New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-27

cents per barrel; Young 4 Co. sixty an
three-Iuarter cents per barrel; f. Marane1
sixty cents per barrel; John H. Irwin, fifty
five cents per barrel. And the bid of job
II. Irwin being the lowest, it is recon
mended that the accompanying resolution
be adopted, adjudicating the contract t
and accepting the security offered BY sal
Irwin. JOHN COCkREN,
Administrator.
Resolred, That the proposal Of John Fl
Irwin, for furnishing fifty thousand barrel
of bank shells, at fifty five cents per barrel
and offering security in the sum Of tel
thousand dollars, acceptable to the Mayo
and Administrator of Improvements. b
and the same is hereby accepted, and thu
Mayor authorized to enter into contract OF
behalf of the city, per notarial act before
the City Notary, for the faithful perform
ance Of said contract.
In answer to the Mayor, Mr.. Cockren
said these shells were to be paid for in i'm
prOvement bonds, at seventy five cents OF
the dollar. The cash price paid for thu
shells recently ordered from Mr.. Morgan
was thirty-six and half cents at the basin
These shells were to be delivered on thu
levee, which would cost ten cents more
making the price about equal to forty-foul
cents cash.
Adopted. Mr. Walton voting no.
BY Mr. BOnzanO:
Res0lred, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby authorized to reduce
| the assessment on capital for the year 1876
against E. j. Gay & Co., in square No. III
fifth assessment district, from fifty thousand
dollars to thirty thousand dollars, that
| being the full amount of their capital as
now declared by them, and claimed under
| oath to have been declared to the assessor
within the period prescribed by law for re-
| monstrances to the tax rolls
Laid over to be printed.
BY Mr.. BOnzanO:
DEPARTMENT or ASSESSMENTS I
December ~. 1911
To the City Council of New Orleans
l respectfully ask the Council to approve
the following payments made for extra
services rendered in the Department OF AS
sessments, to wit:
+. +. McNeill, for the month of Novem-
Der, 1870, 800.
October and November, 1871, 500 per
month.
H. BONZANO, Administrator.
Received and approved.
Petitions. Etc.
The Mayor laid before the. Council COM
munication from the veterans of the battle
of New Orleans asking an appropriation
for their annual dinner in celebration of
"Our great American victory
An appropriation of $500 was passed,
Mr.. Walton voting no. not because he did
not appreciate the services of these gentle
men, but because he cid not think the
Council had the right to give away the
public money for charitable or similar
purposes.
Mr.. Bonzano said he voted yes because
had it not been for the service of these pa
triotic men the city of New Orleans would
possibly have had no existence today.
A proposition of John B. Fitch and John
Rooney & Co.. to clean the streets for
S2l5.OOO year, was introduced by Mr..
Walton, and referred to the Administrator
of Improvements.
A petition of Sisters of the Good Shep-
herd. with regard to the City WOrkhouse,
was introduced by Mr.. Shaw. and referred
to the Administrator Of Police.
petition of o. Hopkins, agent, to sell
land to the city for an insane ASYLUM, was
referred to the Administrator of Public
A petition of Lewis johnson, for the re-
moval Of foundry, was referred to the |
of Commerce.
A communication on the subject Of the |
Fifth District school was referred to the |
Administrator of Public Buildings
A petition of T. Pritchard. for recompense
'or property used by the city in making
drainage canal, was referred to the Admin
strator of improvements.
A petition Of poultry and egg dealers in
he French market, for the restriction of
he sale of such commodities near the mar
,et, was referred to the Administrator of
Commerce.
petition Of Frank Studlein, to erect
team engine on Union street, was referred
0 the Administrator of Commerce
Petitions for the opening of Ftenchmen
Illustrator Of Improvements.
miscellaneous Business.
By Mr.. Walton:
DEPARTMENT op FI,T,GCR) |
December 20 I5.I. |
0 the City Council of New Orleans
The petition of II. Wenger. referred to
e at the last session of the Council. asks
> to refund to him the taxes paid in error
4 another persons property.
The bill having been once paid, do not I
,e how 1t can be revived in our hands, ami
J the payment was made after he had paid
IS own taxes, there was not the least ne
,ssity for it.
He can collect the amount from the per 1
N who owes it, and l therefore recommend
lat his petition be not granted.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
Adopted
by Mr.. Remck:
Resolred, That the Administrator of
'a,erworks and Public Buildings he and 7
hereby authorized aud directed to
1t the engmehouses in complete good \
der, as contemplated by the ordinance r
ION which the fire contract is based.
discussion followed the in {
Oduction of this resolution. F
Mr.. Shaw urged that survey and spaci- ?
ations should first be prepared To v
ter upon an extensive system of repairs
this manner was to walk straight into \
In reply to Mr.. Delassize, Mr. Shaw said
intended nothing personal to any Ad-
by this remark, which was SIM =
= intended to have a general application.
Mr.. Remick remarked that had he been
lministrator of Public Buildings he
ould not have thought it necessary to Il
bmit this matter to the Council at all, but N
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