New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-06

Bureau Of City Drainage
| John W. Madden, stationery ...... Ii9 70
Thomas Hasam, lumber. u .5
I Total ......................... $3.50 IS
SURVEYORS OFFICE.
JoLn w. Madden, stationery. ..... $i9i 25
John F. Braun, material for maps. &c 90
| New Orleans Republican, subscrip.
ton for two copies one year,. % 90
John G. Fleming, stopping leaks
in plan room :.;.....:....:.... %
to July %. 1873. in full .......... >! %
Total. ......................s s27s IS
Re.olred, Tha. the Administrator of Fl.
| nance be. and he is hereby. directed TO
issue, on the warrant OF the Administrator
of Public Accounts, street improvement
bonds at par in settlement of the following
claim. under contract authorized by resoiu.
tion No. 1906. Administration series:
Louisiana Portable Railroad Company,
for filling Canal street canal. from Ciai.
ment, $l6,990 "a.
BY Mr.. Calhoun and adopted:
Resoleed, That resolution No. a2lj. ad.
| ministration series, for the paving of Poy-
dras street, adopted July -. 1873. be and
| is hereby repealed.
The annexed communication, the rules
| having been suspended, was received from
Mr.. Calhoun. together with tho documents
therein referred to:
DR1ARrMnyr OF IMPROVEMENTS.
City Hall, August ), 1873. }
To the City Council of New Orleans:
have the honor to present herewith .
plan and estimate for the paving of Poydras
street. from Front to Delta street, with
| square granite blocks, and for iron bridges
at intersections. j. CALHOUN.
Administrator ad interim.
Whereupon Mr.. Calhoun presented, sue
cessively. the following Resolutions which
we're severally adopted, without dissent:
Resolred, That the plan and estimate
this day presented by the Administrator Of
Improvements ad interim tor paving Poy.
| dras street, from Front to Delta street,
| with square granite rocks, and iron bridges
| at intersections. be and are hereby ap.
| proved.
Rescired, That the Mayor give ten davs
notice in the official journal that it is tho
| intention of the city to cause Povdras
| street, from Front to Delta street, 10 be
paved with square granite blocks, and 70
| place iron bridges at the intersections.
| Resolred. That the Administrator Of I'm.
pr0vements be and is hereby authorized
and directed to advertise. for ten days, for
sealed proposals for making square granite
block pavement on Poydras street, from
Front to Delta street, and furnishing and
placing iron bridges at intersections, in &C.
| Guidance with specifications on file in
the office of the City Surveyor; bids to be-
made for payment in cash. and also for pay.
ment in street improvement and street as.
| sessment bonds; in conformity with tho
charter. the city to have the option of 40.
| cepting either, and also reserving the yigh:
to reject all bids.
! Petitions. etc.
The aforementioned petitions and com.
munications presented by the Mayor were
severally referred or disposed of as stated:
From L. J. Highly, as presiden. of tho
New Orleans Elevator and Warehouse
Company. accepting the provisions of or.
dinance No. 2o22. Administration series.
From Mrs. Sarah Dalton, for an exten.
sion of time for the payment of back tax.
To the Mayor.
From John Klein & Co., for rebate Of
interest on tax bill against property for
merly owned by E. II. Eslava; from John
Klein Il Co.. for correction of tax bill,
and from P. K. Fell, for reduction of tax
bill. and for allowance for license tax
paid erroneously. To the Administrator of
Public Accounts.
From Lehman, Abrahams 81 Co., for per.
mission to put up cotton pckery at the
corner Of st. Thomas and Market streets.
To the Administrator of Commerce.
From William A. Jordan. proposing to
furnish street sign tor lamps. 10 the
Administrator of Police.
From Z. Malta, who il importing spar.
rows to stock the woods abou. the city. Tor
an ordinance for their protection from
sports men. To the Administrator OF Pc.
lice. with instructions to prepare an orGi.
nance on the subject.
| From the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
complaining Of the condition of Benyi.le
street IL front of their convent: and from
j. j. OHara. proposing compromise in
relation to his contrac. for revetment Of
the lake shore ievee. To the Aduinistca:o.
Of Improvements.
From Baltazar Joachim, to BE relieved
from payment Of a drainage tax, and from
Carlos Frey. for the cancellation OF drain
age tax. To the committee of the whole.
From +. w. Tilton, for reduction of as
sessment on lot. the building on WHICH
has been destroyed by fire. Rejected.
From Z. J. West, asking reconsce.a.
ton of rejected petition, in relation 20 q
claim Of him against the city. Rejected.
From. Adolphe Schneider. F. 4. Jone.
Virginia Hasgerty. James Trudeau, Charie.
K. Barkduli. tutor, Adam Ellenback. Sam
uel Friedlander, Mrs. Z. Kavaney, Mr.. R.
A. Upton. W. G. Flanders. S. II. Scranton
as superintendent Of the New Orleans, NJ
bile and Texas Railroad Company. and L.
Duvigneaud. for reduction of their respect.
i've assessments. To the Administrator OF
Assessments.
Unfinished Business.
The unfinished business Of the las. nee:
ing, ian ordinance granting the righ: 10. a
railroad from the neutral ground on Basin
street: a, the junction with Canal street, IN
the Second District Of the city Of New Or
leans. to Lake Pontchartrain. with priv:
lege of extendin. the same along said lake
shore" was taken up, Enereupon the
Mayor. in behalf Of the committee OF The
whole. submitted substitute to: said or
dinance. which substitute passed u.ar:
mously.
The Counci! then adjourned.
DANIEL SCULLY, Secretary.