New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-04

the city under the provisions of this act; in which
case, check for the funds to be removed shall be
signed BY the Mayor, Comptroller and treasurer ana
II shall be accompanied by certified copy OF SUI
resolution. The Bank elected asGthe Fiscal Agent OF
the city, as above provided, shall notify the Mayor OF
the city Of its acceptance Of said agency within N.Y.
n DAYS from and after said election; otherwise, sG
a election shall be null and VOID, ana tae
ii Council SHALL at its next meeting thereateE
to new election of Fiscal Agent as pfovlsa5 ~ ~
BY this act Adopted after having been amended 6y
strking out the word annual and also tle No tn
in the first week of January and adding, sas
aFiscal Agent the words to act during the words
pleasure of the Common Council, or until said Agent
resignsi ~, oo,s+;t,,+o
one public school district and the Common gouhell
shall annually elect in joint session. etp@ eoct
Bnar of Directors Of the Public Schools Of said city
to consist of twelve members, four IRON ny
trcts seyerav, An appropriation for the nainte
nance Of the Public Schools Of SAID cry shail pc made
Il annually BY the Common Council, Sald board Oh
Directors shall have the exclusive management Of the
Pubic Schools Of tile city; and shall appoint one SUI
| perintendent and as many principal and assistant
teachers us it may deem proper and TX their saares
but the appointment Of SAID superintendent shail be
subject to the approval of the Board Of Aldermen
The Comptroller SHALL not warrant upon the Treasu
in favor Of said Board for any sum over and above
the appropriation annually made for the maintenance
| Of said Public Schools; and the city Of New Orleans
shall not be liable for any debts contracted by said
Board over and above said appropriation Said Board
shall have power to appoint Secretary whose salary
shall be fixed and determined by the Common Coun-
Gil. No member Of the Common Council, or officer
of the corporation, shall be School Director Said
Board of Directors Of Public Schools shall to
be laid before the Common Council, at their first
regular meeting in january, April July and October,
report Of the condition OF the Schools under their
charges the number Of scholars attending each school,
with their ages; the number of teachers employed in
each school, with their salaries the course of educa-
ton with the books used; detailed statement OF the
ceding quarter; and generally all such other infora
ton touching the premises us may be Of public inte
rest; and said report shall be published in the pro
ceedngs of the Common Council. Adopted. &
| p SIC. l23 Whenever any owner or owners OF real
property, fronting on any ullpared or unbanquetted
street in the city of New Orleans, shall, by petition
signed by the petitioner or petitioners, and addressed
to the Common Council of said city, ask for the pay
ing or for the banqueting Of said street, or of any
portion thereof setting forth the character and quail
ity Of said pavement, Or OF said banquettlng, said
Common Council shall cause said petition to be pub
lished in French and English in the official Journal
Of said city for and during eight weeks once in each
week; and if at the expiration Of said publication so
| made of said petition, majority Of the owners OF
real property fronting on said street. or on said por-
ton thereof shall not BY petition signed BY the petit
! Council, object to the same, said Common Council
SHALL by resolution or otherwise order said paving or
| said banquettng, so petitoned for, to be made in
accordance with section 80 of this act and the whole
cost Of said pavement, of said banquettes made
as aforesaid shall be borne by the owner or owners of
1 real property fronting on said pavement, or on said
banquettes, in equal proportion according to the run
ming front foot. Adopted. Messrs Bailey and Price
voted in the negative.
Sec. 124. Whenever any owner or owners of pro-
perty, fronting upon any paved or Mnquetted street.
in the city Of New Orleans, shall, by petition signed
by the petitioner petitioners, and addressed to the
Common Council OF said city, ask for a new paving
new banquettng of said street, of any portion
thereof of character different from the then exist
,f,n
portion thereof and setting forth in said petition the
character and quality of said new pavement or of
said new banquettng, the Common Council shall
cause said petition to be published, in French and
English in the official journal of said city for and
during eight weeks, once in each week and if at the
expiration of said publication so made of said petit
ton, majority of the owners Of real property front
ing said street. on said portion thereof shall not
by petition otherwise, signed by the petitioner or
petitioners, and addressed to said Common Council
object to the same, said Common Council shall, by
resolution otherwise, order said new pavement or
said new banquettng, pettoned for, to be made in
accordance with section 80 of this ac and the whole
cost Of said new pavement or of said new banquet
ing, SO made aforesaid, shall be borne by the own
ers of said real property, fronting on said new pave
ment or said banquettes, in equal proportion,
| according to the running front foot. Adopted.
