New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-26
REGULAR 0IEETING.

The Council met in regular session at
noon.
In the absence Of Mayor Flanders, Ad-
ministrator John S. Walton (Financel,
Mayor ad interim, presided, and there
were present Administrators John Cock
rem Qmprovements), Alfred Shaw Public
Accounts), L. T. Delassize (Waterworks
and Public Buildings, James Lewis tPo-
lice), F. c. Remick (Commercej, and H.
BonzanO lAssessments).
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Department Reports.
By Mr.. Delassize:
DEPARTMENT or WArERwoRKa AND
Public Buildings, June Is 1917.
To the City Council Of New orleans;
An advertisement for proposals to furnish
fresh beef to Insane Asylum and Home of
Aged and Infrm, called forth the following
bids:
p. Bennett bid six and seven-eighths cents
per pound, payable iu cash monthly.
L. Bartel bid seven and nine-tenths cents
per pound, payable in cash monthly.
l.. Ruch bid seven cents per pound.
The bid Of L. Ruch being the lowest no
conditions being attached thereto, it was
accepted.
would respectfully ask the passage of
the accompanying resolution.
L. I. DELASSIZE, Administrator.
Resolred, That the adjudication by the
Administrator of Waterworks and Public
Buildings, Of contract for supplying the
inmates of the Insane Asylum and Home
of Aged and Infirm with fresh beef, unto
Louis Ruch, for the price and sum of seven
cents per pound. with Hugh Cassidy as Sc
Fbsu 81 10 nd 81.
is hereby approved, the security accepted,
and the Mayor authorized to sign and exc
cute, on behalf of the city, the necessary
contract before the City Notary to carry the
same into effect.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Walton
DEPARTNENT OF FINANCE,
June 25, 1872. 5
TO the City Council Of New Orleans
/ have received communication from
Mr. Robert j. Harp, agent of the trustees Of
the New Orleans Methodist Depository, No.
ll2 Camp street, calling my attention to a
seizure by the Sheriff Of the aforesaid prop
erty for city taxes and claiming exemption
by virtue of act No. GA of the Legislature of
Louisiana, approved March 81, 1870, which
releases them from all past and future tax
alton, except for such taxes as may have
been already paid.
recommend the adoption of the accom-
panying resolution.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator
ResolUed, That the City Attorney is hereby
authorized to cancel the judgments against
the property belonging TO the trustees of
the New Orleans Methodist Depository, No.
Il2 Camp street, and that the Administra-
tor of Public Accounts is authorized to
Withdraw from the Administrator Of Fl
nance all tax bills in his hands against said
property, the same being exempt from taxa
tion by act Of the Legislature No. g. APP
proved March 81, 1871.
Postponed for further consideration.
BY Mr.. Walton:
DEPARTMENT OF FrSANOE |
June Is, 1872. |
To the City Council of New Orleans:
1 have appointed Mr. w. c. Chadwick |
special tax clerk on back taxes, at a salary
of 500 per month, and respectfully ask his
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
Received and approved.
BY Mr.. COckrem:
DEPARTMENT or IMPROVEMENTS,
June 20, 1872. :
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully submits the
following bids received in answer 20 the
advertisement for "illing Canal street ca
nall"
Louisiana Portable Railway Company
bids eighty-three cents in improvement
bonds.
John Rooney bids 81 O81B.
John Bietry bids 81 TO-
Nicholas Cornell bids 81 1873.
William Cullinan bids 81 Is.
And the bid of the Louisiana Portable
Railway Company at eighty-three cents per
cubic yard, in improvement bonds at par,
being the lowest, it is recommended that
f,a oIn
adiudicating the contract to and accepting
the securities offered by said company.
JOHN C0CKREM, Administrator
ResolUed, That the proposal of the Louis
lana Portable Railway Company for filling
Canal street canal, from Claiborne to st.
Patrick streets, in accordance with specitica-
tons on file in the Office of the City Sur
vey0r, at eighty-three cents per cubic yard,
payable in street Improvement bonds at
par and offering Richard Milliken and Ed
ward A. Tyler as securities in the sum of
$4,000 be and the same is hereby accepted,
and the Mayor authorized to enter into con-
tract on behalf Of the city, per notarial act
before the City Notary, for the faithful per-
Torrance of the said contract.
ResOtred, further, That permission be and
is hereby given the Louisiana Portable
Railway Company to use such portable
tramways and cars as may be found neces-
sary to carry out the work provided for in
said contract, said tramwavs to be laid in
such manner as not to interfere with public
traffic, and TO the satisfaction of the Admin
istrator Of improvements
Mr.. Lewis moved that all the bids be re-
iected, on the ground that the Administra-
tor Of improvements had last week re
ported against bid Of Lightweight and
three-quarters cents because he thought the
work could not be done at that price, and
now proposed to accept bid Of eighty
three cents.
The bid was accepted by the following
vote:
Yeas-C oclrem, Shaw, Remiek, Walton,
Bonzano-5
Nays-Delassize, Lewis-2.
Financial Business and Business Of the
Department of Public Accounts.
BY Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named
Be it ordained, That the following apprO-
priations be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator Of Finance in
payment of the same:
BUREAU OF STREETS.
L. Lambert, paving tools. ......... sos 90
j. Root, ballast ................... 1902 90
j. Root, lumber. .................. $50 90
j. Root, lake shells. .............. 1850 40
M. Condram, oyster shells........ l42 60
nj. Condram, brick debris. .....-.. l35 90
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