New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-01
CITY couNCIL---oFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING.


CITY HALL NV ORLEANS I
Tuesday, ID gust 81, 1879. )
Tue Council met this day at twelve
O'Clock ~ in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli
Brown, BouIy, Burke, Landry, Mccarthy
and Pilsbury.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with
Communications from the Mayor and
Administrators.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
following communication, which was re-
ceived and real:
CANAL STREET. CRY PARK AND LAKE RAILROAD Co.
New Orleans, August 81, 1875.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
We will make trial trip with our cars
this evening at four O'clock prompt, from
Canal and Basin htreets 10 Spanish Fort, and
request the pleasure of yourself and Ad
illustrators to Join our party.
THOMAS II. HANDY, President.
Financial and Other Business on Final
Passage.
DtoNu ny tut olOILdlSts Nt-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, were now on third reading, and they
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called on EACH and all the
members present at roll cali voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of The several accounts therein named,
beginning "Officers, clerks and employees
N the Department of Finance
An ordinance beginning Bureau of
Streets, labor
An ordinance beginning "Pay roll of
municipal police courts
An ordinance beginning "Firemen's
Charitable Association of New Orleans"
An ordinance providing for the exchange
Of bends for premium bonds, and to regu-
late and carry out the funding plan adopted
by the Council.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Landry reported favorably by resolu-
ton on proposal of w. S. Swayer to erect
six cluster posts, and recommended the re-
lection of the bid OF jerome Hanly for the
lease of jackson street ferry. Adopted,
and the Administrator was authorized to
issue new advertisement.
Mr.. Mccarthy reported that L. Duffy had
complied with his contract for furnishing
poisoned sausages, and that 2009 dogs had
been destroyed; also reported the appoint
ment Of Frisby Washington and Jefferson
Jordan stock drivers for the Sixth District
pound, and the Council confirmed the ap-
pointmens.
Mr.. Bouny reported favorably BY reaolu-
ton on petitions Of estate of j. A. De
march, and John Friedrich for reduction OF
assessment, and unfavorably on petitions
of c. Eroescher, L. Medal, Mrs. Mary
femme, B. Nivette and Mrs. John Rice.
Mr.. Burke reported on petition of Mrs. E.
Richardson relative to drainage Of Sixth
District, stating the force of his depart
ment were doing all that was possible in
that direction, and recommended that that
portion relative to damages caused by over
flows be referred to the City Attorney, and
it was so referred.
Mr.. Burke also submitted the following
report;
=. r .r August 81 1875 !
70 1.-THE honorable Mayor and Administrators, City
of New Orleans:
have the honor to return the petitions
Of property owners and residents OF the
Sixth District, also the comm unication of
John Clifton, Sixth District, complaining
that the cutters and drains are not kept
open to the Orleans canal.
These petitions are but repetition of the
complaints brought forward by the res