New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-17
CITY coUNC1L--oFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

Cry HALL, new ORLEANS, ,
Tuesday, November 16, 1875. )
The Council met this day at twelve
O'Clock M. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli,
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Mccarthy and Ian
dry.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad.
ministrators.
The Mayor laid before the Council the fol-
lowing message, which, on motion of Mr..
Brown, was received:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS, 4
City Hall, November l6, 1875. 5
To the City Council of New Orlsans:
l return for your reconsideration resolu-
tiOn which allows the sum of $500 to Mr..
M. Marigny for . portion of ground neces-
sary to open New Orleans street.
L suggest that an ordinance be prepared
which shall provide for the payment OF said
portion of ground, only after proper deed
shall have been made to the city.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
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 and all the members
present at roll call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning "Amos Morrison"
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning at. A. Martin"
Resolution appropriating $56S "a in favor
of j. Coleman out of the revenues of 1874.
Reports Of Committees.
BY Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
Reported on bids received for erection of
cluster posts, and recommended accepting
the bid of jerome Hanley.
By Mr.. Bouny and adopted:
Untavorably on petitions of j. r NJ
gent, W. j. Frierson and j. Riviere; for re-
duction and cancellation of assessments,
and favOrably tby resolution on petition
DR.. Chastant for cancellation of double
assessment, and estate of Thomas r.
Wolfe, for reduction of assessment.
By Mr.. Burke:
Communication transmitting specification
for extension of Crescent City Railroad
Company, which was referred to the com.
mittee of the whele.
Favorably by resolution on petition of
Ill C. a. q
brick sidewalks on Delachaise street, be.
tween Camp and Magazine streets.
Adopted.
Also communication and complaint from
the Cotton Exchange against the condition
of the wharves between Canal and Poydras
streets. Referred to the Administrators of
Improvements and Commerce, with the
City Attorney.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
By Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
Resolution accepting bid of Jerome Han
ley for the erection of four cluster posts in
the Sixth District.
By Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Resolution correcting erroneous assess
ments of T. R. Wolfe and Dr. Chastant.
By Mr.. Burke, and adopted:
Resolution authorizing the Administrator
of Improvements to give notice of the in
tention of the City Council to cause brick
sidewalks to be made on the north side of
Delachaise street, between Camp and Mag
azine streets.
Reconsideration.
Mr.. Burke moved to reconsider, in &C.
cordance with the Mayors message, the re-
solution appropriatin5 $500 to NJ. Marigny,
adopted at the last session of the Council.
Adopted.
Mr.. Burke then offered the following re-
solution, as amended, which was adopted:
ReSolued, That the sum OF $500 be allowed
to Mr.. NJ. Marigny for the portion of ground
necessary to open New Orleans street, from
Derbigny to Solidelle streets, which portion
measures fOrty-nine feet on each of Der
bigny and Solldelle streets, by 800 feet in
depth from one street to the other; said pay
ment to be made when Mr.. M. Marigny
shall have delivered to the Mayor for the
city clear title to the ground herein re-
ferred to.
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made, for |
the month of October, 1875 and that the |
Administrator Of Public Accounts warrant |
on the Administrator of Finance in pay
ment of the same whenever there shall |
be money in the city treasury to the credit |
of the appropriate fund for each account, |
and not otherwise appropriated:
G. Casanave, recorder of deaths, etc., for |
recording deaths in the month of October, |
1875, approved, $50.
James A. Gresham. law books for City |
Attorneys office, approved, $l4.
Lewis g. Jung. office furniture for City |
Attorneys Office, approved, $l9 so.
Rice Brothers & Co., hardware for De- |
partment of Commerce, approved, 50 As.
b. Bloomfield g. Co., stationery, binding, |
etc, for the Superior Criminal Court in the
months of August, September and Octo-
Der, 1875, as per bill approved by the |
judge of said court, S2O7 50.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Buredu of Streets
John w. Madden, stationery, etc. -. 800 25
John White, oyster shells. .......... Is so
l.. c. BOuchereau. oyster shells. 80. IA 90
Edwin +. Reilley, putting up new
fence and repairing old fence at
n H.