The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-20
CITY COUNCIL.

The Council met Tuesday, at noon, in reeu
Gar weekly session.
Present, Bertoli, Bouny, Brown, Pllsbury
Mccarthy, Landry and Burke.
Inc minutes OF the previous meeting wer
dispensed with.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATORS
A communication from Administrator Nc
Carthy relating to certain appointment
made. Adopted
Mr. Brown called up an ordinance provid
1ng for various accounts. Adopted
An ordinance providing for the payment o
the Department Of Water Works was called
up by Mr.. Bertoi and was adopted.
Also an ordinance providing for the pay.
ment Of various accounts in the Department
of Police
An ordinance fixing and regulating the
charges for wharfage, levee and other facili-
lies afforded by the city to commerce, was
called up by Mr. Landry.
With a substitution of the word charges
IN the place of the word ''duty," whenever it
occurs in the ordinance, and slight amend
ment to sec. 10, relative to the collection of
licenses from small craft, the ordinance was
adopted.
An ordinance to determine the number Of
persons to be employed in the Department of
Water Works and Public Accounts was called
up by Mr.. Bertoli; adopted
An ordinance providing for the payment of
several accounts contracted in the Bureau of
Wharves and Landings, was adopted.
LOUISIANA AVENUE FERRY.
Administrator Landry submitted the bids
received for the establishment Of a skiff ferry
to ply between the foot of Louisiana Ayenne
and Harveys Canal.
2Ihere seems to be prevailing desire for
the establishment of a steam ferry at that
point, and accordingly Mr.. Brown offered a
resolution that the Administrator of Com
merce advertise for bids to that end.
RESOLUTIONS
A resolution was offered by Mr. Landry an
propriating $500 to W. w. King, Esq, in paw
nent for professional services, in drawing up
the ordinance relative to the collection Of
wharfage dues, etc. Adopted.
Resolutions providing for the payment Of
The bills OF W. G. Wilmot & Co. for coal fur
nlshed for use at the several draining ma
chimes, were passed.
resolution was offered, authorizing Adj
mnlstrator Burke to purchasing two thousand
barrels OF oyster shells, to be used in Smelling
the levee, in the vicinity Of the steamboat
landing Adopted.
resolution by Mr.. Burke that he may be
authorized to secure information from the
Police Board as to the number Of metropoli-
Ian warrants outstanding Adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
The committee appointed to confer with
Mr.. Pickles relative to the payment of bills |
for lighting the city with oil for the year 1875
reported that the conference was held and
that Mr.. Pickles agreed to deduct 20 per cent
from the price stipulated in his contract,
provided the bills are paid promptly every
month.
The committee to whom was referred the
communication of Administrator of Com |
nerce. relative to markets, acting upon the |
authority therein contained, leased several
markets as follows:
Poydras market to C. Eos, s41,35O.
French market (BeeD to c. Eos, $40, 228
Fruit and Vegetable to Freychou, S56 900.
resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign
the contracts for these leases accompanied
she report, and with it was adopted.
PETITIONS.
J. W. Falls and G. G. Piper, Justice Of the
Peace and Constable of the Seventh Justice
Court, Sixth District, petilioned the Council
relative to their (peitionerss) salaries. Re
ferred to the city attorney.
Several parties, lessees of mark cts, peti-
toned the Council to be relieved of their
obligations under the lease They were re-
TERED to the Administrator of Commerce,
with one exception of that Of Mr.. f. Michel,
the lessee of Pile Market, Mr.. Landry desr-
ing that action be taken upon it immediately 6
MIR. Michel claimed that he is called to !
France on urgent business.
After some discussion the petition was laid
on the table.
A petition from the authorities Of the parish
of Jefferson calling upon the city to pay an
amount Tor certain pubic property !
courthouse and Jail, Carrollton) acquired
in the annexation of that corporation, was :
read and referred to the City Attorney.
Thereafter the Council adjourned on mo- !
zion of Administrator Landry.