True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-05-16
lproretot,lga Of Gounttl.
COND MUNICIP Atty.

'eed read and approved . w
The Recorder laid before the Council petitions
md citations from tho Commercial Court of New
Orleans, in case Of Peter Claary vs.. Municipality
No. 2, which was referred to the Attorney.
On motion, the following Securities were &C.
cepted:-
For Thos. Sloo, jr. Treasurer :-Messrs. Layet Il
Amcung, A. P. Gray & John Geddes.
" John Calhoun, Comptroller :-Nlessrs. =. no.
selius l. J. M. Bach.
i" Joseph Pilic, Surveyor -. G. Heligsburg:
=" Hugh Grant, Assistant Surveyor :-Charc'
Dimond.
" William II. Whenton, Collector Of Taxes on
hacks and drays and hawkers and pedlars:
Andrew II. Clayton.
S. II. Turner, do. taverns, grocery shops
&c John F. Miller.
" William Deacon, do. Levec dues Joseph
Landis
" E. Lafonta, Clerk to tho Recorder Peter
WIN. o. WWarnock, Collector on dues for broak.
ing up fiat boats james Jolcs.
Henry Crane, LIST Lieut.. Wa,ch:-Wm. Frerct.
" X. Cannon, Sergeant do. WIN: Regain
J. d. Roscnda, do. do. -Sml. Kibourg.
" WIN. r. Willis, C"mmissary of First Ward:-
r. D; Barry, com"issary of Second Ward:-
IT, Peter Gle CIeary. = r,:. =, w..,.
John F.. Hyde.
A communication from, A. J. FaIlon, resigning
tho Office of Second Lieutenant of Night Watch,
was road and accepted;
Whercupon, on motion, the Council proceeded
to supply tho vacancy by an eection-on counting
the votes, it appeared that ). l.. Winter having
received seven votes, was declared duly elected.
r. w. Elliott received ono vote, and NJ. G. Full.
lam one.
Proposals for building wharvcs, was received
from John Grant, and referred 70 the Committee on
Streets and Landings.
Petition of the owners and residents Of Carroll.
ton was laid upon the table.
Do. of John Minturn, referred to tho Commit.
tee on Streets and Landings.
COMMUNICATION from F. Wharton: when on
motion, the Recorder appointed Messrs. Peters,
Sewell and Caldwell, committee TO examine and
receive the digest Of tho Ordinances, mado by Mr..
Wharton.
OfJacob Levy: whcreupon on motion, the rules
being dispensed with, it was
Resolved, That it be permitted Jacob Levy, auc.
tioneer to sell merchandise at public auction, OH
the vacant ground, between Magazine street and
Levee and Canal, Mondays and Thursdays OF
each week, provided that this resolution may be
roscindod by this Council At any time and provided
that said jacob Lovy shall conform to tho Police
regulations, requiring tho side walks and streets
not 10 DO incumbered to tho Inconvenience Of the
public.
Petition of Perseverance Fire Company, pray
ing permission 10 mako excursion with Their
engine to Mobile.
Resolved, That permission is hereby granted to
Perseverance Fire Co., No. Is, to take with them
on an excursion to Mobile the coming 4.h Of July
! their engine and tender.
! Petition of. OF rien, laid on the table.
Do. Of tho owners of property OIL Bank Alley, re-
| forred to Streets and Landings.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Tho report and resolutions in relation to the N
Q. and Nashville Rail Road, boiny in order, was on
motion indefinitely laid tho table,
The fol owing ordinance in relation to the duties
of the Printer, boing next in order, was taken up
section by section, and Mr.. Peters having introdu
cod an additional section, making it No. 8, the
same was adoped.
AN ORDINANCE relating to the duties of the
Printer of the Municipality and tho Secretary o.
! the Council.
Be it ordained That hereafter it shall DO the du
ty of the Printer Of the Municipality, in addition
to other duties required of him by law, Il
publish detailed statement Of the proceedings O.
the Council; also to attend in person, Or cause
himselfto be represented at the Recorders Court
in order to make and publish brief account Of thu
proceedings therein also to publish all advertise
ments emanating from officers or persons employees
by this Municipality, connected with their public
duties, such advertisements to be signed by such Of
fcers or persons employed in their official capacity
and published by said printer tho number Of time'
and in the manner prescribed by law. Said print.
u SlAoti uouHu W VI O"u GOsI
expense, all that may be required 10 DO published in
language different from that in which it may bt
written and he shall furnish to the Council twenty
full and complete copies Of the Ordinances anc
Resolutions thereof, in pamphlet form, without any
unreasonable delay from their passage, in tho SAINT
manner and form those heretofore furnished by
the public Printer. He shall also furnish all blanks
required by tho different officers Of the Municipal
ity.
| 2. Be it further Ordained That the componsa
ton of said printer is hereby fixed at three THOUSAND
five hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly
and in no case shall the Printer claim or DO emit
tied to receive for extra work otherwise, great
er compensation than that fixed by this Ord
nance.
,. De it further ordained that the Printer shall
DO elected every three months, 10 wit On the frs
| Tuesday in May, August, November, and Febru
airy, or in default Of the election beng made OF
those days, that it then he made as soon thereafte
as may be practicable.
a. Be it further Ordained, That it is hereb,
made tho duty Of the Secretary Of the Council Il
furnish the public Printer, on the day succeeding
that of the meeting of tho Council, with copy o
the Journal, in which shall DO inserted correc
copy of tho proceedings thereof, in order that tn
same may be by him published and within on
week thereafter to furnish to said Printer the dat
nances and Resolutions, that the date may be an
nexed to the same when printed in pamphlet form
and also in cases when Ordinances or Resolution
OFT Council have been vetoed by tho Mayor ant
persisted in by the Council tho date when tn
Council persisted, in order also that the same ma.
appear.
5. Be it further Ordained, That all Ordinance
and Resolutions, contr Try 10 and inconsistent will
the provisions of this, be and thoy arc hereby re
poalod.
Gu notion the Council proceeded 10 the election
OF Printer upon counting the votes it appcarc'
that John Gibson had rccsvcd y votes, and wa
declared duly elected. Rca, one vote.
| MIR. Peters, Chairman of tho Finance Commit
tec' introduced the two following resolutions, which
! he rules being dispensed wi Ii, were taken int
consideration and adopted:
Resolved, Tha, the Treasurer pay 10 Varnun
Sheldon, on the warrant Of the Mayor, tho sum o
one hundred and twenty five dollars, for 500 fee
| OF plank fer the u3c nf wharvos.
Resolved, That tho Treasurer paw 10 II. Nc
Culloch, on the warrant of tho Mayor, the sum o
three hundred and forty seven $500 dollars 70
liz 2-3 yards of flag stone, furnished and lai,
around Poydras Market.
Tho same gentleman also submitted the two fol
lowing resolutions, which wero made the ordor o
the day TOR tho next meeting:
| Resolved That tho salary of John Calhoun
Comptroller, be and it is hereby 6xod at four thou
| sand five hundred dollars per unnum, from ant
after the first day of Jlne noxt.
Resolved, that tho salary of the Treasurer b.
and it is hereby fixed at three thousand dollars pei
amman, from and after the first day of June
| next.
On motion of Mr.. Hall, the rules being dispens
ed with, it was
Resolved. That the Surveyor communicate tc
this Counc at their next meeting, tho Of the
delay in the erection Of tho Vegetable Market, ii
the junction of Tchapitoulas and Annunciation
stroets and also the delay in tho repairs Of tho st
Marys Market; and also the delay in preparing the
Horse Market on Basin street,