New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-20
CITY coUNCu--oFF1c1AL
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
Cry HALL, NEW ORLEANS
Tuesday, May l9. 1874.
The Council met this day at - NJ, in
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Wilt, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis, Schneider
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes of the last meeting were APP
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and
Administrators.
The following message from the Mayor
was read and referred to the committee of
the whole:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS.
City Hall, May ~, 1874.
To the CtyCouncil of New Orleans:
l have the honor to inform the Council
that on the - instant Charles A. Whit
ney, ESQ, agent of Charles Morgan Esq,
in presence OF notary public and Henry
j. LeOvy, ESQ, attorney for Mr.. Morgan,
formally rendered to me the sum of $54 ,OOO
in payment for lot OF ground described in
the first section of an ordinance, No. 1892
of the New series, adopted July Is, 1869, in
which the privilege Of purchase OF said lot
bv Charles Morgan is granted. / declined
receiving the money rendered, with the
view of first consulting the Council and re-
ceivipg its instructions. l present here
with for the information of the Council
COPY of the first section Of ordinance No.
l492 New series, referred to. l recommend
that the subject be referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
LOUIS A. WILT, Mayor.
SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1892, NEW
SERIES.
Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the city of New Orleans, That the city
of New Orleans will sell, and hereby agrees
to sell and to convey and deliver to Charles
Morgan, his heirs and assigns. all that por-
ton Of ground lying and being in the First
District of the city OF New Orleans, be-
tween Water street and the Mississippi
river. and bounded above by line, being
the prolongation of the lower line OF Notre
Dame street, and below by a line. being
a prolong alton Of the upper line OF Girod
street. as the said Notre Dame and Girod
streets, respectively, now exist and extend
from the said Water street to the Missis-
sippi river, together with all the riparian
rights and privileges in anywise belonging
or apDertaining to the same, for and in con
eideration of the price and sum OF xo4,oeo,
10 Uo U6lu " lilo ClUy ny ohO ossAN H'AAoS
Morgan at the time of the execution OF the ACT
to be prepared to carry out this ordinance;
provided, and it being we'll understood IN
making the said sale, that if at any finest
becomes expedient or necessary. IN the
opinion of tue City Council OF New Or
leans, to lay out and extend one or more
streets through the said portion OF ground
parallel with Water street aforesaid, that
then, and in that case, the said Charles
- ho cd 70 claim r
ceive any compensation for the land which
may be taken for such street or streets;
provided, that any such street or streets
shall not exceed sixty feet IN width, and
that No square which shall be formed be-
tween the said Notre Dame and GirOd
streets shall have front Of less than three
hundred feet on the said Notre Dame and
Gired streets, respectively.
A communication was received from Mr..
Lewis, suggesting that alter cart be EN-
ployed to sprinkle Canal street from the
Claiborne canal to the cemeteries, and
another water cart to sprinkle Washington
street, from Magazine street to Carrollton
| avenue. Received.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
report of William A. Bell, Henry Shepherd
Edward Booth and Charles Fitz, citizens
appointed committee, which was request
ed by Mr.. Schneider, to investigate the
charges against him as Administrator Of
Finance. The report was read and re
ceived, and the committee discharged from
the further consideration of the subject.
Financial Business and Other Bills OF
| Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinance
described as follows, which, having beef
read twice, were now on third reading, AM
passed unanimously, the yeas and nay
having been called on each, and all tn
I members present at roll call voting:
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
johnson Armstrong s. Co., with al
amendment, striking out the item OF j. IL
Wiberding.
Providing for the payment Of the sew
eral accounts therein named,' beginning
Barrett Il Weimann, with an amendment
striking out the words "to roof in the iten
of John L. Leefe.
| providing for settlement with Behan
Thorne IL Co., transferees of registered
BILL"
Providing for the payment Of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Madison Johnson.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Fltzenreiter, upon the petition OF tn
Firemen's Charitable Association, for tn
transfer Of the Parish Prison bell to tn
Magazine Market, recommended the pur
chase of bell and.the erection of belfr.
at said market. Received.
Mr.. Sturcken reported unfavorably upol
the petitions of Randell Hunt, Mrs. Mari
Bourdette and Mrs. Maria j. c. Swayze, 70
reduction of their respective assessments
Received.
The Mayor, for the committee of tn
whole, reported that the claim of c. S
Hunt & Co. had been partly investigated
and asked for time for further considera
ton of the subject. Granted.
The Mayor, for the same committee, re
ported:
l. On the petition of Thomas O'ConnoI
chief engineer, for repairs to the engln
house of Perseverance Fire Company Nc
Is, unfavorabiy. Received.
?. On the petition Of Joseph Goertz, fore
man OF Phoenix Fire Company No. 8, 70
the repairs of the stable of said company
unfavorably. Received
3. On the petition of Columbia Stear
Fire Company No. ), for a new engIn
house, untavorably. Received.
4. On the petition of Protector Fire Com