New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-18


! Providing for the pay,nen. of the pay
rolls .; the Department Of improvements
I Tor the seven days ending November :.
! 1871
Providing for An issue Of street improve.
! 1nent bonds to Henry Oer:ling.
'Providirg for the payment Of tio sew.
| eral account. therein Gaire1," beginning
| Leeds Il Go.
| ITO amend ordinance No. .S..s. adopted;
I November I, 1917
I Reports OF Committees.
By Mr.. Lewis, received and ORDERED, ~
| be spread upon the minutes:
DEPARTMENT or l.PHo:RxyS..
November 10, 1914.
| To .he Ci:y Council of Sew Orleans:
nave the honor TO submit the following
report OF the work done hv the Mississippi
and Mexican Gulf Ship Canal Company
and their transteree, under act of the Leg;.-
! lsture No. 50 OF lS1! up to the present da.e:
| FIRST DRAINAGE SECTION.
| Bayou s.. J ohn-Excavation made aioH &
| Bayou st. JOHN from Bienville street drain
| ing machine toward Orleans canal, il Jane
| and July, 1871.
+, Orleans caual-Was widened and deep
ened up to City Park, from bulkhead on
I Bayou st. John: clam sheilboat commenced
work IN July, ISL and being joined by boat
| No. ,, the canal was excavated to lake
| shore, joining lake water about January -,
| 1873; after which the canal was widened
and deepened, the last estimate being given
June |, 1874. WORK stopping IN the vicinity
Of Taylor avenue.
| Canal along New Orleans canal-EXcS
| waited in January, 1872, only $50 feet from
| Galvez street; work stopped on account ct
| the new saw mill erected on the New Or
| leans canal.
Galvez canal-This canal was widened
| and deepened between the New Orleans
canal and Common street, comInenilg in
| February, 1872, and stopping April /, 1872;
! afterwsid 1t was continued by small boa,
| in September, 1872. and finished at Canal
| Carondelet about January 70, 1873
Taylor Avenue (new) canal-Connec.ion
with Orleans canal was made in March and
! April, 1872.
Harrison Avenue new canal-Connec-
| ton with Orleans canal was made IA June
| and July, 1872.
Povdras Street new canal-Comma nced
| at Galyez street March %, 1872. ana in
| ished at Carrollton avenue October l, l612
! Broad street (old) canal-COmmenced in
! vicinity Of New Orleans canal in 1872, and
| finished 10 Common street in November,
| 1872.
Hagan avenue (oid} eanai-Commenced
in vicinity ot New Orleans canal about De.
| tober 90. 1872. and was finished to Bienville
/ street draining machine about March -.
! 1873.
Carrollt0n avenue .oliI canal - Com
menced in vicinity of New Orleans canal
about October 70, 1872, and finished =: Or.
| leans canal in July. 1873.
Toulouse street (old) canal-Commenced
at Galvez canal about January 20, 49,
Il ,;t1, Dol dali u
stopping il August, 1873. beyond Broad
street.
Spanish Fore new canal-Smali boat
commenced in July, ls1+. and is not yet TN.
ished sbut will De completed this month.
Excavations. new canals, 2S,036 lineal
feet or 81 $40 cubic yards; wideneG and
deepe1ed old canals, 23.417 fneai feet or
3i7 iS1 cubic yards; total. u. !5s liaesi feet
o. -, c0i cubic yards.
SECOND DRAINAGE sECTION.
Upper line new canal-Tns ridge boat
commenced e1cavaring some $50 feet south
of Metairie road and west OF the old Jetfer
SOB and Lake railroad, On the nineteenth of
MAY. 1871, toward the lake, in line
nearly parallel to the old railroad. Aboa.
the same time, boat No. entered lake
shore cutting a channel of 1870 feet in lake
bottom and working on the same line as
ridge boat, 20 meet the latter. The two
~
employed together with clam shell boat 1.-THE
latter since August, 1922 for the widening
and deepening of the canal.
Canal toward Fourteenth strees-in May,
1873, the clam shell boat commenced work
Ing from Metairis ridge, along upperline
street, toward Fourteenth street canal.
This work being then continued by boat
No. !. the corner of Fourteenth street was
connected ab"u. Che sweuty-siXth OF Feb
quarry. 1874.
Dublin avenue told; canal-Nas ccYn.
menced &C Fourteenth street. going toward
New Orleans canal and then coming back,
worsin: toward Tenth street. in which
-caify j: w.s engaged On Nove;nbes J.
1871;
Me,ucmene 'clit .ail-ace---Was worked
BY t,oat j. y. Soye., w!:ich first eXcayatirg
through Che she'll road south Of Cayrol.:on
avenue and New Orleans canal. in April.
Is. /, excavated the eaiirace q. Nelpolrene
canal, returning 20 CarroiltOn avenue. thence
70 Washington shell road and entering Tole
danO street, and now excavating at inter
section o. Melpon9ele and IOleGano streets,
November J. is' !.
Lake shore NEW, can ai-Abort the :wen.
tie.n Of September. 49,. BOAT No. ! com.
menced work at New Orleans canal III lake
bottom, excavated through !eyee on west
side OF said canal. and worked toward old
Jefferson and Lake railroad. In October,
1873, il was joined by clam shell boat. and
the two boats together worked until June |.
1874. when boat No. went to work on
Upperline canal; on October ]. 1874. tine
the clam she'll boat finished work on lake
embankment, including the work for a road.
way west side of New canal.
Tpperiiue (new) canal-From Fourteenth
street toward river. was commenced IN
June. 1874, ard on November l. 1874, ex.
cavsted TO the vicinity Of Tenth street.
Excavations new canals. 1867 lineal feet.
or .,Sl ,S2.j cubic wards; widened and deep
enetl old canal. Is $50 lineal feet, or "a 196
cubic yards: levees, .S,9GI IineaI teet. OF
osa .!!O cubic yards.
sHIRD DRAINING SECTION.
Narigny told) canal-Was commenced in
the latte. part of May, 1877. at Bayou 81.
John. and stopped abou: September !. is. :.
=: Eysan Fields street.
Broad street fold, canai-Was coin.
mence! in March. 1872. at Marigny canal.
and was finished up to about Geo feet ives.
Ot 50. Be:narG avenue. in June. 1872.
ST. BERNARD avenue (old. canai-From
Broad street the dredgeboa. entere! st.
Bernard avenue IN june. :S..:., excaya-;nr a
canas !9i; 1neaI tess toward Claiborne
street.
London Avenrc anew, Cana:-This canal
was cut by Two boats. The first one started
from Marigny avenue told canalt toward
lake shore in August. 1872, stopping near
London avenue draining machine about
November l, 1872. The second boat com
menced the new canal in April, 1873. at
lake shore, going south, and was On Novem.
ber ] about $500 feet from the London
avenue draining machine.
Peoples Avenue new Cana1-ln June.
1873. boat No. entered Peoples avenue
from lake shore, and worked on November