The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-17
CITY C0UNCIL--OFFICIAL.
REGULAR MEETING.

CfTy Halt, NEw ORLEANS,
Tuesday, October 10, 1877.
The Council met this day at IL O'Clock m. il
regular session.
Present: Hon. Ed Pilsbury, Mayor. presiding
and Administrators Brown, Cavanac, Denis
Diamond. Edwards and Rengstorff.
The minutes OF the previous meeting we're ap
proved and their reading was dispensed with.
Communications from the Mayor and
Administrators.
The Mayor returned. for the purpose Of amend
naent, "An ordinance relative to ballast"
Mr.. Cavanac offered The following amend
ments
1. Making the penalty one hundred instead D
two hundred dollars.
And Q. inserting the words ''shell, river sand
or other distractions" after the word "ballast,
In section o.
Thus amended. the ordinance was unanimously
adopted.
The following communication OF the City Sur.
veyor was read, and referred to committee Of
three, 10 consist Of Messrs. McUaffrey, Cavsnac
and Denis
surveyors OFFICE,
New Orleans, October 10, 1877.
10 the Honorable Mayor and City Administrators
Gentlemen Contracts having been lately lei
out for the keeping In repair Of the shell and
of opinion being of daily occurrence az regards
the same, many pretending that shell roads are
ballast roads. and many, with reason, referring
TO their original construction and giving them
their proper qualification, In order TO avoid ali
further and unnecessary misunderstanding and
discussions. have the honor TO submit the fol.
lowing list of shell and ballast roads, begging OF
your honorable body to give their opinion on the
subject and stop annoying discussions and, may
be, lawsuits. Viz.
FIRST DISTRICT.
shell Roads Parallel TO Rivsr ACCORDING to Con-
tracts on File In this Office.
CONSTANCE street, from Delord TO Race, contract
Liberty street, from Felicity to Thalis, contract
at 1862
Broad street. from Canal TO Poydras, con tract
of 1863
Hsgan Avenue, from Canal to Common, con-
d tract OF 1869.
Uarrollton Avenue, from Canal street 10 New
Canal, contract Of 1867.
Al Right Angle nth River.
Canal street, from Claiborne street to Ridge,
contract OF 1859.
Common street from aslvez to Csrrollton Ave.
South Poydraa street, from Magnolia to Broad,
contract of 1868.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Parallel 10 Rtuer.
Broad street, from Canal to Esplanade, con-
tract OF 1868.
Dorgenos street, from Oarondelet Walk to Es-
planade, contract Of 1869.
Csrrollton Avenue, from Canal to Orleans,
contract offS57.
tialvez street, from Canal to Oarondelet Walk,
contract of 1869.
Az Right Angle totA Rirer.
Canal street. from Claiborne to RIDGE contract
Carondelet Walk, from Broad to Washington,
Washington street, from Esplansds to Bayou
st. John, contract OF 1868.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Parallel 10 River.
Claiborne street, from Columbus to Elysian
Fielde, contract Of 1868.
burgundy street, from Elysian Fields to En-
gfien, contract OF 1869.
Broad street, from Esplanade to Lapeyrouse,
contract of 1868.
Gentily Road. from Esplanade to Elysian
Fields, contract Of 1861
Al Right angle acuh Riuer.
Esplanade street. from Claiborne to aalvez,
contract Of -.
Lapeyrouse street. from Claiborne to GENTLY
Road, contract OF 1869.
Washington Avenue, from st. Claude to
Claiborne, contract OF 1868.
Louss street, from Royal to Graveyard, con-
tract OF 500.
Frenchmen street. from Claiborne to Marigny
Canal, contract Of 1859.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Parallel 10 Rtper
Locust street, from Felicity Road to Washing
ton. contract Of 1869.
Magnolia street, from Felicity Road to Wash
ipgton, contract OF 1868.
Constance street, from st. Andrew to Josephine,
contract OF 1869.
Right Angle trih Riuer.
Felicity Road, from Baronne TO Howard, CON
tract OF 1862
SO. Andrew street, from Tchoupitoulas to b.
rome, contract Of 1868.
Josephine street. from Tohoupitoulas to Mag
nolia, contract of 1860.
First street, from Tchoupitoulas to Magazine,
First street, from Prytana to Claiborne, con-
sract OF 1869.
Washington street, from Magazine to Carroll
tun Avenue, contract OF 1867.
Eighth street, from Tchoupitoulas to Caron-
Ninth stree', from Tchouptoulas to Magazine,
contract of 1868.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Parallel TO Rive,.
st. Charles. from Toledano to Lowerline, con-
tract OF -.
Right Angle sciM River.
Valence street, from Magazine to st. Patrick
Henry NlRy Avenue, from b. Charles to Long.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Parallel 10 R,uer.
81. Charles street, from Lowerline to Carroll
con depot.
Green street. from Csrrollton Avenue to Adams.
Right Angle NTH Riper.
Garrollton Avenue, from st. Charles to- -.
BALLAST ROADS.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Streets Pdfdnelto Ruer.
New street, from Julia to Calliope.
Delta street, from Common to Lafayette.
Front street, from CANAL to st. Joseph.
Pearl street, from Delord TO Calliope
Magnolia street, from Gravier to Julia
Magnolia street, from Delord to Felicity Road.
Qalvez street, from Canal to Julia.
At Right Angle ,oiM River.
Canal street, from Franklin to Claiborne.
Julia street, from Rampant to Claiborne.
Delord street, from Liberty to Claiborne
Oslliope street, from Front TO Peters
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