New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-14
CITY COUNCu-OFTIcIAI
REGULAR MEETING.

Sturcken, and Turnbull.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
approved, except that an omission therein
was ordered to be corrected 80 that it should
appear that a resolution had been intro
duced by Mr.. Calhoun, as follows, and read
| twice:
Resolved, That the Administrator of Pub
| lie Accounts issue to Warner Van Norden,
| transferee of the Mississippi and Mexican
Gulf Ship Canal Company, drainage war
| rants for $l235, for building railroad brid re
over Washington avenue, as per cert icate
of the City Surveyor, approved by the Ad-
minstratOr Of improvements.
| Communications from the Mayor and Ad.
ministratOrs.
The monthly report of the Administrator
| of Improvements was submitted and was
| ordered to be inserted in the minutes. 1t is
| as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF TMPKovEMESrs.i
October 10, 1874
| Hon. L. A. Wilt Mayor of New Orleans:
SlR-I have the honor to present here
with NY monthly report on the operations
Of this department for September, 1874:
BUREAU OF STREETS.
With reduced force of laborers and
| carts, the usual routine of cleaning cutters
! aud grading dirt streets was performed.
Carts removed to the dumping grounds
1886 loads of garbage. and for eilling dirt
| streets in the rear OF the city 26l3 loads Of
| scrapings from the paved portion.
Bridge gangs built two bridges and re-
! paired 1913 bridges, u crossings, 8 wings
and 10 plank roads.
Paving gangs repaired round stone streets
| in the First and Second Districts.
The expenditures Of the bureau amounted
| to $50 76i AZ, against $50, $50 SO in 1873, and
| $54, Jig 9Oin 1872.
Considering the care of the city of Car
| rollton (Seventh District) now embodied
| into the city limits the expenses were seve-
| raj thousand dollars less than in 1873. and
| more than $50, 200. below the figures Of 1872
In the Bureau of Wharves and Landings
| the repairs OF wharves, grading the levee
| and sEreading shells aud ballast were per-
! formed at an expense of $6943 IS, against
| SIC. SCI in 1873 and $5S73 n in 1879.
The Bureau of Drainage wac conducted
| on the most economical basis. About the
| twentieth large number OF employees were
! discharged and the force reduced to the
most Indispensable number of carpenters
| and laborers. All that work not imme.
dlately required were suspended until the
| finances of the city will Justify the same to
be resumed. The expenditures amounted
| to $40 438 So. against $E 1928 o. in 1873,
| and 1886, GAP b in 1872.
TIE Administrator Office was conducted
with due attention to the business of the
department., at an expense of $342 81.
against $i27 SO in 1873, and $3.50 g. in 1872
The total expenditures of the department
| from the budget, as above enumerated,
| amounted for comparison in
| September, 1874. $4S.5 }6 -
September, 1873. ......... ....... ~, :Ni8 W
| September, 1872. ..... &c, 1863 81
| September, 1871. ....... ....... 4.sO7 81
| September, 1870. ........... 53,626 81
Now, taking the fact in consideration,
that ill 1870 the city paid dollar for dollar
at the end of every month to claimants for
material, salaries or labor; that in 1871 city
claims, ut the end Of September, rated at
ninety-two cents: in 1872 at seventy.five
cent?, and in 1873 at seventy cents, and are
row. at this time, quoted at twenty-six
cents on the dollar, and that in consequence
the prices are higher. and the area over
which the work has to he performed is much
larger than in any previous year, presume
it to be manifest that l have endeavored to
conduct this department as much in the
! interest of the city az experience, time and
circumstances permitted, and that it is my
intention to do all in my power to reduce
the amount OF expenditures to the lowest
possible figures.
Trusting til at the foregoing statement will
meet your appreciation, l remain, very res
pccttully.
Financial business md Other Bills ON
Final Pussage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scsibed as follows, which, having been read
twice, we're now on third reading, the yeas
and nays having been called on each, and
ali the members present at roll call voting:
"Providing for the payment OF the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
B. Bloomfield e. Go.
providing for the payment Of the several
accounts therein named," beginning New
Orleans Republican Printing Company.
providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named," beginning X. L.
Bruce.
Providing for the issue Of drainage
warrants to Warner Van Norden, trans
feree of the Mexican Cult Ship Canal Com
pany.
The Mayor. for the committee of the
whole, submitted substitute for ordinance
No. 27SS, relating to the purchase Of ground
for schoohouse in the Fifth District, and
the substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Schneider called up the ordinance ito
repeal an ordinance of the late City
Council of New Orleans, No. .5552, ap-
proved April S. 1861. entitled AN ordi-
nance providing for the proper mana cement
and administration of the fund derived
from the sale Of the property belonging to
the succession of the late John ID. Fink
and all other ordinances, resolutions and
regulations on the same subject, and also
also providing for the appointment Of COM
missioners for the erection, maintenance
and support of an asylum to be called the
Fink Asylum, to be used solely an an asylum
for Protestant widows and orphans in this
city"
On motion of Mr.. Schneider the name of
Charles w. Wood was substituted in the
ordinance for that of William NJ. Perkins,
deceased.
Thus amended. the ordinance passed
unanimously.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
The Mayor. for the committee Of the
whole. submitted ian ordinance relative to
the collection OF delinquent taxes OF 1871
and passed unanimously.
AZ ar. StnrckeH, and adopted;
For the relief of Miss Eugenie Harquio.
Felicite Mouney. Widow A. Perier, the heirs
of Joseph Nutter. and Mrs. K. Dominique.
nv Mr. Lewis aud