New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-11
CITY CoUNCn-oFFICIAI
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
City HALL, NEW ORLEANS, I
Tuesday, March 9, 1874. )
The Council met this day at II M. in
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Witt. Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis, Schneider,
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes of the last meeting were ap-
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and Adj
ministratOrs.
The following communication from the
Mayor was received:
MAYoRALTy OF NEW ORLEANS /
City Hall March 10, 1874.
To the City Council of New Orleans
have the honor to report that under the
instruction and authorization OF the Coun-
Gil and by the advice and with the assist
ance of the Hon. Louis Schneider, Admin
istrator of Finance, l purchased Tor the
city, on Saturday, March Z, 1874, the iot
and building situated at the corner OF
Royal and Cont streets, known as the
Bank of Louisiana, then sold at aucuon'
pursuant 10 an order of the United States
District Court sitting in bankruptcy, dated
the twenty-eighth day OF January, lo' 4, 1of
the sum OF 81, 800, on the following terms:
Cash in United States treasury notes, and
the purchaser to assume. over and ABOVE
the amount of bid, the payment OF all
taxes on the property for the year 1874; the
act of sale at the expense of the purchaser
] respectfully request that the said pur-
chase be recognized, ratified and approved
by the Council.
LOUIS A. WILT, Mayor.
The Mayor submitted monthly reports
from the following Administrators, for the
month of February, and the same were re-
ceived:
From the Administrator OF Improve
1nents
From the Administrator of Police
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 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 several
accou nts therein named" beginning Albert
G. Blanchard, $500.
providing for the payment Of the several
Accounts therein named" beginning James
Buckley, SIS IS.
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Firemen's Charitable Association of New
Orleans, $ll, 6G6 67. with an amendment
changing the item of j. w. Madden to 81 25
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
r. l.. Bruce, $50.
To issue wharf impro vement bonds 70
Thomas Hasam, for 1882 so.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the resolution to
Issue wharf improvement bonds to William
Henry, which resolution came up tor third
Seading, was laid over.
Reports Of Committesss
BY Mr.. Lewis
l. On recommendation of The Board of
Health that nuisance wharf be provided
at Algiers, favorably.
9. Reporting that the following bids had
been received for making shellroad Of
Henry Clay avenue, from st. Charles ave.
nue. to Breslau streets James j. O'Hara,
81 25 per running foot; William Henry,
81 40 per running foot, and recommending
that the bid of James }. OHars be &C.
cepted.
Both reports received.
BY Mr.. Turnbull:
|. On the petition OF ;. Tuers.er. e De
allowed to erect rice and corn mill at
No. III Julia street. favorably. by sesolu
zion.
.. On the complaint d citizens IN |
the neighborhood of Poydras Market.
against stands upon the neutral ground,
at said market, unfavorably. because
the place is designated, in ordinance |
No. 24i3, Administration series, for marke t !
BY Mr.. Calhoun, received, adopted and |
ordered to be spread upon the minutes
purposes.
Both reports received.
DEPARTMENT or PrBsr, As,ursr..I
New orleans, March 10. asa. !
60 the city Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully reports on
Sundry petitions, referred to him, as fol.
COWS:
Mrs. Adeline p. Observation-Disclosures sets
forth that during the wears lS63-64 her !
property Nos. go and 222 st. Joseph street,
was occupied and used by the United States
authorities, and that she has never received
any compensation therefor, wherefore she
asks that the city taxes for those years be
remitted.
Under act of the Legislature Nc IL. of
1866, and city ordinance No. l53, new Sc
res, persons whose property had been so
occupied, and who had received no com
pensation, were exempted from the pay