New Orleans Republican., 1871-08-16
Department Business.
DEPARTMENT. OF WArERwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, August Is, 1871. }

DEpARrMENr OF WArERwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, August IS, 1871
To the City Council of New Orleans:
At the session of the fifth ultimo, there
was referred to me by the Council two
communications-one protest by the New
Orleans Sanitary and Fertilizing Company
against the adjudication of a contract for
earth closets, and attention thereto, to the
Louisiana Fertilizer Manufacturing Com
pany: and the other, the answer of the
latter company to the protest.
AS these communications contained the
views of the attorneys of both corpora
tions as to the law of the case, and, OF
course, Numerically opposed in their CON
clusions, | submitted them to the City At
torney for his opinion. The conclusions OF
that officer are as follows:
'It is safer for the city to regard the act
of the Legislature comforting certain prlvl-
leges upon the New Orleans Sanitary and
Fertilizing Company as valid, until Judlcl-
ally declared otherwise Under such circum-
stances, advise against entering into the
contemplated agreement with the louisiana
Fertilizer Manufacturing Company"
In view of the opinion, | beg leave to
withdraw the resolution adjudicating the
contract for earth closets and attention
thereto to the Louisiana Fertilizer Manu-
featuring Company, and recommend that
all bids received in response to an adyer-
tisement under resolution No. 9O3, Ad-
ministration series, be rejected.
L. T. DELASSIzE, Administrator.
Received and adopted.
Mr. Cockrem presented the following re-
port, with the explanation that the amount
involved was about $500, to be paid by the
property holders:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
August 4, 1871
Tothe City Council of New Orleans
The undersigned respectfully submits the
following bid received in answer to the ad-
vertisement inviting proposals Tor side
walk on Broadway street"
James j. O'Hara bids ninety cents per
running foot; and this being the only bld
and considered reasonable, it is recommend
ed that the accompanying resolution be
adopted adjudicating the contract to and
rccepting the security offered by sad
O'Hara.
JOHN COCKREM. Administrator.
Resolred, That the proposal OF James ).
O'Hara, for constructing wooden side
walk on the lower side of Broadway street,
from st. Charles to Burthe street, at ninety
cents per running foot and offering Robert
Dean as security in the sum of five hundred
dollars, be and the same is hereby
accepted, and the Mayor authorized to
enter into contract on behalf of the city,
per notarial act before the City Notary,
for the faithful performaneeo of said contract.
Adopted.
BY Mr. Cockrem
DEPARTMENT OF INPRovENENTsi
August A. 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
have the honor to report the following
change in officers of this Department II. G..
Pearson, appointed acting Superintendent
Bureau OF Streets, August 5, 1871, vice Will
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
August, Is 1911
To the City Council of New Orleans;
| have the honor to furnish herewith
plans and estimates for paving with square
and the streets living within the boundaries
hereinafter set forth, viz:
Canal street, from the terminus of the
present pavement TO the whaIf.
Julia street, from Rampant to Claiborne
street.
Rampant street, from Julia to Delord
street.
BOUNDARIES.
Canal street, Front street, Thalia street
and the Levee in the First District.
Canal street, Peters or Old Levee street,
st. Peter street and the levee in the Second
District.
The cost to the city will be about $500,
600; the cost to the property owners about
1925, 900, including iron bridge tops.
respectfully recommend the adoption of
oI- Of &ha
panying resolution.
JOHN COCKREM. Administrator.
ResoEved. That the Administrator of I'm
be and he is hereby authorized
to advertise for proposals for making square
block stone payements on Canal, Gravier,
Poydras, Lafayette, Girod, Notre Dame,
Julia, st. Joseph, North Market, South Mar
ket, Delord, Calliope, GaiGnnie, EratO and
Thalia streets from Front street to the
wharf
Front, Delta and Water streets from Ca
nal to Calliope street.
Crossman. Customhouse Bienville, Cont,
ST. Louis. Toulouse ard st. Peter streets
from Front street to the wharf.
Clay street from CustomhOuse to st.
Louis street.
Front street from Customhouse to Cont
street.
Wells street from Canal to Customhouse
street.
Julia street from Rampant to Claiborne
street.
Delord street from Rampant to Claiborne
street.
Rampant street from Julia to Delord
street.
Laid over to be printed.
BY Mr.. Coekrem
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
August IA, 1871. 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned, to whom was referred
the petition Of John Kaiser and Theodore
judi for extension of Magazine street rail
road, Sixth District of this city, begs
to report tavorably, and recommends the
passage of the accompanying ordinance.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
An ordinance concerning the Magazine
street railroad, and granting the owners
of said road the right and privilege for
extension, maintenance and use OF its
railroad on Magazine street, from Joseph
to Lower Line streets, in the city of New
Orleans.
Be it ordained, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the owners of the Maga-
zine street railroad to lay double track
with the necessary turnouts,
switches and turn-ta bles, through Magazine
street, from its present terminus, corner of
Magazine and Joseph streets, to the inter
section of Lower Line and Magazine streets,
upon the following terms and conditions:
ARTICLE 1.
That the rails used shall be of pattern
similar TO those now Ill use by other city
railroads. The timber used shall be of the
host uuaIttv IF swamn oVnresa mr. INLAND