True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-07-25

SECOND MUNICIPALITY
d.. ,.,. WEEKLY REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
ny ~ Balance Lust Report, ara 80
n"'"uHt receive" since. l4s4l 4s
ami draw" from City Bank l9,46O 81
u 3s,aa5 Is
Expended since last Report, 81 o,3 az
Municipality Notes redeemed, 31j7 on
Deposited in I iiy Bank, secs 60
Balance. 2,52s %. as;4a5 ls
i!y. h1 ~ n: h n down. s,5ss q,
A M""sr. Notes on ham" '" Report
""o""t redeemed snce 3447 on
peau,, mn, r.. ;..n,, 4':ss4 9.
"'""st an I issued. 1850 %
On PM hand y, this day; 4o5u4 81 4e5o4 9,
an !" manu- u ''I"V'''sr Tor redemption. lUOU 90
New Orleans, 23i July, 1889. ' "
A communication from tho Surveyor, and peti-
tons from Edward Fur cell, the citizens of Eafay
ette residing near the dividing line and of B FAR
ian ana others were referred to the Police Commit,
| tee.
| second communication .fror, the Recorder
was read, when upon motion of Mr. Peters it was
Resolved, That Henry Crane, first L;cutonnn, of
inc Night watch, be and hs is hereby dismissed
from oii!ce. TOR having used disrcspectfu language
10 the Recorder.
a communication was read from the Treasurer.
when on motion of Mr. Peters the rules being dis
Resolved, That the sum of Five Hundred dollar,
be and the same is hereby appropriate to tho Chart
table FUND, to be distributed On tho orders of the
Aldermen. - ''''
Mr. Rogers nominated Mr. II Winter, as q can.
dlaatc tor the office Of 1St Lieutenant of the
Watch. 1"' ~ ''e
petition was read from the Farmer Of the ST
Marys Market, when on motion Of MI Roccrs tho
rules being disposed with it was
NesoiV"o' lhat the resolutions passed bv tb;,
Council on the I'd inst in relation to grocers bo.cs
and shelves in Poydras Market, be and Tho s,mo -
hereby repealed O SUNNI -
Petition was read from d. N. Henncn who,
on mo ion of Mr. Peters, the rules bcnv ds,o"e,
with, it was "'fe"e'"
Resolved, That the request of N Honncn FIR
permission to be absent from this City for ninety
days alter the rendition of tho Judgment in favor
OF this Municipality, in tho suit pending nca;nst
him in the first Judicial district court of ,So IInaJ
States be granted provided his security assenis to
SAID absence. and that this permission shall NOT b,
! construed so us to impair in any manner the
claims OF TINS Municipality, on said N Hcnnen.
or on his bail
A letter having hccn read from Mr. John Min
lurn' on !noi.on Of Mr. Peters, the rules being dis
Resolved that the interest on the bonds 10 be- ;,su
ca 10 John MInturn. under the resolution of the
20 May 1889, be made payable at the Union Bank
in tho city OF New York.
A petition from Protection Hose Co. was rcf.,.
ed to the Fire ComHttce.
A letter from 3 Walton having bccn rc,d :,
was on motion. ~
Resolved that the Treasurer pay on the warrant
OF The Mayor TO J Walton, Chair,n,n of tho |
Committee appointed by the Washng an Ba,talion
to make arrangement for the celebration OF the
national anniversary OF independence the sum of
three hundred and fifty dollars.
petition from the residents of a part of Gr,vicr
street was referred to the Recorder
On" from Henry Howard was referred to the F.
nance.
One from Morton laid on the table,
on motion of Nj. Peters, Chairman of the FL
nance Committee, the four following Resou,ons
were taken up and adopted.
Resolved, That the Treasurer pay to E. Johns
~ co.. OH the warrant of the Mayor, one hundred
and fourteen and l2l00 dollars, for stationary FIR
the Assistan, Surveyors Office
Resolved That note of six months from this
date for twelve hundred and forty two l4-lOU dol
lara be issued to Messrs. Layton L. co, for ,Icir
bill of hardware, to 30th June, 1885,
Resolved, That nine hundred dollars DO paid to
Jcdediah Leeds, on account Of iron columns, fur
nlsi,cd Tor the new Vegetable Market, at the iunc
ton of ,fchapitoulas and Annunciation streets.
Reserved That the Ire 'surer pay to G. W.
Bennett, on the warrant of the Mayor, the sum of
seventytive dollars for quarters licensc on six
billiard tables paid into the Treasury throu gh er
ror.
On motion of Mr.. Caldwell, Chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Landings, the foIlowing
resolutions were adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Resolved, That tho Assistant Surveyor shall
have 4 chairman, assistant in his duties whose
salary shall be S45 per month, and that he shall H.
point sad assistant, subject to tho approval ofthis
council-his salary to date from tho LIST of June
Is39.
Resolved, That the Whartingcr, Capt. Butte be
mi he hereby mt t,, | !
70 iatlloms long, weighing 700 lbs. each ar the
Use OF the buoys ordered for this Nuncipaltf pro.
'dcd that the cost shall not exceed cents per
,nund.
Resolved, That the Wharfingcr, Capt. Butler. .
&c ana he Is hereby authorized TO procure Is an.
hors, weighing 1900 lbs each, for buoys, ordcrod
or tho use of this Municipality: provided, that
he price shall not exceed cts per pound
Resolved, That the Wharfinger Capt Butter @
e and he is hereby authorized to sell 1918 lb, of
'oor'ng chains, the property of this Municipality,
nd to hand the proceeds thereof, to tho TrcasI,-
Dr. provided that the minimum PRICE shall be & +
ents per pound. A
JAMES H. CALDWELL, Chairman. b
SAML. J. PETERS,
BENZ. WHITNEY.
MIR. Yorke. Chairman Of the Fire Committee.
lbnlttcd the following, which on motion, was
iopted. ""'
The Fire Committee. to whom was referred The /
't't'on OF fire companies No. 10 and Ii, beg leave
report
That, nasmucha as the Municipality has provided :
'ases to contain the apparatus of the fire GONNA.
cs' other than those petitioning, it does not an.
BAR 1ar that those companies shall 10 forced 10 !
~ Their rent out of the funds annually allowed
r their support Your Committee, therefore. bcu ia
ave to recommend the following resolution: Wy
Resolved, That $25 per month"; for rent, bo al
wed each, to fire companies Nos. IS und ii, from r
G hrst instant Said allowance to be- paid quar-, I
rly' on the warrant of the Mayor until This Coun. =
shall otherwise determine All which 10 rc,
ctfully submitted e.
+. YORkE, Chairman
DAVID JNO. ROGERS,
EDW. W. SEWELL. 7
New Orleans, July %, 1889. Comm;,tee i
On motion of Mr.. Frcret tho rules BEING di.ncn sal
with, it was
Resolved, That the Finance Committee bc and T
hereby instructed, to see to the propricty of
1uclng the expenses of the Municipality. Z
IN motion, the Council adjourned TO Tuesday 4
It, the Both July, at o'clock. l.. NJ N
JOHN GIBSON, "
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