New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18

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K. BREWSTER. Administrator.
The subioined reports from the Admins
traitor Of Improvements were read and re-
ce:veG:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENT I
May -. 1873.
To :ne City Cornci: of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully submits the
following bids received in answer to the au'
yer.isement inviting proposals tor bank
shells:
Anne McGu;au bids thirty-two cents per
Jsin Csebsin bids 'lrty-four anu three.
fourth cents per barrel.
Frank Marquee bids th:rty-tTe cents Per
barrel.
And tie BIZ; OF Anne McGuinn being the
lowest. i. is recommended that the acce IL
rany:uy resolution be adopted. adiudica.
tn: tue contract t, said Anne McGuinn.
JAMES LEWIS. Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF INPRoyEMEsTs.l
May Is. 1873.
20 NE C..y Couaci. Of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully submits
tie following bids received in answer to tbs:
advertise men: inviting proposals tor re.
Leeds 4 Co. price $500: to be completed
III Twelve working days.
William Golding. price $500: to be CON-
p!Ated in SIX working days.
ID. C. McCan s. SIN. price $50: to be
completed il twelve to fourteen working
davs.
Join Clark, price s.a;: TO be completed
in zine Working days; new wrought IRON
shaft.
Lawrence Duffy. price $50: to be CONF
p.eted in twelve working day..
And the bid OF John Clark being coAsd"
cred tie lowest, it is recommended tina, tae
accompanying resolution be adopted, ad'
Indicating the contract TO and acceptin:
the security offered by said Clark.
JAMES LEWIS. Administrator.
Financial Business on final Passnss and
other Bills on Third Reading.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scribcd as follows, which had been read
twice. Said ordinances bein: now on third
readin. were severa,ly passed. by unan.'
nous vote. the yeas and nays having been
called on each:
providing for the payment of the severa.
accounts therein named" beginning with
John Fitzpatrick. clerk Of the First Dis
TIE: Court. sos 60.
To Lefray the expenditures of the De-
rartment Of Watecworks and Public Build
.ings 70: the month Of April. 1873"
"Appropr;atins money to defray the ex'
pend:tures Of the Department OF Police tor
the month Of april. 1873"
"For the pay!nen: Of ply rolls Of the De
nar:ment T.: improvements and Surveyor
Al, 1872 - ": -
| the following amendments: In the item OF
..iabor." under the head o: Bureau o'
Streets" substituting the ii cures S!:.,60. q.
tor Sl2, g.; -; in the item Of labor. under
| tie head of bureau OF City Drainage.
| substituting he figures sl5.::Si 80 for sIh
II! 80, and. :c the total" substitute: IL
figures s., g: - for 81 1905 -.
| To ;~~uc stree: improvement: bonds in set
.!en.er. &: the CLAIM. .; he Louisiana por:
! able RaAroad Company for sE.0.o.
| To issue n.w consolidated bonds. dram
&c series. in settlement OF the claim o. j
! J. O'Hara. for $4,000. with az amendment
as follows:
Provided, said J. J. O'Hara frs. give q
| satisfactory bond, guaranteeing the city
against any loss that may result from the
| delivery to him ot the bonds herein de
| scribe1.
The ordinances described as follows a's'
came NJ. on third reading. and were passet.
the yeas and nays LaIin: been called OF
| each:
Relative to drainage assessments in tn
fourth drainage district of the city ct New
Orleans. aud the Collection Of the same.
etc
For the purchase Of certain real cstat
for the purpose Of extending Burgundy. lat
Craps street.
The ordinance providing the issue o
seven thirty certificates" came up for thlr'
reading. and was laid over On motion OF MI
Calhoun.
Reports of Committees.
alr Turnbull reported favorably on IL
petition of J. E. LeCorgne, for the privileg
OF running skif ferry from the head Q
Upperine street. and on motion OF hi
Turnbull. the subiec: wa. laid over Tor IL
:ure consideration.
MIR Brewster presented TIE annexed II
pos::
May -. 1872.
| TO tie City Courci! Of New Orleans:
1t ia with regret l have to report that th
| several recorders have lately been commit
ting d majority of offenders. arra:gned b.