New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
CITY CoUNC1L--oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

CRY HALL, NEW oRIzAs
Tuesday, May %, 1876.
The Council met this day at twelv,
o'clock NJ. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Landry, Mccarthy
and Pilsbury.
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Financial and Other Business ON Final
Passage.
Mr.. Landry called up IAN ordinance to
provide for securing certain public improve
cnents and benefits by modification and
change of the present chartered privileges
of the New Orleans Railroad Company
and moved it be laid over. Adopted.
Reports of Committees.
By Mr.. Burke, for committee of the whole:
On the petition Of citizens residing on
Liberty street for the repairs of plank road,
reports that new plank road, good wings,
bridges and crossings have been placed on
eaid street. Received.
BY Mr.. B0uny, and adopted:
Unfavorsbly on the petitions Of Mrs. E.
Moran and L. F. Barrett for the reduction
of their assessments.
By Mr.. Mccarthy, and adopted:
Favorably by resolution on the petition
of citizens for the erection Of Q gas lamp
on ITALIA, between Constance and Annun-
citation streets.
By Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
Fav0rably by resolutions on the petitions
l. d. Kennedy, president Crescent City
Railroad Company, for permission to erect
boilers corner of Philip aud Tchoupitoulas
streets.
2. j. NJ. Ferguson, for permission to erect
steam engine at No. 15s Fourth street.
Mr.. Brown laid before the Council the
following report, which was received:
To the City Council of New Orleans:
There has accumulated in this office city
money to December 81, 1875, redeemed as
follows:
For warrants issued for funding
in new consolidated gold bonds,
general series, as per register S2l $50 %
Received in payment on account
of back taxes, as per LEDGER. 2O.4l5 so
AOiols .6f~,Wf ID
recommend the same be destroyed BY
being burned, and submit a resolution to
that purpose.
j. G.. BROWN,
Administrator of Public Accounts.
Also, by Mr.. Brown and adopted:
Favorably on the petition of Maria Bour- |
dett for reimbursement for tax paid in
error, ard untavorably on the petition of |
C. C. Piper, transferee of John Moylap, for |
payment of claim Of $3.50 against late City |
OF Jefferson.
By Mr.. Burke and adopted:
l. son petitions of residents of Milne
burg for repairs Of damages caused by re-
cent gales reports that the repairs asked
for will be completed during this month.
9. Also, recommends sale of an old en-
CINE purchased in 1874, it being of no use
TO the city.
Also, by Mr.. Burke and referred to the
committee of the whole:
l. Favorably On the petition of V. Viii
herr for damages caused by the closing of
canal to his garden"
2. On the petition of ''citizens asking for
the Improvement of Carondelet street
above Ninth street," submits for the infor-
nation OF the committee comm unicatiOns
from the City Attorney, City Surveyor and
Administrator Of Improvements concern
ing the Carondelet and Carrollton railroad
from Eighth street to the Burthe property:
DEPARTMENT OF IxpRovExzsrsl
May %, 1876 ) |
To the City Council OF New Orleans
In view of the fact that petition is now
being circulated and nnmeronsly signed for
the improvement of st. Charles street, from G
Louisiana avenue to Joseph street, beg c
to inclOse herewith statement of the c
OF each square and the in
tersections from Joseph street to Toedano
street, say GIG running feet exclusive of t
,ross streets and l4l0 feet of Intersections e
yotal distance of 8l29 feet OF this, under t
he law, property holders would pay two c
thirds of 67l9 feet. or 44S0 feet, and esti-
mating the work on the basis of - 25 per 9
.unning foot. $lO,0S0.
The city would pay for l4l0 feet of inter Z
sections and one-third of frontage, 2239 feet,
,r total of 3649 feet, at 81 25 per running Z
oot $S2l0, making the total cost of the i'm. Q
orovement about SIS, $50. Il
In this connection permit me to suggest o.
hat 1t will be we'll before undertaking this n
to ascertain how far it will o.
meet the litigation now pending with the .
southern Paving Company and the city. Q,
sometime since E. j. Hart, ESQ, president Il
this company, assured me that he would Il
ng repaired. and respectfully sueeest
b 1T the Mayor be authorized to COMMUNE til
ate with Mr. Hart upon the subject. nd
E A. BURKE, Administrator. or