New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-29
CITY CoUNcI1--oFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING.
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS.

O'CLOCK NJ In regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli,
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Landry, Mccarthy
and Pilsbury.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Financial and Other Business on Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de-
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 call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls therein named, be-
ginning "Otiicers, clerks and employees in
the Department of Finance"
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the pay rolls therein named, beginning
bureau of streets"
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the pay rolls herein named, beginning
Municipal Police Courts"
An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the accounts therein named, beginning
John Burke
Reports of Committees.
BY Mr.. Bouny, and adopted;
Favorable report, with resolution on pc.
titions of J. P. Carriere and Mrs. Connolly
tor reduction of their respective assess
ments.
BY Mr.. Bertol and adopted:
Favorable report, with resolution, on pc
ttion of DR.. Chastant to be provided with
suitable office.
By Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
|. Favorably by resolutions on the petit
ton OF Z. Miller to erect blacksmith shop,
corner of Port and Peters streets.
q Favorably by resolution on the petit
ton of the Southern B, at Club to erect a
boat house at the bead of Delachaise street.
Mr.. Burke laid before the Council the fol-
lowing report which was Received and the
action of the Administrator approved:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
September %, 1875. )
IL Inc tIty SouuClI vi Nc" cliedHs
The water from the lake began to rise
Friday afternoon, and by Sunday night the
wa .er had reached the storm level of 1887
and lacked nine inches of the storm level
of 1871, which ia the highest water recorded.
The rising water was accompanied with
an extraordinary rainfall from Saturday
noon until Sunday morning. The rainfall
in some districts reached seven inches, and
the average rainfall throughout the city
was six inches.
The draining machines had lowered the
water in the canals prior to the rain and
were promptly placed at work at P. NJ.
on Saturday, and have been worked at their
full capacity night and day, with double
relief of employees.
The fall of water was so great that it
would require at least fifty hours steady
move the water, especially in view of the
fact that the high water from the lake
backed up in the tail Races to the dlsadvan-
tage of the machines
In the Sixth District the area embraced
| between the river and the Claiborne canal
| is about l40,000,000 square feet. Estimated
| on the basis If six inches rainfall this area
received 10000 900 cubic feet of water or
| 525 DOC, 900 gallons,
| Throughout the different districts many
| streets were over Il Dwed and in some Sec
| tions the gardens of citlzeus were more or
| less damaged, and great inconvenience was
| caused to pedestrians.
The . fleet of the high water and heavy
| rains upon the levees in the rear OF the city
| caused considerable apprehension on Sun
| day Watchmen had been placed along the
| weak points and arrangements made for
prompt repairs, and after consultation with
| Colonel Hardee and assistants, it was deter
| mined that the danger to the New canal
levee was so great as to demand immediate
| attention.
A force of about $50 men were placed at
work on Sunday night, the weakest points
were secured, and Assistant City Surveyor
| Brown is now engaged with force of tif'
teen men in thoroughly strengthening this
| levee.
There was no time for consultation with
the Council in this emergency, and We have
| taken such steps for the protection OF life
| and property as the danger seemed to de.
| mand, and ask the approval OF the Council
Several breaks occurred in the lower
| levees, and they were promptly repaired by
| Superintendent O'Niels force, of the Third
| District.
E. A. BURKE, Administrator.
Ordinances ind Resolutions offered.
By Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Resolution reducing assessments of P. j
Carriere and Mrs. Connolly.
By Mr.. Bertoli, and adopted:
Resolution providing an office for DR..
Chastant, coroner of the First, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Districts.
By Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
l. Resolution canceling the bond OF E.
Dupre as whardnger.
2. Resolution granting the Southern Boat
Club permission to erect boat house at
the head OF d. lachaise street.
3. Resolution granting C. Miller permits
sion to erect blacksmith shop at the cor
ner of Port and Peters streets.
By Mr.. Burke, and adopted:
Resolution reimbursing G. Barr for dam
ages to his cab, amounting to SIS.
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained. That the following ap-
preparations be and are hereby made and
that the Administrator of Public Accounts
warrant on the Administrator of Finance
in payment of the same, whenever there
shall be money in the city treasury to the
credit of the appropriate fund and not
otherwise appropriated.
Firemens Charitable Association of New
Orleaus for services rendered in the month
Of September, 1875, as per contract,
81 ,G66 &C.
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Fifth District for services rendered in the
month of September, 1875, 500.