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Date range: 1905-1909
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The petitions that follow were removed some time ago from the Official Proceedings of the New Orleans City Council and filed in the Louisiana Division's Vertical File. Rather than replace each of them in its original location, we have artificially created a separate series for these records and organized them into a database which lists the petitioner, the purpose of the petition, the location (for requests for business licenses, street repairs, street lights, other public works improvements or changes, etc.), and the dates of earliest and latest council action. (In some cases, the only date represented is the date when the Council received and filed the petition.) The individual petitions are numbered. The online database has been divided into four separate sectins, as follows:
For the most part, the petitions are applications for business licenses, most usually for licenses to operate a bar room (or a combination bar-restaurant, bar-grocery store, bar-oyster saloon). Such petitions take the form of a request by the owner or proprietor of the business to be granted a license to operate and the signatures of residents in the vicinity of the establishment stating that they either approve of or protest against its opening.
Many of the other petitions are applications by property holders, residents, or business owners in a certain vicinity
requesting public works improvements, such as the installation of street lights, repair of streets or sidewalks, opening of
streets, improvements to public markets, schools, etc. Occasionally, petitions will take the form of protests by citizens to
the location or relocation of schools, ballparks, streetcar tracks, etc. A few are requests by citizens for repayment of
taxes or license fees or for compensation for damage done to their property as a result of municipal negligence or
applications by city employees for increased salaries. Remaining petitions cover a wide variety of other citizen requests
for assistance, relief or permission.
Number | Petitioner | Nature of petition | Location | Date of earliest Council action | Date of latest Council action | Comments |
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1 | Faber, Mrs. H.C. | Bar license | Ann & Cherokee | 9/24/1907 | 9/30/1907 | |
2 | Pennino, J. | Bar license | Annette & Prieur | 4/30/1907 | 6/24/1907 | |
3 | Galleo, Gus | Bar license | 1162 Annunciation | 4/16/1907 | 4/29/1907 | |
4 | White, Edward E. | Bar license | 600 Baronne | 5/7/1907 | 9/23/1907 | Petition to remove bar from co. Lafayette & Baronne to opposite corner, 600 Baronne; also protest to move by J.B. Cier & J.J. Hoffman |
5 | Miller, J.A. | Bar license | Baronne & St. Joseph | 9/3/1907 | 11/4/1907 | Includes supplemental petitions of citizens in support to Miller's petition |
6 | Burke, T.B. | Bar license | 4954 Bienville | 11/5/1907 | 12/2/1907 | |
7 | Linn, John H. | Bar and grocery license | Bienville & Genois | 4/2/1907 | 4/15/1907 | |
8 | Hillen, John | Bar and grocery license | Broad & Aubrey | 10/29/1907 | 11/11/1907 | |
9 | Brunet, R.W. | Bar license | 105-109 Burgundy | 9/3/1907 | 9/23/1907 | |
10 | Leglise Brothers | Bar license | Spain & Burgundy | 2/5/1907 | 2/25/1907 | Protest against Bar licenses |
11 | Trahant, J.F. | Bar license | Dublin & Burthe | 9/10/1907 | 10/28/1907 | |
12 | Achenely, Henri | Bar license | Green & Cambronne | 4/2/1907 | 5/13/1907 | Includes protests |
13 | Beaufort, T. | Bar license | 514-516 Chartres | 4/2/1907 | 4/15/1907 | |
14 | Hogan, T.J. | Bar and Grocery license | Chippewa co. Louisiana | 10/1/1907 | 11/4/1907 | |
