New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-24
CITY CoUNcu-oFF1c1AL
REGULAR MEETING.


presiding, and Administrators Brewster
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis, Schneider
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes of the last meeting were ap
proved.
Financial Business and Other Bills OF
Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances
described as follows, which, having beer
read twice, were now ON third reading and
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 several
accounts therein named" beginning james
A. Gresham; amended, on motion of Mr.
Calhoun, by striking out the item of Mary
Ann Wingfeld.
Providing for the payment Of the sew
| eral accounts therein named" beginning
Dennis Long; amended, on motion of Mr..
Calhoun, by changing the item of Sullivan
& Bulger from $3.50 to $3.50.
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Mrs. McGuinn.
Making an appropriation to pay Daigre
g. Vincent.
Reports of Committees.
The Mayor, tor the committee Of the
whole, reported:
l. Upon the petition of S. D. Moody for
cancellation of assessment on capital, I'M
favorably. Adopted.
2. On petition of James Flynn to be al
lowed to establish theatre at Nos. l0l
and 103 St. Charles street, unfavorably.
Adopted.
3. On the remonstrapce of citizens against
favorably. Adopted.
The Mayor, for the committee created by
ordinance No. 932, Administration series,
reported:
1. On the petition of B. Campbell for per-
mission to settle tax bill in city claims,
unfavorably. Adopted.
2. On the petition OF T. & H. Stanton,
that the tax bill against them be withheld
from publication, because of its alleged
illegality, nnfavorably. Adopted.
3. On the petition of Felix Walker, for
an extension of time for the payment of his
|. taxes; unfavorably. Adopted.
4. On petition of J. w. Carroll, for simi-
lar indulgence; unfavorably. Adopted.
S. On the petition of S. O. B. Tay.
lor, for Like indulgence, unfavorably
Adopted.
Mr.. F;tzenreiter asked for authority to
grant the petition OF residents on jackson
street tor an extension of the waterpipef
on that street. Granted.
Mr.. Sturcken reported adversely upon
the petitions of J. H. Peyton, Samuel
Boyd, Henry Wiegel, A. A. Maginnis &
Son, St. Charles Hotel Company, Peoples
Insurance Company, A. Hero, James H
| Steele, Mrs. Maria Roberts, Samuel c
Young and N. C. Folger, relative to theil
assessments.
Mr.. Lewis, for himself and for the Ad
| ministrator of Commerce, to whom was re
ferred the claim of C. S. Hunt g. Co., re
ported unfavorably by resolution. Re
ceived.
Mr.. Lewis reported:
l. In relation to the complaint that st
Joseph street was INSTRUCTED by the New
Orleans, jackson and Great Northe m Rail
road Company, that the matter had beer
| referred to the City Attorney, and that
awaiting his opinion, correspondent ce hat
been opened with the company to endeavo
by amicable means to obtain removal o
all the distractions complained of on thu
street route of the road. Received.
2. By Mr.. Lewis, favorably, BY resolution
on the claim of Dennis O'Brien. Received
BY Mr.. Turnbull, for himself and for thu
Administrator of Improvements, to whom
was referred the petition of Thompson &
Seymour, favorably as to the request fol
the refunding of fine, but unfavorably az
to their claim for ballast alleged to have
been taken from them for city use. Re
ceived.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By Mr.. Turnbull and adopted.
l. To allow A. William Fricke to move hi
blacksmith shop.
2. To authorize advertisement for pro
posals for steam ferry from Louisiana
avenue to Harvey's canal.
3. Authorizing advertisement for pro
posals to lease the steam ferry of the Third
District.
By Mr.. Lewis and adopted:
Making an appropriation to pay Dennis
O'Brien for damages caused by a defective
bridge.
By Mr.. Sturcken and adopted:
For the relief of Mrs. Ann F. Bell, w. c.
Fulham, Mrs. M. Bell, Moses Lobe & Co.,
Mrs. Joseph Bourdette, Samuels & knoop,
Henry Ries, Mrs. E. Torregrossa, A. W.
Smith, Daniel Weaver, Samuel Friedlander,
B. II, Moses, Kenneth & Bell, Charles
Sagory and Adeline L. Brashear.
By Mr.. Schneider and adopted:
For the relief of Pierre Roy.
By Mr. Lewis and read twice:
Resolred, That the Administrator of FL
nance issue, on the warrant Of the Admin
istratOr of Public Accounts, to Z. 5. Hunt
& Co, new consolidated bonds, drainage
series, at the rate of ninety cents on the
dollar. for the sum OF $4985, in full and
final settlement for draining pump, boiler
and fixtures, to be erected at the Bienville
street draining machine, in complete run.
niEg order, In accordance with direction OF
the City Surveyor.
Resolccl, That the Administrator of FL
nance be and he is hereby authorized to is.
sue wharf improvement bonds, at the rate OF
ninety cents on the dollar, in settlement OF
the following claim, for constructing jettles
at the head Of Clouet street, Third District:
Jerome HanIey, for ITO feet of timber.
jetties, at $27 per running foot. .S459o
Eighteen feet of plank jetties, at ~ 81
per running foot. .................. 40
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