The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-22

: ling Company. proposing to sprinkle certain
streets for $3.50 per month. the following re-
port was read and laid over:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, CRY HALL.
New Orleans, May 81, 1878.
Upon the within petition | have the honor
to report that the sprinklng of Canal street
and other public thoroughfares In the sum-
mer season would be great benefit to the
community, and recommend the acceptance
of the proposal II the necessary funds can be
appropriated to pay for the work
JNO. McCAFFREY,
Administrator OF improvements.
Mr.. Mccartney reported favorably by reso-
luton on the petition Of Ii. Bittern for per-
mission to erect d wharf at the foot OF Pau
line street.
The following report Of the City Surveyor
was read and referred to the Administrator of
improvements, with authority to perform the
work according to the report:
l SURVEYORS OFFICE |
City Hail. New Orleans May TO- 1875 !
To the City Council:
i Gentlemcn-lD obedience to a resolution of
your honorable body have the honor to re-
port the result of q personal examination Of
the levees and breastwOrks from the lower
| line OF Greenvile to Louisiana Avenue and
found that about one-half Of said breast
works are i'm most dilapidated condition.
The water Of the river being this day about
four feet below high water of 1874, ] appre-
hend no Immediate danger all indications be
ing that there will be no high water this
season; nevertheless, there are several points
in need Of repairs. they are located as fol-
lows:
l. Near the upper end Of the New Orleans
Park. about 50 feet in length. 1t needs new
| revetment on hreaStwOrk on account of the
levee being very weak and perforated by nu-
merous crawfish holes.
1t will require to put it in good order. 60
fnnt Of af lDn
SO. total, $34.
Q. A piece Of Ievee perpendicular to the
river, between Burthevflle and the New Or
leans Park needs new breastwork on a
| length of about 30 feet.
g. Opposite Henry Clay Avenue there exists
n cartway through the levee which needs to
be filled about ~ feet.
The cost Of the two above articles will be 80
| feet OF breastwork at SOC, $751; earthwork, $13,
4. Opposite Nashville Avenue there Is q
oartway through the evee about 30 feet wide,
needs reveting and to be raised about one foot
for the present.
Cost Lumber Sc, earthwork so: total.
SIG,
s. Opposite Octayi' street there Is n cut
| through the levee. This cut Is nearly as low
down as the actual water level; 1t is about
% feet long. The levee at that point needs TO
be raised about feet.
| Cost will be Lumber, 3d. earthwork, $t2;
total 500
6. At Peters Avenue the same to be done as
recommended at Octavia street.
| Cost, 1922.
7. Opposite Mr.. Frey's brckyard there are
two cuts through the levee needing repairs
| Cost Lumber, SIP: earthwork, SO; total
| 1922.
8. AT Lyons street there is one cut through
the evee about 10 feet In length needing re-
pairs in the same manner rs the above.
| Cost Lumber, So; earthwork S.; total, So
| 9. Between Berlin and Napoleon Avenue
10 oil ont tl,yh fhn
repairs.
Cost Lumber, So earthwork. SIS: total, SO.
Making total of S160
Those nine places repaired will put the city
out of any danger from overflow, even il the
river should rise two feet more.
Very respectfully.
J. 4. D'HEMEcoURr.
City Surveyor.
Mr.. Brown reported unfavorably on the Pc
tition Of E, r. Stockmeyer, for reimbursement
of taxes paid in error: the petitioner failing
to produce the receipted tax bills in proof.
The report was adopted .a...
Mr.. Denis recommended u cancellation Of
the tax bill of Mrs. o. NJ Redon. Adopted
On the petition of r. Woods of No 80 Adele
street, complaining Of the dangerous condi-
ton of Il stable adjoining his premises, Mr.
Diamond recommended the abatement of the
nuisance In accordance with q report of the
City Surveyor. Adopted.
The following from the City Surveyor was
read, and ordered spread on the minutes:
SURVEYORS OFFICE CRY HA1Il
New Orleans May 20, 1878 !
To the City Council:
| have made an examination OF the lake
protection evee for the purpose of ascertain
ing the increase OF damage done since the
storm of September last.
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protected against the waves by the light fas-
cine work executed after the storm, the dam
age is confined to the washing of the earth by
heavy rains. such as those we have had
lately. The amount Of damage done since
the last storm value at six or seven hundred
dollars.
deem it my duty to warn You in time of
the damaging effects OF the equinoxial storms
which occur annually.
Another storm, similar to the last one will |
cause q great deal more damage for the rea- |
son that having no breastwork to destroy IT |
will cut completely through the evee, which, !
being built of fine lake sand, would be washed |
away in q few hours
Permit me, gentlemen, to ask immediate
action on your part SO as to protect such an
important work, when has cost to the city an
enormous sum, the repairs amounting only to
about $4,000, or In other words about per
cent of its original cost.
In several reports made by me concerning
the draingage of the city and its protection
against oVerHoWS ny rake water nave always
recommended that the city should be divided
into two distinct sections. the first section to
comprise the space between the Mississippi
river and the ridges in the rear, with suitable
locks in the navgable canals and hoodgates
in the draining canals. This first section
completed, then to construct q levee on the
lake shore on the line adopted by w. H.
Bell. Esq, formerly City Surveyor. which
always approved but the execution Of which
| always considered premature.
/ will terminate in again urging your hon
orahle body to take some action in the matter,
in order to secure said levee from total de-
struction.
Very respectfully.
"A. D'HEMECOURT
City Surveyor
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
Rv Mr. Cavapoc and laid oypr