New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-22

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could not vote now, he could not vote at all.
The resolution was declared adopted.
Mr.. Lewis called up resolution giving
permission to Mr.. Adams to open GENE
| terry, which was adopted.
| By Mr.. Bonzano;
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS,
May TO- 1872
! To the City Council Of New Orleans;
The following are the highest bids re-
| ceived for the lease of the powder house
property, to wit:
For the lease of the powder house and
! grounds, 5000 per annum.
For the lease of the grounds in the rear,
! $500 per annum.
The powder magazine is situated in an
| Objectionable locality, on account OF Its
| proximity to the public road and national
| cemetery.
The land in the rear of the powder maya
zine is stocked with valuable timber, over
which the city should not relinquish its
control
1 therefore recommend that both bids be
rejected, that the property be put ID charge
of the Administrator of Police.
H. BONZAN0, Administrator.
Adopted
BY Mr.. Bonzano:
ReSOlced, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby authorized to cancel
Judgment against Mrs. M. Godfrey, Fourth
District Court suit No. 81, 574, amounting
to $18, tax of 1870, the same being for an
erroneous assessment on furniture.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
ReSolUed, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby directed to cancel
a. III /.
P. r. Pell, amounting to 1913 II.
Adopted.
By Mr. Bonzano:
Resolced, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby authorized to cancel
the Judgment rendered in the Fourth Dis
trict Court against Mrs. Charles Brown,
suit No. 30,S90 amounting to $40, tax for
1870, on an erroneous assessment of $4,000
income as a dress-maker, at No. l56 Canal
street. on payment of costs.
Adopted.
Mr.. BonzanO called up the ordinance for
the payment of the experts appointed by
the Mayor to examine INTO the wharf col
lectors accounts, which was unanimously
adopted.
mr.. Walton in the chair.1
Mr.. BOnzano called up an ordinance
amended to read as follows:
RESOLVED, That the New Orleans City
Railroad Company be and is hereby author
lied to remove their double track railroad
on the Metairie road, from the New canal
to the Bayou st. John, and in lieu thereof
to construct good and substantial twelve
inch shell road, twenty feet wide, accord
ing to specifications to be furnished by the
City Surveyor, and subject to his approval
and acceptance when finished, and to be
free of any cost or expense to the city; in
consideration of which the New Orleans
City Railroad Company shall be released
from that portion of its contract with the
city of New Orleans requiring a double
track railroad ''down the Metairie road to
the Bayou st. John bridge"
Res0lUed, That the president of the City
Railroad Company be notified that it will
be necessary that the directory of the com
pany pass a formal resolution recognizing
the right of the city to cause the railroad
track, alongside of the Canal street canal,
to be taken up and replaced in its original
position over the canal, provided the city fill
up or culvert the said canal, and the change
be deemed desirable by the city authorities,
said change to be at the expense OF the city.
The City Railroad Company shall also,
without delay, place a good substantial
railing along the line and on both sides of
John, material and construction to be sub
ject, likewise, to the approval and accept
ance by the City Surveyor.
Mr.. Lewis moved to postpone.
Mr.. Walton seconded the motion.
Yeas-Walton, Lewis, Delassize-3.
Nays-BOnzano, Remick, Shaw, Cock
REM.
Lost.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the petition
against the proposed change be printed in
the minutes.
1t was so ordered.
The petition was as follows:
New ORLEANS, May 3, 1872.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the city of
New Orleans
The undersigned, residents on or about
the Metairie road, respectfully request that |
your honorable body do not allow the rail
road company to take up the track now
lying between Canal street and Bayou st. |
John.
Hoping that our petition will meet your