New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-03

CITY COUNCIL oFr1o1AL
RRGULAR MERTN0s
..I.r 0w HALL, Hsw OnLaAHs,
Tuesday. May .. 1876.
The Council met this day at twelve
O'Clock n. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j: Leods, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli,
Brown, Bouhy, Burke, Landry, MCCARTHY
and Pilsbury.
The minutes of the previous Veeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Conmunlcatiens fren the Mayor and Ad.
uiulssraters.
A communication from the City Surveyor
relative to tho value and condition of ma
chinery, dredaeboats, etc., Of tho Mississippi
and Mexican Gulf Ship Canal Company,
or transferee, was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
Financial and Other Business on Final
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:
IAN ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls therein named" be-
ginning "Offieers and clerks employed in
the Department of Finance"
IAN ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls therein named" be-
ginning department of Improvements,
streets, wages, etc." as amended.
IAN ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls therein named" be-
ginning "Pay, roll Of municipal police
courts"
Reports Of Committees.
By Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Unfavorably ON the petitions OF P. Rey
and Spencer Field for reduction of assess
ments.
BY the committee of the whole, and
adopted:
l. Favorably by ordinance on the "Claim
for compens alton for digging portion of Or
leans canal in the year 1862"
| 2. Favorably by resolution on the petit
ton of New Orleans City Railroad Com
psny relative to laying track OF road in the
centre of Canal street.
BY Mr.. Brown, and adopted:
Fsvorably by resolution on petition Of l.
Noguez for cancellation of tax bill.
By Mr. Landry, and adopted:
Favorably, by resolutions, on tho peti
tons of H. Brinker, II. Zapf and NJ. j.
Deadly.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
BY Mr.. Landry:
l. Resolution granting the New Orlean'
Gaslight Company permission to change it
wharf and landing. Referred to the com
mittee of the whole.
Q Resolution granting NJ. j. Deadly per
mission to erect q pottery. Adopted.
8 Resolution granting II. Brinker pei
mission to erect blacksmith shop on Lyol
street, near Laurel. Adopted.
4. Resolution granting b. Zspf permif
sion to erect q bake oven at No. 100 Thali
e.reet. Adopted.
By Mr. Brown, and adopted:
l. Resolution appropriating So in favo
of McCracken & Brewster.
2. Resolution canceling tax bill No. 5o4
for 1875, in the name OF L. Noguez.
!, By Mr. Burke, and adopted:
I. Resolution accepting proposal Of w.
Toomer, for furnishing the Department
improvements with 5OO,O 900 feet of lumber
2. Resolution authorizing the Admins
traitor of improvements to advertise 70
5OO, 900 feet of lumber for the use of til
Department of Improvements.
By MI. Bertoli, and adopted:
Resolution authorizing the City Astorne
: to investigate the question of title of tt
{ "New Orleans Branch Mint Property" an
, report To the committee of the whole wh'
| action would be necessary to enable tt
city to resume possession of said propert.
I, ByMt. Brown, and read twice:
An ordinance making appropriations fl
, charitable institutions for the month
, April, 1876.
. Be it ordained BY the Council of the cit
n | of New EOrleans, That the Administrator
traitor OF Finance in favor Of the followin
institutions for the sums respectively q
3 opposite their names, being the allOwant
. | for charity for the month of April. l87
, in conformity with article ZIG, Revised CT
Laws and Ordinances:
!, ST. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys As
= INN. Chartres, between Mazant and Frent
. streets, 1886 inmates, $500 80.
St. Vincent's Home. No. 81 Bienvil
street, llS inmates, $lS 66.
9 St. Vincents Infant Orphan Asylum
e Race, corner Magazine street, 1879 inmate
!, 1922 l6.
u St. Elizabeths Asylum, Napoleon avenn
r between Perrier and Prytania street,
- Female Asylum of the Immaculate Co
, cept1on, No. 81 Rampant, corner Elmi
y street, los inmates, 1922 50.
o Mount Carmel Asylum, No. So Pet
"a between Dauphine and Royal streets, l
- inmates, &l34 16.
x New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum
y Clio, between Camp and Prytania street
% I4O inmates, $l63 33.
= Protestant Episcopal Children's HON
; jackson, between Chippewa and st. Thorn
streets, thirty six inmates, $42.
7, Home for Jewish Widows and Orphan
70 jackson, corner Chippewa street, lO6
mates, 1928 66.
Orphans Home, Seventh street, betwe
Magazine and Constance streets, l43
mates, $l66 80.
ID St. Anna Asylum, corner of Prytania al
&c ST. Mary streets, ninety -four inmate
$l09 66.
Louisiana Asylum, corner of Tonti a
Hospital streets, twenty five inmates, Wy
Asylum of the Little Sisters Of the POI
Laharpe. between johnson and Prize
streets, 1879 inmates, $l62 Is.