Mary's
Dominican Convent and ID. NJ. HOlllngs-
worth were referred to the Department OF
Assessments.
Referred and Deferred business.
Mr. West returned petition of bridge
keepers, with the following Endorsement:
Respectfully returned to the honorable
Council, inviting attention 10 Endorsement
hereon from Superintendent Bureau OF
Streets. the opinion therein expressed meet
inc with the full concurrence OF this depart
ment.
The petition is, consequently, reported
upon unfavOrahly.
j. K. WEST, Administrator.
| The Endorsement OF the Superintendent OF
| Streets referred to was as follows:
pEP.RrxaNT CT IMPROVEMENTS
Bureau Of Streets, I
| New Orleans, October 70, 1870 }
| Respectfully returned TO the honorable
| Administrator OF Improvements, with the
| recommendation that the within appnca-
| ton be not acceded to.
1t is the opinion Of this Bureau that the
| bridge keepers are well paid for the serv-
! ices they perform, at the rates they now re-
ceiye. and better paid than other laborers OF
the city. If they are dissatisfied, 1t Is re,
commended that their services be dispensed
| with, as many men can be procured, equal
| IL capable, at the same. or even lower rates.
WILLIAM ROY,
| Superintendent of Bureau.
Per w. D. ASH, Chief Clerk,
BY Mr.. West:
| DRPsRTNEST OF IMPROVEMENTS,
| NoVember l. 1870.
| To the CITY Council OF New Orleans:
The petition of the New Orleans, jackson
| and Great Northern Railroad Company is
! herewith respectfully returned.
Seeing no reason why the city should give
away it's property, an appraisement mas
been made by agreement with the company
by Messrs. Julian Neville and Samuel 5.
Green, and is submitted herewith:
action the accompanying ordinance is intro
duced for the consideration OF the Council
pending final reading.
J.R. WEST. Administrator.
An ordinance providing for the sale OF
| certain real estate.
Be il ordained, That the Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized and instructed to con-
yey. sell, and transfer to the New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern Railroad Com
pany, two certain pieces or parcels OF land,
| the property of the city OF New Orleans.
bounded by Water, Front and ST. Joseph
streets, aud described as follows:
for the consideration of the sum of five
| thousand (S5000) dollars, payable cash.
Read twice and laid over.
| Bv Mr.. West:
| DEPARTMENT OF IxpKoyExFNrs,
| october 81 1870.
To the CITY Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully submits the
| following report upon the petition OF Gu
zens 10 have the Claiborne canal cleaned:
Having made a personal examination OF
the locality and being fully satisfied OF the
necessity for acceding 10 the request OF pc
: titioners, but III view Of The expense neces
sarv to prosecute the work. about four thou
sand dollars $4,000, it is deemed more tC
the public interest to have the work don't
under contract, and it is accordingly recon-
!nended that the accompanying resolution
be adopted, authorizing the advertisement
foT proposals.
Rcsolred. That the Administrator of i'm
provements be and he is here by author
| ICED 10 advertise for proposals TO clean tina
| portion of the Claiborne Canal lying be
. tween Louisa and Elys:an Fields streets.
Adopted.
DEPARTvFsr OF TNPRovENESTs,
October 20, 1870.
To tie City Council of New Orleans.
The undersigned having had under con
sideration the petition OF widow ZANE
for Il cake stand GU the Ievee. respecdulI
reports thereon unfaVoraoly
The applicant is probably quite as desery
inc as those to whom such iaVors have a
= ready been granted. bat the limit OF accom-
modations of this character has been reached
J.R. WEST, Administrator
?, Adopted.
On Final Passage.
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance for tn
: pa yluent of the salaries and pay rolls {
departments. Read twice and printed lai
week.
Adopted with a slight amendment in II
|
! l.. Ny. Shaw called up the even-thirty ord
;, nance laid over last week.
:, Claims of A. u. Bacon, 5000 10; c.
" Grarley, 500, and Daniel Mulliga1
,e $4,000, were laid over, The remainlr
is items were adopted
;e The ordinance for the payment of II
y foremen, etc, was adopted.
The claim of GamewciI Il Co., laid ov'
last week, was passed.
1t Mr. Shaw called up a number of tran
Q. fierce claims Of Mr. j. Hernandez. The fe
lowing were passed c. p BIiel, SlO6 Q
) II. Johnson, $40; E. II. A. Brockman
- $50 IS; c. p Briel, sl37 -; James Gaine
$40 80: j. G. Dyer, $l25; james Foste
r S. 50. and Samuel Ross, Sc,
The rest were laid over Cor further inye
" legation.
Miscellaneous.
Rv Mr Pierce;
DErASTsEET OF Ponce
November ], 1870.
70 tie CITY Council of New Orleans:
o. Referring to the petition OF butchers
= have gas in the Sixth District market:
nr would respectfully state that the buildii
IS also occupied as q recorders coul
c !soIice station. and BIZ the Sanitary l
ra spector and Superintendent OF Streets.
l. report f;ivorabiy on the petition, al
y. recommend this Department be authorIz
he 10 have gas introduced throughout {
- building: the cost OF same, including Il
% lures Tor the various Office named, not
exceed the sum OF four hundred doila