! SEC. 125 Whenever any owner or owners OF real
property situated in the city of New Orleans shall by
petition, signed by the petitioner OF petitioners and
addressed to the Common Council of said city, ask
for the opening, widening, or Strengthening oa street
streets through their property and through other
real property adjacent thereto setting forth in said
petition the length width and direction of said street.
or streets, together with description of said other
adjacent real property and the names OF the owners
thereof, the said Common Council shall, if it deem
the to be for the public benefit cause said pet
ton to be published in French and English in the
official Journal of said city, for and during eight
weeks, in each week; and if, Mt the expiration
of said publication SO made OF said petition, a ma
iorty of the of said other adjacent real prop
| obojt b5rp hy
or petitioners, and addressed tosald Common Council
object to the same, said Common Council shall, by
resolution or otherwise, order said street. or streets
petitioned for to be opened, widened or straight
ened under and in accordance with existing laws
Adopted after having been amended by adding the
words and the whole cost of said opening, widening
Strengthening of said street, Streets so made as
aforesaid shall be done by the owners OF the property
affected by the same;'
SEC l26. All costs of publication of petitions, as
required by Sections 1913, l24 and 125 of this act
shall be paid by the signers of the same: and the ma
ority of owners, within the meaning of Sections l2a
and ia of this act, shall be construed to be the
owner, or owners of majority of running feet o.
real property fronting on the street, or portion O.
street, to be paved, banquetted, or new paved OF
new banquetted, in accordance with said Sections IL;
and ia Of this act; and further the majority OF own
ers within the meaning Of Section l25 of this act
Il shall be construed to be the owner or owners of
majority in value of the property to be affected by
the opening, widening, Strengthening of street
Streets i'll accordance with said Section rs OF thu
act. Adopted
:. SEC. l27. Whenever the Common Council of New
Orleans shall deem it necessary or desirable, for til,
public convenience or health, to lay out, form ant
open any street. or public place i'll any part o
said city, or to extend, enlarge, straghtcn, pave
banquette, or otherwise improve any such stree
place. it shall be lawful for sale Common Council tt
f cause the to be opened extended, enlarged
: Strengthened, paved, banquetted or otherwise i'm
proved; and the whole cost of opening, extending
charging, Strengthening, paving banquetting 9th
erwise improving any such street or public place il
any part of said city, shall be borne by said city
+ Adopted.
= SIC. 1913. All paved and unpaved streets, and ul
. paved banquettes, in the city OF New Orleans, sha
/; he kept in repair by said city; and all paved bar
5 quettes i'll said city shalt be kept in repair by tn
l. owners of real property fronting thereon Adopted
r SEC 1919. The Common Council shall once i'll ever
twelve months, before fixing and deciding upon tn
e amount of taxes to be assessed for the ensuing veal
# to be made out detailed estimate, eXhbitin
il the various items of liability and expenditure, inclut
ing the requisite amount for contingent expenses du
ing said year; and shall cause the same to be pull
shed for at least ten days, in the official journal
: the city; and such rate of taxation, not eNceedin
ii one dollar and fifty cents hundred dollars
valuation shall thereafter be fixed and assessed
o. together with other revenues OF the city, may b
necessary to meet said estimated liabilities and e.
10 pendtures The adoption of said detailed estimat
n Shall be considered as the appropriation of tt
"A amounts therein stated for the purposes therei
rr stated; and no money shall be drawn from the eli
eScpOt the same shall have been previous