New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-01
CITY CoUNCII-OFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

presiding. and Administrators Brewster
Calhoun. fitzenreiter. Lewis. Schneider
Sturckeu and Turnbuli.
The minutes OF the last meeting were az
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and Id
ministrators.
The following message from the Mayo
was read:
| .NAYsRaLrv oH New ORLEANS.
! September %, 1875.
10 Tie City Council OF New Crleans
By authority of ;our resolution Of Sep
TENDER 10. ] advertised for proposals .
lease to the city suitable buildings for tn
First Municipal. Court. metropolitan Polio
| station. lookup. etc. The following wer
received and submitted to the committee o
the whole. who instruct me TO Recommend
that they be rejected.
| LOUIS A. Witt. Mayor.
And the bids. which were from Catherine
Csener. Til. 3. Lee. J. Davidson Hill & Co.
George W. Roper. Gu. Lauer and p. Irwin
THE three latter d join. bid,) were. as re
commended By the committee, rejected
the vote Sein. unanimous.
The following message from the Mayor
was also received. and the suggestion con
| tanned therein WAS adopted:
MA.oRAlrN OF NEW ORLEANS, /
September ". 1919.
| To the City Council Of New Orleans
! BIZ ordinance No. fiS. Administration
series. adopted September ., 1870. privilege
was granted to j. 0. Belknap TO erect u
! fountain and pAsoda on Canal street, Oh
| the condition that the same should become
| the property OF the city OF New Orlean.
! after the lapse Of three years. have the
honor TO inform you that took possession
| Of that structure on the twenty-fiftb in
stanc for The city. and notified the builder
| Of my action. l recommend that it be
placed in charge of the Administrator of
Waterworks and Public Buildings. and I'M
der his direction be fitted up properly as .
public drinking fountain.
LOUIS A. Wilt, Mayor.
Tho annexed communication was, on
motion Of Mr.. Lewis, ordered 70 be spread
upon the minutes and referred to the COM
mi:tee Of the whole:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
September 80 1873.
To the City Council! OF New Orleans
Numerous complaints from citizens re-
siding in the suburbs of the city are made
direct TO the Council or to this depart
ment on the subject OF drains. banqUettes,
etc.
have given this matter nv attention
and All of opinion that if the ponnd Ordi
nance. IN its present construction, can not
oe executed to the etfee: as intended by the
Council, there i. but one way to remedy the
evil. A compilation made by the City sur
veyOr from the assessments. tax and license
rolls shows the total number Otdairies within
the city limits left bank to be 1873. as
.essed for sll0.195: on which there are col
ie.ted taxes. 1888 81. and licenses, $3.50;
total. s5273 s..
Il is an undeniable fact that the practice
o! stock running at large does our side.
walks. cutters and streets more damage in
one day. and in particular Immediately at.
ter a rain. than large force Of labores are
able to repair in = week over the extent Of
80 large a territory.
To the best OF my knowledge there Is no
other city IN the United States ihaving the
population of Ourst permitting the roaming
OF cat;.e. horses. goats, etc, within the city
limits.
find this !iberaii.y on the part Of the
city government. and 20 repair the dam.
ag.s caused thereby. will cost our treasury
more than ten shines the amount of collec.
tons from these sources. and that il will be
OK more advantage to abstain from the as-
seSsllen. of such taxes and licenses, and in
place thereof prohibit the herdns or roam.
ing of stock throughout: the limits of the
city altogether; compelling owners thereof
to keep them within their own Enclosures,
In view %: these facts have the honor re.
specially to recommend the passage of an
ordinance prohibiting the roaming OF stock
within the limits of the C t..
JAMES LEWIS. Administrator.
Mr.. Lewis reported progress in repairing
steanl5oa: wharves between Girod and
Canal streets. and the report was received.
Mr.. S:ureken reported to the Mayor that
his department was engaged during the
current month in the examination of the
applications received. numbering nearly |
.90o. fox alterations of assessments, and |
that the tax tabieau tor the current year |
and the rolls will be ready for homologa. |
ton on or before November II. The rep ort
" as received.
The following monthly reports for the |
month of September. to the Mayor, were
also laid before the Council and received:
From the Administrator OF Public Ac.
counts.
From the Administrator OF Wa.esworks
md Public b uildings.
Mr.. Lewis reported that he had received
lids for shellins Henry Clay avenue, be.
ween 81. Charles and Breslau streets, from
William Henry. at 81 so per lneal foot. and
rom j. J. O'Hara, at s. 81 per iineal foot.
ayable in improvement bonds at ninety
ents on the dollar. and said bids having
cen submitted to the committee of the
Th0le. on recommendation OF that commit |
ee they were rejected.
financial Business and Other Bills o.
Final Passnxe.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances Dc.
ribbed as follows. which had been read
vice. Said ordinances being now on third
,adins, were severally passed, the yeas and
avs having been called on each:
''Providins for the payment of the several
count. and pay rolls therein named.' be-
ming Department OF improvements
-oper. :3i6 81.
making appropriation, for charitable in
buttons for the quarter ending September
. 1873" with an amendment, proposed by !
T. Calhoun. in consequence of the inmates /
the Girls House of Refuge having been
aced in the Convent of the Good Shep-
,rd. increasin: the appropriation to that
s.itution from S679 to $40.
providing for the payment of the several
counts therein named" beginning l..
over. late clerk OF the Fifth District !
curt, toC costs.
Providing for the paymen: Of the several
counts therein named.' besinnin. I. H. I
lonason, 81! %. X
providing for the payment of the sev.