15 | Micali, V. | Bar and grocery license | Columbus co. Claiborne | 6/4/1907 | 7/29/1907 | |
16 | Sulli, M. | Bar and grocery license | Cohn & Leonidas | 5/28/1907 | 6/24/1907 | |
17 | Luthjiens, J. | Bar license | Columbus between Spain & St. Roch | 5/28/1907 | 7/8/1907 | |
18 | Robinson, John D. | Bar license | 717 Common | 6/4/1907 | 6/24/1907 | |
19 | Trower, T.J. | Bar license | Cortez & Baudin | 7/30/1907 | 8/26/1907 | |
20 | Wattinguy, George | Bar and oyster saloon license | 1400 Dante | 5/7/1907 | 6/24/1907 | Includes protest |
21 | Residents, vicinity of Iberville, Rocheblave & Dorgenois | Negro School | Iberville, Rocheblave & Dorgenois | ?/1907 | 3/8/1907 | |
22 | Genovesi, Joseph | Bar license | Dauphine & Toulouse | 1/29/1907 | 2/4/1907 | |
23 | Chaussier, F. | Bar and grocery license | Dorgenois & O'Reilly | 9/3/1907 | 9/23/1907 | |
24 | Schiro, A.P. | Bar and grocery license | 1034 N. Claiborne | 7/31/1906 | 1/7/1907 | |
25 | Vignes, W.A. | Bar and grocery license | 105 N. Liberty | 9/25/1906 | 10/8/1906 | |
26 | Seebold, W.E., Jr. | Bar license | 106 N. Rampart | 9/25/1906 | 10/1/1906 | |
27 | Lenfant, John | Bar and grocery license | 2001 N. Rampart | 5/29/1906 | 6/25/1906 | |
28 | Property owners, Audubon St. | Sidewalks | Audubon between St. Charles & Hampson | 6/4/1907 | 7/23/1907 | Letter from Commissioner of Public Buildings |
29 | Property owners and residents, vicinity of David, Solomon & Hennessey | Crossings & sidewalks | David, Solomon & Hennessey from Bienville to Orleans | 3/11/1907 | 3/13/1907 | |
30 | Doucet, Joseph | Stable two or more head of stock | 2326 Gravier | 8/6/1907 | 10/14/1907 | |
31 | Residents of Third District | Occupation by H. Meister of Fire Board Commissioner post and tax collector posts simultaneously, protest | 5/8/1907 | 7/8/1907 | Latest date is when petition was received | |
32 | Property owners, Felicity between Tchoupitoulas and Dryades | Paving of street, protest | Felicity between Tchoupitoulas and Dryades | 3/19/1907 | 3/27/1907 | |
33 | Residents of Delery, N. Peters, Flood and Dauphine (Lower 9th Ward) | Gas supply and garbage, request for assistance | Delery, N. Peters, Flood and Dauphine | 4/30/1907 | 8/2/1907 | Latest date is when petition was received and filed |
34 | Property owners | Bar, withdraw protest against | St. Joseph and Baronne (Miller's Hotel and Café) | 10/29/1907 | 11/2/1907 | Latest date may not refer to Council action |
35 | Lacroque, B. | Blacksmith shop | 1236 Magazine | 1/29/1907 | 2/5/1907 | |
36 | Goeble, R.J. | Blacksmith shop, protest against | 2936 Palmyra | 7/30/1907 | 10/14/1907 | |
37 | Hardy, H.E. | Blacksmith and wheelwright shop | Tulane Ave, square bounded by Tulane, Genois, Gravier, Telemachus | 1/7/1908 | 1/15/1908 | |
38 | Lhote Lumber Manufacturing Co. & Residents and property holders of 4th and 5th wards | Bridge over Old Basin Canal | N. Dupre and Carondelet Walk | 3/19/1907 | 3/29/1907 | |
39 | Property owners on 6th Street between Saratoga and Franklin, 4th District | Colored church, protest against erection of | 6th Street between Saratoga and Franklin | 4/2/1907 | 4/12/1907 | |
40 | Larroux, Emile, Pierre and Jean | Strip of ground at State and Freret, petition to settle their claim against city for city's use of it | State and Freret (Uptown Lake corner) | 8/4/1908 | 1/11/1909 | |
41 | Property owners and residents in vicinity of David, Solomon and Hennessey Streets | New crossings and sidewalks | David, Solomon and Hennessey Streets from lower side of Bienville to upper side of Orleans | 2/24/1907 | 4/12/1907 | |
42 | Residents and property owners, 13th precinct, 9th ward | Street crossings and drainage | 7/9/1907 | 8/2/1907 | Latest date shows when the petition was received and filed | |
