The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-24
SURVIVORS, OrrICn, OrTT HALL.
New OrlaAna, October ID. 1879,

Hon. John MoCatrroy. Administrator of I'm
provements:
Sir-Agreeably to instructions | have tho
honor to report that have made n personal
examination Of tho different plank roads OF
Che city. which found to be In very dilapl-
dated condition.
TO meet tho wants of commerce, tho repairs
most necessary to said plank roads would
consist In tho taking up of tho entire flooring
the tamping up OF tho strtngors to their oriRi..
anal grade, and the filling with we'll rammed
river sand or gravel all the spacee between
the stringere 80 that tho entire lloorinE would
rest on the solid ground and stringer
On most of said plank roads the flooring is
worn out In tho centre and In some cases per-
fectly sound at the ends. All these sound
panks ought to be cut In two and the SQUAD
Both the old and now planks should be
spiked at each intersection with the stringer
with two Finch spikes. All tho now planks
should be put together and oil tho old planlss.
All stringers not lit to hold 70 nall should DO
Tho condition Of the different plank roads Is
as follows. viz:
Cross,nan street, from front to Morgan's
Railroad (a2oR25), about eighty now pI"nks
wanted.
Customhouse street, from Front to Water
t3box25), about sixty now planks wanted. ,
Bienvile street. from Petnrs to Water (b9O'K
2b) about 900 planks wanted.
Toulouse street. from Peters 70 Clay u50x
81, about sixty new planks wanted.
st. Ann street, from Peters to Clay u30x
49,, whole to DO changed.
Wells street, from Canal to Customhouso
{3AO'x26o, about ITO new planks wanted.
Hagan Avenue, from Canal to draining ma
chino (e00x259 the whole of the flooring to
be changed.
Calliope street, from Carondclot to Howard
streets (927ox25 and 120x30) HOO new planks
wanted.
Gaiennie street, from front TO Pile (430x30(,
ITO now planks wanted.
Market street. from Religious to Chippewa
{S22X261 In good order.
Lafayette street. from Water TO front GIG
3OD 80 new planks wanted.
Girod street, from Water to Front streets,
{a91x25), 80 lew planks wanted.
Water street. from Lafayette to Gfrod fS64
x20l, In good order.
Julia street, between Front and Water (4l0X
49,, IS new planks.
Julia street, between Water and Pile u25'x
So. In good order.
Intersection Of St. Andrew and Liberty go
x251, rs new planks needed.
Liberty street, from St. Andrew to Jackson
streets. (710x25), In good order.
Press street, from Charities to Rampart
(750x25) in good condition.
valence street. from Tchoupitouias to
Magazine u40Vx25 feet), 5000 new planks
wanted. w
As it is impossible to ascertain the condition
of the stringers before ripping up the floor
ing, IL sold by contract 1t ought to be done
new planking, SO much per running foot for
the stringers and SO much per running foot
to take up and relay old flooring, In the man
ner described above, including the tamping
up OF the stringers and the filling between
'4ie SAME NeSp' ). a. D''HEnrcounr,
City Surveyor.
The following report from Mr.. Mccartney
was read:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, CRY HALE,
New Orleans. October "a. 1878. !
TO the Honorable the City Council:
beg leave to report that the nuisance boat
sat the foot OF Robin street sunk to her guards
while moored to the wharf, on Sunday, twen-
Gieth instant.
I have adopted means to raise her, but am
fearful that after raising she will need re-
purpose, many difficulties present them
selves as to how night soil and other ex-
crescence can be removed according to law
during the repair Of this boat. | therefore
respectfully recommend that provision be
made to provide an additional boat to meet
future emergencies.
AouC obedient servant,
JOHN MCCARTNEY, Administrator.
On motion Of Mr.. Diamond the Adminlstra-
t<E OF Improvements was authorized to adver
tise SE proposals to build a new nuisance
boat.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By III. Cavanac, and adopted
Resolution granting John Williams permits
sion to erect blacksmith's forge on Ba-
rome, between Washington and Fourth
streets
lily ME- Diamond
& Resolution accepting bid Of I. Hasam,