New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-19
THE CITY HALL.

Pursuant to public notice, bids wer
opened yesterday in the Mayors parlo
for the redemption Of consolidated bonds
to the amount of $500, 900.
Messrs. L. Lessier & Binder offeret
thirty-ive bonds at $767 40, each, fiat, Will
next January coupons on.
Mr.. John Dolhonde offered one hundred
and fifty old consolidated bonds, with Jan
uary coupons attached, as follows:
$4,000 at 76 24-l00, fat on face of bond
$4,000 at 76 49-lO0: $4,000 at &c s4lOO
$4,000 at 76 99-loo; $4,000 at II 24-loO
$4,000 at II E'l0o 10000 at II .4-l0O
100000 at II a9-lGO
Mr.. j. B. s. Michael offered one hundred
bonds, in whole or in part as follows:
$4,000 at n ZIG, interest to date. with
January coupons on; $4,000 at "a s-l6
$4,000 at "a l-lG; $4,000 at - 1876;
100000 at "a 1916.
The New Orleans National Banking Asso.
citation offered one hundred and ninety-six
old consolidated bonds at eighty cents on
the dollar, with January coupons on
The probability is, that the frs. three bids
will be accepted.
| The following unique epistle las been re-
ceived by Mayor Flanders:
NOwoLEANs the l6 Of Sep. 1871
Honorable B. F. Flanders, Mayor oc the city Of
| NewOrIeans:
| SIR-Excuse my few lines of wreiting.
| because find it my duty as cittissen Of
| Noworleans and State. for the last 2S wears.
a Gn ID
der the name not to sell any Drinks Of Spir-
| tiUous But l tell you thaer is hardly who
not sell 1t. For instanc her in my neighbOr-
hood is one Mrs who sells whisky,
and whatever by the glass. l am property
holder. have to pay nv Taxes. nv
License. Not that alone. thies Policemans
by the day or night have her HEADQUARTERS
THAR. that make me heliev that is only the
Case. that she not got reported inst 40 well
as any body ellis. and pay the find. l bring
witnes for all thies. Think one cittisson has
so mutch Right as the other SO far as Leis
ems concern.
hope your Hon will take this in consid-
Grafton. occording to city ordinans.
Excuse mein poor writing. because l am
not Educated in our Language l have the
treasure TO Tie Hon sign my name.
Yours Respectfully
Department of improvements.
lhe heavy and continuous rains bf the
past few days have rendered ordinary work
on Tie streets al!nos: impossible. When
mud and filth are raked from the cutters to
oe carted OH, they are almost Immediately
washed back again. rendering the work
almost nugatory and entailing useless ex-
pense. In truth, these foods of rain wash
ont the filth from the cutters. making them
clean and promoting the health of the city
But the GROWERS insist that useless expense
must be incurred to clean the streets, that
require no cleaning
The Sections on the Wharves.
For the further convenience of dravmen
VINO have freight to haul 70 and from the
levee, City Surveyor Bell proposes to num-
Der the sections into which the landing is to
be divided, by placing figures about two
feet in length on the posts near the railroad
track, which forms the rear Of wooden
pilings that divides the sections. Draymen
Will then be enabled to read the numbers of
the different sections, before driving on the
woodwork of the wEarves, thus avoiding
unnecessary detention.
Paving Of st. Charles Avenue.
The president of the Southern Paw
ing Company yesterday applied to the
Administrator Of improvements for permis-
sion to pave the intersection at the corner
OF st. Charles avenue and ToledanO street.
with unseasoned blocks of wood The Ad-
declined to consent 10 any such
arrangement, the cor.rac. calling tor sea
soned timber
Department of Finance.
Admin strator Walton has accepted the !
following bids for bonds, which were opened |
on Saturday:
c. E. Bridges, six wharf bonds OF $1,000 |
each at 7474
lsadore Newmans bid tor $1,000 ten per
cent bonds
Norbert Trepagnier $4,000 Of the same;
II. W. Benjamin, $1,000; L. s Harris, $3.50:
and L. F. Barret, $500.
All the bonds were exchanged for certit-
Gates, and the ten per cent bonds were de-
livered at par with the exception of those
purchased by Mr. Harris. He paid one
1uarter per cent premium.
New Fire Engine Company.
A number of citizens residing in the
Third District have petitioned the City Ad-
for authority to organize an
'nglne company, to be known as Good
intent Fire Company No. "a, and to be in
luded with the Firemen's Charitable Asso
'latlon in their contract with TIE city The
company is possessed Of hand engine and
lose carriage The petition VII, come I'D
or deiberation.
Mr.. L. T. Delassize, Administrator of
Haterworks, has returned from his visit to
1ong Branch and the North, where he went
$ one Of the committee appointed to COM
nunicate with the President on the subject
the late Customhouse convention.
The Administrator Of Assessments. Mr..
'onzano. has been indisposed and confined
his room since Thursday last. He will
robably be sufficiently recovered to resume !
is duties at the City Hall this morning.
STATISTICS OF POPULATION.-We have re.
eived from Francis A. Walker, superin-
,ndent Of census, advanced sheets of tho |