New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-26

| thOrlZed to draw a warrant on tNo A0mlnlS-
| traitor of Finance in favor OF Henry Samory
| for eight hundred and sixty-five dollars and
| ttty-nine cents, being the amount paid into
| the city treasury OF the purchase money
paid By said Samory to the Sheriff, for
| property sold under a Judgment for taxes IN
suit No 1904 of the Fourth District Court
of New Orleans entitled City If New Orleans
VS.. Nicholas Longworth. less the proportion
of taxes due upon the property purchased
| by Samory at said sale.
Read twice and laid over.
| Petitions.
A recommendation Of Albert S. Blanchard
tor Deputy Surveyor was referred to the
! Administrator of improvements
A petition of Amaryil;s Laura De.a-
bgarre. relative 20 batt,ire claim, was re-
ferred to the Mayor.
| A petition for abatement OF Il flying horse
nuisance was referred 20 the Administrator
of Police.
| A petition f,- a steam ferry in th. Sixth
District. between Upperline and State
streets. to connect with Chattanooga Raj
| road wharf was referred 20 the Adinin;stIi-
tor of Commerce. ad interim, as was also a
petition Of Mo.fet & Brown to erect i steam
| engine.
A petition o: H. NJ. Hewlett Coz a concert
| saloon license wa. referred to the Mayor.
A petition Of William Patterson for II
| seven-tllirtv certificate was referred 20 the
| administrator o. Accounts.
Permission was granted TO The Louisiana
| Cotton Seed Oh Company to erect al OH
| factory on the usual conditions,
Tax petitions OF Joseph Jones. First Pres
byterian Church and S. Esnard Were referred
| to the Administrator OF Finance.
Tax petitions OF Z. Ferret. Towboat Com
pany and Dr. +. II. DENIM. were referred to
the Department of Assessment.
Drainage o! the second District.
The following communication. from the
Commissioners of the Second Drainage Dis
trict was ordered - be printed and referred
to the Administrators Of Finance:
Bo,KD or CoMMI-. ~ ~.
OF .ie Second Draining District.
O,liCe No 10 Caronde!et street
New OrleaAs January .. 1871.
TO the CITY Council of New Orleans,
The enclosed statement (A) shows an out
side estimate of cost of completing the
drcdsc boat at Metairie Ridge, OF putting
the second draining wheel III position, etc,
and the monthly expense fer running tho
same. with the probable time Tor the com
pletiOn of the work.
After the dredge boat is completed, about
two months will be required to exca'ate the
canal through the ridge.
The statement shows about tie amount
| which will be required for the completion of
| the works. payable monthly. on the approved
| bills as presented in due course OF collection.
MOSES EASTMAN. Pre>i lent.
Estinat. for finishing dredge boa. at
Metairc Ridge. and putin. in place and
| in running order wheel No. OF draining
| machine on Fourteenth street. neav Car
rollton avenue:
DRAIS:~.: MACHINE.
Foundation for boilers. s2.J'p
| Engi,,r TO hc secured 800
| Copper work and sheet iron work.. 100
| Shai tn cover boilers 800
| ec.''O
| 3t!.DGE BOAT.
| F;niShin. ,lrrdgc boat. wood WORK
ANA re-'aui KING. ......... LOW
! Iron work and machinery. ........... LOO
| Total. ........... S'."o'
| Monthly expenses IL running draining
! machine. ................ SooV
boat .......... LOU
| Our average collections now will be.
say per month. Observation-Disclosures. 500
! 1t will take about sixty days to complete
| the draining machine and dreLge boat.
| The monthly collections will pay the
! current monthly expenses of running drain
! ing machine No. anti! machine No. = is
| completed.
MOSES EASTMAN, President.
New Orleans. January %, 1871.
! List of debts OWN. By the Board Of Com
| missiofrrs OF the Second Dva:n:n. District.
January 3. lS'l:
I" John Clark. f., draining whee!
- No. -..:...<.... "....'.. :'''o' w
| To J. l.. GubeIn:for. t"c lumber
and wool. ................ Los o.
! To Geddes. Shakespeare & TO-. tor
castings. l,?3 s.
| To John Davidson. for two yeas
rent of Office. Observation-Disclosures. l.lio W
| To Bridge Il Son. for cement an!
lime. co. A
! To Focer i Co., for hardware. ssl 81
| To Kearny. Blois i Co.. for oil. - 81
| To w. W. Care 4 Co.. for
lumber. ISL :!
For interest on above bills at eli sht
per cent from July |. 1862 to
avoid suits. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. i.3So %
Total. .Sla.ss6 81
MOSES EASTMAN. President.
New Orleans. january %. 1871.
OFYI.E COMMISSIONERS OF raH SsC3So }
Draining District.
New Orleans. January Is. 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans
In accordance with an act of the LegiSla-
ture. approved March Is. 1853. the Board Of
Commissioners of the Second Draining Dis
sideration and information OF your honor
able body this their annual report of their
operations for the year 1870:
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January l. 1870, az
rendered to Council. Sll3b -
Received for drainage in January. -.
February, March and April, 1870.
as per memorandum III office 1.-THE
cash book being in hands of Ship
Island Canal Company. ......... 41-3 81
Received tor drainage and interest
thereon from May to December.
1870 inclusive. ...................3 1926 80
Total. $9l62 Is
rAID OUT.
For lliO barrels coal to run drain
ing machine on CarrolIton avenuesl!73 50
Paid engineer running draining ma
chine for year 1870. .............. 1900 90
Paid second engineer and watch
man for year 1870. GOO 90
Paid Waterman on dredge boat for
year 1870, 400 90