43 | Dairymen's Benevolent Association | Standard purity for milk sold in New Orleans; relative to "Dairy Ordinance" | 2/5/1907 | 3/21/1907 | ||
44 | Property holders and residents of New Orleans | Extension of time for enforcing "Dairy Ordinance," protest | 4/2/1907 | 4/12/1907 | ||
45 | Teachers and pupils of McDonogh No. 28 public school | Raising of sidewalks | Esplanade and Grand Route St. John | 5/14/1907 | 5/24/1907 | |
46 | Property holders, rear of 12th Ward | Drainage | 12th ward, rear, various locations | 6/25/1907 | 8/2/1907 | |
47 | Schneller, George P. | Bar and grocery license | 207 N. Rocheblave | 1/9/1907 | 2/25/1907 | Includes protest |
48 | Foss, Peter | Bar license | 8022 Oleander | 9/4/1906 | 10/8/1906 | Includes protest |
49 | Alberti, A.F. | Bar license | 1235 Orleans | 5/29/1906 | 6/25/1906 | |
50 | Morphis, Joseph | Bar license | 717 Patterson | 5/29/1906 | 7/30/1906 | |
51 | Peterson, L.L. and G.F. Wilson | Saloon and restaurant license | 1113 Poydras | 11/27/1906 | 12/10/1906 | |
52 | Pizzini, Sam | Relocate Bar at 1400 S. Poydras to 1403 N. Poydras | 1403 N. Poydras | 12/4/1906 | 1/28/1907 | Reported without action on latest date. Includes protest |
53 | Sunseri, Frank | Bar license | Poydras and Saratoga (Uptown River side) | 7/2/1906 | 7/30/1906 | |
54 | Salathe, W.P. | Bar license | Alix and Powder | 7/10/1906 | 8/6/1906 | |
55 | Scaffidi, A.J., Jr. | Bar license | 1211 Poydras | 8/27/1907 | 9/3/1907 | |
56 | Zetzmann, George | Grocery and Bar license | 823 Poydras | 8/28/1906 | 9/21/1906 | |
57 | Ryan, R. and A. Jungel | Bar license | St. Louis and Robertson | 7/31/1906 | 8/27/1906 | |
58 | Ciriminna, Joseph | Bar license | 1430 Royal | 8/28/1906 | 9/21/1906 | |
59 | Blache, Charles R. | Bar license | Royal and Kerlerec | 7/31/1906 | 8/27/1906 | |
60 | Ayo, Charles | Grocery and saloon license | 2439 St. Ann | 5/29/1906 | 6/26/1906 | |
61 | Toury, William | Bar license | St. Ferdinand and Chartres | 6/26/1906 | 7/30/1906 | |
62 | Fabares, Jean | Bar and grocery license | 905 St. Maurice | 10/30/1906 | 12/10/1906 | |
63 | Ansemann Brothers | Bar license | St. Patrick and Orleans | 5/29/1906 | 6/25/1906 | |
64 | Property owners and residents, rear of 18th Ward | Drainage of gutters, complaint | Napoleon to Louisiana | 7/31/1907 | Letter from Commissioner of Public Works | |
65 | Handlin, Wallace | Request to purchase his book, The American Language, by city to be given to principals of public schools | 3/30/1909 | 4/1/1909 | Latest date is when petition was received and filed | |
66 | Residents in vicinity of Dufossat and Atlanta, 6th District | Streetlight | Dufossat and Atlanta | 2/26/1907 | 4/25/1907 | |
67 | Residents in vicinity of Columbus and N. Derbigny | Streetlight | Columbus and N. Derbigny | 8/6/1907 | 8/21/1907 | |
68 | Residents in vicinity of Erato and Saratoga | Streetlight | Erato and Saratoga | 9/10/1907 | 2/6/1908 | |
69 | Residents in vicinity of Elysian Fields and Miro, 7th and 8th wards | Streetlight | Elysian Fields and Miro, 8th ward corner | 10/29/1907 | 2/6/1908 | |
70 | Residents in immediate neighborhood of Prieur and Columbus, 7th ward | Streetlight | Prieur and Columbus, 7th ward | 12/17/1907 | 2/6/1908 | |
71 | Residents in vicinity of St. Andrew and Liberty | Streetlight (replace) | St. Andrew and Liberty | |||
72 | Residents and property owners | Streetlight | St. Ann and Dupre | 9/24/1907 | 2/6/1908 | |
73 | Shepherd, Misses K. & G. | Streetlight | Seventh and Chestnut | 11/5/1907 | 2/6/1908 | |
74 | Property owners, vicinity of Solomon, Banks & Baudin | Drainage, Streetlight | Solomon, Banks & Baudin | 12/17/1907 | 2/6/1808 | Latest date is when the petition was received and filed |
