New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-26
CITY COUNCII-OFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING,

REGULAR MEETING.
| CITY HALL, NKw ORLEANS,
| Tuesday, May 25 1875.
The Council met this day at twelve
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.
Communications from the Mayor and Adj
ministrat0rs.
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 OF each, and all the
members present at roll call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts therein named. be-
ginning New Orleans Republican Printing
Reports Of Committees.
By Mr.. Bouny and adopted:
Favorably, by resolution. on the peti
lions of DR.. D. w. Btickell and Mrs.
Leitch, for correction OF erroneous assess
ment; and untavorably on petitions of S.
Hernshein, NJ. Reinhardt, estate of G. F.
Lauman, Mrs. Frank Broom, j. Brisolara,
Jonas Pickles, r. Fletcher, Mrs. Virginia
Smith. for reduction of their respective
assessments.
By Mr.. Landry and adopted
FavOrably, by resolution, on petition of
Frank Baehr, to erect a bakery corner of
Live Oak and Constantinople streets; and
unfavorably on petition OF Louis Durr,
relative to ice boxes in Ninth street Mar
ket.
Mr.. Burke made the following report:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
May IS 1875 )
To the City Council OF New Orleans:
l have the honor to report that a culvert
located in the Orleans canal, and used for the
drainage of the area bounded by the Bayou
st. John and Orleans canal, was broken
from age or causes unknown, May 70,
IlOOuluS LILO SEOUuu VI OOuu cAOCS VI UHO
Orleans canal, and endangering the gar
dens of the inhabitants.
The break was closed, and four or five
engines were placed at work to pump the
water from the submerged section.
l submit estimate of cost of placing two
thirty Inch iron pipes in service at the
point where the wooden culvert has been
in use. The pipes will be furnished by the
WaterwOIks Department. Inasmuch as the
property of the persons residing immediate
~ below the Orleans canal would be en-
dangered by failure to provide proper
drainage, and there being no appropriation
in the budget Of this department for such
expenditures, l re specially recommend that
the work be ordered payable from the
contingent fund.
Z. A. BURKE, Administrator.
Mr.. Burke, to whom was referred ian Or
dinance for the application of the revenues
derived by the city OF New Orleans from
the wharves and levees, and for the reduc-
ton of the charges for the use of the
wharves and levees,' reported by return
ing the ordinance for the consideration Of
the Council.
Reporting on the petition OF property
owners for the opening of Philip street, Mr..
Burke requested that the petition, with ac-
companying documents. be referred to the
City Attorney. So referred.
Reported favorably on the petition of
property holders on Poydras street for max
ing and repairing banquettes.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
BY Mr.. Landry and adopted:
Resolution granting permission to +.
Baehr to cree. a bakery
By the committee of the whole and
adopted
Resolution authorizing the City Attorney
to take the necessary steps toward expro-
priating strip Of land in the late city of
Carrollton."
By Mr.. Bouny and adopted:
l. "Resolution reducing assessment on
property belonging to r. H. .Leetch.'
Q Resolution canceling assessment on
property belonging to DR.. d. w. Brickell."
BY Mr.. Brown and adopted:
]. Resolution expropriating &l25 IN favor
of J. Mccormack, for services rendered in
April, 1874.
,. For committee of the whole and passed |
the yeas and nays having |
been called and all the members voting,
resolution approving the plan Of the Ad- |
ministrator of Finance, emit tiled the ''pre-
MUM bonded fund OF the city of New
Orleans"
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice:
An ordinance providing for the pa ment of |
the pay rolls of the Departments of I'm
provements, Surveyor, Commerce and
Waterworks and Public Buildings, for
the month ending May 81, 1875.
Be it ordained, That the sum of $96i2 80
be and is hereby appropriated to pay the
labor and cart hire rolls of the Departments
Of improvements, Surveyor, Commerce and
Water works and Public Buildings, for
the month ending May 81, 1875, and that the
OF Public Accounts warrant
On the Administrator of Finance in payment
Of the same.
Bureau of Streets, labor $i44l 90
Bureau of Streets, carts 2462 So S6903 30
Bureau OF Wharves and
Landings. labor. 479 30
Bureau OF Wharves and
Landings. carts. 100 90 6O9 80
Bureau of Drainage. labor. Sl2 90
Surveyors Department. ......... s37 SO