New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-11

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a: Si,* inviting proposals for paw
Cast iron bridges, each complete:
John u. Fitz & Co.. $685. C(
Denn3s Cronan. .............. $40 Ot
c. j. FayssOux. ..............4 400 OJ
Nicholas Connell .. $3.50 OC
Square block stone, furnished and laid com.
plete, per yard:
| John D. Fi.z s. Co. ...... s. SO
G. j. Fayssoux. 5 -
Nicholas Cornell .6 60
New curb stone, furnished and laid com.
plete, per superficial foot:
John D. FitZ s. Co. 81 90
Dennis CrOnan. Observation-Disclosures. 80
~. rasssooA. ;.................. l w
Nicholas Council. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
Old curb stone, taken up and relaid, per
running foot:
John u. Fitz & Co. 80
Dennis CrOnan. 20
Z. j. FayssOux. ....... ...........4 80
Nicholas Conneu 10
New Tagging, furnished and laid:
John d. Fitz Il Co, per running foot. "a 50
Dennis Cronan, per running foot. 4 40
Nicholas Connell, per running foot. i 20
Old tagging taken up and relaid:
John u. Fitz q Co.. per running foot. 81 30
Dennis Cronan, per running foot. so
{. j. FayssOux, per yard. ..... 90
Nicholas Connel, per running foot Is
And the bid Of Dennis Cronan being the
lowest. it is recommended that the accom-
panying resolution be adopted, adjudicat-
ing the contract to and accepting the secu-
rity offered by said Croran.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
Resolccd, That the proposal of Dennis
Cronan for paving with square blocks
Bourbon street, from Canal to Toulouse
street, also for the construction Of flag stone
sidewalks, with stone curbs on said street
for the same distance. and for such cast
iron bridge plates as may be necessary, at:
Two hundred and forty dollars for each
bridge complete, five dollars and thirty
cents per yard for square blocks, furnished
and laid complete; eighty cents lfor new
curb stone furnished and laid. per super
fetal foot; twenty cents for old curb stone
taken up and relaid, per running foot; four
dollars and forty cents for new tagging
furnished and laid, per running foot; one
dollar and and fifty cents for old tagging
taken up and relaid, per RAINING foot,
be and the same is hereby accepted.
Security to the amount of $4,000 to be
accepted by the Mayor and Administrator
OF Improvements. and the Mayor is hereby
authorized to enter into contract on behalf
Of the city. per notarial act before the CITY
Notary, for the faithful performance Of said
contract.
Mr.. Cockrem mentioned that payment
was to be made in improvement bonds at
seventy-fve cents on the dollar.
The report was received and the resolu-
ton adopted.
Mr.. Cockrem called up the wharf bond
amending ordinance, introduced and read
twice, September 26, which was now
adopted
Mr.. Lewis called up on final passage an
ordinance providing for the lighting by
gas Of the Fifth District of the CITY Of
New Orleans, right bank of the Mississippi
river, and granting for that purpose special
and exclusive privileges, and authorizing
the construction and maintenance of gas
works and appurtenances in said district.
and authorizing the vending of gas to the
inhabitants thereof.
Mr.. Bonzano suggested probable legal
ADVERTISEMENTS from the exclusive rights
given to the New Orleaus Gas COMPANY to
lay down gas pipe in the city of New Or.
leans, which now included the Sixth Dis.
trict
Mr.. Lewis replied that there was no
claim, or pretended claim of any one ex-
'ept the Crescent City Gas Company,
whose charter, granted by the Legislature
ander the impression that the Orleans Gas
Company's charter had run ont, when in |
Fact it had been renewed for TWENTY-FIVE
years, would not come into effect for long
lime to come.
FMr. Shaw said the exclusive privileges
by this ordinance wore not in the
power Of the city to bestow, and could be
taken away at any time by IN act of the |
Legislature, "a had been recently decided |
BY the Supreme Court of the United States.
He opposed the passage of the ordinance in
t. present form.
NJ. Rsnick aiked that the matter be laid |
pvef tin tie next meeting.
NJ. Lewis proposed to refer it to the Ad- |
Of Accounts, to report upon At |
ther2ext meeting.