New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-26


Bureau of Streets. ..............,.. 1896 bb
Surveyors Department. ........... ll9l 66
Total. .......................s523 9 SO
Officers, clerks and employees in the
Department of Assessments. 49,. 1878 &c
Salaries of the Mayor and Admins
traitors. Observation-Disclosures. 4l2o w
Read twice and laid over.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance to provide for the payment
of the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following APP
preparations be and are hereby made, and
that the Administrator of Public Accounts
warrant on the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same:
Firemen's Charitable Association, for ser
vices rendered in the month of July, as per
contract, $4,000.
j. b. Walton, Thomas Theard and Marion
A. Baker, for services as commissioners;
and G. W. CulbertsOn, as secretary in the
matter of Strengthening Magnolia street,
one hundred and fifty dollars each. Bill
approved by the Judge of the Fourth Dis
trict Court, $500.
Fink Asylum Fund, for interest on forty
eight bonds of one thousand dollars each,
to July /, 1871, $1440 40.
McDonogh School Fund, for interest to
July l, 1871, Oh nineteen bonds, amounting
TO one hundred and nine thousand dollars,
1920.
+. de Armas, for counting, asserting, par
ceiling and punching city notes, ETC., S5l2 %.
Read twice and laid over.
The following items were ordered paid
p. H. Quinlan, gas fixtures for the De
partment of Public Accounts, approved,
81 IS.
A. Hero, Jr., for copies of contracts, etc,
per vouchers attache $47 80.
Hinck & Co., stationery for the Drainage
office, approved, $50
Benz. +. Flanders, for sundry expenses,
from June 81 to July 10, $50
A. Shaw. telegraphic dispatch, pay. etc,
Department of Public Accounts, s. %.
The following item was passed, and made
a special order:
Green warrants, salaries, Sl25 88, bills
STA 20, previous to June, i'll the hands OF
clerk of the Metropolitan Board, s2i0 So.
The following items were referred TO the
Mayor, with power:
Louis II. Pile, for the making of plan
for the Strengthening of Magnolia street
bill approved by the Judge of the Fourth
District Court, $3.50.
Louis III. Pile, fee for the making of a
plan for the opening of Franklin street, ap-
proved by the Judge OF the Fourth District
Court, 5000.
Mr.. Shaw submitted the semi-annual re.
port of the Department of Public Accounts,
as required by the charter.
Received and ordered printed
General Business.
BY Mr.. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS /
July Is, 1871. )
To the City Council of New Orleans:
| return herewith to the Council the peti-
tition of property owners of Camp and
Chestnut streets, in support of the ordi-
nance granting a right of way for street
railroad to the Foucher property, in the
Sixth District, reporting favorably thereon.
The company claims that the road will
tend largely to the development of the
Sixth District, and greatly increase the tax
able property of the city. 1t offers
various public advantages, among them a
single fare track from the heart of the city
TO the extremity of the Sixth District, and
cars to run every hour of the night. 1t
lays before the Council the signatures of the
great majority of the property holders on
the proposed route, and it has agreed
to meet the only opposition to the line by
changing the proposed route so as not to in
terfere with the Magazine Street railroad
| therefore recommend the passage of the
ordinance, so amended.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
The first section Of the ordinance was
amended so as to read as follows
Be it ordained by the Council of the
city of New Orleans, That the right of way
and privilege is hereby granted to Shelby
Seymour and his associates of construct
| ing, laying out and working street rail
road, with the necessary turnOutS, switches
| turntables, etc, through the following
| named streets, to wit: Commencing at the
junction of Camp and Prytania streets
| and passing thence, single track, along
| the west side of Camp street to Coliseum
| street, along Coliseum street to Felicity
! street, along Felicity street to Chestnut
| street, along Chestnut street to the STREE
forming the lower line of the Foucher prop
erty, along said street to the Mississippi
| river. returning along Front street to Cal
| houn, along Calhoun to Camp, and thence
| along Camp to the point of starting at thu
| junction OF Camp and Prytania streets, ant
| that the said right of way and privilege il
| granted upon the following terms and con
| ditions:
Mr.. BonzanO inquired whether all the
safeguards had been put in this ordinance
to protect the city's interests
Mr.. Cockrem replied that the City Attor
new had examined the ordinance and had
put in such safeguards as he thought re
quisite to protect the city's interests.
Mr.. Bonzano thought the time assigned
for the completion of the road might be
shortened.
| The Mayor asked if there was any pro
vision paying the city anything for this
! grant.