New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-04


Einat Passage.
Mr.. C.lhoun csl!e! up The ordinances
described rs follows, which. having been
read twice aud passed both readings. were
now on third reading and passed unani'
mously. the yeas ana nsys having been
called on each and al. the members .,vesen. :,
q: roll ca J. voting:
"providin. fer the :a;ns,.. .: :ie sev.
erai accounts and pay rolls therein named.
beginning. officers. clerks and employees in
tie Department o: improvements.
Providing for the payment Of the sev.
era! accounts Therein na,ned," beginning,
New Orleans Republican Printing Com
pany. $50. Passed with an anne ndment pro
posed by ar. Calhoun. st.i.in: ON. the
.tem 0: G. De Ferret s. Co.
providing for the payment OF :lc sew.
era! accounts therein named." begin Mn 9
New Orleans Times, 81. Passed with Ger.
tain amendments. correcting clevca! er.
.e.s.
''p.ov:i.r: .or Tie payment Of the pay
rolls O.: the Department. of improvements
and Surveyor for the :hrty-one days end.
ing January 81. 1874" Passed with the fol.
loving amendments. inovei by Mr.. Cal
noun: Changing the item OF Bureau of
streets 20 S23,ij. 90: the item Of Bureau OF
Wharves and Landing. to $7499 30: the
item Of Bure eau OF Drainage 20 5000! -; the
total TO $37. 0!6 -, the item Of Surveyors
department 10 $357: -. End the grand
total to 5000! o..
Providing Tor :hc payment Of the sey.
era! accounts .here.a name.l," Ue.inniu !.
II. Carvin, $i3;.
Reports OF Committees.
:r. lewis submitted the annexed report,
which WIS received and the recommends
ton coUt.ineI therein was adopted:
DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENTS I
New Orleans, February 3. 1874. !
To the City Council of New Orleans:
have the honor to report that the follow
ing bids were received in answer 10 the
advertisement inviting proposals for fur.
nishing lake and oyster shells.
For Lake Shells
Nicholas Conaeli. in CASH forty-nine
cents, in improvement bonds seventy three
cents per barrel.
William Henry. on levee, in cash thirty
nine cents. iii improvement bonds sixty
eight cents per barrel
William Henry. on basin. in cash thirty
three cents, in improvement bonds sixty
cents per barrel.
Ann McGuinn, on basin, in cash thirty
three and Ouehalf cents, III improvement
bonds sixtyone and UHe-Lalt cents peg
barrel.
For Oyster Shells.
Anthony Williams, In cash sixteen cents,
in wharf bonds twenty-one cents per barrel.
hereby recommend that the foregoing
bids be rejected.
JAMES LEWIS, Admins trator.
The Mayor, from tle committee of the
whole, reported unfavorably on the propo.
sition of L. d. Frost. representing the New
Orleans, jackson and Great Northern Rail
road Company. to build bridge over the
New canal, at Magnolia street, at the ex-
pense of the city. The report was adopted.
NJ. Lewis reported favorably on the petit.
ton of Antonio Cordero. relative TO dam.
ages suffered by him from the construction
OF the lake shore ievee. Received.
Mr.. StugcRen submitted favorable re.
port on .hc propose. OF 4 J. Ward to rur.
chase lot Of ground from the city. and
upon the recommendation 81 tie Admins.
TRAITOR the subiec: was referred to the ..n..
mittee Of the whole.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
By Mr.. Lewis, and read twice:
ResOired, That the Administrator of FL
nance be and he is hereby authorized to is
sue to Antonio Cordero new consolidated
bonds, drainage series, at par, for the
amount OF $1,000; provided said Cordero
Will receive said amount so paid in full set
Element for all damages heretofore sus-
tanned or hereafter caused to the real es-
tate or personal property owned, leased Or