New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-31
NEW oRIEANs REPUBLICAN, TrE II


time the Council to visit the spot.
BY Mr.. COckrem:
Resolrcd, That article two of ordinance
No. 968 be so amended as to read, "ine
width of the track OF said tramway shall
not exceed three feet; and resolved further,
that the remainder Of said article be anu
the same is hereby repealed.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. COckrem:
An ordinance creating the fourth drainage
section. and establishing the limits and
location OF the lower line protection levee
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the Council
| Of the city OF New Orleans. That in addi-
| ton to the several drainage districts, par
| ticularly described in an act of the Legisla-
| ture to provide "fOr leveeing, draining and
retaining swamp lands in certain portions
| of the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson,
approved March 49, 1853, there shall be, and
| ia hereby. constituted fourth district. or
| section to be comprised within the following
| described limits, or boundaries, viz: Com
| mencing on the left bank OF the river Mis-
| sssippi, at the point OF intersection with
Lafayette avenue, thence continuing down
the said river to the point OF intersection
| with Fishermen's canal; thence running
| back from the said river distance OF 99OO
| feet or Whereabouts. to bayou Bienvenu and
| Florida walk: thence continuing along
Florida walk for distance OF 1924 feet,
| or thereab0utS, as to connect through Il
curved line of 1888 feet additional with La
| fayette and Peoples avenues, at a point dis
tant from the Mississippi river OF $500 feet
or thereaoouts, and thence along Lafayette
| avenue to the place of beginning.
| SEC. ,. Be it further ordained, That the
| lower line protection levee, to connect the
Mississippi river with Lake Ponchartrain, is
established as follows: Commencing on the
| a of
! lower limit of the fourth drainage section,
thence back from said river to the intersec-
| ton of Bayou Bienvenu and Florida walk,
| a distance of 5000 feet, or whereabouts;
thence on the rear line of said section along
Florida walk to Lafayette and Peoples
avenues distance of 1914 feet, or there
abOuts: thence along Peoples avenue to the
intersection with Mexico street, a distance
of Is, I3i feet, or thereabouts thence with
II rthwest bearing for distence OF 3ioO feet,
| or whereabouts. to the intersection OF wash
| inytOn avenue and the lake shore pr0tec-
| ton levee.
| SEC. g. BE it further ordained. That this
ordinance shall take effect from and after
| its passage.
Laid over to be printed.
BY Mr.. Remick:
| DEPARTMENT COMMERCE.
| January 80, 1877.
|
The petition of the Pelican Steam Fire
Engine Company No l, of Algiers in the
| Fifth District of New Orleans asks for an
| appropriation sufficient to pay the expense
| bills for the year 1871, amounting to the
sum of $1,000. | respectfully offer the fol
| lowing resolution.
&c. REMICK. Administrator.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans. That the sum OF $lOOO. or
SO much thereof as may he necessary. Is
hereby appropriated to detray the expendl-
| lures of the Pelican Steam Fire Company No.
| l. OF Alciers, for the year 1871 the vouchers
for the same to be submitted to the hOnora-
| BILE Administrator of Public Accounts, who
will draw his warrants on the honorable
| Administrator OF Finance in payment OF
| the same.
Tie report was adopted and the resoll-
ton was read twice and laid over.
By Mr.. Remick
DKPARrxR1r OF CoMnRECs,}
January 30, 1872
| To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The petition of the Brooklyn Fire Engine
Company No. ,, of Algiers, in the Fifth Dis
| trict of New Orleans. asks tor an appr"prla-
ton sufficient to detray the expense bills
for the year 1871. amounting 20 the sum of
$500.
| respectfully offer the annexed ordinance.
+. c. REMICk, Administrator.
Be it ordained bv the Council of the city
of New Orleans. That the sum of $500. or
so much thereof as may be necessary. Is
hereby appropriated to defray the expenses
of the Brooklyn Fire Engine Company No.
, of Algiers, in the Fifth District of the
city Of Orleans. for the year 1871, the
vouchers for the same to be submitted to
the honorable Administrator OF Public Ac-
counts, who will draw his warrants on the
honorable Administrator Of Finance in pay
! ment of the same.
Adopted.
Mr. Lewis again called up the Girardey
Fifth District gas lighting ordinance,
which. after discussion, was again post
poned.
Mr.. Bonzano introduced the following:
A proceeding offered by the Administrator
of Assessments.
That the office of Recorder of the Fourth
District. to which William Weber was
elected by this Council. on the fourth day
of April 1870, aud A +. Billings was APP
pointed by his excellency the Governor on
the fifth day of June, 1871, be and the same
is hereby declared vacant, and that his ex-
cellency the Governor, as we'll as the afore-
| mentioned recorders be notified Of the
| fact.
Mr.. Remick seconded the proceeding.
The yeas and nays were called, with the
following result:
Yeas-Cockrem Remick. Delassize, Bon
zanO A.
Nays-Shaw. Lewis
Mr.. Walton asked to be excused from
voting.
An ordinance relative to the storage of
gunpowder. introduced last week. was
called up by Mr.. Remick, and passed
PETITIONS, ETC.
A petiton of st. AIMS Asylum for assist
ance was referred to the Administrator of
Public Buildings.
"A petition of F.. +. Shields was referred to
| the Administrator of Accounts.
A petition of taxpayers residing near the
Barracks for street cleaning was referred
to the Administrator of improvements.
claim of the New Orleans Republican
Printing Company for $l09S, balance of ac-
count was referred to the Administrator of
Accounts.
proposition of Mississippi Steam Fire
Company No. 9, was referred to the Admin
istrator of Commerce.
The Council then adjourned.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Secretary