The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-12
CITY COUNCIL---OFFICLAL.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
CRY HALL. New ORLEANS,
Thursday. April II 1879.

siding; and Administrators Brown Cavanac,
Diamond, Edwards and Mccartney.
The reading of the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting was dispensed with, and they
were approved as printed.
Financial Bu<in ass on Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordl-
nance, which, having been read twice, was
now on it's reading, and, the yeas and
nays having been called 1t was adopted
unanimously:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named for
the month of March, 1878, beginning New
Orleans Democrat" and amounting to Sill
$50 %. the total having been changed to this
figure from s11, 1882 o. by amendments, which
were first unanimously adopted.
Reports Of Committees.
BY Mr.. Cavanac-
Favorably by resolutions on the petitions OF
Hugh McCloskey, to erect bake-oven on
Poeyfarre street, between Camp and Maya
zine streets, and J. Staulberg, to erect steam
engine corner General Taylor and Jersey
streets.
By Mr.. Diamond
Favorably by ordinance on the petition of
the Ladies' Bethel Association, for the use Of
two lots in Washington Cemetery No.2.
By Mr.. Rengstorff-
Unfavorably on the petitions of Widow JOS.
Estein, Paul Daverde, Barbara Barker,
Widow M. Aveton, Leon Doe, Nine de Vrisse,
J. NJ Sarradet, J. Engelbrecht and VIM. Fl.
Finegan. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Brown
Unfavoraby on the petition OF B. Claverie
to be paid for services rendered as Superin-
tendent Of Markets. Adopted.
By Mr.. McCafrey-
DEPARTMHFT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CRY HALL.
New Orleans. April 9. 1878.
To the City Council;
have the honor to report the following
bids received in this office, for the construc-
ton Of shell road on Soniat street, from st.
Charles to ST. George street, to wit:
WIN HENRY.
Including ditchng alongside Soniat street,
So Is per running foot.
Ditching from graveyard to the canal Sc
per acre.
For shell road, 81 "a per running foot
For ditching from st. George to Claiborne
street, cents per running foot.
The bid of b. Fixary being the lowest, |
respectfully recommend the acceptance there
OF and the adoption of the accompanying
Respectfully,
JNO. McCAFFREY,
Administrator.
The Mayor laid before the Council the fol-
lowing report, which was read:
NEW ORLEANS, April 8, 1873.
Hon. Ed. Pilsbury. Mayor of New Orleans:
Sir-The Board of Engineers, convened at
and re1nrf mon the means nacaseerv :" mo-
tect the wharves and harbor from the incur
sions of the river" beg to submit the follow
'nf 5 agorrino +o vo,r ,o++or of Noro,oho, ~
1917 tha en, IN No op
- the on Roar nos nc ffoIlnws '''Aon i0ioo7oeu
vi 'uo ta.'a u whe 90 % nsf ,,~o. 80 4,a
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limit If the civ oiuinr nrooa psae+;onn ~ tI,a
tao, ~, W.. 3oI7 ie and the I;n+i - ny nF
fba cirr ont ''''n 'A''0 '"a 'i'0 uiio''on u
n,an for tho +o,nnoro,.y ,,.osor,,.+;on ~
anniv oniv tn the most eynosad nointe and
sdan}ad to he nresnnt raeo1rces a ne citw
which are limited accomnanied bv estimates
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a,nhra n;ng t6e rivar front of tha Sacnnd fand
Th;nd n;st 49, ~ W - ". nn Ir ;th
ast; .tns ca as I" ha op,nmonnad and rried
On nradnalIv as the future nrosnertv Of the
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Nanamhar ioa+ a nroiim;ne,v roynrt n1as ron
dnrad vn,,r hn,n"r resnenting the condition nf
affa iro yolnnn tha aityy frnnt n tbis tho nnana
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he furnished hy an exhaustive and eHtan nig
snrvav such as cailed for hv vonr I Letter
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naI mn, - tho laa1 ,,athnr o'l ~
board With aid fnrnished bv the novernme emf