True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-15

Resolved, That the Treasurer pay to Robert
Aiken, on the warrant of the Mayor, the sum of
sixteen hundred and thlr'y-nIne toI.y-ivc hun.
dred,hs dollars. for curb, gutter and bulge stone,
del - under his contract asrtrahly t. RS
luton OF this eounci dated eth March, 1879
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder.
Sent to the Mayor, March -.
Resolved, That in order 10 facilitate the collec-
ton OF debts due to this municipality the Treas.
urcr be, and he is hereby authorized to receive
promss"ry notes satisfactorily endo! sed, Al tour,
eight and twelve months, in paymen, of all debts
except ground rents and taxes ON real estate and
slaves .n'cres, being added to said notes at the
rate OF eight per cent. per annnm; Provided that
"hen notes are taken under this authorization,
no security or lien possessed by this corporation
on the property Of the debtor, shall be deemed
to be affected or diminished until the paymuut
Of sush notes.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder.
Sent to the Mayor, March Is.
Resolved, That the salary of II. Denis, clerk
OF the surveyors department, be increased to
one hundred dollars per month, to c computed
from the lst January last.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder.
Sent to the Mayor, March Is.
Resolved, That the Treasurer BE-, and he is
hereby authorized TO employ such persons as he
may deem proper TO collect The taxes on real es-
tate and slaves, sums due for paving and bau.
qu't'es, ground rents, and all moneys and not es
due to this corporation from any source, the col
lection Of which is not provided for by existing
ordinance it cling understood tina, tie Treasurer
! may demand such securities from sid persons as
he may consider necessary and that he shall be re-
sp'n- le for the faithful performance of the duties
# all persons so employed by him. The crmpen.
sal"n Tor the collection Of taxes real es,aic nd
slaves hereby fixed half
cent :, and on reimbursement of paving and all
other collections not provided for by existing o.,
dihances one per cent, except On sums due for
| the opening Of streets, the com pcnsat1on which
| shall be fixed by the comm ssuner. ct estimate
ard assessment, and shall 10 charged to the
street or other public place opened improved.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
Sent to the Mayor, March 10.
Resolved, That tho Mayor be and he is hcrcb,
authorised to issue to Samuel Arnold fourteen
bonds Of 8 1000 each, bearing an annual in,c-es
OF s'z per cent, payable semi annually at the I'm
| ion Bunk, New York, being on account of III,
| contract with said Arnold, made in conformit,
with an ordinance of this Council Of II Apr
| 1883. Sad bonds to DO made in the usual form
with interest warrants annexed.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
Sent to the Mayor, March Is.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay TO John n
Butler, on the warrant ,f the Mayor; the sum o
forty three 22l00 d,rtys for expenses incurred ii
removing from thew ark the wreck of tho s,ean
boat Michigan. ''4
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
Sent to the Mayor, March IS.
Resolved, That the sum Of two hundred dollar
be paid to Alexander Packard, the Commissary o
tho first ward, as extra compensation for serving
as Commissary Of the Poydras Marke. during 81,
| months.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, Recorder
Sent to the Mayor, March Is.