New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-01

REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
Tuesday June 80, 1874.
The Council met this day at IL M, in
regular session.
| Presentation. Louis A. Wilt, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun, Lewis, Schneider, Sturcken and
| Turnbull.
| Financial Business and Other Bills ON
| Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, were now on third reading, and they
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called on each and all the
members present at roll call voting:
Providing for the payment of the seve'
raj accounts therein named" beginning
"officers, clerks and employees in the De-
| partment of Assessments"
| Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
| Thomas Hasam.
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Barrett & Weimann, amended, on motion
of Mr.. Calhoun, changing the item of evil
liam Henry, ballast" to 1854 Is, and the
tota! to $3453 81.
Crediting certain insurance companlee
with city obligations on account Of back
taxes.
Providing for an issue of wharf improve
ment bonds to Jerome Hanley.
Providing for an issue of street improve
ment bonds to William Henry.
The resolution providing for An issue OF
new consolidated bonds, drainage series, to
C. s. Hunt g. Co. coming up for third
reading, it was, on motion of Mr.. Calhoun
laid over.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Brewster, upon the representation Of
Captain Flanagan, of the Metropolitan Pc
lice, in regard to the complaint against the
Louisiana paper mill, reported adversely
upon the petition making the complaint
Adopted.
Mr.. Schneider submitted the annexed re
port. which was received and ordered
to be printed:
New ORLEANS. June 80, 1874.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully report thai
there have been issued to date, at par
under act of the Legislature No. l28 OF 1874
and ordinance No. 1891, administration
series. consolidated gold bonds, genera
series, for $3.50 600 in exchange for the fol
lowing matured city bonds, which have
been Cancelled and filed in the office OF tn
commissioners of the consolidated debt, viz
For 1863 bonds, letter B, $1,000 each,
issued May l, 1854, at twenty
years, to the New Orleans, Jack
son and Great Northern Railroad
For I'D bonds, letter G, $1,000 each.
issued May /, 1854, at twenty
years, to the New Orleans, Ope-
lousas and Great Western Rail-
road Company. ...........-.. l'O,oo
| Total. 1899 SooS,oV
LOUIS SCHNEIDER,
Administrator Of Finance.
-- j. CALHOUN,
Administrator of Public Accounts.
Mr.. Lewis submitted reports, in effect a
follows:
/. That the only proposal received TO
paving, etc., Baronne street. between
Canal and Common streets, with squar
block granite, was from John Coleman
and recommending that the contract b
given to him. Received.
2. On the petition for widening the leve
. from Cotton Press street to Louisa street
= Recommending that the work be done a
1oca = means for the purpose are avails
8 ~ Received.
De- the petition of p. Cazenave, III
Sbly, because the property alleged t
n been taken was taken by military al
i thority, for the acts Of which the city
not responsible. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Sturcken: Upon the petitions Q
Bentinck Egan, William A. Bell, Thoma
Grace. j. T. Armstrong, John Andrews an
NJ. SCOOTER, unfavorably. Adopted.
Mr.. Schneider reported that the loves
bid for the erection Of schoolhouse O
Spain street, Third District, was fror
James Cox, who proposed to do the wor
for $4,000, and the Administrator recon
mended that the offer BE accepted. RI
ceived.
Mr.. Turnbull reported unfavorably, b
resolution, on the petition OF F. Schema
der for the use of certain ponds on tn
levee. Received.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
By Mr.. Schneider, and adopted.
Authorizing the Mayor to contract wit
James Cox for the erection OF a schoc
building on Spain street. -
By Mr.. Turnbull, and adopted:
l. Granting permission to the Charles !
Howard Rowing Club to use the battur
for it's boathouse.
,. Granting to F. Schexnaider the use 0
two ponds on the levee, at posts No. 81 an
81, First District, on condition that he sha
fill them; amended, on motion Of Mr.. Lewis
by providing that the filing shall be don
to the satisfaction of the surveyor.
By Mr.. Lewis, and, on his motion, lat
over:
| Resolred, That the proposal of John Cole
! man for square block pavement and ston
curling on Baronne street, between Com
| mon and Canal streets, at the rate OF % .
| in cash, or IS in street improvement bond
| at seventy five cents on the dollar, furnishes
and laid complete; eighty-hve cents IN casn
or 81 % in bonds, as above, per superncia
foot of North river curb stones, furnished
and laid complete; twenty five cents Il
cash, or thirty-eight cents in bonds
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