New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-02
CITY COUNCIL m--oFFIc1AL
REGULAR MEETING.

NEAsk LAX 1lLEX1NUs
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS, !
Tuesday, J.ly !. 1873.
The Council met this day at II NJ, in
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Witt. Mayor.
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun, FitzenTeiter. Lewis. Schneider.
Sturcken and TurnbuN.
The minutes OF the .as: meeting were ap-
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad'
ministralOrs.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
monthly report to him Of the Administrator
of Public Accounts, and the came was re-
ceived.
Mr.. Brewster reported that he had re-
ceived the following bids for furnishing
poisoned sausases for the destruction of
dogs: J. S. Noble, five cents per sausage;
D. Albers. five cents per sausage. and
Thomas Pickles three and half cents per
sausage, and recommended that the offer
of Mr.. Pickles be accepted as the lowest
bid. The report was received and the
accommodation adopted.
Financial Business and Other Bills On
Third Reading.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances
described as follows, which had been read
twice; said ordinances being now on third
reading were severally passed, the yeas
and nays having been called on each:
To issue 900 bonds, on account, to
the Louisiana Portable Railway Company,
for filling Canal street canal.
providing for the payment Of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
with Joseph A. Brown, s4s SO.
Making appropriations for charitable in
stitutous for the quarter ending June 80,
ls73," with the following additional item,
an amendment proposed by Mr.. Calhoun:
'St. Joseph's German Boys and Girls
Asylum, corner Of Josephine and Laurel
streets, 2Ol inmates. e703 So"
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts and pay rolls therein named
with an amendment, proposed by Mr..
Lewis, striking out, for further considers-
ton, the four first items relative 70 the De-
partment Of improvements and making a
total of t4l2i, and with the following
amendments moved by Mr.. Calhoun: Max
ing the item of municipal courts e3226 GA,
instead of $3O0l ca; the next subtotal,
$5734 81, instead of $500 81; and the grand
total $2s.s5l g., instead of $32,75l Gl.
providing for the payment of the
several accounts therein named,' beginning
with john McPhelin, distric: attorney,
$3l5. with an amendment proposed by Mr.
Calhoun to lay over for further considera-
ton the item Of J. Fitzpatrick, Clerk Of
the First District Court, $220o 40.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Lewis reported that he had received
the following proposals for ballast:
William Henry, for soft ballast, seventy
five cent per ton; William Henry. for flint
ballast, 81 10 per ton; John Baker, for flint
ballast 81 Is per ton.
Said bids were unanimously rejected.
Mr.. Lewis presented the annexed re port
which was received:
pgpAK1xEy1 op lMpRovBMEyTs, I
City Hall, June 90. 1873. 5
To the City Ctcnel Of New Orleans:
In accordance with the petition and
notice of intention published under No.
2l64 Administration series, for the widen.
ing and improving Of Poland street, from
Peters 20 Dolhonde streets, l have the
honor herewith to submit plan and estimate
of cost as follows:
Twenty.eigl. new bridges. about $1,000 %
W with n. ditch and side, about. .... o.l73 GO
etc., sDou.. .'............. 49,. $500 60
about. 80. .................... 10000 oo
Total. $3i,753 GO