New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15


| level in both the New canal and Bayou St
John. thereby dispensing with the present
| insecure and unsightly protection levees
| running through various parts of the city,
| in all about nineteen miles in length, which
| are constant source of anxiety and eX-
| pense to the city. L would also urge the
necessity to secure the erection of suitable
drainage machinery, the erection of which
would consume from twelve to eighteen
months time, during which interval, judg
ing from the past dredging operations, ali
the canals and leyees would be complete.
The result of vigorous measures at present
and in future would give the city of New
Orleans complete surface drainage, within
two years, embracing an area of 26,OO0
acres.
On excavations of drainage canals and
construction of levees, unser ordinances
Nos Sl4 and 1893, Administration series.
The following amount of work has been
done by the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf
Dredging Company, from May 70, 1871, t0
January |, 1873 viz
First drainage section-5l5.S3 cubic
yards of excavation.
Second draining section-3ll,57 cubic
yards of excavation.
Third draining section-lH, 4l6 CUBIC
yards of excavation.
Second draining sectiOn-226,2l3 feet
lineal of protection levees.
Amount of work done in December 1872:
First draining seCtion-Cu0ic yards OF
excavation, PC, 076
Second draining section-Cubio yards of
excavation, l9, 90l.
Total excavations, H5, 977 yards
Second draining section-Levee work,
cubic yards, ,926.
Total expenditures on excavations and
protection levees. $572, 263 80: on lake shoro
revetment, $1,000.
SUMMARY
Old canals widened and deepened.
lineal feet. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 ,99s
New canals excavated, Inesl feet 4O,4l-
Total, Gneal feet. ...........,. 72,4l3
The total cost to complete. the proposed
system OF drainage will not exceed
S3,00000O, including the OUTLAWS above
enumerated.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Financial Bnslnesss
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinance
appropriating money to defray the exc
pendtures of the Department of Police
for the month of December, 1872, which
ordinance had been adopted on a second
reading at the last meeting,
On molten of Mr.. Calhoun, the item OF
$l5 to the New Orleans Republican Print
ing Company, for advertising pound notice.
was struck out, and the total was made
20 correspond with the change, and thus
amended, the yeas and nays having been
called, the ordinance passed mously.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinance
making appropriations for the various OF
phan asylums and other charitable institu-
tons, for the quarter ending December 81.
1872, which ordinance had been on a second
reading at the last meeting
On motion OF Mr.. Calhoun, in connection
with the appropriation for the Louisiana
Asylum. Che name of Mrs Paul Trevigne
was substituted for that soE Mrs. Pau
FTeignes the appropriation for the quar-.
terly allowance Of the House of Good Shep-
herd was made TO read to the thirty first Of
December. instead of to the thirtieth OF
September. 1872 the appropriation for wet
nurses for the st. Vincent Orphan Asylum
was made TO read for the months of Octo
Der, November and December, instead of
for July. August and September in the
paragraph next to the last the name of the
asylum. instead of est. Vincent Orphan
Asylum, was made 20 read "St. Vincent
Infant Orphan Asylum and, in the same
paragraph, the appropriation was made to
read: o. For the months of October, No
yembe: and December instead. % 100
j ulyo August and September.
Thus amended, she yeas and nays having
been called the ordinance passed unani,
mouslys
Mr.. Calhoun calleiup the ordinance provii.
ing for the payment of the several accounts
therein named. beginning with. McPhelin.
district attorney, s615, which ordinance ha:
been adopted ON the second reading as the
last meeting of the Council. and the yeas
and nays having been called. :be .amr
passed unanimously
Mr. Lewis called up the ordinance 20 pre-
vent the obstruction of streets, cutters, ban.
auettes. stc.o and submitted several amend
ments, as follows, which with some verbal
amendments. proposed by Mg. y.r9bul,
were adopted:
In section one. line seven. Che words ''.uiI.
lie places were Inserted between the word
squares and the words 'or promenades"
In section two, fines second and thirds
she words ''any distinctions as mentioned
in the foregoing section, were struck ouss
and, in lieu thereof the cords S'the Ots
structiOns referred to in scctisn one, when
the owner is in defaalt, and any suca Obs
structions.'' we're inserted
IN section three. line eighteen. she words
Evil; be" we're struck out. and il, lies
thereof, the word els" was inserted; and in
line twenty-five che word Should" was in.
serte! Immediately preceding Che word
"'any.'
In section four, fines two amt three, tns
words ''any distractions as mentioned ID
the foregoing section" were struck out, ands
III lieu thereof the words o'the distractions
referred to in section three when the owner
IL in defiant, and any such distractions
were inserted.
IL section six. fines two a.s .hree. ,he
same amendment was made.
The annexed additional scctioas v.ye in.
serted as sections seven and eight:
SEC. .. Be it further ordained etc. That
should any owner or agent. or apy other
person or persons deposit ballast or any
other material Oh the levee, so az to obstrucs
the saneo and fail to remove such ohstruco
tons upon the order of the Administrator
OF Commerce. then it shall be the duty %
the superintendent of wharvea under the
direction ot th. Administrator of Commerce.
30 MAKE affidavit against the person or pers
sorss c.if 'udiD. before the .ccurl.er sf the
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