75 | Residents and property owners, Sycamore between Carrollton and Lowerline | Streetlights | Sycamore between Carrollton and Lowerline | 7/30/1907 | 8/21/1907 | |
76 | Property owners and residents, rear of 10th and 11th wards | Streetlights | Third and Derbigny, First and Prieur, Second and Roman, Jackson and Johnson, Second and Johnson | 3/12/1907 | 4/25/1907 | |
77 | Residents between St. Claude and Mississippi River | Relief from embankment thrown up by Claiborne Street Railroad Co. from Press to Poland | Press to Poland | 6/4/1907 | 3/6/1908 | Fragmentary |
78 | Residents on/near Napoleon betw. Carondelet & Magnolia; on/near Freret betw. Napoleon and Carrollton | Routes of Clio and Carondelet car lines | Napoleon between Carondelet and Magnolia; Freret between Napoleon and Carrollton | 2/18/1907 | 9/4/1908 | |
79 | Residents and property owners, Salcedo and adjacent streets | Ratify and confirm articles of exchange [of property] between city and Henry Reggio | 4/16/1907 | 4/26/1907 | ||
80 | Property holders on Hospital Street | Breaking up of Hospital Street, protest against | Hospital Street | 8/6/1907 | 9/6/1907 | |
81 | Huhner, Mrs. J. | Fine of $25, remission of | 7/16/1907 | |||
82 | Taxpayers of St. Roch between St. Claude and Florida Walk | St. Roch Ave., condition of | St. Roch Ave., near cemetery | 3/12/1909 | 4/16/1909 | Letter to Mayor Behrman referred on to Council; received and filed on latest date |
83 | Residents and Property owners, 7th District | Open streets | Oleander to New Basin Canal and Metairie Road | 2/12/1907 | 3/27/1907 | |
84 | Property holders on St. Roch between St. Claude and Galvez | Paving by Barber Asphalt Co., protest against | St. Roch, between St. Claude and Galvez | 1/29/1907 | 2/1/1907 | |
85 | Property holders | Erection of large oil tanks by Standard Oil, protest against | 4/16/1907 | 12/13/1907 | Latest date is when protest was received and filed | |
86 | Alexander, Pauline | Refund for erroneously filed taxes | 1/2/1907 | 1/4/1907 | ||
87 | Lindner, John F. | Reimbursement of taxes | 2/1/1907 | 5/3/1907 | ||
88 | Residents of property abutting private alley from Calliope to Clio near Prytania | Protest against complaint filed by William W. Handlin in reference to upkeep of alley | Calliope to Clio near Prytania, private alley | 7/7/1908 | 7/8/1908 | |
89 | Schnell, Frank N. | Steam bake oven | Egania and Dauphine, 9th Ward | 1/11/1908 | 2/14/1908 | Includes protest |
90 | Abascal, A.F. | Bar license | Alix and Vallette | 10/24/1908 | 11/30/1908 | |
91 | Finnegan, Joseph A. | Bar license | Annunciation and Antoine | 1/21/1908 | 2/3/1908 | |
92 | Schenck, William | Grocery and saloon; permission to move next door | 1200 Bartholomew | 1/21/1908 | 2/24/1908 | Permission to move bar from 1201 Bartholomew |
93 | Schneller, George P. | Bar license | 1418 Rocheblave | 12/17/1907 | 3/30/1908 | Latest date is when petition was received and filed. Includes protest |
94 | Canta, Anthony | Bar license | Belfast and Monroe | 1/21/1908 | 2/3/1908 | |
95 | Sundmaker, J.H. | Bar license; petition to move to opposite corner | Bernadotte and Forshey | 4/7/1908 | 7/27/1908 | |
96 | Calderara, J. | Grocery and Bar license | Brooklyn and Socrates | 3/31/1908 | 4/27/1908 | |
97 | Residents and property owners, vicinity of Napoleon, Cadiz, Magnolia and Claiborne | Streetlight | Napoleon and Clara; Napoleon between Magnolia and Clara | 3/31/1908 | 4/23/1908 | |
98 | Masera, A. | Saloon license | Conti and Burgundy | 9/1/1908 | 10/26/1908 | Includes protest |
99 | McDonnell, John | Bar license | 531 Celeste | 2/18/1908 | 3/30/1908 |
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