New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-31
CITY COUNcIL--oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

Present-MayOr Benz. r. flanueIs III
the chair and Administrators John Cockrem
Umprovements) Alfred Shaw Public Ac-
counts), l.. Z. Delassize (WaterwOrks and
Public Buildings), James Lewis (Police),
f. c.. Remick tCommerce), John S. Wal
ton fFinance). and II. Bonzano ASSESS
ments).
Communication from the Mayor.
MAyoRALTY NEW ORLEANS,
January %, 1872.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
have the honor to report that in com
mittee of the whole, January Is and ~, the
following bills were passed and duly Or
dered promulgated:
J. A. Masicot, Criminal Sheriff for the
parish of Orleans, for maintenance Of pr-
soners and turnkey fees, for December
1871 as per hill approved by the Judge Of
the First District Court, S5OG4 so.
j. A. Masicot, Criminal Sheriff fo- the
parish of Orleans, for costs in sundry cases
for December, 1871, as per bill approved by
the Judge of the First District Court,
$l7I4 40.
N. Trepagnier Clerk Of the First District
Court, for fees and costs in sundry cases III
the month of December, 1871, as per bill
approved by the Judge of the First Dis
trict Court, $l360 -.
S. Belden, Attorney General. for eight
convictions in the month of December.
1871, as per bill approved by the Judge OF
the First District Court, $40.
G. H. Gutenberg, District Attorney. for
seventeen convictions in the month OF De
cember, 1871, as per bill approved by the
Judge of the First District Court, $3.50.
p. Creagh, coroner First Fourth, Filth
and Sixth Districts for inquests, views and
burials during the month OF December,
1871, $l306.
I. j. jackson. coroner Second and Third
Districts. for inquests, views and burlals
during the month of December, 1871, So9o.
j. A. MascOt, Criminal Sheriff, tor fuel,
etc, for the Parish Prison. in the month of
december, 1871. as per bill approved by the
Judge of the First District Court. 500 ~.
BENZ. +. FLANDERS, Mayor.
Received and approved.
Reports from Administrators.
BY Mr.. Delassize:
DEPARTMENT OF WATERwoRKs AND
Public Buildings January 80 1872.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
beg leave respectfully to ask your imme-
date consideration Of the resolution here
with presented-the necessity for action i'll
relation thereto being of u pressing charac-
ter. From my first induction into office to
the present, have urged, in Council and
out. the imperative necessity for the cree
ton of an insane asylum worthy the name,
and have succeeded only SO far as to secure
the passage of an ordinance authorizing the
issuance of bonds for that purpose.
NV present design is to give practical
effect to that ordinance, by taking the first
step toward the erection of an asylum, that
is, the purchase Of a site-measures looking
toward the erection Of a building to imme-
diately follow.
For your information l give the gist of
the various propositions submitted for the
sale to the city of a site for an insane
asylum, promising, that in desiring the ac-
ceptance of that of b. Soulie, do so on the
ground of the cheapness and eligibility of
the property-it being. besides, fully equal
to the wants of the city, should a decision
be made TO locate the various correctional
and charitable institutions thereon.
B. Soulie-TwO arpents front by eighty
arpents deep-torty-five arpents high and
dry land. The property is sufficiently
wooded to allow the cutting of 1000 cords of
wood therefrom Location fronts on Mis-
sissippi river, and is seven squares below
the Ursulines Convent. Price, $4,000 cash.
or ST III II in insane asylum bonds
George L. Bright-The Oakland Park,
containing about eighty acres. Location
at the junction of the various shell roads,
and fronting on the New Canal. Price,
Sl2j. 900: principal to be secured by mort
y
terest at the rate of eight per cent, to be
paid yearly.
John Lynch-The Battle Ground saw
mill property, three arpents front on Mis-
sissippi river by eighty arpents deep: has
improvements said to have cost $4,000.
Price, $4,000, payable $1,000 cash, S2l, $40
in ten annual installments; rate of interest
eight per cent; $3.50 in sixteen annual in
! stallments; rate of interest six and One-half
per cent, in advance. Location, in st. Ber-
nard parish.
C.E. Girardey & Co.-TObaccO warehouse
property; forty squares of ground, divided
into $40 lots. Location this side OF the Con-
vent. Price. about $4,000.
A. Castaing-Two squares, 245 feet front
on Rampant street, by 6Oo feet deep is high
and dry has two large residences thereon,
with the necessary outhOuses; the resi-
dencrs lighted with Barbarin gas location,
nine squares below the Convent; price,
$4,000
j. j. Gutierrez-One square, 300 feet front
on State street, by depth of 51S feet, with
improvements consisting of a house forty
By forty feet and Outhouses; location, in
Burtheville and Bloomingdale, three squares
from St. Charles street price, $4,000.
Spencer Field-One square of ground 3o0
feet by $50 feet; location. on Washington
street, opposite Douglas square; price not
stated.
Voisin & Livaudais-A two story and attic
brick house, containing nineteen rooms, on
five lots, measuring eighty seven feet by l29
feet: location. corner of st. Thomas and
Thaia streets price, $4,000, cash $4,000,
balance at one, two and three years.
l.. T. DELASSIZE, Administrator.
Resolcea, That the Mayor Of the city of
New Orleans be and he is hereby author
lied and instructed to sign and execute, in
behalf of the city, the necessary articles
conveying the right and title thereto of the
tract of land known as the Soulie property,
consisting of a frontage OF two arpents on
the Mississippi river by depth, between
parallel lines, of eighty arpents the sum
and price to he paid in accordance with the
proposition of B. Soulie, ESD, the owner OF
The proDerty-$25. 600 cash, or S21 ~ ~ IN
insane asyl um bonds.
The report was received
Mr.. Delassize moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Mr.. Lewis seconded the motion.
Mr.. Bonzano urged that all the city S in
stitutious should be located together, anc
that the Soulie property was too small 1ol
that purpose.
Mr. Delassize sent up, to be read by the
Secretary, the following letter:
SURGEONS OFFICE
Metropolitan Police District,
New Orleans, January 30, l81l
Hon l. r nelassza Administrator of Naterwork
and PihlIU But ,dings:
SIR-pcrmit me again to call your atten
tion TO the condition of the Insane Asylum
I regret the necessity of speaking to you OF
this subject, knowing that you have done
all in y0ar power to remedy the evil. still
hoping the Council may be induced t" take
some action in the premises. During th'
present cold and wet weather, there have