New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-16
omNED.nON Gqp UNCHH
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

FhlbA1t 0GGODef To- 1906
The Board met this day on convocation Of the
Mayor.
Members present Messrs. Conway, DeLabarre
Howell, Landry and Yennard-5.
Mr.. DeLabarre was called to the chair.
The reading of the minutes was on motion, dis.
pensed with.
The following message was read:
MAroRALrY NEW ORLEANS. I
To the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen - ''''
Of Comptroller The object win be made Knows to you 81
| communication from that iBcer,
'''''SGiiEI RASBD sr1rH, Mayor.
The following communication was read, and or
dered to be spread on the minutes:
sURyEYoas DEPARTMENT, Cry HAIL.
New Orleans, October 18TH 1858,
enlemen-l regret to be compelled to lay before yos and
consider that the duty Of all good citizens general aud M
commerce and welfare our city from being
ieopardizsd by the unauthorized acts of of lis officials
City Comptroller Of having exercised exercising authority
and only body and tic Judiciary
the State the ssd COMPTROLLER thereby exposing City
Orleans heavy damages stop ping the wheels
city government and throwing impedmens highest
The facts ii the follows, tc.wit
In aecoranee WITH the contacts entered into between the
Co. and VI Caryu E. Thetrd notary public on
No 1854 passed by Common Council Of lie lily Of New
Orleans in force by operation OF law since the 18th of August
1855 City Orleans did the above named
ties the Of all the wharyes landings Of This city
steamships steamboats, aboats and water crafts Of any and
every descrp whatsoever for the three years
day of September 1855 That according Section 18th Of said
ordinance No. 2l making part Of said contracts to
OF the conditions Of the same therein expressed following
Tha ali works and repairs equred by these con
the aforesaid ordinances shall under the super
inss If he Two Boards Of The Common Council Snd in case #
refusal the Of said contractors make repairs
at the expense Of said coniractors'-
ely surveyor vested with authority to have the
Ivi at
the expense Of the contractors in Of refusal part
SO the 18th Of July 1855 notices were served
the above named contractors requiring them
repairs and extensions required by their aforesaid contracts
tractors have either neglected refused comply That
Of a Cop Co5rsiI S NJ 5 5 and hg res
done B0u delay the repairs extensions necessary 10 the
whnryes of the city ETC. proceeded the exp
Graham perform the repairs aud extensions
That Mr. AlermaHn having compeed wsrye enough
section guarantee esuingof certificate al amount
Of sU00O the said certificate accordingly
tie Gharmen Of tie Committees oa streets and sn9nF UG
Finance and was presented the City Comptroer who
notwithstanding The spHati0Rs contained contract before
non c5s w. he coatrae nd q we rem n
direct conflict with Section S0of the City Charter which
upPlies ordered BY Common Council sha be offered At
publ aueton and given t. the lowest bidder etc., and
arguments sake let examine the this obeo,
ton. When the betw city and the
WIS the new City Charter passed BY the Of tho ses
| Hall. IL, rYlTr El{Yr .,
Ig ug E S o S py ine common Council
nus ol ~ ny me Sohpfoer and given to the
}"e5l Puget PLY e es nus Ghaer having been passed in
tts Lo naxg tet0tctlVe action aud affect and
.l enteeu iis9 ~ Oe9oe 1859 But Contend
| e y tIs gislatie has never been TO force the
Guy 70 sen Ou m po wore Al auction and does on the con-
a[y hVe tae common Council with discretionary pogers
It reads That ali contracts for public Work
Of 9r mastias Or supplies ordered by the Common Council
pg az G aT b an given to the Lowest Pa
nracts only be sold 1t auction Had he Charter rea
that az public WORKS shall be offered auction and the
III o I b 10 ~ ,o%eSt D.aae Sc, then no dls
position lately taken ~ the ompfroer would be 1sa6e
| one and HE objection raised by him good one
@ IN t iUs 'Ne let Us suppose Ihat the objection
W I'm y a good one, ana the pest OF at
WI men sS me ConpodeG why he df not sooner raise it.
@ "I1s W. ysht5 VIZ anu under similar circumstances
s lI5ue l warrants lor me payment OF su OF about
VIZ. y, zone 10 me Recorders ohce and lookup Of
| "' ~ I'LL H.. i D,st' ~ -
Inn S9S T. year NE, ne mas issued MS warrants Tor sum
months pS s Ss Sd bf s F ] s s9W lev
pairs not within the limits Of the civ Of New Orleans
only but also in the parish Of Jeferson How, about two
when work under e po mentioned contracts for The repairs