New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27

Administrators John Cockrem Improv
ments), L. I. Delassize Public Buildings
James Lewis (Police), John S. Walto
(Finance), and H. Bonzano assessments
Department Reports.
By Mr.. Delassize:
DEPARTMENT OF WArERwoRks AND
Public Buildings, september TO- 1871.
70 the City Council Of New Orleans:
The New Orleans Sanitary and Fertilizin!
Company having proposed to contract will
the city for earth closets, and attention
thereto one year on the following basis,
would recommend the acceptance Of tn,
came:
For earth closets, to be kept il repair
SO each.
For attention to closets, tor one year
$500.
The sum heretofore paid the said com
pany for attention only. was at the rate OF
$500 per annum but the public schools
were included in the service to he rendered
The School Board having made a contract
for earth closets, etc, it becomes necessary
to make new arrangements, embracing only
the buildings over which the city has en-.
tire control.
The contract as above urged will require,
for the first year an expenditure fully equal
to that Of the past But the earth closets
being once in operation, attention thereto
will be the only item Of expenditure.
L. T. DELASSIZE, Administrator
Resolred, That the proposition of the New
Orleans Sanitary and Fertilizing Company.
to furnish earth closets. etc for the public
buildings of the city, and attend to the same
one wear, for the sums and prices hereinafter
mentioned: Earth closets nineteen dollars
each, and attention to earth closets, boxes,
ETC., for one year, twenty-five hundred dol
lars, with S. Friedlander as security in the
sum of two thousand dollars, be and the
same is hereby approved, the security ac-
cepted and the Mayor authorized to sign
necessary contract before the City Notary to
carry the same into effect.
Adopted.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
September &c, 1871. !
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The petition of many property owners and
reeidents at the head Of the New Basin, be-
tween DelOrd and Julia streets begs that
permission be granted to Mr. G. w. Stock
ton to establish steam grist-mill at No. 1888
Rampant street, at the head of said basin
l report favorably on this petition. and re-
specially offer the following resolution.
JOHN COCKREM,
Administrator al interim
Resolrtd, That permission is hereby
granted to G.. w. Stockton to erect and
operate a steam engine at No. 2S3 Rampant
street, at the head of the New Basin, for
the purpose OF running a grist mill at said
place: provided. that the smoke stack of
said engine or mill shall be made at
least forty-tive feet high: provided. also,
that this permission is revOcable at the
pleasure Of the City Council.
Laid over to be printed.
By Mr.. Walton:
Resolred, That the Mayor. Administrator
Of Public Accounts and Administrator of |
Finance be and they are hereby authorized !
and directed to destroy, by fire, the follow
ing blanks, remaining in the vault of the |
Department of Finance, viz:
10000 sheets city notes. denomination of |
i've dollars, Nos 5OOl to $4,000.
200 sheets city notes, denomination of |
five dollars.
GOO sheets city notes, denomination OF ten
dollars.
I,VVU sheets city notes. denomination of |
one. two and three dollars, Nos. $1,000 to
$1,000 sheets city notes. denomination of
one, two and three dollars, Nos. 5000 to
100000.
1887 sheets city notes, denomination of
one. two and three dollars.
500 sheets city notes, denomination of
twenty five and fifty cents.
7.3OO eight per cent certificates of in
debtedness, issued under ordinance No |
sl5, Administration series. No. l to 1900,
and to report the manner of the destruction |
Of said blanks without delay.
administrator Alfred Shaw Public Ac-
countsl entered the Council
The resolution was adopted.
BY Mr.. Walton:
DEPARTMENT F.xANCB,7 |
September IS, 1871. ) |
70 the Mayor aad City Council Of New Orleans
have appointed MIR. John Wood special
tax clerk, in place of Al. 9. Guthrie, re- 4
signed, subject to the approval Of the
Council
JOHN $. WALTON, Administrator.
Referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Bonzano expressed wish that the 6
president of the City Railroad Company
should be notified that formal resolution !
was expected from the directors of that
railroad embodying the agreement which
The Administrator of Improvements had Y
verbally conveyed to the Council, that
whenever the city should fill in or culvert
the canal, the Council might order the track = !
pack IN It's former position.
MIR. Lewis complained that the track was y
now obstructing the road and stated that -
at recent funeral the pail bearers had to b
step out Of their carriages to lift the hearse 5
'ut OF the ruts. He thought they should
De required to complete one side of the n
street at time. The intersections of streets
we're now Obstrlcted n
Mr.. Cockren said en- Tuesday next he n
would introduce a proposition to culyert
Canal street canal. The railroad companv S;
would have no objection to move the track
,ack. The only question was at whose ex
,ense this was to be done. With a week.
II even few days dry weather, the road A
would be put in good repair
Mr.. BOnzanO said the company having p
obtained resolution Of the Council to en- IL
lble them to rut their track where they Il
the company wanted it, he did not suppose q,
hey would be willing to pay for putting it
ack where the city wanted it. Ell
After further discussion, Mr.. Bonzano
7as requested to put his resolution in writ. VI
lg.
Mr.. Bonzano subsequently did SO. as fol- r
)ws: A
ResOlred, That the president of the City
sailroad Company he notified that it will be
ecessary that the directory of the company n,
ass formal resolution recognizing the n
light of the city to cause the railroad track, w