New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-04

| sidney Harper, clerk, S2UUU per annu1n.
Charles Lewis, clerk, $4,000 per annum.
i w. i. Loan, clerk, $4,000 per annum.
| Fritz Malmros, clerk, $4,000 per annum.
George r. Rockefeller, clerk, $4,000 per an
mum.
| Conrad Shredder, clerk, $4,000 per annum
| John Slemmer clerk, $1,000 per annum.
! Thomas Sheehan, clerk, $1,000 per annum
+. f. Trenchard, clerk, $4,000 per annum
Thomas Vowel, clerk, $4,000 per annum.
| Edward Devezac, clerk, $1,000 per annum
William Kersten, clerk, $1,000 per annum
+. A. Lartigue, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
| A. B. Ringgold, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
A. J. Stockdale, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
". Winter, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
A. H. Ellie, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
Amedee Reggie, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
L. S. Watr0us, clerk, $1,000 per annum.
Isaac Edwards, porter, 5000 per annum.
This list was also laid over to be discussed
in committee of the whole.
Drainage.
The Committee on Drainage handed in
the following report:
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS, I
Mayo, 1871. 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The drainage committee recommend the
commencement of the following named
work by the Mississippi and Mexican Gull
Canal Company, subject to the terms and
conditions of ordinance No. Sl4, Admins
tration series:
/. Cleaning Hagan avenue canal TO a
depth of twelve feet; excavating a tail-race
canal to connect with Orleans street tail
race and widening and deepening Orleans
tail-race through City Park.
2. Excavating Fourteenth street canal
through Metairie Ridge, with protection
levee on upper side.
3. Widening and deepening Marigny
canal, from Bayou st. John to Elysian
Fields street.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS,
Mayor.
JOHN S. WALTON,
Administrator of Finance.
JOHN COCKREM,
Administrator of Improvements.
The ordinance was adopted unanimously
on a call of the yeas and nays.
The Mayor said he would take this oppor-
tunity to state, as a matter of privilege,
that the communication recently published
in the public journals, signed by 1.-THE
president and directors of the Mexican
Gulf Ship Canal Company" was entirely
erroneous throughout, so far as the state
ments affecting himself were concerned
He never approved of their bill; never said
it was "a good bill; :" never drew up or
recommended the passage of any bill con-
nected with drainage through the last Legis-
latura, and never recommended the giving
of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
or any other sum to the Ship Island Canal
Company.
Mr. Lewis inquired what had become of
the numerously signed remonstrance against
the drainage ordinance. introduced into
the Council last week, and why it had not
been published in the proceedings.
The Secretary explained that it had never
reached his hands.
Mr.. Walton said he thought he could tell
what had become of it.
Contracts.
By Mr. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
Maya, 1871. 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully submits the
following bids received in answer to the adj
vertisement inviting proposals for furnish
ing oyster and bank shells"
M. Condran offers to deliver five thousand
barrels of oyster shells at twenty-four (24)
cents per barrel
William Henry bids for furnishing five
thousand barrels bank shells, torty-five
(45) cents per barrel.
These bids being considered reasonable it
that the accompanying reso-
luton be adopted, adjudicating the contracts
to and accepting the securities offered by
said NJ. Condran and William Henry.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
ReSolped, That the proposal of NJ Con
dram for the delivery of five thousand bar
rels of oyster shells, at the rate of
cents per barrel, and offering
William Henry as security in the sum of
five hundred dollars; and the proposal of
William Henry for furnishing five thousand
barrels of bank shells, at the rate of forty
i've cents per barrel, and offering w. Wat
Divine as security in the sum of five hun
dred dollars, be and the same are hereby
accepted, and the Mayor authorized to enter
INTO contract on behalf of the city, per
1otarial acts before the City Notary, for
The faithful performance of the said con-
tracts.
Mr.. Bonzano asked if these securities
we're of much account!
The Mayor said no; but as the shells
would not be paid for unless delivered it
lid not much matter.
The resolution was adopted
BY Mr.. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
May l, 1871.
70 the City Coancil of New Orleans
The undersigned respectfully submits the
ollowing bid, received in answer to the adj
Tertisement inviting proposals for con-
all unmade banquettes on the
northeast side OF Felicity road, from Frank
in tn Mo- Ito or ~
Nicholas Cornell bids 50 50 per run
hing foot.
And his bid being reasonable it is recon-
nended that the accompanying resolution
De adopted, adjudicating the contract to,
md accepting the security offered by said
Connell
JOHN COCKREM, Administrators.
Resolred, That the proposal of Nicholas |
Jonnell for making brick banquettes ON the |
northeast side of Felicity road, between |
franklin and Magnolia streets, at two dol |
ars and fifty cents per running foot, COM |
,lete, and offering Christopher Cornell as |
ecurity in the sum of twenty-five hundred |
dollars, be, and the same is hereby &C |
epted, and the Mayor authorized to enter !
nto contract on behalf of the city, per |
Iotarial act before the City Notary, for the |
aithful performance Of said contract.
Adopted.
Appropriations, Etc.
By Mr.. Shaw:
IN ordinance appropriating money to de- |
fray the expenditures of the Department !
of Waterworks and Public Buildings, for |
the month of April, 1871.
BE it ordained, That the following sums, |
II so much thereof as may be necessary, are
ereby appropriated to defray the expendi- |
ures OF the Department of WaterwOrks |
nd Public Buildings for the month of /