New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
resolution announced the follow

was INSTRUCTED TO inform the upper Board
OF the passage of the resolution, and the
names of the gentlemen composing the
committee from this Board.
The following resolutions sent from this
Board to the Upper Board for concurrence
were returned by that body as they appear
appended to the respective resolutions:
Resolved, That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the proprietors of
the Commercial Bulletin to erect small
engine in their office, No. ia Poydras
street, for the purpose of driving their
presses.
Amended by adding: THE privilege to
continue during the pleasure of the Coun.
Gill;
Resolved, That the Controller be and he
Is hereby authorized to adjudicate to the
lowest responsible bidder. after five days
notice in the official journal, the contract,
payable in United States treasury notes. of
lifting up tle Seventh District court rooms,
under the supervision of the Surveyor, and
in accordance with plans and specifications
now on file in his Office.
Amended by Board of Aldermen SO as to
strike out the words payable in United
States treasury notes"
Resolved, That the Controller be and he
is hereby authorized, after five days notice
in the official journal, to sell a contract, pay
able in United States treasury notes, to the
lowest bidder or bidders, for furnishing all
the lumber necessary for the use of the city,
for one year, according to specifications on
file in the office of the City Surveyor.
Amended by Board of Aldermen so as to
strike out the words payable in United
States treasury notes.
Resolved, That the Controller be and he
is hereby authorized after five days notice
in the official Journal to adjudicate to the
lowest bidder or bidders, a contract, paya-
BILE in United States treasury notes, to sup.
ply the city with coal for one year, accord
ing to specifications on file in the office of
the City Surveyor.
Amended by Board of Aldermen so as to
strike out the words payable in United
States treasury notes"
The foregoing resolutions as amended by
the Upper Board were adopted.
The Finance Committee submitted the fol.
lowing report;
FINANCE COMMITTEE ROOM
No. q, City Hall, :
New Orleans August L. 1858
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Board of Assistant Aldermen:
UENTLEhEN-1o our committee beg leave to
report as follows on the following subjects
referred to them:
l. On the resolution authorizing the Mayor
to contract for the engraving of coupons
bearing 30per cent interest per annum, four
OF different denominations to be attached to
each bill paid by the Treasurer, the
expense attending the engraving and
of said coupons would
be large and without corresponding bene.
lit; that the execution of the plan would be
complicated and of difficult execution, and
that before the time said coupons are ready,
say two or three weeks, the Legislature will
have adopted some plan to enable the
Council to relieve the city of its present
financial embarrassment, and enable them to
dispose finally of the city currency.
2. On the resolution authorizing the
Treasurer to pay all outstanding debts in
city currency-unfavorab
Urged by the extreme suffering and dis |
lress Of the numerous employees of the city,
policemen, and others to take some action |
toward satisfying their most pressing claims |
until the expected action of the Legislat- |
IRE, your committee waited upon his honor
The Mayor, and requested him to give his
approval to the issue of certificates of in
1ebtedness authorized by Ordinance No.
1l5, new series, which, after consultation
with the City Attorney, he consented to.
A resolution tnstructing the City Treas
lrer to issue certificates of Indebtedness, in
accordance with ordinance No. DIS is there.
ore offered for your consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
TIL. F. FISHER,
Chairman Finance Committee;
R. WYNNE,
JOHN BREEN,
ALFRED KEARNY.
The following resolution accompanying |
he report of the Finance Committee was
dopted on its several readings, when the |
soard reconsidered their action; whereupon |
With the consent of the Board the Finance
Committee withdrew the resolution:
Resolved, That the Treasurer be and he |
8 hereby authorized to issue certificates of |
in accordance with ordinance |
n payment of all claims against the city.
The following resolution was received |
rom the Upper Board, and on motion laid |
IN the table:
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the |
Common Council that the Office of Assistant |
lily Attorney. be abolished, and that the |
finance Committee be empowered to re- |
luest the abolition of that Office by the |
legislature.
The following report from the Committee |
# Streets and Landings was read
COMMITTEE OF. STREETS AND LANDINGS |
Board of Assistant Aldermen. ) |
City Hall, August 4. 1868 |
TO the Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLEABN-Your committee have the |
honor to report upon the following subjects |
'eferred to them, viz:
l. Upon the communication of the City |
Surveyor relative to the petition of pfoperty |
holders on Peters and Clay streets, asking |
or the construction Of new banquettes on |
Iaid streets, your committee find that by |
ome oversight their petition has only been |
published in the English language, instead |
IF English and French, as required by sec
lion 100 of the city charter, therefore, your
committee would respectfully recommend
that the subject matter again be referred to
the City Surveyor, to have the aforesaid
petition published according to law.
2. Upon the resolution authorizing the
City Surveyor to have the south side of
Goodchildren street, from Spain street ito
the United States Barracks, shelled, and that
the said Surveyor report cost of said road
TO this Board, your committee would beg
leave to report that the work proposed In
this resolution would necessitate heavy
expenditure. By examination of che City
Surveyor, and bis report to this COMMITTEES,
we ind the number of lineal feet In
street to be 1905, and the cost OF
the proposed shellroad will be about $685.
1898 SO; therefore, in consideration Of the
city finances being in such an on unsettled
condition, that 1t would be iniudicious at
the present time to incur further liabilities
your committee, therefore, beg leave
to report unfayorably on the aforesaid reso.
luton.
8. Upon the petition Of James Buckley,
representing that the city is justly indebted
to him in the full sum OF eighty.eight dol.
lars and twenty cents 1888 20) for work per-
formed IN repairing the paved streets in the
Ninth Ward Of the Third District, from July