New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-13

October |, to advertising sale OF max
ket revenues, two advertisements. 70
November /. to advertising sale of mar
ket revenues. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Total $3.50
The annie Embellishments. june I and
October l were: First, for the sale OF mar
kets in bulk toG 1872 and for the usual ad-
vertisement. Second, for the "AlgieEg mar
ket" and the usual advertisement.
Adopted
BY Mr.. SHAW:
Resolced, That wharf bonds be issued 70
the following named contractor for recon-
structing, repairing and extending wharves:
Michael Garvin. Tor work on third and
fourth sections. on account, $l7,177 ~.
Adopted.
Mr.. Walton in she chair.]
By Mr.. Cockren:
DEPARTMENT. or IMPROVEMENTS,
November u, 1872. !
To the City Council of New Orleans
The petition of Messrs. Queyrouze & Bots,
Draying for damages for Gus cubic yards OF
earth, at 81 per cubic yard, their property,
taken by the city Of New Orleans from the
square bounded by Live Oak, st. John,
White and Dupre streets. IS herewith re-
spectflIIy returned, with favorable report
anu Recommendation 1o1 LA4O pRopSVSS "a W.
accompanying resolution.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
Res0ired, That the Administrator of Fl
nance be and he is hereby directed to issue
to L. Quevrouze and G. Bots certificates
for new consolidated gold bonds. general
series, in the sum of S608, being Tor earth
taken by the city from their square, bound
ed by Live Oak, St. John, White and Dupre
streets, in the opening Of Dupre street.
Passed two readings.
General Business
Mr. Lewis laid before the Council the fol-
lowing communication:
RECORDERS corF 2or E5fs7 P 3 78Is
Hon James Lewis, Administrator of Police:
have the honor to inform YOU Of the 'ap-
pOintment, on the first instant, of John b.
James as chief clerk Of the First District
Recorders court: vice c. S. Randall, re-
signed. Z. Z. HOC CLIFTON,
Recorder Of the First District.
Received and ordered printed.
The ordinance providing for the removal
of dead animals by Stern's Fertilizing Com
pany, amended and printed last week, was
called up.
A substitute 20 section four, offered by
Mr. Bonzano, providing that the ordinance
should be revocable at the pleasure Of the
Council, was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the ordinance,
as further amended, was laid over.
By Mr. Lewis:
ReS0lred, That the Administrator of P0-
lice be and he is hereby authorized to read
vertise for sealed proposals for lighting,
extinguiBhing, cleaning and keeping in re-
pair, etc, the lanterns, lamps. etc, IN those
portions of the city of New Orleans lighted
with oil, for a term of two years, in accord
ance with specifications on file in the De
partment of Police.
Adopted, with the understanding that the
bids were to be on a cash basis.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance, laid
over some time ago, for the payment Of the
school teachers vacation salaries of G. L.
Hall and Widow James B. Thornton.
Adopted, Mr.. Remick and Mr.. Walton
voting nay.
Mr.. Bonzano presented petition as fol-
lows:
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully represents
or petitions your honorable body to lease to
himself and associates, for the period of ten
wears, the square of ground bounded by
New Levee Orange, Water and Richard
streets, with the right TO use the said prop
erty with the squares OF ground or such
portions thereof next above fronting on
Water, between Richard and Market streets.
and between Market and st. James streets,
and the batture IN front of the said three
squares for the special accommodation and
convenience OF all the transatlantic steam
ships that may hereafter visit this port
direct from any European port or ports, or
as MANY Of such as can be accommodated
thereaH.
Your petitioner respectfully represents
that owing largely 20 the heavy port
charges and the failure TO secure satisfac-
tory and convenient moOring accommodate
ton, of easy access 20 the great railway de-
pots, now permanentlysestabli on our
water front. this important branch OF our
foreign tonnage might be greatly increased
and the commerce of New Orleans by steam
ships intellectually promoted.
That the condition of your lease 20 him
self and associates Of the aforesaid square
of ground, 70 be on the following basis,
TO wit;
I. That fhe Iessees will bind them.
selves, within twelve months from and
after the passage of the necessary Ordi
nance, TO construct suitable fre-prOof ware.
houses for the accommodation of merCh8n-
disc generally. and particularly of such as
may require storage from the TRANSATLANTIC
steamships coming to this port from any
European port direct, and as may make
their moOring at the landing or landings
established BY virtue of this lease in front
of the foregoing described ground or prop
erty.
2. That the lessees shall erect in front
Of che two or three aforesaid squares OF
ground all the necessary wharyes, under
tho supervision OF the City Surveyor, and
maintain them in good repair during the
entire period OF the lease; provided, that
for the cost thereof. the city of New Or
leans will allow the iesseeS an annual inter.
est of seven per cent per annum on the
amount expended for the construction and
repair Of such whaTves; and provided Iur-
Their, that the said principal and interest
shall be reimbursed to the said lessees out
of the wharfage TO be paid by the steam
ships that shall or may make the said wharf
or wharves their landing or their mOOTing!
3. That the lessees shall keep an account
Of all the wharfage SO collected by them.
make monthly reports thereof to the City
Council Of New Orleans, and so soon as the
collections Of the wharfage shall have re
imburged the lessees for the cost of con.
stI dcting the necessary wharves. and re.
pairs thereof, that then all wharfage dues
shall be collected by the city. :,
4, That at the expiration of the zen years
the property leased, together with or what.
ever improvements thereon erected and
wharves, to revert back to the city of New
Orleans without cost.
foregoing, your petitioners or lessees to
have the sole and exclusive control of the
said landings, and that, by virtue Of the
proposed lease, your honorable body will