The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-18
uennris OF Committees.


Reports ~ Committees.
prpAErNrsr ~ WATERwoRRs AND
Public buildings, 81 iiall.
Nav Orleans, December H. 1879
70 The Honorable Mayor and Administrators
" TIE CITY pf New Orleans.
Ilpon The petition If Robert !, Connolly to
compromises with the city for loss which no
claims TO have sustained through the non
execution Of ordinances No ii63, Administra-
tinn eorca. authorizing the Mayor To pun
chase n suitable site or ground lof city
small pov hospital, and No. 4i6s, hdmihlslIa-
iion a"rioa. authorizing tho acceptance Of ~
lCounll ' w bid "a build the Same. have Tue
honor to report unfaVOrabiy
Mr. Connolly represents that he pfoccod"i
nj once aftor the acceptance of his bid 70 puf
chase lumber 10 the extent ~ Two hunnfnu
Soon dollars on which he paid freight
amounting to Eovnnty-fivo 800 dollars. cart
are iwont v-fivr S25l dollars. and riing II
~ tiftcon $50 dollars, making IN MI tire"
hundred aud fifteen $3l5t dollars, ana BONG
prepared 10 begin the work, that he eailed on
tho city notary for the purpose Of signing me
contract when he was Informed that the
Mayor had not purchased tho site and that
the contract could not therefore he drawn.
Ills appeal on tho score of equity and JUS
ttre does not, in my Judgment, Apply ~ WIS
instance. aa the point ia clearly inteiiE'hle
that he acted on his own responsibility IN as
cunning Ia commence work before fully a'lz
thori2rd under contract, and besides, thtt u
would have the effect " establishing dan
gprnua precedent against tho city interest III
future propositions OF n like character.
Respectfully.
Ii. r. CmrvAII,Ey. Administrator.
Read and adopted
DEPARTMENT or ASSESSMENTS, Cry Hall.
| Nav Orleans, Dec. H. 1873 J
| To Tho honorable Mnior and Administrators q
Tho city Or New Oreana
Gentlemen Your special committee; &c
| whom was referred the condition OF tho bal
! Last and shell roads Mt the time Mnssrs
Eayaeoux n Coleman abandoned their con
| tract bog leave to report rs follows:
We have carefully examined Constance
street (sholn FROM Calliope to Felicity road
, md find |. in d worry bad condition. full 81
holes and from appearances no shells nave
been placed on said street for some time
| ST Andrew street (ballastl. from Levee &c
Claiborne, very bad, full Of holes and from
appraUances no repairs have been made Oh
the ST fret for long time
| .JoGcphinp street thallastl, from Levee "
! Claiborne same condition.
First street lbsllast. from Lnv"e to Maya
zine and from Prytania TO Claiborne street
ballast same condition.
Ninth street (hnllaSt), from levee 10 bhgh
| zine same condition.
| Eiuhth street. from Lcvee to Apollo (bal
| laptA same condition. -, i.
Washington street from Magazine to CllJ
borne (ballastl same condition.
| claiborne street, 1tflb "''hho Np''''''
fair condition.
81 Charles street SHIELD. from Toedano t.
Garrolton. fair condition.
(arrnllton avenue, from St. Charles stree
to Now Canal (shelh, lair.
| Common street (ballast), lair.
, Broad street (sheln, fair.
Canal street, both sides (sholN. fair condl
ton. ~,
Iapcyrouse street (shelT. fair condition.
Claiborne street (balastl. bad condition.
fI,nlln I'm
According TO the specifications OF the con
tract they are bound as follows;
''The contractors shall also be bound dun
, jnp the continuance of their CONTRACTS To r.
condition and well graded the unshelled por
lions of the roadways ON each 500 on III
shell roads and shall also clean, and Away
keep clean, the bitches CD each sine 81 "
. shell and ballast roads to Their origins
' sizes and depths, SO aS to prevent Staghhlio
of water
After n careful inspection Of the shell an
| ballast roads We arc compelled To report Una
f we arc Of the opinion that Messrs, Fayssou
e. Il Coleman have not complied with thc'r eoi
, tract The wretched condition IN which W
3 found n majority Of the ballast and she
roads and streets IL sufficient evidence tina
' Mossrs Favsanux & Coleman have grossl
/. violated their contract.
I Very respectfully,
WASH. MARKS,
Administrator OF Assessments
8 J. HENRY BEHAN,
). Administrator of Commerce
/ Il, II. CHEyALLEy,
/ Administrator OF Waterworks and Publ
I Buildings,
J. Administrator of improvements
q il g. BROWN.
! City Surveyo
g Read and adopted.
j DEPARTMENT or CONNER y, Cry HALL.
h New Orleans. December IL. 1878.
r To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators
i the city Of New Orleans
Gentlemen Your committee appointed III
!: der ordinance No. i713 w. examine ana Iepo
VI "a Go the compliance of the Canal stree
l. CITY Park and Lake Railroad with their cha
y ter under ordinances Nos. 226i ana 2o4o, DC
y leave to report as follows.
" We find that said road has not compile
: with sections |, and of ordinance No 226
:, nor with sections |, and OF ordinance N
4 1923
': W. regret to say that the streets throug
q which this road passes, between Canal al
> Broad streets, are in many places utterly III
! passablc and on most Of the route no atleI
! tton has been paid to section 3, which requlr'
u them to keep the street in repair from curD
curb. The rails and crossties are much abo'
/ the level of the street; large quantities Of di
\ are thrown up on either side, making Y
!, street impossible The crossings are all
+ bad condition, and we ask that the necessai
steps DC ith'Il " biip'A P'tA ''.Ao -
y pIy with these ordinances.
, Very respectfully,
l. j. HENRY BEHAN,
II Administrators of Commerce
II J. ID. HOUSTON,
n Administrator of improvements.
'e IL. G. BROWN,
1t City Surveyor.
Read and adopted.
Z And Mr.. Houston moved that the City
al torney be instructed to sue for forfeiture
IL charter. Adopted.
\ ordinances and Resolutions.
- Mr.. Glynn-
in An ordinance approprlatlng $50 LOT ia
ment of certain accounts, commencing -
Id Orleans Democrat, SCI 49,. Read twice
e. Mr. Glynn-
1r An ordinance appropriatlng s332l ~
=, payment Of charitable institutions, CONNIE
NJ ing with "St. Mary's Catholic Orphan 80
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