New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-19
JAMES LEWIS, Administered,
Resolutions and Reports.


JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Resolutions and Reports.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
Resolre9, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby authorized to cancel
tax bill No. 977, for 1870, against Widow
Francois Baconny, the same being for
double assessment on real estate in square
333, sixth assessment district.
Laid over TO be printed.
By Mr.. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
July lS, 1871. 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned, to whom was referred
the petition of property owners for shell
road on State street Sixth District), from
Green street to Benjamin street. to width
of twenty feet, in accordance with the pro-
visions of section twenty-five of the amended
city charter, respectfully submits for the
approval of the Council the accompanying
plan for the same, and the report that the
cost to the property owners Will be
about Observation-Disclosures. $2,SI2
Cost to the city about 2,066
49,
And recommends the adoption of the an
nexed resolution.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
Resolced, That the Administrator of I'm
provements be and he is hereby authorized
and directed TO advertise for proposals for
making a shell road on State street sixth
DISTRICT, from Green to Benjamin streets.
in accordance with petition of property
owners
Laid over to be printed.
BY Mr.. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
July 10, 1871.
| To the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned, TO whom was referred
the petition of property owners tor square
block paving and new banquettes of stone
flags and stone curbing on Customhouse
street, from Rampant TO Dauphine, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section
twenty-five of the city charter, respectfully
submits for the approval of the Council the
accompanying plan and report of estimated
cost of the same. say:
Cltys portion. ............... ."S0,USU
Property owners .....................li ,34o
Total. observation-disclosures. sit, 425
And recommends the adoption of the an
nexed resolution.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator
Resolced That the Administrator of I'M
provements be and he is hereby authorized
to advertise for proposals for making square
block pavement and stone banquettes and
curbing on Customhouse street, from RAM
part to Dauphine streets, in accordance
with petition of property owners.
Laid over to be printed.
BY Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE,
July I8, 1871
To the City Council of New Orleans:
have the honor to report the resignation
of Thomas H. DAILY, Pound keeper, First
District, to take effect from the third In
slant, and the temporary appointment of j.
Deipert to fill the vacancy.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Received and approved.
By Mr.. Remick:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
July 10, 1871.
To the City Council Of New Orleans
have under consideration the petition of
many captains and owners of steamboats,,
complaining that they have not sufficient
wharf room for the discharge of their car
goes during the business season, and asking
that additional facilities be granted them
preparatory to the business Of the coming
season.
recognize the justice of their complaints
and the merits OF their claims.
Additional facilities should be granted to
steamboat interests, but the present condi-
ton of the levee front, embarrassed by
various causes, and in view of the present
condition of the city finances, the problem
for the relief of the steamboat as well as
other commercial interests upon the levee.
is not easy of solution.
In view of the imperative necessity of
putting the levee in better condition for
the fall business by repairing the wharves
and landings, and locating various steam
boat and other interests upon the levee,
respectfully ask that committee of three
be appointed TO take into consideration the
present condition of the levees, and report
at an early day the best method of meeting
the demands of the business public.
+. c. REMICK, Administrator.
The report was adopted, and the Admins
traitors of Commerce, improvements and
Accounts we're named as the committee, in
conjunction with the Mayor.
By Mr.. Remick:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
July l8, 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The petition of P. F. Herwig, special
deputy collector of the customs, asks for
authority to erect on the levee, for the use
of the district customs officers, three small
houses, dimensions twelve feet by fifteen.
and one-story high. | respectfully suggest
that the petition be granted, and offer the
following resolution:
r.. F. C. REMICK, Administrator
RESOLVED, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the Collector of Customs
of the port of New Orleans to erect on the
levee, at locations to be designated by the
Administrator of Commerce, three small
offices for the use of the district customs
officers, the dimensions tn be twelve feet by
fifteen, and one-story high.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Remick:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
July 10, 1871.
To the City Council OF New Orleans:
| return herewith the petition of Hutchin-
son & Wallace, who ask for permission to
erect and operate a steam engine, for the
purpose of ginning cotton, at their prem
ises, on the square bounded by Thalia,
Hunter, Tchoupitoulas and Peters streets.
AS their petition is recommended and
signed by a majority of the residents and
property owners in the immediate neighbor-
hood, l respectfully recommend the pas
sage of the following resolution.
F. c. REMICK. Administrator.
Resolred, That permission is hereby
granted to Hutchinson & Wallace to erect
and operate steam engine, for the pur-
pose of ginning cotton, on their premises,
on the square bounded by ITALIA, Hunter,
Tchoupitoulas and Peters streets; provided,