The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-21

provements:
Louis Peeber, P.Js Smith,
James ]. Robinson, Mrs.. jones,
Henry Iimpke, 9. Burkart,
Hugh J. Mcdonald. NJ. Huber,
TheO. Fiene, q. Phngramy,
George Palley,
James MeGfnn, Third and Clara.
Mrs. POhlma, Washington.
Geo. Davis, feed store corner Prytanla and
Washington.
Mrs. Shoemaker, Magazine and Washing
ton. a.
New ORLEANS, August II, 1878.
To the City Council:
The undersigned residents Of the city and
living on JOsephine strest from Levee to Mug
nolia streets. respectfully represent that Jo-
sephine street, within the above named limits,
is In better order and conditional present, and
has been In better condition during the past
year than @t any Tine prgyious irs.t ta ,en
Liberty aud Howard.
?. J. Doran, Josephine, between Liberty
and Howard.
FRET Wetter, Josephine between Liberty
| John Mutter corner Josephine and Liberty.
| ?. Lauman. 13g Josephine. =.
| M. Moellem Ramps, Josephine, between
Rousseau and Tchoupitoulas.
| George Buckert. 221 Josephine.
| T. Gallery, 226 Josephine.
| Eel. MOrante, 228 Josephine
A. 5tracls, Laurent and Josephine.
| j. 3. Lambert, 1913 Josephine.
| L. A. Eat1nan, Prytania and Josephine,
| Z. A. Huber, Annunciation and Josephine
"A. Despommer, Coliseum and Josephine
z. CastenUris, Chestnut and Josephine.
Mr.. Cavanac then called for the reading Of
section Is OF the city charter, as follows:
| SEQ %. Be ii further enacted ETC, That
oil contracts for public work, Or for material
| OF supplies ordered by the Council, when the
4 IL t.t.f
be offered by the Administrator Of the de-
partment to which such contract pertains OF
public auction and given to the lowest bidder
! who can furnish security satisfactory TO the
Council, or the same shall, at the discretion
Of the Council, be advertised for proposals to
be delivered to the Administrator Of the de-
parttnent to which such contract pertains, In
writing, sealed, and to be opened by said ad-
ministrator in presence Of the Mayor and the
Administrator Of Finance, and given to the
person making the lowest proposal therefor,
who can furnish security satisfactory to the
Council; prouihed, that the Council shall In
either case have the right to reject oil bids OF
proposals.
Aftor this section had been read. Mr.. Caya-
nae said:
1t is useless, Mr.: Chairman, to cite preee-
dents, but ] will Cite the work done on the
Claiborne canal by the Administrator Of I'm
provements, for example,
| The cleaning Of said canal cost the city
S2225 Shortly after this work was done the
CITY advertised for the cleaning OF GAlvez and
Broad street canals, and the lowest bids were
for less than twenty cents per cubic yard, and
II the Claiborne canal had been cleaned by
contract taking the bids on the Broad and
Cnnal street canas. the work would have cost
S7H4.
Mr.. McCaffrey replied:
! am perfectly willing to accept the argu-
ment used by the Administrator Of Com
meree as affecting the question at issue.
The Claiborne canal was cleaned by con
tract during last year ut q cost Of St1O0. Sig
months afterwards / was forced to have the
same canal cleaned out at an expense Of
1926, MS stated by the administrator; The
cleaning only lasted six months, the other
and more expensive has lasted more than that
time already, aud ! point to It with pride ae
being the only real servceable canal In the
city at the present time.
And 1t proves, also, what asserted In IN
communication, !. e., that work done by con
tract Is always sighted according to the
> price obtained.
Mr. Cavanac asked the Administrator o
improvements whether he and the City Sur
, veyor did not approve the work?
Mr.. Mccartney said that he did upon tn
, approval OF the City Surveyor, who Is TIN
{ recognized officer to pass upon such work, o.
: the same was done upon aaspecificaton pre-
pared by the surveyor, and this goes to shoy
what he asserted In his communication on tn
contract system, !. e., that specifications ar
generally ambiguous and do not provide 70
substantial work.
Mr. Cavanac replied that the work done b.
contract was done we'll, but owing to q cul
vert being placed across Esplanade street
draining the water down town, it became net
essary to deepen the canal, SO as to give PEI
feet drainage.
Mr. McCafrey then moved the adoption 0
the resolution annulling the contracts.
Mr. Cavanac moved TO lay the resolution o.
the table.
| Mr. Brown seconded Mr.. Cavanacs motion
which was adopted by the following vote:
Yes-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond
Nays-McCaffrey Rengstorff-2
Mr.. Cavanac called up the ordinance au
thorizing Robert G. Wood to erect q marke
on the neutral ground on Napoleon Avenue
between St. Charles and Carondelet streets"
Mr.. Cavanac moved to strike out st. Charlie
? and Carondelet streets and insert "Carondele
7 and Baronne streets" Agreed to.
He then called for the reading of the follow
+ ing letter:
r OFFICE Cry ATTORNEY,
t New Orleans, August 8. 1878.
. Hon. g. Cavanac, Administrator Of Commerce
t Dear Sri am in receipt Of your favor O
the eighth instant. There is not the sllghtes
inconsistency between the two opinions giveI
by me and published In the Council proceed
ings Of Wednesday.
The distinction between the Two propose
lions is in regard to the public or private US
to which the public property Is TO be sur
Jected
I was, and am still, of opinion that tn