New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-22

NUMBER "a.
with, it was read twice and adopted unanira.
oiisly BY yeas and nays.
The special committee appointed to take into consider
alton the public job printing required by the seyeral o
GERS OF the City Government beg leave 10 submit the ia
ordinance and ask 70 be discharged from the
THos g. MAcxEY
IN Ordinance Concerning tie ciiy Printing
Artl BE Ordained That from and after the psssae ii
ths Ordinance shall be the duty Of the Comptfoer cfte
cityon the 4th Monday Of April each year to sdiude
at public auction and to the lowest bidder the contract
for furnishing printed forms and blanks and or Jo
Printing required by the various Depanmeuts and css
Of the City Government after giving notice a such au
dlcation in the Official Journal Of the Common Council
during five days previous thereto and that said con-
tracts shall be divided as hereinafter provided
Art That the first act shall be for the printing
ing which may be required by either of the Recorder
the City in the discharge Of The duties Of his office
the second contract shall be for the printing furni
ing Of all forms. blanks other Job Printing which
may De required by the Treasurer Comptroller Surveyor
and street Commissioner in the discharge of the duties
o. their Offices and that the third contract shall be for
tne pruning and furnishing Of all forms blanks and Job
pntng which may be required by the Mayor the
Boards Of School Directors and by any and all other off
cfs and Of the City Goyernment In the is-
charge OF the duties Of their Offices unless otherwise
specially provided for. - - "
Art o. nat shall be the duty Of the Comptroller
tain from each Of the aforesaid boards and employ
ee as far as practicable copies of ali sueh blanks
ana other matter to be printed msy be required
in the duties Of their several Offices and that said
shall be exposed in his efice for nI ;ns,
Iion BY all persons who may desire hid for said
during the time Of the publication Of said notice
Art Ihat separate bids sha be made for each Of said
contracts and that the bids shall be for the price rsr
ream at which each and every size Of the bnks ora
be furnished and printed by the party bi;us tbat
the party to whom any said contracts NAV hc adj
Judicated shall forthwith furnish good and suficent
surety to be approved by the Finance Committees Of te
Common Council in the sum Of 5000 for the faithful
performance of the contract ~
Art g. That Immediately after the final passage and
OF this Ordinance the Comptroller shall pr
coed to sell after advertising during Eve days the con-
tracts for thprinting etc. herenbefore provided for
the year to end on the 4th Monday Of April. 1853
Art 1t shall be the duty of the four Recorders and
the four Of the Public Schools to confer
lne previous 70 ordering the blanks etc
out the departments mentioned in this article.
Mr.. Lanata presented the following, the rules
being suspended
Weeas The interests of the city reuuire tat the new
Government should be organized with as little delay as
possible and whereas this organization not be
cessiy carried into execution without frequent sttinrs
of the Common Council therefore be it III =
Rssored That this Board will sit on alternate days
until the various ordinances the adnpstration II c
different bureaux, and such matters pertaining to te
general organization of the city; shall have been per-
fected and completed. u iI7S
On motion, it was laid on the table, by the
following vote:
Yeas-AIessrs Bailey, Burthe, Dolhonde, Eus-
tls, Forbes, Hermann, Lusto, Mackey, Siewers-
sen, Stetson. Sykes, Watkins and Wilson'S.
.Ndys.-Messrs. Derbes, Lanata, Leeds, Phil
brick, Place, Shaw, Summers, Wiltz and Win
ston-9.
ORDER OF THE DAY
The report of the Committee on Salaries pre-
sented at the last meeting by Mr.. Place, came
up for final disposition, and was, on motion, laid
over.
The following ordinance, which was passed by
the Board of Aldermen, was taken up, the rules
being dispensed with, read twice and adopted
section by section, motion of Mr.. Summers
to strike out the 18th section having been lost by
the following vote:
Yed-Mr. Summers
.Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Burthe, Derbes, Dol
honde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Lanata, Leeds,
Lusto, Mackey, Philbrick, Place, Shaw, Stet-
son, Sykes, Watkins, Wilson, Wiltz and Winston
20.
I'm Ordinance defining The duties Of Treasurer and Stp,s-
aqs. latiHg the amount Of his Bond
BE It Ordained ty the Comaon Council Of the City Of Nep
Oredns-l That the Treasurer elected in conformity 10
the Act Of Consolidation of said city approved the ga
February 1852, shall establish and keep his office Mt
such place as may be designated by this Council.
He shall receive and safely keep In such Bank as ma
be designated by the Council all monies bills receivable
dues and assets belonging to the corporation
D. No money shall be received by him any other Off
Ger from any source whatever, except written order
receipt Or other document signed by the Comptroller
T. The money shall be paid out Of the Treasury unless
authorized by ordinance resolution of the Council
and receipt, warrant other document signed by
the Mayor and countersigned by the Comptroller
claims against the city, which the Council authorize
0, He shall keep books in the form prescribed by the
Comptroller and shall perform such other duties as NAV
be required of him by this Council
4 lie shall furnish the Comptroller with daily report
writing Of the receipts and expenditures and all
fiscal transactions of his Office ~.
g. The books papers and vouchers of his Office shall at
all times be subject to inspection by the Comptroller and
of this Council.
o. He shall with the Mayor and Comptroilcr sign sill
bonds issued by the Commissioners Of the Consolidated
lebt of this city. 4
10 He shall receive in his office on the order of the
Comptroller all city taxes whether from individuals or
AK collectors appointed elected by this Council or
the Assistant Attorney also all fines other dues
20 the city
IL. On the first Monday of y each year he shan put
suit in court Of competent jurisdiction, all unpaid
bills for taxes and SHALL by advertisement published
n the Official newspaper OF the Council cite all deaulters
appear in fifteen days from the of the first inscr
ion of said advertisement before the respective courts
saa courts @ ne shaii designate and make KNOWN
which said bills are put in suit aud to the de-
nand contained in said tax bills Said advertisement
a contain the names of the defautng tax payers the
mount claimed from each and the Of the court in
which the bill is filed As the delay for answer
ng expressed IN said advertisement shall have expired he
Il He shall before entering on the discharge of the
duties Of his office. furnish bond to the of ten
thousand dollars with two good and sufficient securities
for the faithful performance the duties and
trust which may devove and be confded to him
49, The Council reserves itself the right to ask other
Or additional securities whenever they deem given
insufficient.
1h He shall countersgn all bills and receipts for
money from whatever received for dues City
He shall countersgn all notes issued by order Of the
Council
10. He shall make and submit to the Council atsits
eguar meetings. succnet statement Of receipts and
,enditurcs for the preceding interval commencing from
he 31st March, 1852.
16. He SHALL at the end of each quarter say on the
Council detailed report of the moneys received his Of
ice. from what source also amount tsbursed from his
,ffce during said quarter.
II. The clerks or deputies employed in the Treasurers
'ce shall before entering their respective duties give
oned to the prompt faithful correct discharge their
iutes with two good and sufficient securities The Treas
Ind take from all Clerks employed in his office such secu
ity and for whose acts he shall be responsible.
49, The Council to itself the right to ask ad
itiona security when they may deem that given insult
icient l'l5i .sT,7i@' -
The following ordinances and resolutions,
which were passed by the Board of Aldermen,
we're taken up, the rules being suspended, read
,wice and adopted.
an Ordinance denng The duties Of Comptroller and sipa
ting The amount Of his Bond.
B il Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Nep
0eans-l That the Comptroller elected in conformity
he Act of Consolidation of said City approved the
February 1852 shall establish and keep his Office at such