New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-05

MAYoRALrY OF new ORLEANS
City Hall. November 4. 1874.
mo. .5y.-Administration Series.
An ordinance 20 purchase certain real
estate in Suburb GuenO, in order to com
promise claim vi Charles 3. Singleton
against the city.
WHEREAS, The Council Of the city of New
Orleans, in the year 1859, or thereabout.
took possession Of certain lots Of ground in
squares Nos. %, 80, 10, Al and AZ in Suburb
Gueno, without process of la " and without
the consent of Charles B. Singleton, the
owner thereof, and caused certain streets,
viz: Genius, Celestine, Josephine, New Or
leans and Havana streets and London
avenue to be opened through the same,
Whereby tho portions OF his property not
converted into streets were cut up into
fractional lots of irregular form, and rem
dered useless for building purposes, as said
streets were run diagOnally across his
squares;
Be it ordained, That as compromise
and settlement of the claim of said Charles
Il Singleton for the value of said property.
which is particularly described in this or
dinapce, and which is shown on plan drawn
by j. A. d'HemecOurt, deputy city surveyor,
dated July 3, 1874, the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to sign be,
fore the city notary. an act OF sale OF said
property from said Charles 3. Singleton to
the city of New Orleans for the price OF
$500, of which sum $46l8 81 shall be ap-
piled to the payment OF taxes now due and
owing to the city by the vendor, and re-
ceiptel tax bills delivered to him therefor,
and the balance 1881 Is shall be paid 10
him in tax warrants bearing no interest, TO
be issued by the Administrator OF Public
Accounts at the signing of the act. whic h
warrants shall be receivable by the city IN
payment of any and all future taxes due to
the city by said Singleton.
Description OF the property to be con-
veyed to the city OF New Orleans by Charles
Is. Singleton:
/. A portion of square No. 80 Of Suburb
GuenO, designated by the letter A, and
measuring 30 feet 10 inches front on Aubry
street, b., feet s inches 4 Lies on Miro
street, and 800 feet inches lines on the
upper line of St. Bernard avenue.
= Two portions OF square No. 40 IN the
same suburb, designated by the letters b
and C.. The portion B measuring 29a feet
10 inches front on Aubry street, 27S feet 9
inches front ON Galvez street, BIG feet front
on johnson street, s27 feet inches on the
line of the old ST. Bernard canal, and Ill
feet inches on the other line along the
same St. Bernard canal; the portion c is a
triangle, and measures IS feet inches
front on Dabadie street, III feet inch on
the old st. Bernard canal. and 81 feet 3
inches lines on the other line Of the same
canal.
3. The portion of square No Al of the
same suburb. designated by the letter D.,
measuring 297 feet 10 inches front on Aubry
street, 100 feet front on Prieur street and the
same on johnson street.
4. The whole square No. AZ, of the same
suburb, measuring 297 feet 2 inches front
on Aubry street, 800 feet inches front on
Roman street, 3l6 feet front on Prieur
street, 2o9 feet inches front ON Dabadie
street, and 1913 feet IL inches on diagonal
line dividing the property from the prop
Grey formerly belonging to Maunsel White,
less three lots of ground belonging to G. E.
Dubreuil designated by the Nos. l6, II and
Is, and measuring, in all, 80 feet inches
front on Aubry street, at 80 feet z inches
from the corner of Prieur street, BY 20 feet
6 inches in depth between parallel lines.
5. Two lots Of ground, designated by the
Nos. 10 and II of square No. 30 of same
suburb, measuring in all 80 feet 8 inches 6
lines front on Dabadie street, by l2o feet in
depth between parallel lines and fronting
on johnson street.
Adopted by the Council of the city of
New Orleans, November ;, 1874.
Yeas-Calhoun, FitzeDreiter, Lewis,
Schneider, Sturcken. Turnbull.
LOUIS A. WILT, Mayor.
A true copy:
DANIEL ScULLy. Secretary.