New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-05
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS.
CITY coU1c11-oFf1c1AL
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
C,rr HALL. NEW ORLEANS,
Tuesday, April 4, 1876.
The Council met this day at twelv
O'Clock M. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles J. Leeds, Mayor
nreaidinp. and Administrators Bertol
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Landry, McCarth
and Pilsbury.
The minutes of the previous meetin
were approved and their reading DISPENSE
with.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad
minisfrntors.
The Mayor laid before the Council tn
following communication from the Admin
istrator of Improvements. which was re
ceiyed. read and referred to the committe
Of the whole:
DEPARTMENT OF InPnovsnxyrs,
April 5, 1876.
Hon. Charles J. Leeds, Mayor:
Herewith inclose all correspondence, o
reference to Same, concerning the Obstruc
ton to streets by railroad companies:
On the day of 49,, Hon
L. A. Wiltz, Mayor, gave instructions fol
the opening Of St. Joseph etreet, and I
= force Of men commenced work.
Document No. l, hereto appended, 10 9
copy Of the injunction Issued from the Su
perior District Court, in case No. =, pro
hibiting the city from interfering with OF
removing any structures OF the New Or
leans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad
Company on the streets from Julia tC
Calliope.
Document No. g, attached. is q copy oil
the answer Of the city in case No. -.
This case remains in statu quo, the city
being unable to get the case to trial, and
all efforts to effect compromise being
thwarted by the railroad company insist
ing upon closing certain streets. and the
City Council as persistingly refusing to
consent to the closing of any of the same.
At the time of above proceedings, or
ders were given by Mayor Wilt for the
opening of St. Joseph street, the jackson
railroad had the same inclosed; they re-
moved their fence above the line of st.
Joeeph street, opening the street from
Front to Water streets, and document No.
3, attached. is copy Of communication ex-
road at that time. Documents Nos. 4 and
S are counter statements from citizens.
The Council has been under the impress.
SION that no practicable benefit would inure
to the citizens of the locality complained of
by opening the streets from Front Levee to
Water street until . decision was had in
the courts establishing the right of the city
connection would state, for the inf0rma-
ton of the Council, that this department
has been filling Water street with street
pilings, etc from St. Joseph street to Cal
Hope street, and the same can now be made
passable for vehicles and pedestrians at .
small cost.
respectfully recommend:
I. That the New Orleans, St. Louis and
Chicago Railroad Company be notified to
street, and that Water street be opened
and repaired from St. Joseph to Calliope
street, and that St. Joseph street DO re-
Pairod from Front Levee to Water street.
2. That the Council should determine if
it is desirable to open South Market street
and Delord street, and notify the railroad
company, in order that they may adjust
3. That the suit with the New Orleans,
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company
be urged to . determination, % the Coun-
oil 10 powerless to open any of said streets
to the river while the Injunction exists.
Ihsve tie hcpor to be, very respectfully,
e. A. BURKE, Administrator.
Mr.. Pilsbury presented communication
Of w. w. Handiin for the removal of the
distractions between Front and Delta
streets, and moved it's reference to the
committee of the whole, in connection with
the foregoing.
Adopted.
The following Communication of the Ad-
ministrator Of Finance was received, read.
and the appointments therein confirmed
and ratified:
DEPARTMENT OF FyHAycu,l
April 4, 1876. )
To the City Council of New Orleans:
1have to report the following appoint
this department.:
L. C. Ferret, for Jefferson City and Car
rollton, March 9.
g. B,bert, for Algers and markets,
March 8.
A. Roux, for the Second and Third Dis
tricts, rear of Galvez street, March 8.
II. Ducatel, for the Third District,
j. $. Dolin, for Algiers and markets,
March 81, the latter vice G. Bibert.
K. PILSBURY, Administrator.
Financial and Other Business ON Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de- |
.cribed as follows, which, having been read |
swice, 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:
IAN ordinance providing for the payment |
# the several pay rolls therein Named" be-
'inning "OHicers and clerks employed in
he Department of Finance
IAN ordinance providing for the payment
# the several pay rolls therein named, T" be-
inning Department of improvements,
treets, wages, etc." as amended.
San ordinance providing for the payment
f the several pay rolls therein named, be-
inning PAY roll of municipal police
0urts."
IAN ordinance in favor of Semmes e.
lott, for $1,000 for professional services
endered."
Reports Of Committees.
BY Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Unfavorsbly on the petitions of ]. N.
eixae, agent of heirs of John Slidell, and |
|. 8. Lanphier, agent, e. B. e. q. p. PEN
Ose, and favorably by resolution ON the
Editions Of j. N. Soniat and Virginia II. |
IRELAND for reduction of their respective
By Mr.. Mccarthy, and adopted:
Favorably, by resolutions, on the petitions
citizens for the erection of lamp posts on
ourbon street, square No. 264, and on
lafayette and Commerce streets; also,
vorabIy ON the petition Of George Her
rt, asking the remittance by the city of
70 of $35 imposed on him by the fifth JUS
70 of the peace, and recommended that the ,