The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-31
CITY COUNCIL

The City Council met yesterday at noon il
regular weekly session. The several Admin
istrators were present, Mayor Leeds in ths
| chair.
Ga motion, the reading of the minutes 0
the previous meeting was dispensed with.
Financial.
Ordinances providing for the payment O
| the employees OF the several Departments and
| other expenses for the month of March were
| called up on third reading and passed. The
appropriations are as follows:
Department Of Finance .......... S3023 81
Assessments IS. $50. 2l2o w
the Mayor. i.... 1904 SO
Commerce .....-... 300 81
" Water Works ~ 1924 81
and various other appropriations, such as
Mayors and Administrators salaries, pay
roll of the municipal courts, pay roll Of labor
ers, etc, all Of which are itemiZed, the VIII ole
aggregating grand total of SAT, 252 -.
Resolutions.
BY Mr.. Landry: A resolution granting per-
mission to /. ID. Carey to erect a steam en-
CINE at the corner of Magnolia street, revo-
cable at the pleasure of the Council Granting
permission to Jacob Wehner to erect forge
on Perdido; between Dryades and Rampant
streets.
BY Mr.. Bertol: Authorizing the Admins
traitor of Water Works to extend the water
pipes to the Washington Avenue market
By Mr.. Burke: Authorizing the Admins
traitor of Water Works to advertise for the
sale to the city Of two fiat boat loads of coal
for the use Of the Water-Works, and one fiat
boat load for the use of the Department of
Improvements.
By the Administrator of Police: Granting
permission to J. G. Anderson agent, to erect
a bulletin board corner Of Common and St
Charles streets.
By Mr.. landry: Granting permission to J.
Barton q Go. to erect moss factory on the
square bounded by Gasquet, Canal, Johnson
and Galvez streets.
BY Mr.. Landry: That the time specified
for the completion of the Canal Street, City
Park and Lake Railroad he and the same is
hereby extended for one year from the 9th
day OF May, 1875; provided, the road revert
to the city in case of non-fultillment Of the
contract.
A resolution authorizing the Mayor to cor
tract for disinfectants TO De used by the Board
Of Health.
The following resolution was offered by
Major Burke, and adopted:
In view OF the report Of the Administrator
II improvements that the streets require i'm
mediate repairs and that the sanitary condi-
ION of the city demand that the cutters and
streets should be thoroughly cleaned before
he coming warm weather;
BE it resolved, That the Administrator of |
improvements is hereby authorized to tenn |
'orarily employ one hundred laborers in ad- |
lition TO the force now empl ,yed; provided,
he rate of pay of the tborers in said depart
nent is hereby fixed at one dollar and fifty
ents per day.
Petitions.
By S. FRANKIE: Asking permission to use
team power in the manufacture of matches
Petition of Henry Oertling: Asking settle
lent OF ten per cent retained on bill Of lum-
er furnished.
By Philip Billman: Praying for privilege of
tx months license.
By W. +. Cotton: Asking extension of time
! which to pay taxes.
Various other petitions asking reductions
assessment on property were read and re-
FRED.
The Council then adjourned.