New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-10

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by the increase in number, the enlargement
and arrangement Of the distributing pipes.
We beg leave to refer you to the report
furnished to your honorable body BY Mr.
McCan, in which we fully concur. He says
in his report: Thus it appears that we have
pumping machinery in perfect working or
der abundantly capable Of supplying more
than four times the quantity of water now
used. II It is desired to increase
the quantity of water daily supplied to the
city, no other pumping machinery will be
neeessary.fOr many years, as we have only
to work up our present machinery to its full
capacity"
But if additional pumping machinery
were necessary, we would protest against it
being constructed out of the State until the
mechanics of this city had an opportunity
of estimating on the same. In this case
they had not, as the specifications for esti-
mates were so drawn up as to eftectuatfy
exclude all competition except by those who
possessed information not accessible to us.
As citizens familiar with the subject. we
earnestly pray that this heavy and entirely
unnecessary expense may not be inflicted
upon this already oYerburdened commu-
nifty.
Leeds g. Co., w j. J. Armstrong,
John Clark, Shakespeare, Smith &
W. H. Reynolds, Co.,
W. j. GOlding, Lewis johnson,
1bDLGD ALbuUhY 0duACA ~ ~
Lagan g. MaeKison, Edwards,
d. G. Mclean.
The specifications were as under:
Proposals will be received by the under
signed until Monday, July 1872, at II NJ,
for the construction and erection Of ma
ehinery, etc., for waterwOr&s, improve
ments and extension, to be erected on the
square of ground in front of the present
machinery, viz:
Two overhead beam cOndensing engines,
arranged to work together or separately,
with variable cutoff valves, so constructed
as to perform the highest duty known of
engines the capacity 20 be of from 100000
to 2S,000000 gallons of water in twenty-fOur
hours, lifted 100 feet high; the pumps to be
of the bucket and plunger principle, with
cylinder boilers, dOubled-hued, fOrty-t#o
inches diameter, of sufficient power to work
the engines up to full capacity; furnace
arranged to work with the smallest amount
of fuel to make steam when the engines are
at their highest or lowest duty F.; a brick
chimney of capacity for all the boilers, not
less than seventy-six feet in height; all the
pipes and valves to connect pumps with
the river the pumps to be connected with
a stand-pipe or air vessel, to have three
discharge openings, two of twenty four
| inches, and one of thirty inches, withyalyes
for each.
Buildings for the engines and boilers, all
of sufficient size, to be of brick GOV cred
with SLATE, all of good material and style
of architecture, foundations to be all OF
best haRd brick laid in cement; dwelling
for the engineer, and Office, to be of brick,
covered with slate; the square of ground to
be inclOsed with a brick wall, eight feet
high, with the necessary gates and doors.
For further particulars, see specifications
! on file in the Office of the Administrator of
Waterworks and Public Buildings.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
The city reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
All parties making proposals for this
contract are required to deposit with the
Administrator of Finance, as evidence of
| their intention to abide by the adjudication,
the amount of $1,000 in cash, which shall be
forfeited to the city in case of failure to
sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contracts are not
| awarded shall have their deposits returned
to them on the day adjudications are made
No bid will e-enteFtained unless the GER
| ti6eate of the Administrator Of Finance is
! inelosed Herewith to the effect that the re-
quired cash deposit has been made.
Proposals to be Endorsed proposals for
| Water machinery" etc.
l.. T.. DELASSLZE, Administrator.
General Business.
[Mr. Lewis in the chair.l
The ordinance with regard to bond
money, introduced by the Administrator of
Police and passed two meetings ago, was
called up on reconsideration and ION mo-
ton of Mr.. Remick, the fifth section was
amended to read as follows:
| SEC. S. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
as contemplated by sections one and two of
! act No. I29 of 1868, whenever sentence may
| be passed upon any one charged with an Of
| Tense against the ordinances of the city Of
| New Orleans by any recorder thereof, it
| shall not be lawful fer such recorder to re-
init any portion of the fine or imprisonment
imposed, nor to alter or amend the sentence,
| Judgment or order whereby such fine or i'm
prisonment shall have been adiudged, IN
less upon the approval of the Mayor Of the
city of New Orleans and majority of the
| Council thereof. And It shall be the duty
of the several recorders of this city to
specify in the commitments made by them
! to prison of any offender against city or
| dinanees, whether the same is in default Of
the payment Of fine, as required by act
No. 1919 of 1868, and any recorder of the
city of New Orleans who shall neglect to
specify in the order of commitment when
the same is made IN default or the payment
of a fine, it shall be the duty of the Admin
istrator of Police to prefer charges against
the recorder so offending, and present the
same for the action of the City Council
Thus amended, the ordinance was unani-
mOusly adopted.
Mr.. Cockrem called up the ordinance for
appropriation of property contiguous to the
new park.
Laid over until the next meeting
Petitions, Etc.
petition Of Recorder Campbell for pay
ment of attorneys fee was referre to the
Administrator of Public Accounts
Assessment petitions of G. Stoll, James
Regain, Duvian s. Rieard and First Presby-
terrain Church, were referred to the Admin
istrator Of Assessments.
A petition. for the opening of CarrolltOn
avenue was referred to the Administrator of
of Improvements.
petition of r. H. Benners 81 Co. to run
small steam engine at No, Sc Camp street.
was referred to the Administrator of Com
.merce.
A similar petition Of John C. Weems had
the same reference.
! A complaint OF the banquette on Poydras
street was referred to the Administr atoir of
Improvements.
A wharf petition of Bofnger & Pegram
was referred to the Mayor and Administra-
tor Of Commerce.
A protest of w. Van Benthuysen and
others, against the granting of a right of
way for railroad on Eighth street, was re-
ferred to the Administrator of Commerce.