New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-06


By Mr.. COckrem:
An ordinance to amend ordinance No. 69l,
Administration series providing for the
issue of bonds for the extension of the
wharves), by increasing the amount of
bonds and providing for the issue Of
certificates.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained, That ordi-
nance No. 691, Administration series, be and
the same il hereby amended 20 az to author
ize and require the issue of bonds to the
extent of $565, OoO, subject to the limits and
conditions prescribed in ordinances No. 478
and 69i, Administration series.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained, That the
Administrator of Public Accounts is hereby
authorized to issue certificates of indebted
ness to wharf contractors, not to exceed the
increased issue of bonds, said certificates to
be taken up whenever the bonds author
lied by section one of this ordinance are
ready for issue.
Read twice and laid over.
Drainage efthe City.
Mr.. Walton said he had an ordinance with
reference to the drainage Of the city which
he intended to offer moro by way of amend
ment to than substitute for the ordinance
which would be offered by Mr.. Shaw. He
WOUAO mcECly OuCE INV w V0 PAAAsON ~
the proceedings. 1t was a. follows:
An ordinance to provide for the more eff
Gent drainage of the city Of New Orleans
and environs, and to enter into contract
with the Mississippi and Lake Borgne
Canal Company.
WHEREAS, The proper and efficient drain
age of the city of New Orleans, 10 paramount
to the sanitary and commercial interests of
the city; and
Whereas, BY the provisions Of act No. 30
of the session of 1871 of the Legislature Of
Louisiana, it is made mandatory upon the
Council Of the city of New Orleans, to pro-
vide, on the part Of the city for an extern
sive drainage, to lay out the lines, and fix
the location and dimensions of certain can
ais and levees, and in various ways to recog-
nize the claims and accounts Of, and to make
settlements with the Mississippi and Lake
B0rgne Canal Company in performing the
excavation of such canals, and the building
of levees; and @
Whereas, Such drainage can only be
effectually accomplished by the adoption OF
q comprehensive system, which shall cover
the entire area included within the lines
formed by the Mississippi river, Lake Pont-
chartrain and protection levees to be con-
structed from the river to the lake above
and below the city, and which shall cOntem-
plate the eventual redemption Of the entire
territory within those lines from the swamp,
of which it is now largely composed; and
Whereas, The aforesaid company is now
prepared to Immediately undertake the
work; therefore. e MS 49,.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of
New Orleans, That the Mayor OF the city
be empowered to contract with said COM
pany for the excavations and embank-
ments necessary to accomplish the afOre-
said work, as . whole, under the direction
and supervision Of the City Surveyor; stipu-
lating that it shall begin its operations at
such places and continue them in such direc-
tions as the Council may direct.
2. The canal work to be measured and
! certified monthly; the levee work also to be
measured and certified monthly so far as
the same shall have been shaped and COM
pleted and sufficiently dried for the pas
sage thereon OF vehicles, it being the inten-
| ton hereof that the levees shall have the full
dimensiOns required after being dried and
ready for use; and all payments shall be
based upon measurements made of them in
| that condition.
3. Tho earth removed from the canals,
and not required for levees, shall be the
property Of the city, and disposed Of as the
| city may deem proper.
4. The city shall proceed to take charge
Of the drainage works ana properties trans
ferred to and vested in it by the act Of the
Legislature, and proceed to realize the as
sets and collect the revenues, for payment
of the work provided for in this contract.
5. The city will issue warrants for the
payment of the werk, as required by the
act OF the Legislature, and IN case OF the
non-realizati0n or non-cOllecti0A Of assets
the same to bear eight per cent par snnuM
interest; the said warrants to be Issued WITH
the understanding, to be inscribed therein
Or indor.ed thereon, that they shall not be
enforceable by suit and Judgment, but # mol
paid within ooe year ont Of the proceeds u
To drainage tax a1d assets, they ahall'b(
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