New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-20
WILLIS DRCMMOND.
Commissioners
financial Business and Other Bills on
Final Passage.

scribed az 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:
Providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named.' beginning, New
Orleans Republican, sec which ordinance
was amended by inserting $6342 20 in lieu
Of s6536 GO, in the item Of I. w. Patton,
criminal sheriff and then, on motion of Mr..
ther consideration.
Providing for the payment Of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Register of Conveyance $l36.
To provide for a settlement Of amounts
due by the late Drainage Commissioners.
in addition to the claims enumerated in or
dinance No. 1093.'
Appropriating street improvement bonds
to settle with the Louisiana Portable Rail
way Company.
The item laid over August II, TO pay to
l. w. Patton, Criminal Sheriff, s2747 20.
Mr.. Fitzenreiter called up the ordinance
to contract with Dennis Long for furnishing
water pipe, and said ordinance, which had
been read twice, passed unanimously.
Reports Of Committees.
The Mayor. in behalf Of the committee of
the whole, submitted the annexed report,
which was received and, on motion of Mr..
Fitzenreiter, ordered 70 be spread upon the
minutes:
CITY HALF, August 10. 1873.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
Complaints having been made by an
anonymous correspondent through the col
umns Of the New Orleans Times, that the
measurement of the filling of the Canal
street canal was inaccurate, and William
II. Bell, Esq, City Surveyor, having court
ed an investigation, the Council before act
ing finally upon the account Of the Louisi-
lana Portable Railroad Company. determin-
ed in committee of the whole to ascertain
the facts OF the case by an impartial exam
ination.
addressed letter to William Golding,
Esq, of the Novelty Iron Works, Of this
city lit being ascertained that that gentle
man was the author of the commuication)
informing him of the intention of the COM
mittee, and requesting his presence on Sat-
urday, the sixteenth instant.
NJ. Golding attended as above, and pre-
sented pencil profile Of the canal purport-
ing to be its cross section, which had been
taken with two foot rule, with other
rough measurements. Mr.. Benson, the as
sistant engineer in charge Of the work, pre-
sented his cross sections (which had been
carefully taken with surveyors instru-
ments' and which were forty-two in num-
Der with his calculations and field notes
which had been revised in the Office prior to
the issuance OF the final certificate. Mr.. II.
G. Brown, civil engineer. was selected by
me. with consent Of the committee, to re-
wise and test the work. he having measured
the original canal previous to its being
filed.
The report of Mr.. Brown is as follows:
New ORLEANS, August IS, 1873.
Hen. L. A. Wilt, Mayor of New Orleans:
have the honor to report that after
careful examination of the filling done by
the New Orleans Portable Railroad Com
pany on Canal street, l find the measure
ments given by W. II. Bell, Esq, City Sur
veyor, to be entirely correct. arrived at
this conclusion by comparing the data in
my possession with the profile in the office
of the surveyor, and from a thorough ex-
animation of the work made last Friday
and Saturday.
have the honor to remain your obedient
servant.
II. c. BROWN, Civil Engineer.
HIN consideration of the foregoing facts, l
am instructed by the committee of the
whole to present the within report and
recommend to the Council the passage of
the ordinance in favor Of the Louisiana
Portable Railroad Company. now pending.
Respectfully submitted.
LOUIS A. WILT,
Mavor and Chairman of Committee Of the
Whole.
In behalf of the committe of the whole,
the Mayor also reported Upon the petition
of Balthazar Joachim. to be relieved of
drainage tax, and upon the petition of
Carlos Frey, for similar relief, unfavora-
bly,, because of want of authority; upon
the petition Of Il. L. Adams, for reduction
of assessment for 1872, that it be referred
to the Department Of Assessments, for re-ex-
animation: upon proposition of Blackie
& Co., to post bills for the city, unfavora-
bly,; upon the petition of Angus: Bohn,
president of the Mechanics and Traders
Bank, relative to the assessment Of the
institution, unfavorably by advice of the
City Attorney; and upon the petition OF DR..
Anfoux, relative to his claim for attending
small pox patients, favorably. These re-
ports were severally adopted.
Mr.. Fitzenreiter reported unfavorably on
the petition of Martin Lannes. for remu-
neration for damages represented to have
been caused by leakage in the Magazine
market. and the report was received.
Mr.. Brewster submitted a report of pro-
posals for street lamp signs, and. upon his
suggestion, the subject was referred to the
committee OF the whole.
The Mayor, in behalf OF Mr.. Sturcken,
absent in consequence of illness, submit
ted report, which was adopted, IN
favorable as to the petitions of r. A. Upton,
DR.. James Trudeau, Mrs. E. Kavanay,
Adam Ellenback, Adelph Schneider. Samuel
Friedlander, +. A. Jones, J. D. Lorrillard
and Barrett g. Lesassier.
Mr.. Turnbull, as Admin istrator Of Com
merce, reported favorably on the petition
of Lehman, Abraham & Co. to establish a
cotton pickery, at the corner of Market and
St. Thomas streets, AID the report was re-
ceived.
n Ordfna noes and Resolutions Offered.
By Mr.. Trumbull, and adopted: l. To
lease certain city property to F. Baum
garner. 2. Granting permission to Lehman,
Abraham & Co. to erect cotton pickery.
By the Mayor, for Mr.. Sturcken, and
adopted: For the relief of the Society Of
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