New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-24
CITY coYHcnrof19c1AL


L .. 49, - CRY HALL, NEW ORLRAss !
@hA Tuesday. December %, 1873.
/ The Council met this day at II H., in
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Wiltz, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis, Schneider,
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes Of the last meeting were ap-
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad.
| 2 Z minlstrat0rs. A
| Mr.. Turnbull reported that the expert
mental sale of the farming Of the revenues
of the public markets, for the year 1874
had resulted in two bids being received, viz:
i From Eager, Ellerman g. Co., $225 900;
from William Maybe e. Co., Sa6O,oO0.
On motion Of Mr.. Turnbull, both bids
were rejected.
Financial Basiness and Other Bills on
Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which had been read
twice and passed both readings. Said ordi
nances being now on third reading were
severally passed, the yeas and nays having
been called on each, and all tho members
present at roll call voting:
Providing for the payment Of the sew
eral accounts therein named," beginning,
Robert Chapsky, 81 so. ....
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning,
j. C. Van Winckle, 5000.
"Providing for the payment of the sev-
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Barrett & Wiemann. $l56 Is.
To issue wharf improvement bonds to- n.
Carvin and to Eager, Ellerman & Co.
Mr.. Lewis called up the ordinance pre-
scented on the eleventh ultimo, and read
twice, to issue street improvement bonds to
Eugene Rabasse and the Society for the Re-
lief of Destitute Orphan Boys, and said or
dinauce being now on its third reading,
was unanimously adopted, the yeas and
nays having been called.
Reports of Committees.
The Mayor, for the committee of the
whole, reported adversely upon the claim
of j. EdmOnston, for services as civil en-
gineer alleged to have been rendered to the
city. Received.
Mr.. Fitzenreiter reported favorably, by
ordinance, upon the petition for the cree
ton of a market in the neighborhood OF
the intersection of Goodchildren street and
Washington avenue. Received.
Mr.. Lewis reported that he had trans
mitted to the Louisiana Levee Company
the communication of P. & C. Stanton,
complaining that q part Of the revetment
constructed about two years ago, in front
of their plantation by the city was loose
and endangering the whole, the repairs Of
the revetment pertaining to the contract of
of said company. Received.
Mr.. Turnbull, in relation to the remou
STRANGE Of citizens against the erection of q
dye house by F. Boumard, at the corner of
Common and Robertson streets, reported,
upon the representation of the City Sur
veyor, that there would be neither danger
nor discomfort to the neishborhood from
the apparatus that the proprietor intends
using. Received.
Mr.. Turnbull, respecting the petition of
citizens of tho thirteenth and fourteenth
wards, against releasing the Crescent City
Railroad Company from the obligation as
sumed BY it in accepting the franchise
bought from the late City of jefferson. re-
ported that the action already taken by the
Council, upon his rec concentration was a
compliance with the wishes Of the petition
ers. Received.
H. rfnd ,rpta n IN
the petition of Thomas Stuobs, in relation
to his assessment. Received.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
By Mr.. Turnbull, and passed unanimous
~, the yeas and nays having been called:
Az ordinance to amend and reordain or
dinance No. 7S7, Administration series,
adopted March 81, 1871, entitled IAN ordi
nance for the government of the markets
Of the city of New Orleans, and providing
for the sale Of the revenues thereof"
BY Mr.. Lewis and adopted:
San ordinance authorizing the several
street railroad companies to run their cars
between 1890 and A. NJ, and to charge
passengers, during those hours, at an ip-
creased rate of fare, not to exceed twenty
five cents"
By MIR. Fit2enreiter, ordered to be spread
upon the minutes and referred to the CON-
mittee of the whole:
An ordinance authorizing Joseph Raymond
to erect q markethouse or the neutral
ground of Washington avenue, facing
ST. Claude street, in the Third Detriet Of
this city.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the City
Council of New Orleans, That upon COM
plance with the terms and conditions herein
set forth, permission is hereby granted to
Joseph Raymond to erect markethouse,
with iron tanks on top. on a portion OF the
neutral ground OF Washington avsnne,
facing st. Claude street, Third District OF
this city.
SEC. .. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the said market house and reservoir are to
be built in substantial and wOrkmanlike
manner according to plans and specitca-
tons furnished by the City Surveyor, the
reservuir to consist of An iron tank or tanks
on the roof of said market of a capacity of
net less than 600 gallons, and the
top of said tanks not to be at height
less than twenty-ight feet from the
level of the ground, said tank Or tanks
to be under control of the city and to
be by the city connected with the pipes
of Ihe waterworks. Said tanks TO DC ke pt in
repair by the city and to be under the entire
control and management of the city; the
cost and expense of erecting said market
ana reservoir, together with the material to
be paid for by said Joseph Raymond after
the completion of all Of which the work to
be accepted by the City Surveyor and the
Administrator of Waterworks and Public
Bulldogs.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained. etc, That
the building OF said market house shall be
completed within twelve months from the
passage of this ordinance.
SEC. Be it further ogs.ained, etc, That
the owner or owners of SAID market shall