New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-13
CITY coUNcIL-OFFIc1AL
REGULAR MEETING.


o'clock NJ, in regular session.
Presentation. Louis Witt, Mayor, pre-
siding, and Administrators Brewster. Cal
houn, Fitzenreiter, Lew! j.. y hnelder. >turck'
Oh and Turnbnl.
The minutee ot :he las; meeting were
approved.
Communications from the nInsOr and ad.
ministratGrs.
The following message from She Mayor
was received. and the apP"in tu!ent therein
announced was confirmed:
SLyoAli-r oy sew OnI.....
January y. .6.I. }
To the City COuncI. Of New DREAMS
have the honor % inform you that
have appointed Mrs. widow G. ". Cutpert
son as City Librarian, from and after the
thirty.frst instant, at Il salary OF SIS . per
annum, payable monthly, and respectfully
AK your approval.
LOUIS A. WILT. Mayor.
The following reports from the Admins
TRAITOR Of improvements were received!.
DEr.xrsEsT OF TnPRovEMkNTs.
February l.. 1873.
Hon. l. A. witt. Mayor:
The increased force OF laho1ers EN-
DlOyed III this department last thohtE
produced much better appearance IN our
streets. All OF the paved streets have been
regularly cleaned, and az tar as possible
the dirt streets were graded. The cutters
and bridges throughout tho city are gen.
erallv well cleaned and open. The carts
have done full service, and 10 complaints
we're made Of their failure 10 remove Ordl-
nary offal. The shell and ballast roads
have only been graded during the month.
Material i. very much needed TO make
proper repairs.
Durmg me month repairs have been
made to the plank roads of Lafayette,
Grod Wells, Julia, Locust, CustomhOuse
and Calliope streets. involving an expendl'
ture Of about 80 600 feet of 3 by II lumber
Ninety bridges and street crossings were
constructed and repaired, besides new
bridge at the intersection OF Canal ana
Broad streets, over the canal, involving
further expenditure Of 10000 feet OF lun.
Der.
Ihe laboring force Of the Bureau o.
Streets numbered twenty-five bandymen
and 1879 laborera, at a cost OF $S53l 80, with
eight fOremen and seVenty-hye carts, at an
expense of 5000 Is.
BUREAU OF DRAINAGE.
In the first and second draining sections
the Dredging Company has excavated d.
M cubic yards for canals, and 1888 cubic
wards for levees. The dredge boat now
being removed from the Upperline canal
will he pla ced at work excavating canal
through London avenue to GENTLY road,
thereby making a roadway to the lake from
the Third District.
The drain on the southeast side Of Clai-
borne street, from Canal to st L0uis street,
will soon be complete d. and will effectually
carry off the water in that vicinity.
A roadway on the east side of Orleans
avenue, through tie City Park, has been
,I.lr Mt Il IN, min Fat
from the lake shore. The entire work
would have been completed at an early
day, but the financial embarrassments OF
the city required "a cessation of the labor,
and the force was accordingly discharged
on the eighth instant.
About seventy-tive per cent of the entire
work Of filing Canal street has thus far
been acct mplished, and the work il rapidly
approaching completion.
The pay rolls far labor in this bureau
amounted to $ll 1888; for carts Sll3lo
BUREAU OF wHARvEs AND LANDINGS.
The shelrd battures adjoining the river
wharves have been repaired to limited
extent, the quantity of material being in
adequate for further work.
The revetment which cayed in in front OF
Willet's place, Fifth District has been re-.
placed by new construction. and the levee
secured. One of the two caves near Poland
commenced on the other.
a force of men has been employed re.
pairing the protection levees in rear of the
city as a precautionary measure against any
rise in the lake that might occur during the
vernal equinox next month. They are now
in very good order, except those running
along the margin of the Old and New
canals, which, being in close proximity TO
the water, cave badly. Efforts are being
made 10 strengthen Them at every weak
point.
Expenses of this bureau Labor. 1888 SO;
carts, 1878 50.
The following changes have been made in
this department since my last report:
T.. j. Burnet, ward superintendent, tf.
teenth ward, January is, vice Covert.
John Louis, ward superintendent. elev.
enth ward, January to, vice Hodgkins.
T. w. Convey, ward superintendent, third
ward January II, vice Clark.
Robert Clark, assistant ward suprrinten.
dent, third ward, January II, vice Ward.
A. b. Beals, ward superintendent, tenth
ward, January II, vice McMickir
Louis Chcnau. ward superintendent, ninth
ward, January IS, vice Roig.
q. =. Fernandez, ward superintendent,
fifth ward. January %, vice Daniels.
j. l.. Dupart, district SUPERINTENDENT
third district, January 25, vice kinsella
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
DEPARTMENT ov IMPRovBsK~rz.l
February IL. 1873. : ,
10 the City Council OF New Orleaus
In answer to the advertisement I have |
the honor to report that bids per cluster
were received for nOorlng posts to be driven |
along the river front Of tho Sixth District. |
90 follows:
James j. OTfara, cash, sS3: in wharf |
improvement bonds, $l24 80. |
Jerome Hanly, cash, $40: III wharf i'm, |
provement bonds, $lO1 GO.
NJ Kaufman. cash, SO; in wharf improve. |
ment bonds, 1925.
Eager, Ellerman K Co, cash. 81 80; ~ |
wharf improvement bonds, Sl05.
None of the bids being Sa isfactOry, |
recommend that all be rejected.
JAMES LEWIS. Administrator.
DEPARranSr or IMrKotKuENr,,l |
February ii. 1879. J |
To the City Council OF New Orleans:
Over the line of the CarrolltOn railroad,
in some parts of the Sixth District, it Is im
possible for loaded vehicle to cross. owing
TO the extreme elevation OF their track
above the roadway ON either side. | there
fore respectfully ask the adoption Of the
accompanying resolution.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
The Administrator OF Police mad" the !
ANNEXED report. which Wa, received:
0RPARTNEST PorICK,l
February IL. 1873. !
Hon I. 4. Wilt, Mayor.
have the honor to submit: tie following
report OF this department ter III. iuonth OF
December. 1872:
RECORDERS COURTS.
The following will exhibit the number of
cases arraigned before the several record |
ers' courts duriug the month:
First District. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 242
second District. $50 |