New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-15

Expenses. ............ 39l 90 50,S58 8
Bureau Of Wharves and Landings.
S Maga eS'''''''.'..'''' s 5,S ~ ~
Repairs. 2,l04 "a 4,sl7 ~
Bureau Of City Drainage,
Salaries. .............. Sl25 90
| Wages. S.ll3 63
| Repairs. IS, A4 0S- 14,OS2 II
AOtol VSV.<7t VI
OF this amount about $1,000 was fol
permanent improvements.
BUREAU OF STREETS.
In this bureau, am pleased to be able to
report greatly improved condition Of the
| streets, notwithstanding unfavorable
weather and much reduced force of labor
ers and carts. The streets in the rear Of
the city have been nearly all graded. and
many have been ditched, and with few ex-
ceptiOns, are now in fair condition. Paved
streets require, and are now receiving, con-
siderable attention, and hope soon to be
able to report them in good order. The
shellrOads Of the city, l am assured, were
never in better condition than they are at
this time, and owing to the thorough repair
they have gradually received, am satisfied
time. Street bridges were we'll repaired
and great number Of new ones built.
wHARvEs AND LANDINGS.
Three ship wharves were repaired, and
two new ones built in the Fourth District,
from First to Sixth street.
Seven hundred and fifty feet of the bank
Of the river, from Montegut to Louisa
street. caved during the month, carrying
with it two new steamship wharves. This
was probably the result of building the
wharves before the river had risen suffi-
GENTLY.
New plank walks have been constructed
on the levee between Canal and Bienville
streets. Many of the culverts leading from
the river to the street cutters have been
thoroughly repaired, and will be ready
next high water to convey the water to the
cutters tor sanitary purposes. Shells and
river sand have been constantly spread on
the levee to keep in good order.
DRAINAGE.
On excavation Of drainage canals and
construction OF levees under ordinances
Nos. Sl4 and 1893. administration series,
1855 cubic yards of earth were eXcavated on
Orleans canal, between Bayou st. John
and City park and Taylor avenue canal
in rear Of City park 2l,6O5 cubic
yards of earth were excavated in the
upper draining canal, at Metiarie road and
near the lake 97s9 cubic yards of earth ex
yards Of earth in upper protection levee
near the lake; 44s2 cubic yards Of earth on
Metairie road levee.
Up to first day of November, 1871, 1912
lineal feet of new draining canal had been
excavated, averaging fifty feet in width,
with depth of ten feet.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
City Licenses.
Mr. R,n,aro proson<od fnr frs% oc6 eoo
ond reading the following license ordinance
for the year 1872:
An ordinance to establish the rates Of H.
censes fur professions. callings, and other
business, and for carriages, hacks. drays,
and other vehicles, for the year 1872.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That the yearly rate Of
licenses from and after the first day of Jan
uary, 1872. for professions. callings. and other
business carried on within the corporate linz
its OF New Orleans, and for carriages, hacks,
drays. and other vehicles within said city,
are hereby assessed, and directed to be col
lected, at the sums specially set forth in the
following sections
SECTION l. Every bank, banking house.
banking company, or banking agency. re-
ceiving deposits, or dealing in gold. silver.
uncurrent money, or exchange. or doing
any banking business, one thousand dol
lars.
SEC. 2. Every member of a firm or com
pany, and every person not connected with
a firm or company, dealing in foreign or do
nestle exchange, not receiving deposits or
doing a banking business, three hundred
dollars.
SEC. 3. Every member of firm or COM
pany. and every person not connected with
a firm or company, pursuing the business Of
pawn broker. five hundred dollars.
SEC. 4. Every member of firm or COM
pany, and every person not connected with
4 firm or company, dealing. in gold or silver
coin, bullion, gold dust, stocks, promissory
notes, bills Of exchange. or uncurrent
money, four hundred dollars.
Every member Of firm or company. and
very person not connected with a firm or |
company, doing business as a commission
broker in stocks. notes, exchange, gold, and |
silver, fifty dollars.
Every person engaged in business as an |
Insurance broker. twenty-five dollars, |
SEC. 5. Each and every fire and marine !
company, located and doing bust |
less in the city of New Orleans: every agen- !
" doing business in said city, for any insur- |
lnce company not therein located, even |
hOugh several of such companies should be |
represented by one party; every private un-
lerwriter of insurance policies; and every
MEMBER OF company or hrm, and every
,erson not connected with a company or
irn, engaged in business as a policy brok.
II, the sum of two thousand five hundred
lOllars.
Every life and accident insurance COM
,any and agency, two thousand five hun.
lred dollars.
Every insurance inspector twenty-five
lOllars.
Sec. 6. Every incorporated and other
company, and every person not connected
With company: engaged in transporting
money. merchandise, baggage, furniture, or
ther articles by express or transfer, two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec. Z. Each proprietor of book or Job
rinting Office, fifty dollars; and each
proprietor OF an engraving or photographic
printing office, thirty. dollars.
SEC. 8. Every member of firm or COM
AMY, and every person not connected with
firm or company, printing or publishing a
ally newspaper in the city of New Orleans.
be sum OF one hundred dollars.
SEC. 9. The proprietor of a theatre, am-
hitheatre, opera house, or place used for
heatrical amusement, five hundred dollars.
The proprietor Of every transient theatre,
lrcus, mehagerie, or other public exhibi.
ion or Slow. ten dollars for each davis
for ten days or under, and
se dollars per day, for each additional
Az over ten.
The place for holding any such transient
Exhibition shall be destgnated by the Mayor.